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Video Games
1994: Sega releases the Sonic the Hedgehog Triple Trouble video game for the Game Gear in the US.
1997: Apple Computer introduces the Power Macintosh G3 computer. It features 233 or 266 MHz PowerPC 750 processor, 66 MHz system bus, 4 GB hard drive, 32 MB SDRAM, 512 kB cache, 24X CD-ROM drive. Price starts at US$1999.
1997: Hitachi announces the SuperH SH-4 200 MHz processor. Performance is reported to be 360 MIPS. Price is US$40 in quantities of 10,000. Volume production is expected for summer 1998.
1997: Hewlett-Packard introduces the HP 360LX handheld computer. It features Windows CE 2.0, 8 MB RAM, 10 MB ROM, Hitachi 60 MHz SH-3 processor, 640x240 pixel grayscale display. Price is US$699.
1998: Guernsey issues a 17-pence postage stamp depicting a video game machine, probably a Sony PlayStation.
1999: Warner Bros. releases the film Pokémon: The First Movie to theaters.
2003: Apple Computer releases Mac OS X 10.3.1.
2003: Nintendo releases the Mario Party 5 video game for the GameCube in the US.
2009: Activision Blizzard releases the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 videogame for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the USA and UK.
2009: Microsoft bans about 600,000 Xbox Live users worldwide for operating modified Xbox 360 consoles.
1997: Apple Computer introduces the Power Macintosh G3 computer. It features 233 or 266 MHz PowerPC 750 processor, 66 MHz system bus, 4 GB hard drive, 32 MB SDRAM, 512 kB cache, 24X CD-ROM drive. Price starts at US$1999.
1997: Hitachi announces the SuperH SH-4 200 MHz processor. Performance is reported to be 360 MIPS. Price is US$40 in quantities of 10,000. Volume production is expected for summer 1998.
1997: Hewlett-Packard introduces the HP 360LX handheld computer. It features Windows CE 2.0, 8 MB RAM, 10 MB ROM, Hitachi 60 MHz SH-3 processor, 640x240 pixel grayscale display. Price is US$699.
1998: Guernsey issues a 17-pence postage stamp depicting a video game machine, probably a Sony PlayStation.
1999: Warner Bros. releases the film Pokémon: The First Movie to theaters.
2003: Apple Computer releases Mac OS X 10.3.1.
2003: Nintendo releases the Mario Party 5 video game for the GameCube in the US.
2009: Activision Blizzard releases the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 videogame for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the USA and UK.
2009: Microsoft bans about 600,000 Xbox Live users worldwide for operating modified Xbox 360 consoles.
Movies
1986: Birth of Josh Peck; actor (Drake and Josh).
1992: Death of Chuck Connors at age 71 of lung cancer and pneumonia; actor (The Rifleman TV show, Arrest and Trial TV show), host (Thrill Seekers TV show).
1999: TV star Ted Danson (Cheers, Becker, Damages) receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
2003: Death of Irv Kupcinet from pneumonia at age 91; columnist and TV personality (At Random).
2006: Death of Jack Palance at age 87; actor (Bronk and The Greatest Show on Earth TV show, Playhouse 90 - Requiem for a Heavyweight).
2007: Death of Laraine Day at age 86; actress (Playhouse 90 TV show).
1992: Death of Chuck Connors at age 71 of lung cancer and pneumonia; actor (The Rifleman TV show, Arrest and Trial TV show), host (Thrill Seekers TV show).
1999: TV star Ted Danson (Cheers, Becker, Damages) receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
2003: Death of Irv Kupcinet from pneumonia at age 91; columnist and TV personality (At Random).
2006: Death of Jack Palance at age 87; actor (Bronk and The Greatest Show on Earth TV show, Playhouse 90 - Requiem for a Heavyweight).
2007: Death of Laraine Day at age 86; actress (Playhouse 90 TV show).
Music
1990: Death of Ronnie Dyson at age 40 of heart failure in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; singer ("(If You Let Me Make Love to You Then) Why Can't I Touch You?" (1970)).
1994: Death of Carmen McCrae at age 74 at home in Beverly Hills, California, USA; critically acclaimed jazz singer, recognized by the US National Endowment for the Arts in 1993 as a "master of jazz".
1994: Death of Carmen McCrae at age 74 at home in Beverly Hills, California, USA; critically acclaimed jazz singer, recognized by the US National Endowment for the Arts in 1993 as a "master of jazz".
Sports
1985: Pelle Lindbergh, Philadelphia Flyers' goalie, dies in drunk driving accident.
1988: Major League Baseball All-Star team beats Japan 3-1 in Tokyo (Game 5 of 7).
1988: Orel Hershiser wins National League Cy Young award unanimously.
1991: Marty Glickman broadcasts his 1,000th football game.
1988: Major League Baseball All-Star team beats Japan 3-1 in Tokyo (Game 5 of 7).
1988: Orel Hershiser wins National League Cy Young award unanimously.
1991: Marty Glickman broadcasts his 1,000th football game.
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