Today is Tuesday, Dec. 10, the 345th day of 2013. There are 21 days left in the year. Highlight in History: On Dec. 10, 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt became the first American to be awarded the Nobel
Peace Prize, for helping mediate an end to the Russo-Japanese War.
On this date:
In 1520, Martin Luther publicly burned the papal edict demanding that he recant, or face excommunication.
In 1931, Jane Addams became the first American woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize; the co-recipient was Nicholas Murray Butler.
In 1948, the U.N. General Assembly adopted its Universal Declaration on Human Rights.
In 1964, Martin Luther King Jr. received his Nobel Peace Prize.
In 1987, President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev concluded three days of summit talks in Washington.
In 2008, Suspended NFL star Michael Vick was sentenced by a federal judge in Richmond, Va., to 23 months in prison for bankrolling a dogfighting operation and killing dogs that underperformed.
Thought for Today: "The bravest thing you can do when you are not brave is to profess courage and act accordingly." - Corra May Harris, American writer (1869-1935).
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