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What happened in history on this day: October 9?
Since 1995, I have been collecting information on a variety of topics,
creating several timelines of history.
Here you will find specific events from those databases
for this day, on the topics of personal computers, video games, the Walt Disney Company,
Chevrolet Corvettes, A&W Root Beer, Sweden, and Canadian coins.
On October 9 in ...
- 1998 - Hayes again files for bankruptcy protection.
- 1999 - Philips Electronics announces it is discontinuing its line of Nino 200 and 500 handheld computers.
- 2000 - El Salvador issues a 5-col postage stamp depicting a personal computer.
- 2001 - Advanced Micro Devices introduces the 1.33 GHz Athlon XP 1500+ processor. It features 64 kB Level 1 data cache, 64 kB Level 1 instruction cache, 256 kB Level 2 cache, three pipelined FPUs, 4 GB address space, and 266 MHz system bus. It supports MMX, 3DNow!, Enhanced 3DNow!, 3DNow! Professional instructions. It incorporates 37.5 million transistors in a 0.18-micron process. Price is US$160 in 1000-unit quantities. Code-name during development was Palomino, and briefly Corvette. "XP" stands for extreme performance.
- 2001 - Advanced Micro Devices releases the Athlon XP 1600+ processor. Price is US$160.
- 2001 - Advanced Micro Devices releases the Athlon XP 1700+ processor. Price is US$190.
- 2001 - Advanced Micro Devices releases the 1.53 GHz Athlon XP 1800+ processor. Price is US$252.
- 2001 - The US Supreme Court rejects Microsoft's request to hear an appeal of its antitrust case.
- 2003 - Egypt issues a postage stamp depicting a personal computer.
- 2003 - Iran issues a 600 rial postage stamp for World Post Day, depicting a laptop computer.
- 2005 - For one day only, CompUSA offers for sale a US$99.99 computer made by Systemax and sponsored by America Online. The computer features an Intel Celeron processor, monitor, and printer. Purchasers must sign up for a year of AOL at $23.90 a month.
- 1925 - The Apollo Theater in Los Angeles premieres the Alice Comedy film Alice Rattled by Rats.
- 1930 - Disney completes the Mickey Mouse film The Picnic. Minnie Mouse also appears. Pluto also appears as "Rover", Minnie's dog.
- 1941 - Bank of America's Joe Rosenberg tells Roy Disney of an absolute limit of US$3.5 million that could be loaned to the company.
- 1942 - The Goofy film The Olympic Champ is released to theaters.
- 1957 - The ABC TV network airs the Disneyland TV show, featuring the second "Saga of Andy Burnett" episode, Andy's First Chore.
- 1959 - The ABC TV network airs the Walt Disney Presents TV show, featuring Moochie of the Little League, part two.
- 1966 - The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, featuring Savage Sam, part two.
- 1983 - The Disney Channel airs The Disney Channel Premiere Film Tiger Town.
- 1988 - The NBC TV network begins airing The Magical World of Disney on Sunday nights.
- 1992 - Disney releases the film The Great Mouse Detective on videocassette (VHS), and on laserdisc for US$30-40.
- 1992 - The film Beauty and the Beast is released to theaters in the United Kingdom.
- 1993 - Disney premieres the film Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas at the New York Film Festival.
- 1995 - Guyana issues thirty postage stamps depicting scenes from the film Pocahontas.
- 1995 - The CBS TV network airs the last episode of If Not For You.
- 1998 - Disney releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film Holy Man to theaters in the USA.
- 1998 - Buena Vista generally releases the animated feature film Mulan to theaters in Great Britain.
- 2001 - Walt Disney Home Video releases the film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs on a Platinum Series two DVD set.
- 2003 - Hewlett-Packard announces a ten-year extension to its business and technology partnership with Disney.
- 2003 - The Mission: Space attraction opens in Epcot at Walt Disney World. The attraction cost US$150 million to build.
- 1986 - Chevrolet introduces the 1987 model Corvette.
- 2005 - At the Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Virginia, the VIR 400 race is held, round thirteen of the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series. Finishing 21st in GT class and 44th overall is the Stevenson Motorsports #57 Corvette, driven by Buddy Rice and Tommy Riggins.
- 1939 - Adolf Hitler issues a memorandum to senior commanders justifying a policy of full-scale attack on Britain and France, if possible, this autumn.
- 1939 - Adolf Hitler issues Directive No. 6 "for the Conduct of the War", ordering an offensive planned through Luxembourg, Belgium, and Holland, as soon as armored units are ready and favorable weather conditions allow. The purpose of the offensive is to defeat the French Army, gain territory in Holland, Belgium, and Northern France to serve as a base against England and protect the Ruhr area. Adolf Hitler fears a delay would lead to an invasion of Belgium and possibly Holland by Western forces.
- 1939 - Adolf Hitler gives detailed instructions on the proposed war in the West to the commanders of the Army, Navy, and Air Force.
- 1942 - In the St. Lawrence River, German submarine U-69 torpedoes and sinks Canadian merchant ship Carolus.
- 1942 - The British Royal Air Force begins an air offensive on Axis bases in North Africa.
- 1943 - The United States 8th Air Force launches an attack against several European targets. One group makes a feint to Woensdrecht, another to Leeuwarden, both in the Netherlands. A diversionary strike is made on Anklam, Germany, then the main attack force of 246 B-17 and B-24 bombers attack Gdynia and Danzig in Poland, and destroy the Focke-Wulf aircraft plant at Marienburg in East Prussia. Of the 100 planes sent to Anklam, 18 planes and crew are lost, 51 planes are damaged, and 25 men wounded.
- 1944 - (about 0015) From Biervliet, Holland, Canadian 9th Infantry Brigade makes amphibious landings on the Scheldt Pocket, part of Operation Switchback.
- 1944 - In Moscow, Russia, representatives of Great Britian and the Soviet Union meet over twelve days to discuss Balkan spheres of influence, Poland, and the Soviet entry into the war against Japan.
- 1944 - (evening) 435 British bombers attack Bochum, Germany,
- 1967 - Poland issues three postage stamps depicting memorials to the 1939-45 struggle.
- 2001 - The Fox television network in the US airs the Undeclared program, showing someone using a PlayStation 2.
- 2007 - Sony announces a price drop of the PlayStation 3 in Japan, to 44,980 yen (20 GB) and 54,980 yen (60 GB).
- 2007 - Electronic Arts releases The Orange Box video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the US
- 1708 - Russian forces intercept and defeat 15,000 Swedish reinforcements at Lesnaia. They also capture a huge supply train en route to King Karl XII.
- 2007 - The Royal Canadian Mint releases a study report indicating that a slight majority of Canadians favor abolishment of the 1-cent piece.
- 2011 - The Royal Canadian Mint issues the 2011 Uncirculated nickel-plated steel 50-cent coin. The design was created by William Woodruff. Weight is 6.9 grams, diameter 27.13mm, issue price $14.95.
- 2011 - The Royal Canadian Mint issues the 2011 Proof 0.9999 fine silver $20 coin. The design was created by William Woodruff. Weight is 31.39 grams, diameter 38mm, mintage limit 15,000, issue price $94.95.
- 1908 - The Mint delivers first $2.50 coins.
- 1934 - The US Mint gives two 1933 double eagles to the Smithsonian Institute.
- 1961 - US Treasury department creates the Office of Domestic Gold and Silver Operations to license gold coins entering the US, and preventing importation of counterfeits.
- 2009 - The US Mint launches the 2009 US Virgin Islands quarter dollar in Charlotte Amalie on Saint Thomas.
- 1915 - Woodrow Wilson becomes first US president to attend a World Series game (World Series #12).
- 1916 - Babe Ruth pitches and wins longest World Series game (14 innings) 2-1.
- 1921 - Babe Ruth's first World Series homer; only Sunday game ever pitched by Carl Mays.
- 1928 - New York Yankees sweep Saint Louis Cardinals in 25th World Series; Babe Ruth hits three home run in game - New York Yankees become first to sweep consecutive World Series.
- 1934 - Saint Louis Cardinals beat Detroit Tigers, four games to three in 31st World Series of baseball.
- 1938 - Cleveland Browns and Chicago Bears play a penalty-free NFL game.
- 1938 - New York Yankees sweep Chicago Cubs in the 35th World Series, third straight World Series win.
- 1944 - Saint Louis Cardinals beat Saint Louis Browns, four games to two in 41st World Series.
- 1949 - New York Yankees beat Brooklyn Dodgers four games to one in 46th World Series.
- 1951 - Gil McDougald's world series grand slam helps New York Yankees beat New York Giants 13-1 (World Series #48).
- 1958 - New York Yankees beat Milwaukee Braves 4 games to 3 in 55th World Series - Yankees appear in 9 and win 7 of last ten World Series.
- 1960 - Dallas Cowboys' quarterback Eddie LeBaron throws shortest touchdown pass (2 inches).
- 1960 - Howard Glenn, New York Titans' player, dies of injuries sustained in the day's game.
- 1961 - New York Yankees beat Cincinnati Reds, four games to one in 58th World Series.
- 1961 - New York Yankees' Whitey Ford breaks Babe Ruth's record of 29 2/3 consecutive innings.
- 1966 - Baltimore Orioles sweep Los Angeles Dodgers, in 63rd World Series.
- 1973 - Golden State Warriors-Cleveland Cavaliers game in Cleveland postponed because of wet floors.
- 1974 - Washington Capitals first NHL game, losing 6-3 to New York Rangers at Madison Square Gardens.
- 1976 - New York Yankees' first American League Championship game, beating Kansas City Royals 4-1.
- 1986 - Gilbert Perreault of the Buffalo Sabres becomes 12th NHL player to score 500 goals.
- 1988 - Dennis Eckersley is first to save all four games in a championship series.
- 1989 - First NFL game coached by a black man (Art Shell), his Los Angeles Raiders beat New York Jets 14-7 on Monday Night Football.
- 2011 - The NHL hockey team the Winnipeg Jets returns to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, from Arizona.
- 1604 - Supernova 1604 - the most recent supernova to be observed in the Milky Way - is seen for the first time.
- 1977 - Soyuz 25 is launched to Salyut 6, but returns after failing to dock.
- 2009 - NASA intentionally crashes two unmanned spacecraft into the Moon in an attempt to detect water-ice.
- 1961 - Volcano eruptions on Tristan de Cunha (South Atlantic).
- 1995 - Near the coast of Jalisco, Mexico, a magnitude 8.0 earthquake occurs. At least 49 people killed, 100 injured, nearly 1,000 homeless and extensive damage in the states of Colima and Jalisco. Felt by people in high-rise buildings as far as Dallas and Houston, Texas and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
- 1877 - American Humane Association organizes in Cleveland, Ohio.
- 1888 - In the USA, the Washington Monument officially opens to the general public.
- 1893 - "Chicago Day" at the World's Fair in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Attendance is 751,026, largest single-day attendance for any peace-time event in history.
- 1903 - 11 inches rainfall in 24 hours in New York City, New York.
- 1934 - Two examples of the 1933 Saint-Gaudens gold double eagle coins are sent to the Smithsonian Institution.
- 1936 - Generators at Boulder Dam begin transmitting electricity from the Colorado River 266 miles to Los Angeles, California.
- 1961 - US Treasury department creates the Office of Domestic Gold and Silver Operations to license gold coins entering the US, and preventing importation of counterfeits.
- 1975 - Emperor Hirohito of Japan visits San Francisco, California.
- 1980 - First consumer use of home banking by computer, in Knoxville, Tennessee.
- 1986 - News Corporation completes its acquisition of the Metromedia group of companies, thereby launching Fox Broadcasting Company.
- 1986 - US Senate convicts US District Judge Harry E Claiborne making him the fifth federal official to be removed from office through impeachment.
- 1990 - Radio stations around the world play "Imagine" honoring John Lennon.
- 1992 - A 13-kilogram (29-pound) meteorite lands in the driveway of the Knapp residence in Peekskill, New York, destroying the family's 1980 Chevrolet Malibu (pierces trunk and floor).
- 1995 - An Amtrak Sunset Limited train is derailed by saboteurs near Palo Verde, Arizona.
- 2001 - The 2001 anthrax attacks continue as anthrax letters are mailed from Princeton, New Jersey, to U.S. Senators Tom Daschle of South Dakota and Patrick Leahy of Vermont.
- 2002 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average reaches a low of 7,286.27, its lowest close since October 1997.
- 2003 - The Mission: Space attraction opens in Epcot at Walt Disney World in Florida. The attraction cost US$150 million to build.
- 2003 - The Liberty Bell is moved to new site in Independence Mall in Philadelphia.
- 2007 - SAB Miller and Molson Coors announce a joint venture, MillerCoors, to better compete with Anheuser-Busch in the US market.
- 2007 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes at a high of 14,164.53.
- 2008 - General Motors Corp share price drops to US$4.65, its lowest level since 1950. Market capitalization drops to US$2.6 billion, lower than its value of about $4 billion in March 1929.
Other history:
- 1000 - Leif Ericson discovers "Vinland" (possibly New England).
- 1980 - First consumer use of home banking by computer (Knoxville, Tennessee, USA).
- 2004 - Queen Elizabeth II opens the new Scottish Parliament Building in a ceremony in Edinburgh.
- 2004 - Incumbent Prime Minister of Australia John Howard leads the Liberal-National coalition to victory over the Labor Party led by Mark Latham in federal elections.
- 2004 - Direct elections for president are held for the first time in Afghanistan. Interim president Hamid Karzai is eventually declared the winner.
- 2006 - North Korea claims to have conducted its first ever nuclear test.
- 2008 - Following a major banking and financial crisis in Iceland, the Icelandic Financial Supervisory Authority takes control of the three largest banks in the country: Kaupthing Bank, Landsbanki, and Glitnir.
- 2008 - General Motors Corp share price drops to US$4.65, its lowest level since 1950. Market capitalization drops to US$2.6 billion, lower than its value of about $4 billion in March 1929.
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