The IBM Personal Computer was released.
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One of Mars' moons, 'Deimos,' was discovered by an American astronomer, Asaph Hall.
A plane stolen from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport flew for over an hour before crashing on a wooded island.
Thomas Edison completed his first model of a phonograph.
Former President Jimmy Carter had a lesion removed from his liver.
Following the divide of the Rhone-et-Loire department in France, the Rhone department became independent.
