Inventions, firsts, and turning points tied to today’s date — each one sourced and dated.
On December 10, 1948, the UN General Assembly proclaimed a common standard of human dignity—with not a single vote against it.
On December 10, 1901, five inaugural Nobel Prizes were handed out, five years to the day after Alfred Nobel died.
On December 10, 1684, Edmond Halley reported Newton's tract De Motu to the Royal Society—the seed that grew into the Principia.
