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Historical Events on December 10

  • Mississippi

    1817

    Mississippi becomes the 20th U.S. state.

  • Nguyễn Trung Trực

    1861

    Forces led by Nguyễn Trung Trực, an anti-colonial guerrilla leader in southern Vietnam, sink the French lorcha L'Esperance.

  • Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

    1884

    Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is published.

  • Treaty of Paris (1898)

    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.

  • Battle of the Philippines (1941-42)

    1941

    World War II: Battle of the Philippines: Imperial Japanese forces under the command of General Masaharu Homma land on Luzon.

  • Mighty Mouse Playhouse

    1955

    Mighty Mouse Playhouse premieres on American television.

  • Wearmouth Colliery

    1993

    The last shift leaves Wearmouth Colliery in Sunderland. The closure of the 156-year-old pit marks the end of the old County Durham coalfield, which had been in operation since the Middle Ages.

  • 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.

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