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Video Games
1985: Apple Computer co-founder Steve Wozniak resigns from Apple Computer, to start a company that will develop home video products.
1991: Nintendo and Sony announce cooperation to develop a compact disk player for the Super Famicom in Japan.
1998: International Telecommunications Union of modem vendors agree on v.90 as a common 56 kbps transmission standard.
2002: Nvidia releases the GeForce4 Ti, GeForce4 MX, and GeForce4 440 Go graphics chips, and GeForce4 Titanium card.
2003: Nvidia and Microsoft resolve their dispute over pricing of graphics chips for the Xbox video game system.
2003: Nintendo announces that starting February 9, purchasers of a new GameCube will also get a free game. Nintendo also reduces the price of several older titles from US$50 to US$30. Nintendo also reduces the price of the Super Mario Sunshine bundle (with GameCube and memory card) from US$190 to US$160.
2005: The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. Personal computers are used to view pictures, play games, and view Web site videos.
2005: The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. The Super Mario character appears, performing his role in a live parody of the Donkey Kong video game, complete with authentic sound. A Super Bowl football half-time show includes the wedding of Pac-Man and Ms. Pac-Man, dancing with the four ghosts.
2006: Nintendo releases the Drill Dozer video game for the Game Boy Advance in the US. The cartridge includes a vibrating "rumble" feature.
1991: Nintendo and Sony announce cooperation to develop a compact disk player for the Super Famicom in Japan.
1998: International Telecommunications Union of modem vendors agree on v.90 as a common 56 kbps transmission standard.
2002: Nvidia releases the GeForce4 Ti, GeForce4 MX, and GeForce4 440 Go graphics chips, and GeForce4 Titanium card.
2003: Nvidia and Microsoft resolve their dispute over pricing of graphics chips for the Xbox video game system.
2003: Nintendo announces that starting February 9, purchasers of a new GameCube will also get a free game. Nintendo also reduces the price of several older titles from US$50 to US$30. Nintendo also reduces the price of the Super Mario Sunshine bundle (with GameCube and memory card) from US$190 to US$160.
2005: The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. Personal computers are used to view pictures, play games, and view Web site videos.
2005: The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. The Super Mario character appears, performing his role in a live parody of the Donkey Kong video game, complete with authentic sound. A Super Bowl football half-time show includes the wedding of Pac-Man and Ms. Pac-Man, dancing with the four ghosts.
2006: Nintendo releases the Drill Dozer video game for the Game Boy Advance in the US. The cartridge includes a vibrating "rumble" feature.
Movies
1985: Charles Briggs, actor (13 Frightened Girls, Captain Newman), dies at age 53.
1985: Dandy Nichols, actress (Confessions of a Window Cleaner), dies at age 78.
1986: William Collier, actor (Up the River, She's My Weakness), dies.
1988: Lee Goodman, actor (Imitation of Life), dies of Tuberculosis at age 64.
1990: Jane Novak, silent screen actress (Ghost Town), dies of stroke at age 94.
1990: John Merivale, actor (Caltiki), dies.
1991: Death of Danny Thomas AKA Amos Muzyad Yahkoob at age 77 of a heart attack; actor/comedian (Baby Snooks radio show, Bickersons radio show, The Big Show radio show, Make Room for Daddy TV show, Danny Thomas Show TV show), producer (Dick Van Dyke Show TV show, Andy Griffith Show TV show, Mod Squad TV show), founder of Saint Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis.
1992: Late Night's 10th Anniversary Show At Radio City Music Hall airs on NBC.
1992: Frank Wilson, actor (Beware, Sunday Sinners, Club), dies at age 37.
1992: Wade Preston, actor (Man Called Sledge), dies at age 62.
1993: The NBC TV network airs the first episode of Almost Home.
1993: Tip Tipping, stuntman, dies while filming a segment for BBC's 999 TV show when his main parachute and two reserves fail to open.
1993: Frances Hunt, actress (You're a Sweetheart), dies of stroke at age 77.
1994: The Disney Channel first airs the animated TV series Disney's Aladdin.
1994: Joseph Cotten, actor (Citizen Kane), dies at age 88.
1996: Death of Guy Madison AKA Robert Ozell Moseley at age 74 of emphysema; actor (Wild Bill Hickok on radio and TV).
1999: Death of Jimmy Roberts; American singer (The Lawrence Welk Show) (born 1924).
1985: Dandy Nichols, actress (Confessions of a Window Cleaner), dies at age 78.
1986: William Collier, actor (Up the River, She's My Weakness), dies.
1988: Lee Goodman, actor (Imitation of Life), dies of Tuberculosis at age 64.
1990: Jane Novak, silent screen actress (Ghost Town), dies of stroke at age 94.
1990: John Merivale, actor (Caltiki), dies.
1991: Death of Danny Thomas AKA Amos Muzyad Yahkoob at age 77 of a heart attack; actor/comedian (Baby Snooks radio show, Bickersons radio show, The Big Show radio show, Make Room for Daddy TV show, Danny Thomas Show TV show), producer (Dick Van Dyke Show TV show, Andy Griffith Show TV show, Mod Squad TV show), founder of Saint Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis.
1992: Late Night's 10th Anniversary Show At Radio City Music Hall airs on NBC.
1992: Frank Wilson, actor (Beware, Sunday Sinners, Club), dies at age 37.
1992: Wade Preston, actor (Man Called Sledge), dies at age 62.
1993: The NBC TV network airs the first episode of Almost Home.
1993: Tip Tipping, stuntman, dies while filming a segment for BBC's 999 TV show when his main parachute and two reserves fail to open.
1993: Frances Hunt, actress (You're a Sweetheart), dies of stroke at age 77.
1994: The Disney Channel first airs the animated TV series Disney's Aladdin.
1994: Joseph Cotten, actor (Citizen Kane), dies at age 88.
1996: Death of Guy Madison AKA Robert Ozell Moseley at age 74 of emphysema; actor (Wild Bill Hickok on radio and TV).
1999: Death of Jimmy Roberts; American singer (The Lawrence Welk Show) (born 1924).
Music
1991: Death of Danny Thomas AKA Amos Muzyad Yahkoob at age 77 of a heart attack; actor/comedian (Baby Snooks radio show, Bickersons radio show, The Big Show radio show, Make Room for Daddy TV show, Danny Thomas Show TV show), producer (Dick Van Dyke Show TV show, Andy Griffith Show TV show, Mod Squad TV show), founder of Saint Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis.
1994: Norman Del Mar, conductor/writer (Conducting Brahms), dies at age 74.
1998: Death of Carl Wilson at age 51 of lung cancer in Los Angeles, California, USA; guitarist (Carl and the Passions, The Beach Boys - Surfin U-S-A", "Surfer Girl", "I Get Around", "Good Vibrations").
1998: Death of Falco AKA Johann Hoelzel at age 40; Austrian musician ("Rock Me Amadeus") (born 1957).
1999: Death of Jimmy Roberts; American singer (The Lawrence Welk Show) (born 1924).
1994: Norman Del Mar, conductor/writer (Conducting Brahms), dies at age 74.
1998: Death of Carl Wilson at age 51 of lung cancer in Los Angeles, California, USA; guitarist (Carl and the Passions, The Beach Boys - Surfin U-S-A", "Surfer Girl", "I Get Around", "Good Vibrations").
1998: Death of Falco AKA Johann Hoelzel at age 40; Austrian musician ("Rock Me Amadeus") (born 1957).
1999: Death of Jimmy Roberts; American singer (The Lawrence Welk Show) (born 1924).
Sports
1986: New Jersey Devils' Peter McNab becomes the 42nd NHL player to score 350 goals.
1986: Hennessy French Open).
1987: US female Figure Skating championship won by Jill Trenary.
1988: , 1996).
1990: Brett Hull becomes first son of NHL 50 goal scorer (Bobby) to score 50.
1990: Ground breaking begins on Baltimore Orioles' new $102 million stadium.
1991: Mousey Davis becomes the first coach of the New York-New Jersey Knights.
1992: , 1996).
1993: 44th NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 16-6 at Montréal.
1993: Riddick Bowe TKOs Michael Dokes in one round for heavyweight boxing title.
1994: Dawn Coe-Jones win LPGA Healthsouth Palm Beach Golf Classic.
1994: Leonid Voloshin triple jumps world record 17.77 metres.
1994: NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 17-3.
1995: Darryl Strawberry suspended from baseball for 60 days.
1995: Greg Blewett scores his second century in his second Test Cricket.
1995: Gold Coast Tour).
1996: third round Australian Open).
1998: Minnesota Twins trade Chuck Knoblauch to New York Yankees for $3 million and four minor league players.
2000: Death of Philip F. "Ted Tappet" Walters in Homosassa, Florida; race car driver in Briggs Cunningham team in the 1950s.
2005: Super Bowl XXXIX: The New England Patriots win their second consecutive Super Bowl title, defeating the Philadelphia Eagles 24-21.
1986: Hennessy French Open).
1987: US female Figure Skating championship won by Jill Trenary.
1988: , 1996).
1990: Brett Hull becomes first son of NHL 50 goal scorer (Bobby) to score 50.
1990: Ground breaking begins on Baltimore Orioles' new $102 million stadium.
1991: Mousey Davis becomes the first coach of the New York-New Jersey Knights.
1992: , 1996).
1993: 44th NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 16-6 at Montréal.
1993: Riddick Bowe TKOs Michael Dokes in one round for heavyweight boxing title.
1994: Dawn Coe-Jones win LPGA Healthsouth Palm Beach Golf Classic.
1994: Leonid Voloshin triple jumps world record 17.77 metres.
1994: NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 17-3.
1995: Darryl Strawberry suspended from baseball for 60 days.
1995: Greg Blewett scores his second century in his second Test Cricket.
1995: Gold Coast Tour).
1996: third round Australian Open).
1998: Minnesota Twins trade Chuck Knoblauch to New York Yankees for $3 million and four minor league players.
2000: Death of Philip F. "Ted Tappet" Walters in Homosassa, Florida; race car driver in Briggs Cunningham team in the 1950s.
2005: Super Bowl XXXIX: The New England Patriots win their second consecutive Super Bowl title, defeating the Philadelphia Eagles 24-21.
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