TODAY IN HISTORY

Today is Thursday, Dec. 10, the 345th day of 2020. There are 21 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History:

On Dec. 10, 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:

■ In 1898, a treaty was signed in Paris officially ending the SpanishAmerican War.

■ In 1950, Ralph J. Bunche was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, the first Black American to receive the award.

Ten years ago: The Norwegian Nobel Committee honored Chinese literary critic Liu Xiaobo, imprisoned for urging political reform, by presenting his $1.4 million Nobel Peace Prize diploma and medal to an empty chair.

Five years ago: The Senate Judiciary Committee rebuked Donald Trump by endorsing a nonbinding amendment, 16-4, that said barring individuals from entering the United States based on religion would be un-American.

One year ago: . House Democrats and the White House announced agreement on a modified North American trade pact to replace the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Today’s Birthdays: Actor Tommy Kirk is 79. Actor Fionnula Flanagan is 79. Actor-singer Gloria Loring is

74. Pop-funk musician Walter “Clyde” Orange (The Commodores) is 74. Country singer Johnny Rodriguez is

69. Actor Susan Dey is 68. Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is 64. 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. Actor Emmanuelle Chriqui is 45. Rapper Kuniva (D12) is

45. Violinist Sarah Chang is 40. Actor Patrick John Flueger is 37. Country singer Meghan Linsey is 35. Actor Kiki Layne is 29.