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Video Games
1993: The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A computer looking very much like a 1984 Apple Macintosh is shown.
1997: Corel announces it has licenced Netscape Communicator to integrate it with Wordperfect Suite 8 and Corel Office Professional 8.
2001: The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. The episode title, "Pokey Mom" is a reference to the Nintendo Pokémon video game characters.
2003: Intel introduces the 2.4 GHz Pentium 4-M processor for portable computers. Price is US$562 in 1000-unit quantities.
2003: Intel introduces the 2 GHz mobile Celeron processor. Price is US$149 in 1000-unit quantities.
2003: Intel introduces the 900 and 933 MHz Pentium III-M low-power mobile processors.
2003: Intel introduces the 800 and 866 MHz Celeron low-power mobile processors.
2003: Sony CEA releases The Getaway video game for the PlayStation 2 in the US. Price is US$49.99.
2004: A federal judge in Chicago, Illinois, upholds a lower court ruling that Microsoft's Internet Explorer web browser infringes on patent rights held by Eolas Technologies and the University of California.
1997: Corel announces it has licenced Netscape Communicator to integrate it with Wordperfect Suite 8 and Corel Office Professional 8.
2001: The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. The episode title, "Pokey Mom" is a reference to the Nintendo Pokémon video game characters.
2003: Intel introduces the 2.4 GHz Pentium 4-M processor for portable computers. Price is US$562 in 1000-unit quantities.
2003: Intel introduces the 2 GHz mobile Celeron processor. Price is US$149 in 1000-unit quantities.
2003: Intel introduces the 900 and 933 MHz Pentium III-M low-power mobile processors.
2003: Intel introduces the 800 and 866 MHz Celeron low-power mobile processors.
2003: Sony CEA releases The Getaway video game for the PlayStation 2 in the US. Price is US$49.99.
2004: A federal judge in Chicago, Illinois, upholds a lower court ruling that Microsoft's Internet Explorer web browser infringes on patent rights held by Eolas Technologies and the University of California.
Movies
1985: Jetta Goudal, French actress (White Gold), dies at age 86.
1986: Death of Donna Reed of pancreatic cancer at age 64; actress (Donna Reed Show TV show, Dallas TV show) (born 1921).
1990: Fox-TV premieres prime-time cartoon TV series The Simpsons.
1990: David Arkin, actor (I Love You Alice B Toklas), dies.
1991: Barbara DeAngelis Show premieres on CBS-TV.
1992: Death of Hari Rhodes at age 59; actor (Earth II, Detroit 9000, Daktari TV show, The Bold Ones: The Protectors TV show).
1993: David Letterman announces his show is moving from NBC to CBS.
1994: Esther Ralston, US actress (Tin Pan Alley, San Francisco Docks), dies at age 91.
1998: ABC airs the 100th episode of Ellen TV show.
2001: The WB airs the final episode of The Jamie Foxx Show.
2006: Death of Shelley Winters at age 85 in Beverly Hills, California, USA; actress (Roseanne TV show, Oscar winner) (born 1920).
2007: Death of Darlene Conley at age 72 in Los Angeles, California, USA; actress (Sally Spectra - The Bold and the Beautiful, Gunsmoke, Mary Tyler Moore, The Young and the Restless, Capitol, General Hospital, Days of Our Lives).
2009: Ricardo Montalban, Mexican-born American actor (The Colby's, Mr. Roarke - Fantasy Island, Khan Noonien Singh - Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan), dies at age 88 of congestive heart failure in Los Angeles, California.
1986: Death of Donna Reed of pancreatic cancer at age 64; actress (Donna Reed Show TV show, Dallas TV show) (born 1921).
1990: Fox-TV premieres prime-time cartoon TV series The Simpsons.
1990: David Arkin, actor (I Love You Alice B Toklas), dies.
1991: Barbara DeAngelis Show premieres on CBS-TV.
1992: Death of Hari Rhodes at age 59; actor (Earth II, Detroit 9000, Daktari TV show, The Bold Ones: The Protectors TV show).
1993: David Letterman announces his show is moving from NBC to CBS.
1994: Esther Ralston, US actress (Tin Pan Alley, San Francisco Docks), dies at age 91.
1998: ABC airs the 100th episode of Ellen TV show.
2001: The WB airs the final episode of The Jamie Foxx Show.
2006: Death of Shelley Winters at age 85 in Beverly Hills, California, USA; actress (Roseanne TV show, Oscar winner) (born 1920).
2007: Death of Darlene Conley at age 72 in Los Angeles, California, USA; actress (Sally Spectra - The Bold and the Beautiful, Gunsmoke, Mary Tyler Moore, The Young and the Restless, Capitol, General Hospital, Days of Our Lives).
2009: Ricardo Montalban, Mexican-born American actor (The Colby's, Mr. Roarke - Fantasy Island, Khan Noonien Singh - Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan), dies at age 88 of congestive heart failure in Los Angeles, California.
Music
1995: Alexander Gibson, British conductor/founder (Scottish Opera), dies at age 68.
1997: Birth of Nastya and Masha Tolmachevy (The Tolmachevy Twins), Russian singers.
1997: Birth of Nastya and Masha Tolmachevy (The Tolmachevy Twins), Russian singers.
Sports
1985: Martina Navratilova is third to win 100 tennis tournaments (Jimmy Connors and Chris Evert).
1987: Catfish Hunter and Billy Williams are elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.
1989: Greater Grand Rapids).
1994: Inna Lassovskaya triple-jumps ladies world record (14.61 metres).
1996: Liselotte Neumann wins Chrysler-Plymouth Tournament of Golf Champions.
2002: Barry Bonds agrees to a five-year, $90 million deal with the San Francisco Giants.
2007: The Toronto Blue Jays and first baseman Lyle Overbay agree to a four-year contract worth $24 million to stay in Toronto.
2008: The Board of Control for Cricket in India sells broadcasting rights to the Indian Premier league for US$1 billion.
1987: Catfish Hunter and Billy Williams are elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.
1989: Greater Grand Rapids).
1994: Inna Lassovskaya triple-jumps ladies world record (14.61 metres).
1996: Liselotte Neumann wins Chrysler-Plymouth Tournament of Golf Champions.
2002: Barry Bonds agrees to a five-year, $90 million deal with the San Francisco Giants.
2007: The Toronto Blue Jays and first baseman Lyle Overbay agree to a four-year contract worth $24 million to stay in Toronto.
2008: The Board of Control for Cricket in India sells broadcasting rights to the Indian Premier league for US$1 billion.
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