All Events

Historical Events on December 10

  • Mississippi

    1817

    Mississippi becomes the 20th U.S. state.

  • American Civil War

    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.

  • Spanish-American War

    1898

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

  • Theodore Roosevelt

    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.

  • Thailand

    1932

    Thailand becomes a constitutional monarchy.

  • United Kingdom

    1953

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

  • Democracy

    1983

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

  • Rwandan Genocide

    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.

  • Israeli army

    1995

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

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