THE HISTORY OF DECEMBER 10
WORLD EVENTS
Today is National Lager Day
1672 Governor Lovelace announced monthly mail service between NYC and Boston
1799 The metric system was established in France
1817 Mississippi was admitted as the 20th state
1830 American poet Emily Dickerson was born
1861 Kentucky was admitted to the Confederate States of America
1862 The House of Representatives passed a bill creating West Virginia
1864 The 12 day siege of Savannah began under General Sherman
1898 US and Spain signed the Treaty of Paris ending the Spanish-American War – US received Puerto Rico , Philippines and Guam
1903 Marie Curie became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize – physics for the study of radioactivity
1906 President Teddy Roosevelt became the first American President to win the Nobel Peace Prize
1917 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to the International Red Cross
1930 Ruth Nichols set the women’s record for coast to coast US air flight – 13 hours 22 minutes
1936 Edward VIII abdicated the throne to marry American divorcee Wallis Warfield Simpson
1950 Dr. Ralph Bunche became the first black American to win the Nobel Peace Prize
1958 The first domestic American passenger jet flight took place – 111 passengers from NYC to Miami
1964 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. won the Nobel Peace Prize
1967 Singer Otis Redding died in a plane crash in Wisconsin
1971 William Rehnquist confirmed as Supreme Court Justice
1984 South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu awarded Nobel Peace Prize
1993 Nelson Mandela and S. Africa President de Klerk awarded Nobel Peace Prize
1998 The House Judiciary Committee opened debate on 4 articles of impeachment of President Clinton
2004 A US passenger jet landed in Vietnam for the 1st time in 30 years
2007 Michael Vick sentenced to 23 months in prison for involvement in a dog fighting operation
SPORTS HISTORY ON DECEMBER 10
1999 Babe Ruth voted player of the century by Associated Press, Willie Mays second – Ruth: 22 years: .342 average, 714 HRs, 2,213 RBI – Mays: 22 years: .302 average, 660 HRs, 1,903 RBI
1998 Dennis Eckersley announces his retirement – pitched in more games than any reliever
1995 James Worthy of LA Lakers has his #42 retired – 3 time NBA champion
1985 Indiana Pacers make just 19 FGs in a 82-64 loss to the Knicks – will stand as NBA record until 1999 (18 by Chicago )
1983 Last NFL game at Shea Stadium is played – Jets lose to Steelers 34-7
1971 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scores career high 55 points in win over Boston
1971 Angels receive Nolan Ryan in a trade with the Mets – will lead the league in strikeouts 7 of the next 8 years
1935 Jimmie Foxx of A’s sold to Red Sox – will win MVP in 1938 – his 3rd
# 1 SONGS ON DECEMBER 10
1960 Are You Lonesome Tonight – Elvis Presley
1961 Please Mr. Postman – The Marvelettes
1962 Big Girls Don’t Cry – The Four Seasons
1964 Mr. Lonely – Bobby Vinton
1965 Turn! Turn! Turn! – The Byrds
1966 Good Vibrations – The Beach Boys
1967 Daydream Believer – The Monkees
1968 I Heard It Through the Grapevine – Marvin Gaye
1969 Na Na Hey Hey Goodbye - Steam
1970 The Tears of a Clown – Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
1971 Family Affair – Sly & the Family Stone
1972 Me and Mrs. Jones – Billy Paul
1973 The Most Beautiful Girl – Charlie Rich
1974 Kung Fu Fighting – Carl Douglas
1975 Fly, Robin, Fly – Silver Connection
1976 Tonight’s the Night – Rod Stewart
1977 You Light Up My Life – Debby Boone
1980 Lady – Kenny Rogers
1981 Physical – Olivia Newton-John
1983 Say, Say, Say – Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson
1984 Out of Touch – Daryl Hall & John Oates
1987 Faith – George Michael
1989 We Didn’t Start the Fire – Billy Joel
1991 Black or White – Michael Jackson
1992 I Will Always Love You – Whitney Houston
1993 Again – Janet Jackson
1994 On Bended Knee – Boyz II Men
1995 One Sweet Day – Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men
1996 Un-break My Heart – Toni Braxton
1997 Candle in the Wind (1997) – Elton John
1999 Smooth – Santana with Rob Thomas
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