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Video Games
1988: Tandy announces THOR-CD, an erasable re-usable compact disk system for music, video, or data. Delivery of production units is 18 to 24 months away.
1988: Tandy announces the Tandy 5000MC personal computer, featuring an 80386 processor and IBM's Micro Channel bus. Price is US$4999-6999.
1997: In the lawsuit of Intel versus Advanced Micro Devices, Advanced Micro Devices agrees to a settlement, agreeing to acknowledge the term "MMX" as an Intel trademark, and receives the right to use it for marketing its K6 processors as "MMX(R) Enhanced".
2000: SonicTeam is founded in Tokyo, Japan.
2003: Intel releases the 3 GHz Pentium 4 processor with 800 MHz front-side bus. Price is US$417 in 1000-unit quantities. The previously discovered problem is resolved by a software patch.
2005: Nintendo releases the Nintendo DS handheld video game system in Japan in two new case colors: Turquoise Black and Candy Pink.
2005: Nintendo releases the Nintendogs video game for the Nintendo DS in Japan.
2006: Korea issues a postage stamp depicting a personal computer.
1988: Tandy announces the Tandy 5000MC personal computer, featuring an 80386 processor and IBM's Micro Channel bus. Price is US$4999-6999.
1997: In the lawsuit of Intel versus Advanced Micro Devices, Advanced Micro Devices agrees to a settlement, agreeing to acknowledge the term "MMX" as an Intel trademark, and receives the right to use it for marketing its K6 processors as "MMX(R) Enhanced".
2000: SonicTeam is founded in Tokyo, Japan.
2003: Intel releases the 3 GHz Pentium 4 processor with 800 MHz front-side bus. Price is US$417 in 1000-unit quantities. The previously discovered problem is resolved by a software patch.
2005: Nintendo releases the Nintendo DS handheld video game system in Japan in two new case colors: Turquoise Black and Candy Pink.
2005: Nintendo releases the Nintendogs video game for the Nintendo DS in Japan.
2006: Korea issues a postage stamp depicting a personal computer.
Movies
1985: Death of Foster Hewitt at age 82; hockey broadcaster (thousands of NHL, world, and Olympic hockey matches).
1986: Geraldo Rivera opens Al Capone's secret vault on live TV show The Mystery of Al Capone's Vault and finds nothing inside.
1989: James Kirkwood, actor/writer (Devil's Holiday), dies at age 64.
1993: CBS airs the first episode of TV show Walker, Texas Ranger, starring Chuck Norris.
1998: Death of Peter Lind Hayes at age 82; actor/singer and radio-TV host (Peter Loves Mary TV show).
1986: Geraldo Rivera opens Al Capone's secret vault on live TV show The Mystery of Al Capone's Vault and finds nothing inside.
1989: James Kirkwood, actor/writer (Devil's Holiday), dies at age 64.
1993: CBS airs the first episode of TV show Walker, Texas Ranger, starring Chuck Norris.
1998: Death of Peter Lind Hayes at age 82; actor/singer and radio-TV host (Peter Loves Mary TV show).
Music
1990: The largest crowd ever to attend a concert, 184,000 people, jam a soccer stadium in Rio de Janeiro for a Paul McCartney show.
1991: Willi Boskovsky, Austrian conductor (new year's concert), dies at age 81.
1998: Death of Peter Lind Hayes at age 82; actor/singer and radio-TV host (Peter Loves Mary TV show).
1998: Death of Helen Ward at age 82 in Arlington, Virginia, USA; singer ("These Foolish Things", "Goody Goody").
2000: Death of Neal Matthews of a heart attack; singer (with Elvis Presley, Ricky Nelson, Patsy Cline, Red Foley, Johnny Horton, Jim Reeves, George Jones, Marie Osmond, Tom Jones, Merle Haggard).
2003: Death of Nina Simone at age 70 from cancer; jazz and soul singer ("My Baby Just Cares for Me", "I Put A Spell On You", "I Loves You Porgy", "Feeling Good", "Sinnerman", "Ain't got no-I got life").
2008: Death of Al Wilson at age 68 of kidney failure in Fontana, California, USA; soul singer and songwriter ("The Snake" (1968), "Show and Tell" (1974), Count the Days).
1991: Willi Boskovsky, Austrian conductor (new year's concert), dies at age 81.
1998: Death of Peter Lind Hayes at age 82; actor/singer and radio-TV host (Peter Loves Mary TV show).
1998: Death of Helen Ward at age 82 in Arlington, Virginia, USA; singer ("These Foolish Things", "Goody Goody").
2000: Death of Neal Matthews of a heart attack; singer (with Elvis Presley, Ricky Nelson, Patsy Cline, Red Foley, Johnny Horton, Jim Reeves, George Jones, Marie Osmond, Tom Jones, Merle Haggard).
2003: Death of Nina Simone at age 70 from cancer; jazz and soul singer ("My Baby Just Cares for Me", "I Put A Spell On You", "I Loves You Porgy", "Feeling Good", "Sinnerman", "Ain't got no-I got life").
2008: Death of Al Wilson at age 68 of kidney failure in Fontana, California, USA; soul singer and songwriter ("The Snake" (1968), "Show and Tell" (1974), Count the Days).
Sports
1985: Ingrid Kristiansen wins the London Marathon in a record 2:21:06.
1985: Patty Sheehan wins LPGA J&B Scotch Pro-Am Golf Tournament.
1986: 15th Boston Women's Marathon won by I Kristiansen of Norway in 2:24:55.
1986: 90th Boston Marathon won by Rob de Castella of Australia in 2:07:51.
1986: Bob Hering sets Formula One power boat record (165.338 mph, Arizona).
1987: Milwaukee Brewers lose, ending American League season-opening winning streak at 13 games.
1987: Richard Hadlee makes highest Test Cricket score of 151 (versus Sri Lanka).
1988: First four-day games in County Cricket Championship commence.
1990: Cincinnati Reds win, running their record to 9-0, best start in club history.
1990: National League umpire is arrested for stealing baseball cards.
1990: T3 Coca Cola Classic).
1990: Johnny Beagley, winner of two 1942 World Series games, dies.
1991: 52nd PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Jack Nicklaus wins.
1991: Greatest extra-inning comeback, Pittsburgh Pirates score 6 in bottom of 11th erasing 5 run Chicago Cubs lead, Pirates also trailed 7-2 in bottom of 9th.
1991: Jakov Tolstikov wins fourth World Cup marathon (2:09:17).
1991: Rosa Mota wins fourth World Cup female marathon (2:26:14).
1994: Eddie Murray sets record for switch hit homeruns in a game (11 times).
1995: Boston Celtics final game at Boston Gardens, New York Knicks win 98-92.
1995: Oldsmobile Classic).
1995: Stafford Heginbotham, toymaker/Football Club Chairman, dies at age 61.
1996: 57th PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Hale Irwin.
1996: Barb Mucha wins LPGA Chick-fil-A Charity Golf Championship.
1996: Matabeleland beats Mashonaland Country District to win Logan Cup.
1996: A H Kardar cricket player (3 Tests for India and 23 for Pakistan 1946-58), dies.
1996: Jimmy "The Greek" Snyder, oddsmaker/sportscaster (CBS), dies at age 76.
1997: 101st Boston Marathon won by Lameck Aguta of Kenya in 2:10:34.
1997: 26th Boston Women's Marathon won by Fatuma Roba of Ethopia in 2:26:23.
2008: Robert Cheruiyot of Kenya wins his fourth Boston Marathon, with a time of 2:07:46. In the Woman's Marathon, Dire Tune of Ethiopia finishes in 2:25:25, beating Alevtina Bittimirova by two seconds, in the closest finish in the history of the race. Each winner earned a prize of US$150,000, the biggest in major marathon history.
2008: In Montreal, Quebec, Canada, a riot following the Montreal Canadiens' Game 7 win over the Boston Bruins breaks out on Ste-Catherine Street West, resulting in sixteen police cruisers torched a dozen stores vandalized, and sixteen arrests.
1985: Patty Sheehan wins LPGA J&B Scotch Pro-Am Golf Tournament.
1986: 15th Boston Women's Marathon won by I Kristiansen of Norway in 2:24:55.
1986: 90th Boston Marathon won by Rob de Castella of Australia in 2:07:51.
1986: Bob Hering sets Formula One power boat record (165.338 mph, Arizona).
1987: Milwaukee Brewers lose, ending American League season-opening winning streak at 13 games.
1987: Richard Hadlee makes highest Test Cricket score of 151 (versus Sri Lanka).
1988: First four-day games in County Cricket Championship commence.
1990: Cincinnati Reds win, running their record to 9-0, best start in club history.
1990: National League umpire is arrested for stealing baseball cards.
1990: T3 Coca Cola Classic).
1990: Johnny Beagley, winner of two 1942 World Series games, dies.
1991: 52nd PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Jack Nicklaus wins.
1991: Greatest extra-inning comeback, Pittsburgh Pirates score 6 in bottom of 11th erasing 5 run Chicago Cubs lead, Pirates also trailed 7-2 in bottom of 9th.
1991: Jakov Tolstikov wins fourth World Cup marathon (2:09:17).
1991: Rosa Mota wins fourth World Cup female marathon (2:26:14).
1994: Eddie Murray sets record for switch hit homeruns in a game (11 times).
1995: Boston Celtics final game at Boston Gardens, New York Knicks win 98-92.
1995: Oldsmobile Classic).
1995: Stafford Heginbotham, toymaker/Football Club Chairman, dies at age 61.
1996: 57th PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Hale Irwin.
1996: Barb Mucha wins LPGA Chick-fil-A Charity Golf Championship.
1996: Matabeleland beats Mashonaland Country District to win Logan Cup.
1996: A H Kardar cricket player (3 Tests for India and 23 for Pakistan 1946-58), dies.
1996: Jimmy "The Greek" Snyder, oddsmaker/sportscaster (CBS), dies at age 76.
1997: 101st Boston Marathon won by Lameck Aguta of Kenya in 2:10:34.
1997: 26th Boston Women's Marathon won by Fatuma Roba of Ethopia in 2:26:23.
2008: Robert Cheruiyot of Kenya wins his fourth Boston Marathon, with a time of 2:07:46. In the Woman's Marathon, Dire Tune of Ethiopia finishes in 2:25:25, beating Alevtina Bittimirova by two seconds, in the closest finish in the history of the race. Each winner earned a prize of US$150,000, the biggest in major marathon history.
2008: In Montreal, Quebec, Canada, a riot following the Montreal Canadiens' Game 7 win over the Boston Bruins breaks out on Ste-Catherine Street West, resulting in sixteen police cruisers torched a dozen stores vandalized, and sixteen arrests.
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