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Events on the 10th of May in history

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10 May 2028 A sunspot is observed by Han dynasty astronomers during the reign of Emperor Cheng of Han, one of the earliest dated sunspot observations in China.
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10 May 1970 Siege of Jerusalem: Titus, son of emperor Vespasian, opens a full-scale assault on Jerusalem and attacks the city's Third Wall to the northwest.
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10 May 1267 Vienna's church orders all Jews to wear a distinctive garb
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10 May 1278 Jews of England imprisoned on charges of coining
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10 May 1291 Scottish nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England pending the selection of a king.
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10 May 1291 Scottish nobles recognize authority of English king Edward I
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10 May 1427 Jews are expelled from Berne Switzerland
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10 May 1497 Amerigo Vespucci allegedly leaves Cádiz for his first voyage to the New World.
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10 May 1497 Italian navigator Amerigo Vespucci leaves for 1st voyage to New World
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10 May 1503 Christopher Columbus visits the Cayman Islands and names them Las Tortugas after the numerous turtles there.
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10 May 1503 Columbus discovers Cayman Islands
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10 May 1525 Church reformer John Pistorius caught in the Hague
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10 May 1534 Jacques Cartier visits Newfoundland.
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10 May 1534 French navigator Jacques Cartier reaches Newfoundland
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10 May 1559 Scottish Protestants under John Knox uprise against queen-mother Mary
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10 May 1570 Czar Ivan IV becomes Protestant
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10 May 1624 Jacob Willekens & Piet Heyn conquer Salvador, Civil rights activist
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10 May 1652 John Johnson, a free black, is granted 550 acres in Northampton, Virginia
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10 May 1655 England, with troops under the command of Admiral William Penn and General Robert Venables, annexes Jamaica from Spain.
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10 May 1655 Jamaica captured by English
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10 May 1676 Bacon's Rebellion, frontiersmen vs Virginia Government begins
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10 May 1752 Benjamin Franklins 1st tests the lightning rod
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10 May 1768 John Wilkes is imprisoned for writing an article for The North Briton severely criticizing King George III. This action provokes rioting in London.
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10 May 1773 The Parliament of Great Britain passes the Tea Act, designed to save the British East India Company by granting it a monopoly on the North American tea trade.
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10 May 1774 Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette become King and Queen of France.
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10 May 1774 Louis XVI ascends to throne of France
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10 May 1775 American Revolutionary War: Representatives from the Thirteen Colonies begin the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia.
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10 May 1775 American Revolutionary War: A small Colonial militia led by Ethan Allen and Colonel Benedict Arnold captures Fort Ticonderoga.
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10 May 1775 2nd Continental Congress convened in Pennsylvania; issues paper currency for 1st time
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10 May 1775 2nd Continental Congress names George Washington, supreme commander
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10 May 1775 Green Mountain Boys capture Fort Ticonderoga NY-American Revolution
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10 May 1787 Parliament impeaches Warren Hastings
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10 May 1796 War of the First Coalition: Napoleon I of France wins a decisive victory against Austrian forces at Lodi bridge over the Adda River in Italy. The Austrians lose some 2,000 men.
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10 May 1796 French Government arrest 10 utopists
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10 May 1796 Napoleon defeats Austria in Battle of Lodi Bridge
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10 May 1796 Riot after disagreement of patriotic demand in Amsterdam
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10 May 1797 1st Navy ship, the "United States, " is launched
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10 May 1801 First Barbary War: The Barbary pirates of Tripoli declare war on the United States of America.
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10 May 1816 English steamship "Defiance" arrives at Rotterdam harbor
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10 May 1823 1st steamboat to navigate the Mississippi River arrives at Fort Snelling
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10 May 1824 The National Gallery in London opens to the public.
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10 May 1833 The desecration of the grave of the viceroy of southern Vietnam Lê Văn Duyệt by Emperor Minh Mạng provokes his adopted son to start a revolt.
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10 May 1837 Panic of 1837: New York City banks fail, and unemployment reaches record levels.
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10 May 1849 Astor Place Riot: A riot breaks out at the Astor Opera House in Manhattan, New York City over a dispute between actors Edwin Forrest and William Charles Macready, killing at least 25 and injuring over 120.
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10 May 1849 Pack destroys Astor Place opera house in NYC (22 killed)
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10 May 1857 Sepoy-revolt in Meerutkazerne, Delhi
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10 May 1857 Indian Rebellion of 1857: In India, the first war of Independence begins. Sepoys mutiny against their commanding officers at Meerut.
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10 May 1857 Indian Mutiny begins with revolt of Sepoys of Meerutkazerne, Delhi
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10 May 1861 Union troops march on state militia in St Louis MI
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10 May 1862 Battle of Plum Run Bend TN (Plum Point Bend)
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10 May 1863 American Civil War: Confederate General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson dies eight days after he is accidentally shot by his own troops.
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10 May 1864 Skirmish at New York River Virginia
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10 May 1864 American Civil War: Colonel Emory Upton leads a 10-regiment "Attack-in-depth" assault against the Confederate works at The Battle of Spotsylvania, which, though ultimately unsuccessful, would provide the idea for the massive assault against the Bloody Angle on May 12. Upton is slightly wounded but is immediately promoted to Brigadier general.
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10 May 1864 Battles at Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia
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10 May 1864 Skirmish at Ny River VA
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10 May 1865 Jefferson Davis captured at Irwinsville, Georgia
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10 May 1865 American Civil War: In Kentucky, Union soldiers ambush and mortally wound Confederate raider William Quantrill, who lingers until his death on June 6.
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10 May 1865 American Civil War: Jefferson Davis is captured by Union troops near Irwinville, Georgia.
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10 May 1865 President Jefferson Davis is captured by Union Cavalry in Irwinsville GA
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10 May 1865 Surrender of Sam Jones
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10 May 1866 Romania National Holiday 1866-1947, The Modern Monarchy Instauration of the Kingdom of Romania, Carol I of Romania
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10 May 1869 The First Transcontinental Railroad, linking the eastern and western United States, is completed at Promontory Summit, Utah (not Promontory Point, Utah) with the golden spike.
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10 May 1869 Golden Spike driven, completes Promontory Point UT-Transcontinental RR
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10 May 1870 Jem Mace and defends his heavyweight crown against Irish champ Joe Coburn, it lasts 1 hour and 17 minutes, and neither is struck by a punch
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10 May 1871 German-French peace treaty signed: France cedes Elzas
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10 May 1871 Peace of Frankfurt-am-Main concluded between France and Germany
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10 May 1871 Peace of Frankfurt-am-Main concluded between France & Germany; France cedes Elzas
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10 May 1872 Victoria Woodhull becomes the first woman nominated for President of the United States.
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10 May 1872 Victoria Woodhull becomes 1st woman nominated for US president
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10 May 1876 The Centennial Exposition is opened in Philadelphia by U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant and Brazilian Emperor Dom Pedro II.
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10 May 1876 Centennial Fair opens in Philadelphia
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10 May 1877 Romania declares itself independent from the Ottoman Empire following the Senate adoption of Mihail Kogălniceanu's Declaration of Independence. Recognized on March 26, 1881 after the end of the Romanian War of Independence.
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10 May 1879 Meteor falls near Estherville, Iowa
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10 May 1880 General Wolseley opens new legislative council in Pretoria
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10 May 1881 Lighthouse on Ameland begins operation
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10 May 1889 17th Preakness: W Anderson aboard Buddhist wins in 2:17
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10 May 1893 The Supreme Court of the United States rules in Nix v. Hedden that a tomato is a vegetable, not a fruit, under the Tariff Act of 1883.
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10 May 1893 19th Kentucky Derby: Eddie Kunze aboard Lookout wins in 2:39
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10 May 1893 Imperial Institute in London opens
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10 May 1904 The Horch & Cir. Motorwagenwerke AG is founded.
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10 May 1905 31st Kentucky Derby: Jack Martin aboard Agile wins in 2:100.75
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10 May 1906 Russia's Duma (Parliament) meets for 1st time
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10 May 1907 Paul Dukas' opera "Ariane et Barbe Bleue" premieres in Paris France
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10 May 1908 Mother's Day is observed for the first time in the United States, in Grafton, West Virginia.
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10 May 1908 1st Mother's Day observed (Philadelphia)
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10 May 1909 Winchester's Fred Toney no-hits Lexington for 17 innings
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10 May 1910 1st aircraft air display held (Hendon, England)
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10 May 1910 36th Kentucky Derby: Fred Herbert aboard Donau wins in 2:06.4
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10 May 1910 Halley's Comet closest approach to Earth in 1910 pass
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10 May 1913 39th Kentucky Derby: Roscoe Goose aboard Donerail wins in 2:04.8
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10 May 1913 Yankees commit 8 errors & still beat Tigers 10-9 in 10 innings
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10 May 1915 Zeppelin drops hundred of bombs on Southend-on-Sea
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10 May 1916 Disastrous fire in Ellendale, North Dakota
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10 May 1916 Sailing in the lifeboat James Caird, Ernest Shackleton arrives at South Georgia after a journey of 800 nautical miles from Elephant Island.
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10 May 1916 Historic Shipport Museum opens in Amsterdam
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10 May 1917 Atlantic ships get destroyer escorts to stop German attacks
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10 May 1918 HMS Vindictive sunk to block entrance of Ostend Harbor
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10 May 1919 45th Kentucky Derby: Johnny Loftus aboard Sir Barton wins in 2:09.8
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10 May 1919 Race riot in Charleston SC, 2 blacks killed
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10 May 1921 Luigi Pirandello's "Sei Personaggi in Cerca d'Autore" premieres
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10 May 1922 The United States annexes the Kingman Reef.
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10 May 1922 Dr Ivy Williams is 1st woman to be called to the English Bar
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10 May 1922 WHB-AM in Kansas City MO begins radio transmissions
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10 May 1924 J. Edgar Hoover is appointed first Director of the United States' Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and remains so until his death in 1972.
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10 May 1924 J Edgar Hoover appointed head of the FBI
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10 May 1926 52nd Preakness: John Maiben aboard Display wins in 1:59.8
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10 May 1928 WGY, Schenectady begins regular TV programming
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10 May 1929 55th Preakness: Louis Schaefer aboard Dr Freeland wins in 2:01.6
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10 May 1929 64th British Golf Open: Walter Hagen shoots a 292 at Muirfield Gullane
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10 May 1930 1st US planetarium opens (Adler-Chicago)
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10 May 1930 Clarrie Grimmett takes 10 for 37 vs Yorkshire at Sheffield
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10 May 1931 Golf ball size hail falls in Burlington, New Jersey
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10 May 1932 Government declares "Wilhelmus" Netherlands national anthem
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10 May 1932 Senate chairman Albert Lebrun becomes President of France
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10 May 1933 Censorship: In Germany, the Nazis stage massive public book burnings.
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10 May 1933 Deutsche Arbeitsfront (DAF) forms
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10 May 1933 Nazis stage public book burnings in Germany
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10 May 1933 Paraguay declares war on Bolivia
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10 May 1933 Suriname worker's union leader A de Come banish to Netherlands
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10 May 1936 Manuel Aza
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10 May 1936 Nahas Pasja becomes premier of Egypt
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10 May 1937 Busmen strike in London
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10 May 1938 Banning speech on anti-fascism demonstration in Amsterdam
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10 May 1940 Nazi armies attack Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg
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10 May 1940 Winston Churchill succeeds Neville Chamberlain as British Prime Minister
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10 May 1940 World War II: Invasion of Iceland by the United Kingdom.
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10 May 1940 World War II: Winston Churchill is appointed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom following the resignation of Neville Chamberlain.
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10 May 1940 World War II: Germany invades Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.
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10 May 1940 World War II: German raids on British shipping convoys and military airfields begin.
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10 May 1940 World War II: German fighters accidentally bomb the German city of Freiburg.
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10 May 1940 British Local Defense Volunteers (Home Guard) forms
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10 May 1940 Dutch torpedo boat Johan van Galen sinks
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10 May 1940 Dutch-Indies Governor Van Starkenborch proclaims end to state of siege
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10 May 1940 French marines stationed on Aruba
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10 May 1940 French troops arrive in Zealand/Brabant Netherlands
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10 May 1940 Nazi armies invade the Benelux countries of Netherlands, Belgium & Luxembourg
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10 May 1941 World War II: Rudolf Hess parachutes into Scotland to try to negotiate a peace deal between the United Kingdom and Nazi Germany.
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10 May 1941 World War II: The House of Commons in London is damaged by the Luftwaffe in an air raid.
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10 May 1941 67th Preakness: Eddie Arcaro aboard Whirlaway wins in 1:58.8
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10 May 1941 Adolf Hitler's deputy Rudolf Hess parachutes into Scotland
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10 May 1941 England's House of Commons & Holborn Theater destroyed in a blitz
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10 May 1941 Queen Wilhelmina on Radio Orange warns against treason
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10 May 1942 World War II: The Thai Phayap Army invades the Shan States during the Burma Campaign.
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10 May 1944 Chinese offensive in West-Yunnan
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10 May 1944 Smith v Allwright (excluding Blacks from primary voting) is illegal
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10 May 1945 Allies capture Rangoon from the Japanese
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10 May 1945 Russian troops occupy Prague
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10 May 1946 First successful launch of an American V-2 rocket at White Sands Proving Ground.
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10 May 1946 Red Sox win 15th straight beat Yankees 5-4, DiMaggio hits Grand Slam
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10 May 1946 Umberto II succeeds Victor Emmanuel III as king of Italy
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10 May 1947 "Chocolate Soldier" closes at Century Theater NYC after 69 performances
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10 May 1947 73rd Preakness: Doug Dodson aboard Faultless wins in 1:59
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10 May 1948 The Republic of China implements "temporary provisions" granting President Chiang Kai-shek extended powers to deal with the Communist uprising; they will remain in effect until 1991.
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10 May 1948 1st attack by Egyptian irregular forces at Kfar Darom Israel
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10 May 1948 Winston Churchill visits The Hague
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10 May 1950 1st Netherlands-US telex sent
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10 May 1951 Z Alexander Looby elected to Nashville City Council
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10 May 1952 "Shuffle Along" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 4 performances
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10 May 1953 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Sacramento Golf Open
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10 May 1953 KCBD TV channel 11 in Lubbock TX (NBC) begins broadcasting
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10 May 1954 Bill Haley & His Comets release "Rock Around the Clock", the first rock and roll record to reach number one on the Billboard charts.
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10 May 1954 Bolshoi-ballet does not appear in Paris France
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10 May 1956 KFSN TV channel 30 in Fresno, CA (ABC / CBS) begins broadcasting
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10 May 1956 French Government sends 50,000 reservists to Algeria
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10 May 1957 1st meeting of legislature of Cameroon
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10 May 1957 Dmitri Sjostakovitsch 2nd Piano concert, premieres in Moscow
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10 May 1959 Soviet forces arrive in Afghanistan
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10 May 1959 Giants Jim Hearn allows 2 runs against Pirates, game is suspended, Hearn is released & charged with loss 2 months after his retirement
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10 May 1959 Joyce Ziske wins LPGA Howard Johnson Golf Invitational
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10 May 1960 US atomic sub USS Triton completes 1st around world under water trip
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10 May 1960 USS Nautilus completes 1st circumnavigation of globe under water
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10 May 1960 The nuclear submarine USS Triton completes Operation Sandblast, the first underwater circumnavigation of the earth.
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10 May 1960 John F Kennedy wins primary in West Virginia
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10 May 1960 US atomic sub USS Triton completes 1st circumnavigation of globe under water
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10 May 1961 "Beyond the Fringe, " premieres in London
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10 May 1961 "Beyond the Fringe" premieres in London
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10 May 1962 Marvel Comics publishes the first issue of The Incredible Hulk.
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10 May 1963 Decca signs the Rolling Stones on advice of Beatle George Harrison
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10 May 1964 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Squirt Ladies' Golf Open Invitational
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10 May 1966 25
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10 May 1967 Foundation AZ soccer team forms in Alkmaar
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10 May 1967 Hank Aaron only inside the park homerun (vs Jim Bunning)
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10 May 1967 Keith Richards, Brian Jones & Mick Jagger arrested on drug charges
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10 May 1967 Stockholm Vietnam-Tribunal declares US aggression in Vietnam/Cambodia
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10 May 1968 Vietnam peace talks began in Paris between the US & North Vietnam
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10 May 1969 Vietnam War: The Battle of Dong Ap Bia begins with an assault on Hill 937. It will ultimately become known as Hamburger Hill.
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10 May 1969 Apollo 10 transmit 1st color pictures of Earth from space
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10 May 1969 Turtles play the White House, Mark Volman falls off stage 5 times
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10 May 1969 US troops begin attack on Hill 937/Hamburger Hill
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10 May 1970 Bobby Orr scores "The Goal" to win the 1970 Stanley Cup Finals, for the Boston Bruins' fourth NHL championship in their history.
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10 May 1970 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open
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10 May 1970 Brave's Hoyt Wilhelm pitches in his 1,000th game, loses to Cardinals 6-5
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10 May 1970 Stanley Cup: Boston Bruins sweep St Louis Blues in 4 games
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10 May 1971 US special delivery rates go from 45 cents to 60 cents
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10 May 1971 US special delivery rates go from 45
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10 May 1972 First flight of the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II (a.k.a. "Warthog").
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10 May 1972 Overloaded South Korean bus plunges into reservoir, killing 77
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10 May 1972 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
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10 May 1973 Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks, 4 games to 2
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10 May 1973 27th NBA Championship: New York Knicks beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 1
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10 May 1973 9th Mayor's Trophy Game, Mets beat Yankees 8-4
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10 May 1973 Establishment of Frente Polisario in Mauritania
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10 May 1973 Stanley Cup: Montr
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10 May 1974 7th ABA championship: New York Nets beats Utah Stars, 4 games to 1
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10 May 1975 Sony introduces the Betamax videocassette recorder in Japan.
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10 May 1975 Brian Oldfield of the US put the shotput 75', an unofficial record
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10 May 1978 "Angel" opens at Minskoff Theater NYC for 5 performances
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10 May 1978 Liverpool wins 23rd Europe Cup I
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10 May 1979 Vivekananda (Sri Lanka) completes nonstop cycle ride of 187 hrs, 28 min, around Vihara Maha Devi Park, Colombo, Sri Lanka [From May 2]
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10 May 1979 The Federated States of Micronesia become self-governing.
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10 May 1979 John McMullen becomes CEO of Houston Astros
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10 May 1980 "Happy New Year" closes at Morosco Theater NYC after 17 performances
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10 May 1981 François Mitterrand wins the presidential election and becomes the first Socialist President of France in the French Fifth Republic.
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10 May 1981 Amy Alcott wins LPGA Lady Michelob Golf Tournament
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10 May 1981 Fran
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10 May 1981 Montr
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10 May 1982 WABC-NYC plays its last record (John Lennon's Imagine) and joins ABC's All Talk radio network
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10 May 1983 "Laverne & Shirley, " last airs on ABC-TV
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10 May 1983 Oilers 0-Isles 2-Stanley Cup-Isles hold 1-0 lead
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10 May 1983 "Laverne & Shirley" last airs on ABC-TV
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10 May 1983 Lee Chin Yong performs 170 continuous chin-ups in Seoul
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10 May 1984 International Court of Justice rules on US blockade of Nicaragua
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10 May 1985 Challenger transports back to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly Air Force Base
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10 May 1986 "Rock Me Amadeus, " by Falco hit #1 on UK pop chart
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10 May 1986 Tommy Lee drummer of Motley Cr
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10 May 1987 Jody Rosentha wins LPGA United Virginia Bank Golf Classic
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10 May 1988 Edgar Degas' "Danseresje of 14" sold for $10,120,000
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10 May 1989 FC Barcelona wins 29th Europe Cup II
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10 May 1989 General Manuel Noriega's Government nullifies country's elections, which the opposition had won by a 3-1 margin
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10 May 1990 "Zoya's Apartment" opens at Circle in Square Theater NYC for 45 performances
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10 May 1990 French TGV-train hits record speed of 510.6 kph
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10 May 1990 Howard Stern holds a mock funeral for rival John DeBella
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10 May 1991 Oakland A's Jose Canseco is seen leaving Madonna's apt
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10 May 1992 "Hamlet" closes at Criterion Theater NYC after 45 performances
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10 May 1992 Bible Land Museum opens in Jerusalem Israel
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10 May 1992 Jennifer Wyatt wins LPGA Crestar-Fresh Farm Golf Classic
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10 May 1993 In Thailand, a fire at the Kader Toy Factory kills 156 workers.
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10 May 1993 Fire in clothing factory at Bangkok, kills 145
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10 May 1993 Last TV appearance of Mies Bouwman
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10 May 1993 Paul C
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10 May 1993 Premier Lubbers opens Terminal West on Schiphol
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10 May 1994 "Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public" opens at Lunt-Font NYC for 16 per
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10 May 1994 Nelson Mandela is inaugurated as South Africa's first black president.
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10 May 1994 Barbra Streisand's begins 1st concert tour in 30 years
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10 May 1994 Drew Barrymore (19) files for divorce from Jeremy Thomas (31)
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10 May 1994 Silvio Berlusconi forms Italian Government with 5 neo-fascists
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10 May 1995 30th Academy of Country Music Awards: Reba McEntire wins
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10 May 1995 Britain lifts a 23-year ban on ministerial talks with Sinn Fein
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10 May 1995 In South Africa, 104 miners killed in an elevator accident
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10 May 1996 "Twister" premieres
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10 May 1996 "Twister" premieres
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10 May 1996 2 US Marine helicopters collided during joint US & British war games
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10 May 1997 The Maeslantkering, a storm surge barrier in the Netherlands that is one of the world's largest moving structures, is opened by Queen Beatrix.
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10 May 1997 A 7.3 Mw earthquake strikes Iran's Khorasan Province, killing 1,567, injuring over 2,300, leaving 50,000 homeless, and damaging or destroying over 15,000 homes.
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10 May 1997 Chicago Cubs turn baseballs 68th triple play (vs San Fransisco Giants)
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10 May 1998 Wins Sara Lee Golf Classic
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10 May 2002 F.B.I. agent Robert Hanssen is sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for selling United States secrets to Moscow for $1.4 million in cash and diamonds.
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10 May 2005 A hand grenade thrown by Vladimir Arutyunian lands about 65 feet (20 meters) from U.S. President George W. Bush while he is giving a speech to a crowd in Tbilisi, Georgia, but it malfunctions and does not detonate.
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10 May 2008 An EF4 tornado strikes the Oklahoma–Kansas state line, killing 21 people and injuring over 100.
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10 May 2012 The Damascus bombings are carried out using a pair of car bombs detonated by suicide bombers outside of a military intelligence complex in Damascus, Syria, killing 55 people and injuring 400 others
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10 May 2013 One World Trade Center becomes the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere.
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