Right this moment is Saturday, Could 10, the one hundred and thirtieth day of 2025. There are 235 days left within the yr.
Right this moment in historical past:
On Could 10, 1869, a golden spike was pushed in a ceremony in Promontory, Utah, marking the completion of the primary transcontinental railroad in the USA.
Additionally on this date:
In 1775, Ethan Allen and his Inexperienced Mountain Boys, together with Col. Benedict Arnold, captured the British-held fortress at Ticonderoga, New York.
In 1865, Accomplice President Jefferson Davis was captured by Union forces close to Irwinville, Georgia.
In 1924, J. Edgar Hoover was named appearing director of the Bureau of Investigation (later referred to as the Federal Bureau of Investigation, or FBI) by President Calvin Coolidge; Hoover would function FBI director till 1972.
In 1933, ebook burnings had been held in 34 cities throughout Germany, focusing on authors whose ideologies had been in battle with Nazism.
In 1940, throughout World Conflict II, German forces started invading the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Belgium and France. On the identical day, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain resigned, and Winston Churchill shaped a brand new authorities.
In 1994, Nelson Mandela was inaugurated, turning into the primary Black president of South Africa.
In 1994, the state of Illinois executed serial killer John Wayne Gacy, 52, for the murders of 33 younger males and boys.
In 2014, Michael Sam was chosen by the St. Louis Rams within the seventh spherical of the NFL draft, turning into the primary overtly homosexual participant drafted by a Nationwide Soccer League crew.
In 2023, Rep. George Santos, the New York Republican notorious for fabricating his life story, was indicted on prices that he duped donors, stole from his marketing campaign and lied to Congress. (Santos pled responsible in August 2024, and was sentenced to 87 months in jail in April 2025.)
Right this moment’s Birthdays:
Basketball Corridor of Fame coach Jim Calhoun is 83.
Musician-songwriter Donovan is 79.
Sen. Dressmaker Miuccia Prada is 76.
Olympic snowboarding medalists Phil and Steve Mahre are 68.
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., is 66.
Singer-activist Bono (U2) is 65.
Sen. John Curtis, R-Utah, is 65.
Playwright Suzan-Lori Parks is 62.
Mannequin Linda Evangelista is 60.
Rapper Younger MC is 58.
Racing driver Helio Castroneves is 50.
Actor Kenan Thompson is 47.
Olympic swimming gold medalist Missy Franklin is 30.
