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Video Games
1997: Samsung Electronics agrees to acquire the remaining 51 percent of AST Research, for US$5.40 per share, worth about US$170 million.
1997: Disney Interactive lays off about 20 percent of its workforce, ending in-house production of video games.
1998: Intel announces the 266 MHz Celeron processor with 32 kB Level 1 cache. The Celeron is a Pentium II processor with no secondary cache. Name of the processor was chosen with help from Lexicon Branding, Inc. Code-name during development was Covington.
1999: Bleem releases the bleem! PlayStation game emulator for Windows-based personal computers in the USA. Price is US$24.95 via Web site download.
1999: Sega of America announces the Dreamcast video game system will be released in the US on September 9, for retail price of US$199. The company will spend US$100 million marketing the system.
1999: Bleem releases the bleem! PlayStation game emulator for Windows-based personal computers in the USA. Price is US$24.95 via Web site download.
2002: Capcom releases the Breath of Fire II video game for the Game Boy Advance in the US. Price is US$39.99.
2008: Sony CE releases the Gran Turismo 5 Prologue video game for the PlayStation 3 in the US.
1997: Disney Interactive lays off about 20 percent of its workforce, ending in-house production of video games.
1998: Intel announces the 266 MHz Celeron processor with 32 kB Level 1 cache. The Celeron is a Pentium II processor with no secondary cache. Name of the processor was chosen with help from Lexicon Branding, Inc. Code-name during development was Covington.
1999: Bleem releases the bleem! PlayStation game emulator for Windows-based personal computers in the USA. Price is US$24.95 via Web site download.
1999: Sega of America announces the Dreamcast video game system will be released in the US on September 9, for retail price of US$199. The company will spend US$100 million marketing the system.
1999: Bleem releases the bleem! PlayStation game emulator for Windows-based personal computers in the USA. Price is US$24.95 via Web site download.
2002: Capcom releases the Breath of Fire II video game for the Game Boy Advance in the US. Price is US$39.99.
2008: Sony CE releases the Gran Turismo 5 Prologue video game for the PlayStation 3 in the US.
Movies
1986: Tim McIntire, actor (Bob Younger - Legend of Jesse James), dies at age 42.
1990: In Living Color premieres on FOX-TV.
1990: Greta Garbo, Swedish actress (Anna Karenina, Camille), dies at age 84 (born 1905).
1992: Jay Leno's final appearance as permanent guest host of The Tonight Show.
1992: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, and DeForest Kelley (Star Trek actors) inducted into National Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame.
1997: The ABC TV network premieres Disney's Soul Man show.
1990: In Living Color premieres on FOX-TV.
1990: Greta Garbo, Swedish actress (Anna Karenina, Camille), dies at age 84 (born 1905).
1992: Jay Leno's final appearance as permanent guest host of The Tonight Show.
1992: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, and DeForest Kelley (Star Trek actors) inducted into National Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame.
1997: The ABC TV network premieres Disney's Soul Man show.
Music
2001: Death of Joey Ramone AKA Jeffrey Hyman at age 49 of lymphoma; punk rocker (The Ramones - "Beat on the Brat" (1976), "Now I Want to Sniff Some Glue").
Sports
1985: 14th Boston Women's Marathon won by Lisa Larsen Weidenbach in 2:34:06.
1985: 89th Boston Marathon won by Geoff Smith of Great Britain in 2:14:05.
1986: Viv Richards century off 56 balls versus England in Antigua Test Cricket.
1989: At the Sheffield Soccer Stadium in England, 96 Liverpool fans are crushed to death.
1989: Sue Marchiano wins third World Cup female marathon (2:30:48).
1990: Greenidge and Haynes make 298 opening stand (versus England), their best.
1991: 20th Boston Women's Marathon won by Wanda Panfil of Poland in 2:24:18.
1991: 95th Boston Marathon won by Ibrahim Hussein of Kenya in 2:11:06.
1991: Magic Johnson sets NBA record for career assists with 9,898.
1991: Sacramento Kings set NBA record, losing 35th consecutive game on road.
1992: New York Islanders' Al Arbour coaches the most NHL games (1,438).
1993: British Columbia Open-8th).
1993: H H "Bull" Alexander, cricket player (Test for Australia 1933, average 154), dies.
1994: Cleveland Indians lose first game at Jacobs Field, Kansas City Royals wins 2-1.
1994: John Curry, British figure skater (Olympics-gold-1976), dies of AIDS at age 44 (born 1949).
1995: Star Bank-third).
1995: Fieldcrest Cannon-26th).
1996: 100th Boston Marathon won by Moses Tanui of Kenya in 2:09:15.9.
1996: 25th Boston Women's Marathon won by Uta Pippig of Germany in 2:27:12.6.
1997: Baseball honors Jackie Robinson by retiring #42 for all teams.
1997: Midwestern Senior Champion).
2002: Death of Byron White, American athlete and Supreme Court Justice (born 1917).
2005: The first major league game in Washington D.C. since September 30, 1971 is played between the Washington Nationals and the Arizona Diamondbacks at RFK Stadium. President George W. Bush throws out the first ceremonial pitch. The Nationals win, 5-3.
2005: Ben Sheets signs a US$38.5 million, four-year contract with the Milwaukee Brewers American professional baseball team. It is the richest deal in Brewers' history.
1985: 89th Boston Marathon won by Geoff Smith of Great Britain in 2:14:05.
1986: Viv Richards century off 56 balls versus England in Antigua Test Cricket.
1989: At the Sheffield Soccer Stadium in England, 96 Liverpool fans are crushed to death.
1989: Sue Marchiano wins third World Cup female marathon (2:30:48).
1990: Greenidge and Haynes make 298 opening stand (versus England), their best.
1991: 20th Boston Women's Marathon won by Wanda Panfil of Poland in 2:24:18.
1991: 95th Boston Marathon won by Ibrahim Hussein of Kenya in 2:11:06.
1991: Magic Johnson sets NBA record for career assists with 9,898.
1991: Sacramento Kings set NBA record, losing 35th consecutive game on road.
1992: New York Islanders' Al Arbour coaches the most NHL games (1,438).
1993: British Columbia Open-8th).
1993: H H "Bull" Alexander, cricket player (Test for Australia 1933, average 154), dies.
1994: Cleveland Indians lose first game at Jacobs Field, Kansas City Royals wins 2-1.
1994: John Curry, British figure skater (Olympics-gold-1976), dies of AIDS at age 44 (born 1949).
1995: Star Bank-third).
1995: Fieldcrest Cannon-26th).
1996: 100th Boston Marathon won by Moses Tanui of Kenya in 2:09:15.9.
1996: 25th Boston Women's Marathon won by Uta Pippig of Germany in 2:27:12.6.
1997: Baseball honors Jackie Robinson by retiring #42 for all teams.
1997: Midwestern Senior Champion).
2002: Death of Byron White, American athlete and Supreme Court Justice (born 1917).
2005: The first major league game in Washington D.C. since September 30, 1971 is played between the Washington Nationals and the Arizona Diamondbacks at RFK Stadium. President George W. Bush throws out the first ceremonial pitch. The Nationals win, 5-3.
2005: Ben Sheets signs a US$38.5 million, four-year contract with the Milwaukee Brewers American professional baseball team. It is the richest deal in Brewers' history.
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