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Today in History: December 10, Teddy Roosevelt first American to win Nobel Prize

Also on this day, singer Otis Redding, 26, and six others were killed when their plane crashed into Wisconsin’s Lake Monona

A black and white photo of President Theodore Roosevelt, taken from a low position
1912: America’s youngest president, Theodore Roosevelt (1858 – 1919), who succeeded William McKinley after his assassination. Roosevelt was a popular leader and the first American to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, which was awarded for his mediation in the Russo-Japanese war. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
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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.

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