In Cincinnati, 11 fans are suffocated in a crush for seats on the concourse outside Riverfront Coliseum before a Who concert. Date: December 3, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 3 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today)
A soil sample is taken from Times Beach, Missouri, that will be found to contain 300 times the safe level of dioxin. Date: December 3, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 3 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today)
Bhopal disaster: A methyl isocyanate leak from a Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, kills more than 3,800 people outright and injures 150,000–600,000 others (some 6,000 of whom later died from their injuries) in one of the worst industrial disasters in history. Date: December 3, 1984 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events…
In a meeting off the coast of Malta, U.S. President George H. W. Bush and Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev release statements indicating that the Cold War between NATO and the Warsaw Pact may be coming to an end. Date: December 3, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 3 📅…
A test engineer for Sema Group uses a personal computer to send the world's first text message via the Vodafone network to the phone of a colleague. Date: December 3, 1992 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 3 📅 Events on this day in 1992 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Greek oil tanker Aegean Sea, carrying 80,000 tonnes of crude oil, runs aground in a storm while approaching A Coruña, Spain, and spills much of its cargo. Date: December 3, 1992 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 3 📅 Events on this day in 1992 📅 On This Day (Today)
Sony releases the PlayStation game console in Japan. Date: December 3, 1994 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 3 📅 Events on this day in 1994 📅 On This Day (Today)
Taiwan holds its first full local elections; James Soong elected as the first and only directly elected Governor of Taiwan, Chen Shui-bian became the first directly elected Mayor of Taipei, Wu Den-yih became the first directly elected Mayor of Kaohsiung. Date: December 3, 1994 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 3…
Cameroon Airlines Flight 3701 crashes on approach to Douala International Airport in Douala, Cameroon, killing 71 of the 76 people on board. Date: December 3, 1995 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 3 📅 Events on this day in 1995 📅 On This Day (Today)
In Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, representatives from 121 countries sign the Ottawa Treaty prohibiting manufacture and deployment of anti-personnel landmines. The United States, People's Republic of China, and Russia do not sign the treaty, however. Date: December 3, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 3 📅 Events on this day in…