The European Union Parliament declared single-use plastics were to be banned by 2021.
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Stanley Kramer became the first person to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
The strain of swine flu known as H1N1 had its first case in the US.
A nuclear disaster occurred at Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania, US.
The world's first weightlifting championship took place in London, England.
The term ''Big Bang" was coined by Fred Hoyle in a radio interview.
