A cloud of methyl isocyanate gas escaped from a pesticide plant operated by a Union Carbide subsidiary in Bhopal, India, causing an estimated 15,000 to 20,000 deaths and more than 500,000 injuries.
Today is Tuesday, Dec. 3, the 338th day of 2024. There are 28 days left in the year.
On Dec. 3, 1984, a cloud of methyl isocyanate gas escaped from a pesticide plant operated by a Union Carbide subsidiary in Bhopal, India, causing an estimated 15,000 to 20,000 deaths and more than 500,000 injuries.
In 1947, the Tennessee Williams play “A Streetcar Named Desire” opened on Broadway.
