December 10 in History
1882
December 10, 1882:“Gesang der Parzen”, a piece for mixed choir and orchestra by Johannes Brahms is premiered in Basel.
1884
December 10, 1884:The novel, “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” by American author Mark Twain is published in the United Kingdom and Canada.
1898
December 10, 1898:The Treaty of Paris is signed by representatives of the United States and Spain to bring the Spanish-American War to an end.
1901
December 10, 1901:The Nobel Prizes are awarded for the first time.
1909
December 10, 1909:Selma Lagerlöf, a Swedish author, becomes the first woman to be honored with the Nobel Prize for Literature.
1948
December 10, 1948:The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is adopted by the United Nations General Assembly.
1962
December 10, 1962:The British epic historical drama film, “Lawrence of Arabia” is released.
1967
December 10, 1967:American soul singer, Otis Redding is killed in a plane crash.
1996
December 10, 1996:Nelson Mandela, the President of South Africa signs a new constitution to bring an end to apartheid in the country.
2007
December 10, 2007:Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Argentina’s former first lady, is inaugurated as the country’s first female elected president, taking over from her husband, President Néstor Kirchner.