This Day in History May 14 1787 The delegates of the Constitutional Convention begin to assemble in Philadelphia 1796 Edward Jenner, an English country doctor, administers the world’s first vaccination for smallpox, a disease that had killed untold millions of people 1804 The Lewis and Clark expedition begins, departing from St. Louis, Missouri 1948 The State of Israel is proclaimed in a ceremony in the city of Tel Aviv 1952 David Byrne, the quirky frontman for the American new wave band Talking Heads, is born in Dumbarton, Scotland 1955 The Warsaw Pact, an alliance formed by the Soviet Union and communist nations in Eastern Europe, is created as a response to Western nations formation of NATO 1962 Ian Astbury, lead vocalist for the band The Cult, is born in Cheshire, England—Mr. Seeley’s first-ever rock and roll concert was The Cult in San Diego, California 1991 Six months after releasing the song “Unbelievable” in the band’s native UK, EMF releases the single in the United States, where it goes to #1 1998 Legendary singer, actor, and show- business icon Frank Sinatra dies of a heart attack in Los Angeles at the age of 82 2004 American actress Gwyneth Paltrow, wife of Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, gives birth to a daughter that the couple names Apple 2020 A study in the New England Journal of Medicine finds that cats can become infected with the coronavirus and may be able to pass it on to other cats 2020 A study published by the National Academy of Sciences show that talking loudly for one minute can produce more that 1,000 virus- containing droplets that could linger in the air for over eight minutes 2020 CVS announces ten Arizona drive-thru sites for free COVID-19 testing that will become available by the end of May 2020—one of the sites is at the CVS location near Fremont Jr. High at 6015 E. Brown Road, Mesa 2020 Sgt. Brian Miller, a police officer who sat in his car during the 2018 mass shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida, wins his job back with back pay through an arbitration proceeding that found his due process rights had been violated—he had been fired two days after the post-investigation deadline 2021 The CDC adjusted its coronavirus mask recommendations yesterday: with just a few exceptions, fully vaccinated individuals no longer need to wear masks indoors or outdoors and can essentially return to the way they lived before the pandemic 2021 The 25th WNBA season starts tonight with 8 of the league’s 12 teams in action 2021 To encourage people to get back to work, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey announced yesterday that the extra $300 in pandemic unemployment benefits that began last year will end July 10—those who return to work full-time making less than$25 per hour by September 6 will be eligible for a one-time $2,000 bonus.