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Today's Highlight in History:
On December tenth, 1817, Mississippi was admitted as the 20th state.
On this date:
In 1520, Martin Luther publicly burned the papal edict demanding that he
recant, or face excommunication.
In 1869, women were granted the right to vote in the Wyoming Territory.
In 1898, a treaty was signed in Paris officially ending the
Spanish-American War.
In 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt became the first American to be
awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, for helping to mediate an end to the
Russo-Japanese War.
In 1931, Jane Addams became a co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, the
first American woman so honored.
In 1948, the UN General Assembly adopted its Universal Declaration on Human
Rights.
In 1950, Ralph J. Bunche was presented the Nobel Peace Prize, the first
black American to receive the award.
In 1964, Dr. Martin Luther King Junior received the Nobel Peace Prize
during ceremonies in Oslo, Norway.
In 1967, singer Otis Redding died in the crash of his private plane in
Wisconsin.
In 1984, South African Bishop Desmond Tutu received the Nobel Peace
Prize.
Ten years ago: Czechoslovakia's president, Gustav Husak, resigned after
swearing in a coalition cabinet in which Communists were relegated to a minority
role.
Five years ago: Yasser Arafat, Shimon Peres and Yitzhak Rabin received the
Nobel Peace Prize, pledging to pursue their mission of healing the anguished
Middle East. Advertising executive Thomas Mosser of North Caldwell, New Jersey,
was killed by a mail bomb blamed on the Unabomber.
One year ago: Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee lined up one by
one in favor of impeaching President Clinton; Democrats vowed opposition after
lawyers clashed in closing arguments over alleged "high crimes and
misdemeanors." Six astronauts jubilantly swung open the doors to the new
international space station, becoming the first guests aboard the 250-mile-high
outpost. The Palestinian leadership scrapped constitutional clauses rejecting
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发表于 2016-7-9 23:19:39