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Video Games
1989: Grid Systems ships the Grid MXV-01 CD-ROM drive for the Grid 1500 series laptop computer. This is the first CD-ROM drive designed for a battery-powered laptop computer.
1992: Nintendo releases the Super Mario Kart video game for the Super NES in the US.
1994: Nintendo releases the Illusion of Gaia video game for the Super NES in the USA.
1995: Williams Entertainment releases the Doom video game for the Super NES in the US.
1996: Sony drops the price of several PlayStation games which have sold over 150,000 copies: Destruction Derby, NHL Face Off, Twisted Metal, WarHawk, WipeOut, NFL GameDay.
1996: Nintendo releases the Donkey Kong Land 2 video game for the Game Boy in the US.
2000: Apple Computer begins shipping the new iMac computer. It features a 350 MHz PowerPC G3 processor. It is availble in an indigo blue color case. Price is US$1199.
2000: Ubi Soft releases the Rayman 2: The Great Escape video game for the PlayStation.
2002: Libya issues a 100-dinar postage stamp depicting a personal computer.
2004: Logitech introduces the Logitech MX1000 Laser Cordless Mouse, the first commercial mouse to use an invisible laser to detect movement. It features 800 dpi resolution, 5.8-megapixel-per-second image processing rate, ten buttons, scroll wheel, 21-day battery charge. Price is US$79.95.
2004: Nokia announces it has shipped 1 million N-Gage video game systems worldwide to date.
2004: Nintendo drops the price of the Game Boy Advance SP in the US from US$99.99 to US$79.99.
2006: Ubisoft releases the Enchanted Arms video game for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox 360 in the US.
2009: Activision releases the Guitar Hero 5 video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the USA.
1992: Nintendo releases the Super Mario Kart video game for the Super NES in the US.
1994: Nintendo releases the Illusion of Gaia video game for the Super NES in the USA.
1995: Williams Entertainment releases the Doom video game for the Super NES in the US.
1996: Sony drops the price of several PlayStation games which have sold over 150,000 copies: Destruction Derby, NHL Face Off, Twisted Metal, WarHawk, WipeOut, NFL GameDay.
1996: Nintendo releases the Donkey Kong Land 2 video game for the Game Boy in the US.
2000: Apple Computer begins shipping the new iMac computer. It features a 350 MHz PowerPC G3 processor. It is availble in an indigo blue color case. Price is US$1199.
2000: Ubi Soft releases the Rayman 2: The Great Escape video game for the PlayStation.
2002: Libya issues a 100-dinar postage stamp depicting a personal computer.
2004: Logitech introduces the Logitech MX1000 Laser Cordless Mouse, the first commercial mouse to use an invisible laser to detect movement. It features 800 dpi resolution, 5.8-megapixel-per-second image processing rate, ten buttons, scroll wheel, 21-day battery charge. Price is US$79.95.
2004: Nokia announces it has shipped 1 million N-Gage video game systems worldwide to date.
2004: Nintendo drops the price of the Game Boy Advance SP in the US from US$99.99 to US$79.99.
2006: Ubisoft releases the Enchanted Arms video game for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox 360 in the US.
2009: Activision releases the Guitar Hero 5 video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the USA.
Movies
1986: Murray Hamilton, actor (Rich Man Poor Man), dies at age 63.
1989: The NBC TV network airs the show Win, Lose, or Draw for the last time. The network aired 505 episodes.
1990: The ABC TV network airs the last episode of Disney's Gummi Bears / Winnie the Pooh Hour.
1995: The last show of the Darkwing Duck series airs in syndication.
2007: Finland switches off all of its analogue terrestrial television signals as part of the digital switchover.
1989: The NBC TV network airs the show Win, Lose, or Draw for the last time. The network aired 505 episodes.
1990: The ABC TV network airs the last episode of Disney's Gummi Bears / Winnie the Pooh Hour.
1995: The last show of the Darkwing Duck series airs in syndication.
2007: Finland switches off all of its analogue terrestrial television signals as part of the digital switchover.
Music
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Sports
1985: Death of Stefan Bellof, race car driver and 1984 World SportsCars (Group C) Champion (born 1957).
1989: Death of A. Bartlett Giamatti, American President of Yale University and Major League Baseball Commissioner, of a heart attack at age 51 (born 1938).
1996: The Fitzroy Football Club (established 1883) plays its last game ever in the Australian Football League, against Fremantle at Subiaco Oval. The following season the club merges with the Brisbane Bears, ending a long history of the club in the VFL/AFL.
1989: Death of A. Bartlett Giamatti, American President of Yale University and Major League Baseball Commissioner, of a heart attack at age 51 (born 1938).
1996: The Fitzroy Football Club (established 1883) plays its last game ever in the Australian Football League, against Fremantle at Subiaco Oval. The following season the club merges with the Brisbane Bears, ending a long history of the club in the VFL/AFL.
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