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Today in History 12/10/16

Today in History
(1541) Two men are executed for affairs with Henry VIII’s wife
1541 Thomas Culpeper, a friend of the king, and Francis Dereham are executed after confessing, under torture, to affairs with the Queen of England Catherine Howard, the fifth wife of Henry VIII. Catherine will meet a hard end, too — she will be beheaded within months..

Francis Dereham was a Tudor courtier whose involvement with Henry VIII’s fifth Queen, Catherine Howard in her youth, was a principal cause of the Queen’s execution.

Died: Dec 10, 1541
Parents: John ( Thomas ) Derham · John Paynell

— Source: wiki/Francis_Dereham
(1884) Adventures of Huckleberry Finn’ is published in England
In colloquial language, Mark Twain’s novel tells the story of its narrator, Huck Finn, and Jim, a runaway slave. The book, which condemns racism, will stir controversy: It’s called “rough, coarse, and inelegant” and “more suited to the slums,” which Twain jokes will spur sales. . 1884

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a novel by Mark Twain, first published in the United Kingdom in December 1884 and in the United States in February 1885. Commonly named among the Great American Novels, the work is among the first in major American literature to be written throughout in vernacular English, characterized by local color regionalism. It is told in the first person by Huckleberry “Huck” Finn, a friend of Tom Sawyer and narrator of two other Twain novels. It is a direct sequel to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

Author: Mark Twain
First published: Dec 1884
Characters: Huckleberry Finn · Tom Sawyer · Jim · Pap Finn · Aunt Polly
Genres: Satire · Children’s literature · Novel · Fiction · Comedy · Adventure fiction
Original language: English
Adaptations: The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993) · Huckleberry Finn (1974) · Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn (2014) · The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1939) · Huckleberry Finn and His Friends (1979)

— Source: wiki/Adventures_of_Huckleberry_Finn
(1901) The first Nobel Prizes are awarded in Stockholm, Sweden
1901 Inventor of dynamite and manufacturer of weapons, Alfred Nobel didn’t want to be remembered as a “merchant of death,” and so willed that his fortune should fund annual awards to celebrate work that “shall have conferred the greatest benefit on mankind.” Today, on the fifth anniversary of his death, the first prizes are conferred. .

The Nobel Prize is a set of annual international awards bestowed in a number of categories by Swedish and Norwegian institutions in recognition of academic, cultural, and/or scientific advances.

Website: nobelprize.org
Categories: Nobel Peace Prize · Nobel Prize in Literature · Nobel Prize in Physics · Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine · Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences · Nobel Prize in Chemistry

— Source: wiki/Nobel_Prize
(1967) Singer Otis Redding dies at 26 in plane crash
Otis Redding’s private plane plummets into a lake just short of the runway in Madison, Wisconsin, killing Redding and six other passengers. Just the day before, the soul singer recorded ‘The Dock of the Bay,’ which will become the first posthumous No. 1 hit.. 1967

Otis Ray Redding, Jr. was an American singer, songwriter, record producer, arranger, and talent scout. He is considered one of the greatest singers in the history of American popular music and a seminal artist in soul music and rhythm and blues. His singing style influenced many other soul artists of the 1960s. During his lifetime, his recordings were produced by Stax Records, based in Memphis, Tennessee, and exemplify the sound of Stax.

Lived: Sep 09, 1941 – Dec 10, 1967 (age 26)
Height: 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
Member of: Otis Redding & Carla Thomas
Parents: Fannie Redding (Mother) · Otis Redding, Sr (Father)
Awards: Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (1999) · Grammy Hall of Fame (2011, 1998) · Grammy Award for Best R&B Song (1969) · Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance (1969)
Education: Ballard-Hudson High School

— Source: wiki/Otis_Redding
— IMDB: www.imdb.com/name/nm0714727
— Website: otisredding.com
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