Racket HISTORY.txt notes for v8.1

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Version 8.1, April 2021
Add ephemeron hash tables
Added support for "git+https://" packages sources
Changed Git package references to default to repo-indicated
default branch (HEAD, roughly) instead of "master"
CS: compiler improvements, especially related to structures
Unix-style installation puts ".zo" files in "lib" instead
of "share", since they're platform-specific for CS
CS: cross-compilation support in `raco exe`
CS: faster multiplication and division for very large numbers
ffi: added ffi/os-async-channel and support for callbacks
that can raise exceptions on CS
Other bug repairs and other changes noted in the documentation
Version 8.0, January 2021
Racket CS is now the default variant of Racket
Add support for Apple Silicon Mac OS (AArch64)