Apple’s Macintosh personal computer was first put on sale in the US, changing the world of computing.
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Walt Disney announced it was going to buy Pixar.
Charles Darwin was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society for his revolutionary role in developing science.
Chillán earthquake killed approximately 28,000 people.
A Japanese soldier was found hiding in Guam.
King Henry I of England married his second wife, Adeliza of Louvain.
