THIs DAY IN HIsTORY

Today is Tuesday, May 11, the 131st day of 2021. There are 234 days left in the year.

IN THe NATION

1953: A tornado devastated Waco,

Texas, claiming 114 lives.

1973: The espionage trial of Daniel Ellsberg and Anthony Russo in the “Pentagon Papers” case came to an end as Judge William M. Byrne dismissed all charges, citing government misconduct.

IN THe wORLD

1960: Israeli agents captured Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU

Comedian Mort Sahl is 94. Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan is 88. Rock singer Eric Burdon (The Animals; War) is 80. Actor Shohreh Aghdashloo is 69. Actor Frances Fisher is 69. Actor Tim Blake Nelson is 57. Actor Jeffrey Donovan is 53. Cellist Perttu Kivilaakso is 43. Actor-singer Jonathan Jackson is 39. Actor Annabelle Attanasio (TV: “Bull”) is 28.