Today in history

1804 : Napoleon Bonaparte proclaimed Emperor of France

1934 : Academy Award first is called 'Oscar' for the very first time in print

1954 : European Convention on Human Rights goes into effect

1969 : Apollo 10 (Stafford/Cernan/Young) launched toward lunar orbit

1982 : Three weeks after disappearing Joe Strummer and his girlfriend are found living in Paris, two days after they ran the Paris Marathon,

1991 : USSR launches 2 cosmonauts to MIR space station

2019 : Eurovision Song Contest 2019: The United Kingdom finishes in last place with a score of 11.