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Video Games
1992: Midway Amusement Games releases the Mortal Kombat video game Version 2.0 to arcades in the US.
1995: New Line Cinema releases the film Mortal Kombat to theaters in the USA.
1997: Advanced Micro Devices announces that IBM will use the K6 processor in low-end models of the Aptiva line.
1997: Intel announces availability of a 200 MHz Pentium Pro processor with 1 MB of cache memory. Price is US$2675 in 1000-unit quantities.
2000: Some personal computer manufacturers in the US begin shipping computers running Windows Me operating system.
2004: Microsoft releases Windows XP Service Pack 2 for automatic updates.
2004: Nintendo drops the price of the GameCube in Canada to CDN$139, including Metroid Prime.
2005: Capcom releases the Darkwatch video game for the Xbox and PlayStation 2 in the US.
2009: Sony Entertainment announces price cuts on the PlayStation 3; in Europe to 299 euros, in the USA to US$299, and in the UK to 249.99 pounds. A new thinner lighter model will be produced with a 120 GB hard drive.
1995: New Line Cinema releases the film Mortal Kombat to theaters in the USA.
1997: Advanced Micro Devices announces that IBM will use the K6 processor in low-end models of the Aptiva line.
1997: Intel announces availability of a 200 MHz Pentium Pro processor with 1 MB of cache memory. Price is US$2675 in 1000-unit quantities.
2000: Some personal computer manufacturers in the US begin shipping computers running Windows Me operating system.
2004: Microsoft releases Windows XP Service Pack 2 for automatic updates.
2004: Nintendo drops the price of the GameCube in Canada to CDN$139, including Metroid Prime.
2005: Capcom releases the Darkwatch video game for the Xbox and PlayStation 2 in the US.
2009: Sony Entertainment announces price cuts on the PlayStation 3; in Europe to 299 euros, in the USA to US$299, and in the UK to 249.99 pounds. A new thinner lighter model will be produced with a 120 GB hard drive.
Movies
1992: Death of John Sturges, American director (The Great Escape, The Magnificent Seven) (born 1911).
1995: Birth of Parker McKenna Posey; actress (My Wife and Kids).
1995: Birth of Parker McKenna Posey; actress (My Wife and Kids).
Music
Sports
1989: Bucky Dent replaces Dallas Green as New York Yankees' manager.
1989: Arturo Barrios of Mexico sets the 10 km record (27:08.23) in Berlin, Germany.
1991: Pan Am games close in Havana, Cuba.
2006: At Fenway Park, the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 14-11 in the longest nine-inning game in Major Leage history, at 4 hours and 45 minutes.
1989: Arturo Barrios of Mexico sets the 10 km record (27:08.23) in Berlin, Germany.
1991: Pan Am games close in Havana, Cuba.
2006: At Fenway Park, the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 14-11 in the longest nine-inning game in Major Leage history, at 4 hours and 45 minutes.
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