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Video Games
1993: AT&T Graphics Software Labs closes. It had made PC and Macintosh graphics software such as Topas, Rio, StudioMaster, Panorama, and Comet CG.
1994: Nintendo announces an exclusive agreement with WMS Industries for video games for Nintendo's next-generation game system.
1999: Settlement talks between Microsoft and the US Department of Justice fail.
2000: Namco releases the Tekken Tag Tournament video game for the PlayStation 2 in Japan.
2001: Quantum sells its hard drive business to Maxtor. Quantum will continue operations selling storage products and services.
2001: The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Fairly Oddparents TV show in the US. The entire episode is about playing in a virtual reality video game.
2003: The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US.
2003: The Fox Broadcasting Company airs the Futurama TV show in the US. Pacman characters with authentic movement sound are shown as "an oil-eating bacterium".
2004: Capcom releases the Resident Evil Outbreak video game for the PlayStation 2 in the US.
2004: Microsoft drops the price of the Xbox in the US from US$179.99 to US$149.99, and in Canada to CDN$199.99.
2008: The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A personal computer appears, showing a Power Point presentation. Another computer appears in a bedroom.
1994: Nintendo announces an exclusive agreement with WMS Industries for video games for Nintendo's next-generation game system.
1999: Settlement talks between Microsoft and the US Department of Justice fail.
2000: Namco releases the Tekken Tag Tournament video game for the PlayStation 2 in Japan.
2001: Quantum sells its hard drive business to Maxtor. Quantum will continue operations selling storage products and services.
2001: The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Fairly Oddparents TV show in the US. The entire episode is about playing in a virtual reality video game.
2003: The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US.
2003: The Fox Broadcasting Company airs the Futurama TV show in the US. Pacman characters with authentic movement sound are shown as "an oil-eating bacterium".
2004: Capcom releases the Resident Evil Outbreak video game for the PlayStation 2 in the US.
2004: Microsoft drops the price of the Xbox in the US from US$179.99 to US$149.99, and in Canada to CDN$199.99.
2008: The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A personal computer appears, showing a Power Point presentation. Another computer appears in a bedroom.
Movies
1985: Harold Peary, actor (Herb - Blondie, Willy), dies of heart attack at age 76.
1986: James F Cagney, American actor (Public Enemy, Angels With Dirty Faces, Yankee Doodle Dandy), dies at his Stanfordville, New York farm at age 86 (born 1899).
1989: Dort Clark, actor (In Harm's Way), dies.
1991: Jan Willem Hofstra, Dutch actor/writer (Friends of My Friends), dies.
1992: 64th Academy Awards (Silence of the Lambs sweeps with Best Picture, Anthony Hopkins as Best Actor and Jodie Foster as Best Actress).
1992: CBS TV premieres overnight news program Up To The Minute.
1992: Death of Art Hannes at age 69 of a respiratory ailment; announcer (The Ed Sullivan Show).
1993: Jeremy Siegrist, actor (Adventures of Darly and Samy), dies hiking at age 20.
1986: James F Cagney, American actor (Public Enemy, Angels With Dirty Faces, Yankee Doodle Dandy), dies at his Stanfordville, New York farm at age 86 (born 1899).
1989: Dort Clark, actor (In Harm's Way), dies.
1991: Jan Willem Hofstra, Dutch actor/writer (Friends of My Friends), dies.
1992: 64th Academy Awards (Silence of the Lambs sweeps with Best Picture, Anthony Hopkins as Best Actor and Jodie Foster as Best Actress).
1992: CBS TV premieres overnight news program Up To The Minute.
1992: Death of Art Hannes at age 69 of a respiratory ailment; announcer (The Ed Sullivan Show).
1993: Jeremy Siegrist, actor (Adventures of Darly and Samy), dies hiking at age 20.
Music
Sports
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1986: 5th NCAA Women Basketball Championship: Texas beats Southern California 97-81.
1988: Tamil Nadu beats Railways by innings and 144 to win Ranji Trophy.
1990: Jack Nicklaus makes his debut in the "Seniors" golf tournament.
1991: First exhibition baseball games at Joe Robbie Stadium (New York Yankees versus Baltimore Orioles).
1991: 44th NCAA Ice Hockey Chanmpionship: Northern Michigan beats Boston University 8-7; Northern Michigan's first NCAA hockey title.
1991: PBA National Championship Won by Mike Miller.
1992: Futures-Canberra).
1993: New South Wales beat Queensland by eight wickets to win Sheffield Shield.
1993: Punjab beat Maharashtra by 120 runs to win Cricket's Ranji Trophy.
1993: Peanuts comic strip character Charlie Brown hits a baseball game-winning home run, his first in 43 years.
1994: ABC Masters Tournament won by Hobo Boothe.
1994: Bombay beats Bengal by 8 wickets to win Cricket's Ranji Trophy.
1994: England Cricket all out for 46 at Port-of-Spain.
1994: Hilversum).
1994: Permina Basin Open-14th).
1995: du Maurier Ltd Classic).
1996: Lara hits 146 cricket not out in ODI versus New Zealand at Port-Of-Spain.
1996: New York Mets beats New York Yankees 5-3 in an exhibition game.
1997: 16th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Tennessee beats Old Dominion 68-59.
1997: 26th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Betsy King.
1997: Steve Elkington wins Golf's Players Championship.
1998: 60th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship, at Alamodome, San Antonio. Kentucky beats Utah 78-69.
2000: America's Cup 2000 sailing race is retained by Team New Zealand near Auckland. Prada Challenge 2000 lost 0-5 in a "best-of-9".
2006: Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig appoints George Mitchell to head an investigation into the use of steroids in baseball.
1986: 5th NCAA Women Basketball Championship: Texas beats Southern California 97-81.
1988: Tamil Nadu beats Railways by innings and 144 to win Ranji Trophy.
1990: Jack Nicklaus makes his debut in the "Seniors" golf tournament.
1991: First exhibition baseball games at Joe Robbie Stadium (New York Yankees versus Baltimore Orioles).
1991: 44th NCAA Ice Hockey Chanmpionship: Northern Michigan beats Boston University 8-7; Northern Michigan's first NCAA hockey title.
1991: PBA National Championship Won by Mike Miller.
1992: Futures-Canberra).
1993: New South Wales beat Queensland by eight wickets to win Sheffield Shield.
1993: Punjab beat Maharashtra by 120 runs to win Cricket's Ranji Trophy.
1993: Peanuts comic strip character Charlie Brown hits a baseball game-winning home run, his first in 43 years.
1994: ABC Masters Tournament won by Hobo Boothe.
1994: Bombay beats Bengal by 8 wickets to win Cricket's Ranji Trophy.
1994: England Cricket all out for 46 at Port-of-Spain.
1994: Hilversum).
1994: Permina Basin Open-14th).
1995: du Maurier Ltd Classic).
1996: Lara hits 146 cricket not out in ODI versus New Zealand at Port-Of-Spain.
1996: New York Mets beats New York Yankees 5-3 in an exhibition game.
1997: 16th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Tennessee beats Old Dominion 68-59.
1997: 26th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Betsy King.
1997: Steve Elkington wins Golf's Players Championship.
1998: 60th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship, at Alamodome, San Antonio. Kentucky beats Utah 78-69.
2000: America's Cup 2000 sailing race is retained by Team New Zealand near Auckland. Prada Challenge 2000 lost 0-5 in a "best-of-9".
2006: Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig appoints George Mitchell to head an investigation into the use of steroids in baseball.
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