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Today in History: December 10
Today in History: December 10:
In 1898, the Treaty of Paris ended the Spanish-American War.
In 1906 Theodore Roosevelt became the first American Nobel laureate for brokering peace in the Russo-Japanese War.
In 1964 Martin Luther King Jr. received the Nobel Peace Prize for his leadership in the fight for civil rights.
In 1994 Yassar Arafat, Shimon Peres, and Yitzhak Rabin were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for the Oslo Accords, despite lasting regional conflict in the middle east.
In 2007 Al Gore received a Nobel Prize for his leadership in raising awareness about climate change.
In 2022 Morocco became the first African country to reach the World Cup semifinals.
Today in History: November 26
Today in History: November 26:
On Nov. 26, 2008, teams of heavily armed militants from the terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba stormed luxury hotels, a popular restaurant and a crowded train station in Mumbai, India.
In 1791, President George Washington held his first full cabinet meeting.
In 2000, Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris certified George W. Bush the winner in that state’s presidential election.