The show was the first to raise over $1 million, in 1966, the first to be shown entirely in color, in 1967, the first to become a networked telethon, in 1968, the first to go coast-to-coast, in 1970, and the first to be seen outside continental U.S., in 1972. It raised the largest sum ever in a single event for humanitarian purposes, in 1974, had the greatest amount ever pledged to a televised charitable event, in 1980 (from the Guinness Book of World Records), was the first to be seen by 100 million people, in 1985, celebrated its 25th anniversary in 1990, and saw its highest pledge in history, in 1992, and was the first to be seen worldwide via internet simulcast, in 1998.