May 10 1902
Portugal was brought close to bankruptcy by the costly revolt in Angola.
May 10 1946
Italy's former colonies in North Africa were placed under UN control.
May 10 1946
The Mouvement démocatique pour la rénovation malgache (MDRM, the Malagasy Renovation Party) was banned by the French authorities.
Life magazine was banned in Egypt after publishing an unflattering article about King Farouk.
May 10 1953
In preparation for the next general election, two anti-Malan parties were formed: the Federal Union Party and the Liberals (led by Alan Paton).
May 10 1956
The UN reported acceptance of an unconditional ceasefire by Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon.
May 10 1969: Transcontinental Railroad Was Completed
On this day in 1869, the presidents of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads met in Promontory, Utah, and drove a ceremonial last spike into a rail line that connects their railroads. This made transcontinental railroad travel possible for the first time in U.S. history. Western-bound travelers didn't need to take the long and dangerous journey by wagon train, and the West surely lost some of its wild charm with the new connection to the civilized East.
Since at least 1832, both Eastern and frontier statesmen realized a need to connect the two coasts. It was not until 1853, though, that Congress appropriated funds to survey several routes for the transcontinental railroad. The actual building of the railroad had to wait even longer, as North-South tensions prevented Congress from reaching an agreement on where the line would begin.
May 10 1994
South African president Nelson Mandela was sworn in to office.
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