top of page
September 23
Video Games
1985: Apple Computer files a lawsuit against Steve Jobs, claiming he secretly planned to form a company using several key Apple employees and technologies.
1997: IBM announces the IBM WorkPad handheld computer. It features 1 MB RAM. Weight is 6 ounces; price is US$399.
1997: Microsoft releases the first beta test of Windows NT 5.0 at the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference.
1999: Intel tells PC vendors to delay shipments of computers using Pentium III processors with 820 chipsets and Rambus DRAM, due to unresolved application and system crashes.
1999: Enix releases the Dragon Quest I & II Remix video game for the Game Boy Color in Japan.
2002: Nintendo releases the Star Fox Adventures video game for the GameCube in the US.
2003: In San Francisco, California, Advanced Micro Devices launches the 64-bit Athlon 64 processor. The 2.2 GHz Athlon 64 FX-51 is priced at US$733 in 1000-unit quantities. The Athlon 64 3200+ is priced at US$417, and the Athlon 3000+ is priced at US$278.
2003: Midway Sports releases the NHL Hitz Pro video game for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube in the US.
2007: The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A "Restoration Software" store appears, with LCD monitors on a desk.
2007: The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. Arcade game called "Time Waster" appears.
2008: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment releases the LEGO Batman: The Videogame video game for the Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, and Nintendo DS in the USA.
1997: IBM announces the IBM WorkPad handheld computer. It features 1 MB RAM. Weight is 6 ounces; price is US$399.
1997: Microsoft releases the first beta test of Windows NT 5.0 at the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference.
1999: Intel tells PC vendors to delay shipments of computers using Pentium III processors with 820 chipsets and Rambus DRAM, due to unresolved application and system crashes.
1999: Enix releases the Dragon Quest I & II Remix video game for the Game Boy Color in Japan.
2002: Nintendo releases the Star Fox Adventures video game for the GameCube in the US.
2003: In San Francisco, California, Advanced Micro Devices launches the 64-bit Athlon 64 processor. The 2.2 GHz Athlon 64 FX-51 is priced at US$733 in 1000-unit quantities. The Athlon 64 3200+ is priced at US$417, and the Athlon 3000+ is priced at US$278.
2003: Midway Sports releases the NHL Hitz Pro video game for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube in the US.
2007: The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A "Restoration Software" store appears, with LCD monitors on a desk.
2007: The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. Arcade game called "Time Waster" appears.
2008: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment releases the LEGO Batman: The Videogame video game for the Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, and Nintendo DS in the USA.
Movies
1990: The NBC TV network debuts the Disney-produced series Hull High.
1990: PBS begins an 11-hour miniseries on The US Civil War.
1990: The Disney Channel begins airing the series The Magical World of Disney.
1992: NBC debuts the first episode of TV show Mad About You.
1998: Movie star Jamie Lee Curtis, who had been featured in two TV series, "Anything But Love" and "Operation Petticoat", receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
1998: Death of Mary Frann at age 55 of apparent heart failure at her home in Beverly Hills, California, USA; actress (Newhart).
2002: CBS begins airing the TV show CSI: Miami.
2003: CBS debuts TV series NCIS.
2007: PBS begins airing the 7-part, 15-hour TV series The War.
1990: PBS begins an 11-hour miniseries on The US Civil War.
1990: The Disney Channel begins airing the series The Magical World of Disney.
1992: NBC debuts the first episode of TV show Mad About You.
1998: Movie star Jamie Lee Curtis, who had been featured in two TV series, "Anything But Love" and "Operation Petticoat", receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
1998: Death of Mary Frann at age 55 of apparent heart failure at her home in Beverly Hills, California, USA; actress (Newhart).
2002: CBS begins airing the TV show CSI: Miami.
2003: CBS debuts TV series NCIS.
2007: PBS begins airing the 7-part, 15-hour TV series The War.
Music
Sports
1986: Houston Astros' Jim Deshales sets record of striking out first 8 men starting a ball game, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-0.
1988: Jose Canseco becomes Major League Baseball's first to steal 40 bases and hit 40 home runs.
1991: New York Islanders' Mike Bossy and Denis Potvin inducted into NHL Hall of Fame.
2006: At Camden Yards, Baltimore Orioles player Jay Gibbons hits a foul ball that hits wife Laura in the rib cage.
2006: In Milwaukee's Miller Park, Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants hits his 734th career homer surpassing Hank Aaron and establishing a new all-time National League home run record.
2007: Yokozuna Hakuho wins the Emperor's Cup at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament (Aki Basho) in Tokyo, Japan.
1988: Jose Canseco becomes Major League Baseball's first to steal 40 bases and hit 40 home runs.
1991: New York Islanders' Mike Bossy and Denis Potvin inducted into NHL Hall of Fame.
2006: At Camden Yards, Baltimore Orioles player Jay Gibbons hits a foul ball that hits wife Laura in the rib cage.
2006: In Milwaukee's Miller Park, Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants hits his 734th career homer surpassing Hank Aaron and establishing a new all-time National League home run record.
2007: Yokozuna Hakuho wins the Emperor's Cup at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament (Aki Basho) in Tokyo, Japan.
bottom of page