December 10 in History

Historical Events on December 10

1817 Mississippi becomes the 20th U.S. state.

1861 American Civil War: The Confederate States of America accept a rival state government's pronouncement that declares Kentucky to be the 13th state of the Confederacy.

1898 Spanish-American War: The Treaty of Paris is signed, officially ending the conflict.

1906 U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt wins the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in the mediation of the Russo-Japanese War, becoming the first American to win a Nobel Prize.

1932 Thailand becomes a constitutional monarchy.

1953 British Prime Minister Winston Churchill received the Nobel Prize in literature.

1983 Democracy is restored in Argentina with the inauguration of President Raúl Alfonsín.

1994 Rwandan Genocide: Maurice Baril, military advisor to the U.N. Secretary-General and head of the Military Division of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, recommends that UNAMIR stand down.

1995 The Israeli army withdrew from Nablus pursuant to the terms of Oslo Accord.

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Famous Birthdays on December 10

1878 C. Rajagopalachari

1949 David Perdue

1956 Rod Blagojevich

1987 Gonzalo Higuaín

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Famous Deaths on December 10

1967 Otis Redding

1999 Franjo Tuđman

2005 Richard Pryor

2006 Augusto Pinochet

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