MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2012

Today is Monday, December 3, the 338

th

day of 2012. There are 28 days left in the year.

1621 ― Galileo perfects the telescope

1908 ― Edward Elgar's 1st Symphony in A, premieres

1910 ― Neon lights, first publically seen (Paris Auto Show)

1922 ― First successful technicolor movie (Tall of the Sea), shown in New York, N.Y.

1948 ― Chinese refugee ship "Kiangya" explodes in East China Sea, killing 1,100

1958 ― Indonesian parliament accepts nationalization of Dutch businesses

1965 ― Beatles begin final U.K. concert tour in Glasgow

1967 ― First human heart transplant performed (Dr. Christiaan Barnard, South Africa)

1979 ― Christie's auctions a thimble for a record $18,400

1989 ― George Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev end summit in Malta