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10 May, 2005
A hand grenade allegedly thrown by Vladimir Arutinian lands about 65 feet(20 meters) from United States President George W. Bush while he is giving a speech to a crowd in Tbilisi, Georgia, but malfunctions and does not detonate.
10 May, 2003
Record shattering tornado activity during the May 2003 Tornado Outbreak Sequence. FBI agent Robert Hanssen is given a life sentence without the possibility of parole for selling United States secrets to Moscow for $1.4 million in cash and diamonds.
10 May, 1998
Sinn Fein backs peace deal: The political wing of the republican IRA back the Good Friday peace agreement heralding a major shift in modern republicanism.
10 May, 1997
An earthquake near Ardekul in northeastern Iran kills at least 2,400 people
10 May, 1996
A "rogue storm" near the summit of Mount Everest kills eight climbers, making this the deadliest day in the mountain's history. Among the dead are experienced climbers Rob Hall and Scott Fischer, both of whom were leading paid expeditions to the summit.
10 May, 1994
Mandela becomes SA's first black president: Nelson Mandela becomes South Africa's first black president after more than three centuries of white rule.
10 May, 1981
François Mitterrand takes office as the first Socialist President of France.
10 May, 1978
Italy mourns murdered statesman: The murdered Italian politician Aldo Moro is buried after a private funeral service, 55 days after he was kidnapped by the Red Brigade.
10 May, 1967
Two Rolling Stones on drugs charges Mick Jagger and Keith Richards appeared before magistrates charged with drug offences.
10 May, 1960
The nuclear submarine USS Triton completes the first underwater circumnavigation of the earth.
10 May, 1954
Bill Haley and the Comets release "Rock Around the Clock", the first rock and roll record to reach number one on the charts.
10 May, 1941
Rudolf Hess parachutes into Scotland in order to try and negotiate a peace deal between the United Kingdom and Nazi Germany. The House of Commons in London is near destroyed by the Luftwaffe in an air raid.
10 May, 1940
Churchill takes helm as Germans advance: German forces invade the Low Countries by air and land, while in London, Chamberlain is replaced by Churchill. Iceland invaded by the United Kingdom.
10 May, 1933
Censorship: In Germany, the Nazis stage massive public book burnings.
10 May, 1924
J. Edgar Hoover is appointed the Director of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, and remains so until his death in 1972.
10 May, 1908
Mother's Day is observed for the first time (Andrew's Methodist Church in Grafton, West Virginia, USA).
10 May, 1877
Romania declares itself independent from Turkey, recognized on March 26, 1881 after the end of the Romanian War of Independence.
10 May, 1872
Victoria Woodhull becomes the first woman nominated for President of the United States.
10 May, 1869
The First Transcontinental Railroad, linking the eastern and western United States, is completed at Promontory Summit, Utah (not Promontory Point, Utah) with the golden spike.
10 May, 1857
Indian Mutiny: In India, the first war of Independence begins. Sepoys revolt against the British Army.
10 May, 1768
John Wilkes is imprisoned for writing an article for the North Briton severely criticizing King George III. This action provokes rioting in London.
10 May, 1503
Christopher Columbus visits the Cayman Islands and names them Las Tortugas after the numerous sea turtles there.

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