The Royal Opera House opened at Covent Garden, London, England.
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Pearl Harbor was attacked.
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.
Thomas Edison demonstrated his phonograph to the editors of 'Scientific American.'
Coca-Cola was named the world's largest plastic polluter by the charity 'Break Free From Plastic.'
