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Video Games
1992: Naxat releases the Nexzr video game for the PC Engine in Japan.
1997: US District Judge Thomas Jackson issues a preliminary injunction against Microsoft, requiring Microsoft allow Windows 95 licensees the option of not including Internet Explorer. The request for imposition of a US$1 million per day fine is turned down.
1998: Warner Bros. Pictures releases the film You've Got Mail to theaters in the USA. The film title is the phrase used by the America Online software, which is shown and used in the film. The icon for Microsoft Word appears on a computer desktop. An Apple Powerbook and an IBM laptop computer are used throughout the film.
1998: Warner Bros. Pictures releases the Jack Frost film to theaters in the USA. A character says he has packed "batteries for the Game Boy".
2000: Gabon issues a postage stamp depicting a sledgehammer about to strike a personal computer, to eradicate the Y2K bug.
2001: Sony CEA releases the Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy video game for the PlayStation 2 in the US.
2004: File downloads of the Firefox Web browser reach ten million.
2005: The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. Someone says "... played a lot of Tetris".
2006: Nintendo releases The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess video game for the GameCube in the US.
2008: Sony opens its social networking site PlayStation Home for open beta testing.
1997: US District Judge Thomas Jackson issues a preliminary injunction against Microsoft, requiring Microsoft allow Windows 95 licensees the option of not including Internet Explorer. The request for imposition of a US$1 million per day fine is turned down.
1998: Warner Bros. Pictures releases the film You've Got Mail to theaters in the USA. The film title is the phrase used by the America Online software, which is shown and used in the film. The icon for Microsoft Word appears on a computer desktop. An Apple Powerbook and an IBM laptop computer are used throughout the film.
1998: Warner Bros. Pictures releases the Jack Frost film to theaters in the USA. A character says he has packed "batteries for the Game Boy".
2000: Gabon issues a postage stamp depicting a sledgehammer about to strike a personal computer, to eradicate the Y2K bug.
2001: Sony CEA releases the Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy video game for the PlayStation 2 in the US.
2004: File downloads of the Firefox Web browser reach ten million.
2005: The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. Someone says "... played a lot of Tetris".
2006: Nintendo releases The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess video game for the GameCube in the US.
2008: Sony opens its social networking site PlayStation Home for open beta testing.
Movies
1986: Paul Keenan, actor (Summer Fantasy), dies at age 30.
1991: TriStar releases the film Hook to theaters.
1991: Death of Robert Q Lewis at age 70 of emphysema; comic/host/panellist (To Tell the Truth, RQL Show, Horn and Hardardt Children's Hour radio show).
1992: Columbia releases the film A Few Good Men to theaters.
1992: Michael Robbins, actor (Lunch Hour, On the Buses), dies at age 62.
1992: Vilma Banky, silent film actress (Eagle, Rebel), dies at about age 90.
1993: Eliva "Elvire" Popesco, Romanian/French actress (Le roi), dies at age 99.
1995: Death of John Heawood at age 75; actor, singer/choreographer (Pleasure Garden).
1996: William George Rushton, English actor (TW3)/author/cartoonist, dies at age 59 (born 1937).
1998: Miramax releases the film Shakespeare in Love to theaters.
1991: TriStar releases the film Hook to theaters.
1991: Death of Robert Q Lewis at age 70 of emphysema; comic/host/panellist (To Tell the Truth, RQL Show, Horn and Hardardt Children's Hour radio show).
1992: Columbia releases the film A Few Good Men to theaters.
1992: Michael Robbins, actor (Lunch Hour, On the Buses), dies at age 62.
1992: Vilma Banky, silent film actress (Eagle, Rebel), dies at about age 90.
1993: Eliva "Elvire" Popesco, Romanian/French actress (Le roi), dies at age 99.
1995: Death of John Heawood at age 75; actor, singer/choreographer (Pleasure Garden).
1996: William George Rushton, English actor (TW3)/author/cartoonist, dies at age 59 (born 1937).
1998: Miramax releases the film Shakespeare in Love to theaters.
Music
1991: Death of Headman Tshabala salin at age 44; South African musician (Ladysmith Black Mambazo).
1995: Death of John Heawood at age 75; actor, singer/choreographer (Pleasure Garden).
1995: Death of John Heawood at age 75; actor, singer/choreographer (Pleasure Garden).
Sports
1985: NHL record 62 points scored, Edmonton (36) beats Chicago (17) 12-9 and ties record of 21 goals.
1986: A Bartlett Giamatti becomes president of American baseball's National League.
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1987: Test debut of Carl Hooper, West Indies versus India at Bombay.
1987: Henredon Classic).
1989: Mark Davis signs record US$3.25 million per year Kansas City Royals contract.
1993: 59th Heisman Trophy Award: Charlie Ward, Florida State (quarterback).
1994: Kelly Robbins and Tammie Green win LPGA Diner's Club Golf Matches.
1995: Thomas O Hicks buys NHL Dallas Stars for US$84 million.
1995: Walt Disney).
2000: Alex Rodriguez signs the richest contract in sports history, a ten-year deal with the Texas Rangers worth US$252 million.
2003: Andy Pettitte signs a three-year, $31.5 million deal with the Houston Astros.
1986: A Bartlett Giamatti becomes president of American baseball's National League.
1986: , 1987).
1987: Test debut of Carl Hooper, West Indies versus India at Bombay.
1987: Henredon Classic).
1989: Mark Davis signs record US$3.25 million per year Kansas City Royals contract.
1993: 59th Heisman Trophy Award: Charlie Ward, Florida State (quarterback).
1994: Kelly Robbins and Tammie Green win LPGA Diner's Club Golf Matches.
1995: Thomas O Hicks buys NHL Dallas Stars for US$84 million.
1995: Walt Disney).
2000: Alex Rodriguez signs the richest contract in sports history, a ten-year deal with the Texas Rangers worth US$252 million.
2003: Andy Pettitte signs a three-year, $31.5 million deal with the Houston Astros.
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