THIS WEEK IN HISTORY
MAY 10
1941: Rudolf Hess, Hitler’s deputy, parachuted into Scotland in an effort to negotiate a peace settlement, but was arrested and imprisoned.
MAY 11
1981: Reggae singer Bob Marley died of cancer.
ON THIS DAY LAST YEAR:
Hollywood star Ben Stiller paid tribute to his father, actor and comedian Jerry Stiller, after his death at age 92.
MAY 12
1932: The kidnapped baby son of aviator Charles Lindbergh was found dead.
ON THIS DAY LAST YEAR: A fire at a hospital in St Petersburg killed five coronavirus patients who were on ventilators, Russian emergency officials said.
MAY 13
1914: Joe Louis, heavyweight boxing champion, known as the “Brown Bomber”, was born in Lexington, Alabama.
ON THIS DAY LAST YEAR:
New research found that two endangered species of sea turtle create “decoy nests” MAY 14
1948: Israel was established as a Jewish state following the partition of Palestine.