Event:
Scientists at Stanford University invent a working bionic eye the is powered only by focused light; the eye could eventually restore the sight of millions of people suffering from macular degeneration and retinal pigmentosa
More Notable Events on May 14:
1973 Skylab launched, 1st Space Station
1949 Truman signs bill establishing a rocket test range at Cape Canaveral
1948 Israel declares independence from British administration
1913 John D. Rockefeller gives $100 million to Rockefeller Foundation
1804 Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis for Pacific Coast
