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December 3

2 things science and human progress accomplished on this date.

  1. 1967

    The first human heart transplant

    Surgeon Christiaan Barnard performed the first human-to-human heart transplant in Cape Town, South Africa. It proved the once-unthinkable was possible and began a new era of transplant medicine.

    Source: Wikipedia

  2. 1973

    The first close-up images of Jupiter

    NASA's Pioneer 10 flew past Jupiter and sent home the first close-up pictures of the giant planet. It was humanity's first visitor to the outer solar system.

    Source: Wikipedia

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