Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/May 10
On May 10:
- 1497 - Amerigo Vespucci allegedly left Cádiz for his first voyage to the New World.
- 1768 - John Wilkes was imprisoned for criticizing King George III, sparking riots in London.
- 1774 - Louis XVI became King of France.
- 1869 - The First Transcontinental Railroad of North America was completed with a golden spike ceremony.
- 1941 - Nazi leader Rudolf Hess parachuted into Scotland claiming to be on a peace mission.