December 10

What happened on December 10 in history

6 events fall on December 10, from 1520 to 1996. Read them below, then try to place a historical scene yourself — guess where in the world it happened and in what year.

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Events on December 10

  1. 1520

    Luther burns the bull

    He throws the papal threat of excommunication onto a fire at Wittenberg.

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  2. 1817

    Mississippi becomes a state

    It joins the Union as the twentieth state.

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  3. 1901

    The first Nobel Prizes

    The awards are presented on the fifth anniversary of Nobel's death.

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  4. 1948

    The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

    The UN General Assembly adopts the declaration in Paris.

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  5. 1963

    Zanzibar becomes independent

    British protectorate rule ends weeks before the revolution.

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  6. 1996

    South Africa's constitution is signed

    Mandela signs the post-apartheid constitution at Sharpeville.

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