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Video Games
1992: Judge Stephen Reinhardt of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, rules with a different interpretation of the Fair Use Doctrine in the case of Sega vs. Accolade.
1999: Be company first sells shares to the public, at $6 per share.
1999: In New York City, New York, the MacWorld Expo trade show is held, over four days.
2001: Microsoft makes the source code for Windows CE 3.0 available to developers under a Shared Source License, allowing developers to view and modify the source code, but not release it commercially.
2004: Intel introduces the 1.1 GHz Pentium M Ultra Low Voltage 733 processor. Price is US$262 in 1000-unit quantities.
2004: Intel introduces the 1 GHz Pentium M Ultra Low Voltage 723 processor. Price is US$241 in 1000-unit quantities.
2004: Intel introduces the 1.4 GHz Pentium M Low Voltage 738 processor. Price is US$284 in 1000-unit quantities.
2004: Intel introduces the 900 MHz Celeron M Ultra Low Voltage 353 processor. Price is US$161 in 1000-unit quantities.
2004: Sega releases the ESPN NFL 2K5 video game for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox in the US and Canada.
2005: The Entertainment Software Rating Board re-rates the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas from Mature to Adults Only.
2005: Shipments to date of the PlayStation 2 video game system worldwide: 91.62 million.
1999: Be company first sells shares to the public, at $6 per share.
1999: In New York City, New York, the MacWorld Expo trade show is held, over four days.
2001: Microsoft makes the source code for Windows CE 3.0 available to developers under a Shared Source License, allowing developers to view and modify the source code, but not release it commercially.
2004: Intel introduces the 1.1 GHz Pentium M Ultra Low Voltage 733 processor. Price is US$262 in 1000-unit quantities.
2004: Intel introduces the 1 GHz Pentium M Ultra Low Voltage 723 processor. Price is US$241 in 1000-unit quantities.
2004: Intel introduces the 1.4 GHz Pentium M Low Voltage 738 processor. Price is US$284 in 1000-unit quantities.
2004: Intel introduces the 900 MHz Celeron M Ultra Low Voltage 353 processor. Price is US$161 in 1000-unit quantities.
2004: Sega releases the ESPN NFL 2K5 video game for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox in the US and Canada.
2005: The Entertainment Software Rating Board re-rates the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas from Mature to Adults Only.
2005: Shipments to date of the PlayStation 2 video game system worldwide: 91.62 million.
Movies
1985: Birth of John Francis Daley; actor (Freaks and Geeks, Geena Davis Show).
1986: Helen Craig, actress (Rich Man Poor Man), dies at age 74.
1994: The last show of the TV series Dinosaurs airs.
1996: Birth of Billi Bruno; actress (According to Jim).
2005: Death of James Doohan at age 85 from pneumonia and Alzheimers at his home in Redmond, Washington, USA; actor (Scotty - Star Trek).
2007: Death of Bill Flemming at age 80 from prostate cancer; sportscaster (60-year career, ABC's Wide World of Sports (1961-), covered more than 600 events, TV announcer for 11 Olympics).
1986: Helen Craig, actress (Rich Man Poor Man), dies at age 74.
1994: The last show of the TV series Dinosaurs airs.
1996: Birth of Billi Bruno; actress (According to Jim).
2005: Death of James Doohan at age 85 from pneumonia and Alzheimers at his home in Redmond, Washington, USA; actor (Scotty - Star Trek).
2007: Death of Bill Flemming at age 80 from prostate cancer; sportscaster (60-year career, ABC's Wide World of Sports (1961-), covered more than 600 events, TV announcer for 11 Olympics).
Music
1998: Death of Jim Tyrrell at age 67 of heart failure in New York, USA; veteran musician, music executive, and manager (CBS Records).
Sports
1987: New York Yankees' Don Mattingly ties first base majors fielding record (Hal Chase, 1906) with 22 put-outs.
2006: At Coney Island, New York, a New York-Penn League game between the Oneonta Tigers and the Brooklyn Cyclones, the Tigers win by 6-1 after 26 innings, lasting 6 hours 40 minutes. This is the third longest game by innings in professional baseball history.
2007: Death of Bill Flemming at age 80 from prostate cancer; sportscaster (60-year career, ABC's Wide World of Sports (1961-), covered more than 600 events, TV announcer for 11 Olympics).
2006: At Coney Island, New York, a New York-Penn League game between the Oneonta Tigers and the Brooklyn Cyclones, the Tigers win by 6-1 after 26 innings, lasting 6 hours 40 minutes. This is the third longest game by innings in professional baseball history.
2007: Death of Bill Flemming at age 80 from prostate cancer; sportscaster (60-year career, ABC's Wide World of Sports (1961-), covered more than 600 events, TV announcer for 11 Olympics).
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