History for December 10

History for December 10 - On-This-Day.com
Thomas H. Gallaudet 1787 - Pioneer of educating the deaf, Emily Dickinson 1830 - Writer, Melvil Dewey 1851 - Created the "Dewey Decimal Classification" system


Dorothy Lamour 1914 - Actress, Susan Dey 1952 - Actress ("L.A. Law," "The Partridge Family"), Kenneth Branagh 1960 - Actor, director


1520 - Martin Luther publicly burned the papal edict. The papacy demanded that he recant or face excommunication. Luther refused and was formally expelled from the church in January 1521.


1845 - British civil engineer Robert Thompson patented the first pneumatic tires.


1901 - The first Nobel prizes were awarded.


1906 - U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt became the first American to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, for helping mediate an end to the Russo-Japanese War.


1931 - Jane Addams became a co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, she was the first American woman to do so.


1950 - Dr. Ralph J. Bunche was presented the Nobel Peace Prize. He was the first African-American to receive the award. Bunche was awarded the prize for his efforts in mediation between Israel and neighboring Arab states.


1953 - Hugh Hefner published the first "Playboy" magazine with an investment of $7,600.


1964 - In Oslo, Norway, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. received the Nobel Peace Prize. He was the youngest person to receive the award.