On this day: December 3
Laurel and Hardy team up, a human heart is transplanted for the first time, an assassin targets Bob Marley, and the first text message is sent via phone, all on this day.
2005: XCOR Aerospace's EZ-Rocket sets the point-to-point distance record for a ground-launched, rocket-powered aircraft, with pilot Dick Rutan flying about 10 miles from Mojave, Calif., to California City, Calif., in just under 10 minutes. The flight also marks the first official delivery of U.S. Mail by a rocket-powered aircraft.
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