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Video Games
1985: Microsoft releases Microsoft Excel software for the Macintosh 512K.
1990: Jean-Louis Gassée resigns as president of Apple Products.
1995: Total unit sales of the PlayStation in the US to date: 120,000.
1997: Microsoft releases Internet Explorer 4.0 Final Release for Windows 95 and Windows NT.
1997: Capcom releases the Resident Evil Director's Cut video game for the PlayStation in the US.
1998: Unit sales of iMac systems during the first six weeks of availability: 278,000.
1998: Nintendo releases the Pokémon Red version and Pokémon Blue version games for the Game Boy in the US.
1999: Netscape releases Communicator 4.7 Web browser for Windows and Macintosh. New features include Netscape Radio and Winamp 2.5.
1999: Konami releases the Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions video game for the PlayStation.
1999: Square releases the Final Fantasy Anthology video game for the PlayStation in the US. Included are Final Fantasy V and Final Fantasy VI (Final Fantasy III in the US).
1999: Rockstar Games releases the Grand Theft Auto 2 video game for the PlayStation in the US.
2003: Microsoft launches Windows XP operating system Media Center Edition 2004.
2004: The U.S. Patent Office issues a preliminary rejection of Microsoft's patent on the File Allocation Table (FAT) used in DOS and Windows since 1981. The agency rules that the ideas for FAT would have been obvious based on existing inventions at the time.
2007: The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A personal computer appears.
2008: Konami releases the Silent Hill: Homecoming video game for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 2 in the US.
2008: Sega releases the Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood for the Nintendo DS in the USA.
1990: Jean-Louis Gassée resigns as president of Apple Products.
1995: Total unit sales of the PlayStation in the US to date: 120,000.
1997: Microsoft releases Internet Explorer 4.0 Final Release for Windows 95 and Windows NT.
1997: Capcom releases the Resident Evil Director's Cut video game for the PlayStation in the US.
1998: Unit sales of iMac systems during the first six weeks of availability: 278,000.
1998: Nintendo releases the Pokémon Red version and Pokémon Blue version games for the Game Boy in the US.
1999: Netscape releases Communicator 4.7 Web browser for Windows and Macintosh. New features include Netscape Radio and Winamp 2.5.
1999: Konami releases the Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions video game for the PlayStation.
1999: Square releases the Final Fantasy Anthology video game for the PlayStation in the US. Included are Final Fantasy V and Final Fantasy VI (Final Fantasy III in the US).
1999: Rockstar Games releases the Grand Theft Auto 2 video game for the PlayStation in the US.
2003: Microsoft launches Windows XP operating system Media Center Edition 2004.
2004: The U.S. Patent Office issues a preliminary rejection of Microsoft's patent on the File Allocation Table (FAT) used in DOS and Windows since 1981. The agency rules that the ideas for FAT would have been obvious based on existing inventions at the time.
2007: The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A personal computer appears.
2008: Konami releases the Silent Hill: Homecoming video game for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 2 in the US.
2008: Sega releases the Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood for the Nintendo DS in the USA.
Movies
1989: The animated TV show Chip 'n' Dale's Rescue Rangers first airs on TV. The first show is the two-hour Chip 'n' Dale's Rescue Rangers to the Rescue.
1992: The ABC TV network debuts the series Laurie Hill.
1992: The ABC TV network debuts the series Laurie Hill.
Music
Sports
1988: Summer Olympics.
1988: Los Angeles Dodgers' Orel Herschiser breaks former Dodger Don Drysdale mark by pitching 59 consecutive scoreless innings.
1988: American Louise Ritter jumps 6 feet 8 inches to win the Olympic gold medal.
1989: Nolan Ryan's perfect game is broken with one out in the 8th, but he strikes-out his 300th of the year.
2006: West Coast Eagles win the Australian Football League Grand Final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
1988: Los Angeles Dodgers' Orel Herschiser breaks former Dodger Don Drysdale mark by pitching 59 consecutive scoreless innings.
1988: American Louise Ritter jumps 6 feet 8 inches to win the Olympic gold medal.
1989: Nolan Ryan's perfect game is broken with one out in the 8th, but he strikes-out his 300th of the year.
2006: West Coast Eagles win the Australian Football League Grand Final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
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