Hess landed twelve miles away from his intended destination of Dungavel House, the home of the Duke of Hamilton, with whom he hoped to open peace ...

11th May 1981: The musical Cats opens at the New London Theatre in London’s West End

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9th May 1887: Buffalo Bill Cody’s Wild West Show opened in London at the American Exhibition in West Brompton

10th May 1941: Rudolf Hess, Deputy Führer of the German Nazi Party, flew from Germany to Scotland on a mission to strike a peace deal with the British government