On this day :

1901 First Nobel Prizes awarded, 1778 John Jay is elected president of the Continental Congress, 1915 Ford builds its 1 millionth car, 1864 Sherman arrives in front of Savannah, 1977 Soviets arrest dissidents on United Nations Human Rights Day, 1963 Frank Sinatra Jr endures a frightening ordeal, 1967 Music star dies in Wisconsin plane crash, 1898 Treaty of Paris ends SpanishAmerican War, 1950 Bunche receives Nobel Peace Prize, 1974 Sex scandal involving Arkansas politician, 1993 Mike Myers stars in Waynes World 2, 2009 Avatar makes its world premiere, 1830 Emily Dickinson is born, 1967 Soul legend Otis Redding dies in a plane crash near Madison Wisconsin, 1869 Wyoming grants women the vote, 1920 Wilson awarded Nobel Peace Prize, 2006 LaDainian Tomlinson breaks singleseason touchdown record, 1970 Calley trial defense begins, 1972 Breakthrough appears near in Paris peace talks, 1917 Red Cross is awarded Nobel Peace Prize, 1941 Japan becomes master of the Pacific and South China Sea,