May 10 is National Shrimp Day. In America, shrimp is consumed more than any other type of seafood, hence, it deserves its own day! Amazing food fact there!
Below is a list of significant events of May 10, that made it to the books of history.
- 1503-Christopher Columbus discovered the Cayman Islands.
- 1869-In the United States, the first coast-to-coast railroad was completed.
- 1908-The first Mother’s Day observance took place during a church service in Grafton, West Virginia.
- 1915-Canadian physician Cluny MacPherson first presented his gas mask invention to the British War Office.
- 1915-J. Edgar Hoover was appointed head of the FBI.
- 1930-The Adler Planetarium opened to the public in Chicago, IL.
- 1933-German rulers ceremonially burn about 25,000 allegedly “un-German” books.
- 1941-Adolf Hitler’s deputy, Rudolf Hess, parachuted into Scotland to broker a peace agreement.
- 1954-Bill Haley released “Rock Around the Clock”.
- 1962-Marvel Comics published the first issue of “The Incredible Hulk.”
- 1978-Britain’s Princess Margaret and the Earl of Snowdon announced they were divorcing after 18 years of marriage.
- 1986-Navy Lt. Commander Donnie Cochran became the first black pilot to fly with the Blue Angels team.
- 1988-Edgar Degas’ “Danseresje of 14” sold for $10,120,000.
- 1991-Oakland A’s Jose Canseco was seen leaving singer Madonna’s apartment.
- 1994-Nelson Mandela became South Africa’s first black president.
- 1997-An earthquake in northeastern Iran killed at least 2,400 people.
- 2001-Boeing Co. announced that it would be moving its headquarters to Chicago, IL.
- 2002-Robert Hanssen was sentenced to life in prison with no chance for parole.
- 2002-Dr. Pepper announced that it would be introducing a new flavor, Red Fusion, for the first time in 117 years.
- 2008-Philippine court acquitted Imelda Marcos in a 17-year-old case of 32 counts of illegal transfer of wealth totaling $863 million in Swiss bank accounts.