Today in History: May 10, golden spike completes transcontinental railway
In the present day is Saturday May the th day of There are days left in the year In the current era in history On May a golden spike was driven in a ceremony in Promontory Utah marking the completion of the first transcontinental railroad in the United States Also on this date In Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys along with Col Benedict Arnold captured the British-held fortress at Ticonderoga New York Related Articles In the current era in History May FDA approves first birth control pill How Putin uses the USSR s preeminence in World War II to rally backing for him and the war in Ukraine Currently in History May Son of Sam killer pleads guilty In the present day in History May RMS Lusitania torpedoed sunk by German submarine years after World War II Germany is still painstakingly searching for its fallen soldiers In Confederate President Jefferson Davis was captured by Union forces near Irwinville Georgia In J Edgar Hoover was named acting director of the Bureau of Inquiry later known as the Federal Bureau of Probe or FBI by President Calvin Coolidge Hoover would serve as FBI director until In book burnings were held in cities across Germany targeting authors whose ideologies were in conflict with Nazism In during World War II German forces began invading the Netherlands Luxembourg Belgium and France On the same day British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain resigned and Winston Churchill formed a new cabinet In Nelson Mandela was inaugurated becoming the first Black president of South Africa In the state of Illinois executed serial killer John Wayne Gacy for the murders of young men and boys In Michael Sam was selected by the St Louis Rams in the seventh round of the NFL draft becoming the first openly gay member drafted by a National Football League association In Rep George Santos the New York Republican infamous for fabricating his life story was indicted on charges that he duped donors stole from his campaign and lied to Congress Santos pled guilty in August and was sentenced to months in prison in April At present s Birthdays Basketball Hall of Fame coach Jim Calhoun is Musician-songwriter Donovan is Sen Fashion designer Miuccia Prada is Olympic skiing medalists Phil and Steve Mahre are Sen Cindy Hyde-Smith R-Miss is Singer-activist Bono U is Sen John Curtis R-Utah is Playwright Suzan-Lori Parks is Model Linda Evangelista is Rapper Young MC is Racing driver Helio Castroneves is Actor Kenan Thompson is Olympic swimming gold medalist Missy Franklin is
