The IBM Personal Computer was released.
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Isaac Singer was granted his patent for a commercial sewing machine.
The war between English Colonists and Native Americans in New England ended.
Ford completed their first Model T vehicle at a Ford plant in Detroit, Michigan.
One of Mars' moons, 'Deimos,' was discovered by an American astronomer, Asaph Hall.
The 'Unite the Right' gathering in Charlottesville, Virginia, became violent after a car smashed into protesters.