May 10
1774 - Louis XVI ascended the throne of France.
1775 - Ethan Allan and his Green Mountain Boys, along with Col. Benedict Arnold, captured Fort Ticonderoga in New York from the British.
1818 - American patriot Paul Revere died in Boston at age 83.
1863 - Confederate Gen. Stonewall Jackson died after being accidentally shot by his own troops.
1865 - Union forces captured Confederate President Jefferson Davis in Irwinville, Georgia.
1869 - The first transcontinental railroad in the United States was completed with the driving of a golden spike at a ceremony in Promontory Summit, Utah.
1899 - Actor-dancer Fred Astaire was born in Omaha, Nebraska.
1908 - The first Mother's Day observance took place during church services in Grafton, West Virginia and Philadelphia.
1924 - J. Edgar Hoover was appointed the director of the Bureau of Investigation -- the forerunner of the FBI -- a job he would hold until his death in 1972.
1933 - The Nazis staged massive public book burnings in Germany.
1940 - Winston Churchill succeeded Neville Chamberlain as British prime minister.
1940 - During World War II, German forces began invading 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 was sworn in as South Africa's first black president.
1994 - The state of Illinois executed convicted serial killer John Wayne Gacy for the murders of 33 young men and boys.
1995 - An elevator accident in Orkney, South Africa killed 104 miners.
2002 - A 39-day 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.
2003 - The New York Times announced that one of its reporters, Jayson Blair, had "committed frequent acts of journalistic fraud."
2005 - Germany dedicated a national Holocaust memorial.
2008 - Jenna Bush, daughter of President George W. Bush, married Henry Hager at the Bush family ranch in Crawford, Texas.
2010 - President Barack Obama nominated Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court.
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.
2017 - All but ignoring the unfurling drama over Russia and the U.S. election, President Donald Trump sought to advance prospects for cooperation between the former Cold War foes in Syria and elsewhere in a rare Oval Office meeting with Vladimir Putin’s top diplomat, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
2021 - U.S. regulators expanded the use of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to children as young as 12.
Birthdays
27 - Missy Franklin (swimmer)
28 - Cazzie David (actress)
29 - Halston Sage (actress)
32 - Lauren Potter (actress)
33 - Lindsey Shaw (actress)
37 - Odette Annable (actress)
44 - Kenan Thompson (actor)
47- Andrea Anders (actress)
50 - Todd Lowe (actor/singer)
51 - Leslie Stefanson (actress)
52 - Dallas Roberts (actor)
53 - Lenny Venito (actor)
54 - Erik Palladino (actor)
57 - Linda Evangelista (model)
62 - Bono (singer)
63 - Victoria Rowell (actress)
65 - Bruce Penhall (actor)
67 - Chris Berman (sports anchor)
68 - Mike Hagerty (actor)
76 - Dave Mason (singer)
79 - 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 Montreal Canadiens defeat the Chicago Blackhawks in six games to win the Stanley Cup.
1974 - The New York Nets defeat the Utah Stars in five games to win the ABA championship.
1993 - Bill Walton is inducted into the 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 seventh round of the NFL Draft, becoming the first openly-gay player drafted by an NFL franchise. (Sam retired after an unsuccessful stint with the Rams and the Dallas Cowboys.)
2018 - Rafael Nadal breaks John McEnroe's record for successive set wins on a single surface (49 on carpet) with 6-3, 6-4 win over Diego Schwartzman at the Madrid Open (clay).
1774 - Louis XVI ascended the throne of France.
1775 - Ethan Allan and his Green Mountain Boys, along with Col. Benedict Arnold, captured Fort Ticonderoga in New York from the British.
1818 - American patriot Paul Revere died in Boston at age 83.
1863 - Confederate Gen. Stonewall Jackson died after being accidentally shot by his own troops.
1865 - Union forces captured Confederate President Jefferson Davis in Irwinville, Georgia.
1869 - The first transcontinental railroad in the United States was completed with the driving of a golden spike at a ceremony in Promontory Summit, Utah.
1899 - Actor-dancer Fred Astaire was born in Omaha, Nebraska.
1908 - The first Mother's Day observance took place during church services in Grafton, West Virginia and Philadelphia.
1924 - J. Edgar Hoover was appointed the director of the Bureau of Investigation -- the forerunner of the FBI -- a job he would hold until his death in 1972.
1933 - The Nazis staged massive public book burnings in Germany.
1940 - Winston Churchill succeeded Neville Chamberlain as British prime minister.
1940 - During World War II, German forces began invading 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 was sworn in as South Africa's first black president.
1994 - The state of Illinois executed convicted serial killer John Wayne Gacy for the murders of 33 young men and boys.
1995 - An elevator accident in Orkney, South Africa killed 104 miners.
2002 - A 39-day 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.
2003 - The New York Times announced that one of its reporters, Jayson Blair, had "committed frequent acts of journalistic fraud."
2005 - Germany dedicated a national Holocaust memorial.
2008 - Jenna Bush, daughter of President George W. Bush, married Henry Hager at the Bush family ranch in Crawford, Texas.
2010 - President Barack Obama nominated Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court.
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.
2017 - All but ignoring the unfurling drama over Russia and the U.S. election, President Donald Trump sought to advance prospects for cooperation between the former Cold War foes in Syria and elsewhere in a rare Oval Office meeting with Vladimir Putin’s top diplomat, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
2021 - U.S. regulators expanded the use of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to children as young as 12.
Birthdays
27 - Missy Franklin (swimmer)
28 - Cazzie David (actress)
29 - Halston Sage (actress)
32 - Lauren Potter (actress)
33 - Lindsey Shaw (actress)
37 - Odette Annable (actress)
44 - Kenan Thompson (actor)
47- Andrea Anders (actress)
50 - Todd Lowe (actor/singer)
51 - Leslie Stefanson (actress)
52 - Dallas Roberts (actor)
53 - Lenny Venito (actor)
54 - Erik Palladino (actor)
57 - Linda Evangelista (model)
62 - Bono (singer)
63 - Victoria Rowell (actress)
65 - Bruce Penhall (actor)
67 - Chris Berman (sports anchor)
68 - Mike Hagerty (actor)
76 - Dave Mason (singer)
79 - 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 Montreal Canadiens defeat the Chicago Blackhawks in six games to win the Stanley Cup.
1974 - The New York Nets defeat the Utah Stars in five games to win the ABA championship.
1993 - Bill Walton is inducted into the 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 seventh round of the NFL Draft, becoming the first openly-gay player drafted by an NFL franchise. (Sam retired after an unsuccessful stint with the Rams and the Dallas Cowboys.)
2018 - Rafael Nadal breaks John McEnroe's record for successive set wins on a single surface (49 on carpet) with 6-3, 6-4 win over Diego Schwartzman at the Madrid Open (clay).
