The first edition of The Illustrated London News, the world's first illustrated weekly news magazine, was published.

The Illustrated London News, founded by Herbert Ingram and first published on Saturday 14 May 1842, was the world's first illustrated weekly news magazine. The magazine was published weekly for most of its existence, switched to a less frequent publication schedule in 1971, and eventually ceased publication in 2003. The company continues today as Illustrated London News Ltd, a publishing, content, and digital agency in London, which holds the publication and business archives of the magazine.

May 14 is the 134th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 231 days remain until the end of the year.