Apple’s Macintosh personal computer was first put on sale in the US, changing the world of computing.
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Lieutenant General Robert Baden-Powell published his manual ''Scouting for Boys."
The first canned beer received instant approval from customers.
Japan launched its first lunar probe, Hiten, from the Uchinoura Space Center.
King Henry I of England married his second wife, Adeliza of Louvain.
Charles Darwin was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society for his revolutionary role in developing science.