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Video Games
1994: Electronic Arts and Broderbund Software announce a proposed merger, in a stock swap valued at about US$408 million.
1996: Bandai Digital Entertainment unveils the Pippin Atmark computer. The system is licensed from Apple Computer, comes with keyboard, mouse, and modem for Internet access, and plugs into a television.
1996: Bandai's Digital Entertainment division unveils the Pippin Atmark video game system in Japan. The system is licensed from Apple Computer, comes with keyboard, mouse, and modem for Internet access, and plugs into a television.
1997: The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A personal computer appears, with system unit under CRT monitor, and separate keyboard and mouse.
2004: Nintendo releases the Metroid: Zero Mission video game for the Game Boy Advance in the US. Price is US$29.99
2004: Nintendo releases the limited edition two-tone Onyx/Platinum Game Boy Advance SP in the US.
2004: Square Enix releases the Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles for the GameCube in the US.
2005: Carly Fiorina steps down as chairman and CEO of Hewlett-Packard. The board of directors names Patricia Dunn as new chairman, and names Robert Wayman as interim CEO.
1996: Bandai Digital Entertainment unveils the Pippin Atmark computer. The system is licensed from Apple Computer, comes with keyboard, mouse, and modem for Internet access, and plugs into a television.
1996: Bandai's Digital Entertainment division unveils the Pippin Atmark video game system in Japan. The system is licensed from Apple Computer, comes with keyboard, mouse, and modem for Internet access, and plugs into a television.
1997: The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A personal computer appears, with system unit under CRT monitor, and separate keyboard and mouse.
2004: Nintendo releases the Metroid: Zero Mission video game for the Game Boy Advance in the US. Price is US$29.99
2004: Nintendo releases the limited edition two-tone Onyx/Platinum Game Boy Advance SP in the US.
2004: Square Enix releases the Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles for the GameCube in the US.
2005: Carly Fiorina steps down as chairman and CEO of Hewlett-Packard. The board of directors names Patricia Dunn as new chairman, and names Robert Wayman as interim CEO.
Movies
1985: Birth of David Gallagher; American actor (Seventh Heaven).
1990: The Bradys return to TV for six episodes on CBS TV.
1990: Birth of Camille Winbush; actress (Secret Life of the American Teenager, The Bernie Mac Show).
1992: ), named a Disney Legend 1996.
1993: Death of Kate Wilkinson at age 76 of cancer; actress (Guiding Light TV show, Clara - Another World TV show).
1994: FOX airs the 100th episode of TV show Beverly Hills 90210.
1995: Death of David Wayne AKA Wayne Mcmeekan of lung cancer at age 81; actor (Batman TV show, Dallas TV show, House Calls TV show, St. Elsewhere TV show, Ellery Queen TV show, Matt Houston TV show, Disneyland TV show).
1996: Gerald Savory, actor playwright/TV producer (3 Weeks), dies at age 86.
1997: Fox TV cartoon series The Simpsons airs 167th episode in the USA, making it the longest-running animated series in cartoon history (beating record-holder The Flintstones).
1997: Barry Evans, actor (Dr Upton - Doctor in the House), dies at age 53.
2007: Death of Ian Richardson at age 72 after a heart attack; film and TV actor (Francis Urquhart - House of Cards TV mini-series (1990), To Play the King TV mini-series (1993), The Final Cut TV mini-series (1995)).
1990: The Bradys return to TV for six episodes on CBS TV.
1990: Birth of Camille Winbush; actress (Secret Life of the American Teenager, The Bernie Mac Show).
1992: ), named a Disney Legend 1996.
1993: Death of Kate Wilkinson at age 76 of cancer; actress (Guiding Light TV show, Clara - Another World TV show).
1994: FOX airs the 100th episode of TV show Beverly Hills 90210.
1995: Death of David Wayne AKA Wayne Mcmeekan of lung cancer at age 81; actor (Batman TV show, Dallas TV show, House Calls TV show, St. Elsewhere TV show, Ellery Queen TV show, Matt Houston TV show, Disneyland TV show).
1996: Gerald Savory, actor playwright/TV producer (3 Weeks), dies at age 86.
1997: Fox TV cartoon series The Simpsons airs 167th episode in the USA, making it the longest-running animated series in cartoon history (beating record-holder The Flintstones).
1997: Barry Evans, actor (Dr Upton - Doctor in the House), dies at age 53.
2007: Death of Ian Richardson at age 72 after a heart attack; film and TV actor (Francis Urquhart - House of Cards TV mini-series (1990), To Play the King TV mini-series (1993), The Final Cut TV mini-series (1995)).
Music
1994: Jarmila Novotna, Czechoslovakia/US soprano (Madame Butterfly), dies at age 86.
1994: Louis Kaufman, US violinist/conductor (Gone With the Wind), dies at age 88.
1994: Louis Kaufman, US violinist/conductor (Gone With the Wind), dies at age 88.
Sports
1986: 36th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 139-132 at Dallas, Texas.
1986: Marvin Johnson wins record third time, light heavyweight boxing title.
1986: Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Sarasota Golf Classic.
1986: West German team swims world record 4x200 metre freestyle (7:05.17).
1986: Mohinder Amarnath becomes the first batsman dismissed for handling the ball in One Day International cricket.
1988: 39th NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 6-5 (overtime) at Saint Louis, Missouri.
1988: New Hampshire begins a NCAA record 32-game losing streak at home (ends February 1991).
1988: Phoenix Open).
1989: Kevin Johnson (Phoenix Suns) ends NBA free throw streak of 57 games.
1990: Doina Melinte runs world indoor record 1.5km (4:00:27) and mile (4:17:13).
1991: Johann Olav Koss skates world record 5km (6:41.73).
1991: Terry Norris knocks down Sugar Ray Leonard twice and beats him.
1991: Wally Joyner wins record $2.1 million salary arbitration.
1992: 42nd NBA All-Star Game: West beats East 153-113 at Orlando.
1992: Heike Henkel high jumps female indoor world record (2.07 metres).
1992: Jani Sievinen swims world record 400 metre medley (4:07.10).
1992: Shelley Hamlin wins LPGA Phar-Mor Golf Tournament at Hamlin Inverrary.
1992: Ping/Welch-5th).
1992: US Amateur Champion).
1995: Irina Privalova runs female world record 50 metre (5.96 seconds).
1997: 47th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 132-120 at Cleveland.
1997: Kelly Robbins wins LPGA Diet Dr Pepper National Pro-Am.
1997: Mark O'Meara wins Buick golf invitational.
1997: Scotty Bowman is first NHL coach to win 1,000 games.
2001: Derek Jeter and the New York Yankees finalize a $189 million, 10-year contract, making Jeter the second highest paid player in the history of the sport.
2002: (to February 24) The XIX Olympic Winter Games are held in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
2003: The Cricket World Cup begins in South Africa.
2006: Bengie Molina signs a US$5 million, one-year contract with the Toronto Blue Jays, with a $7.5 million option for 2007.
2007: Death of Alejandro Finisterre, Spanish poet, editor, and inventor of table football (born 1919).
2009: New York Yankees' baseball superstar Alex Rodriguez admits to having used performance-enhancing steroids earlier in his career, over a three-year period from 2001 to 2003 with the Texas Rangers.
2009: At Plumpton, England, jockey Tony McCoy, riding Restless D'Artaix, records his 3,000th career horse racing win.
1986: Marvin Johnson wins record third time, light heavyweight boxing title.
1986: Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Sarasota Golf Classic.
1986: West German team swims world record 4x200 metre freestyle (7:05.17).
1986: Mohinder Amarnath becomes the first batsman dismissed for handling the ball in One Day International cricket.
1988: 39th NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 6-5 (overtime) at Saint Louis, Missouri.
1988: New Hampshire begins a NCAA record 32-game losing streak at home (ends February 1991).
1988: Phoenix Open).
1989: Kevin Johnson (Phoenix Suns) ends NBA free throw streak of 57 games.
1990: Doina Melinte runs world indoor record 1.5km (4:00:27) and mile (4:17:13).
1991: Johann Olav Koss skates world record 5km (6:41.73).
1991: Terry Norris knocks down Sugar Ray Leonard twice and beats him.
1991: Wally Joyner wins record $2.1 million salary arbitration.
1992: 42nd NBA All-Star Game: West beats East 153-113 at Orlando.
1992: Heike Henkel high jumps female indoor world record (2.07 metres).
1992: Jani Sievinen swims world record 400 metre medley (4:07.10).
1992: Shelley Hamlin wins LPGA Phar-Mor Golf Tournament at Hamlin Inverrary.
1992: Ping/Welch-5th).
1992: US Amateur Champion).
1995: Irina Privalova runs female world record 50 metre (5.96 seconds).
1997: 47th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 132-120 at Cleveland.
1997: Kelly Robbins wins LPGA Diet Dr Pepper National Pro-Am.
1997: Mark O'Meara wins Buick golf invitational.
1997: Scotty Bowman is first NHL coach to win 1,000 games.
2001: Derek Jeter and the New York Yankees finalize a $189 million, 10-year contract, making Jeter the second highest paid player in the history of the sport.
2002: (to February 24) The XIX Olympic Winter Games are held in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
2003: The Cricket World Cup begins in South Africa.
2006: Bengie Molina signs a US$5 million, one-year contract with the Toronto Blue Jays, with a $7.5 million option for 2007.
2007: Death of Alejandro Finisterre, Spanish poet, editor, and inventor of table football (born 1919).
2009: New York Yankees' baseball superstar Alex Rodriguez admits to having used performance-enhancing steroids earlier in his career, over a three-year period from 2001 to 2003 with the Texas Rangers.
2009: At Plumpton, England, jockey Tony McCoy, riding Restless D'Artaix, records his 3,000th career horse racing win.
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