1984

In honor of my 25th birthday, I decided to Wiki some of the events that occurred the year I was born, 1984.
According to the incredibly credible source Wikipedia:

1. "The Macintosh was introduced on January 24, 1984; it was the first commercially successful personal computer to feature a mouse and a graphical user interface rather than a command-line interface."

2."The first untethered spacewalk was by American Bruce McCandless II on February 7, 1984, during Challenger mission STS-41-B."

3. April 4, 1984. "U.S. President Ronald Reagan calls for an international ban on chemical weapons."

4. May 8, 1984. "The longest game in Major League Baseball history begins at 7:30 PM between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Chicago White Sox. The game is played over the course of 2 days, lasting 25 innings, with a total time of 8 hours and 6 minutes."

5. May 11, 1984. "A transit of Earth from Mars takes place."

6. August 30, 1984. "STS-41-D: The Space Shuttle Discovery takes off on its maiden voyage."

7. September 26, 1984. "The United Kingdom and the People's Republic of China sign the initial agreement to return Hong Kong to China in 1997."

The following are Wikis of events occurring on April 8:

1. 1893. "The first recorded college basketball game occurs in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania."

2. 1913. "The 17th Amendment to the United States Constitution, requiring direct election of Senators, becomes law."

3. 1946. "The last meeting of the League of Nations, the precursor of the United Nations, is held."

4. 1974. "Hank Aaron Surpassed Babe Ruth with his 755th Home Run"

5. 1869 "Harvey Cushing, American neurosurgeon (d. 1939)" is born.

6. 1973 "Pablo Picasso, Spanish artist and sculptor (b. 1881)" dies.

And finally, according to Wiki, Japan celebrates Buddha's birthday on April 8th.