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What happened in history on this day: January 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 January 19 in ...
- 1983 - Apple Computer officially unveils the Lisa computer. It features a 5 MHz 68000 microprocessor, 1 MB RAM, 2 MB ROM, 12-inch B/W monitor, 720x364 graphics, dual 5.25-inch 860 kB floppy drives, 5 MB Profile hard drive, and six integrated programs. It is slow, but innovative. Its initial price is US$9995. The Lisa computer cost Apple Computer US$50 million to develop. It is the first personal computer with a graphical user interface (GUI). The software for it cost Apple Computer US$100 million to develop. "Lisa" stands for Local Integrated Software Architecture.
- 1983 - Apple Computer introduces the Apple IIe. It features 64 kB RAM, Applesoft BASIC, upper/lower case keyboard, seven expansion slots, 40x24 and 80x24 text, 1 MHz 6502 processor, up to 560x192 graphics, 140 kB 5.25-inch floppy drive, Apple DOS 3.3, for US$1395.
- 1986 - The first virus program for the IBM PC appears, called the Brain. It infects the boot sector of 360 kB floppy disks.
- 1994 - Shipments of Windows to date: 40 million.
- 1995 - Apple Computer announces it has shipped the 1 millionth Power Macintosh computer or upgrade.
- 2000 - Transmeta announces a new processor family, code-named Crusoe, compatible with the Intel x86 design, for low-power use in portable computers. The first processor is the 700 MHz TM3120.
- 1924 - Lillian Bounds begins work at the Disney Brothers Studio as an inker and painter.
- 1935 - The Mickey Mouse film Mickey's Man Friday is released to theaters.
- 1949 - RKO Radio Pictures releases Disney's animated and live-action feature film So Dear to My Heart to theaters. The film is based on the book Midnight and Jeremiah by Sterling North.
- 1951 - The Chip 'n' Dale film Chicken in the Rough is released.
- 1955 - The ABC TV network airs the Disneyland TV show, entitled Monsters of the Deep.
- 1964 - The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, entitled Mediterranean Cruise with Ludwig Von Drake.
- 1975 - The NBC TV network airs The Wonderful World of Disney show, featuring The Sky's the Limit, part one.
- 1977 - The Disney studio launches a new series of The Mickey Mouse Club on TV.
- 1981 - Grenada issues two postage stamps for the 50th anniversary of Pluto.
- 1996 - Buena Vista Pictures releases the Hollywood Pictures live-action feature film Mr. Holland's Opus to theaters in the USA.
- 1997 - In Beverly Hills, California, the 54th annual Golden Globe Awards ceremony is held. Winning Best Film, Musical or Comedy: Evita. Winning Best Actress, Musical or Comedy: Madonna in Evita. Winning Best Original Song: "You Must Love Me" in Evita.
- 1956 - The General Motors Motorama show opens in the Waldorf Astoria in New York City, running for nine days. The 1956 Corvette makes its debut. The Corvette Impala show car is displayed.
- 1943 - In the western Mediterranean, Royal Canadian Navy corvette Port Arthur destroys Italian submarine Tritone.
- 1945 - Soviet forces reach the German frontier in Silesia.
- 1977 - US President Gerald Ford pardons Iva Toguri (Tokyo Rose), convicted in 1949 of treason, as witness testimony included lies under threat by the FBI and occupation police.
- 1998 - The Royal Canadian Mint Act is amended, adding specifications for a $350 gold coin, 0.99999 fine, weighing 587.18 grains.
- 1998 - A Royal proclamation authorizes the issuance of a $350 gold coin depicting four flowers: oxalis acetosella, rosa canina, lilium candidum, and onopordon acanthium.
- 1998 - The Royal Canadian Mint Act is amended, changing specifications for $15 silver coins to 0.925 silver with 24 karat gold-plated cameo in center, weighing 524.688 grains.
- 1998 - A Royal proclamation authorizes the issuance of series of twelve $15 silver coins with gold-plated cameo center. The coins will depict animals of the Chinese astrological calendar, and date of issue as follows: 1998 tiger, 1999 rabbit, 2000 dragon, 2001 snake, 2002 horse, 2003 sheep, 2004 monkey, 2005 rooster, 2006 dog, 2007 pig, 2008 rat, 2009 ox.
- 1998 - The Royal Canadian Mint Act is amended, changing specifications for $2 silver coins to 0.925 silver with a 0.999 fine gold-plated core, weighing 136.263 grains.
- 1898 - Brown defeats Harvard 6-0 in first intercollegiate hockey game.
- 1903 - New bicycle race "Tour de France" announced.
- 1929 - Clas Thunberg skates world record 500m in 42.8 seconds.
- 1937 - Cy Young, Tris Speaker and Nap Lajoie elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.
- 1952 - NFL takes control of New York Yankees.
- 1952 - PGA approves allowing black participants.
- 1953 - Jesse Owens named Illinois Athletic Commission secretary.
- 1956 - Hoboken dedicates a plaque honoring achievements of Alexander Cartwright in organizing early baseball at Elysian Field.
- 1958 - Canadian Football Council renamed Canadian Football League.
- 1964 - AFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 27-24.
- 1969 - AFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 38-25.
- 1969 - Joanne Carner wins LPGA Burdine's Golf Invitational.
- 1969 - NFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 10-7.
- 1971 - 24th NHL All-Star Game: West beat East 2-1 at Boston.
- 1971 - NHL Writers' Association renamed Professional Hockey Writers' Association.
- 1972 - Sandy Koufax, Yogi Berra, and Early Wynn elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.
- 1974 - Notre Dame beats UCLA, ends NCAA-record 88-game basketball win streak.
- 1975 - Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Colgate Golf Triple Crown.
- 1977 - Ernie Banks elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.
- 1978 - Eddie Mathews elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.
- 1982 - Australia-West Indies one-day game that produced a Privy Council libel case.
- 1982 - Marc Demeyer, Belgian bicyclist (Paris-Roubaix 1976), dies at age 31.
- 1983 - Saint Louis Cardinals' infielder Ozzie Smith becomes baseball's first $1 million shortstop, signing a three-year contract.
- 1984 - Francesco Moser bicycles world record time 50,808 km (he is the first man to break the 50 km/h barrier).
- 1990 - Test debut of Mushtaq Ahmed, versus Australia at Adelaide.
- 1991 - 42nd NHL All Star Game: Campbell beats Wales 11-5 in Chicago, Illinois.
- 1991 - Jumbo Tsuruta beats Stan Hansen to win All Japan Triple Crown title.
- 1993 - Chris Street, basketball player, dies at age 20.
- 1993 - Oakland Athletics unveil new elephant logo.
- 1996 - NHL approves move of Winnipeg Jets to Phoenix.
- 1997 - Ivan Rodriguez signs the richest one-year deal in baseball history, agreeing to a contract worth US$6.65 million to play with the Texas Rangers.
- 1997 - Michelle McGann wins LPGA Healthsouth Inaugural.
- 2005 - Death of Anita Kulcsár, Hungarian handball player (born 1976).
- 2006 - After an 80-day departure, Theo Epstein returns to the Red Sox in a yet-to-be named capacity. The youngest general manager in baseball history, who assembled a World Champion team in 2004, left Boston on Halloween Day citing the position was not 'the right fit'.
- 2007 - Death of Bam Bam Bigelow, American wrestler (born 1961).
- 2008 - Death of Don Wittman, of cancer, age 71; Canadian sports broadcaster for 47 years.
- 2009 - Baltimore Orioles' outfielder Nick Markakis agrees to a six-year, US$66 million contract.
- 1993 - STS-54 (Endeavour) lands.
- 1975 - In the Kashmir-Xizang border region, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake occurs. 42 dead, 40 seriously injured, 2,500 people left homeless, and extensive damage in the Kinnaur district of the Himachal Pradesh State.
- 1977 - Rare snow flurries in southeast Florida, USA.
- 1981 - In Irian Jaya, Indonesia, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake occurs. Three hundred five people killed, some injured and about 1,000 missing in the Jayawijaya Mountains.
- 1994 - Record cold temperatures hit the eastern United States. The coldest temperature ever measured in Indiana state history, -36 degrees F (-38 degrees C), is recorded in New Whiteland. The coldest temperature ever measured in Ohio state history, -20 degrees F (-29 degrees C), is recorded in Cleveland.
- 1995 - In Colombia, a magnitude 6.5 earthquake occurs. Five people killed, several injured and at least 20 major buildings damaged in the Bogota area. Felt in much of Colombia and western Venezuela and as far as Caracas, Venezuela.
Other history:
- 1955 - "Scrabble" debuts on board game market.
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