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What happened in history on this day: January 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 January 9 in ...
- 1991 - Microsoft releases Microsoft Excel for Windows 3.0, with Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) technology.
- 1992 - At the Winter Consumer Electronics Show, Apple Computer chairman John Sculley coins the term Personal Digital Assistant, referring to handheld computers that typically operate via a stylus on a LCD display. Sculley announces that Apple will enter the consumer-electronics market by the end of the year.
- 1996 - Apple Computer officially unveils the Newton 2.0 operating system.
- 1998 - New Line Cinema releases the film Wag the Dog to theaters in the USA. An Apple PowerBook Duo 280c laptop computer appears in a close-up.
- 2000 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A personal computer is used to run a "Virtual Doctor" medical diagnostic program. The computer has system unit, monitor, keyboard, and mouse. The program says it is from the maker of "SimSandwich", a reference to the SimCity series of games. The program says "You've got leprocy", with the same voice as that of America Online's "You've got mail".
- 2001 - The MacWorld exposition and conference is held in San Francisco. Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs unveils Mac OS X operating system, and a new line of G4 computers with Nvidia Geforce 2 MX graphics processors.
- 2001 - At the Macworld Expo, Apple Computer announces the Titanium PowerBook G4 notebook. It features titanium case, 15.2-in 1152x768 pixel display, 8 MB ATI Rage Mobility 128 graphics processor, DVD drive, modem and network ports, USB and FireWire ports, 802.11 wireless networking, 128 or 256 MB RAM, 10 or 20 GB hard drive, and 400 or 500 MHz G4 processor. Size is 13.4 x 9.5 x 1 inches; weight is 5.3 pounds; price is US$2599-$3499.
- 2004 - Linus Torvalds releases Linux kernel 2.6.1.
- 2007 - At the Macworld Conference and Expo show, Steve Jobs announces that the Apple Computer company is changing its name to just Apple.
- 2009 - Microsoft releases the Windows 7 operating system for beta testing. Downloading the software will be available until January 24.
- 2011 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A mock Apple laptop computer is used for live interactive video through WiFi.
- 1928 - Universal Pictures releases the Oswald the Lucky Rabbit film Harem Scarem to theaters.
- 1937 - The Mickey Mouse film Don Donald is released to theaters. Donald Duck stars, without Mickey Mouse. Donna first appears, later renamed Daisy.
- 1938 - Leopold Stokowski conducts an orchestra of 85 musicians over three hours to record the sound track to The Sorcerer's Apprentice, in Hollywood.
- 1959 - The ABC TV network airs the Walt Disney Presents TV show, featuring the third "Tales of Texas John Slaughter" episode, Killers from Kansas.
- 1976 - The Disneyana Shop opens on Main Street at Disneyland.
- 1977 - The NBC TV network airs The Wonderful World of Disney show, featuring Kit Carson and the Mountain Men, part one.
- 1987 - The Star Tours attraction opens in Tomorrowland at Disneyland. It cost US$32 million to create.
- 1988 - The Disney Channel airs the final Contraption TV show.
- 1994 - The Circle-Vision 360 film American Journeys closes in Tomorrowland in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World.
- 1997 - Michael Eisner signs a new ten-year contract as chairman of Disney. His base salary is US$750,000 per year, plus a bonus tied to the company's financial performance, and he receives stock options for 8 million shares to be exercised between 2003 and 2006. The value of the options is estimated at US$195-771 million.
- 1998 - Disney registers the Internet domain name "go.com" with InterNIC.
- 1999 - Buena Vista generally releases the Touchstone Pictures film A Civil Action to theaters in the USA.
- 1999 - The Horizons pavilion in EPCOT closes.
- 2004 - Disneyland welcomes its 500-millionth guest.
- 1953 - General Motors first begins using the name "CORVETTE" in stylized script with all letters joined.
- 1956 - Regular production of the 1956 model Corvette begins.
- 1988 - SCCA and Chevrolet announce a series of ten races of showroom stock 1988 Corvettes to be launched in the spring. A maximum of fifty specially-built identical cars will be made. Total prize money will be US$1 million.
- 1993 - In Detroit, Michigan, the North American International Automobile Show is held, over nine days. American Sunroof Corporation shows the LT1 Spyder Corvette show car, a prototype convertible built in a joint effort with General Motors.
- 1940 - Repeated warning from Italian Foreign Minister to Belgian Princess of imminent German attack on Belgium.
- 1940 - Finns destroy the remains of the Russian 44th Division at Lake Kianta, taking 1000 prisoners.
- 1940 - Quote by British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain: "[Finland is] fighting against the forces of unscrupulous violence", referring to the Soviet Union.
- 1940 - Union Castle Line's MV Dunbar Castle hits a mine and sinks, w miles north-east of Godwin Sands in the English Channel.
- 1941 - Adolf Hitler issues orders to discontinue preparations for Operation Felix (Gibraltar) and Sea Lion (England), to continue Attila (France) preparations, and continue undertaking Marita (Balkans).
- 1942 - (1500 hours) Japanese begin artillery barrage of main defence line of Bataan.
- 1943 - Soviet forces surrounding Stalingrad ask for the surrender of the German 6th Army. Adolf Hitler orders commander Friedrich Paulus to reject.
- 1945 - The US 6th Army lands on central Luzon in the Philippines.
- 1946 - In Manila, Phillippines, a US military commission sentences Takuma Higashije and Soichi Kobayashi to hanging for the murder of civilians and directing torture.
- 1946 - In Borneo, the Labuan Military Court convicts and sentenced to hanging Japanese Captain Takakumo for the deaths of 824 prisoners. His adjutant Captain Watanabe is sentenced to be shot.
- 1995 - Philippines issues two postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of American landings in Lingayen Gulf.
- 1992 - Nintendo of America lowers the suggested retail price of the Super Nintendo from US$199.95 to US$179.95. Price of the Game Boy is lowered from US$89.95 to US$79.95.
- 1992 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show. A scene shows an arcade video game, Larry the Looter.
- 2000 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A "Virtual Doctor" program says it is from the maker of Dragon Quest, a 1986 video game made by Enix in Japan.
- 2003 - Capcom releases the Resident Evil 2 video game for the GameCube in the US. Price is US$39.99.
- 2003 - Capcom releases the Resident Evil 3: Nemesis video game for the GameCube in the US. Price is US$39.99.
- 2008 - EA releases the Burnout Paradise video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the US.
- 1632 - King Gustav Adolf proposes terms of neutrality of the Catholic League to French diplomats: reduction of the army of the League to 12,000 men, with quarters only on League territories, withdrawl of assistance to Emperor Ferdinand, and restoration of Protestant territories of Lower Saxony. The King would restore the territories of the Electors of Trier and Cologne, and in the Palatinate. The French sign acceptance.
- 1975 - 600 employees of the Royal Canadian Mint in Ottawa, Hull, and Winnipeg go out on strike.
- 1992 - In Fredericton, New Brunswick, the federal Minister of Supply and Services unveils the first 25c issue in the Canada 125 Coin Program, honoring New Brunswick. Designer of the coin is Ronald Lambert.
- 1997 - A Royal proclamation specifies that the design of a 1997 $1 bronze-plated nickel coin depict a common loon preparing for flight from water, with dates 1987-1997.
- 1907 - The Denver Mint begins striking 1907-dated dimes.
- 1979 - The US Mint at Denver begins striking Susan Anthony dollar coins for circulation.
- 2008 - (to January 13) At the Florida United Numismatists convention in Orlando, Florida, Heritage Auction Galleries conducts several coin auctions. Some highlights:
- 1652 New England shilling, AU-50 PCGS: $373,750;
- 1792 half disme, MS-63 PCGS: $503,125;
- 1796/5 half dime, MS-66 PCGS: $345,000;
- 1850 quarter dollar, PR-68 NGC: $460,000;
- 1795 silver dollar, two leaves, MS-65 NGC: $431,250;
- 1855 gold dollar, PR-66 deep cameo PCGS: $373,750;
- 1808 gold quarter eagle, MS-63 NGC: $322,000;
- 1831 gold quarter eagle, MS-66 PCGS: $322,000;
- 1848 gold quarter eagle, CAL., MS-68 NGC: $345,000;
- 1795 gold half eagle, MS-64 PCGS: $373,750;
- 1907 gold eagle, Indian Head, Rolled Edge, MS-67 PCGS: $460,000;
- 1933 gold eagle, MS-67 PCGS: $460,000;
- 1792 cent pattern, fusion alloy, VF-30 PCGS: $603,750;
- 1796 gold quarter eagle, no stars obverse, MS-65 PCGS: $1,725,000;
- 1796 gold quarter eagle, with stars, MS-65 NGC: $1,006,250.
- 2011 - US Mint Director Edmund Moy resigns.
- 1811 - First Women's Golf Tournament is held.
- 1901 - New South Wales (918) defeats South Australia (157 and 156) in cricket by innings and 605 runs at Sydney in a Sheffield Shield match.
- 1903 - Baseball's National and American Leagues of baseball make peace.
- 1903 - Frank Farrell and Bill Devery purchase American League Baltimore franchise for $18,000 and move it to New York City, New York (New York Yankees).
- 1942 - Joe Louis knocks out Buddy Baer in one round for heavyweight boxing title.
- 1951 - Washington Capitals NBA club folds.
- 1952 - Karel Sys wins European heavyweight boxing title.
- 1953 - Bevo Francis, Rio Grande College, scores 116 points in basketball game.
- 1954 - Bert Olmstead, Montreal Canadiens, ties NHL record of 8 points in game.
- 1961 - Minnesota Twins agree on US$500,000 payment to AA for Minneapolis/Saint Paul territory.
- 1962 - NFL prohibits grabbing of face masks.
- 1967 - The NFL New Orleans franchise takes the name "Saints".
- 1968 - First ABA All-Star Game: East 126 beats West 120 at Indiana.
- 1972 - Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Burdine's Golf Invitational.
- 1975 - Australia beat England by 171 runs in fourth Test to regain Ashes.
- 1976 - Bryan Trottier faila in fourth New York Islanders' penalty shot.
- 1977 - Super Bowl XI: Oakland Raiders defeat Minnesota Vikings, 32-14, in Pasadena, California; Most Valuable Player: Fred Biletnikoff, Wide Receiver.
- 1979 - High-school basketball player Daryl Moreau makes 126th consecutive free throw.
- 1982 - Steve D'Innocenzo scores three hockey goals in 12 seconds in Massachusetts high school game.
- 1984 - Atlanta Braves' pitcher Pascual Perez is arrested for cocaine possession.
- 1985 - Calgary Flames set NHL record 264th regular season game without being shut-out.
- 1986 - New York Islanders, greatest shutout margin (9-0) versus Pittsburgh Penguins.
- 1988 - US male Figure Skating championship won by Brian Boitano.
- 1989 - Johnny Bench and Carl Yastrzemski elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.
- 1990 - Boston Celtics worst-ever (6 points in second versus New Jersey Nets) and lose 87-78.
- 1990 - Jim Palmer and Joe Morgan are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
- 1991 - Baseball officially bans Pete Rose from being elected to Hall of Fame.
- 1991 - Dean Smith of North Carolina is 6th to win 700 career coaching basketball games.
- 1993 - Franziska van Almsick swims world record 100 metre free style (53.33).
- 1998 - Boston Red Sox player Mo Vaughn pleads not guilty to drunken driving.
- 1998 - Hockey News selects Wayne Gretzky best NHL player ever.
- 2001 - The Cleveland Indians sign Juan Gonzalez to a one-year, US$10 million deal.
- 2002 - Billy Wagner signs a US$27 million deal with the Houston Astros.
- 2005 - Carlos Beltran becomes the tenth $100 million player in major league history as he agrees to seven-year deal for $119 million with the New York Mets.
- 2022 - At Honda Center in Anaheim, California, USA, NHL regular season game: Anaheim Ducks beats Detroit Red Wings by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At Enterprise Center in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, NHL regular season game: Saint Louis Blues beats Dallas Stars by score 2-1.
- 1839 - Thomas Henderson measures first stellar parallax (Alpha Centauri).
- 1968 - US Surveyor 7 space probe soft lands on the Moon.
- 1990 - 64th US manned space mission STS 32 (Columbia 10) launches into orbit.
- 1995 - Valeri Polyakov completes 366 days in space while aboard the Mir space station, breaking a duration record.
- 1998 - Anatoly Solovyov and Pavel Vinogradov spacewalk record 3 hours 8 minutes.
- 2020 - A rare, circumbinary planet called TOI 1338-b is discovered.
- 1880 - 6 feet (1.8 metres) of snow falls in Seattle, Washington in five days.
- 1954 - -87 degrees F (-66 degrees C), Northice Station, Greenland (Greenland record).
- 1959 - Dam across Tera River collapses after heavy winter rains, 135 die.
- 2005 - The same storm which pounded the U.S. earlier in the month hits England, Scandinavia, and the Baltic States, leaving 13 dead with widespread flooding and power cuts.
- 1788 - Connecticut becomes 5th state to ratify US Constitution.
- 1793 - Jean Pierre Blanchard makes first balloon flight in North America (Philadelphia).
- 1857 - In Fort Tejon, California, a magnitude 7.9 earthquake occurs on the San Andreas fault, which ruptures a distance of about 300 kilometres.
- 1861 - First hostile act of coming war in America; US steamship Star of the West carrying troops and ammunition for Fort Sumter is fired on, at Sumter, South Carolina.
- 1861 - Mississippi becomes second state to secede from the USA.
- 1863 - (to January 11) Battle of Arkansas Post, Arkansas (Fort Hindman).
- 1879 - Cheyenne prisoners led by Dull Knife revolt at Fort Robinson.
- 1880 - 6 feet (1.8 metres) of snow falls in Seattle, Washington in five days.
- 1903 - Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota, is established.
- 1908 - Muir Woods National Monument is established in California.
- 1912 - US marines invade Honduras.
- 1915 - Exposition Auditorium dedicated, San Francisco, California.
- 1936 - Semi-automatic rifles adopted by US army.
- 1942 - US Joint Chiefs of Staff created.
- 1945 - US soldiers led by General Douglas MacArthur invade Philippines.
- 1956 - Abigail Van Buren's "Dear Abby" column first appears in newspapers.
- 1962 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1964 - Anti-US rioting breaks out in the Panamá Canal Zone.
- 1968 - US Surveyor 7 space probe soft lands on the Moon.
- 1979 - US Supreme Court strikes down (6-3) Pennsylvania law requiring doctors performing an abortion to try to preserve lives of potentially viable fetuses.
- 1982 - 5.9 earthquake in New England and Canada; first since 1855.
- 1986 - After losing a patent battle with Polaroid, Kodak leaves the instant picture camera business.
- 1987 - The Star Tours attraction opens in Tomorrowland at Disneyland. It cost US$32 million to create.
- 1990 - US Supreme Court strikes down Dallas' ordinance imposing strict zoning on sexually oriented businesses.
- 1991 - American James Baker and Iraqi Terak Aziz meet in Geneva, Switzerland; talks fail to defuse the Persian Gulf crisis.
- 1991 - Microsoft releases Microsoft Excel for Windows 3.0, with Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) technology.
- 1992 - At the Winter Consumer Electronics Show, Apple Computer chairman John Sculley coins the term Personal Digital Assistant, referring to handheld computers that typically operate via a stylus on a LCD display. Sculley announces that Apple will enter the consumer-electronics market by the end of the year.
- 1997 - Michael Eisner signs a new ten-year contract as chairman of Disney. His base salary is US$750,000 per year, plus a bonus tied to the company's financial performance, and he receives stock options for 8 million shares to be exercised between 2003 and 2006. The value of the options is estimated at US$195-771 million.
- 2002 - The United States Department of Justice announces it will pursue a criminal investigation of Enron.
- 2006 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 11,000 for the first time since June 7, 2001, closing at 11,011.90.
- 2007 - U.S. planes conduct air strikes in Somalia against suspected terrorists.
- 2008 - (to January 12) to be At the FUN 2008 convention in Orlando, Florida, Heritage Auction Galleries conducts the auction of the Madison Collection. Some highlights:
- US 1792 fusion alloy cent pattern, VF-30 PCGS: $603,750;
- US 1796 $2.50, no stars, MS-65 PCGS: $1,725,000;
- US 1796 $2.50, with stars, MS-65 NGC: $1,006,250.
- 2008 - 70-car pileup along Interstate 4 in Florida, USA, due to fog and smoke. Five deaths.
- 2011 - US Mint Director Edmund Moy resigns.
Other history:
- 1861 - In Sumter, South Carolina, the Star of the West is fired on, the first hostile act of U.S. Civil War.
- 1923 - Juan de la Cierva makes first autogiro (helicopter) flight, in Spain.
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