What is May 10?
{{calendar}} {{day}} == Events == === Up to 1900 === * [[28 BC]] &ndash; A [[sunspot]] is observed by [[Han Dynasty]] [[astronomer]]s during the reign of [[Emperor Cheng of Han]]. * [[70]] &ndash; [[Siege of Jerusalem]]: [[Titus]], son of [[Vespasian]], opens a full–scale assault on [[Jerusalem]] and attacks the city's Third Wall to the northwest. * [[1291]] &ndash; [[Scotland|Scottish]] nobles recognize the authority of King [[Edward I of England]]. * [[1497]] &ndash; [[Amerigo Vespucci (explorer)|Amerigo Vespucci]] allegedly leaves [[Cádiz]] for his first voyage to the [[New World]]. * [[1503]] &ndash; [[Christopher Columbus]] visits the [[Cayman Islands]] and names them ''Las Tortugas'' after the numerous [[sea turtle]]s there. * [[1534]] &ndash; [[Jacques Cartier]] visits [[Newfoundland]]. * [[1612]] &ndash; Mughal Emperor [[Shah Jahan]] marries Arjumand Banu Begum, who receives the name [[Mumtaz Mahal]]. * [[1655]] &ndash; [[England]] annexes [[Jamaica]] from [[Spain]]. * [[1768]] &ndash; [[John Wilkes]] is imprisoned for writing an article for the ''[[The North Briton|North Briton]]'' severely criticizing [[George III of the United Kingdom|King George III]]. This action provokes rioting in [[London]]. * [[1774]] &ndash; [[Louis XVI of France|Louis XVI]] becomes King of [[France]]. * [[1775]] &ndash; [[American Revolutionary War]]: [[Fort Ticonderoga]] is taken by a small force led by Colonel [[Benedict Arnold]] and [[Ethan Allen]]. * [[1775]] &ndash; [[American Revolutionary War]]: Representatives from the 13 colonies of the [[United States]] meet in [[Philadelphia]] and raise the Continental Army to defend the new [[republic]]. They place it under command of Cavalier [[George Washington]] of Virginia. * [[1796]] &ndash; [[First Coalition]]: [[Napoleon I of France]] wins a decisive victory against [[Austria]]n forces at [[Lodi]] bridge over the [[River Adda]] in [[Italy]]. The Austrians lose some 2,000 men. * [[1801]] &ndash; [[First Barbary War]]: The [[Barbary pirates]] of [[Tripoli]] declare war on the