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A bit of May 10th history…
1752 - Benjamin Franklin tests the lightning conductor with his kite flying experiment (pictured)
1837 - Panic of 1837 - NYC banks fail and unemployment reaches record levels
1869 - The Golden Spike is driven, completing the 1st US Transcontinental Railroad at Promontory Summit, Utah and connecting the Central Pacific Railroad with the Union Pacific
2017 - USGS releases report that some glaciers in Montana have receded by 85% in the last 50 years
2017 - Apple becomes 1st company to be worth more than $800 billion
A bit of May 10th history… 1752 - Benjamin Franklin tests the...