Coca-Cola was named the world’s largest plastic polluter by the charity “Break Free From Plastic.”
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Jack Fingleton, an Australian cricketer, became the first batsman to score 100 runs in four consecutive test matches.
Apollo 17 launched the final manned lunar landing mission, during which the crew took the famous 'blue marble' photo of the entire Earth.
Inventor Leo Baekeland patented the first thermosetting plastic, Bakelite, which sparked the birth of the plastics industry.
The Royal Opera House opened at Covent Garden, London, England.
An assassination attempt was made on the First Lady of the Philippines.
