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Today in History for Thursday, May 10th

| May 10, 2012 6:00 AM

Highlights of Today in History for Thursday, May 10th: Transcontinental railroad finished; Nazis stage book burnings; Rudolph Hess parachutes into Scotland; Nelson Mandela takes oath of office; John Wayne Gacy executed; Singer Bono born. Subscribe to the Associated Press: http://bit.ly/APYouTube Download AP Mobile: http://www.ap.org/mobile/ Associated Press on Facebook: http://apne.ws/c7lQTV Associated Press on Twitter: http://apne.ws/bTquhb Associated Press on Google+: http://bit.ly/zuTKBL