Bhopal: The Night the Sky Turned Poisonous
On December 3, 1984, a methyl isocyanate leak at a Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, became the worst industrial disaster in history.
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The Little Spacecraft That Stared Down Jupiter
On December 3, 1973, NASA's Pioneer 10 swept past Jupiter, returning humanity's first close-up images of the giant planet.
The Prairie State's Birthday: Illinois Joins the Union
On December 3, 1818, President James Monroe signed the resolution admitting Illinois as the 21st state of the Union.