On this day: December 3

POSTED: 8:34 PM PST December 2, 2012    UPDATED: 11:00 PM PST December 2, 2012 

Laurel and Hardy team up, a human heart is transplanted for the first time, an assassin targets Bob Marley, and the first text message is sent via phone, all on this day.

OTD December 3 - Grand Union Flag
1 / 42
Public domain

1775: The Grand Union flag, the precursor to the Stars and Stripes, is raised aboard the Continental Navy vessel Alfred by Lt. John Paul Jones.

Advertisement

Most Popular

Advertisement

E-News Registration