On This Very Day
December 10th
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- 1799
France adopts the metric system.
- 1884
'Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' by Mark Twain published in the UK and Canada.
- 1968
Japan's '300 million yen robbery', the country's biggest heist, occurs in Tokyo.
- 1971
George Lucas founds Lucasfilm Ltd. in San Francisco, California.
- 1991
I. M. Pei receives $5 million for designing the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland.
- 2001
Release of 'The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring', directed by Peter Jackson.
- 1901
First Nobel Prizes awarded, five years after Alfred Nobel's death.
- 1817
Mississippi becomes the 20th state of the USA.
- 1690
First paper currency issued in the American Colonies. View Post →
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- 2009
'Avatar' makes its world premiere in London.
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