What Historical Events Happened On My Birthday? Today Celebrity Birthdays See what makes May 10 special at Famous Daily. History, birthdays, holiday, and a quote! What happened on May 10 May 10, 1267 Vienna's church orders all Jews to wear a distinctive garb May 10, 1278 Jews of England imprisoned on charges of coining May 10, 1291 Scottish nobles recognize authority of English king Edward I May 10, 1497 Amerigo Vespucci allegedly leaves Cdiz for his first voyage to the New World. May 10, 1497 Italian navigator Amerigo Vespucci leaves for first voyage to New World May 10, 1503 Christopher Columbus visits the Cayman Islands and names them Las Tortugas after the numerous sea turtles there. May 10, 1503 Columbus discovers Cayman Islands May 10, 1525 Church reformer John Pistorius caught in the Hague May 10, 1534 French navigator Jacques Cartier reaches Newfoundland May 10, 1534 Jacques Cartier visits Newfoundland. May 10, 1534 Off Cape Bonavista Newfoundland Jacques Cartier 1491-1557 sights Cape Bonavista after three week crossing from France; stopped ten days by ice; then skirts east coast of Newfoundland; his first voyage to Canada May 10, 1559 Scottish Protestants under John Knox uprise against queen-mother Mary May 10, 1570 Czar Ivan IV becomes Protestant May 10, 1618 "Haeuik Claezoon Van Hillegom, captain of the Dutch ship Zeewolf, records that he has sighted the coast of what is later to be named Australia." May 10, 1624 "Jacob Willekens & Piet Heyn conquer Salvador, Civil rights activist" May 10, 1652 "John Johnson, a free black, is granted 550 acres in Northampton VA" May 10, 1655 Jamaica captured by English May 10, 1676 "Bacon's Rebellion, frontiersmen vs Virginia Government begins" May 10, 1752 Benjamin Franklins first tests the lightning rod May 10, 1768 John Wilkes is imprisoned for writing an article for the North Briton severely criticizing King George III. This action provokes rioting in London. May 10, 1774 Louis XVI becomes King of France. May 10, 1775 2nd Continental Congress convened in Pennsylvania; issues paper currency for first time May 10, 1775 Green Mountain Boys capture Fort Ticonderoga NY-American Revolution May 10, 1775 "Second Continental Congress names George Washington, supreme commander" May 10, 1775 The second Continental Congress convened in Pennsylvania; issues paper currency for first time May 10, 1787 Parliament impeaches Warren Hastings May 10, 1796 "First Coalition: Napoleon I of France wins a decisive victory against Austrian forces at Lodi bridge over the River Adda in Italy. The Austrians lose some 2,000 men." May 10, 1796 French Government arrest 10 utopists May 10, 1796 Napoleon defeats Austria in Battle of Lodi Bridge May 10, 1796 Riot after disagreement of patriotic demand in Amsterdam May 10, 1797 "The first Navy ship, the ""United States"" is launched" May 10, 1797 "The first U.S. Navy ship, the ""United States"" is launched" May 10, 1801 First Barbary War: The Barbary pirates of Tripoli declare war on the United States. May 10, 1816 "English steamship ""Defiance"" arrives at Rotterdam harbor" May 10, 1818 "Paul Revere, American patriot known for his warning ride on horseback to warn of the British invasion, dies in Boston" May 10, 1823 The first steamboat to navigate the Mississippi River arrives at Fort Snelling May 10, 1824 National Gallery in London opens to the public. May 10, 1837 "Panic of 1837: New York City banks fail, and unemployment reaches record levels." May 10, 1853 Sir Hugh Allan's Genova the first steamer of the Allan Line to arrive at Quebec; starts 14-day Montreal-Liverpool mail run May 10, 1857 "Indian Mutiny: In India, the first war of Independence begins. Sepoys revolt against their commanding officers at Meerut." May 10, 1861 Union troops march on state militia in St Louis MI May 10, 1862 Battle of Plum Run Bend TN (Plum Point Bend) May 10, 1864 "Battles at Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia" May 10, 1864 Skirmish at Ny River VA May 10, 1865 Surrender of Sam Jones May 10, 1865 "Union forces capture Confederate President Jefferson Davis in Irwinville, GA, in one of the last acts of the American Civil War" May 10, 1869 "Golden Spike driven, completes Promontory Point UT-Transcontinental RR" May 10, 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." May 10, 1870 "Jem Mace defends his heavyweight crown against Irish champion Joe Coburn, it lasts 1 hour & 17 minutes, and neither is struck by a punch" May 10, 1871 Peace of Frankfurt-am-Main concluded between France & Germany; France cedes Elzas May 10, 1872 Victoria Woodhull becomes first woman nominated for US president May 10, 1876 Centennial Fair opens in Philadelphia May 10, 1877 "Romania declares itself independent from Turkey, following the Senate adoption of Mihail Koglniceanu's Declaration of Independence. This act was recognized on March 26, 1881 after the end of the Romanian War of Independence." May 10, 1879 Meteor falls near Estherville IA May 10, 1881 Lighthouse on Ameland begins operation May 10, 1888 First colonial athletics championships are held at the NSW Amateur Athletics Association Cricket Ground in Sydney. May 10, 1893 Imperial Institute in London opens May 10, 1906 Russia's Duma (Parliament) meets for first time May 10, 1908 "Mother's Day is observed for the first time (Andrew's Methodist Church in Grafton, West Virginia, USA)." May 10, 1908 The first Mother's Day observed (Philadelphia) May 10, 1910 Halley's Comet closest approach to Earth in 1910 May 10, 1910 "The first aircraft air display held (Hendon, England)" May 10, 1913 39th Kentucky Derby: Roscoe Goose aboard Donerail wins in 2:04.8 May 10, 1915 Zeppelin drops hundred of bombs on Southend-on-Sea May 10, 1916 Disastrous fire in Ellendale ND May 10, 1916 Historic Shipport Museum opens in Amsterdam May 10, 1917 Atlantic ships get destroyer escorts to stop German attacks May 10, 1918 HMS Vindictive sunk to block entrance of Ostend Harbor May 10, 1919 "Race riot in Charleston SC, 2 blacks killed" May 10, 1921 "Luigi Pirandello's ""Sei Personaggi in Cerca d'Autore"" premieres" May 10, 1922 Dr Ivy Williams is first woman to be called to the English Bar May 10, 1922 The USA annexes the Kingman Reef. May 10, 1924 "J. Edgar Hoover is appointed the Director of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, and remains so until his death in 1972." May 10, 1925 "William Ferguson Massey, New Zealand statesman and prime minister (1912-25), dies in office." May 10, 1926 "planes piloted by Major Harold Geiger and Horace Meek Hickam, students at the Air Corps Tactical School, collided in mid-air at Langley Field, Virginia. Hickam parachuted to safety." May 10, 1930 Clarrie Grimmett takes 10 for 37 vs Yorkshire at Sheffield May 10, 1930 First US planetarium opens (Adler-Chicago) May 10, 1931 Golf ball size hail falls in Burlington NJ May 10, 1932 "Government declares ""Wilhelmus"" Netherlands national anthem" May 10, 1932 Senate chairman Albert Lebrun becomes President of France May 10, 1933 "Censorship: In Germany, the Nazis stage massive public book burnings." May 10, 1933 Deutsche Arbeitsfront (DAF) forms May 10, 1933 Nazis stage public burning of Jewish and anti-Nazi books in Germany May 10, 1933 Paraguay declares war on Bolivia May 10, 1933 Suriname worker's union leader A de Come banish to Netherlands May 10, 1936 Manuel Aza�a elected President of Spain May 10, 1936 Nahas Pasja becomes premier of Egypt May 10, 1937 Busmen strike in London May 10, 1938 Banning speech on anti-fascism demonstration in Amsterdam May 10, 1940 British Local Defense Volunteers (Home Guard) forms May 10, 1940 Dutch torpedo boat Johan van Galen sinks May 10, 1940 Dutch-Indies Governor Van Starkenborch proclaims end to state of siege May 10, 1940 French marines stationed on Aruba May 10, 1940 French troops arrive in Zealand/Brabant Netherlands May 10, 1940 "Massive German invasion of Holland, Belgium and France begins." May 10, 1940 "Nazi armies invade the Benelux countries of Netherlands, Belgium & Luxembourg" May 10, 1940 Winston Churchill succeeds Neville Chamberlain as British PM May 10, 1940 World War II: Invasion of Iceland by the United Kingdom. May 10, 1940 World War II: Winston Churchill is appointed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. May 10, 1941 Adolph Hitler's deputy Rudolf Hess parachutes into Scotland May 10, 1941 England's House of Commons & Holborn Theater destroyed in a blitz May 10, 1941 Queen Wilhelmina on Radio Orange warns against treason May 10, 1941 World War II: Rudolf Hess parachutes into Scotland in order to try and negotiate a peace deal between the United Kingdom and Nazi Germany. May 10, 1941 World War II: The House of Commons in London is damaged by the Luftwaffe in an air raid. May 10, 1942 Thai Phayap Army invaded the Shan States during the Burma Campaign of World War II. May 10, 1944 Chinese offensive in West-Yunnan May 10, 1944 Smith v Allwright (excluding Blacks from primary voting) is illegal May 10, 1945 Allies capture Rangoon from the Japanese May 10, 1946 Umberto II succeeds Victor Emmanuel III as king of Italy May 10, 1948 The first attack by Egyptian irregular forces at Kfar Darom Israel May 10, 1948 Winston Churchill visits The Hague May 10, 1950 The first Netherlands-US telex sent May 10, 1954 "Bill Haley & His Comets release ""Rock Around the Clock"", the first rock and roll record to reach number one on the charts." May 10, 1954 Bolshoi-ballet does not appear in Paris France May 10, 1956 "French Government sends 50,000 reservists to Algeria" May 10, 1959 Soviet forces arrive in Afgh�nist�n May 10, 1960 John F Kennedy wins primary in West Virginia May 10, 1960 US atomic sub USS Triton completes first circumnavigation of globe under water May 10, 1961 """Beyond the Fringe"" premieres in London" May 10, 1963 Decca signs the Rolling Stones on advice of Beatle George Harrison May 10, 1966 25�F lowest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in May May 10, 1967 "Keith Richards, Brian Jones & Mick Jagger arrested on drug charges" May 10, 1967 Stockholm Vietnam-Tribunal declares US aggression in Vietnam/Cambodia May 10, 1968 "Viet Nam peace talks begin in Paris, albeit on a preliminary level" May 10, 1968 Vietnam peace talks began in Paris between the US & North Vietnam May 10, 1969 Apollo 10 transmit first color pictures of Earth from space May 10, 1969 The Battle of Dong Ap Bia begins with an assault on Hill 937. It will ultimately become known as Hamburger Hill. May 10, 1969 "Turtles play the White House, Mark Volman falls off stage 5 times" May 10, 1969 US troops begin attack on Hill 937/Hamburger Hill May 10, 1970 Stanley Cup: Boston Bruins sweep St Louis Blues in 4 games May 10, 1970 "The Boston Bruins win their first Stanley Cup since 1941 when Bobby Orr makes an overtime winning goal followed by a leap in the air that would become one of the most famous photographs in ice hockey (""The Goal"")." May 10, 1971 US special delivery rates go from 45� to 60� May 10, 1972 "Overloaded South Korean bus plunges into reservoir, killing 77" May 10, 1973 Establishment of Frente Polisario in Mauritania May 10, 1974 In China a 6.8 quake was one of the world's deadliest earthquakes. May 10, 1978 Liverpool wins 23rd Europe Cup I May 10, 1979 Federated States of Micronesia becomes self-governing May 10, 1979 The Federated States of Micronesia becomes self-governing. May 10, 1979 "Vivekananda (Sri Lanka) completes nonstop cycle ride of 187 hours, 28 minutes, around Vihara Maha Devi Park, Colombo, Sri Lanka" May 10, 1980 "Ottawa gives financially strapped Chrysler Canada $20 million in loan guarantees, and Ontario provides a $10 million grant, Bring on the K Car!!!" May 10, 1981 Fran�ois Mitterrand defeats Valery Giscard d'Estang for President of France May 10, 1981 Franois Mitterrand takes office as the first Socialist President of France. May 10, 1983 """Laverne & Shirley"" last airs on ABC-TV" May 10, 1983 Lee Chin Yong performs 170 continuous chin-ups in Seoul May 10, 1983 NSW Premier Neville Wran steps aside after allegations he sought to influence a magistrate. May 10, 1985 Challenger transports back to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly Air Force Base May 10, 1986 """Rock Me Amadeus"" by Falco hit #1 on UK pop chart" May 10, 1986 Number one hit on UK music charts - Falco - Rock Me Amadeus May 10, 1986 Tommy Lee drummer of Motley Cr�e marries Heather Locklear May 10, 1988 "Edgar Degas' ""Danseresje of 14"" sold for $10,120,000" May 10, 1988 Michel Rocard becomes Prime Minister of France. May 10, 1989 FC Barcelona wins 29th Europe Cup II May 10, 1989 "General Manuel Noriega's Government nullifies country's elections, which the opposition had won by a 3-1 margin" May 10, 1990 """Zoya's Apartment"" opens at Circle in Square Theater NYC for 45 performances" May 10, 1990 French TGV-train hits record speed of 510.6 kph May 10, 1990 Howard Stern holds a mock funeral for rival John DeBella May 10, 1991 Oakland A's Jose Canseco is seen leaving Madonna's apt May 10, 1992 Bible Land Museum opens in Jerusalem Israel May 10, 1993 "Fire in clothing factory at Bangkok, kills 145" May 10, 1993 "In Thailand, a fire at the Kader Toy Factory kills 188 workers, mostly young women." May 10, 1993 Last TV appearance of Mies Bouwman May 10, 1993 "Paul C�zannes still life sells for $28,600,000 in NYC" May 10, 1993 Premier Lubbers opens Terminal West on Schiphol May 10, 1994 Barbra Streisand's begins first concert tour in 30 years May 10, 1994 Drew Barrymore (19) files for divorce from Jeremy Thomas (31) May 10, 1994 Nelson Mandela sworn in as South Africa's first black president May 10, 1994 Silvio Berlusconi forms Italian Government with 5 neo-fascists May 10, 1995 30th Academy of Country Music Awards: Reba McEntire wins May 10, 1995 Britain lifts a 23-year ban on ministerial talks with Sinn Fein May 10, 1995 "In South Africa, 104 miners killed in an elevator accident" May 10, 1996 """Twister"" premieres" May 10, 1996 2 US Marine helicopters collided during joint US & British war games May 10, 1996 "A ""rogue storm"" near the summit of Mount Everest kills eight climbers, making this the deadliest day in the mountain's history. Among the dead are experienced climbers Rob Hall and Scott Fischer, both of whom were leading paid expeditions to the summit." May 10, 1996 "A storm hits Mt Everest, killing eight climbers in one of the worst disasters since Everest was first conquered in 1953." May 10, 1996 "Excel Communications, Inc. becomes the youngest company ever to join the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), trading under the symbol (ECI)." May 10, 1997 "In Northern Iran a 7.5 quake, At least 1,567 people killed, 2,300 injured, 50,000 homeless, 10,533 houses destroyed, 5,474 houses damaged and landslides in the Birjand-Qayen area" May 10, 2001 "In Ghana, a stampede at a football game kills over 120 spectators." May 10, 2003 Record shattering tornado activity during the May 2003 Tornado Outbreak Sequence. May 10, 2005 "A hand grenade allegedly thrown by Vladimir Arutinian lands about 65 feet (20 metres) from United States President George W. Bush while he was giving a speech to a crowd in Tbilisi, Georgia, but it malfunctions and does not detonate."   Visitors' Postings May 10, 1997 Visitor posting - ~~~~Remi Kasen is born today~~~~ - USA Peoples-History.com