Historical Events for 10th May 2023

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1787 - British Parliament impeaches Warren Hastings, Governor-General of Bengal
1893 - 19th Kentucky Derby: Eddie Kunze aboard Lookout wins in 2:39.25
1906 - Russian Duma (Parliament) meets for 1st time
1929 - 54th Preakness: Louis Schaefer aboard Dr Freeland wins in 2:01.6
1953 - KCBD TV channel 11 in Lubbock, TX (NBC) begins broadcasting
1961 - "Beyond the Fringe" premieres in London
1970 - Atlanta Braves' Hoyt Wilhelm pitches in his 1,000th game, loses to Cards 6-5
1980 - "Happy New Year" closes at Morosco Theater NYC after 17 performances
1991 - Oakland A's Jose Canseco is seen leaving singer Madonna's apartment
2018 - New record auction price for a Latin American artwork of $9.76 million for Diego Rivera's "The Rivals"

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