December 10 in American History
The United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, drafted under the leadership of former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. It carried distinctly American ideas — that rights belong to all people simply by being human — onto the world stage. December 10 is now marked as Human Rights Day.
In 1948: the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, drafted under the leadership of former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt.
The United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, drafted under the leadership of former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. It carried distinctly American ideas — that rights belong to all people simply by being human — onto the world stage. December 10 is now marked as Human Rights Day.
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