May 10
1775 - Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys captured Fort Ticonderoga from the British.
1818 - American patriot Paul Revere, 83, died in Boston.
1863 - Confederate Gen. Stonewall Jackson died after being accidentally shot by his own troops during the Civil War.
1865 - Confederate President Jefferson Davis was captured by Union forces in Irwinville, Georgia.
1869 - The first transcontinental railroad in the United States was completed with the driving of a ceremonial golden spike in Promontory Summit, Utah.
1924 - J. Edgar Hoover was named acting director of the Bureau of Investigation (later known as the Federal Bureau of Investigation, or FBI).
1933 - Nazis staged massive public book burnings in Germany.
1940 - Winston Churchill succeeded Neville Chamberlain as prime minister of Great Britain.
1940 - During World War II, German forces invaded the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Belgium and France.
1941 - Adolf Hitler’s deputy, Rudolf Hess, parachuted into Scotland on what he claimed was a peace mission. (Hess ended up serving a life sentence at Spandau Prison until 1987, when he apparently committed suicide at age 93.)
1994 - Nelson Mandela is sworn in as the first Black president of South Africa.
1994 - The state of Illinois executed serial killer John Wayne Gacy, 52, for the murders of 33 young men and boys.
1995 - 104 miners were killed in an elevator accident in Orkney, South Africa.
2002 - A tense 39-day-old standoff between Israeli troops and Palestinian gunmen at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem ended with 13 suspected militants flown into European exile and 26 released into the Gaza Strip.
2013 - The Internal Revenue Service apologized for what it acknowledged was “inappropriate” targeting of conservative political groups during the 2012 election to see if they were violating their tax-exempt status.
2018 - President Donald Trump announced that he would meet in Singapore with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un on June 12; the announcement came hours after Trump hosted a welcome-home for three Americans who had been held by Kim’s government.
2022 - Elon Musk said he would reverse Twitter’s permanent ban of former President Donald Trump if he followed through with his plan to buy the social media company. (Musk would complete his purchase of Twitter in October and restore Trump’s account.)
Birthdays
21 - BiBi (singer)
22 - Renee Noe (model)
28 - Missy Franklin (swimmer)
28 - Aya Nakamura (singer)
30 - Halston Sage (actress)
33 - Lauren Potter (actress)
34 - Lindsey Shaw (actress)
38 - Odette Annable (actress)
45 - Kenan Thompson (actor)
48- Andrea Anders (actress)
51 - Todd Lowe (actor/singer)
52 - Leslie Stefanson (actress)
53 - Dallas Roberts (actor)
54 - Lenny Venito (actor)
55 - Erik Palladino (actor)
56 - Young MC (rapper)
58 - Linda Evangelista (model)
63 - Bono (singer)
64 - Victoria Rowell (actress)
66 - Bruce Penhall (actor)
68 - Chris Berman (sportscaster)
77 - Dave Mason (singer)
80 - David Clennon (actor)
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Today in Sports History - May 10
1969 - The National and American Football Leagues announced their plans to merge for the 1970-71 season.
1970 - Bobby Orr (Boston Bruins) scored a goal to win Game 4, and the Stanley Cup, over the St. Louis Blues. A statue was later created by Harry Weber that depicted Orr flying through the air immediately after scoring the goal.
1973 - The New York Knicks defeat the Los Angeles Lakers in five games to win the NBA championship.
1974 - The New York Nets defeat the Utah Stars in five games to win the ABA championship.
1993 - Bill Walton is elected to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.
2001 - Peter Forsberg (Colorado Avalanche) had his spleen removed in an emergency operation. The operation took place just hours after the Avalanche eliminated the Los Angeles Kings in Game 7 of the Western Conference semifinals.
2014 - Michael Sam was selected by the St. Louis Rams in the 7th round of the NFL Draft, becoming the first openly gay player drafted by an NFL team. (Sam retired after an unsuccessful stint with the Rams and Dallas Cowboys.)
2022 - Tom Brady agrees to a record 10-year, $375 million contract to be FOX Sports' lead analyst when he decides to finally retire from football; it surpasses the $303 million the quarterback earned in salary during his NFL career.
1775 - Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys captured Fort Ticonderoga from the British.
1818 - American patriot Paul Revere, 83, died in Boston.
1863 - Confederate Gen. Stonewall Jackson died after being accidentally shot by his own troops during the Civil War.
1865 - Confederate President Jefferson Davis was captured by Union forces in Irwinville, Georgia.
1869 - The first transcontinental railroad in the United States was completed with the driving of a ceremonial golden spike in Promontory Summit, Utah.
1924 - J. Edgar Hoover was named acting director of the Bureau of Investigation (later known as the Federal Bureau of Investigation, or FBI).
1933 - Nazis staged massive public book burnings in Germany.
1940 - Winston Churchill succeeded Neville Chamberlain as prime minister of Great Britain.
1940 - During World War II, German forces invaded the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Belgium and France.
1941 - Adolf Hitler’s deputy, Rudolf Hess, parachuted into Scotland on what he claimed was a peace mission. (Hess ended up serving a life sentence at Spandau Prison until 1987, when he apparently committed suicide at age 93.)
1994 - Nelson Mandela is sworn in as the first Black president of South Africa.
1994 - The state of Illinois executed serial killer John Wayne Gacy, 52, for the murders of 33 young men and boys.
1995 - 104 miners were killed in an elevator accident in Orkney, South Africa.
2002 - A tense 39-day-old standoff between Israeli troops and Palestinian gunmen at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem ended with 13 suspected militants flown into European exile and 26 released into the Gaza Strip.
2013 - The Internal Revenue Service apologized for what it acknowledged was “inappropriate” targeting of conservative political groups during the 2012 election to see if they were violating their tax-exempt status.
2018 - President Donald Trump announced that he would meet in Singapore with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un on June 12; the announcement came hours after Trump hosted a welcome-home for three Americans who had been held by Kim’s government.
2022 - Elon Musk said he would reverse Twitter’s permanent ban of former President Donald Trump if he followed through with his plan to buy the social media company. (Musk would complete his purchase of Twitter in October and restore Trump’s account.)
Birthdays
21 - BiBi (singer)
22 - Renee Noe (model)
28 - Missy Franklin (swimmer)
28 - Aya Nakamura (singer)
30 - Halston Sage (actress)
33 - Lauren Potter (actress)
34 - Lindsey Shaw (actress)
38 - Odette Annable (actress)
45 - Kenan Thompson (actor)
48- Andrea Anders (actress)
51 - Todd Lowe (actor/singer)
52 - Leslie Stefanson (actress)
53 - Dallas Roberts (actor)
54 - Lenny Venito (actor)
55 - Erik Palladino (actor)
56 - Young MC (rapper)
58 - Linda Evangelista (model)
63 - Bono (singer)
64 - Victoria Rowell (actress)
66 - Bruce Penhall (actor)
68 - Chris Berman (sportscaster)
77 - Dave Mason (singer)
80 - David Clennon (actor)
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Today in Sports History - May 10
1969 - The National and American Football Leagues announced their plans to merge for the 1970-71 season.
1970 - Bobby Orr (Boston Bruins) scored a goal to win Game 4, and the Stanley Cup, over the St. Louis Blues. A statue was later created by Harry Weber that depicted Orr flying through the air immediately after scoring the goal.
1973 - The New York Knicks defeat the Los Angeles Lakers in five games to win the NBA championship.
1974 - The New York Nets defeat the Utah Stars in five games to win the ABA championship.
1993 - Bill Walton is elected to the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame.
2001 - Peter Forsberg (Colorado Avalanche) had his spleen removed in an emergency operation. The operation took place just hours after the Avalanche eliminated the Los Angeles Kings in Game 7 of the Western Conference semifinals.
2014 - Michael Sam was selected by the St. Louis Rams in the 7th round of the NFL Draft, becoming the first openly gay player drafted by an NFL team. (Sam retired after an unsuccessful stint with the Rams and Dallas Cowboys.)
2022 - Tom Brady agrees to a record 10-year, $375 million contract to be FOX Sports' lead analyst when he decides to finally retire from football; it surpasses the $303 million the quarterback earned in salary during his NFL career.
