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June 8
Video Games
2001: Warner Bros. Pictures releases the film Swordfish to theaters in the USA. A Dell laptop computer appears throughout the film.
2004: Atlus releases the Shining Force video game for the Game Boy Advance in the US.
2005: Sony releases a PlayStation Portable firmware 1.52 upgrade in Japan.
2009: Nintendo releases the Wii MotionPlus attachment for the Nintendo Wii controller, giving more precise motion control.
2004: Atlus releases the Shining Force video game for the Game Boy Advance in the US.
2005: Sony releases a PlayStation Portable firmware 1.52 upgrade in Japan.
2009: Nintendo releases the Wii MotionPlus attachment for the Nintendo Wii controller, giving more precise motion control.
Movies
Music
Sports
1985: Pittsburgh Pirates score 10 in top of first inning, but lose 15-11 to Philadelphia Phillies.
1986: Boston Celtics win NBA championship number 16 over Houston Rockets.
1986: Longest nine-inning American League game (4:16), Baltimore Orioles beat New York Yankees 18-9.
1990: The 1990 FIFA World Cup begins in Italy.
1990: Phil Bradley hits the 18th inside-the-park home run in Baltimore Orioles' history.
1991: Former New York Jets' Mark Gastineau wins first pro boxing fight in 12 seconds.
1991: Monica Seles beats Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, 6-3, 6-4 for French Open.
1996: Steffi Graf defeats Arantxa Sanchez Vicario in the longest ever women's final at the French Open to win her 19th Grand Slam title.
2002: Serena Williams defeats her sister Venus Williams in straight sets to win the 2002 French Open.
2008: Spain's Rafael Nadal wins his fourth consecutive French Open tennis championship in Paris by beating rival Roger Federer in straight sets 6-1, 6-3, 6-0.
1986: Boston Celtics win NBA championship number 16 over Houston Rockets.
1986: Longest nine-inning American League game (4:16), Baltimore Orioles beat New York Yankees 18-9.
1990: The 1990 FIFA World Cup begins in Italy.
1990: Phil Bradley hits the 18th inside-the-park home run in Baltimore Orioles' history.
1991: Former New York Jets' Mark Gastineau wins first pro boxing fight in 12 seconds.
1991: Monica Seles beats Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, 6-3, 6-4 for French Open.
1996: Steffi Graf defeats Arantxa Sanchez Vicario in the longest ever women's final at the French Open to win her 19th Grand Slam title.
2002: Serena Williams defeats her sister Venus Williams in straight sets to win the 2002 French Open.
2008: Spain's Rafael Nadal wins his fourth consecutive French Open tennis championship in Paris by beating rival Roger Federer in straight sets 6-1, 6-3, 6-0.
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