November 14 in history: • 1680 – German astronomer Gottfried Kirch discovered the Great Comet of 1680, the first comet to be discovered by telescope. → go there • 1910 – Aviator Eugene Burton Ely performed the first takeoff from a ship (pictured), flying from a makeshift deck on in Hampton Roads, Virginia. → go there • 1967 – American physicist Theodore Maiman was given a patent for his ruby laser systems, the world's first laser. → go there • 1970 – Southern Airways Flight 932, chartered by the Marshall University football team, crashed into a hill near Ceredo, West Virginia, killing all 75 people on board. → go there • 2010 – Red Bull Racing's Sebastian Vettel won the Drivers' Championship after winning the final race of the season, becoming the youngest Formula One champion. → go there Born 1805: Fanny Mendelssohn Wiki link Born 1840: Claude Monet → go there Born 1920: Mary Greyeyes Wiki link Died 2011: Neil Heywood Wiki link Pictured: Eugene Burton Ely taking off from {{nowrap.