1. President Franklin D. Roosevelt Visits Georgia (1935): On May 10, 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt arrived in Warm Springs, Georgia to begin a week-long visit to the state. The President had a special connection to Georgia because he had established the Warm Springs Foundation, a facility for polio patients, after contracting the disease himself in the 1920s.

2. Atlanta Hawks Win NBA Championship (1958): On May 10, 1958, the Atlanta Hawks won their first NBA championship in franchise history, defeating the Boston Celtics in six games. The Hawks were led by future Hall of Famers Bob Pettit and Cliff Hagan.

3. Georgia Ratifies the U.S. Constitution (1788): On May 10, 1788, Georgia became the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, following Delaware, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. The adoption of the Constitution helped to create a strong federal government and has been a cornerstone of American democracy ever since.

4. Georgia Executes First Woman by Electrocution (1945): On May 10, 1945, Lena Baker, a black woman from Cuthbert, Georgia, became the first woman in the state to be executed by electrocution. Baker had been convicted of killing her white employer, but her case raised questions about racial injustice in the legal system.

5. Public School Integration Ruling (1963): On May 10, 1963, the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling in the case of US v. Jefferson County Board of Education, ordering the desegregation of public schools in Jefferson County, Georgia. The ruling was a major victory for the civil rights movement and helped to pave the way for greater equality in education across the country.