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December 10

4 sourced moments from December 10 in history: Halley coaxed the Principia out of Newton — and paid for it (1684); Mississippi became the 20th U.S. state (1817); The first Nobel Prizes were awarded on 10 December 1901, plus 1 more.

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4 things happened on December 10

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1948 Society & Economy · Politics & Law

The UN adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

On December 10, 1948, the UN General Assembly proclaimed a common standard of human dignity—with not a single vote against it.

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1901 Science · The Scientific Method

The first Nobel Prizes were awarded on 10 December 1901

Five prizes, two cities, secret winners and an instant row over literature: an eyewitness account of the very first Nobel ceremony in 1901.

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1817 Geography · Countries

Mississippi became the 20th U.S. state

On a December day in 1817, a President's signature turned a sprawling frontier territory into the Union's twentieth state.

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1684 Science · Physics

Halley coaxed the Principia out of Newton — and paid for it

On 10 December 1684 Halley told the Royal Society about Newton's De Motu — the start of a project he would end up paying to print.

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