May 10 - The Day in History

May 10 : General Interest 1869: Transcontinental railroad completed On this day in 1869, the presidents of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads meet in Promontory, Utah, and drive a ceremonial last spike into a rail line that connects their railroads... read more American Revolution 1775 : Second Continental Congress assembles as Ticonderoga falls http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/second-continental-congress-assembles-as-ticonderoga-falls Automotive 1980 : Government gives Chrysler $1.5 billion loan http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/government-gives-chrysler-15-billion-loan Civil War 1863 : Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/thomas-j-stonewall-jackson-dies Cold War 1990 : China releases Tiananmen Square prisoners http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/china-releases-tiananmen-square-prisoners Crime 1924 : J. Edgar Hoover begins his legacy with the FBI http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/j-edgar-hoover-begins-his-legacy-with-the-fbi Disaster 1996 : Death on Mount Everest http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/death-on-mount-everest General Interest 1865 : Jefferson Davis captured http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jefferson-davis-captured 1940 : Churchill becomes prime minister http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/churchill-becomes-prime-minister 1994 : Nelson Mandela inaugurated http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nelson-mandela-inaugurated Hollywood 1977 : Joan Crawford dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/joan-crawford-dies Literary 1749 : The final volume of Tom Jones is published http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-final-volume-of-tom-jones-is-published Music 1909 : "Mother" Maybelle Carter is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/quotmotherquot-maybelle-carter-is-born Old West 1869 : First transcontinental railroad is completed http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-transcontinental-railroad-is-completed Presidential 1877 : Hayes has first phone installed in White House http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hayes-has-first-phone-installed-in-white-house Sports 1970 : Bobby Orr leads Bruins to Stanley Cup title http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bobby-orr-leads-bruins-to-stanley-cup-title Vietnam War 1969 : Operation Apache Snow is launched http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/operation-apache-snow-is-launched 1972 : Intense air war continues over North Vietnam http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/intense-air-war-continues-over-north-vietnam World War I 1871 : Treaty of Frankfurt am Main ends Franco-Prussian War http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/treaty-of-frankfurt-am-main-ends-franco-prussian-war World War II 1940 : As Germany invades Holland and Belgium, Winston Churchill becomes prime minister of Great Britain http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/as-germany-invades-holland-and-belgium-winston-churchill-becomes-prime-minister-of-great-britain

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