The world’s first McDonald’s drive-through was opened in Arizona.
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Charles Darwin was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society for his revolutionary role in developing science.
The X-Files returned for Season 10 after a thirteen-year hiatus.
A B-52 bomber carrying two nuclear bombs broke up mid-air over North Carolina.
Japan launched its first lunar probe, Hiten, from the Uchinoura Space Center.
Apple's Macintosh personal computer was first put on sale in the US, changing the world of computing.