On Dec. 10, 1964, Martin Luther King Jr. received his Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, saying he accepted it “with an abiding faith in America and an audacious faith in the future of mankind.”

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

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

In 1987, President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev concluded three days of summit talks in Washington. Violinist Jascha Heifetz died in Los Angeles at age 86.

In 1996, South African President Nelson Mandela signed the country’s new constitution into law during a ceremony in Sharpeville.

Today’s Birthdays: Actor Fionnula Flanagan is 79. Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is 64. Jazz musician Paul Hardcastle is 63. Rock singer-musician J Mascis is 55. Rock musician Meg White (The White Stripes) is 46.