Today is Friday, May eleventh, the 131st day of 2001. There are 234 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On May eleventh, 1981, reggae artist Bob Marley, 36, died in a Miami hospital. On this date: In 1858, Minnesota became the 32nd state of the Union. In 1888, songwriter Irving Berlin was born Israel Baline in Temun, Russia. In 1910, Glacier National Park in Montana was established. In 1946, the first CARE packages arrived in Europe, at Le Havre, France. In 1949, Israel was admitted to the United Nations as the world body's 59th member. In 1949, Siam changed its named to Thailand. In 1973, charges against Daniel Ellsberg for his role in the "Pentagon Papers" case were dismissed by Judge William M. Byrne, who cited government misconduct. In 1985, more than 50 people died when a flash fire swept a jam-packed soccer stadium in Bradford, England. In 1997, the "Deep Blue" IBM computer demolished an overwhelmed Garry Kasparov and won the six-game chess match between man and machine in New York. In 1998, India set off three underground atomic blasts, its first nuclear tests in 24 years. Ten years ago: President Bush dispatched an amphibious task force with thousands of Marines and dozens of helicopters to help cyclone-ravaged Bangladesh with disaster relief efforts. Five years ago: An Atlanta-bound ValuJet DC-9 caught fire shortly after takeoff from Miami and crashed into the Florida Everglades, killing all 110 people on board. One year ago: Pope John Paul the Second named Bishop Edward M. Egan of Bridgeport, Connecticut, the new head of the New York archdiocese, succeeding the late Cardinal John O'Connor. Today's Birthdays: Actor-comedian Foster Brooks is 89. Comedian Mort Sahl is 74. Rock singer Eric Burdon (The Animals; War) is 60. Actress Frances Fisher is 49. Actor Boyd Gaines is 48. Country musician Mark Herndon (Alabama) is 46. Video DJ Martha Quinn is 42. Actress Natasha Richardson is 38. Country singer-musician Tim Raybon (The Raybon Brothers) is 38. Actor Austin O'Brien is 21. Actor Jonathan Jackson is 19. "Whether women are better than men, I cannot say -- but I can say they are certainly no worse." -- Golda Meir, Israeli prime minister (1898-1978). (Copyright 2001 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)