On May 10th in US Political History
Part II
Part II
On May 10th in 1775 Ethan Allen and his 83 Green Mountain Boys captured the British-held fortress at Ticonderoga, N.Y., on the western shore of Lake Champlain. They took the entire garrison captive without firing a shot. This was the 1st aggressive American action in the War of Independence
On May 10th in 1797 The first American Navy ship, the "United States," was launched.
On May 10th in 1818 Paul Revere (b.1735) American patriot, died in Boston. Revere, best known for his midnight ride, fathered 16 children-eight by his first wife Sarah Orne and eight by his second wife, Rachel Walker. Born to Apollos Rivoire and Deborah Hitchbourne, Paul Revere was one of 13 children.
On May 10th in 1823 The 1st steamboat to navigate the Mississippi River arrived at Ft. Snelling
On May 10th in 1838 John Wilkes Booth (d.1865), assassin of President Abraham Lincoln, was born near Bel Air, Maryland.
On May 10th in 1840 Mormon leader Joseph Smith moved his band of followers to Illinois to escape the hostilities they experienced in Missouri.
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