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This Day in History – On May 10 1503 Columbus discovered the Cayman Islands. 1773 The English Parliament passed the Tea Act, which taxed all tea in the U.S. colonies. 1796 Napoleon Bonaparte won a brilliant victory against the Austrians at Lodi bridge in Italy. 1940 Germany invaded Belgium, France, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. 1941 Englands House of Commons was destroyed by a German air raid. 1994 The state of Illinois executed convicted serial killer John Wayne Gacy for the murders of 33 young men and boys. 1994 Nelson Mandela was sworn in as South Africa’s first black president. 1999 The Cezanne painting Still Life With Curtain, Pitcher and Bowl of Fruit sold for 60.5 million. 2001 In Ghana, 121 people were killed in a stampede at a soccer game.
Posted on: Sat, 10 May 2014 13:00:10 +0000

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