Today in History: May 10, golden spike completes transcontinental railway
The present day is Saturday May the th day of There are days left in the year In contemporary times 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 Google will pay Texas B to settle alleges the company collected users figures without permission Newark Mayor Ras Baraka arrested outside ICE detention center Longtime agent Jeff Sperbeck s fatal fall from golf cart driven by John Elway ruled an accident Worcester police union slams city councilor for aggression during ICE arrest Liam and Olivia dominate again with top baby names for a sixth year in a row 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 Analysis later known as the Federal Bureau of Assessment 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 regime 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 participant drafted by a National Football League club 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 In the current era 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
