What Happened on May 10 - Tiny Fox Lab

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Today is Saturday, May 10, 2025. It's the 130 day of the year, and we're on week 19. What Happened on May 10 in History? Keep reading to find out!

2019

Uber became a public company, opening on the New York Stock Exchange.

2017

US Geological Survey issued a statement revealing that 39 Montana glaciers have reduced in size from 39 to 85 percent in the last 50 years.

2017

Apple became the first company to achieve worth more than $800 billion.

2005

An assassination attempt was made on President George W. Bush.

1996

The disaster movie 'Twister' by Michael Crichton premiered.

1994

Nelson Mandela was sworn in as South Africa's first black president.

1994

Jeffrey Dahmer got baptized while in prison at Columbia Correctional Institution in Wisconsin.

1971

The USSR attempted to launch an uncrewed spacecraft to Mars.

1960

An atomic submarine circumnavigated the globe.

1908

Mother's Day was officially celebrated for the first time in Grafton, West Virginia.

1877

The first telephone was installed in the telegraph room in the White House, thanks to President Rutherford B. Hayes.

1869

The Golden Spike was driven.

1773

The parliament of Great Britain passed the Tea Act, a piece of legislation that ultimately led to the Boston Tea Party.

1503

Christopher Columbus spotted the Cayman Islands.