Frederick Langenheim took the first photo of a solar eclipse.
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Wayne Gretzky became the first and only player in NHL history to score 200 points in a season.
Qantas flight QF9 became the first to fly nonstop from Australia to the UK.
Zayn Malik announced that he would be leaving the boyband One Direction.
The EU banned all British beef exports due to the risks of carrying 'mad cow disease.'
The world's largest banana split was made in Innisfail, Australia.
