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February 3
Video Games
1986: Microsoft registers with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and underwriters send out 38,000 50-page copies of a prospectus of the company, in preparation for first selling stock to the public.
1989: Nintendo files an amendment to its January lawsuit against Atari Games, charging patent infringement.
1997: Microsoft announces Visual Basic 5.0 Professional Edition, including a code compiler, ActiveX controls, and support for DCOM and Microsoft Transaction Server. Release date is set for mid-March.
2000: Free-PC announces that it will no longer give away free computers, and will end the free Internet service. The company gave away about 25,000 computers in almost one year.
2000: Microsoft announces its next consumer operating system will be called Windows Me, short for Windows Millenium Edition.
2005: The Madden Bowl video game contest is held, as the Xbox Live Madden Championship.
1989: Nintendo files an amendment to its January lawsuit against Atari Games, charging patent infringement.
1997: Microsoft announces Visual Basic 5.0 Professional Edition, including a code compiler, ActiveX controls, and support for DCOM and Microsoft Transaction Server. Release date is set for mid-March.
2000: Free-PC announces that it will no longer give away free computers, and will end the free Internet service. The company gave away about 25,000 computers in almost one year.
2000: Microsoft announces its next consumer operating system will be called Windows Me, short for Windows Millenium Edition.
2005: The Madden Bowl video game contest is held, as the Xbox Live Madden Championship.
Movies
1989: Death of John Cassavetes at age 59 of cirrhosis of the liver; actor/director (Husbands, Dirty Dozen, Johnny Staccato).
1991: Death of Nancy Kulp of cancer at age 69; actress (Miss Jane Hathaway - The Beverly Hillbillies TV show, The Brian Keith Show, Sanford and Son).
1996: Death of Audrey Meadows at age 69 of lung cancer; actress (Alice Kramden - The Honeymooners).
2006: Death of Al Lewis at age 95in New York, USA; actor (Grampa - The Munsters TV show, Leo Schnauser - Car 54 Where are You?).
2008: In Glendale, Arizona, the NFL's Super Bowl XLII is played. The New York Giants beat the previously undefeated New England Patriots with a 17-14 victory. Most Valuable Player is Giants' Quarterback Eli Manning. The telecast is viewed by 97.4 million Americans, a record for the Super Bowl and making it the second-largest TV audience, behind the MASH finale in 1983.
1991: Death of Nancy Kulp of cancer at age 69; actress (Miss Jane Hathaway - The Beverly Hillbillies TV show, The Brian Keith Show, Sanford and Son).
1996: Death of Audrey Meadows at age 69 of lung cancer; actress (Alice Kramden - The Honeymooners).
2006: Death of Al Lewis at age 95in New York, USA; actor (Grampa - The Munsters TV show, Leo Schnauser - Car 54 Where are You?).
2008: In Glendale, Arizona, the NFL's Super Bowl XLII is played. The New York Giants beat the previously undefeated New England Patriots with a 17-14 victory. Most Valuable Player is Giants' Quarterback Eli Manning. The telecast is viewed by 97.4 million Americans, a record for the Super Bowl and making it the second-largest TV audience, behind the MASH finale in 1983.
Music
1993: Gloria Estefan receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The pop star got the 1,974th star on the famous avenue, in front of the Hollywood Galaxy Shopping Complex on Hollywood Boulevard.
2007: Death of Billy Henderson, American singer (The Spinners) (born 1939).
2007: Death of Billy Henderson, American singer (The Spinners) (born 1939).
Sports
1985: Joanne Carner win LPGA Elizabeth Arden Golf Classic.
1987: Montreal Expos trade Jeff Reardon to Minnesota Twins for Neal Heaton.
1989: Start first Test Cricket, New Zealand versus Pakistan, washed out.
1990: Jockey Billy Shoemaker (58) retires after 40,350 horse races.
1990: New York Mets' Darryl Strawberry voluntarily enters Smither Center for alcohol rehabilitation.
1991: Meg Mallon wins Oldsmobile LPGA Golf Classic.
1991: NFL Pro Bowl: AFC beats NFC 23-21.
1992: , 1996).
1993: Cincinnati Reds' owner Marge Schott suspended for one year due to racist comments.
1998: Florida Panthers' player Dino Ciccarelli is 9th NHL player to score 600 career goals.
1998: New York Yankees replace general manager Bob Watson with Brian Cashman.
2002: The New England Patriots beat the Saint Louis Rams 20-17, in NFL Super Bowl XXXVI in New Orleans.
2008: In Glendale, Arizona, the NFL's Super Bowl XLII is played. The New York Giants beat the previously undefeated New England Patriots with a 17-14 victory. Most Valuable Player is Giants' Quarterback Eli Manning. The telecast is viewed by 97.4 million Americans, a record for the Super Bowl and making it the second-largest TV audience, behind the MASH finale in 1983.
1987: Montreal Expos trade Jeff Reardon to Minnesota Twins for Neal Heaton.
1989: Start first Test Cricket, New Zealand versus Pakistan, washed out.
1990: Jockey Billy Shoemaker (58) retires after 40,350 horse races.
1990: New York Mets' Darryl Strawberry voluntarily enters Smither Center for alcohol rehabilitation.
1991: Meg Mallon wins Oldsmobile LPGA Golf Classic.
1991: NFL Pro Bowl: AFC beats NFC 23-21.
1992: , 1996).
1993: Cincinnati Reds' owner Marge Schott suspended for one year due to racist comments.
1998: Florida Panthers' player Dino Ciccarelli is 9th NHL player to score 600 career goals.
1998: New York Yankees replace general manager Bob Watson with Brian Cashman.
2002: The New England Patriots beat the Saint Louis Rams 20-17, in NFL Super Bowl XXXVI in New Orleans.
2008: In Glendale, Arizona, the NFL's Super Bowl XLII is played. The New York Giants beat the previously undefeated New England Patriots with a 17-14 victory. Most Valuable Player is Giants' Quarterback Eli Manning. The telecast is viewed by 97.4 million Americans, a record for the Super Bowl and making it the second-largest TV audience, behind the MASH finale in 1983.
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