@rh18bold:Today in History

Today is Friday, December 3, the 337th day of 2010. There are 28 days left in the year.

On this date

In 1621, Galileo perfects the telescope.

In 1694, the Triennial Bill becomes law in England, providing for new Parliament to be elected every third year.

In 1975, the Communist party, the Pathet Lao take control of Laos and declare end to 600-year-old monarchy after a 30 year war in alliance with Vietnamese Communists.

In 1984, thousands of people died after a cloud of methyl isocyanate gas escaped from a pesticide plant operated by a Union Carbide subsidiary in Bhopal, India.

Thought for Today

“The well of Providence is deep. It’s the buckets we bring to it that are small.” Mary Webb, Scottish religious leader (c.1881-1927).