On this day in 1977, the Apple II, one of the first personal computers, went on sale.
On this day in 1996, peace talks began in Northern Ireland without the participation of Sinn Féin.
On this day in 1999, Kosovo War: NATO suspended its airstrikes after Slobodan Milošević agreed to withdraw Serbian forces from Kosovo.
On this day in 2002, the first direct electronic communication experiment between the nervous systems of two humans was carried out by Kevin Warwick in the United Kingdom.
On this day in 2003, the Spirit rover was launched, beginning NASA's Mars Exploration Rover mission.