May 10th

2010
President Barack Obama nominated Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court.
Elena Kagan
2008
Jenna Bush, daughter of President George W. Bush, married Henry Hager at the Bush family ranch in Crawford, Texas.
John H. Hager
2005
Germany dedicated a national Holocaust memorial.
Holocaust Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
2003
The New York Times announced that one of its reporters, Jayson Blair, had "committed frequent acts of journalistic fraud.".
The New York Times
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.
Timeline of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict
1994
The state of Illinois executed convicted serial killer John Wayne Gacy for the murders of 33 young men and boys.
John Wayne Gacy
1960
US atomic sub USS Triton completes 1st submerged circumnavigation of the globe.
USS Triton (SSRN-586)
1954
Bill Haley releases “Rock Around the Clock”. It was the first rock song to top the Billboard charts and has become a classic of the early rock era.
Bill Haley & His Comets
1941
Adolf Hitler's deputy, Rudolf Hess, parachuted into Scotland on what he claimed was a peace mission.
Rudolf Hess
1940
British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain resigned, and Winston Churchill formed a new government.
Norway Debate
1933
Nazis ceremonially burn about 25,000 allegedly “un-German” books. The book burnings were part of the right-wing German Student Union's Action against the Un-German Spirit. Among the burnt books were works by Albert Einstein, Bertolt Brecht, Sigmund Freud, and Franz Kafka.
List of book-burning incidents
1924
J. Edgar Hoover was appointed director of the federal Bureau of Investigation - the forerunner of the FBI - a job he held until his death in 1972.
J. Edgar Hoover
1908
The first Mother's Day observance took place during church services in Grafton, W.Va., and Philadelphia.
Mother's Day (United States)
1899
Actor-dancer Fred Astaire was born in Omaha, Neb.
Fred Astaire
1869
A golden spike was driven at Promontory, Utah, marking the completion of the first transcontinental railroad in the United States.
Golden spike
1865
Union forces captured Confederate President Jefferson Davis in Irwinville, Ga.
Jefferson Davis
1863
Confederate General Stonewall Jackson died after being accidentally shot by his own troops.
Stonewall Jackson
1857
Indian Mutiny begins with revolt of Sepoys in Meerut.
Indian Rebellion of 1857
1801
First Barbary War: The Barbary pirates of Tripoli declare war on the United States of America (1st US foreign war).
First Barbary War
1775
Second Continental Congress convenes in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and issues paper currency for 1st time.
Continental Congress
1774
Louis XVI ascended the throne of France.
Louis, Dauphin of France
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