May 10
1774 - Louis XVI ascended the throne of France.
1775 - Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys captured Fort Ticonderoga from the British.
1818 - American patriot Paul Revere, age 83, died in Boston.
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 United States' first transcontinental railroad was completed with a ceremony at Promontory Summit, Utah with the driving of a golden spike.
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 director of the Bureau of Investigation -- the forerunner of the FBI -- a job he held until his death in 1972.
1933 - Nazi officials staged public book burnings in Germany.
1940 - During World War II, German forces began invading the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Belgium and France.
1940 - Winston Churchill succeeded Neville Chamberlain as British prime minister.
1941 - Adolf Hitler's deputy, Rudolf Hess, parachuted into Scotland on what he claimed was a peace mission.
1960 - The nuclear-powered submarine USS Triton completed its submerged navigation of the globe.
1994 - Nelson Mandela was sworn in as South Africa's first black president.
1994 - The state of Illinois executed serial killer John Wayne Gacy for the murders of 33 young men and boys.
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 tax-exempt status.
Birthdays
23 - Missy Franklin (swimmer)
28 - Lauren Potter (actress)
28 - Salvador Perez (baseball player)
29 - Lindsey Shaw (actress)
31 - Erika Fong (actress)
33 - Odette Annable (actress)
33 - Ashley Poole (singer)
40 - Kenan Thompson (actor)
43 - Andrea Anders (actress)
47 - Leslie Stefanson (actress)
48 - Dallas Roberts (actor)
50 - Erik Palladino (actor)
53 - Linda Evangelista (model)
58 - Bono (singer)
59 - Victoria Rowell (actress)
61 - Bruce Penhall (actor)
63 - Chris Berman (sports anchor)
64 - Mike Hagerty (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 - The Boston Bruins sweep the St. Louis Blues to win the Stanley Cup.
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.
2001 - A soccer game stampede in Ghana kills over 120.
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.
1774 - Louis XVI ascended the throne of France.
1775 - Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys captured Fort Ticonderoga from the British.
1818 - American patriot Paul Revere, age 83, died in Boston.
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 United States' first transcontinental railroad was completed with a ceremony at Promontory Summit, Utah with the driving of a golden spike.
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 director of the Bureau of Investigation -- the forerunner of the FBI -- a job he held until his death in 1972.
1933 - Nazi officials staged public book burnings in Germany.
1940 - During World War II, German forces began invading the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Belgium and France.
1940 - Winston Churchill succeeded Neville Chamberlain as British prime minister.
1941 - Adolf Hitler's deputy, Rudolf Hess, parachuted into Scotland on what he claimed was a peace mission.
1960 - The nuclear-powered submarine USS Triton completed its submerged navigation of the globe.
1994 - Nelson Mandela was sworn in as South Africa's first black president.
1994 - The state of Illinois executed serial killer John Wayne Gacy for the murders of 33 young men and boys.
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 tax-exempt status.
Birthdays
23 - Missy Franklin (swimmer)
28 - Lauren Potter (actress)
28 - Salvador Perez (baseball player)
29 - Lindsey Shaw (actress)
31 - Erika Fong (actress)
33 - Odette Annable (actress)
33 - Ashley Poole (singer)
40 - Kenan Thompson (actor)
43 - Andrea Anders (actress)
47 - Leslie Stefanson (actress)
48 - Dallas Roberts (actor)
50 - Erik Palladino (actor)
53 - Linda Evangelista (model)
58 - Bono (singer)
59 - Victoria Rowell (actress)
61 - Bruce Penhall (actor)
63 - Chris Berman (sports anchor)
64 - Mike Hagerty (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 - The Boston Bruins sweep the St. Louis Blues to win the Stanley Cup.
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.
2001 - A soccer game stampede in Ghana kills over 120.
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.
