Historical Events for 3rd December 2023

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1586 - Sir Thomas Herriot introduces potatoes to England from Colombia
1929 - Boston Bruins beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-1, the first win of an NHL record 14-game winning streak, and a 22-game home winning streak
1932 - Gen Kurt von Schleicher becomes chancellor of Germany
1946 - 12th Heisman Trophy Award: Glenn Davis, Army (HB)
1964 - Police arrests 800 sit-in students at University of California at Berkeley
1967 - Final run of "20th Century Limited" famed NY-Chicago luxury train
1979 - Shadow Traffic begins broadcasting in the New York City metropolitan area.
1983 - Musical "Marilyn: An American Fable", loosely based on life of Marilyn Monroe, starring Alyson Reed and Scott Bakula, closes at Minskoff Theatre, NYC, after 17 performances
1995 - England cricket wicket keeper Jack Russell dismisses Clive Eksteen with his record 11th catch in 2nd Test v South Africa in Johannesburg
2014 - Darren Wilson, the police officer who shot dead unarmed black teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, resigns

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