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| Birthday May 10, 1730 George Ross, lawyer, signed Decl of Ind |
| Birthday May 10, 1788 Augustin-Jean Fresnel, pioneer in optics |
| Birthday May 10, 1843 Kaufmann Kohler, Reform rabbi, theologian |
| Birthday May 10, 1843 Benito Perez Gald¢s, Spanish novelist (Fountain of Gold, Nazarin) |
| Birthday May 10, 1850 Sir Thomas Lipton, tea magnate |
| Birthday May 10, 1878 Gustav Stresemann, German chancellor (1923) (Nobel 1926) |
| Birthday May 10, 1886 Olaf Stapleton, British religious sci-fi writer (Star Maker) |
| Birthday May 10, 1898 Ariel Durant, writer (The Story of Civilization) |
| Birthday May 10, 1899 Fred Astaire, tapdancer |
| Birthday May 10, 1902 David O Selznick, film producer |
| Birthday May 10, 1908 Carl Albert, (D), speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives |
| Birthday May 10, 1909 Mother Maybelle Carter is born |
| Birthday May 10, 1921 Nancy Walker, in Phila, Actress (Rhoda) |
| Birthday May 10, 1957 Phillip Mahre, World Cup ski champion |
| History May 10, 1749 The final volume of Tom Jones is published |
| History May 10, 1775 2nd Cont Congress convened in Pa issues paper currency for 1st time |
| History May 10, 1775 Col Ethan Allen captured Ft Ticonderoga - NY |
| History May 10, 1775 Second Continental Congress assembles as Ticonderoga falls |
| History May 10, 1798 George Vancouver - British explorer dies (birth date unknown) |
| History May 10, 1863 Thomas J. Stonewall Jackson dies |
| History May 10, 1865 Jefferson Davis captured |
| History May 10, 1869 Golden Spike driven - Promontory Pt Ut-Transcontinential RR complete |
| History May 10, 1869 First transcontinental railroad is completed |
| History May 10, 1871 Treaty of Frankfurt am Main ends Franco-Prussian War |
| History May 10, 1877 Hayes has first phone installed in White House |
| History May 10, 1910 William Huggins - discoverer of stellar nature of Andromeda - dies |
| History May 10, 1913 Yanks commit 8 errors & still beat Tigers 10-9 in 10 innings |
| History May 10, 1923 J Edgar Hoover became head of FBI |
| History May 10, 1924 J. Edgar Hoover begins his legacy with the FBI |
| History May 10, 1928 WGY Schenectady began regular TV programming |
| History May 10, 1930 1st US (Adler) planetarium opens - in Chicago |
| History May 10, 1940 Churchill becomes prime minister |
| History May 10, 1940 As Germany invades Holland and Belgium, Winston Churchill becomes prime minister of Great Britain |
| History May 10, 1940 Winston Churchill succeeds Neville Chamberlain as PM |
| History May 10, 1946 Red Sox win 15th straight beat Yanks 5-4 - DiMaggio hits Grand Slam |
| History May 10, 1960 USS Nautilus completes 1st circumnavigation of globe under water |
| History May 10, 1969 Operation Apache Snow is launched |
| History May 10, 1970 Bobby Orr leads Bruins to Stanley Cup title |
| History May 10, 1971 US Special delivery rates go from 45 cents to 60 |
| History May 10, 1972 Intense air war continues over North Vietnam |
| History May 10, 1973 9th Mayor's Trophy Game - Mets beat Yanks 8-4 |
| History May 10, 1977 Joan Crawford dies |
| History May 10, 1979 Federated States of Micronesia becomes self-governing |
| History May 10, 1980 Government gives Chrysler $1.5 billion loan |
| History May 10, 1983 Oilers 0-Isles 2 - Stanley Cup- Isles hold 1-0 lead |
| History May 10, 1990 China releases Tiananmen Square prisoners |
| History May 10, 1994 Nelson Mandela inaugurated |
| History May 10, 1996 Death on Mount Everest |