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September 22
Video Games
1997: Compaq introduces the Compaq Deskpro 4000N, the first Net PC. It features 166 MHz Pentium processor, 1.6 GB hard drive, 32 MB RAM, one PCI slot, Windows NT 4.0. Price is US$1149.
1998: Advanced Micro Devices releases the 300 MHz K6 processor. Price is US$229 each in volume quantities.
2003: EA Sports releases the NHL 2004 video game for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube in the US.
2005: Atari releases the Indigo Prophecy game for personal computers in the US.
2005: Atari releases the Indigo Prophecy video game for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox in the US.
2008: 2K Games releases the Civilization IV: Colonization game for personal computers.
2009: Microsoft Game Studios releases the Halo 3: ODST video game for the Xbox 360 in the USA.
1998: Advanced Micro Devices releases the 300 MHz K6 processor. Price is US$229 each in volume quantities.
2003: EA Sports releases the NHL 2004 video game for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube in the US.
2005: Atari releases the Indigo Prophecy game for personal computers in the US.
2005: Atari releases the Indigo Prophecy video game for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox in the US.
2008: 2K Games releases the Civilization IV: Colonization game for personal computers.
2009: Microsoft Game Studios releases the Halo 3: ODST video game for the Xbox 360 in the USA.
Movies
1987: ABC airs the first episode of TV show Full House.
1989: NBC began airing the TV series Baywatch.
1994: NBC-TV premieres the sitcom Friends.
1995: New Line releases the film Seven to theaters.
1995: The TV series Land's End premieres.
1999: Death of George Campbell Scott at age 71 of a ruptured aortic aneurism; actor (Patton (1977), East Side, West Side).
2004: In the USA, ABC airs the premiere of the TV series Lost.
2004: CBS-owned television stations are fined a total of $550,000 by the FCC for showing Janet Jackson's exposed right breast during the football Super Bowl halftime show.
2004: CBS airs the first episode of TV show CSI: New York.
1989: NBC began airing the TV series Baywatch.
1994: NBC-TV premieres the sitcom Friends.
1995: New Line releases the film Seven to theaters.
1995: The TV series Land's End premieres.
1999: Death of George Campbell Scott at age 71 of a ruptured aortic aneurism; actor (Patton (1977), East Side, West Side).
2004: In the USA, ABC airs the premiere of the TV series Lost.
2004: CBS-owned television stations are fined a total of $550,000 by the FCC for showing Janet Jackson's exposed right breast during the football Super Bowl halftime show.
2004: CBS airs the first episode of TV show CSI: New York.
Music
1985: Rock and country musicians participate in FarmAid in Champaign, Illinois.
1989: Death of Irving Berlin AKA Israel Isidor Baline at age 101 following a heart attack; songwriter ("There's No Business Like Show Business", "God Bless America", "White Christmas", Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (1968)).
1989: Death of Irving Berlin AKA Israel Isidor Baline at age 101 following a heart attack; songwriter ("There's No Business Like Show Business", "God Bless America", "White Christmas", Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (1968)).
Sports
1985: Michael Spinks beats Larry Holmes to become Heavyweight Boxing Champ. First time a light heavyweight defeats the reigning heavyweight champion.
1985: Saint Louis Cardinals set an unusual streak record by winning 9 of 10 games, each pitched by a different man.
1986: Los Angeles Dodgers' Fernando Valenzuela is first Mexican to win 20 games.
1987: Second regular-season National Football League players' strike begins.
1987: Boston Red Sox' Wade Boggs gets his 200th hit in five straight seasons.
1988: South Korean coaches attack the New Zealand referee after disputing his decision; the Olympic Korean boxer stages a 67 minute sit-in.
1990: Andre Dawson steals his 300th base and is only player other than Willie Mays to have 300 home runs, 300 steals and 2,000 hits.
2002: The last baseball game is played at Cinergy Field, where the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Cincinnati Reds, 4-3.
2004: CBS-owned television stations are fined a total of $550,000 by the FCC for showing Janet Jackson's exposed right breast during the football Super Bowl halftime show.
1985: Saint Louis Cardinals set an unusual streak record by winning 9 of 10 games, each pitched by a different man.
1986: Los Angeles Dodgers' Fernando Valenzuela is first Mexican to win 20 games.
1987: Second regular-season National Football League players' strike begins.
1987: Boston Red Sox' Wade Boggs gets his 200th hit in five straight seasons.
1988: South Korean coaches attack the New Zealand referee after disputing his decision; the Olympic Korean boxer stages a 67 minute sit-in.
1990: Andre Dawson steals his 300th base and is only player other than Willie Mays to have 300 home runs, 300 steals and 2,000 hits.
2002: The last baseball game is played at Cinergy Field, where the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Cincinnati Reds, 4-3.
2004: CBS-owned television stations are fined a total of $550,000 by the FCC for showing Janet Jackson's exposed right breast during the football Super Bowl halftime show.
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