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Video Games
2001: Intel releases the 850 MHz Celeron processor. Price is US$138 in 1000-unit quantities.
2006: The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A personal computer appears at a Department of Motor Vehicles.
2007: Nintendo releases the Super Paper Mario video game for the Nintendo Wii in the USA.
2006: The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A personal computer appears at a Department of Motor Vehicles.
2007: Nintendo releases the Super Paper Mario video game for the Nintendo Wii in the USA.
Movies
1987: Birth of Jesse McCartney; singer, actor (Summerland, All My Children).
1990: ABC-TV debuts David Milch's Capital News, starring Lloyd Bridges.
1991: Maurice Binder, title designer (James Bond movies), dies at age 73.
1993: Paramount releases the film Indecent Proposal to theaters.
1998: Birth of Elle Fanning; actress (Taken, CSI: Miami).
2000: USA Cable channel airs the final episode of Pacific Blue, episode 101.
2004: Death of Harry Babbitt at age 90; band singer (Kay Kyser Band, Kollege of Musical Knowledge radio show) and TV host (Bandstand Review, Hollywood Opportunity).
1990: ABC-TV debuts David Milch's Capital News, starring Lloyd Bridges.
1991: Maurice Binder, title designer (James Bond movies), dies at age 73.
1993: Paramount releases the film Indecent Proposal to theaters.
1998: Birth of Elle Fanning; actress (Taken, CSI: Miami).
2000: USA Cable channel airs the final episode of Pacific Blue, episode 101.
2004: Death of Harry Babbitt at age 90; band singer (Kay Kyser Band, Kollege of Musical Knowledge radio show) and TV host (Bandstand Review, Hollywood Opportunity).
Music
1987: Birth of Jesse McCartney; singer, actor (Summerland, All My Children).
1988: Death of Brook Benton at age 56 of meningitis; singer ("Fools Rush In," "The Boll Weevil Song", "Just a Matter of Time").
1988: Death of Dave Prater at age 50 in a car accident in Georgia, USA; singer (Sam and Dave - "Soul Man").
2004: Death of Harry Babbitt at age 90; band singer (Kay Kyser Band, Kollege of Musical Knowledge radio show) and TV host (Bandstand Review, Hollywood Opportunity).
1988: Death of Brook Benton at age 56 of meningitis; singer ("Fools Rush In," "The Boll Weevil Song", "Just a Matter of Time").
1988: Death of Dave Prater at age 50 in a car accident in Georgia, USA; singer (Sam and Dave - "Soul Man").
2004: Death of Harry Babbitt at age 90; band singer (Kay Kyser Band, Kollege of Musical Knowledge radio show) and TV host (Bandstand Review, Hollywood Opportunity).
Sports
1985: Chicago White Sox pitcher Tom Seaver starts a record 15th opening day game.
1987: For third time, Wayne Gretzky scores 7 goals in a Stanley Cup game.
1987: Wayne Gretzky passes Jean Beliveau as all time playoff scoring champion.
1988: New Jersey Devils 3-0 over New York Islanders-Devils lead 2-1 in first round.
1989: 53rd Golf Masters Championship: Nick Faldo wins, shooting a 283.
1989: Patti Rizzo wins LPGA Red Robin Kyocera Inamori Golf Classic.
1989: Rickey Henderson steals his 800th career base in New York Yankees' 4-3 loss to Cleveland Indians.
1989: Scott Hoch chokes on 18-inch putt and loses Masters golf tournament.
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1990: Don Mattingly signs a US$19.7 million 5-year contract with the New York Yankees.
1990: New York Islanders beat New York Rangers 4-3 in double overtime-Rangers lead 2-1.
1990: Houston Astros' Glen Davis is hit by a pitch three times, tying a major league record, in a 8-4 Opening Day loss to the Cincinnati Reds.
1992: Record 18 golfers shoot in the 60s in Masters round one (old record 12).
1993: Colorado Rockies first home game and first victory, 11-4 over Montreal Expos.
1993: Dinah Shore).
1994: BPAA US Open won by Justin Hromek.
1995: 59th Golf Masters Championship: Ben Crenshaw wins, shooting a 274.
1997: Major League Soccer announces Miami and Chicago expansion.
1997: NFL announces it will give $3 million to Canadian Football League and possible "World Classic Bowl".
2001: The Cincinnati Reds defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-2 in the first game at PNC Park, the first two-deck stadium built in the U.S. since Milwaukee County Stadium opened in 1953.
2001: Death of Willie Stargell, from kidney failure at age 61 (born 1940); American baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates).
1987: For third time, Wayne Gretzky scores 7 goals in a Stanley Cup game.
1987: Wayne Gretzky passes Jean Beliveau as all time playoff scoring champion.
1988: New Jersey Devils 3-0 over New York Islanders-Devils lead 2-1 in first round.
1989: 53rd Golf Masters Championship: Nick Faldo wins, shooting a 283.
1989: Patti Rizzo wins LPGA Red Robin Kyocera Inamori Golf Classic.
1989: Rickey Henderson steals his 800th career base in New York Yankees' 4-3 loss to Cleveland Indians.
1989: Scott Hoch chokes on 18-inch putt and loses Masters golf tournament.
1989: , wicketkeeper).
1990: Don Mattingly signs a US$19.7 million 5-year contract with the New York Yankees.
1990: New York Islanders beat New York Rangers 4-3 in double overtime-Rangers lead 2-1.
1990: Houston Astros' Glen Davis is hit by a pitch three times, tying a major league record, in a 8-4 Opening Day loss to the Cincinnati Reds.
1992: Record 18 golfers shoot in the 60s in Masters round one (old record 12).
1993: Colorado Rockies first home game and first victory, 11-4 over Montreal Expos.
1993: Dinah Shore).
1994: BPAA US Open won by Justin Hromek.
1995: 59th Golf Masters Championship: Ben Crenshaw wins, shooting a 274.
1997: Major League Soccer announces Miami and Chicago expansion.
1997: NFL announces it will give $3 million to Canadian Football League and possible "World Classic Bowl".
2001: The Cincinnati Reds defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-2 in the first game at PNC Park, the first two-deck stadium built in the U.S. since Milwaukee County Stadium opened in 1953.
2001: Death of Willie Stargell, from kidney failure at age 61 (born 1940); American baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates).
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