September 18

Video Games

1986: Motorola announces the Motorola 68030 microprocessor. It incorporates about 300,000 transistors.

1993: Eight games by Sierra On-Line for the Macintosh cause the system to lock-up, due to a time-related algorithm bug.

1995: Netscape Communications releases Navigator 2.0 beta, with support for Java applets.

2001: Sony announces the Clie PEG N760C handheld computer. It features built-in digital audio player, Palm OS v4.1, 65,536-color display. Price is US$500; the unit is to be available in October, replacing the Clie PEG N710C.

2005: The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. An 8-year-old girl has a personal computer in her bedroom.

2006: Nintendo releases the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team video game for the Nintendo DS in the US.

2006: Nintendo releases the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team video game for the Game Boy Advance in the US.

Movies

1986: The TV series Siskel & Ebert debuts in syndication.

1987: Paramount releases the film Fatal Attraction to theaters.

1987: A two-hour syndicated TV special DuckTales airs. This is the debut of the first daily animated series from the Walt Disney Studios.

1992: The CBS TV network begins airing the Disney show The Golden Palace, a sequel to The Golden Girls.

1993: The CBS TV network debuts the animated TV series Marsupilami.

1995: The CBS TV network debuts the Touchstone Television TV series If Not for You.

2001: Death of Ernie Coombs at age 73; actor (Mr. Dressup TV show (1967-1996)).

Music

1997: Death of Jimmy Witherspoon at age 74; blues singer ("Ain't Nobody's Business" (1949), "No Rollin' Blues", "Big Fine Girl").

Sports

1987: Detroit Tigers' Darrell Evans is first 40-year-old to hit 30 home runs.

1990: In Tokyo, Japan, the International Olympic Committee chooses Atlanta, Georgia, to host the 1996 Summer Olympic Games.

2002: Death of Bob Hayes, American athlete (born 1942).