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Video Games
1994: Apple Computer announces it would initially sign up a maximum of six Mac licensees, with no restrictions imposed on them.
1996: Apple Computer releases the System 7.5.5 Macintosh operating system.
2000: Activision releases the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 video game for the PlayStation in the US.
2005: Nintendo releases the Game Boy Micro handheld video game system in the US. Availble in silver or black, with three different face plates. The system can play at Game Boy Advance cartridges, but not earlier Game Boy cartridges or the e-Reader. Size is 4 x 2 x 0.7 inches; price is US$99.99.
2006: Capcom releases the Okami video game for the PlayStation 2 in the USA.
2006: Atlus releases the Contact video game for the Nintendo DS in the US.
2006: Eidos releases the Just Cause video game for the PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, and Xbox in the US.
2006: Square Enix releases the Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime video game for the Nintendo DS in the US.
1996: Apple Computer releases the System 7.5.5 Macintosh operating system.
2000: Activision releases the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 video game for the PlayStation in the US.
2005: Nintendo releases the Game Boy Micro handheld video game system in the US. Availble in silver or black, with three different face plates. The system can play at Game Boy Advance cartridges, but not earlier Game Boy cartridges or the e-Reader. Size is 4 x 2 x 0.7 inches; price is US$99.99.
2006: Capcom releases the Okami video game for the PlayStation 2 in the USA.
2006: Atlus releases the Contact video game for the Nintendo DS in the US.
2006: Eidos releases the Just Cause video game for the PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, and Xbox in the US.
2006: Square Enix releases the Dragon Quest Heroes: Rocket Slime video game for the Nintendo DS in the US.
Movies
1990: The CBS TV network debuts the Disney-produced series Lenny.
1994: NBC airs the first episode of E.R..
1999: CBS airs the first episode of TV show Judging Amy.
2000: Death of Ann Doran at age 89; actress (Twilight Zone, Cagney and Lacey, Hunter, appeared in estimated 500 movies and 1000 TV shows).
1994: NBC airs the first episode of E.R..
1999: CBS airs the first episode of TV show Judging Amy.
2000: Death of Ann Doran at age 89; actress (Twilight Zone, Cagney and Lacey, Hunter, appeared in estimated 500 movies and 1000 TV shows).
Music
Sports
1986: Chicago White Sox player Joe Crowley no-hits California Angels, 7-1.
1988: Greg Louganis suffers a head injury while qualifying for the Seoul Olympics and goes on to win two gold medals.
1989: Appeals court restores America's Cup to US after New York Supreme Court gave it to New Zealand (New Zealand protested US's use of a catamaran).
1996: The scoreboard at the HSBC Arena in Buffalo, New York, falls to the ice just hours before a National Hockey League game; no one is injured.
2006: In Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the spot at Hanlan Point where Babe Ruth hit his first professional home run is commemorated with a plaque. The historic home run came on September 5, 1914.
2008: Major League Baseball's instant replay system produces its first reversal when Tampa Bay Rays' Carlos Pena had a two-run double changed to a three-run homer during the fourth inning against the Minnesota Twins. The initial umpire call was based on fan interference, which the video replay showed was not the case.
1988: Greg Louganis suffers a head injury while qualifying for the Seoul Olympics and goes on to win two gold medals.
1989: Appeals court restores America's Cup to US after New York Supreme Court gave it to New Zealand (New Zealand protested US's use of a catamaran).
1996: The scoreboard at the HSBC Arena in Buffalo, New York, falls to the ice just hours before a National Hockey League game; no one is injured.
2006: In Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the spot at Hanlan Point where Babe Ruth hit his first professional home run is commemorated with a plaque. The historic home run came on September 5, 1914.
2008: Major League Baseball's instant replay system produces its first reversal when Tampa Bay Rays' Carlos Pena had a two-run double changed to a three-run homer during the fourth inning against the Minnesota Twins. The initial umpire call was based on fan interference, which the video replay showed was not the case.
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