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This Day In History December 03


Washington arrives at the banks of the Delaware Illinois becomes the 21st state Union General George McClellan is born Lincoln reaches legal milestone Joseph Conrad's birthday First Balkan War ends Nivelle replaces Joffre as French commander Civil war breaks out in Athens A Streetcar Named Desire opens on Broadway Heavy-metal legend Ozzy Osbourne born Report maintains that Viet Cong are prepared for a long war Memorandum outlines terms for bombing halt First human heart transplant Eleven people killed in a stampede outside Who concert in Cincinnati, Ohio Indian field hockey gold medalist Dhyan Chand dies Last AMC Pacer rolls off assembly line Explosion kills 2,000 at pesticide plant The Bhopal-Union Carbide disaster The clothes make the man . . . guilty Bush and Gorbachev suggest Cold War is coming to an end
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