Wayne Gretzky became the first and only player in NHL history to score 200 points in a season.
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The SF F-4 submersible boat sank and killed 21 people near Hawaii.
The world's largest banana split was made in Innisfail, Australia.
The first color TV went on sale.
Frederick Langenheim took the first photo of a solar eclipse.
The EU banned all British beef exports due to the risks of carrying 'mad cow disease.'
