In Worcester, Massachusetts, firefighters responded to a fire at the Worcester Cold Storage and Warehouse Co. facility, which takes the lives of 6 firefighters. Date: December 3, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 3 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today)
NASA loses radio contact with the Mars Polar Lander moments before the spacecraft enters the Martian atmosphere. Date: December 3, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 3 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today)
XCOR Aerospace makes the first crewed rocket aircraft delivery of U.S. Mail in Kern County, California. Date: December 3, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 3 📅 Events on this day in 2005 📅 On This Day (Today)
Winter storms cause the Chehalis River to flood many cities in Lewis County, Washington, and close a 32-kilometre (20 mi) portion of Interstate 5 for several days. At least eight deaths and billions of dollars in damages are blamed on the floods. Date: December 3, 2007 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December…
A suicide bombing at a hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia, kills 25 people, including three ministers of the Transitional Federal Government. Date: December 3, 2009 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 3 📅 Events on this day in 2009 📅 On This Day (Today)
At least 475 people are killed after Typhoon Bopha makes landfall in the Philippines. Date: December 3, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 3 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Japanese space agency, JAXA, launches the space explorer Hayabusa2 from the Tanegashima Space Center on a six-year round trip mission to an asteroid to collect rock samples. Date: December 3, 2014 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 3 📅 Events on this day in 2014 📅 On This Day (Today)
Massive power outage after Moore County substation attack that leaves 45,000 people without power for five days, leading to an FBI probe. Date: December 3, 2022 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 3 📅 Events on this day in 2022 📅 On This Day (Today)
Mount Marapi located in West Sumatra, Indonesia begins a sporadic series of eruptions. 23 people were killed, and 12 were injured. Date: December 3, 2023 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 3 📅 Events on this day in 2023 📅 On This Day (Today)
Martial law is declared in South Korea. Date: December 3, 2024 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 3 📅 Events on this day in 2024 📅 On This Day (Today)