<strong>1811</strong> Paraguay achieved independence from Spain with the bloodless overthrow of the country's royal governor. Last Updated: May 14, 2010 <strong>Patrice Munsel</strong> Opera singer 86 <strong>Jack Bruce </strong> Rock singer-musician (Cream)68 <strong>George Lucas </strong> Movie producer 67 <strong>Robert Zemeckis </strong> Movie director 60 <strong>David Byrne </strong> Rock singer 59 <strong>Tim Roth </strong> Actor 50 <strong>Cate Blanchette </strong> Actor 42 <strong>Sofia Coppola </strong> Movie writer-director 40 <strong>Amber Tamblyn </strong> Actor 28 <strong>Miranda Cosgrove </strong> Actor 18> <strong>1643 </strong> Louis XIV became King of France at age four upon the death of his father, Louis XIII. <strong>1796</strong> 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 as well as the Pacific Northwest left camp near present-day Hartford, Ill. <strong>1860</strong> the first Japanese diplomatic mission to the United States arrived in Washington. <strong>1900 </strong> the Olympic games opened in Paris, held as part of the 1900 World's Fair. <strong>1940</strong> the Netherlands surrendered to invading German forces during World War II. <strong>1948</strong> according to the current-era calendar, the independent state of Israel was proclaimed in Tel Aviv. <strong>1961</strong> Freedom Riders were attacked by violent mobs in Anniston and Birmingham, Ala. <strong>1973 </strong> the United States launched Skylab 1, its first manned space station. <strong>1998</strong> singer-actor Frank Sinatra died at a Los Angeles hospital at age 82. The hit sitcom "Seinfeld" aired its final episode after nine years on NBC. <strong>Ten years ago</strong> The Supreme Court ruled 8-0 that there is no exception in federal law for people to use marijuana for medical purposes. Promising to be a "determined adversary" toward gun violence, President George W. Bush announced plans to mobilize federal and local prosecutors who would focus exclusively on gun-related crimes. <strong>Five years ago</strong> Mexico's President Vicente (vih-SEN'-tay) Fox telephoned President George W. Bush to express concern about what he called the possibility of a "militarized" U.S.-Mexican border, a day before Bush's planned Oval Office speech on immigration. Rene Preval (reh-NAY' preh-VAHL') was sworn in as Haiti's president for the second time in a decade. Former U.S. poet laureate Stanley Kunitz died in New York at age 100. Aras Baskauskas (AH'-rahs bush-KOW'-kis), a 24-year-old yoga instructor from Santa Monica, Calif., won "Survivor: Panama, Exile Island," the 12th edition of the CBS reality show. <strong>One year ago</strong> President Barack Obama heatedly condemned what he called a "ridiculous spectacle" of oil executives shifting blame for the BP oil spill in congressional hearings and denounced a "cozy relationship" between their companies and the federal government. Space shuttle Atlantis thundered away on its final voyage to orbit. NBC canceled the long-running crime/courtroom drama "Law & Order" after 20 seasons on the air.