In Germany, the Nazis stage massive public book burnings. The Nazi public book burnings, most infamously on May 10, 1933, were a series of coordinated…
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10 May 1773
The Parliament of Great Britain passes the Tea Act, designed to save the British East India Company by reducing taxes on its tea and granting…
10 May 1908
Mother’s Day is observed for the first time in the United States, in Grafton, West Virginia. Mother’s Day is a holiday that is celebrated in…
10 May 1940
The United Kingdom invades Iceland. The invasion of Iceland by the Royal Navy and Royal Marines occurred on 10 May 1940, during World War II….
10 May 1824
The National Gallery in London opens to the public for the first time. The National Gallery is an art museum in Trafalgar Square in the…
10 May 1908
Mother’s Day is observed for the first time in Grafton, West Virginia. Prior to the Civil War, Anne Reeves Jarvis worked to start clubs to…
10 May 1849
A riot breaks out at the Astor Opera House in New York City after a dispute between actors Edwin Forrest and William Charles Macready.