This Week in History Part 1 Dec. 10-16

Dec. 10, 1948 – The General Assembly of the United Nations adopts the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Dec. 11, 1936 – The abdication of Edward VIII, who failed to win acceptance for his desire to marry American divorcée Wallis Simpson and voluntarily gave up the British crown, is approved

Dec. 11, 1941 – Adolf Hitler declares that Germany is at war with the United States

Dec. 11, 1946 – UNICEF—a United Nations program devoted to improving the health, nutrition, education, and general welfare of children—is established

Dec. 12, 2015 – A landmark climate change agreement is reached at a UN conference in Paris as 195 countries agree to limit greenhouse gas emissions