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Video Games
1985: Microsoft year-end revenue: US$140 million; profit US$31.2 million.
1987: Sega releases the OutRun video game for the Sega Mark III system in Japan.
1995: The video game Arc the Lad is released for the PlayStation in Japan.
1997: Shipments of handheld computers in the US during January to June: 1.4 million.
1998: Take 2 Interactive releases the Grand Theft Auto video game for the PlayStation.
1999: Paramount Pictures releases the film South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut to theaters in the USA and Canada.
1999: Via Technology of Taiwan and National Semiconductor of California announce that Via will buy National's Cyrix division.
1999: Retail software sales revenue for the past six months: 23% Microsoft products.
1999: Retail operating system unit sales for the past six months: 77% Microsoft products.
1999: Retail office suite unit sales for the past six months: 84% Microsoft products.
2000: Rare releases the Perfect Dark video game for the Nintendo 64 in the UK and Europe.
2001: Macao, China, issues three postage stamps depicting a handheld computer, a computer, and linked computers.
2002: U.S. consulting firm Gartner reports that approximately one billion personal computers have been shipped worldwide since the mid-1970s. The billionth PC was likely shipped in April.
2002: Microsoft reports worldwide sales of the Xbox to date as 4 million. Unit sales of video games worldwide for the Xbox are about 20 million.
2003: Activision sues Viacom, claiming that its ten-year exclusive deal to produce Star Trek video games is losing value due to Viacom's neglect of the franchise.
2003: Total sales of video game hardware and software in the US during January-June: US$3.5 billion.
2004: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit rejects the appeal of the state of Massachusetts and two industry trade groups, opposed to the antitrust settlement of the Department of Justice with Microsoft.
2004: Total sales of video game hardware and software in the US during January-June: US$3.4 billion.
2007: To date, Microsoft has sold over 60 million licenses to Windows Vista.
2007: Microsoft's Xbox 360 business loses US$1.9 billion for the fiscal year.
2007: To date, shipments of current generation video game systems in the USA: Xbox 360 5.6 million, Nintendo Wii 2.8 million, PlayStation 3 1.4 million.
2008: Last day of Microsoft making Windows XP available to PC makers.
2009: Microsoft discontinues its Microsoft Money software.
2009: Costa Rica issues a postage stamp for the 60th anniversary of the Costa Rican Electrical Institute, depicting a laptop computer.
1987: Sega releases the OutRun video game for the Sega Mark III system in Japan.
1995: The video game Arc the Lad is released for the PlayStation in Japan.
1997: Shipments of handheld computers in the US during January to June: 1.4 million.
1998: Take 2 Interactive releases the Grand Theft Auto video game for the PlayStation.
1999: Paramount Pictures releases the film South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut to theaters in the USA and Canada.
1999: Via Technology of Taiwan and National Semiconductor of California announce that Via will buy National's Cyrix division.
1999: Retail software sales revenue for the past six months: 23% Microsoft products.
1999: Retail operating system unit sales for the past six months: 77% Microsoft products.
1999: Retail office suite unit sales for the past six months: 84% Microsoft products.
2000: Rare releases the Perfect Dark video game for the Nintendo 64 in the UK and Europe.
2001: Macao, China, issues three postage stamps depicting a handheld computer, a computer, and linked computers.
2002: U.S. consulting firm Gartner reports that approximately one billion personal computers have been shipped worldwide since the mid-1970s. The billionth PC was likely shipped in April.
2002: Microsoft reports worldwide sales of the Xbox to date as 4 million. Unit sales of video games worldwide for the Xbox are about 20 million.
2003: Activision sues Viacom, claiming that its ten-year exclusive deal to produce Star Trek video games is losing value due to Viacom's neglect of the franchise.
2003: Total sales of video game hardware and software in the US during January-June: US$3.5 billion.
2004: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit rejects the appeal of the state of Massachusetts and two industry trade groups, opposed to the antitrust settlement of the Department of Justice with Microsoft.
2004: Total sales of video game hardware and software in the US during January-June: US$3.4 billion.
2007: To date, Microsoft has sold over 60 million licenses to Windows Vista.
2007: Microsoft's Xbox 360 business loses US$1.9 billion for the fiscal year.
2007: To date, shipments of current generation video game systems in the USA: Xbox 360 5.6 million, Nintendo Wii 2.8 million, PlayStation 3 1.4 million.
2008: Last day of Microsoft making Windows XP available to PC makers.
2009: Microsoft discontinues its Microsoft Money software.
2009: Costa Rica issues a postage stamp for the 60th anniversary of the Costa Rican Electrical Institute, depicting a laptop computer.
Movies
1988: ABC-TV airs the final episode of the cop spoof Sledge Hammer!.
1995: Universal releases the film Apollo 13 to theaters.
1995: Death of Gale Gordon at age 89; supporting actor (Fibber McGee radio show, Our Miss Brooks radio and TV shows, Here's Lucy TV show, Dennis the Menace TV show).
2003: Death of Buddy Hackett at age 78; comedian and actor (Stanley TV show).
2004: Sony releases the film Spider-Man 2 to theaters.
1995: Universal releases the film Apollo 13 to theaters.
1995: Death of Gale Gordon at age 89; supporting actor (Fibber McGee radio show, Our Miss Brooks radio and TV shows, Here's Lucy TV show, Dennis the Menace TV show).
2003: Death of Buddy Hackett at age 78; comedian and actor (Stanley TV show).
2004: Sony releases the film Spider-Man 2 to theaters.
Music
1985: Yul Brynner gives his 4,625th and final performance in the musical The King and I.
2001: Death of Chet Atkins at age 77 of cancer in Nashville, Tennessee, USA; country music guitarist (Elvis Presley's "Heartbreak Hotel", Hank Williams' "Jambalaya", Everly Brothers' "Wake Up Little Susie"), producer and executive (R-C-A Records, Dolly Parton, Roy Orbison, Jim Reeves, Charley Pride, Waylon Jennings, Eddy Arnold).
2001: Death of Chet Atkins at age 77 of cancer in Nashville, Tennessee, USA; country music guitarist (Elvis Presley's "Heartbreak Hotel", Hank Williams' "Jambalaya", Everly Brothers' "Wake Up Little Susie"), producer and executive (R-C-A Records, Dolly Parton, Roy Orbison, Jim Reeves, Charley Pride, Waylon Jennings, Eddy Arnold).
Sports
1987: Patrik Sjoberg of Sweden set a new world record in the high jump.
1991: Portugal wins the FIFA U-20 World Cup defeating Brazil on the final by 4-2, after penalty shoot out, in Lisbon, Portugal.
1996: Germany beats the Czech Republic 2-1 to become the 1996 European soccer champion.
1999: After a loss at Wimbledon, Boris Becker announces that he will end his tennis career.
2000: metre, 4:51.4.
2002: Brazil defeats Germany in the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
2006: Boston Red Sox set a new Major League record of 17 consecutive errorless games.
2007: The FIFA U-20 World Cup 2007 soccer tournament takes place in Canada.
1991: Portugal wins the FIFA U-20 World Cup defeating Brazil on the final by 4-2, after penalty shoot out, in Lisbon, Portugal.
1996: Germany beats the Czech Republic 2-1 to become the 1996 European soccer champion.
1999: After a loss at Wimbledon, Boris Becker announces that he will end his tennis career.
2000: metre, 4:51.4.
2002: Brazil defeats Germany in the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
2006: Boston Red Sox set a new Major League record of 17 consecutive errorless games.
2007: The FIFA U-20 World Cup 2007 soccer tournament takes place in Canada.
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