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What happened in history on this day: November 19?
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 November 19 in ...
- 1997 - Hard drive maker Micropolis files for bankruptcy protection, indicating its intent to liquidate its assets.
- 1997 - Bell Laboratories in New Jersey announces that it has developed a 60-nanometre MOS transistor that is five times faster and one quarter the size of current transistors. It also uses 60 to 160 times less power.
- 2002 - At the Comdex trade show in Las Vegas, Advanced Micro Devices announces the release name for the processor code-named Clawhammer: AMD Athlon 64.
- 2006 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. The opening couch scene takes place on a computer desktop screen, looking like a Web browser on the Mac OS.
- 2007 - Advanced Micro Devices releases the Phenom 9500 processor, at US$251. Model 9600 costs US$283.
- 1932 - The Silly Symphony film Babes in the Woods is released to theaters.
- 1941 - Disney delivers the animated film The Thrifty Pig to the National Film Board of Canada. It stars the Three Little Pigs.
- 1961 - The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, entitled True Son's Revenge. This is part two of the film The Light in the Forest.
- 1967 - The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, entitled One Day on Beetle Rock.
- 1972 - The NBC TV network airs The Wonderful World of Disney show, entitled Nosey, the Sweetest Skunk in the West.
- 1973 - In Newark, New Jersey, L. Bamberger's Department Store opens its 6th annual Holiday Art Exhibit, including the Mickey Mouse-eum display.
- 1978 - The NBC TV network airs The Wonderful World of Disney show, entitled Mickey's 50.
- 1989 - The NBC TV network airs The Magical World of Disney show, featuring Parent Trap Hawaiian Honeymoon, part one.
- 1990 - Disney's Beach Club Resort hotel opens in Walt Disney World.
- 1990 - The Atlantic Wear and Wardrobe Emporium Shop opens in the Beach Club Resort at Walt Disney World.
- 1994 - On Main Street at Disneyland, the Camera Center shop moves to the former Carefree Corner site, and changes its name to Main Street Photo Supply.
- 1996 - Disney Online officially launches its Disney Store on the Internet.
- 1998 - The VH1 TV network airs Hollywood & Vinyl: Disney's 101 Greatest Musical Moments.
- 1999 - Disneyland begins offering Fastpass service for It's A Small World, (then later Space Mountain, Splash Mountain, and Roger Rabbit's Car Toon Spin). Guests receive a special ticket for an attraction with a specific hour to return, bypassing the normal lineup.
- 1999 - Disney releases the Walt Disney Pictures animated feature film Toy Story 2 to theaters in the USA.
- 2004 - Touchstone releases the live-action feature film National Treasure in theaters in the US.
- 1992 - Chevrolet Gemeral Manager Jim Perkins announces that David Hill will be the next Chief Engineer of Corvette.
- 1940 - The Canadian government approves initiation of mass production of war bacteria.
- 1941 - Tokyo sends a message to its Washington embassy, advising it to listen for a special code radio broadcast on international short-wave news broadcasts. The code "east wind rain" would mean cutting off diplomatic relations with the US. The code "west wind clear" would mean cutting off relations with the British Empire.
- 1942 - Soviet counteroffensives with one million soldiers north and south of Stalingrad break through the German and Romanian armies.
- 1942 - During the night, the Stoneage convoy arrives undamaged at Malta from Alexandria.
- 1943 - Japanese submarine I-19 launches a floatplane to survey Pearl Harbor. It succeeds undetected, and returns to its mother submarine.
- 1943 - (evening) 266 British bombers attack Leverkusen, Germany. Little damage is done.
- 2000 - In Bienen, Germany, a bronze tablet is unveiled on a stone wall, placed by surviving Canadian veterans of the North Nova Scotia Highlanders of the 3rd Infantry Division, in memory of members who died March 25, 1945 in taking the town. The tablet is also in memory of other Canadians, and of the German Army men who died fighting them.
- 1981 - President Ferdinand Marcos of the Philippines bans video games in the country, because of parent and teacher complaints regarding youth morality.
- 1993 - Electronic Arts releases the Madden video game for the 3DO in the USA.
- 1993 - Sega releases the Sonic CD video game for the Sega CD game system.
- 1997 - Sony releases the PaRappa the Rapper video game for the PlayStation in the US. The game innovates by popularizing music/rhythm-based games.
- 2000 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. An advertisement within the show is for a "GameStation 256", with a video game system resembling the Sony PlayStation, with a joystick that holds to a table by suction cups. A child throws a GameStation 252 into the fireplace.
- 2000 - Nintendo releases the Banjo-Tooie video game for the Nintendo 64 in the US.
- 2002 - Acclaim releases the BMX XXX video game for the PlayStation 2 in the US.
- 2002 - Nintendo announces the Nintendo GameCube Game Boy Player. The device will attach to the bottom of the GameCube, and will play all versions of Game Boy cartridges. The adapter is to go on sale in Japan next March.
- 2006 - Activision releases the Marvel: Ultimate Alliance video game for the PlayStation 3 in the USA.
- 2006 - Nintendo releases the Wii video game system in North and South America. It includes a wireless Wii remote controller, a Nunchuk controller attachment, and video game Wii Sports. Price is US$249.99 in the USA, and CDN$279.95 in Canada.
- 2006 - Nintendo releases The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess video game for the Wii in North America.
- 2006 - Ubisoft releases the Rayman Raving Rabbids video game for the Wii in the USA.
- 1992 - The Swedish government allows the krona to float against other currencies. It immediately drops about 11%. Lending interest rates drop from about 16.25% to 11.5%.
- 1995 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A piece of the song "Waterloo" by ABBA is played.
- 2006 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A fellow shows a magazine advertisement for Swedish Absolut Vodka.
- 1997 - A Royal proclamation specifies that the design of a set of 1998 $300, $150, $75, and $30 platinum coins depict the gray wolf.
- 2009 - The Royal Canadian Mint issues the 2009/10 NHL Collector Card and Coin series, with six different nickel-plated steel 50-cent coin depicting color painted images of the Vancouver Canucks, Edmonton Oilers, Calgary Flames, Toronto Maple Leafs, Ottawa Senators, Montreal Canadiens. Price is $14.95 each.
- 2009 - The Royal Canadian Mint launches a set of three Maple Leaf gold $50 coins with red-colored maple leafs. The coins are dated 2008, 2009, and 2010. The new 2010 issue features a hockey player. Mintage limit is 500 sets.
- 1892 - The US Mint begins striking 1892 World's Columbian Exposition commemorative half dollar. This is the first US commemorative coin.
- 2007 - The US Mint begins sales of the Proof (US$529.95) and Uncirculated (US$509.95) 2007-W Dolly Madison First Spouse half-ounce 0.9999 fine fine gold $10 coins. Mintage limit is 40,000 coins.
- 2008 - The US Senate approves H.R. 2040 authorizing a commemorative coin for 2014 to mark the 50th anniversary of the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
- 2009 - The US Mint releases the 2009 Zachary Taylor Presidential dollar to circulation.
- 2010 - The US Mint begins sales of the Proof 2010-W American Eagle silver dollar, at $45.95 each.
- 2010 - The US Mint launches the 2010 Abraham Lincoln Presidential dollar coin in Washington, DC.
- 1879 - US National Association of Trotting Horse Breeders determines what "is" a trotter.
- 1906 - London, England, is selected to host the 1908 Olympic games.
- 1932 - Joe Kershalla scores 71 points in a college football game.
- 1939 - Don Lash wins 6th straight Amateur Athletic Union cross-country 10km championship.
- 1951 - Roy Campanella named National League Most Valuable Player on his 30th birthday.
- 1961 - Houston Oilers' George Blanda passes for seven touchdowns versus New York Titans (49-13).
- 1979 - Former California Angels' player Nolan Ryan becomes the first free agent to sign a million dollars per year contract with a new team.
- 1989 - US beats Trinidad 1-0 qualifying for the 1990 world soccer cup finals. It is US' first qualification since 1950.
- 1996 - Albert Belle signs a record five-year, $55 million deal with the Chicago White Sox.
- 2004 - The NBA's Indiana Pacers and Detroit Pistons engage in a brawl that involves fans and players. The incident gets Pacer Ron Artest suspended for the whole season.
- 1969 - Apollo 12's Conrad and Bean become third and fourth humans on the Moon.
- 1996 - Space Shuttle Columbia flies the longest mission (STS-80) of the Space Shuttle program.
- 1991 - Near the West Coast of Colombia, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake occurs.
- 1863 - US President Abraham Lincoln delivers his famous Gettysburg Address during the dedication of a new national cemetery at the site of the Battle of Gettysburg.
- 1874 - William Marcy "Boss" Tweed, of Tammany Hall (New York City) is convicted of defrauding the city of $6 million, sentenced to 12 years' imprisonment.
- 1970 - Golden Gate Park Conservatory becomes a California state historical landmark.
- 1979 - Chuck Berry is released from prison on income tax evasion.
- 1985 - In Geneva, Switzerland, US President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev meet for the first time.
- 1990 - Greyhound files reorganization plan so they can be traded publicly.
- 1990 - Disney's Beach Club Resort hotel opens in Walt Disney World in Florida.
- 1997 - In Des Moines, Iowa, Bobbi McCaughey, a resident of the nearby town of Carlisle, gives birth to septuplets in the second known case where all seven babies are born alive.
- 1997 - Bell Laboratories in New Jersey announces that it has developed a 60-nanometre MOS transistor that is five times faster and one quarter the size of current transistors. It also uses 60 to 160 times less power.
- 1998 - The United State House of Representatives' Judiciary Committee begins impeachment hearings against U.S. President Bill Clinton.
- 1999 - John Carpenter becomes the first top prize winner of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire and breaks the record of the largest single win (US$1 million) on a United States game show.
- 1999 - Disney releases the Walt Disney Pictures animated feature film Toy Story 2 to theaters in the USA. North American theater gross receipts: US$245.9 million.
- 2006 - Nintendo releases the Wii video game system in North and South America. It includes a wireless Wii remote controller, a Nunchuk controller attachment, and video game Wii Sports. Price is US$249.99 in the USA. Total sales in first 8 days: 600,000.
- 2008 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average falls below 8000.
- 2009 - The US Mint releases the 2009 Zachary Taylor Presidential dollar to circulation.
Other history:
- 1863 - Lincoln delivers his address in Gettysburg; "Four score and seven years...".
- 1919 - US Senate rejects (55-39) Treaty of Versailles and League of Nations.
- 1963 - Worst Canadian air disaster kills 118 in Montreal.
- 2009 - Hamid Karzai is sworn in for a second term as president of Afghanistan.
- 2009 - European Union leaders choose Belgian Prime Minister Herman van Rompuy as first permanent European Council President, and select Baroness Catherine Ashton from the UK as High Representative.
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