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August 7
Video Games
2000: Palm introduces the Palm m100 handheld computer. It features 16 MHz Intel StrongARM processor, 2 MB RAM, 2 MB ROM, 2x2-inch monochrome LCD display, and Palm OS 3.5 operating system. Price is US$149.
2000: Palm introduces the Palm VIIx handheld computer. It features 8 MB RAM, Palm OS 3.5. Price is US$449.
2000: Palm unveils the Palm Vx Limited Edition handheld computer, a special version of the Palm V, with 8 MB RAM, available in Millenium Blue or Champagne color, for US$399 sold only through the Palm Web site.
2000: Lifetime Television airs the film The Truth About Jane on television in the USA. A Nintendo game system is heard being played, but a Sega controller is shown.
2004: Microsoft releases the Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 operating system.
2006: In San Francisco, California, Apple Computer holds its Worldwide Developers Conference, over five days.
2006: The August 7 issue of Business Week magazine presents a list of The 100 Top Brands in the world. Number 2 on the list is Microsoft.
2000: Palm introduces the Palm VIIx handheld computer. It features 8 MB RAM, Palm OS 3.5. Price is US$449.
2000: Palm unveils the Palm Vx Limited Edition handheld computer, a special version of the Palm V, with 8 MB RAM, available in Millenium Blue or Champagne color, for US$399 sold only through the Palm Web site.
2000: Lifetime Television airs the film The Truth About Jane on television in the USA. A Nintendo game system is heard being played, but a Sega controller is shown.
2004: Microsoft releases the Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 operating system.
2006: In San Francisco, California, Apple Computer holds its Worldwide Developers Conference, over five days.
2006: The August 7 issue of Business Week magazine presents a list of The 100 Top Brands in the world. Number 2 on the list is Microsoft.
Movies
1992: Death of John Anderson of a heart attack at age 69; actor (The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, Gunsmoke).
2005: Death of Peter Jennings at age 68 from lung cancer; news anchor (World News Tonight on ABC) (born 1938).
2005: Death of Peter Jennings at age 68 from lung cancer; news anchor (World News Tonight on ABC) (born 1938).
Music
Sports
1985: Major League Baseball players end their two-day mide-season strike. A five-year agreement between the union and owners is concluded.
1987: Bill Mazeroski's uniform jersey #9 is officially retired from active service by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
1988: A record five sacrifice flies are hit by the Seattle Mariners (D. Coles, A. Davis, J. Presley, J. Buhner, and R. Quinones) in a 12-7 victory over the Oakland Athletics.
1990: New York Yankees' player Kevin Mass sets record with 12th home run in first 92 at bats and becomes 21st to hit a ball into third deck of Seattle's Kingdome.
1991: US sets 400m relay record at 37.67 seconds.
1991: Shotzie, Cincinnati Reds' dog mascot, dies at age 9.
2001: Black Betsy, Shoeless Joe Jackson's 40-ounce warped hickory bat, is won in a 10-day eBay auction. The $577,610 price tag is believed to be the largest amount ever paid for a baseball bat.
2007: At AT&T Park in San Francisco, California, San Francisco Giants' player Barry Bonds surpasses Hank Aaron as the all-time home run leader with his 756th home run. During the 10-minute celebration following the historic homer, a video message is played on the scoreboard in which Aaron congratulates the left fielder for breaking the 33-year old record.
1987: Bill Mazeroski's uniform jersey #9 is officially retired from active service by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
1988: A record five sacrifice flies are hit by the Seattle Mariners (D. Coles, A. Davis, J. Presley, J. Buhner, and R. Quinones) in a 12-7 victory over the Oakland Athletics.
1990: New York Yankees' player Kevin Mass sets record with 12th home run in first 92 at bats and becomes 21st to hit a ball into third deck of Seattle's Kingdome.
1991: US sets 400m relay record at 37.67 seconds.
1991: Shotzie, Cincinnati Reds' dog mascot, dies at age 9.
2001: Black Betsy, Shoeless Joe Jackson's 40-ounce warped hickory bat, is won in a 10-day eBay auction. The $577,610 price tag is believed to be the largest amount ever paid for a baseball bat.
2007: At AT&T Park in San Francisco, California, San Francisco Giants' player Barry Bonds surpasses Hank Aaron as the all-time home run leader with his 756th home run. During the 10-minute celebration following the historic homer, a video message is played on the scoreboard in which Aaron congratulates the left fielder for breaking the 33-year old record.
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