Today In History
Today is Thursday, Dec. 10, the 345th day of 2020. There are 21 days left in the year.
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT
› 1964: Martin Luther King Jr. received 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.”
ON THIS DATE
› 1861: The Confederacy admitted Kentucky as it recognized a pro-Southern shadow state government that was acting without the authority of the pro-Union government in Frankfort.
› 1869: Women were granted the right to vote in the Wyoming Territory.
› 1950: Ralph J. Bunche was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, the first Black American to receive the award.
› 1994: Yasser Arafat, Shimon Peres and Yitzhak Rabin received the Nobel Peace Prize.
› 1996: South African President Nelson Mandela signed the country’s new constitution into law.
› 2007: Suspended NFL star Michael Vick was sentenced by a federal judge in Richmond, Virginia, to 23 months in prison for bankrolling a dogfighting operation.
Former Vice President Al Gore accepted the Nobel Peace Prize.
› 2009: President Barack Obama accepted the Nobel Peace Prize.
› 2013: South Africa held a memorial service for Nelson Mandela. General Motors named product chief Mary Barra its new CEO, making her the first woman to run a U.S. car company.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS
Actor Tommy Kirk is
79. Actor Fionnula Flanagan is 79. Pop singer Chad Stuart (Chad and Jeremy) is 79. R&B singer Ralph Tavares is 79. Actor-singer Gloria Loring is 74. Country singer Johnny Rodriguez is 69. Actor Susan Dey is 68. Jazz musician Paul Hardcastle is 63. Actor John York (TV: “General Hospital”) is 62. Actor-director Kenneth Branagh is 60. Actor Nia Peeples is 59. TV chef Bobby Flay is 56. Rock singer-musician J Mascis is 55. Rock musician Scot Alexander (Dishwalla) is 49. Actor Emmanuelle Chriqui is 45. Rapper Kuniva (D12) is 45. Actor Gavin Houston is 43. Actor Alano Miller is 41. Violinist Sarah Chang is
40. Actor Patrick John Flueger is 37. Country singer Meghan Linsey is
35. Actor Raven-Symone is 35. Actor/singer Teyana Taylor is 30. Actor Kiki Layne is 29.