On This Day: January 24

The very first Apple McIntosh computer went on sale, Neil Diamond, Mary Lou Retton and Mischa Barton were born.

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On This Day: January 24
The very first Apple McIntosh computer went on sale, Neil Diamond, Mary Lou Retton and Mischa Barton were born.

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