In the present day is Tuesday, Dec. 10, the 345th day of 2024. There are 21 days left within the 12 months.
In the present day in historical past:
On Dec. 10, 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt grew to become the primary American to win a Nobel Prize, profitable the Nobel Peace Prize for serving to to barter peace within the Russo-Japanese Struggle.
Additionally on this date:
In 1861, the Confederacy admitted Kentucky because it acknowledged a pro-Southern shadow state authorities that was appearing with out the authority of the pro-Union authorities in Frankfort.
In 1964, Martin Luther King Jr. acquired his Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, saying he accepted it “with an abiding faith in America and an audacious faith in the future of mankind.”
In 1967, singer Otis Redding, 26, and 6 others had been killed when their airplane crashed into Wisconsin’s Lake Monona; trumpeter Ben Cauley, a member of the group the Bar-Kays, was the one survivor.
In 1994, Yasser Arafat, Shimon Peres and Yitzhak Rabin acquired the Nobel Peace Prize, pledging to pursue their mission of therapeutic the anguished Center East.
In 2007, former Vice President Al Gore accepted the Nobel Peace Prize with a name for humanity to stand up towards a looming local weather disaster and cease waging conflict on the surroundings.
In 2022, Morocco grew to become the primary African nation to succeed in the World Cup semifinals by beating Portugal 1-0.
In the present day’s Birthdays:
Actor Fionnula Flanagan is 83.
Actor-singer Gloria Loring is 78.
Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., is 74.
Actor Susan Dey is 72.
Jazz musician Diane Schuur is 71.
Actor-director Kenneth Branagh (BRAH’-nah) is 64.
Actor Nia Peeples is 63.
TV chef Bobby Flay is 60.
Rock musician Meg White (The White Stripes) is 50.
Actor Emmanuelle Chriqui is 49.
Actor Raven-Symone is 39.
Actor/singer Teyana Taylor is 34.
Actor Kiki Layne is 33.
NFL quarterback Joe Burrow is 28.
Bicycle owner Jonas Vingegaard is 28.
