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Today is Tuesday, Dec. 10, the 345th day of 2024. There are 21 days left in the year. Today in history: On Dec. 10, 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt became the first American to win a Nobel Prize, winning the Nobel Peace Prize for helping to negotiate peace in the Russo-Japanese War. Also on this date: In 1861, the Confederacy admitted Kentucky as it recognized a pro-Southern shadow state government that was acting without the authority of the pro-Union government in Frankfort. Related Articles Today in History: December 9, smallpox declared to be eradicated Today in History: December 8, John Lennon shot to death Today in History: December 7, Japan attacks Pearl Harbor Dick Kreck, whose wild Denver Post columns and books celebrated Mile High City, dies at 83 Today in History: December 6, Hugo Chavez elected president of Venezuela after staging bloody coup attempt In 1898, a treaty was signed in Paris officially ending the Spanish-American War. In 1964, Martin Luther King Jr.

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Nikki Giovanni, the poet, author, educator and public speaker who rose from borrowing money to release her first book to decades as a literary celebrity sharing her blunt and conversational takes on everything from racism and love to space travel and mortality, has died. She was 81. Giovanni, subject of the prize-winning 2023 documentary Going to Mars, died Monday with her life-long partner, Virginia (Ginney) Fowler, by her side, according to a statement from friend and author Renée Watson [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] “We will forever feel blessed to have shared a legacy and love with our dear cousin,” Allison (Pat) Ragan, Giovanni’s cousin, said in a statement on behalf of the family. Author of more than 25 books, Giovanni was a born confessor and performer whom fans came to know well from her work, her readings and other live appearances and her years on the faculty of Virginia Tech among other schools.

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