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What happened in history on this day: October 29?
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 29 in ...
- 1996 - Sun Microsystems launches Java Enterprise Computing and announces JavaStation network computers.
- 1998 - IBM announces an Aptiva personal computer, with 3.2 GB hard drive, 24x CD-ROM drive, IBM 300 Performance MMX processor, 32 MB RAM, Lotus SmartSuite and modem, for US$599. IBM is the first major American computer maker to break the US$600 mark.
- 1999 - Brad Silverberg leaves Microsoft, after nine years employment. He served as vice president for applications and the Internet client group. He headed the team responsible for Windows 3.1 and Internet Explorer.
- 2002 - Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard officially unveil the Media Center PC. It features the Windows XP Media Center Edition operating system, and digital video recorder.
- 2002 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Fairly Oddparents TV show in the US. An advice card says: "Right clicking your mouse gives you a variety of options while editing documents".
- 2009 - In England, the 27th Golden Joystick Awards ceremony is held, for games released between May 2008 and May 2009.
- 1927 - Disney ships the Oswald the Lucky Rabbit film The Ole' Swimmin' Ole to Winkler Productions.
- 1966 - Walt Disney receives the American Forestry Association award for "outstanding service in conservation of American resources".
- 1971 - The NBC TV network airs the TV special The Grand Opening of Walt Disney World. Approximately 52 million people in the US view the 90-minute show.
- 1972 - The NBC TV network airs The Wonderful World of Disney show, featuring The High Flying Spy, part two.
- 1995 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A character asks others "Did anybody see the movie Tron?". All twelve people present answer "No".
- 1996 - Disney releases the film Toy Story on videocassette.
- 1998 - Guyana issues eight postage stamps depicting Tigger's Happy New Year.
- 1998 - Comoro Islands issues a postage stamp depicting a 1955 Corvette.
- 2000 - At the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada, the Grand Prix of Las Vegas is held, round 11 of the American Le Mans Series.
- Finishing 3rd in GTS class and 9th overall is the Corvette Racing #4 Corvette C5-R driven by Justin Bell and Chris Kneifel.
- In 6th place in GTS class and 30th place overall, but not finishing the race, is the Corvette Racing #3 Corvette C5-R, driven by Ron Fellows and Andy Pilgrim.
- 1942 - In the North Atlantic, German submarine U-624 torpedoes and sinks Canadian merchant ship Bic Island.
- 1944 - 358 British bombers attack German gun and troop positions on Walcheren island.
- 1944 - British Lancaster bombers from Scotland attack German battleship Tirpitz, doing little extra damage.
- 1946 - The Allied Control Council of Germany issues Directive No. 42, closing the border between the Soviet and Western zones.
- 1988 - Sega releases the Mega Drive in Japan.
- 1993 - Konami releases the Dracula X video game for the PC Engine in Japan.
- 2001 - SNK of Japan shuts down the company. The company was best known for its NeoGeo arcade and home games.
- 2002 - Take 2 Interactive releases the Grand Theft Auto: Vice City video game for the PlayStation 2 in the US.
- 2002 - Sega releases the Phantasy Star Online: Episode 1 & II video game for the GameCube in the US. The game can be played offline in single-player mode, or online against other players for US$9 per month. Price is US$39.99.
- 2002 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Fairly Oddparents TV show in the US. A parent offers his son's video games as a "trick or treat" offering.
- 2004 - Take-Two Interactive Software releases the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas video game for the PlayStation 2 in the United Kingdom. First day sales: 501,000, a record.
- 2009 - Microsoft Game Studios releases the Forza Motorsport 3 video game for the Xbox 360 in the USA.
- 2009 - Rockstar rleases the Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City for the Xbox 360 in the USA.
- 2009 - In England, the 27th Golden Joystick Awards ceremony is held, for games released between May 2008 and May 2009.
- Ultimate game: Fallout 3
- Multiplayer game: Call of Duty: World at War
- Nintendo game: Call of Duty: World at War
- One to watch: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- Soundtrack: Guitar Hero: World Tour
- Family game: LittleBigPlanet
- Handheld game: Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars for Nintendo DS
- Mobile game: Metal Gear Solid Touch
- Xbox game: Gears of War 2
- PlayStation game: Killzone 2
- Online game: Left4Dead
- 1658 - Swedish naval forces under admiral Wrangel and 35 Dutch ships battle near the entrance to the Danish Sound. The battle is indecisive, with heavy losses on both sides.
- 1950 - King Gustaf V dies peacefully at Drottningholm.
- 1956 - The A & W Root Beer Company begins using an image of a large glass mug with "A & W" and "ROOT BEER", a curved handle, and foam on top of the mug as a trade-mark.
- 2010 - The Royal Canadian Mint and Canada Post begin sales of a 2010 Proof 0.925 fine silver $10 coin depicting a blue whale, designed by Pierre Leduc. Weight is 27.78 grams, diameter 40mm, mintage limit 10,000. The coin is available for $79.95 in a set with a $10 postage stamp of a whale.
- 1986 - Congress authorizes US Constitution commemorative silver dollar and gold $5 coin.
- 1986 - At the US Assay Office in San Francisco, Secretary of the Treasury James Baker strikes the first American Eagle silver bullion coin.
- 2001 - (to October 30) Sotheby's/Stack's conducts the auction of the Dallas Bank Collection. Some highlights:
- 1861 Coronet Paquet Reverse double eagle Choice About Uncirculated: US$345,000.
- 2009 - The US Mint begins sales of the Proof 2009-W American Buffalo 1-ounce 0.9999 fine gold $50 coin.
- 2009 - Senator Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas introduces S. 2106 the United States Marshals Service 225th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act in the US Senate.
- 2009 - US President Barack Obama signs H.R. 621 the Girl Scouts USA Centennial Commemorative Coin Act into law, calling for the production of silver dollars for 2013.
- 1910 - Bob Simpson of Hamilton Tigers kicks record 11 singles in a game.
- 1920 - Edward Barrow is named New York Yankees' general manager.
- 1930 - First football game in eastern Canada played under floodlights.
- 1942 - Branch Rickey named president / general manager of Brooklyn Dodgers.
- 1950 - Wally Triplett averages 735 yards on three kickoff returns.
- 1959 - Ten-nation soccer league to play all games on New York's Randall's Island is announced.
- 1960 - Chartered C46 carrying California State's football team crashes, kills 16.
- 1960 - Cassius Clay's (Muhammad Ali's) first professional fight, beats Tunney Hunsaker in six rounds.
- 1972 - Don Cockroft of Cleveland Browns kicks 57-yard field goal.
- 1979 - Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder Willie Mays severs all ties with Major League Baseball when he accepts a public relations job with Atlantic City casino.
- 1984 - Orlando Pizzolato (2:14:53) and Greta Weitz (2:29:30) win New York Marathon.
- 1987 - Thomas Hearns wins unprecidented fourth different weight boxing title.
- 1991 - Buck Showalter replaces Stump Merrill as the New York Yankees' manager.
- 1991 - The American Galileo spacecraft makes its closest approach to 951 Gaspra, becoming the first probe to visit an asteroid.
- 1998 - The NASA Space Shuttle Discovery blasts off with 77-year-old Senator John Glenn on board, making him the oldest person to go into space.
- 1727 - Severe earthquake in New England.
- 1867 - A hurricane at the British Virgin Islands sinks Royal Mail Ship Rhone, destroys Derwent and Wye, and damages Conway, Solent, and Tyne, with loss of 166 from two of the ships.
- 1976 - In Papua, Indonesia, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake occurs. The death toll from the earthquake and landslides caused by the earthquake is 133.
- 1989 - In Algeria, magnitude 5.9 and 5.6 earthquakes occur 12 minute apart. At least 30 people killed, 245 injured.
- 1990 - 30 die in a 5.7 earthquake in Algeria.
- 1998 - Hurricane Mitch makes landfall in Central America, killing an estimated 18,000 people.
- 2008 - An earthquake of 6.4 magnitude hits Baluchistan province in south-western Pakistan, killing at least 160 people. Four aftershocks register at up to 6.2.
- 1901 - Leon Czolcosz, assassin of US President William McKinley, is executed.
- 1904 - First intercity trucking service (Colorado City and Snyder, Texas).
- 1923 - Runnin' Wild (introducing the Charleston dance) opens on Broadway.
- 1929 - "Black Tuesday" New York stock market crashes, triggers "Great Depression".
- 1939 - The Golden Gate International Exposition closes (first of two years).
- 1940 - Secretary of War Henry L Stimson draws first number (158) in first peacetime military draft in US history.
- 1942 - Alaska highway completed.
- 1945 - First ball-point pen goes on sale in USA, at Gumbel's of New York, for US$12.50. Nearly 10,000 are sold on the first day.
- 1960 - Chartered C46 carrying California State's football team crashes, kills 16.
- 1964 - Star of India and other jewels are stolen in New York.
- 1966 - National Organization of Women founded.
- 1971 - The NBC TV network airs the TV special Grand Opening of Walt Disney World. Approximately 52 million people in the US view the 90-minute show.
- 1982 - Car maker John DeLorean indicted for drug trafficking, later acquitted.
- 1988 - 2,000 US anti-abortion protesters arrested for blocking clinics.
- 1992 - The Food and Drug Administration approves Depo Provera for use as a contraceptive in the United States.
- 1994 - Francisco Martin Duran fires over two dozen shots at the White House; he is later convicted of trying to kill President Bill Clinton.
- 1998 - The NASA Space Shuttle Discovery blasts off with 77-year-old Senator John Glenn on board, making him the oldest person to go into space.
- 2008 - Delta Air Lines merges with Northwest Airlines, forming the world's largest commercial carrier.
- 2008 - The US Federal Reserve cuts interest rate to 1 percent.
- 2008 - The American Federal Reserve announces it will loan up to US$30 billion to Brazil, Singapore, South Korea, and Mexico.
Other history:
- 1923 - Turkey proclaimed a republic (National Day).
- 1929 - "Black Tuesday," Stock Market crash triggers "Great Depression".
- 1945 - First ball point pen goes on sale, 57 years after it was patented.
- 2008 - Delta Air Lines merges with Northwest Airlines, forming the world's largest commercial carrier.
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Chronology of World History
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