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Video Games
1989: Antic Software begins the Amiga Plus magazine.
1997: In Seattle, Washington, the GameWorks video arcade opens. Partners of the GameWorks company are DreamWorks, Universal Studios, and Sega Enterprises of Japan. The main attraction is the Vertical Reality interactive game designed by Steven Spielberg. Up to twelve players are seated around columns of three video screens; as cyborgs are shot, the player is raised, with the object being to reach the top. Cost to play is US$4.
2001: Sony CEA and Connectix end their legal fight over PlayStation 2 emulation software by agreeing to jointly develop the software. Sony will acquire all assets of Connectix related to the Virtual Game Station software.
2002: Screen Gems releases the film Resident Evil to theaters in the US. The film is based on the video game of the same title.
2005: Electronic Arts releases the Medal of Honor: Dogs of War video game for the Xbox and PlayStation 2 in the US.
2006: Sony announces the PlayStation 3 will not go on sale in the spring, but will be released after November.
1997: In Seattle, Washington, the GameWorks video arcade opens. Partners of the GameWorks company are DreamWorks, Universal Studios, and Sega Enterprises of Japan. The main attraction is the Vertical Reality interactive game designed by Steven Spielberg. Up to twelve players are seated around columns of three video screens; as cyborgs are shot, the player is raised, with the object being to reach the top. Cost to play is US$4.
2001: Sony CEA and Connectix end their legal fight over PlayStation 2 emulation software by agreeing to jointly develop the software. Sony will acquire all assets of Connectix related to the Virtual Game Station software.
2002: Screen Gems releases the film Resident Evil to theaters in the US. The film is based on the video game of the same title.
2005: Electronic Arts releases the Medal of Honor: Dogs of War video game for the Xbox and PlayStation 2 in the US.
2006: Sony announces the PlayStation 3 will not go on sale in the spring, but will be released after November.
Movies
1985: ABC airs the first episode of TV show Mr. Belvedere.
1986: Birth of Tyler Noyes; actor (CJ - One Life to Live).
1989: Birth of Caitlin Wachs, American actress (Chloe Waters - Profiler).
1991: Eileen Sedgwick, silent film actress (Hot Heels), dies at age 93.
1992: Jack Washburn, actor (Black Orchid), dies after long illness at age 64.
1992: Vanessa Lee, actress (Split), dies at age 71.
1993: , named Disney Legend 1994.
1993: Dennis Gregory, actor (Village of the Damned), dies of pneumonia at age 40.
1994: Mae Zetterling, Swedish actress (Night Games), dies at age 68.
2001: Death of Ann Sothern AKA Harriette Lake at age 92 of heart failure; comedic actress (Private Secretary TV show, The Ann Sothern Show TV show, Here's Lucy TV show).
2002: Fox releases the film Ice Age to theaters.
2002: Death of Sylvester 'Pat' Weaver at age 93; President of NBC-TV, created Today and Tonight shows.
2009: Death of Ron Silver, American actor (Speed-the-Plow Tony Award, Kissinger and Nixon, Reversal of Fortune), political activist, or esophageal cancer at age 62, in Manhattan, New York, USA.
1986: Birth of Tyler Noyes; actor (CJ - One Life to Live).
1989: Birth of Caitlin Wachs, American actress (Chloe Waters - Profiler).
1991: Eileen Sedgwick, silent film actress (Hot Heels), dies at age 93.
1992: Jack Washburn, actor (Black Orchid), dies after long illness at age 64.
1992: Vanessa Lee, actress (Split), dies at age 71.
1993: , named Disney Legend 1994.
1993: Dennis Gregory, actor (Village of the Damned), dies of pneumonia at age 40.
1994: Mae Zetterling, Swedish actress (Night Games), dies at age 68.
2001: Death of Ann Sothern AKA Harriette Lake at age 92 of heart failure; comedic actress (Private Secretary TV show, The Ann Sothern Show TV show, Here's Lucy TV show).
2002: Fox releases the film Ice Age to theaters.
2002: Death of Sylvester 'Pat' Weaver at age 93; President of NBC-TV, created Today and Tonight shows.
2009: Death of Ron Silver, American actor (Speed-the-Plow Tony Award, Kissinger and Nixon, Reversal of Fortune), political activist, or esophageal cancer at age 62, in Manhattan, New York, USA.
Music
1991: Budd [Lawrence] Freeman, US jazz saxophonist (Eel), dies at age 84.
Sports
1985: Larry Holmes TKOs David Bey in ten rounds for heavyweight boxing title.
1987: Last day in Test cricket for Larry Gomes and Joel Garner.
1987: New Zealand beats West Indies by five wickets in Jeremy Coney's last Test Cricket.
1987: US Davis Cup team loses to Paraguay.
1988: NFL's Saint Louis Cardinals officially move to Phoenix, Arizona.
1989: New York Rangers retire goalie Eddie Giacomin's number 1 uniform.
1990: , 1992).
1990: Tom Harmon, NFL tail back (Heisman Trophy), dies in Los Angeles at age 70.
1991: Sergei Bubka pole vaults record 20.25 feet.
1992: Brandie Burton wins LPGA Ping/Welch's Golf Championship.
1993: Vinod Kambli scores 227 versus Zimbabwe, his second consecutive Test 200.
1994: Experts from American League certify Cleveland Indian's Jacobs Field is properly lit.
1995: McDonald's LPGA-third).
1995: Chick-fil-A Charity-7th).
1997: Pittsburgh Penguins' Joe Mullen is first American to score 500 NHL goals.
1998: Welch's/Circle K Golf Championship.
1998: Death of Benjamin Spock, American athlete, pediatrician, and author (born 1903).
2006: (to March 26) The 2006 Commonwealth Games take place in Melbourne, Australia.
2007: Death of Bowie Kuhn, Major League Baseball Commissioner (born 1926).
2009: In Cyprus, round 3 of the FIA World Rally Championship is won by Sébastien Loeb.
2009: Alberta's Kevin Martin wins his fourth Canadian championship curling Brier title in Calgary, defeating Jeff Stoughton 10-4 in the final game.
1987: Last day in Test cricket for Larry Gomes and Joel Garner.
1987: New Zealand beats West Indies by five wickets in Jeremy Coney's last Test Cricket.
1987: US Davis Cup team loses to Paraguay.
1988: NFL's Saint Louis Cardinals officially move to Phoenix, Arizona.
1989: New York Rangers retire goalie Eddie Giacomin's number 1 uniform.
1990: , 1992).
1990: Tom Harmon, NFL tail back (Heisman Trophy), dies in Los Angeles at age 70.
1991: Sergei Bubka pole vaults record 20.25 feet.
1992: Brandie Burton wins LPGA Ping/Welch's Golf Championship.
1993: Vinod Kambli scores 227 versus Zimbabwe, his second consecutive Test 200.
1994: Experts from American League certify Cleveland Indian's Jacobs Field is properly lit.
1995: McDonald's LPGA-third).
1995: Chick-fil-A Charity-7th).
1997: Pittsburgh Penguins' Joe Mullen is first American to score 500 NHL goals.
1998: Welch's/Circle K Golf Championship.
1998: Death of Benjamin Spock, American athlete, pediatrician, and author (born 1903).
2006: (to March 26) The 2006 Commonwealth Games take place in Melbourne, Australia.
2007: Death of Bowie Kuhn, Major League Baseball Commissioner (born 1926).
2009: In Cyprus, round 3 of the FIA World Rally Championship is won by Sébastien Loeb.
2009: Alberta's Kevin Martin wins his fourth Canadian championship curling Brier title in Calgary, defeating Jeff Stoughton 10-4 in the final game.
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