The IBM Personal Computer was released.
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A plane stolen from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport flew for over an hour before crashing on a wooded island.
Former President Jimmy Carter had a lesion removed from his liver.
South Africa was banned from the Olympic Games due to the country’s racist policies.
One of Mars' moons, 'Deimos,' was discovered by an American astronomer, Asaph Hall.
Thousands of anti-government protesters disrupted Hong Kong International Airport.