Terry Fox begins his “Marathon of Hope”.

The Apple I computer is created.

The Great Gatsby is first published by Charles Scribner & Sons.

The Battle of Liegnitz. The Mongol forces defeat the Polish and German armies.

The Battle of Dayr al-‘Aqul prevents the Saffarids from taking over Baghdad.

Mount Vesuvius erupts and destroying Naples.

The New York Slave Revolt of 1712 begins.

The American musician Kurt Cobain commits suicide.

The Space Shuttle, Challenger, makes its maiden voyage into space.

Microsoft is ruled to have violated United States antitrust laws by being oppressive towards its competitors.