Dec. 10 history
In 1778, John Jay, the former chief justice of the New York Supreme Court, is elected president of the Continental Congress. Jay, who graduated from King’s College (now Columbia University) at the age of 19, was a prominent figure in New York state politics from an early age. While Jay opposed British interference in the colonies, he was against complete independence from Great Britain.
In 1898, the Treaty of Paris is signed, formally ending the Spanish-American War and granting the United States its first overseas empire.
| In 1901, the first Nobel Prizes are awarded in Stockholm, Sweden. In 1920, the Nobel Prize for Peace is awarded to U.S. President Woodrow Wilson for his work in ending the First World War and creating the League of Nations. In 1922, the Canton Bulldogs defeat the Toledo Maroons, 19-0, and are declared the first NFL champion. In 1967, soul legend Otis Redding dies in a plane crash in Wisconsin. Soul legend Otis Redding dies in a plane crash near Madison, Wisconsin | December 10, 1967 | HISTORY |
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