Thomas Edison demonstrated his phonograph to the editors of “Scientific American.”
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A ban on diesel cars was called for in France.
Apollo 17 launched the final manned lunar landing mission, during which the crew took the famous 'blue marble' photo of the entire Earth.
The Royal Opera House opened at Covent Garden, London, England.
A 6.9 earthquake in Spitak, Armenia, killed 25,000-50,000 people and left up to 500,000 homeless.
Pearl Harbor was attacked.
