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What happened in history on this day: January 21?
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 21 in ...
- 1986 - IBM announces the IBM RT Personal Computer, using RISC-based technology from IBM's "801" project of the mid-70s. It is one of the first commercially-available 32-bit RISC-based computers. The base configuration has 1 MB RAM, a 1.2 MB floppy, and 40 MB hard drive, for US$11,700.
- 2003 - U.S. District Judge J. Motz issues a preliminary injunction, ordering Microsoft to distribute Sun Microsystems' Java with Windows, and to cease distribution of its own implementation.
- 2003 - At the LinuxWorld show in New York, SuSE announces the SuSE Linux Office Desktop software, for US$129. It is SuSE Linux 8.1 with CodeWeavers' CrossOver Win32 API, allowing many Windows applications to run.
- 1924 - Disney ships the second Alice Comedy film, Alice Hunting in Africa, to M.J. Winkler Productions.
- 1930 - Ub Iwerks tells Roy Disney he wants to leave the Disney studio. Roy offers him $5000 for his 20 percent share of the company.
- 1932 - Disney completes the Mickey Mouse film The Duck Hunt. Pluto also appears.
- 1933 - The Mickey Mouse film The Mad Doctor is released to theaters. Pluto also appears.
- 1938 - Animation work begins on The Sorcerer's Apprentice.
- 1956 - The Dairy Bar food facility opens in Tomorrowland at Disneyland.
- 1960 - Disney releases the animated short film Goliath II to theaters. This is the first Disney film to be fully animated using the Xerox process for transfering pencil drawings directly to cels.
- 1960 - Disney releases the live-action short film Gala Day at Disneyland to theaters.
- 1960 - Buena Vista releases Disney's live-action feature film Toby Tyler, or Ten Weeks with a Circus to theaters. The film is based on the novel by James Otis Kaler.
- 1962 - The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, featuring Sancho the Homing Steer, part one.
- 1968 - The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, entitled Disneyland - From the Pirates of the Caribbean to the World of Tomorrow.
- 1969 - The U.S. Forest Service announces formal approval of the Disney master plan for a Mineral King ski resort.
- 1973 - The NBC TV network airs The Wonderful World of Disney show, entitled Fifty Happy Years.
- 1977 - Buena Vista Distribution generally releases the live-action feature film Freaky Friday to theaters in the US.
- 1982 - The CBS TV network airs the special Kraft Salutes Walt Disney World's 10th Anniversary.
- 1991 - The ABC TV network airs the special New Kids on the Block at Walt Disney World - Wildest Dreams.
- 1993 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US.
- A sports character is asked what he's going to do now; he replies "I'm going to Duff Gardens", a parody of paid promotions of sports players saying they're going to Disneyland.
- At Duff Gardens, there are many Disney parodies:
- the Seven Duffs (Seven Dwarfs),
- Beer Hall of Presidents (Hall of Presidents) complete with audio and animated President Lincoln standing and speaking,
- Little Land of Duff (It's a Small World) with little characters singing a similar song, and
- Main Street Electrical Parade with similar music.
- 1995 - The last show of the TV series The Crusaders airs.
- 1995 - The film Circle of Life: an Environmental Fable begins airing in the Harvest Theatre in The Land in Epcot Center at Walt Disney World. It includes characters Simba, Timon, and Pumbaa.
- 1997 - Buena Vista Pictures releases the Hollywood Pictures film Eddie on videocassette in the US for US$100.71, and laser disk for US$39.99.
- 1999 - St. Vincent issues 21 postage stamps depicting Disney characters in winter sports.
- 2003 - Disney releases the animated film 101 Dalmatians 2: Patch's London Adventure on DVD and videocassette.
- 1963 - General Motors' Chairman Frederic Donner issues a policy memo, re-iterating the company's compliance with 1957 Automobile Manufacturers Association ban of company-sponsored racing. This officially cancels production plans for the Corvette Grand Sport, with only 5 of the intended 125 cars mostly built.
- 2004 - In Scottsdale, Arizona, the Barrett-Jackson Classic Car Auction is held, over five days. 64 Corvettes are sold for US$5.1 million. 35 Corvettes sell for over US$50,000; thirteen sell for over US$100,000. Some notable Corvette sales:
- 1953 restored: US$195,000;
- 1954 white convertible, 265-ci 180-hp, all numbers matching: US$100,000;
- 1954 with C4 suspension and 327/350 engine: US$98,000;
- 1959 fuel-injected: US$110,000;
- 1962 red fuel-injected: US$94,000;
- 1963 Sebring Silver coupe, fuel-injected, 40,000 miles: US$137,500;
- 1966 red coupe, 427-ci 425-hp L72, 4-speed, side exhausts, owned by Survivor host Jeff Probst: US$72,500;
- 1967 Marina Blue convertible, 427-ci 425-hp L71: US$135,000;
- 1967 roadster with L89 aluminum heads: US$195,000;
- 1968 L88 coupe: US$157,000;
- 1972 LT-1 ZR-1 coupe: US$100,000;
- 1987 Callaway Sledgehammer Corvette (254.76-mph record setter): US$205,000;
- 1991 Callaway twin-turbo Speedster ZR-1: US$175,000.
- 1932 - Finland and the Soviet Union sign a five-year Pact of Non-Agression.
- 1941 - Australian infantry with 16 Matilda tanks attack Tobruk, Libya, forcing the surrender of 25,000-30,000 Italians and 87 tanks.
- 1942 - German forces under Erwin Rommel in North Africa strike back at British forces.
- 1944 - US General Dwight Eisenhower accepts the revised plan for Operation Overlord, with five divisions landing on fifty miles of Normandy beaches. Americans are to land on the west, aiming for Chrebourg, Brest, and ports around the Loire estuary. British and Canadian forces are to land on the east near Caen, seizing Caen on the first day. D-Day is set for June 5.
- 1946 - In Prague, Czechoslovakia, the National Court convicts Czech General Otto Blaha and General Robert Richtermoc of war crimes, and hangs the two a few hours later. General Gustav Mohapl is sentenced to 25 years in prison for trying to get Czechs to fight with Germans on the Russian front.
- 1997 - In Prague, Czech Republic, Czech Prime Minister Vaclav Klaus and German Chancellor Helmut Kohl sign a document acknowledging wrongs each nation committed against each other bewteen 1938 and 1946.
- 1998 - Capcom releases the Resident Evil 2 game for the PlayStation and Nintendo 64 in the US.
- 2000 - Enix releases the Dragon Warrior Monsters game for the Game Boy Color in the US.
- 2005 - Columbia Pictures releases the film Are We There Yet? to theaters in the USA and Canada. The video game Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem is played.
- 1982 - A proclamation sets the design of the 1982 silver $1 coin, commemorating the 100th anniversary of Regina, Saskatchewan, effective March 1, 1982.
- 1889 - Birth of Bert Collins cricketer (Aussie batsman in the post WWI years).
- 1894 - Oscar Fredriksen skates world record 500m in 47.8 seconds.
- 1907 - Kenora Thistles sweep Montana Wanderers in two for the Stanley Cup.
- 1932 - Birth of Boris Shakhlin Russia, gymnast (Olympics-gold-1956-60-64).
- 1939 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Joan Tozzer.
- 1939 - US male Figure Skating championship won by Robin Lee.
- 1940 - Birth of Jack Nicklaus Columbus Ohio, golfer (Player of Year 1967,72,73,75,76).
- 1951 - Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Tampa Women's Golf Open.
- 1955 - Birth of Peter Fleming New Jersey, tennis player (US Open Doubles 1979, 81, 83).
- 1957 - Birth of Jacob Green NFL defensive end (Seattle Seahawk).
- 1957 - Birth of Shaukat Dukanwala cricketer (Baroda off-spinner, UAE World Cup 1996).
- 1958 - Philadelphia Phillies agree to televise 78 games into New York City, New York (doesn't happen).
- 1962 - Mickey Wright wins LPGA Sea Island Women's Golf Invitational.
- 1963 - Birth of Cindy Schreyer Forest Park Georgia, LPGA golfer (1993 Sun-Times Challenge).
- 1963 - Birth of Detlef Schrempf Germany, NBA forward (Mavericks, Pacers, Seattle Supersonics).
- 1963 - Birth of Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon Nigeria, NBA center (Rockets, Olympics-gold-1996).
- 1963 - Birth of Jessie Hester NFL player (Saint Louis Rams).
- 1965 - Birth of Brian Bradley Kitchener, NHL center (Tampa Bay Lightning).
- 1965 - Birth of Eric Moore NFL tackle (Cleveland Browns).
- 1965 - Birth of Tania Abitbol Madrid Spain, LPGA golfer (1994 US Women's Open-4th).
- 1966 - Birth of Chris Hammond US baseball pitcher (Florida Marlins).
- 1967 - AFL Pro Bowl: East beats West 30-23.
- 1967 - Birth of Ulf Stenlund Sweden, tennis star.
- 1967 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Peggy Fleming.
- 1967 - US male Figure Skating championship won by Gary Visconti.
- 1968 - AFL Pro Bowl: East beats West 25-24.
- 1968 - Birth of Tom Urbani Santa Cruz California, pitcher (Saint Louis Cardinals, Detroit Tigers).
- 1968 - NFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 38-20.
- 1969 - 22nd NHL All-Star Game: West beat East 3-3 at Montréal.
- 1969 - Birth of Ashley Sheppard NFL linebacker (Jacksonville Jaguars).
- 1969 - Birth of Matt Willig NFL tackle/guard (Atlanta Falcons, New York Jets).
- 1969 - Birth of Rusty Greer Fort Rucker Alabama, outfielder (Texas Rangers).
- 1969 - Birth of Ted Long Canadian Football League slot back (Hamilton Tiger Cats).
- 1970 - Birth of Brennan Little Saint Thomas Ontario, golfer (1994 Western States mini-tour).
- 1970 - Birth of Ian Salisbury cricketer (Sussex and England leg-spinner 1992-96).
- 1971 - Birth of Doug Edwards NBA forward (Vancouver Grizzlies).
- 1971 - Birth of Doug Weight Warren Michigan, NHL center (Edmonton Oilers, Team USA 98).
- 1972 - Birth of Alan Benes Evansville Indiana, pitcher (Saint Louis Cardinals).
- 1972 - Birth of Howard Nathan NBA guard (Atlanta Hawks).
- 1972 - Birth of Shelley Looney ice hockey forward (USA, Olympics-1998).
- 1973 - Third NFL Pro Bowl: AFC beats NFC 33-28.
- 1973 - Birth of Grady Jackson defensive tackle (Oakland Raiders).
- 1973 - Birth of Jamal Cox WLAF linebacker (Rhein Fire).
- 1974 - Birth of Jerald Sowell fullback (New York Jets).
- 1974 - Birth of Jerry Wunsch tackle (Tampa Bay Buccaneers).
- 1974 - Birth of Orpheus Roye defensive end (Pittsburgh Steelers).
- 1974 - Ken Viljoen cricketer (played 27 Tests for South Africa 1930-47), dies.
- 1975 - 28th NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 7-1 at Montréal.
- 1975 - Birth of Willem Korsten Dutch soccer player (Vitesse).
- 1979 - Super Bowl XIII Pittsburgh Steelers beat Dallas Cowboys, 35-31 in Miami; Super Bowl Most Valuable Player: Terry Bradshaw, Pittsburgh, Quarterback.
- 1980 - Les Henson, Virginia Tech, makes 89' 3" basketball field goal.
- 1982 - New York Islanders begin then NHL record 15 game winning streak.
- 1984 - US male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Hamilton.
- 1985 - Dennis Potvin ties Bobby Orr's career record of 270 NHL goals.
- 1986 - 100 participate in Nude Olympics race in 38 degrees F (3 degrees C), Indiana.
- 1989 - Wayne Gretzky passes Marcel Dionne to become NHL's second all time scorer.
- 1990 - 41st NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 12-7 at Pittsburgh.
- 1990 - Bob Goodenow succeeds Alan Eagleson as NHL players association executive director.
- 1990 - John McEnroe becomes the first ever expelled from the Australian Open for throwing a tantrum and swearing at an official.
- 1990 - Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Jamaica Golf Classic.
- 1991 - Howard "Red" Grange, football's galloping ghost, dies at 87.
- 1992 - William T "Champion Jack" Dupree, US boxer/pianist, dies at 81.
- 1993 - Johan Koss skates world record 5 km in 6 38.77.
- 1995 - Philippe Casado, Moroccan/French cyclist, dies at 30.
- 1996 - Karrie Webb wins LPGA HealthSouth Inaugural Golf Tournament.
- 1996 - US male Figure Skating championship won by Rudy Galindo.
- 2005 - Roger Clemens agrees to one-year, 18 million deal with the Houston Astros, making Clemens the most expensive pitcher in major league history.
- 2005 - Death of Don Poier, U.S. play-by-play man for the Memphis Grizzlies (born 1951).
- 2007 - Yokozuna Asashoryu wins the Emperor's Cup at the New Year's Grand Sumo Tournament (Hatsu Basho) in Tokyo, Japan.
- 1960 - Little Joe 4 suborbital Mercury test reaches 16 km.
- 1979 - Neptune becomes outermost planet (Pluto moves closer).
- 1985 - -19 degrees F (-28 degrees C), Caesar's Head South Carolina (state record).
- 1985 - -34 degrees F (-37 degrees C), Mount Mitchell North Carolina (state record).
- 1994 - In Halmahera, Indonesia, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake occurs. Seven people killed, 40 injured and 550 houses damaged in the Kau area.
- 1997 - In Southern Xinjiang, China, a magnitude 5.9 earthquake occurs. At least 12 people killed, 40 injured, and 2,500 families homeless; about 31,000 homes destroyed or damaged.
Other history:
- 1954 - First atomic submarine, USS Nautilus, launched on Thames River, christened by First Lady Mamie Eisenhower.
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