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November 3
Video Games
1988: (to November 6) In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the first World of Commodore trade show is held.
1997: Umax Computer introduces the C500/240 Macintosh-compatible computer. It features 240 MHz PowerPC 603e, 3 GB hard drive, 24 MB RAM, CD-ROM. Price is US$1295.
1999: Comedy Central airs the South Park TV show in the USA. A "Chinpokomon" video game system appears, which gives one of the kids a seizure.
2000: Columbia Pictures releases the film Charlie's Angels to theaters in the USA and Canada. The motherboard of an Apple PowerMac G3 can be seen as part of a mainframe computer.
2000: Columbia Pictures releases the film Charlie's Angels to theaters in the USA and Canada. A video game system running Final Fantasy VIII is played by kids on a TV.
2003: Intel releases the 3.2 GHz Pentium 4 Extreme Edition processor, with 2 MB cache. Price is US$925 in 1000-unit quantities.
2003: Microsoft announces it has licensed processor technology from IBM, and chipset technology from Silicon Integrated Systems, for use in its next video game system.
2004: Nintendo begins taking orders for the Nintendo DS on Internet shopping sites. After receiving two million orders during the day, most sites are closed to taking any further orders.
2004: Sony releases the new smaller PlayStation 2 video game system in Japan.
1997: Umax Computer introduces the C500/240 Macintosh-compatible computer. It features 240 MHz PowerPC 603e, 3 GB hard drive, 24 MB RAM, CD-ROM. Price is US$1295.
1999: Comedy Central airs the South Park TV show in the USA. A "Chinpokomon" video game system appears, which gives one of the kids a seizure.
2000: Columbia Pictures releases the film Charlie's Angels to theaters in the USA and Canada. The motherboard of an Apple PowerMac G3 can be seen as part of a mainframe computer.
2000: Columbia Pictures releases the film Charlie's Angels to theaters in the USA and Canada. A video game system running Final Fantasy VIII is played by kids on a TV.
2003: Intel releases the 3.2 GHz Pentium 4 Extreme Edition processor, with 2 MB cache. Price is US$925 in 1000-unit quantities.
2003: Microsoft announces it has licensed processor technology from IBM, and chipset technology from Silicon Integrated Systems, for use in its next video game system.
2004: Nintendo begins taking orders for the Nintendo DS on Internet shopping sites. After receiving two million orders during the day, most sites are closed to taking any further orders.
2004: Sony releases the new smaller PlayStation 2 video game system in Japan.
Movies
1988: Talk-show host Geraldo Rivera's nose is broken as Roy Innis brawls with skinheads at TV taping.
1990: Death of Mary Martin at age 76 from cancer; singer, actress (Peter Pan - three TV shows, The Skin of Our Teeth, Annie Get Your Gun, Valentine, Born Yesterday).
1990: Death of Valerie French at age 58 of leukemia; actress (The Edge of Night TV show, Nurses TV show, All My Children TV show, One Life to Live TV show).
1993: CBS airs the first episode of TV show The Nanny.
1997: Death of Wally Bruner at age 66 of liver cancer; newsman & TV host (What's My Line).
2002: Death of Jonathan Harris at age 87; actor (Dr. Zachary Smith - Lost in Space).
1990: Death of Mary Martin at age 76 from cancer; singer, actress (Peter Pan - three TV shows, The Skin of Our Teeth, Annie Get Your Gun, Valentine, Born Yesterday).
1990: Death of Valerie French at age 58 of leukemia; actress (The Edge of Night TV show, Nurses TV show, All My Children TV show, One Life to Live TV show).
1993: CBS airs the first episode of TV show The Nanny.
1997: Death of Wally Bruner at age 66 of liver cancer; newsman & TV host (What's My Line).
2002: Death of Jonathan Harris at age 87; actor (Dr. Zachary Smith - Lost in Space).
Music
1990: Death of Mary Martin at age 76 from cancer; singer, actress (Peter Pan - three TV shows, The Skin of Our Teeth, Annie Get Your Gun, Valentine, Born Yesterday).
2002: Death of Lonnie Donegan from a heart attack at age 71; Scottish skiffle musician ("Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour" (1959), "My Old Man's A Dustman", "Rock Island Line").
2002: Death of Lonnie Donegan from a heart attack at age 71; Scottish skiffle musician ("Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour" (1959), "My Old Man's A Dustman", "Rock Island Line").
Sports
1989: Minnesota Timberwolves' first NBA game, lose to Seattle SuperSonics, 106-94.
1991: New York City Marathon winners are Salvador Garcia (Mexico) and Liz McColgan (Scotland).
2006: Major League Baseball officials announce an office will be opened in China to help promote the game.
1991: New York City Marathon winners are Salvador Garcia (Mexico) and Liz McColgan (Scotland).
2006: Major League Baseball officials announce an office will be opened in China to help promote the game.
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