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The Treaty of Paris was signed, ending the Spanish-American War. Spain ceded Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines to the United States, and Cuba gained independence, marking the emergence of the U.S. as a world power.
The first Nobel Prizes were awarded in Stockholm and Oslo on the fifth anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death. The awards honored outstanding contributions in Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature, and Peace.
The United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Paris. This landmark document proclaims the inalienable rights that everyone is entitled to as a human being.
Pierre and Marie Curie, along with Henri Becquerel, were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for their research on radiation phenomena. Marie Curie became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize.
Outlaw Harry Longabaugh, better known as the Sundance Kid, was reportedly killed alongside Butch Cassidy in a shootout with Bolivian soldiers in San Vicente. Their legendary exploits as leaders of the Wild Bunch gang became a major part of American folklore.