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Video Games
1990: Nintendo sues Lewis Galoob Toys to try to prevent the Game Genie from being sold.
1993: Casio introduces the Zoomer personal digital assistant, developed jointly with Tandy. It features 7.4 MHz 8086-compatible processor, 4 MB ROM, 1 MB RAM, GeoWorks Geos operating system, PCMCIA flash memory cards. The system operates for about 100 hours on three AA batteries. Price is US$900.
1993: In Chicago, Illinois, the 1993 International Summer Consumer Electronics Show is held, over four days. Nintendo unveils a new configuration Nintendo Entertainment System, with top-loading cartridge slot. Price is US$49.95, including one Controller.
1994: Acclaim releases the Mortal Kombat video game for the Sega CD in Japan.
2008: Codemasters releases the Grid video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the USA.
1993: Casio introduces the Zoomer personal digital assistant, developed jointly with Tandy. It features 7.4 MHz 8086-compatible processor, 4 MB ROM, 1 MB RAM, GeoWorks Geos operating system, PCMCIA flash memory cards. The system operates for about 100 hours on three AA batteries. Price is US$900.
1993: In Chicago, Illinois, the 1993 International Summer Consumer Electronics Show is held, over four days. Nintendo unveils a new configuration Nintendo Entertainment System, with top-loading cartridge slot. Price is US$49.95, including one Controller.
1994: Acclaim releases the Mortal Kombat video game for the Sega CD in Japan.
2008: Codemasters releases the Grid video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the USA.
Movies
1986: ), Those She Left Behind (Emmy Award 1989), Murphy Brown (Emmy Award 1991), Maggie Geyser - The Blue and the Gray, Anne of Green Gables, Anne of Avonlea), president of Actor's Equity (1985-1991).
1986: Patricia Wheel, actress (Christine - Woman to Remember), dies at age 42.
1987: Birth of Lalaine Dupree; actress (Lizzie McGuire).
1987: Will Sampson, actor (From Here to Eternity, Yellow Rose), dies at age 54.
1988: Fox releases the film Big to theaters.
1991: Death of Eva LeGallienne of a heart attack at age 92; actress (Dupont Show of the Month TV show, Hallmark Hall of Fame TV show, Ford Theatre Hour TV show, Playhouse 90 TV show, Studio One TV show, St. Elsewhere TV show).
2009: Death of David Carradine at age 72; American actor ((Kwai Chang Caine - Kung Fu TV show, Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, Kill Bill). Carradine was found hanging naked by a rope in a hotel closet in Bangkok, Thailand.
1986: Patricia Wheel, actress (Christine - Woman to Remember), dies at age 42.
1987: Birth of Lalaine Dupree; actress (Lizzie McGuire).
1987: Will Sampson, actor (From Here to Eternity, Yellow Rose), dies at age 54.
1988: Fox releases the film Big to theaters.
1991: Death of Eva LeGallienne of a heart attack at age 92; actress (Dupont Show of the Month TV show, Hallmark Hall of Fame TV show, Ford Theatre Hour TV show, Playhouse 90 TV show, Studio One TV show, St. Elsewhere TV show).
2009: Death of David Carradine at age 72; American actor ((Kwai Chang Caine - Kung Fu TV show, Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, Kill Bill). Carradine was found hanging naked by a rope in a hotel closet in Bangkok, Thailand.
Music
1987: The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inducted it's first female artist, Aretha Franklin, who was a superstar on radio playlists during the 1960s.
1990: Death of Stiv Bators; American singer (The Dead Boys) (born 1949).
1990: Death of Stiv Bators; American singer (The Dead Boys) (born 1949).
Sports
1987: Chicago Cubs and Houston Astros tie Baltimore Orioles' and Texas Rangers' record of three grand slams in a game.
1989: Houston Astros beat Los Angeles Dodgers, 5-4, in 22 innings (7:14:09).
1991: Thomas C Lasorda, artist/son of Los Angeles Dodgers' manager, dies of pneumonia at age 33.
1989: Houston Astros beat Los Angeles Dodgers, 5-4, in 22 innings (7:14:09).
1991: Thomas C Lasorda, artist/son of Los Angeles Dodgers' manager, dies of pneumonia at age 33.
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