Today in History for 10th May 2018:
Historical Events
1775 – Second Continental Congress convenes in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and issues paper currency for 1st time
1916 – Historic Shipport Museum opens in Amsterdam
1950 – 1st Netherlands-US telex sent
1952 – “Shuffle Along” closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 4 performances
1990 – French TGV-train hits record speed of 510.6 kph
2014 – 59th Eurovision Song Contest: Conchita Wurst for Austria wins singing “Rise Like a Phoenix” in Copenhagen
Famous Birthdays
1795 – Jacques-Nicolas-Augustin Thierry, historian
1942 – Ingram Douglas Marshall, composer
1955 – Bruce Hartzler, American canoeist (alt-Olympics 1996), born in Washington, D.C.
1965 – Linda Evangelista, St Catherines Canada, supermodel (Elite)
1969 – Curtis Whitley, NFL center (Panthers, Packers, Raiders)
1977 – Henri Camara, Senegalese footballer
Famous Deaths
1290 – Duke Rudolph II of Austria (b. 1271)
1864 – Thomas Greeley Stevenson, Union brigadier general, dies at about 27
1971 – Mihail Jora, Romanian composer, dies at 79
1991 – Armand HF Boni, [Armand the Good], Flemish poet/writer, dies
1994 – John Wayne Gacy, mass murderer, executed in Illinois at 52
1997 – Joan [Joanie] Weston, American roller derby queen (Bay Bombers), dies at 61