The last shift leaves Wearmouth Colliery in Sunderland. The closure of the 156-year-old pit marks the end of the old County Durham coalfield, which had been in operation since the Middle Ages. Date: December 10, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 10 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅…

Rwandan genocide: Maurice Baril, military advisor to the U.N. Secretary-General and head of the Military Division of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, recommends that UNAMIR stand down. Date: December 10, 1994 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 10 📅 Events on this day in 1994 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Israeli army withdraws from Nablus pursuant to the terms of Oslo Accord. Date: December 10, 1995 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 10 📅 Events on this day in 1995 📅 On This Day (Today)

The new Constitution of South Africa is promulgated by Nelson Mandela. Date: December 10, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 10 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today)

Helen Clark is sworn in as Prime Minister of New Zealand, the second woman to hold the post and the first following an election. Date: December 10, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 10 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today)

Sosoliso Airlines Flight 1145 crashes at Port Harcourt International Airport in Nigeria, killing 108 people. Date: December 10, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 10 📅 Events on this day in 2005 📅 On This Day (Today)

Palestinian minister Ziad Abu Ein is killed after the suppression of a demonstration by Israeli forces in the village (Turmus'ayya) in Ramallah. Date: December 10, 2014 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 10 📅 Events on this day in 2014 📅 On This Day (Today)

Rojava conflict: The Syrian Democratic Council is established in Dêrik, forming the political wing of the Syrian Democratic Forces in northeast Syria. Date: December 10, 2015 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 10 📅 Events on this day in 2015 📅 On This Day (Today)

Two explosions outside a football stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, kill 38 people and injure 166 others. Date: December 10, 2016 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 10 📅 Events on this day in 2016 📅 On This Day (Today)

ISIL is defeated in Iraq. Date: December 10, 2017 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 10 📅 Events on this day in 2017 📅 On This Day (Today)