Today in History
Listings for Friday, May 10, 2019.
Birthdays:
- 1788 Augustin-Jean Fresnel, pioneered in optics.
- 1847 W. Killing --1923
- 1902 David O. Selznick, film producer.
- 1922 Nancy Walker
- 1936 Gary Owens
- 1946 Donovan
- 1960 (Paul Hewson) Bono
- 1961 Danny Carey, Tool's drums and percussion
- 1977 Amanda Borden
Events:
- Native American Day
- 1775 Continental Congress issues paper currency for 1st time.
- 1869 The Driving of the Golden Spike, Promontory Point, Utah: The Transcontinential railroad is completed.
- 1930 The first US planetarium opens, in Chicago.
- 1999 Shel Silverstein turns off the light in the attic.
That's all for today.
