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Video Games
1987: The 5th annual World of Commodore show is held, in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, over four days.
1992: The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A character says "Ms. Pacman struck a blow for women's rights" (in the spring of 1983). A flashback scene shows kids playing "early" arcade video games: Mumblity Peg, Stickball, and Kick the Can.
1994: Sony introduces the PlayStation in Japan. It features a 33 MHz 32-bit MIPS R3000A processor, with special audio and graphics functions integrated, geometry coprocessor, 2 MB RAM, 1 MB video RAM. Graphics resolution is 640x480 in 24-bit color. Price is 39800 yen, about US$399. Sony spent US$500 million developing the system. Code name during development was Play Station X.
1994: Namco releases the Ridge Racer video game for the PlayStation in Japan.
1996: Acclaim Entertainment releases the Mortal Kombat Trilogy video game for the Saturn in the US.
2000: The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US.
2001: Nintendo releases the Super Smash Bros. Melee video game for the GameCube in the US.
2001: Nintendo releases the Pikmin video game for the GameCube in the US.
2003: Rockstar releases the Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne video game for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox in the US and Canada.
2003: Eidos releases the Deus Ex: Invisible War video game for the Xbox in the US.
2009: Intel unveils a prototype processor with 48 separate processing cores. The Single-chip Cloud Computer contains 1.3 billion transistors, and is based on Intel's X86 architecture.
1992: The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A character says "Ms. Pacman struck a blow for women's rights" (in the spring of 1983). A flashback scene shows kids playing "early" arcade video games: Mumblity Peg, Stickball, and Kick the Can.
1994: Sony introduces the PlayStation in Japan. It features a 33 MHz 32-bit MIPS R3000A processor, with special audio and graphics functions integrated, geometry coprocessor, 2 MB RAM, 1 MB video RAM. Graphics resolution is 640x480 in 24-bit color. Price is 39800 yen, about US$399. Sony spent US$500 million developing the system. Code name during development was Play Station X.
1994: Namco releases the Ridge Racer video game for the PlayStation in Japan.
1996: Acclaim Entertainment releases the Mortal Kombat Trilogy video game for the Saturn in the US.
2000: The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US.
2001: Nintendo releases the Super Smash Bros. Melee video game for the GameCube in the US.
2001: Nintendo releases the Pikmin video game for the GameCube in the US.
2003: Rockstar releases the Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne video game for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox in the US and Canada.
2003: Eidos releases the Deus Ex: Invisible War video game for the Xbox in the US.
2009: Intel unveils a prototype processor with 48 separate processing cores. The Single-chip Cloud Computer contains 1.3 billion transistors, and is based on Intel's X86 architecture.
Movies
1985: Birth of Amanda Seyfried; American actress (Big Love, Veronica Mars).
1985: Sam Gillman, actor (Sam - Shane), dies at age 70.
1987: The 200th episode of TV show Knots Landing airs.
1987: Birth of Michael Angarano; American actor (Will and Grace).
1990: Gavin Reed, actor (Body Beneath), dies at age 59.
1991: Casey Walters, actor (True Story of Lynn Stuart), dies after a stroke at age 75.
1992: Harry Ellerbe, actor (House of Usher, Magnetic Monster), dies at age 91.
1992: Luis Alcoriza, actor/writer/director (Tiburoneros), dies of emphysema.
1993: Thomas Mogotlane, South African actor (Mapantsula), dies at age 40.
1994: Birth of Jake T. Austin, American actor (Go Diego Go, Wizards of Waverly Place).
1999: Death of Madeline Kahn at age 57 of ovarian cancer in New York, USA; actress (Oh Madeline, Cosby, New York News).
2000: Death of Hoyt Curtin of heart failure at age 78; American composer (The Flintstones, Top Cat, Jonny Quest, Superfriends, The Jetsons, Josie and the Pussycats, The New Scooby-Doo movies).
2007: Premiere of Ace In The House TV show on the GSN network, about an amateur home poker game with one professional player, playing for big money.
1985: Sam Gillman, actor (Sam - Shane), dies at age 70.
1987: The 200th episode of TV show Knots Landing airs.
1987: Birth of Michael Angarano; American actor (Will and Grace).
1990: Gavin Reed, actor (Body Beneath), dies at age 59.
1991: Casey Walters, actor (True Story of Lynn Stuart), dies after a stroke at age 75.
1992: Harry Ellerbe, actor (House of Usher, Magnetic Monster), dies at age 91.
1992: Luis Alcoriza, actor/writer/director (Tiburoneros), dies of emphysema.
1993: Thomas Mogotlane, South African actor (Mapantsula), dies at age 40.
1994: Birth of Jake T. Austin, American actor (Go Diego Go, Wizards of Waverly Place).
1999: Death of Madeline Kahn at age 57 of ovarian cancer in New York, USA; actress (Oh Madeline, Cosby, New York News).
2000: Death of Hoyt Curtin of heart failure at age 78; American composer (The Flintstones, Top Cat, Jonny Quest, Superfriends, The Jetsons, Josie and the Pussycats, The New Scooby-Doo movies).
2007: Premiere of Ace In The House TV show on the GSN network, about an amateur home poker game with one professional player, playing for big money.
Music
2001: Death of Grady Martin at age 72; Nashville session guitarist (Roy Orbison's "Oh, Pretty Woman", Marty Robbins' "El Paso", Loretta Lynn's "Coal Miner's Daughter").
Sports
1986: Sri Lanka all out 55 versus West Indies in one-dayer Walsh 5-1 in four 3 overs.
1988: 54th Heisman Trophy Award: Barry Sanders, Oklahoma State (Running Back).
1989: Pat Bradley/Bill Glasson win LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic.
1990: National League batting champion Willie McGee signs as a free agent with San Francisco Giants.
1995: 84th Davis Cup: USA beats Russia in Moscow (3-2).
1995: Beth Daniels/Davis Love III win LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic.
1995: Jack Russell takes 11 catches in Test Cricket versus South Africa, a record.
1995: Naeem Akhtar takes 10-28 for Rawalpindi B against Peshawar.
1997: Golden State Warriors' guard Latrell Sprewell's four-year, $32 million, contract terminated for attacking his coach P J Carlesimo.
1997: Steve Hamilton, pitcher (New York Yankees), dies of cancer at age 63.
2003: Mike Lowell signs a four-year, $32 million deal with the Florida Marlins.
1988: 54th Heisman Trophy Award: Barry Sanders, Oklahoma State (Running Back).
1989: Pat Bradley/Bill Glasson win LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic.
1990: National League batting champion Willie McGee signs as a free agent with San Francisco Giants.
1995: 84th Davis Cup: USA beats Russia in Moscow (3-2).
1995: Beth Daniels/Davis Love III win LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic.
1995: Jack Russell takes 11 catches in Test Cricket versus South Africa, a record.
1995: Naeem Akhtar takes 10-28 for Rawalpindi B against Peshawar.
1997: Golden State Warriors' guard Latrell Sprewell's four-year, $32 million, contract terminated for attacking his coach P J Carlesimo.
1997: Steve Hamilton, pitcher (New York Yankees), dies of cancer at age 63.
2003: Mike Lowell signs a four-year, $32 million deal with the Florida Marlins.
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