Thomas Edison demonstrated his phonograph to the editors of “Scientific American.”
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Apollo 17 launched the final manned lunar landing mission, during which the crew took the famous 'blue marble' photo of the entire Earth.
Coca-Cola was named the world's largest plastic polluter by the charity 'Break Free From Plastic.'
The southern parts of Great Britain were struck by The Great Storm of 1703, which took the lives of 9,000 people.
Jack Fingleton, an Australian cricketer, became the first batsman to score 100 runs in four consecutive test matches.
A ban on diesel cars was called for in France.
