FACT ABOUT TODAY'S IN HISTORY

Here are some historical events that occurred on December 10th:

1. 1817 - Mississippi becomes the 20th U.S. state.

2. 1869 - The first American-style golf course opens in New Jersey.

3. 1901 - The first Nobel Prizes are awarded in Stockholm, Sweden.

4. 1906 - U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt wins the Nobel Peace Prize.

5. 1948 - The United Nations General Assembly adopts the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

6. 1963 - Zanzibar gains independence from the United Kingdom.

7. 1984 - South African Bishop Desmond Tutu receives the Nobel Peace Prize.

8. 1996 - South Africa's President Nelson Mandela signs the country's new constitution into law.

These are just a few of the many historical events that occurred on December 10th.