Would-be assassin penetrates security of world's most powerful man
A man attempted to assassinate US President George W Bush in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi by lobbing a hand grenade at him on May 10, 2005.
Vladimir Arutinian was captured on CCTV images moments before he grabbed the explosive device wrapped in a cloth beneath his jacket.
The would-be assassin threw the grenade into a crowd about 20 metres from the stage where Bush had just begun speaking, but the grenade failed to detonate.
No one was injured but the attempted killing marked a massive breach of security for the world's most protected political leader. Arutinian was later arrested following a massive manhunt by US and Georgian authorities.
On May 10, 1941, the second most powerful man in Nazi Germany made a solo flight to Britain in one of World War II's most bizarre events.
Rudolf Hess, the regime's deputy leader and keen pilot, flew a German air force plane to western Scotland and parachuted into remote countryside before the aircraft hit the ground.
On May 10, 1985, the Go-Go's, considered the most successful all-female rock band, announced they were splitting up.
They formed in 1978, taking their inspiration from the Los Angeles underground punk scene.
The group's 1981 debut album, Beauty and the Beat, was the first by an all-female band to hit number one in the US charts.
Billie Joe Armstrong (third from left) and (left to right) Kathy Valentine, Charlotte Caffey, Gina Schock, Jane Wiedlin and Belinda Carlisle of The Go-Go's pose backstage at the Outdoor Theatre during the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at Empire Polo Club on April 11, 2025 in Indio, California.
Following the Port Arthur massacre, Prime Minister John Howard announced a plan for tougher firearms laws in Australia on May 10, 1996.
Despite opposition from the gun lobby, his government went on to pass major reforms, including banning automatic high powered weapons.
Six climbers died on Mount Everest on May 9, 1996, the highest death toll in a single day on the world's highest peak.
Disaster struck when four climbing expeditions were trying to reach the summit and a storm suddenly began. Groups were stranded close to the summit as conditions worsened.
The tragedy inspired Jon Krakauer's top-selling book Into Thin Air.
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