TODAY IN HISTORY

Today is Saturday, May 14, 2022.

Today’s highlight

On May 14, 1940, the Netherlands surrendered to invading German forces in World War II.

On this date

In 1643, Louis XIV became king of France at age 4.

In 1796, English physician Edward Jenner inoculated 8-year-old James Phipps against smallpox by using cowpox matter.

In 1804, the Lewis and Clark

expedition to explore the Louisiana Territory and the Pacific Northwest left camp near present-day Hartford, Ill.

In 1948, the independent state of Israel was proclaimed in Tel Aviv by David Ben-Gurion, who became its first prime minister; U.S. President Harry S. Truman immediately recognized

the new nation.

In 1955, representatives from eight Communist bloc countries, including the Soviet Union, signed the Warsaw Pact.

In 1961, Freedom Riders were attacked by mobs in Anniston and Birmingham, Ala.

In 1998, singer-actor Frank

Sinatra died at age 82. “Seinfeld” aired its final episode.

Today’s birthdays

Artist Richard Estes is 90. Actor Dame Sian Phillips is 89. Producer George Lucas is 78. Actor Meg Foster is 74. Director Robert Zemeckis is 71. Singer David Byrne is 70. Actor Tim

Roth is 61. Musician C.C. DeVille is 60. Actor Danny Huston is 60. Actor Cate Blanchett is 53. Director Sofia Coppola is 51. Actor Amber Tamblyn is 39. Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg is 38. NFL player Rob Gronkowski is 33. Actor Miranda Cosgrove is 29.