Thursday, May 10, 2018

History for May 10

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History for May 10 - On-This-Day.com:
John Wilkes Booth 1838 - Stage actor, assassinated President Abraham Lincoln, Ottmar Mergenthaler 1854, Fred Astaire (Frederick Austerlitz) 1899 - Film and stage dancer, choreographer, singer, actor
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 David O. Selznick 1902 - Film producer ("Gone with the Wind"), Sid Vicious 1957 - Musician (Sex Pistols) - Sex Pistols Merchandise, "Bono" (Paul Hewson) 1960 - Musician (U2)
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 1773 - The English Parliament passed the Tea Act, which taxed all tea in the U.S. colonies.
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 1869 - Central Pacific and Union Pacific Rail Roads meet in Promontory, UT. A golden spike was driven in at the celebration of the first transcontinental railroad in the U.S.
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 1908 - The first Mother's Day observance took place during a church service in Grafton, West Virginia.
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 1924 - J. Edgar Hoover was appointed head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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 1933 - The Nazis staged massive public book burnings in Germany.
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 1940 - Germany invaded Belgium, France, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg.
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 1962 - Marvel Comics published the first issue of "The Incredible Hulk."
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