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Video Games
1999: Microsoft releases ActiveSync 3.0 for Windows CE, a software update allowing better communications with desktop computers.
2000: Square EA releases the Chrono Cross video game for the PlayStation in the US.
2001: Be announces it will be acquired by Palm for US$11 million.
2002: Electronic Arts releases the Madden NFL 2003 video game for the PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Game Boy Advance, and GameCube in the US.
2004: Microsoft releases the Microsoft Works 8 software. Applications include word processor, spreadsheet, database, email, calendar, standalone dictionary, and PowerPoint slide viewer. Price is US$49.95.
2004: The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office rejects ten patent claims of the University of California, in a review of the patent for how a Web browser opens plug-in applications.
2005: Konami releases the Death Jr. video game for the PlayStation Portable in the US.
2005: Sony CEA releases the EyeToy: Play 2 video game for the PlayStation 2 in the US.
2005: Sega releases the Sonic Gems Collection for the GameCube in the US.
2000: Square EA releases the Chrono Cross video game for the PlayStation in the US.
2001: Be announces it will be acquired by Palm for US$11 million.
2002: Electronic Arts releases the Madden NFL 2003 video game for the PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Game Boy Advance, and GameCube in the US.
2004: Microsoft releases the Microsoft Works 8 software. Applications include word processor, spreadsheet, database, email, calendar, standalone dictionary, and PowerPoint slide viewer. Price is US$49.95.
2004: The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office rejects ten patent claims of the University of California, in a review of the patent for how a Web browser opens plug-in applications.
2005: Konami releases the Death Jr. video game for the PlayStation Portable in the US.
2005: Sony CEA releases the EyeToy: Play 2 video game for the PlayStation 2 in the US.
2005: Sega releases the Sonic Gems Collection for the GameCube in the US.
Movies
1986: Birth of Shawn Pyfrom; actor (Desperate Housewives).
1989: Amanda Blake, American actress (Gunsmoke), dies at age 60 (born 1929).
1989: Amanda Blake, American actress (Gunsmoke), dies at age 60 (born 1929).
Music
Sports
1987: New York Mets beat Chicago Cubs, 23-9.
1989: Roger Kingdom of USA sets the 110m hurdle record (12.92) in Zurich, Switzerland.
2002: The Major League Players' Association announces a voting result of 57-0 to set an August 30 strike date.
2006: Home plate umpire Bruce Froemming is honored during an on-field ceremony at Fenway Park for working his 5000th major league game of his 36-year career, second only to Bill Klem who arbitrated 5,374 games from 1905-40.
2008: At the Beijing Olympics, Jamaica's Usain Bolt wins the men's 100 metres in world record time of 9.69 seconds. American Michael Phelps equals Mark Spitz's 36-year record of winning seven golds in one Olympic games, winning the 100m butterfly. Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry, wins the women's 200 backstroke, in a world record time. Britain's Rebecca Adlington also breaks a world record to take gold in the women's 800 freestyle.
2009: In Brno, Czech Republic, round 11 of the FIM MotoGP Championship is won by Valentino Rossi.
2009: At the Athletics World Championships in Berlin, Germany, Usain Bolt of Jamaica sets a new world record in the 100m dash with a time of 9.58 seconds.
1989: Roger Kingdom of USA sets the 110m hurdle record (12.92) in Zurich, Switzerland.
2002: The Major League Players' Association announces a voting result of 57-0 to set an August 30 strike date.
2006: Home plate umpire Bruce Froemming is honored during an on-field ceremony at Fenway Park for working his 5000th major league game of his 36-year career, second only to Bill Klem who arbitrated 5,374 games from 1905-40.
2008: At the Beijing Olympics, Jamaica's Usain Bolt wins the men's 100 metres in world record time of 9.69 seconds. American Michael Phelps equals Mark Spitz's 36-year record of winning seven golds in one Olympic games, winning the 100m butterfly. Zimbabwe's Kirsty Coventry, wins the women's 200 backstroke, in a world record time. Britain's Rebecca Adlington also breaks a world record to take gold in the women's 800 freestyle.
2009: In Brno, Czech Republic, round 11 of the FIM MotoGP Championship is won by Valentino Rossi.
2009: At the Athletics World Championships in Berlin, Germany, Usain Bolt of Jamaica sets a new world record in the 100m dash with a time of 9.58 seconds.
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