This Day in History/May-10

1775
Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys captured Fort Ticonderoga from the British.
1863
Confederate General Stonewall Jackson died after being accidentally shot by his own troops.
1869
The United States’ first transcontinental railroad was completed with a ceremony in Promontory Summit, Utah.
1924
J. Edgar Hoover became director of the FBI.
1940
Winston Churchill succeeded Neville Chamberlain as British prime minister.
1994
Nelson Mandela was sworn in as South Africa's first black president.
Source:This day in history/May-10