10 December in history.

1768

The first Encyclopædia Britannica. The first edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica was published in Edinburgh.

Wikipedia: First edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica

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More from 10 December

1. 

   1884

   Huckleberry Finn is published

   Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was first published, in the United Kingdom and Canada, two months before the United States.

   Wikipedia: Adventures of Huckleberry FinnWikipedia: Mark Twain

   Photo: E. W. Kemble / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

2. 

   1909

   Selma Lagerlöf wins the Nobel Prize

   Swedish author Selma Lagerlöf became the first woman to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature.

   Wikipedia: Selma LagerlöfWikipedia: Nobel Prize in Literature

   Photo: Unknown author / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

3. 

   1911

   The first flight across America

   Calbraith Perry Rodgers completed the first flight across the United States, from coast to coast.

   Wikipedia: Calbraith Perry Rodgers

   Photo: Unknown author / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

4. 

   1948

   The Universal Declaration of Human Rights

   The United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, setting out rights that belong to every person.

   Wikipedia: Universal Declaration of Human RightsWikipedia: United Nations

   Photo: FDR Presidential Library & Museum / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)

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