Today in History: October 11, Carter awarded Nobel Peace Prize

"On Oct. 11, 2002, former President Jimmy Carter won the Nobel Peace Prize for his and The Carter Center's work to resolve international conflicts and advocate for human rights. Also on this date: In 1906, the San Francisco Board of Education ordered the city's Asian students segregated into their own school. (The order was later rescinded at the behest of President Theodore Roosevelt, who in exchange promised to curb future Japanese immigration to the United States.)"

"In 1968, Apollo 7, the first crewed flight of the Apollo program, was launched with astronauts Walter Schirra Jr., Donn F. Eisele and R. Walter Cunningham aboard. In 1984, Challenger astronaut Kathryn D. Sullivan became the first American woman to walk in space as she and fellow Mission Specialist David C. Leestma spent 3 1/2 hours outside the shuttle. In 1986, President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev opened two days of talks in Reykjavik, Iceland, concerning arms control and human rights."

Oct. 11 contains a range of political, civil rights and space-related milestones. In 1906, the San Francisco Board of Education ordered the city's Asian students segregated; President Theodore Roosevelt later prompted rescission while promising to curb Japanese immigration. In 1968, Apollo 7 launched as the Apollo program's first crewed flight. In 1984, Kathryn D. Sullivan became the first American woman to walk in space during a Challenger EVA. In 1986, Reagan and Gorbachev opened Reykjavik talks on arms control and human rights. The AIDS Memorial Quilt debuted on the National Mall in 1987. In 1991 Anita Hill accused Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment. In 2002 Jimmy Carter won the Nobel Peace Prize. In 2017 the Boy Scouts announced plans to admit girls. In 2021 Jon Gruden resigned amid reports of offensive messages and later filed a pending lawsuit.

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