This Day in History
03 Dec 1347
Pope Clemens VI declares Roman tribunal Cola di Rienzo as heretics
03 Dec 1586
Sir Thomas Herriot introduces potatoes to England from Colombia
03 Dec 1676
Battle of Lund (Scanian War) Swedish army of 8000 defeats much larger joint DanishDutch force of 13000
03 Dec 1685
Charles II bars Jews from settling in Stockholm Sweden
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The Bhopal-Union Carbide disaster
In the early morning hours one of the worst industrial disasters in history begins when a pesticide plant located in the densely populated region of Bhopal in ...
First Balkan War ends
Bulgaria Serbia Greece and Montenegro sign an armistice with Turkey ending the first Balkan War. During the two-month conflict a military coalition between...
A Streetcar Named Desire opens on Broadway
On this day in 1947 Marlon Brandos famous cry of STELLA first booms across a Broadway stage electrifying the audience at the Ethel Barr...
Report maintains that Viet Cong are prepared for a long war
Roger Hilsman director of the State Department Bureau of Intelligence and Research sends a memorandum to Secretary of State Dean Rusk pointing out that the co...
Memorandum outlines terms for bombing halt
In a confidential memorandum to Defense Secretary Robert McNamara Assistant Secretary of Defense John McNaughton outlines the terms that should precede any per...
Indian field hockey gold medalist Dhyan Chand dies
On December 3 1979 the Olympic gold medal-winning field hockey player Dhyan Chand dies in Delhi India. Born Dhyan Singh in August 1905 he got his more well-...
Lincoln reaches legal milestone
On this day in 1839 future President Abraham Lincoln advances to another stage in his legal career when he is admitted to practice law in the U.S. Circuit Cour...
Illinois becomes the 21st state
Illinois achieves full statehood on this day. Though Illinois presented unique challenges to immigrants unaccustomed to the soil and vegetation of the area it ...
Eleven people killed in a stampede outside Who concert in Cincinnati, Ohio
The general-admission ticketing policy for rock concerts at Cincinnatis Riverfront Coliseum in the 1970s was known as festival seating. Th...
Joseph Conrad’s birthday
On this day in 1857 Jozef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowskilater known as Joseph Conradis born in Poland.Conrad spent his early childhood in northern ...
Heavy-metal legend Ozzy Osbourne born
On this day in 1948 John Michael Ozzy Osbourne the heavy-metal musician and star of the pioneering reality TV program The Osbournes which origi...
Explosion kills 2,000 at pesticide plant
An explosion at a Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal India on this day in 1984 leads to the worst industrial accident in history. At least 2000 people ...
The clothes make the man . . . guilty
Five-year-old Melissa Brannen disappears without a trace from a Christmas party in Fairfax Virginia. The intensive forensic investigation that followed led to ...
Bush and Gorbachev suggest Cold War is coming to an end
Meeting off the coast of Malta President George Bush and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev issue statements strongly suggesting that the long-standing animositie...
George McClellan born
On this day in 1826 Union General George McClellan is born in Philadelphia. Although McClellan emerged early in the war as a Union hero he failed to effective...
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