TODAY IN HISTORY

On May 10, 1818, Paul Revere died in Boston.

In 1869, a golden spike was driven in Utah, marking the completion of the first transcontinental railroad in the United States.

In 1924, J. Edgar Hoover was named acting director of the Bureau of Investigation (later known as the Federal Bureau of Investigation, or FBI).

In 1933, the Nazis staged massive public book burnings in Germany.

In 1940, German forces began invading the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Belgium and France.

In 2002, a 39-day-old standoff between Israeli troops and Palestinian gunmen at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem ended with 13 suspected militants flown into exile and 26 released.

In 2014, Michael Sam was picked in the seventh round of the NFL draft, becoming the first openly gay player drafted by a pro football team.