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What happened in history on this day: September 30?
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 September 30 in ...
- 1980 - Commodore International announces the CBM 8032 computer with 96 kB RAM.
- 1980 - Digital Equipment, Intel, and Xerox announce the Ethernet network specifications for the data link layer and the physical layer.
- 1980 - Bill Gates, Bob O'Rear, and Steve Ballmer meet with IBM in Boca Raton, Florida, to deliver a report to IBM. They propose that Microsoft be put in charge of the entire software development process for IBM's new microcomputer, including providing the main operating system to run on the computer. Bill Gates insists on maintaining rights to the DOS, receiving royalty payments rather than a lump sum.
- 1985 - Digital Research announces that it will modify its GEM operating system to avoid claims by Apple Computer of violating its copyrights. Digital Research will also pay Apple an undisclosed sum, and develop software for Apple computers.
- 1985 - Microsoft releases Microsoft Excel software for the Macintosh 512K.
- 1990 - Jean-Louis Gassée resigns as president of Apple Products.
- 1997 - Microsoft releases Internet Explorer 4.0 Final Release for Windows 95 and Windows NT.
- 1998 - Unit sales of iMac systems during the first six weeks of availability: 278,000.
- 1999 - Netscape releases Communicator 4.7 Web browser for Windows and Macintosh. New features include Netscape Radio and Winamp 2.5.
- 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.
- 1926 - Disney ships the 41st Alice Comedy film, Alice Foils the Pirates, to Winkler Pictures.
- 1928 - In New York, Walt Disney hires an orchestra for a second recording session for the Steamboat Willie soundtrack. This time it works okay, and is complete in three hours.
- 1931 - The Mickey Mouse film The Barnyard Broadcast is completed.
- 1933 - The Mickey Mouse film The Steeplechase is released to theaters.
- 1938 - Walt Disney, Leopold Stowkowski, and Deems Taylor select the final compositions for "The Concert Feature". Total running time is just over two hours.
- 1946 - Disney delivers the film Treasure from the Sea to the Dow Chemical Company.
- 1961 - Louis Armstrong performs at Disneyland for the first time, for the second Dixieland at Disneyland show.
- 1962 - The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, featuring Escapade in Florence, part one.
- 1963 - The Babes in Toyland exhibit at Disneyland closes.
- 1970 - Disney releases the animated and live-action film Dad, Can I Borrow the Car? to theaters.
- 1971 - In Florida, the Preview Center for Walt Disney World closes.
- 1973 - The NBC TV network airs The Wonderful World of Disney show, entitled Fire on Kelly Mountain.
- 1974 - The contract with the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe company (for sponsorship of the Disneyland railroad) expires, with no renewal agreed to.
- 1982 - The Tencennial Parade gives its last performance in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World.
- 1982 - Pepsi-Cola ends sponsorship of the Golden Horseshoe Revue show at Disneyland.
- 1983 - The American Egg House restaurant closes at Disneyland.
- 1984 - Disney announces that Jeffrey Katzenberg will join Walt Disney Productions next February 1, as president of motion pictures and television.
- 1984 - Michael Eisner decides to reject the drawing plans for two hotels proposed by the Tishman Company for Walt Disney World.
- 1984 - Operating income from Disney filmed entertainment for the year is US$2.2 billion. Revenue is US$1.7 billion. Net income is US$98 million.
- 1985 - Revenues for the year for the Disney company break US$2 billion for the first time.
- 1985 - Operating income from filmed entertainment for the fiscal year is US$33.6 million.
- 1985 - Attendance at Disneyland during the fiscal year is 11.3 million.
- 1986 - Disney reports earnings for the fiscal year at US$247 million, nearly triple to two years prior.
- 1986 - Disney premieres the film Tough Guys in San Luis Obispo, California.
- 1988 - Touchstone/Warner releases the film Good Morning, Vietnam to theaters in the UK.
- 1988 - Buena Vista Pictures releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film Heartbreak Hotel to theaters in the US.
- 1988 - Revenues from Disney's film studio pass US$1 billion for the first time.
- 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.
- 1989 - The Arcata d'Antigian shop in EPCOT Center closes.
- 1989 - Disney company earnings for the fiscal year: US$703 million, the fifth straight year of record earnings, and seven times the profits Disney had earned before Michael Eisner and Frank Wells joined the company. Revenue from Disney's film studio for the year is US$1.6 billion.
- 1990 - Disney company year end revenue: US$5.8 billion, a record amount for Disney. Earnings for the fiscal year: US$824 million.
- 1992 - The ABC TV network debuts the series Laurie Hill.
- 1993 - The Top of the World restaurant in the Contemporary Resort hotel at Walt Disney World closes.
- 1994 - Uganda issues 32 postage stamps depicting characters from the film The Lion King.
- 1994 - Disney fiscal year revenue: US$10.06 billion, a new record. Operating income: US$1.97 billion, also a new record.
- 2005 - Disney releases the live-action feature film The Greatest Game Ever Played to theaters in the USA.
- 2005 - (to November 13) The 10th annual Epcot International Food and Wine Festival is held at Walt Disney World.
- 2005 - Disney releases the film Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch on videocassette and DVD in Finland.
- 2005 - Michael Eisner resigns from the Disney board of directors, also his last day as CEO of the company. The value of the company during Eisner's term rose from US$3 billion to US$60 billion.
- 2007 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. An advertising billboard makes a reference to The Lion King film.
- 1953 - To date, fifty Corvettes have been delivered to buyers.
- 1976 - Chevrolet introduces the 1977 model Corvette.
- 1984 - At the Sears Point International Raceway in Sonoma, California, the SCCA Budweiser Trans-Am Championship - Round 13 race is held.
- Finishing 9th is the George Follmer Racing Inc. #16 Corvette, driven by George Follmer.
- Finishing 12th is the On Track Engineering #0 Corvette, driven by Frank Search.
- In 21st place, but not finishing the race, is the Park Performance #35 Corvette, driven by Ken Yeo.
- In 24th place, but not finishing the race, is the Park Performance #79 Corvette, driven by Larry Park.
- In 25th place, but not finishing the race, is the Automotive Enterprise #27 Corvette, driven by Rich Sloma.
- 1993 - The National Corvette Museum draws the raffle ticket for the 999,999th Corvette. Ken Buss wins the Arctic White 1993 convertible with Torch Red interior and black top.
- 2000 - At the Road Atlanta Motor Sports Center, in Braselton, Georgia, the Petit Le Mans 10 hour endurance race is held, round 9 of the American Le Mans Series.
- Finishing 1st in GTS class and 9th overall is the Corvette Racing #4 Corvette C5-R driven by Andy Pilgrim, Kelly Collins, and Franck Freon. This class win exempts the team from pre-qualifying for the 2001 24 Hours of Le Mans, giving them an automatic invite to the race next June.
- Finishing 3rd in GTS class and 11th overall is the Corvette Racing #3 Corvette C5-R driven by Ron Fellows, Chris Kneifel, and Justin Bell.
- 2006 - At the Road Atlanta raceway in Braselton, Georgia, the Petit Le Mans race is held, round nine of the American Le Mans Series.
- Finishing 3rd in GT1 class and 10th overall is the Corvette Racing #4 Corvette C6-R driven by Oliver Gavin, Olivier Beretta, and Jan Magnussen.
- Finishing 4th in GT1 class and 11th overall is the Corvette Racing #3 Corvette C6-R driven by Ron Fellows, Johnny O'Connell, and Max Papis.
- 1938 - (0130 hours) The Munich Agreement, allowing Germany to annex the Sudetenland portion of Czechoslovakia, is signed, by British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, French Premier Édouard Daladier, Italian Premier Benito Mussolini, and German Chancellor Adolf Hitler.
- 1938 - In Munich, Germany, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain and German Chancellor Adolf Hitler sign a document noting the desire of the two peoples to never go to war with another again, and resolve to consult each other on issues of concern, and to contribute to peace in Europe.
- 1938 - The Czech government accepts the Munich Agreement.
- 1939 - Adolf Hitler issues Directive No. 5. The Demarcation Line through former Polish territory is to be constantly strengthened and built up. There are to be no limitations on the war at sea against French warships.
- 1939 - German pocket-battleship Admiral Graf Spee sinks SS Clement off the coast of Brazil.
- 1941 - Operation Typhoon begins, an attack by German forces on Moscow. Field Marshal Fedor von Bock commands 70 divisions of Army Group Center with Günther Von Kluge's 4th Army and Strauss' 9th Army.
- 1944 - (0300 hours) Calais, France, surrenders to the Allies.
- 1945 - The Canadian 1st Parachute Battalion is officially disbanded.
- 1946 - At the Nuremberg Tribunal, public reading of the findings begins.
- 1995 - Armenia issues ten postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II.
- 2010 - British Indian Ocean Territory issues two postage stamps depicting the Battle of El Alamein in 1942, and the Normandy Landings in 1944.
- 1995 - Total unit sales of the PlayStation in the US to date: 120,000.
- 1997 - Capcom releases the Resident Evil Director's Cut video game for the PlayStation in the US.
- 1998 - Nintendo releases the Pokémon Red version and Pokémon Blue version games for the Game Boy in the US.
- 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.
- 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.
- 2010 - Last day of legal tender status for Sweden's 50 öre coin.
- 1968 - The Royal Canadian Mint finishes sending out 1967 centennial coin sets, and begins work on the 1968 collector sets.
- 1976 - Revenue from sale of Olympic coins to date: $371 million, net profit: $110 million.
- 2002 - The Royal Canadian Mint ceases releasing the 2002 25c coin celebrating 135 years of Canada.
- 1996 - President Bill Clinton signs legislation giving Treasury Secretary authority to direct the US Mint to strike platinum bullion coins.
- 1996 - Congress passes the Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act of 1997; the Bureau of the Mint is renamed the United States Mint.
- 1659 - Peter Stuyvesant of New Netherlands forbids tennis playing during religious services.
- 1877 - First US amateur swim meet (New York Athletic Club).
- 1887 - Sailing ship Volunteer (US) beats Thistle (Scotland) in 8th America's Cup.
- 1916 - New York Giants lose to Braves 8-3, ends 26 consecutive win streak.
- 1922 - New York Yankees clinch pennant #2.
- 1927 - Babe Ruth hits record setting 60th home run in a single Major League Baseball season (off Tom Zachary).
- 1928 - Leon Vanderstuyft of Belgium cycles record 76 miles 604 yards in one hour.
- 1939 - First televised college football game (Fordham versus Waynesburg at New York City).
- 1945 - Hank Greenberg's final day home run wins the pennant for the Detroit Tigers.
- 1947 - New York Yankees beat Brooklyn Dodgers 5-3 in front of largest World Series crowd: 73,365; also first World Series game televised.
- 1956 - Philadelphia Phillies' player Robin Roberts gives up a Major League Baseball record 46th home run.
- 1969 - With a 3-2 win over the Cincinnati Reds, the Atlanta Braves clinch the first ever National League West division.
- 1971 - Last Washington Senators' home game, New York Yankees win career 5th forfeit; New York Yankees trailing 4-2 in the 9th with two outs, fans rush the field.
- 1973 - New York Yankees close 50th year at Yankee Stadium losing 8-5.
- 1978 - Major Indoor Soccer League grants first six franchises to Cincinnati, Cleveland, Houston, New York, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
- 1978 - Philadelphia Phillies win third consecutive National League East Division title.
- 1980 - 1,754 turn out to see the Philadelphia Phillies play the New York Mets at Shea Stadium.
- 1981 - Seoul, South Korea is selected to host 1988 Summer Olympics.
- 1984 - Bowie Kuhn ends career as Baseball Commissioner.
- 1984 - California Angels' Mike Witt pitches a perfect game over Texas Rangers, 1-0.
- 1984 - New York Yankees' Don Mattingly wins American League batting crown with .343 average.
- 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.
- 1880 - Henry Draper takes first photograph of the Orion Nebula.
- 1967 - USSR's Kosmos 186 and Kosmos 188 complete the first automatic docking.
- 1989 - NASA closes down tracking stations in Hawaii and Ascension.
- 1970 - In the Philippine Islands, a magnitude 5.3 earthquake occurs.
- 1975 - Five drown in flash flood of sewer and water tunnel (Niagara Falls, New York).
- 1991 - A twister destroys parts of Itu, a city in southeastern Brazil, killing 16 and leaving 176 injured.
- 1993 - In Southern India, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake occurs. Nearly 10,000 people killed, about 30,000 injured and extreme devastation in the Latur-Osmanabad area. Nearly all buildings destroyed in the village of Khillari. Felt in large parts of central and southern India. This earthquake is the largest known earthquake to occur in the area.
- 1999 - In Oaxaca, Mexico, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake occurs. At least 35 people killed, 215 injured, thousands of buildings damaged or destroyed, utilities disrupted and roads blocked by landslides.
- 2009 - A powerful Typhoon Ketsana sweeps through Vietnam, killing 40 people.
- 2009 - A 7.6 magnitude earthquake strikes Padang, Indonesia, a city of 900,000, killing over 1000, toppling buildings and trapping thousands under debris.
- 1850 - Congress gives approval to establish a US Assay Office in San Francisco, California.
- 1867 - Midway Islands formally declared a US possession.
- 1898 - City of New York is established.
- 1949 - Berlin Airlift ends after 277,000 flights.
- 1954 - The U.S. Navy submarine USS Nautilus is commissioned as the world's first nuclear reactor powered vessel.
- 1960 - The Flintstones premieres on US TV (first prime time animation show).
- 1962 - James Meredith registers for classes at University of Mississippi.
- 1968 - First Boeing 747 jet airliner rolls out.
- 1970 - A fire at the Smithsonian Institution damages portions of the Hall of Monetary History and Medallic Art.
- 1975 - Five drown in flash flood of sewer and water tunnel (Niagara Falls, New York).
- 1980 - Digital Equipment Corporation, Intel and Xerox introduce the DIX standard for Ethernet, which is the first implementation outside of Xerox, and the first to support 10 Mbit/s speeds.
- 1986 - US releases Soviet spy Gennadiy Zakharov.
- 1988 - IBM announces shipment of three millionth PS/2 personal computer.
- 1989 - NASA closes down tracking stations in Hawaii and Ascension.
- 1996 - Congress passes the Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act of 1997; the Bureau of the Mint is renamed the United States Mint.
- 2005 - Michael Eisner resigns from The Walt Disney Company board of directors, also his last day as CEO of the company. The value of the company during Eisner's term (1984-2005) rose from US$3 billion to US$60 billion. New company CEO is Robert Iger.
- 2008 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average rebounds by 485.21 points (4.68 percent), the third largest one-day point gain.
- 2009 - The US budget deficit hits a record US$1.4 trillion in the year to the end of September.
Other history:
- 1452 - First book published, Johann Guttenberg's Bible.
- 1846 - Anesthetic ether used for first time (Dr Wm Morton extracts a tooth).
- 1968 - First Boeing 747 rolls out.
- 2011 - The US CIA kills Islamist militant Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen in a drone strike.
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