Today's Highlight in History:
On December tenth, 1817, Mississippi was admitted as the 20th state.

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In 1520, Martin Luther publicly burned the papal罗马教皇的 edict法令，公告 demanding that he recant放弃，撤回, or face excommunication逐出教会.

In 1869, women were granted the right to vote in the Wyoming Territory.

In 1898, a treaty was signed in Paris officially ending the Spanish-American War.

In 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt became the first American to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, for helping¹ to mediate调停 an end to the Russo-Japanese War.

In 1931, Jane Addams became a co-recipient接受者 of the Nobel Peace Prize, the first American woman so honored.

In 1948, the UN General Assembly adopted its Universal Declaration on Human Rights.

In 1950, Ralph J. Bunche was presented the Nobel Peace Prize, the first black American to receive the award.

In 1964, Dr. Martin Luther King Junior received the Nobel Peace Prize during ceremonies in Oslo, Norway.

In 1967, singer Otis Redding died in the crash of his private plane in Wisconsin.

In 1984, South African Bishop³ Desmond Tutu received the Nobel Peace Prize.

Ten years ago: Czechoslovakia's president, Gustav Husak, resigned after swearing in a coalition⁴ cabinet in which Communists were relegated⁵ to a minority role.

Five years ago: Yasser Arafat, Shimon Peres and Yitzhak Rabin received the Nobel Peace Prize, pledging to pursue their mission of healing the anguished⁶极度痛苦的 Middle East. Advertising⁷ executive Thomas Mosser of North Caldwell, New Jersey⁸, was killed by a mail bomb blamed on the Unabomber.

One year ago: Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee lined up整顿，对准 one by one in favor of赞同，支持 impeaching弹劾，归咎 President Clinton; Democrats¹⁰ vowed¹¹ opposition¹² after lawyers clashed in closing arguments over alleged¹³ "high crimes and misdemeanors重罪和不端行为." Six astronauts jubilantly欢欣地 swung open the doors to the new international space station, becoming the first guests aboard the 250-mile-high outpost前哨，警戒部队. The Palestinian leadership scrapped¹⁴废弃 constitutional clauses rejecting Israel's existence.