In History, Today on December 3

Modern neon lighting was first demonstrated by Georges Claude at the Paris Motor Show.

The first successful human heart transplant was performed by Dr. Christiaan Barnard in Cape Town.

The Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 begins with Pakistan launching preemptive air strikes on 11 Indian airbases.

The Bhopal disaster occurred when a gas leak at a pesticide plant in India exposed over 500,000 people to toxic chemicals.

The first SMS message was sent by Neil Papworth, a test engineer for Sema Group, to Richard Jarvis of Vodafone.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) released a report stating that Iran had halted its nuclear weapons program in 2003, a significant development in international relations and nuclear non-proliferation efforts.

A suicide bombing in Mogadishu, Somalia, killed at least 24 people, including three government ministers, highlighting the ongoing instability and violence in the region.

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity discovered evidence of ancient streambed on Mars, suggesting that water once flowed on the planet's surface.

The UN World Food Programme suspended food aid to more than 1.7 million Syrian refugees due to a funding crisis.

The United Kingdom conducted its first airstrikes against ISIS in Syria after the UK Parliament approved military action.