Today in History

December 10

1898 - The Treaty of Paris is signed, formally ending the Spanish-American War and granting the US its first overseas empire.

1948 - UN General Assembly in Paris unanimously adopts the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

1958 - The first domestic passenger jet flight by a National Airlines Boeing 707 flies from New York City to Miami.

1979 - Government of Dubai takes over Dubai Electricity Company.

1997 - Palestinians begin their first census in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. 2006 - Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet dies.

2008 - US-led air raid kills six policemen by mistake in Afghanistan.

2015 - Mauricio Macri takes office as Argentina’s new president.