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December 10
1520 - Martin Luther publicly burned the papal edict that he recant or face excommunication.
1817 - Mississippi became the 20th state.
1861 - The Confederacy admitted Kentucky as it recognized a pro-Southern shadow state government that was acting without the authority of the pro-Union government in Frankfort.
1869 - The territory of Wyoming authorized women to vote and hold office.
1901 - The first Nobel Prizes were awarded in Stockholm, Sweden, in the fields of physics, chemistry, medicine, literature and peace.
1948 - The United Nations General Assembly adopted its Universal Declaration on Human Rights.
1950 - Dr. Ralph Bunche became the first black to receive a Nobel Peace Prize.
1964 - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. won the Nobel Peace Prize.
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.
1984 - South African Bishop Desmond Tutu received the Nobel Peace Prize.
1987 - President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev concluded three days of summit talks in Washington.
1994 - Yasser Arafat, Shimon Peres and Yitzhak Rabin received the Nobel Peace Prize.
1995 - The first group of U-S Marines arrived in the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo to join NATO soldiers sent to enforce peace in former Yugoslavia.
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, the first one to do so since the Vietnam War ended nearly three decades 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 - 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.
2009 - James Cameron's 3-D film epic "Avatar" had its world premiere in London.
2013 - South Africa held a memorial service for Nelson Mandela, during which U.S. President Barack Obama energized tens of thousands of spectators and nearly 100 visiting heads of state with a plea for the world to emulate “the last great liberator of the 20th century.” (The ceremony was marred by the presence of a sign-language interpreter who deaf advocates said was an impostor waving his arms around meaninglessly.)
2014 - Current and former CIA officials pushed back against the Senate Intelligence Committee’s report released the day before which concluded that the United States had brutalized scores of terror suspects during interrogations, calling the report a political stunt by Senate Democrats which tarnished a program that saved American lives.
2018 - Facing almost certain defeat, British Prime Minister Theresa May postponed a vote in Parliament on her Brexit deal, saying she would go back to EU leaders to seek changes to the divorce agreement.
Birthdays
21 - Rai Lollie (model)
23 - Joe Burrow (football player)
28 - Kiki Layne (actress)
29 - Teyana Taylor (actress/singer)
33 - Natti Natasha (singer)
34 - Raven-Symone (actress)
34 - Meghan Linsey (country singer)
34 - Grace Chatto (singer)
36 - Patrick John Flueger (actor)
40 - Alano Miller (actor)
42 - Gavin Houston (actor)
44 - Emmanuelle Chriqui (actress)
44 - Evelyn Lozada (reality star)
46 - Ardin Myrin (actress/comedian)
49 - Susanna Reid (TV host)
55 - Bobby Flay (TV chef)
58 - Nia Peeples (actress)
61 - John York (actor)
67 - Susan Dey (actress)
73 - Gloria Loring (actress/singer)
78 - Fionnula Flanagan (actress)
78 - Tommy Kirk (actor)
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Today in Sports History - December 10
1919 - The National League voted to ban spitballs by all new pitchers. The Rules Committee officially worked out the ban the following February.
1922 - Pete Henry makes longest known NFL drop-kicked field goal, at 45 yards.
1939 - The Green Bay Packers defeated the New York Giants 27-0 in the NFL Championship Game.
1972 - The American League voted to adopt the designated-hitter rule in a three-year experiment. In December of 1975 the American League voted to permanently adopt the designated-hitter rule.
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.
1992 - The NHL awarded franchises to Miami and Anaheim for the 1994-95 season.
1994 - Colorado running back Rashaan Salaam wins the Heisman Trophy.
1994 - Art Monk (New York Jets) set an NFL record of 178 straight games with a reception.
2001 - Nebraska quarterback Eric Crouch wins the Heisman Trophy.
2001 - ESPN announced that it would be expanding into Europe with its first network, which would feature great sports moments from the past. The launch was planned for early 2002 in France.
2005 - USC running back Reggie Bush wins the Heisman Trophy. (The award is later rescinded.)
2007 - NFL star Michael Vick was sentenced to 23 months in prison for bankrolling a dogfighting operation and killing dogs that underperformed.
2012 - Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel wins the Heisman Trophy, the first freshman to ever win the award.
2016 - Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson wins the Heisman Trophy, becoming the award's youngest-ever winner at age 19.
1520 - Martin Luther publicly burned the papal edict that he recant or face excommunication.
1817 - Mississippi became the 20th state.
1861 - The Confederacy admitted Kentucky as it recognized a pro-Southern shadow state government that was acting without the authority of the pro-Union government in Frankfort.
1869 - The territory of Wyoming authorized women to vote and hold office.
1901 - The first Nobel Prizes were awarded in Stockholm, Sweden, in the fields of physics, chemistry, medicine, literature and peace.
1948 - The United Nations General Assembly adopted its Universal Declaration on Human Rights.
1950 - Dr. Ralph Bunche became the first black to receive a Nobel Peace Prize.
1964 - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. won the Nobel Peace Prize.
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.
1984 - South African Bishop Desmond Tutu received the Nobel Peace Prize.
1987 - President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev concluded three days of summit talks in Washington.
1994 - Yasser Arafat, Shimon Peres and Yitzhak Rabin received the Nobel Peace Prize.
1995 - The first group of U-S Marines arrived in the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo to join NATO soldiers sent to enforce peace in former Yugoslavia.
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, the first one to do so since the Vietnam War ended nearly three decades 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 - 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.
2009 - James Cameron's 3-D film epic "Avatar" had its world premiere in London.
2013 - South Africa held a memorial service for Nelson Mandela, during which U.S. President Barack Obama energized tens of thousands of spectators and nearly 100 visiting heads of state with a plea for the world to emulate “the last great liberator of the 20th century.” (The ceremony was marred by the presence of a sign-language interpreter who deaf advocates said was an impostor waving his arms around meaninglessly.)
2014 - Current and former CIA officials pushed back against the Senate Intelligence Committee’s report released the day before which concluded that the United States had brutalized scores of terror suspects during interrogations, calling the report a political stunt by Senate Democrats which tarnished a program that saved American lives.
2018 - Facing almost certain defeat, British Prime Minister Theresa May postponed a vote in Parliament on her Brexit deal, saying she would go back to EU leaders to seek changes to the divorce agreement.
Birthdays
21 - Rai Lollie (model)
23 - Joe Burrow (football player)
28 - Kiki Layne (actress)
29 - Teyana Taylor (actress/singer)
33 - Natti Natasha (singer)
34 - Raven-Symone (actress)
34 - Meghan Linsey (country singer)
34 - Grace Chatto (singer)
36 - Patrick John Flueger (actor)
40 - Alano Miller (actor)
42 - Gavin Houston (actor)
44 - Emmanuelle Chriqui (actress)
44 - Evelyn Lozada (reality star)
46 - Ardin Myrin (actress/comedian)
49 - Susanna Reid (TV host)
55 - Bobby Flay (TV chef)
58 - Nia Peeples (actress)
61 - John York (actor)
67 - Susan Dey (actress)
73 - Gloria Loring (actress/singer)
78 - Fionnula Flanagan (actress)
78 - Tommy Kirk (actor)
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Today in Sports History - December 10
1919 - The National League voted to ban spitballs by all new pitchers. The Rules Committee officially worked out the ban the following February.
1922 - Pete Henry makes longest known NFL drop-kicked field goal, at 45 yards.
1939 - The Green Bay Packers defeated the New York Giants 27-0 in the NFL Championship Game.
1972 - The American League voted to adopt the designated-hitter rule in a three-year experiment. In December of 1975 the American League voted to permanently adopt the designated-hitter rule.
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.
1992 - The NHL awarded franchises to Miami and Anaheim for the 1994-95 season.
1994 - Colorado running back Rashaan Salaam wins the Heisman Trophy.
1994 - Art Monk (New York Jets) set an NFL record of 178 straight games with a reception.
2001 - Nebraska quarterback Eric Crouch wins the Heisman Trophy.
2001 - ESPN announced that it would be expanding into Europe with its first network, which would feature great sports moments from the past. The launch was planned for early 2002 in France.
2005 - USC running back Reggie Bush wins the Heisman Trophy. (The award is later rescinded.)
2007 - NFL star Michael Vick was sentenced to 23 months in prison for bankrolling a dogfighting operation and killing dogs that underperformed.
2012 - Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel wins the Heisman Trophy, the first freshman to ever win the award.
2016 - Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson wins the Heisman Trophy, becoming the award's youngest-ever winner at age 19.