Today in history

(Sources: Peace Buttons and War Resisters League Calendar)

December 3
Viola Liuzzo and Bhopal Union Carbide plant leak.

1965
The Day when Viola Liuzzo Died
An all-white jury in Alabama convicts three Ku Klux Klansmen in the murder of white civil rights activist Viola Liuzzo. The mother of five from Detroit was shot and killed while giving a ride to young black activist, Leroy Moton.

1984
What happened in Bhopal?
In the early morning hours, one of the worst industrial disasters in history begins. The American-owned Union Carbide pesticide plant located near densely populated Bhopal in central India leaks a toxic cloud of methyl isocyanate into the air, killing thousands and injuring tens of thousands (estimates vary). The U.S. government blocked extradition of Union Carbide officials facing criminal prosecution in India.