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Osun Defender History Corner: December 3 In Focus

Today, on the history corner, we take a trip in the realm of flashback and recall some events that marked this day.

December 3, 1586

Sir Thomas Herriot introduces potatoes to England from Colombia.

December 3, 1818

Illinois becomes the 21st U.S. state.

December 3, 1833

Oberlin College in Ohio becomes the first coeducational institution of higher learning in the United States.

December 3, 1857

Birth of Joseph Conrad, Polish-British author of “Heart of Darkness.”

December 3, 1910

Neon lights are publicly displayed for the first time at the Paris Motor Show.

December 3, 1967

First successful heart transplant performed by Dr. Christiaan Barnard in South Africa.

December 3, 1967

First human heart transplant performed by Dr. Christiaan Barnard in South Africa.

December 3, 1971

Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 begins, leading to the creation of Bangladesh.

December 3, 1973

Pioneer 10 becomes the first spacecraft to travel through the asteroid belt.

December 3, 1979

Ayatollah Khomeini becomes the Supreme Leader of Iran after the Islamic Revolution.

December 3, 1984

Bhopal disaster, one of the world’s worst industrial disasters, occurs in India.

December 3, 1989

Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and U.S. President George H.W. Bush declare the end of the Cold War.

December 3, 1989

East Germany opens the Berlin Wall, leading to the reunification of Germany.

December 3, 1992

UN Security Council Resolution 794 authorizes the use of force to ensure the delivery of humanitarian aid in Somalia.

December 3, 1994

Sony PlayStation is released in Japan, revolutionizing the gaming industry.

December 3, 1994

A gunman opens fire at the Fairchild Air Force Base Hospital in Washington, killing four people and injuring 23.

December 3, 1997

Kyoto Protocol is adopted, aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

December 3, 2005

XCOR Aerospace’s SpaceShipOne becomes the first privately funded spacecraft to achieve spaceflight.

December 3, 2012

NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory mission, including the rover Curiosity, lands on Mars.

December 3, 2015

Paris Agreement on climate change is adopted by 196 countries.

Please note that these are just a few historical events that happened on December 3. History is full of numerous other significant events on this day, ranging from politics and warfare to cultural and scientific milestones.

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