August 3

Video Games

2001: The PCI-SIG group votes unanimously to adopt Intel's proposed 3GIO (also called Arapahoe) as a replacement technology for the PCI system bus in future personal computers. 3GIO is expected to be six times faster than the fastest current version of PCI. The specification is expected to be finalized as PCI 3.0 in mid-2002, with first products arriving in mid-2003, and wide adoption in 2004.

2003: The Fox Broadcasting Company airs the Futurama TV show in the US. A character plays a TV video game with a wireless controller.

2004: id Software releases the Doom 3 game for Windows computers in the US.

Movies

1989: ABC debuts news magazine show Primetime Live, hosted by Sam Donaldson and Diane Sawyer.

1995: Death of Ida Lupino at age 77 from a stroke and colon cancer; actress (Four Star Playhouse, Mr. Adams and Eve), director (The Twilight Zone, Have Gun Will Travel, The Donna Reed Show, Gilligan's Island, 77 Sunset Strip, The Fugitive, Bewitched).

Music

1985: Birth of Holly Arnstein; singer (Dream).

1999: The late Patsy Cline receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Sports

1985: "Nihilator" sets harness pacing mile (1:49.6) in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

1987: Chicago Bears beat Dallas Cowboys 17-6 in London, England (NFL expo).

1989: 5th jockey to win 6,000 races (Jorge Valesquez).

1989: Cincinnati Reds send record 20 men to bat with a record 16 hits in one inning as they score 14 runs in the first inning.

1989: Rickey Henderson sets American League mark of 50 steals in nine seasons.

1990: For the third time in 1990 a no-hitter is broken up with two outs in the 8th inning. Doug Drabek of Pittsburgh Pirates still beats Philadelphia Phillies 11-0.

1990: New York Yankees' player Kevin Mass sets record with 10th home run in first 72 at bats.

1991: Pan Am games open in Havana, Cuba.