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| December 10th |
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| About December 10th is the 344th day of the year (345th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 21 days remaining until the end of the calendar year. The Presentation Ceremony of the Nobel Prize occurs on December 10th. December 10th is Human Rights Day. Births 1851 - Melvil Dewey, invented Dewey Decimal System 1950 - John Boozman, U.S. Senator (Arkansas) 1956 - Rod Blagojevich, politician (Illinois) 1957 - Michael Clarke Duncan, actor (The Green Mile) 1960 - Kenneth Branagh, actor, director (Henry V) 1983 - Patrick Flueger, actor (The 4400) Deaths 1830 - Emily Dickinson, poet 1946 - Walter Johnson, Hall of Fame baseball pitcher 1967 - Otis Redding, soul singer 2008 - Richard Pryor, comedian, actor writer Events 1817 - Mississippi becomes the 20th state of the United States. 1869 - The Territory of Wyoming grants women the right to vote. 1898 - The Treaty of Paris is signed in France, formally bringing an end to the Spanish-American War. 1935 - The first Heisman Trophy is awarded to University of Chicago halfback Jay Berwanger. 1938 - Filming for Gone with The Wind begins. 1948 - The U.N. General Assembly adopts its Universal Declaration on Human Rights. 1965 - The Grateful Dead plays their first concert, at the Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco, California. 2006 - LaDainan Tomlinson scores his 29th touchdown against the Denver Broncos breaking the NFL single season record held by Shaun Alexander. |
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