Charles Darwin was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society for his revolutionary role in developing science.
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The world's first McDonald's drive-through was opened in Arizona.
Apple's Macintosh personal computer was first put on sale in the US, changing the world of computing.
King Charles II shut down England's first Parliament, the Cavalier Parliament.
Lieutenant General Robert Baden-Powell published his manual ''Scouting for Boys."
A Japanese soldier was found hiding in Guam.
