Tuesday, May 10, 1870 is a Tuesday. It is day 130 of 1870 (35.6% through the year), ISO week 19, in Q2.
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Historical Milestones
Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces, assisted by the U.S. military, captured the Tabqa Dam and surrounding countryside, completing the Battle of Tabqa.
Syrian civil war →One World Trade Center (pictured) in New York City, the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, was topped out at a height of 1,776 feet (541Â m).
One World Trade Center →Suicide bombers detonated two car bombs outside a military intelligence complex in Damascus, killing 55 people.
Suicide attack →Vladimir Arutyunian attempted to assassinate U.S. president George W. Bush and Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili in Tbilisi using a hand grenade, which failed to detonate.
Vladimir Arutyunian →An earthquake registering 7.3 Mw struck near Qaen, Iran, killing at least 1,567 and leaving around 50,000 others homeless.
1997 Qayen earthquake →American serial killer John Wayne Gacy was executed by lethal injection for the murders of twelve teenage boys and young men in a series of killings committed between 1972 and 1978.
John Wayne Gacy →World War II: German Deputy FĂŒhrer Rudolf Hess (pictured) parachuted into Scotland in an attempt to negotiate peace with the British government.
World War II →British prime minister Neville Chamberlain resigned and formally recommended Winston Churchill as his successor.
Neville Chamberlain →World War II: German forces commenced their invasion of Belgium.
World War II →As part of Nazi Germany's persecution of transgender people, thousands of books taken from the Institute for Sexual Science were burned in Bebelplatz square for being "un-German".
Persecution of transgender people in Nazi Germany →A personal dispute between actors Edwin Forrest and William Macready in New York City devolved into a riot that left at least 22 dead and more than 120 injured.
Edwin Forrest →SiameseâVietnamese wars: LĂȘ VÄn KhĂŽi escaped from prison to begin a revolt against Emperor Minh MáșĄng, primarily to avenge his adoptive father, Vietnamese general LĂȘ VÄn Duyá»t.
SiameseâVietnamese wars →Calculate business days and elapsed calendar time between this date and any other.
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Questions & Answers
Tuesday, May 10, 1870 falls on a Tuesday.
57,108 days ago (156 years, 4 months, 7 days ago). It is day 130 of 1870 with 235 days remaining in the year.
In Roman numerals, Tuesday, May 10, 1870 is written as X.V.MDCCCLXX (Day.Month.Year format).
The moon phase for this date is Waxing Gibbous (approx. 75% illuminated). The astrological sun sign is Taurus.