Today in History - December 3 | How this seven-year-old boy earned $34 million for one year
November 3
On December 3, 2018, a seven-year-old boy was named YouTube's highest-earning star after raking in $US22 million ($34 million) for the financial year.
US primary school student Ryan starred on the channel Ryan ToysReview.
The short, simple videos of Ryan playing and giggling over toys won over millions of people around the world.
Ryan's parents reportedly put 15 per cent of his earnings away into a bank account until he is a legal adult.
World famous mystery and crime writer Agatha Christie disappeared on December 3, 1926, from her home in southern England, sparking a nationwide search and a media frenzy.
Thousands of volunteers became involved in looking for the creator of the bestselling Poirot and Miss Marple mysteries as suspicion fell on her philandering husband.
Agatha Christie was found safe and well 11 days later at a hotel in northern England. She had checked in under the surname of her husband's mistress.
Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, left, and US President George H. Bush declared the Cold War over during talks in Malta on December 3, 1989.
The meeting of the superpower leaders followed a gradual warming of relations during the 1980s, which achieved nuclear weapons reductions.
The collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe continued with the fall of the Romanian government and the reunification of Germany in 1990.
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