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Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Today in History- Important Events (?)- History.Orb

Historical Events on this Day in History

Events in History for Wednesday 10th December 2014

Today's Significant Events

1520 - Martin Luther publicly burned papal edict demands he recant
1684 - Isaac Newton's derivation of Kepler's laws from his theory of gravity, contained in the paper De motu corporum in gyrum, is read to the Royal Society by Edmund Halley.
1898 - Spanish-American War formally ended by the Treaty of Paris; US acquires Philippines, Puerto Rico & Guam
1901 - First Nobel Peace Prizes awarded (to Jean Henri Dunant, Frederic Passy)
1936 - Edward VIII signs Instrument of Abdication, giving up British throne to marry Wallis Simpson
1964 - Nobel Peace Prize presented to Dr Martin Luther King Jr. in Oslo

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