Coca-Cola was named the world’s largest plastic polluter by the charity “Break Free From Plastic.”
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Thomas Edison demonstrated his phonograph to the editors of 'Scientific American.'
An assassination attempt was made on the First Lady of the Philippines.
Apollo 17 launched the final manned lunar landing mission, during which the crew took the famous 'blue marble' photo of the entire Earth.
Pearl Harbor was attacked.
Jack Fingleton, an Australian cricketer, became the first batsman to score 100 runs in four consecutive test matches.