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The following events took place on May 10. The list is arranged in chronological order.

Found 63 events. Showing 1 - 20.

• 28 BCE

  A sunspot is observed by Han dynasty astronomers during the reign of Emperor Cheng of Han, one of the earliest dated sunspot observations in China.
• 70

  Siege of Jerusalem: Titus, son of emperor Vespasian, opens a full-scale assault on Jerusalem and attacks the city’s Third Wall to the northwest.
• 1291

  Scottish nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England pending the selection of a king.
• 1497

  Amerigo Vespucci allegedly leaves Cádiz for his first voyage to the New World.
• 1503

  Christopher Columbus visits the Cayman Islands and names them Las Tortugas after the numerous turtles there.
• 1534

  Jacques Cartier visits Newfoundland.
• 1655

  England, with troops under the command of Admiral William Penn and General Robert Venables, annexes Jamaica from Spain.
• 1768

  John Wilkes is imprisoned for writing an article for The North Briton severely criticizing King George III. This action provokes rioting in London.
• 1773

  The Parliament of Great Britain passes the Tea Act, designed to save the British East India Company by granting it a monopoly on the North American tea trade.
• 1774

  Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette become King and Queen of France.
• 1775

  American Revolutionary War: A small Colonial militia led by Ethan Allen and Colonel Benedict Arnold captures Fort Ticonderoga.
• 1775

  American Revolutionary War: Representatives from the Thirteen Colonies begin the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia.
• 1796

  War of the First Coalition: Napoleon I of France wins a decisive victory against Austrian forces at Lodi bridge over the Adda River in Italy. The Austrians lose some 2,000 men.
• 1801

  First Barbary War: The Barbary pirates of Tripoli declare war on the United States of America.
• 1824

  The National Gallery in London opens to the public.
• 1833

  The desecration of the grave of the viceroy of southern Vietnam Lê Văn Duyệt by Emperor Minh Mạng provokes his adopted son to start a revolt.
• 1837

  Panic of 1837: New York City banks fail, and unemployment reaches record levels.
• 1849

  Astor Place Riot: A riot breaks out at the Astor Opera House in Manhattan, New York City over a dispute between actors Edwin Forrest and William Charles Macready, killing at least 25 and injuring over 120.
• 1857

  Indian Rebellion of 1857: In India, the first war of Independence begins. Sepoys mutiny against their commanding officers at Meerut.
• 1863

  American Civil War: Confederate General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson dies eight days after he is accidentally shot by his own troops.

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