December 10
1520 - Martin Luther publicly burned the papal edict demanding that he recant or face excommunication.
1817 - Mississippi became the 20th state.
1869 - The territory of Wyoming authorized women to vote and hold office.
1898 - A treaty was signed in Paris officially ending the Spanish-American War.
1901 - The first Nobel Prizes were awarded in Stockholm, Sweden in the fields of physics, chemistry, medicine, literature and peace.
1906 - President Theodore Roosevelt became the first American to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for helping to mediate an end to the Russo-Japanese War.
1931 - Jane Addams became the first American woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize; the co-recipient was Nicholas Murray Butler.
1948 - The United Nations General Assembly adopted its Universal Declaration on Human Rights.
1950 - Dr. Ralph Bunche became the first African American to win a Nobel Peace Prize.
1964 - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. won the Nobel Peace Prize.
1965 - The Grateful Dead played their first concert, at the Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco.
1980 - Rep. John W. Jenrette, D-S.C., resigned to avoid being expelled from the House following his conviction on charges related to the FBI's Abscam investigation.
1987 - President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev concluded three days of summit talks in Washington.
1984 - South African Bishop Desmond Tutu received the Nobel Peace Prize.
1994 - Yasser Arafat, Shimon Peres and Yitzhak Rabin received the Nobel Peace Prize.
1996 - South African President Nelson Mandela signed the country's new constitution into law during a ceremony in Sharpeville.
1998 - Six astronauts opened the doors to the new international space station.
1998 - The Palestinian leadership scrapped constitutional clauses rejecting Israel's right to exist.
1999 - Los Alamos scientist Wen Ho Lee was arrested and charged with stealing classified information.
2001 - "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring," the first in a three-film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's epic fantasy trilogy, premiered in London.
2002 - Former President Jimmy Carter accepted the Nobel Peace Prize for his diplomacy in the Middle East in the 1970s.
2004 - A U.S. passenger jet landed in Vietnam for the first time since the Vietnam War ended nearly thirty years earlier.
2007 - Former Vice President Al Gore accepted the Nobel Peace Prize with a call for humanity to rise up against a looming climate crisis.
2007 - Cristina Fernandez was sworn in as Argentina's first elected female president.
2009 - James Cameron's 3-D film epic "Avatar" had its world premiere in London.
2009 - President Barack Obama accepted the Nobel Peace Prize with a humble acknowledgment of his scant accomplishments and a robust defense of the U.S. at war.
Birthdays
25 - Gabrielle Allen (reality star)
27 - Wil Meyers (baseball player)
32 - Raven Symone (actress)
32 - Grace Chatto (singer)
32 - Matt Forte (football player)
34 - Xavier Samuel (actor)
34 - Maliah Michel (model)
37 - Massari (R&B singer)
40 - Emmanuelle Chriqui (actress)
47 - Susanna Reid (TV host)
53 - Bobby Flay (chef)
56 - Nia Peeples (actress)
=======================================
Today in Sports History - December 10
1896 - In the first recorded intercollegiate basketball game, Wesleyan defeats Yale 4-3.
1919 - National League votes to ban the spitball's use by all new pitchers.
1919 - New York, Boston, and Chicago oppose American League resolution accusing Ban Johnson of overstepping his duties.
1922 - Pete Henry makes longest known NFL drop-kicked field goal, 45 yards.
1924 - Agreement reached on permanent rotation of World Series baseball championships with each league getting games 1, 2, 6, 7 in alternating years.
1939 - The Green Bay Packers defeat the New York Giants 27-0 in the NFL championship game.
1972 - The American League adopted the designated hitter rule on an experimental basis for three years.
1972 - The longest non-scoring pass in NFL history was made when Jim Hart (St. Louis Cardinals) threw a pass from his own one yard-line to Bobby Moore (Ahmad Rashad). Moore was tackled on the Rams' one-yard line. The pass was officially 98 yards.
1978 - New York Islanders end 15-game undefeated streak (12-0-3) to Montreal Canadiens.
1986 - Atlanta Hawks' Dominique Wilkins scores 57 points versus Chicago Bulls.
1992 - The National Hockey League votes unanimously to expand to Anaheim, California, approving a new team, "The Mighty Ducks", owned by The Walt Disney Company.
1992 - NHL awards franchise to Miami (for 1994-95).
1994 - Art Monk of the New York Jets set an NFL record of 178 straight games with a reception.
1994 - Colorado running back Rashaan Salaam wins the Heisman Trophy.
2007 - NFL star Michael Vick was sentenced to 23 months in prison for bankrolling a dogfighting operation and killing dogs that underperformed.
2008 - The New York Yankees sign starting pitcher CC Sabathia to a seven-year, US$161-million contract - the largest ever for a free-agent pitcher.
2016 - Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson won the Heisman Trophy.
2016 - Army ended a 14-game losing streak to rival Navy with a 21-17 victory.
1520 - Martin Luther publicly burned the papal edict demanding that he recant or face excommunication.
1817 - Mississippi became the 20th state.
1869 - The territory of Wyoming authorized women to vote and hold office.
1898 - A treaty was signed in Paris officially ending the Spanish-American War.
1901 - The first Nobel Prizes were awarded in Stockholm, Sweden in the fields of physics, chemistry, medicine, literature and peace.
1906 - President Theodore Roosevelt became the first American to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for helping to mediate an end to the Russo-Japanese War.
1931 - Jane Addams became the first American woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize; the co-recipient was Nicholas Murray Butler.
1948 - The United Nations General Assembly adopted its Universal Declaration on Human Rights.
1950 - Dr. Ralph Bunche became the first African American to win a Nobel Peace Prize.
1964 - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. won the Nobel Peace Prize.
1965 - The Grateful Dead played their first concert, at the Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco.
1980 - Rep. John W. Jenrette, D-S.C., resigned to avoid being expelled from the House following his conviction on charges related to the FBI's Abscam investigation.
1987 - President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev concluded three days of summit talks in Washington.
1984 - South African Bishop Desmond Tutu received the Nobel Peace Prize.
1994 - Yasser Arafat, Shimon Peres and Yitzhak Rabin received the Nobel Peace Prize.
1996 - South African President Nelson Mandela signed the country's new constitution into law during a ceremony in Sharpeville.
1998 - Six astronauts opened the doors to the new international space station.
1998 - The Palestinian leadership scrapped constitutional clauses rejecting Israel's right to exist.
1999 - Los Alamos scientist Wen Ho Lee was arrested and charged with stealing classified information.
2001 - "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring," the first in a three-film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's epic fantasy trilogy, premiered in London.
2002 - Former President Jimmy Carter accepted the Nobel Peace Prize for his diplomacy in the Middle East in the 1970s.
2004 - A U.S. passenger jet landed in Vietnam for the first time since the Vietnam War ended nearly thirty years earlier.
2007 - Former Vice President Al Gore accepted the Nobel Peace Prize with a call for humanity to rise up against a looming climate crisis.
2007 - Cristina Fernandez was sworn in as Argentina's first elected female president.
2009 - James Cameron's 3-D film epic "Avatar" had its world premiere in London.
2009 - President Barack Obama accepted the Nobel Peace Prize with a humble acknowledgment of his scant accomplishments and a robust defense of the U.S. at war.
Birthdays
25 - Gabrielle Allen (reality star)
27 - Wil Meyers (baseball player)
32 - Raven Symone (actress)
32 - Grace Chatto (singer)
32 - Matt Forte (football player)
34 - Xavier Samuel (actor)
34 - Maliah Michel (model)
37 - Massari (R&B singer)
40 - Emmanuelle Chriqui (actress)
47 - Susanna Reid (TV host)
53 - Bobby Flay (chef)
56 - Nia Peeples (actress)
=======================================
Today in Sports History - December 10
1896 - In the first recorded intercollegiate basketball game, Wesleyan defeats Yale 4-3.
1919 - National League votes to ban the spitball's use by all new pitchers.
1919 - New York, Boston, and Chicago oppose American League resolution accusing Ban Johnson of overstepping his duties.
1922 - Pete Henry makes longest known NFL drop-kicked field goal, 45 yards.
1924 - Agreement reached on permanent rotation of World Series baseball championships with each league getting games 1, 2, 6, 7 in alternating years.
1939 - The Green Bay Packers defeat the New York Giants 27-0 in the NFL championship game.
1972 - The American League adopted the designated hitter rule on an experimental basis for three years.
1972 - The longest non-scoring pass in NFL history was made when Jim Hart (St. Louis Cardinals) threw a pass from his own one yard-line to Bobby Moore (Ahmad Rashad). Moore was tackled on the Rams' one-yard line. The pass was officially 98 yards.
1978 - New York Islanders end 15-game undefeated streak (12-0-3) to Montreal Canadiens.
1986 - Atlanta Hawks' Dominique Wilkins scores 57 points versus Chicago Bulls.
1992 - The National Hockey League votes unanimously to expand to Anaheim, California, approving a new team, "The Mighty Ducks", owned by The Walt Disney Company.
1992 - NHL awards franchise to Miami (for 1994-95).
1994 - Art Monk of the New York Jets set an NFL record of 178 straight games with a reception.
1994 - Colorado running back Rashaan Salaam wins the Heisman Trophy.
2007 - NFL star Michael Vick was sentenced to 23 months in prison for bankrolling a dogfighting operation and killing dogs that underperformed.
2008 - The New York Yankees sign starting pitcher CC Sabathia to a seven-year, US$161-million contract - the largest ever for a free-agent pitcher.
2016 - Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson won the Heisman Trophy.
2016 - Army ended a 14-game losing streak to rival Navy with a 21-17 victory.
