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Today is Friday, May 10, 2024, 19:03 (UTC/GMT). This is day 131 of 2024. There are 235 days remaining. There are 6,822,357 articles on the English Wikipedia. Picture of the day The Rokeby Venus is a painting by Diego Velázquez which was completed between 1647 and 1651. It depicts the Roman goddess Venus in a sensual pose, lying on a bed and looking into a mirror held by her son Cupid. The painting is the only surviving female nude by Velázquez. Since 1906 it has been in the National Gallery in London.Painting: Diego Velázquez About Me Hello, be nice, I'm New. In the news, On this day-------------------------------> In the news Frank Bainimarama Former prime minister of Fiji Frank Bainimarama (pictured) is sentenced to one year in prison for attempting to pervert the course of justice. Flooding in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, leaves more than 110 people dead and at least 140 others missing. Kyren Wilson wins the World Snooker Championship. In horse racing, Mystik Dan wins the Kentucky Derby. Following the Solomon Islands general election, Jeremiah Manele becomes the prime minister. Ongoing: Israel–Hamas war timeline Myanmar civil war Russian invasion of Ukraine timeline War in Sudan timeline Recent deaths: Pete McCloskey Ignatius Jones Joe Collier Obi Ezeh Steve Albini Kristin Hallenga On this day... May 10 One World Trade Center 28 BC – Chinese astronomers during the Han dynasty made the first precisely dated observation of a sunspot. 1833 – Siamese–Vietnamese wars: Lê Văn Khôi escaped from prison to begin a revolt against Emperor Minh Mạng, primarily to avenge his adoptive father, Vietnamese general Lê Văn Duyệt. 1916 – Ernest Shackleton and five companions arrived at South Georgia, completing a 1,300 km (800 mi) lifeboat voyage over 16 days to obtain rescue for the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition. 1940 – World War II: German forces commenced their invasion of Belgium. 2013 – One World Trade Center (pictured) in New York City, the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, was topped out at a height of 1,776 feet (541 m). Leonhart Fuchs (d. 1566) Karl Barth (b. 1886) Arthur Kopit (b. 1937) More anniversaries: May 9 May 10 May 11