This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
May 10 highlights and historical milestones
On May 10 many events shaped history including the completion of the first transcontinental railroad in 1869, key political shifts in France and Britain, and notable deaths such as Joan Crawford in 1977. Birthdays span Bel Kaufman to Bono with diverse figures across arts and sports.
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Promontory
Utah
United States
Sir Thomas Dale
Virginia
Louis XVI
France
Ethan Allen
Green Mountain Boys
Col
Benedict Arnold
Ticonderoga
N.Y
Jefferson Davis
Irwinville
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Germany
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Belgium
Neville Chamberlain
Winston Churchill
Adolf Hitler
Rudolf Hess
Scotland
Hess
Spandau Prison
Joan Crawford
New York
Francois Mitterrand
Valery Giscard d'Estaing
Nelson Mandela
South Africa
Church of the Nativity
Bethlehem
Gaza Strip
National Assembly
Fidel Castro
Robert Hanssen
Moscow
NBA
Hornets
New Orleans
Charlotte
Tony Blair
Blair
Gordon Brown
House
U.S
Iraq
Santa Ana
Calif
Engi
Neer Chi Mak
China
Mak
Mississippi
Mississippi Delta
Memphis
Tenn
Muammar Gaddafi
NATO
Tripoli
Misrata
Burt Reinhardt
CNN
Marietta
Bel Kaufman
Pat Summerall
Barbara Taylor Bradford
Henry Fambrough
the Spinners
Gary Owens
David Clennon
Jim Abrahams
Donovan
Dave Mason
Bruce Penhall
Rick Santorum
R-Pa
Victoria Rowell
Bono
Danny Carey
Tool
Darryl M. Bell
Suzan-Lori Parks
Linda Evangelista
Young MC
Erik Pal