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Video Games
1991: NeXT terminates the March 1989 sales agreement with Businessland.
1992: Federal District Court Judge Fern Smith drops the remaining charges by Atari against Nintendo, based on the jury's finding that Atari did not suffer from Nintendo's licensing practices, and that it was not proven that Nintendo intended to monopolize the video game market.
1995: The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A child says "I'll kick your butt... at Nintendo".
1996: Western Digital announces the 3.1 GB Caviar AC33100 hard drive, using the Enhanced IDE interface, with 12ms data access time. Volume production is scheduled for June, with a Fall release time and retail price of US$549.
2001: Advanced Micro Devices introduces the Athlon 4 processor, at speeds ranging from 850 MHz to 1 GHz, with 256 kB integrated cache, 200 MHz system bus, PowerNow technology, and Streaming SIMD Extensions. The processor is made using a 0.18-micron manufacturing process. Code-name during development was Palomino.
2001: Advanced Micro Devices announces 800 and 850 MHz Duron processors, with integrated cache, PowerNow technology, and Streaming SIMD Extensions. Code-name during development was Morgan.
2001: Nintendo releases The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons video game for the Game Boy Color in the US.
2001: Nintendo releases The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages video game for the Game Boy Color in the US.
2002: Sony CEA announces new US prices on the PS one (US$49) and PlayStation 2 (US$199).
2002: Sony reduces the price of the PlayStation 2 in Japan to 29,000 yen (about US$235).
2003: Microsoft drops the price of the Xbox in the US from US$199 to US$179.99.
2005: Nintendo opens Nintendo World in Manhattan's Rockefeller Center in New York City.
2006: The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A child plays a handheld video game resembling the Sony PlayStation Portable.
2007: Business Week magazine publishes an article listing the World's 25 Most Innovative Companies. Number 1 is Apple, number 5 is Microsoft, number 19 is Intel.
2008: Microsoft reports total sales of the Xbox 360 video game system have reached 10 million, beating the Nintendo Wii and PlayStation 3 to that sales level.
1992: Federal District Court Judge Fern Smith drops the remaining charges by Atari against Nintendo, based on the jury's finding that Atari did not suffer from Nintendo's licensing practices, and that it was not proven that Nintendo intended to monopolize the video game market.
1995: The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A child says "I'll kick your butt... at Nintendo".
1996: Western Digital announces the 3.1 GB Caviar AC33100 hard drive, using the Enhanced IDE interface, with 12ms data access time. Volume production is scheduled for June, with a Fall release time and retail price of US$549.
2001: Advanced Micro Devices introduces the Athlon 4 processor, at speeds ranging from 850 MHz to 1 GHz, with 256 kB integrated cache, 200 MHz system bus, PowerNow technology, and Streaming SIMD Extensions. The processor is made using a 0.18-micron manufacturing process. Code-name during development was Palomino.
2001: Advanced Micro Devices announces 800 and 850 MHz Duron processors, with integrated cache, PowerNow technology, and Streaming SIMD Extensions. Code-name during development was Morgan.
2001: Nintendo releases The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons video game for the Game Boy Color in the US.
2001: Nintendo releases The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages video game for the Game Boy Color in the US.
2002: Sony CEA announces new US prices on the PS one (US$49) and PlayStation 2 (US$199).
2002: Sony reduces the price of the PlayStation 2 in Japan to 29,000 yen (about US$235).
2003: Microsoft drops the price of the Xbox in the US from US$199 to US$179.99.
2005: Nintendo opens Nintendo World in Manhattan's Rockefeller Center in New York City.
2006: The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A child plays a handheld video game resembling the Sony PlayStation Portable.
2007: Business Week magazine publishes an article listing the World's 25 Most Innovative Companies. Number 1 is Apple, number 5 is Microsoft, number 19 is Intel.
2008: Microsoft reports total sales of the Xbox 360 video game system have reached 10 million, beating the Nintendo Wii and PlayStation 3 to that sales level.
Movies
1987: Rita Hayworth, American actress (Gilda), dies of Alzheimer's disease at age 68 (born 1918).
1989: Moonlighting, TV crime drama, last airs on ABC.
1989: NBC airs the final episode of TV sitcom Family Ties.
1994: Leonard Teale, Australian actor/reciter (Homicide), dies.
1997: CBS airs the 100th episode of The Nanny TV show.
1998: The final episode of TV's Seinfeld runs on NBC, with 30-second commercials selling for $2 million each.
2003: Death of Robert Stack at age 84 after a heart attack; actor (Eliot Ness - The Untouchables, The Name of the Game, Falcon Crest), host (Unsolved Mysteries).
2004: Warner Bros. releases the film Troy to theaters.
2004: Death of Anna Lee at age 91 due to pneumonia; actress (A Date with Judy, Lila Quartermaine - General Hospital and Port Charles).
2006: NBC airs the final episode of The West Wing TV show.
1989: Moonlighting, TV crime drama, last airs on ABC.
1989: NBC airs the final episode of TV sitcom Family Ties.
1994: Leonard Teale, Australian actor/reciter (Homicide), dies.
1997: CBS airs the 100th episode of The Nanny TV show.
1998: The final episode of TV's Seinfeld runs on NBC, with 30-second commercials selling for $2 million each.
2003: Death of Robert Stack at age 84 after a heart attack; actor (Eliot Ness - The Untouchables, The Name of the Game, Falcon Crest), host (Unsolved Mysteries).
2004: Warner Bros. releases the film Troy to theaters.
2004: Death of Anna Lee at age 91 due to pneumonia; actress (A Date with Judy, Lila Quartermaine - General Hospital and Port Charles).
2006: NBC airs the final episode of The West Wing TV show.
Music
Sports
1986: Reggie Jackson hits his 537th homerun passing Mickey Mantle into 6th place on the Major League Baseball all-time homerun list.
1987: Birth of Francois Steyn; South African rugby player.
1988: First non-pitcher (Jose Oquendo) in 20 years to get a decision in a baseball game, he and Saint Louis Cardinals lose to the Atlanta Braves 7-5 in 19 innings.
1988: Wimbledon wins the English FA Cup after beating Liverpool 1-0 at Wembley.
1989: First Tour de Trump bicycle race run (Atlanta, Georgia, USA).
1989: First time since 1948 a Major league baseball player hits six consecutive doubles (Kirby Puckett).
1989: Cindy Rarick wins LPGA Chrysler-Plymouth Golf Classic.
1990: 46th time opposing pitchers hit homerun, Valenzuela (Los Angeles Dodgers)/Gross (Montreal Expos).
1992: WIBC Bowling Queens won by Cindy Coburn-Carroll.
1992: /1996).
1992: Lyle Alzado, NFL defense linesman (Oakland Raiders), dies of cancer at age 43.
1994: Dave Winfield passes Frank Robinson for 12th on RBI list with 1,617.
1994: FA cup final at Wembley Stadium London.
1995: 41st McDonald's LPGA Championship won by Kelly Robbins.
1995: Eddie Murray of Cleveland Indians hits his 463rd career homerun (ties for 18th).
1995: ITF Poland).
1996: New York Yankees pitcher Dwight Gooden no-hits Seattle Mariners 2-0.
1996: Death of Sritharan Jeganathan, cricket player, first Sri Lankan Test player to die.
1997: Baseball's Exec Council suspends New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner.
2002: At the Latino-American Stadium, former US President Jimmy Carter throws the ceremonial first pitch of the Cuban League All-Star game. In warming up, Carter is coached by one-time big league pitching prospect, Fidel Castro.
2008: In Manchester, England, the final game of the UEFA Cup of soccer is held. Russia's Zenit St. Petersburg defeats Scotland's Glasgow Rangers 2-0.
1987: Birth of Francois Steyn; South African rugby player.
1988: First non-pitcher (Jose Oquendo) in 20 years to get a decision in a baseball game, he and Saint Louis Cardinals lose to the Atlanta Braves 7-5 in 19 innings.
1988: Wimbledon wins the English FA Cup after beating Liverpool 1-0 at Wembley.
1989: First Tour de Trump bicycle race run (Atlanta, Georgia, USA).
1989: First time since 1948 a Major league baseball player hits six consecutive doubles (Kirby Puckett).
1989: Cindy Rarick wins LPGA Chrysler-Plymouth Golf Classic.
1990: 46th time opposing pitchers hit homerun, Valenzuela (Los Angeles Dodgers)/Gross (Montreal Expos).
1992: WIBC Bowling Queens won by Cindy Coburn-Carroll.
1992: /1996).
1992: Lyle Alzado, NFL defense linesman (Oakland Raiders), dies of cancer at age 43.
1994: Dave Winfield passes Frank Robinson for 12th on RBI list with 1,617.
1994: FA cup final at Wembley Stadium London.
1995: 41st McDonald's LPGA Championship won by Kelly Robbins.
1995: Eddie Murray of Cleveland Indians hits his 463rd career homerun (ties for 18th).
1995: ITF Poland).
1996: New York Yankees pitcher Dwight Gooden no-hits Seattle Mariners 2-0.
1996: Death of Sritharan Jeganathan, cricket player, first Sri Lankan Test player to die.
1997: Baseball's Exec Council suspends New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner.
2002: At the Latino-American Stadium, former US President Jimmy Carter throws the ceremonial first pitch of the Cuban League All-Star game. In warming up, Carter is coached by one-time big league pitching prospect, Fidel Castro.
2008: In Manchester, England, the final game of the UEFA Cup of soccer is held. Russia's Zenit St. Petersburg defeats Scotland's Glasgow Rangers 2-0.
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