1969 - Apollo 10 transmits the first color pictures of Earth from space.
1910 - Halley's Comet closest approach to Earth.
1877 - President Hayes has the first phone installed in the White House.
1823 - The first steamboat to navigate the Mississippi River arrives at Fort Snelling
1497 - Amerigo Vespucci departs from Cadiz, Spain setting sail for the New World.
This Day In Business
1869 - The First Transcontinental Railroad is completed in Promontory Summit, Utah.
1967 - The Rolling Stones Mick Jagger and Keith Richards held on drug charges in Chichester.
1503 - Due to its abundance of sea turtles, Cayman Islands renamed Las Tortugas.
1970 - The Boston Bruins beat the St. Louis Blues in to win the team's first Stanley Cup since 1941
May 10th Holiday
Constitution Day (Federated States of Micronesia) - Honors the signing of the Micronesian Constitution.
Today's Birthday Trivia
She made her film debut in the film King Kong. Who is she?
Today's Birthday Horoscope
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