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Video Games
1986: Software Publishing introduces the PFS:Professional Series, consisting of a word processor (US$199), a database filing system (US$249), and a spreadsheet program (US$249), and the PFS:First Choice software incorporating basic versions of all three functions for beginners, for US$149.
1996: Sharp, Fujitsu, Advanced Micro Devices, and Intel create the Common Flash Memory Interface, a standard for software access of flash memory.
1997: Apple Computer officially announces Mac OS 8.0.
1997: Sega terminates its agreement for 3Dfx to supply custom 3D graphics chipset for the next Sega video game system.
1998: Belize issues a postage stamp depicting personal computers in school, connected to the Internet.
1999: The Shareware Industry Conference is held in Tampa, Florida.
2002: Sony launches the Clie PEG-SL10 handheld computer. It features 8 MB RAM, Palm OS 4.1, monochrome 320x320 pixel screen, Memory Stick slot, and two AAA batteries. Price is US$149.
2005: Microsoft announces the name of the next Windows operating system: Windows Vista.
2008: Square Enix releases the Final Fantasy IV video game for the Nintendo DS in the US.
2009: Microsoft releases Windows 7 code to PC manufacturers in the USA.
1996: Sharp, Fujitsu, Advanced Micro Devices, and Intel create the Common Flash Memory Interface, a standard for software access of flash memory.
1997: Apple Computer officially announces Mac OS 8.0.
1997: Sega terminates its agreement for 3Dfx to supply custom 3D graphics chipset for the next Sega video game system.
1998: Belize issues a postage stamp depicting personal computers in school, connected to the Internet.
1999: The Shareware Industry Conference is held in Tampa, Florida.
2002: Sony launches the Clie PEG-SL10 handheld computer. It features 8 MB RAM, Palm OS 4.1, monochrome 320x320 pixel screen, Memory Stick slot, and two AAA batteries. Price is US$149.
2005: Microsoft announces the name of the next Windows operating system: Windows Vista.
2008: Square Enix releases the Final Fantasy IV video game for the Nintendo DS in the US.
2009: Microsoft releases Windows 7 code to PC manufacturers in the USA.
Movies
1987: Death of Jack Lescoulie at age 69; announcer and TV host (Today Show TV show, Jackie Gleason Show TV show).
1992: Birth of Selena Gomez; actress (The Wizards of Waverly Place).
2008: Estelle Getty, actor (Sophia - The Golden Girls, Golden Palace, Nurses, Blossom, and Empty Nest, films Tootsie, Mask, Copacabana, Stop, Or My Mom Will Shoot, Stuart Little, Emmy (1988) and Golden Globe (1986) Awards) dies at age 84 in California (born 1923).
1992: Birth of Selena Gomez; actress (The Wizards of Waverly Place).
2008: Estelle Getty, actor (Sophia - The Golden Girls, Golden Palace, Nurses, Blossom, and Empty Nest, films Tootsie, Mask, Copacabana, Stop, Or My Mom Will Shoot, Stuart Little, Emmy (1988) and Golden Globe (1986) Awards) dies at age 84 in California (born 1923).
Music
Sports
1987: Said Aouita of Morroco sets the 5km record (12:58.39) in Rome, Italy.
1990: Greg Lemond of US wins bicycling's third tour de France.
1990: Nick Faldo of England wins the British Open Golf championship.
1998: Death of Don Dunphy at age 90; America's foremost announcer of boxing matches on radio and TV for over 50 years, calling more than 2,000 fights, the voice of Gillette's Friday Night Fights.
2006: Canada defeats USA 15-11 in the 2006 World Lacrosse Championship. This marks only the second time the USA had not won the gold medal, and only the second time Canada had won the gold. Geoff Snider is announced as Most Valuable Player.
2007: Yokozuna Asashoryu conquers the Emperor's Cup at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament (Nagoya Basho) in Nagoya, Japan.
1990: Greg Lemond of US wins bicycling's third tour de France.
1990: Nick Faldo of England wins the British Open Golf championship.
1998: Death of Don Dunphy at age 90; America's foremost announcer of boxing matches on radio and TV for over 50 years, calling more than 2,000 fights, the voice of Gillette's Friday Night Fights.
2006: Canada defeats USA 15-11 in the 2006 World Lacrosse Championship. This marks only the second time the USA had not won the gold medal, and only the second time Canada had won the gold. Geoff Snider is announced as Most Valuable Player.
2007: Yokozuna Asashoryu conquers the Emperor's Cup at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament (Nagoya Basho) in Nagoya, Japan.
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