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What happened in history on this day: January 6?
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 January 6 in ...
- 1981 - Jack Tramiel resigns as president of Commodore International, but remains as chief executive officer. James Finke becomes new president and chief operating officer.
- 1981 - Microsoft and Seattle Computer Products sign a licensing agreement giving Microsoft a non-exclusive right to market 86-DOS. SCP receives US$10,000 for signing, US$10,000 per sublicense through Microsoft, and US$5,000 if source code is part of the sublicense.
- 1984 - In Tokyo, Japan, Hitachi announces it has developed the world's first memory chip with the capacity of 1 megabit.
- 1984 - The International Winter Consumer Electronics Show is held, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
- 1984 - At the Winter CES, Coleco Industries announces a disk drive for the Adam computer.
- 1993 - MacWorld Exposition '93 is held, in San Francisco, California.
- 1995 - In Las Vegas, Nevada, the Winter Consumer Electronics Show is held, over four days. Microsoft's Bill Gates unveils Microsoft Bob, an application for Windows consumer users, with a "social interface". The code name for the project was "Utopia".
- 1999 - At the Macworld Expo, Connectix releases the Virtual Game Station software for the Apple Macintosh computer, allowing users to play Sony PlayStation video games on their computers. Price is US$49.
- 2000 - At the Consumer Electronics Show, Advanced Micro Devices, KryoTech, and Compaq Computer demonstrate a specially-cooled 1 GHz Athlon processor running in a Compaq computer.
- 2000 - At the Consumer Electronics Show, Advanced Micro Devices releases the 800 MHz Athlon processor.
- 2003 - In San Francisco, California, the Macworld Conference and Expo is held, over five days.
- 2004 - Advanced Micro Devices releases the 2.2 GHz Athlon 64 3400+ processor with 1 MB level 2 cache. Price is US$417 in 1000-unit quantities.
- 2004 - Advanced Micro Devices releases the Athlon 64 2800+, 3000+, and 3200+ processors for notebook computers. Price is US$193 (2800+) in 1000-unit quantities.
- 2005 - The Consumer Electronics Show is held in Las Vegas, Nevada, over four days.
- 2008 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. Laptop computers appear, on a pool table, in a bar.
- 1939 - Disney publishes the first issue of The Bulletin, a studio employee newsletter.
- 1950 - The Pluto film Pluto's Heart Throb is released. Butch and Dinah also appear.
- 1963 - The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, entitled Three Tall Tales, with Ludwig von Drake. Films shown are Casey at the Bat, Paul Bunyan, and Windwagon Smith.
- 1974 - The NBC TV network airs The Wonderful World of Disney show, featuring The Whiz Kid and the Mystery at Riverton, part one.
- 1985 - The Hallmark card shop at Disneyland closes, after 25 years of operation.
- 1985 - The Disney Channel airs the Disney Channel Premiere Film Black Arrow.
- 1988 - The CBS TV network airs the last episode of The Oldest Rookie show.
- 1993 - Disney releases the film Honey, I Blew Up the Kid on laserdisc for US$40. Included is the short film Off His Rockers.
- 1994 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A character spray paints "Carpe Diem" on a wall, similar to a scene in the film Dead Poets Society.
- 1995 - Buena Vista Pictures releases the Hollywood Pictures live-action feature film Houseguest to theaters in the USA.
- 1997 - The Rocket Jets ride in Tomorrowland in Disneyland closes.
- 1997 - The Pirates of Caribbean attraction at Disneyland closes for updates.
- 2002 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US.
- A character refers to "the magic of Disney Animatronics".
- A robotic human in a chair stands and speaks, a reference to the Great Moments With Mr. Lincoln attraction.
- 2006 - Disney generally releases the film Casanova to theaters in the USA.
- 1990 - At the Cobo Center in Detroit, Michigan, the North American International Automobile Show is held, over nine days. General Motors debuts the CERV III (No. 3). The car's mid-engine V-8 is a 5.7-litre 32-valve, dual-overhead cam LT5, with twin turbos, intercooler, aluminum block and cylinder heads, giving it 650-hp and a top speed of 225-MPH. The car also features active suspension, four-wheel steering, and a body made of carbon fiber, Kevlar, Nomex, and aluminum honeycomb.
- 1990 - In Los Angeles, California, the Greater Los Angeles Auto Show is held, over nine days. Larry Shinoda, Rick Mears, and Jim Williams introduce the Rick Mears Special Edition Series package of ground effects accessories for 1984-90 Corvettes.
- 1992 - In Detroit, Michigan, the 1992 North American International Auto Show is held. Chevrolet debuts the Sting Ray III show car, a styling preview being considered for the next generation Corvette.
- 1997 - In Detroit, Michigan, the North American International Auto Show is held, over ten days. Chevrolet unveils the 1997 Corvette, dubbed "C5". A new small-block V-8 engine is introduced, the LS1, with 345-hp, and 10:1 compression ratio.
- 1940 - Finnish pilot Jorma Sarvanto shoots down six of seven attacking Russian DB-3F bombers.
- 1940 - Russian commander General Vinogradov of the 44th Division in Finland authorizes his troops to escape back to Soviet territory.
- 1941 - American President Franklin Roosevelt makes his annual address to Congress. He says the country should support those nations resisting aggression, to keep war from this Hemisphere, to increase manufacture of war supplies and loan to nations in need of them. Roosevelt says the world should be founded on four freedoms: speech and expression, to worship God in his own way, economic health, and reductions in arms, so that no nation can threaten any neighbor.
- 1992 - Uganda issues ten postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack, and the Battle of Midway.
- 1995 - In Las Vegas, Nevada, the Winter Consumer Electronics Show is held, over four days. Nintendo shows the Virtual Boy video game system, featuring a red color 3-D world. Price is to be under US$200.
- 1999 - At the Macworld Expo, Connectix releases the Virtual Game Station software in the US. for the Apple Macintosh computer, allowing users to play Sony PlayStation games on their computers. Price is US$49.
- 2001 - At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Microsoft unveils the Xbox video game system. It features 733 MHz processor, large hard drive, and 250 MHz graphics processor. Target release date is October.
- 2002 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs the Futurama TV show in the US. A "what if" scenario is shown: "what if life were more like a video game".
- The space ship in Asteroids shoots some asteroids, then lands in the main building.
- The president of the Earth signs peace with Ambassador Kong (Donkey Kong) of planet Nintendo 64.
- The Donkey Kong character throws barrels, climbs ladders, and the sounds of the Donkey Kong video game can be heard.
- The Mario character also appears, as the representative of Italy.
- A green wireframe tank from Battle Zone roams the street.
- Doors in a military building are labelled Missile Command, Secretary of Defender, and Moon Patrol.
- To enter the War Room, a message is displayed "You need the blue key", like in games like Doom.
- Monitors in the War Room show Centipede playing.
- The main general is Pac-Man.
- One sequence takes place on a full-screen Pac-Man board, complete with ghosts, pellets, and power pills.
- A group of people escape out of a Warp Pipe from Super Mario Bros..
- Above the city, a real game of Space Invaders takes place, with the familiar alien ships advancing left, right, and down.
- One of the main characters plays Space Invaders on an arcade machine, shooting the ships above the city.
- When General Pac-Man is killed, Ms. Pac-man mourns his loss.
- When the last space ship lands on Earth, out steps Donkey Kong, an egg from Burger Time, Q*Bert, the main Robotron character and one of the brain people.
- A character says "All your base are belong to us", a reference to an English translation of the 1989 Japanese video game Zero Wing by Toaplan.
- 2004 - Sega releases the Sonic Heroes video game for the GameCube in the US.
- 1626 - Swedes defeat a Polish force at Wallhof.
- 2002 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs the Futurama TV show in the USA. A character attempts to win the Nobel Prize in chemistry.
- 1998 - The A & W Concentrate Company is granted a registered trademark of an image of a barrel and text "Barrel Aged, Bold Taste!".
- 2000 - The Royal Canadian Mint unveils the designs for twelve year 2000 25c coins, depicting Canada's strengths for the future. A set in nickel sells for $24.95.
- 2000 - The Royal Canadian Mint launches the January 25c nickel coin, entitled Pride, by Donald Warkentin.
- 1883 - Philadelphia Mint superintendent Snowden sends several patterns of proposed 5-cent coin design to Washington for approval.
- 1908 - The Denver Mint begins striking 1908-dated dimes.
- 1908 - The Denver Mint begins striking 1908-dated half dollars.
- 1913 - The Denver Mint begins striking 1913-dated half dollars.
- 1938 - US Mint assistant engraver Gilroy Roberts resigns, to begin work as engraver at Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
- 1948 - The US Treasury Department announces it will issue Franklin half dollars.
- 1982 - The West Point Bullion Depository begins issuing new Lincoln copper-plated zinc cents.
- 2010 - (to January 7) At 2010 Florida United Numismatists convention, Heritage Auctions conducts the Platinum Night auction. Some highlights:
- 1913 5-cent Liberty Head, Olsen-Hawn specimen, Proof 64 NGC: US$3,737,500;
- 1927-D $20, one of 13 known, MS-66 PCGS: $1.495 million;
- 1921 $20, MS-64 PCGS: $322,000;
- 1874 Dana Bickford $10 gold pattern, Proof 65 PCGS, one of two known: $1.265 million.
- 1681 - First recorded boxing match (Duke of Albemarle's butler versus his butcher).
- 1896 - First US women's six-day bicycle race starts, Madison Square Garden, New York.
- 1925 - Paavo Nurmi sets indoor record, 4:13.6 mile and 14:44.6 5,000m.
- 1930 - Donald Bradman scores 452* in cricket for New South Wales against Queensland, 377 minutes, 49 fours.
- 1937 - Donald Bradman scores 270 Australia versus England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, including 110 singles.
- 1947 - Ray Lindwall smashes 100 versus England in Melbourne Cricket Ground Test.
- 1951 - Indianapolis beats Rochester 75-73 in NBA-record six overtimes.
- 1956 - US Federal court bars former Little League Commissioner Carl Stotz from forming a rival group.
- 1964 - Charlie Finlay announces he wants to move Kansas City Athletics to Louisville.
- 1965 - Geoff Boycott takes 3-47 against South Africa, his best Test bowling.
- 1972 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn.
- 1972 - US male Figure Skating championship won by Kenneth Shelley.
- 1976 - Ted Turner purchases Atlanta Braves for reported $12 million.
- 1980 - Philadelphia Flyers set NHL record of 35 straight games without a defeat.
- 1981 - 50th hat trick in New York Islanders' history - John Tonelli scores five goals.
- 1984 - Last day of Test cricket for Chappell, Marsh and Lillee.
- 1986 - Last day in Test cricket for Bob Holland.
- 1991 - Qian Hong swims female world record 50m butterfly (27.30 seconds).
- 1992 - New York Yankees sign free agent Danny Tartabul.
- 1992 - Sachin Tendulkar completes 148 versus Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
- 1992 - Shane Warne takes 1-150 in his first Test innings.
- 1994 - In Detroit, Michigan, ice skater Nancy Kerrigan is clubbed on the right leg by an assailant under orders from figure skating rival Tonya Harding's ex-husband.
- 1994 - Yat Weiju swims world record 50m butterfly stroke (26.44).
- 1995 - Atlanta Hawks' Lenny Wilkens becomes NBA's winningest coach (939).
- 1998 - Barry Switzer resigns as Dallas Cowboys' coach.
- 1998 - Don Sutton selected to Baseball Hall of Fame.
- 2006 - 18-year-old shortstop Justin Upton signs a five-year contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks for US$6.1 million, the largest signing bonus in a minor-league contract for a drafted player who was not a free agent.
- 2006 - The Toronto Blue Jays trade Corey Koskie to the Milwaukee Brewers for minor league pitching prospect Brian Wolfe.
- 2022 - At crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California, USA, NHL regular season game: Florida Predators beats Los Angeles Kings by score 4-2.
- 2022 - At T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, NHL regular season game: Vegas Golden Knights beats New York Rangers by score 5-1.
- 2022 - At Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona, USA, NHL regular season game: Arizona Coyotes beats Chicago Blackhawks by score 6-4.
- 2022 - At Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, USA, NHL regular season game: Colorado Avalanche beats Winnipeg Jets by score 7-1.
- 2022 - At American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, USA, NHL regular season game: Dallas Stars beats Florida Panthers by score 6-5.
- 2022 - At Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, NHL regular season game: Pittsburgh Penguins beats Philadelphia Flyers by score 6-2.
- 2022 - At Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, USA, NHL regular season game: New Jersey Devils beats Columbus Blue Jackets by score 3-1.
- 2022 - At Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, USA, NHL regular season game: Tampa Bay Lightning beats Calgary Flames by score 4-1.
- 2022 - At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: San Jose Sharks beats Buffalo Sabres by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, NHL regular season game: Minnesota Wild beats Boston Bruins by score 3-2.
- 1968 - Surveyor 7 (last of series) launched by US for soft-landing on Moon.
- 1987 - Astronomers at University of California see first sight of birth of a galaxy.
- 1993 - Jean Mueller discovers comet Mueller/1993a.
- 1998 - The Lunar Prospector spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon.
- 2003 - Astronomers in Seattle, Washington, announce the discovery of planet OGLE-TR-56b. The planet, about 5000 light-years from Earth, has a surface temperature of 1600 degrees C, and an orbit of 29 hours around its parent star.
- 1839 - Two-day storm off Irish and English coast immortalized as "The Big Wind".
- 2006 - The record-breaking 2005 Atlantic hurricane season officially draws to a close as Tropical Storm Zeta dissipates.
- 1832 - New England Anti-Slavery Society organizes (Boston, Massachusetts).
- 1838 - Samuel Morse's telegraph system is demonstrated for the first time at the Speedwell Iron Works in Morristown, New Jersey, USA.
- 1857 - Patent for reducing zinc ore is granted to Samuel Wetherill, Pennsylvania.
- 1861 - New York City, New York mayor proposes New York become a free city, trading with North and South.
- 1861 - Florida troops seize Federal arsenal at Apalachicola.
- 1873 - US Congress begins investigating Crédit Mobilier scandal.
- 1893 - Great Northern Railway connects Seattle, Washington with east coast.
- 1912 - New Mexico is the 47th state admitted to the USA.
- 1914 - Stock brokerage firm of Merrill Lynch is founded.
- 1927 - US marines are sent to Nicaragua.
- 1938 - Bronze memorial statue of Henry Hudson erected in the Bronx.
- 1938 - US Mint Chief Engraver Gilroy Roberts resigns, to begin work as engraver at Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
- 1941 - US President Franklin Roosevelt gives "Four Freedoms" speech (speech, worship, from want, and from fear).
- 1942 - First around world flight (Pan Am "Pacific Clipper").
- 1968 - Dr N E Shumway performs first US adult cardiac transplant operation.
- 1968 - Surveyor 7 (last of series) launched by US for soft-landing on Moon.
- 1971 - Berkeley chemists announce first synthetic growth hormones.
- 1971 - Cecil Partee elected president pro tem of Illinois state senate.
- 1974 - CBS Mystery Theater premieres on radio.
- 1978 - First postage stamp copyrighted by US (Carl Sandburg stamp).
- 1978 - The Holy Crown of Hungary (also known as Stephen of Hungary Crown) is returned to Hungary from the United States, where it was held since World War II.
- 1980 - Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC.
- 1987 - 100th US Congress convenes.
- 1987 - Astronomers at University of California see first sight of birth of a galaxy.
- 1989 - Birth of Baby, lion-tailed macaques at Woodland Park Zoo (Seattle).
- 1990 - New York Lotto pays US$35 million to one winner (numbers are 18-25-26-32-42-44).
- 1994 - Dow Jones Industrial Average hits record 3803.88.
- 1994 - In Detroit, Michigan, ice skater Nancy Kerrigan is clubbed on the right leg by an assailant under orders from figure skating rival Tonya Harding's ex-husband.
- 2010 - (to January 7) At the 2010 Florida United Numismatists convention, Heritage Auctions conducts the Platinum Night auction. Some highlights:
- USA 1913 5-cent, Liberty Head, one of five existing, Proof 64 NGC: US$3,737,500;
- USA 1927-D $20, one of 13 known, MS-66 PCGS: $1,495,000;
- USA 1874 Dana Bickford $10 gold pattern, Proof 65 PCGS, one of two known: $1,265,000.
- 2011 - (to January 8) Heritage Auction Galleries conducts its Heritage Auctions Signature Currency Auction at the Florida United Numismatists convention in Tampa, Florida. A Series 1861 US10 demand note, handwritten "for the", only one known, VG-8, sells for $109,250.
- 2021 - A large crowd of mostly Donald Trump supporters invade the Capitol building in Washington, DC, USA, trying to influence the process of certifying the 2020 presidential election.
Other history:
- 1066 - Harald crowned King of England.
- 1838 - Samuel Morse makes first public demonstration of the telegraph.
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