Nobel Peace Prize
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: October 9
Today in History: October 9: In 1963, a mega-tsunami in northern Italy destroyed villages; In 1962, Uganda won autonomy from British rule; In 1967, Che Guevara was executed by the Bolivian army; In 2009, President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize;
Today in History: October 5
:Today in History: October 5: In 1983, Solidarity founder Lech Walesa was named winner of the Nobel Peace Prize; In 1892, the Dalton Gang was practically wiped out; In 1947, President Harry S. Truman delivered the first televised White House address; In 2011, Steve Jobs, the Apple founder, died.