WHAT HAPPENED ON 3. JANUARY
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The Motorola StarTAC, the first flip phone and one of the first mobile phones to gain widespread consumer adoption, goes on sale. (3. January 1996)

China announces it will spend US$27.7 billion to fight erosion and pollution in the Yangtze and Yellow River valleys. (3. January 1997)

The Mars Polar Lander is launched. (3. January 1999)

Israel detains, and later expels, 14 members of Concerned Christians. (3. January 1999)

The last original weekday Peanuts comic strip is published. (3. January 2000)

Israeli forces seize the Palestinian freighter Karine A in the Red Sea, finding 50 tons of weapons. (3. January 2002)

Flash Airlines Flight 604 crashes into the Red Sea, resulting in 148 deaths, making it the deadliest aviation accident in Egyptian history. (3. January 2004)

The first block of the blockchain of the decentralized payment system Bitcoin, called the Genesis block, was established by the creator of the system, Satoshi Nakamoto. (3. January 2009)

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