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Apple announced a surprising partnership with Microsoft

Apple announced a surprising partnership with Microsoft

1977

The partnership announcement, met by cheers and boos was made at MacWorld Expo in Boston. It involved Microsoft investing $150 million in Apple in exchange for non-voting shares, Microsoft developing its Office software for Mac for the next five years, and Apple agreeing to make Internet Explorer the default web browser on its machines.

NASA's Curiosity landed on Mars

NASA's Curiosity landed on Mars

2012

NASA's robotic vehicle Curiosity (also called Mars Science Laboratory) landed on Mars and soon began transmitting images of the planet's surface.

Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima

Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima

1945

The United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, marking a turning point in World War II.

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