Earth-like calcium-rich deposits were found on Mars by NASA’s Curiosity Rover.
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Production of the Pixar film Toy Story began.
The state of Georgia seceded from the United States of America.
Coopers Inc. started selling the world's first men's briefs in Chicago.
Apple released the first computer with a graphical user interface (GUI) called the Lisa.
Thomas Edison's first overhead electric lighting system began service in Roselle, New Jersey.
