On this day in history
May 10
American
1869The golden spike joins the rails at Promontory, Utah, completing the transcontinental railroad.
The golden spike joins the rails at Promontory, Utah, completing the transcontinental railroad.
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1996Eight climbers die in a blizzard on Mount Everest, the disaster chronicled in Into Thin Air.
Eight climbers die in a blizzard on Mount Everest, the disaster chronicled in Into Thin Air.
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World
1940Germany invades France and the Low Countries, beginning the blitzkrieg in the West.
Germany invades France and the Low Countries, beginning the blitzkrieg in the West.
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1994Nelson Mandela is inaugurated as South Africa's first Black president.
Nelson Mandela is inaugurated as South Africa's first Black president.
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1981Francois Mitterrand is elected president of France, the first Socialist of the Fifth Republic.
Francois Mitterrand is elected president of France, the first Socialist of the Fifth Republic.
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