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Video Games
1986: Paramount Pictures releases the film Ferris Bueller's Day Off to theaters in the USA. An IBM PC personal computer appears in a bedroom and in an office.
1986: Paramount Pictures releases the film Ferris Bueller's Day Off to theaters in the USA. Arcade game Karate Champ appears. The sound effects of Pac-Man dying can be heard.
1990: A U.S. District Court judge in San Francisco declines Nintendo's request to issue a temporary restraining order against Lewis Galoob Toys selling the Game Genie product.
1991: On the cruise yacht New Yorker, dubbed the "DOS Boat", in New York City harbor, Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer unveil MS-DOS 5.0. It adds a full-screen editor, undelete and unformat utilities, and task swapping. GW-BASIC is replaced with Qbasic, based on Microsoft's QuickBASIC.
2001: Pitcairn Islands issues four postage stamps depicting computer keyboard, circuit board, integrated circuit, mouse, and CD-ROM.
2001: Nintendo launches the Game Boy Advance portable game system in the US. It features 32-bit ARM RISC processor, 2.9-inch reflective TFT 240 x 160 pixel 32,768-color display. Size is 3.25 x 5.6 inches; two AA batteries power the system for about 15 hours.
2001: Namco releases the Namco Museum video game for the Game Boy Advance in the US.
2001: Nintendo releases the Super Mario Advance video game for the Game Boy Advance.
2001: Konami releases the Castlevania: Circle of the Moon video game for the Game Boy Advance in the US.
2001: Majesco releases the Iridion 3-D video game for the Game Boy Advance in the USA.
2001: Majesco releases the Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure video game for the Game Boy Advance in the USA.
2001: Majesco releases the Earthworm Jim video game for the Game Boy Advance in the USA.
2001: Ubi Soft releases the Rayman Advance video game for the Game Boy Advance in the USA.
2001: Activision releases the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 video game for the Game Boy Advance in the USA.
2001: 3DO releases the Army Men Advance video game for the Game Boy Advance in the USA.
2001: Kemco releases the Top Gear GT Championship video game for the Game Boy Advance in the USA.
2001: Nintendo releases the F-Zero: Maximum Velocity video game for the Game Boy Advance in the USA.
2001: Activision releases the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 video game for the Game Boy Advance in the USA.
2003: MacSoft / Destineer releases the Unreal Tournament 2003 game for the Macintosh in the USA. Price is US$49.99.
2003: Intel releases 2.4, 2.66, 2.8, and 3.06 GHz mobile Pentium 4 processors. Each features SpeedStep battery-saving technology, and 533 MHz system bus. Prices range from US$186 to US$417 in 1000-unit quantities.
2003: Intel releases 2.2, 2.3, and 2.4 GHz mobile Celeron processors. Prices range from US$74 to US$84 in 1000-unit quantities.
2003: Intel releases the 2.6 GHz Pentium 4-M processor. Price is US$562 in 1000-unit quantities.
2003: Intel releases the 2.4 GHz low power mobile Celeron processor. Price is US$149 in 1000-unit quantities.
2006: Nintendo releases the DS Lite handheld video game system in the US. Case color is Polar White. Price is US$129.99.
1986: Paramount Pictures releases the film Ferris Bueller's Day Off to theaters in the USA. Arcade game Karate Champ appears. The sound effects of Pac-Man dying can be heard.
1990: A U.S. District Court judge in San Francisco declines Nintendo's request to issue a temporary restraining order against Lewis Galoob Toys selling the Game Genie product.
1991: On the cruise yacht New Yorker, dubbed the "DOS Boat", in New York City harbor, Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer unveil MS-DOS 5.0. It adds a full-screen editor, undelete and unformat utilities, and task swapping. GW-BASIC is replaced with Qbasic, based on Microsoft's QuickBASIC.
2001: Pitcairn Islands issues four postage stamps depicting computer keyboard, circuit board, integrated circuit, mouse, and CD-ROM.
2001: Nintendo launches the Game Boy Advance portable game system in the US. It features 32-bit ARM RISC processor, 2.9-inch reflective TFT 240 x 160 pixel 32,768-color display. Size is 3.25 x 5.6 inches; two AA batteries power the system for about 15 hours.
2001: Namco releases the Namco Museum video game for the Game Boy Advance in the US.
2001: Nintendo releases the Super Mario Advance video game for the Game Boy Advance.
2001: Konami releases the Castlevania: Circle of the Moon video game for the Game Boy Advance in the US.
2001: Majesco releases the Iridion 3-D video game for the Game Boy Advance in the USA.
2001: Majesco releases the Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure video game for the Game Boy Advance in the USA.
2001: Majesco releases the Earthworm Jim video game for the Game Boy Advance in the USA.
2001: Ubi Soft releases the Rayman Advance video game for the Game Boy Advance in the USA.
2001: Activision releases the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 video game for the Game Boy Advance in the USA.
2001: 3DO releases the Army Men Advance video game for the Game Boy Advance in the USA.
2001: Kemco releases the Top Gear GT Championship video game for the Game Boy Advance in the USA.
2001: Nintendo releases the F-Zero: Maximum Velocity video game for the Game Boy Advance in the USA.
2001: Activision releases the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 video game for the Game Boy Advance in the USA.
2003: MacSoft / Destineer releases the Unreal Tournament 2003 game for the Macintosh in the USA. Price is US$49.99.
2003: Intel releases 2.4, 2.66, 2.8, and 3.06 GHz mobile Pentium 4 processors. Each features SpeedStep battery-saving technology, and 533 MHz system bus. Prices range from US$186 to US$417 in 1000-unit quantities.
2003: Intel releases 2.2, 2.3, and 2.4 GHz mobile Celeron processors. Prices range from US$74 to US$84 in 1000-unit quantities.
2003: Intel releases the 2.6 GHz Pentium 4-M processor. Price is US$562 in 1000-unit quantities.
2003: Intel releases the 2.4 GHz low power mobile Celeron processor. Price is US$149 in 1000-unit quantities.
2006: Nintendo releases the DS Lite handheld video game system in the US. Case color is Polar White. Price is US$129.99.
Movies
1988: Nathan Cook, actor (White Night), dies of an allergic reaction at age 38.
1993: Universal releases the film Jurassic Park to theaters.
1993: The TV series Cutters first airs.
2001: NBC airs the first episode of TV show Fear Factor.
2003: Death of David Brinkley at age 82; TV journalist (NBC Nightly News 1956-70, This Week with David Brinkley).
2007: Home Box Office airs the final episode of TV show The Sopranos in the US.
1993: Universal releases the film Jurassic Park to theaters.
1993: The TV series Cutters first airs.
2001: NBC airs the first episode of TV show Fear Factor.
2003: Death of David Brinkley at age 82; TV journalist (NBC Nightly News 1956-70, This Week with David Brinkley).
2007: Home Box Office airs the final episode of TV show The Sopranos in the US.
Music
1988: Wembley Stadium hosts a concert featuring stars from the fields of music, comedy and film, in celebration of the 70th birthday of imprisoned African National Congress leader Nelson Mandela.
2002: Death of Robbin Crosby, American guitarist (Ratt) (AIDS) (born 1959).
2002: Death of Robbin Crosby, American guitarist (Ratt) (AIDS) (born 1959).
Sports
1988: Galina Chistyakova of USSR sets long jump woman's record (24 feet 8.25 inches).
1988: New York Yankees' Rick Rhoden becomes first pitcher to designate hit (0 for 1 with an RBI).
1989: Youngest (age 17) male French Open champion and first US champion since 1955, Michael Chang upsets Stefan Edberg in the finals in five sets.
1988: New York Yankees' Rick Rhoden becomes first pitcher to designate hit (0 for 1 with an RBI).
1989: Youngest (age 17) male French Open champion and first US champion since 1955, Michael Chang upsets Stefan Edberg in the finals in five sets.
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