December 3 - The Day in History

December 3 : General Interest 1947: A Streetcar Named Desire opens on Broadway On this day in 1947, Marlon Brando's famous cry of "STELLA!" first booms across a Broadway stage, electrifying the audience at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre during the first-ever performance of Tennessee Williams' play A Streetcar Named Desire.... read more American Revolution 1776 : Washington arrives at the banks of the Delaware http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/washington-arrives-at-the-banks-of-the-delaware Automotive 1979 : Last AMC Pacer rolls off assembly line http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/last-amc-pacer-rolls-off-assembly-line Civil War 1826 : Union General George McClellan is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/george-mcclellan-born Cold War 1989 : Bush and Gorbachev suggest Cold War is coming to an end http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bush-and-gorbachev-suggest-cold-war-is-coming-to-an-end Crime 1989 : The clothes make the man . . . guilty http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-clothes-make-the-man----guilty Disaster 1984 : Explosion kills 2,000 at pesticide plant http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/explosion-kills-2000-at-pesticide-plant General Interest 1912 : First Balkan War ends http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-balkan-war-ends 1967 : First human heart transplant http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-human-heart-transplant 1984 : The Bhopal-Union Carbide disaster http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-bhopal-union-carbide-disaster Hollywood 1948 : Heavy-metal legend Ozzy Osbourne born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/heavy-metal-legend-ozzy-osbourne-born Literary 1857 : Joseph Conrad's birthday http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/joseph-conrads-birthday Music 1979 : Eleven people killed in a stampede outside Who concert in Cincinnati, Ohio http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/eleven-people-killed-in-a-stampede-outside-who-concert-in-cincinnati-ohio Old West 1818 : Illinois becomes the 21st state http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/illinois-becomes-the-21st-state Presidential 1839 : Lincoln reaches legal milestone http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lincoln-reaches-legal-milestone Sports 1979 : Indian field hockey gold medalist Dhyan Chand dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/indian-field-hockey-gold-medalist-dhyan-chand-dies Vietnam War 1962 : Report maintains that Viet Cong are prepared for a long war http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/report-maintains-that-viet-cong-are-prepared-for-a-long-war 1965 : Memorandum outlines terms for bombing halt http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/memorandum-outlines-terms-for-bombing-halt World War I 1916 : Nivelle replaces Joffre as French commander http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nivelle-replaces-joffre-as-french-commander World War II 1944 : Civil war breaks out in Athens http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/civil-war-breaks-out-in-athens

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