Today in History for 12-10

Today is Tuesday, Dec. 10, the 344th day of 2019. There are 21 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:

On Dec. 10, 1994, Yasser Arafat, Shimon Peres and Yitzhak Rabin received the Nobel Peace Prize, pledging to pursue their mission of healing the anguished Middle East.

On this date:

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

- In 1905, the O. Henry short story "The Gift of the Magi" was published in the New York Sunday World Magazine under the title "Gifts of the Magi."

One year ago: Facing almost certain defeat, British Prime Minister Theresa May postponed a vote in Parliament on her Brexit deal, saying she would go back to EU leaders to seek changes to the divorce agreement.

Today's Birthdays: Actor Tommy Kirk is 78. Actress Susan Dey is 67. Jazz musician Paul Hardcastle is 62. Actor John York (TV: "General Hospital") is 61. Actor-director Kenneth Branagh is 59. TV chef Bobby Flay is 55. Actress Emmanuelle Chriqui is 44. Actor Alano Miller is 40. Violinist Sarah Chang is 39. Actress Kiki Layne is 28.

Thought for Today: "You can give without loving, but you cannot love without giving." - Amy Carmichael, American missionary (1867-1951).

- The Associated Press

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