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What happened in history on this day: December 10?
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 December 10 in ...
- 1993 - id Software releases the Doom game for MS-DOS to the public, via the ftp site on the University of Wisconsin's computer system. The game's name was inspired by a scene in the movie The Color of Money.
- 1993 - SunSoft (a subsidiary of Sun Microsystems) ships the first version of WABI, providing Microsoft Windows application compatibility on Solaris, Intel, and Sparc versions of UNIX.
- 1993 - Paramount Pictures releases the film Wayne's World 2 to theaters in the USA. A character in the film wears an Amiga Video Toaster t-shirt.
- 1994 - Netscape Communications serves notice of its lawsuit against Spyglass and the University of Illinois.
- 1927 - Disney ships the 15th Oswald the Lucky Rabbit film, Rival Romeos, to Winkler Productions.
- 1932 - The Silly Symphony film Santa's Workshop is released to theaters. The film was produced in color.
- 1937 - Disney releases the first Donald Duck film, Donald's Ostrich, to theaters.
- 1939 - The first Sunday color Donald Duck comic strip is published, written by Bob Karp, drawn by Al Taliaferro.
- 1961 - The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, entitled Kids is Kids with Ludwig von Drake.
- 1967 - The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, featuring A Boy Called Nuthin', part one.
- 1969 - Disney releases the live-action and animated short film It's Tough to be a Bird to theatres.
- 1978 - The NBC TV network airs The Wonderful World of Disney show, entitled Christmas at Walt Disney World.
- 1984 - Bhutan issues eleven postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of Donald Duck.
- 1984 - The NBC TV network airs the Disney film Mickey's Christmas Carol.
- 1989 - The NBC TV network airs The Magical World of Disney show, featuring A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story, part two.
- 1992 - The National Hockey League votes unanimously to expand to Anaheim, California, approving a new team, "The Mighty Ducks", owned by The Walt Disney Company.
- 1992 - The Disney TV special Best of Country '92: Countdown at the Neon Armadillo airs.
- 1993 - The Living with the Land boat ride begins operation in The Land pavilion in Epcot Center.
- 1993 - The Greenhouse Tours walking tour opens in The Land in Epcot Center.
- 1993 - Disney releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit to theaters in the US.
- 1994 - The ABC TV network airs the two-hour special Wonderful World of Disney: 40 Years of Television Magic.
- 1995 - Disney releases the film The Lion King on laserdisc in Japan, for 15000 Yen.
- 1995 - Disney releases the animated film compilation Donald Duck: A Star is Born is on laserdisc in Japan, for 15,000 Yen. It includes: The Wise Little Hen, The Band Concert, Don Donald, Donald and Pluto, Modern Inventions, Boat Builders, Good Scouts, The Hockey Champ, Fire Chief, The Riveter, The Clock Watcher, Cured Duck, Mr. Duck Steps Out, Frank Duck Brings Em' Back Alive, Bee at the Beach, Rugged Bear, Chip an' Dale, Corn Chips, Out of Scale, Up a Tree.
- 1996 - Disney releases the film The Rock on videocassette for US$107.11, and on laserdisc for US$39.99.
- 1999 - An official agreement is signed between the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government and the Walt Disney Company regarding the building and operating of Hong Kong Disneyland.
- 1999 - Disney releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo to theaters in the USA.
- 2010 - Disney Cruise Line takes possession of the Disney Dream cruise ship from the Meyer Werft shipyard in Bremerhaven, Germany.
- 1952 - A work order assigns Corvette chassis #853 (originally requested in July) to become a second Corvette show car. Test work scheduled for #853 is reassigned to #856.
- 1959 - The Corvette assembly line restarts with a renewed supply of metal parts.
- 1939 - The first Canadian troop convoy leaves Halifax destined for Britain. 7400 men of the 1st Canadian Infantry Division leave on five ocean liners, escorted by Royal Canadian Navy destroyers Ottawa, Restigouche, Fraser, and St. Laurent.
- 1939 - Vidkun Quisling of Norway meets with Adolf Hitler and many others in Berlin, over eleven days. They agree that Germany should aid Quisling and his Nazi party to seize control of Norway at a favorable moment.
- 1939 - Finland asks "all civilized nations for help".
- 1940 - At Sidi Barrani, Egypt, the Indian 4th Division with two tank regiments from British 7th Armored Division capture thousands of Italian soldiers.
- 1940 - Wilhelm Keitel issues a brief order stating that Operation Felix, the capture of Gibraltar, would not be carried out at this time, as Spanish leader Francisco Franco refused to allow a German invasion of Spain.
- 1940 - Adolf Hitler issues Directive No. 19: "Undertaking Attila", detailing plans to occupy more of France if French forces in colonies show signs of revolt. Preparations are to be made to prevent the French fleet sailing to British hands, and to take control of French airports.
- 1940 - Adolf Hitler orders German air units to Southern Italy, to attack British ships in the Mediterranean.
- 1941 - (dawn) Japanese troops land on Aparri, Gonzaga, and Pandon.
- 1941 - (1045 hours) 26 Japanese bombers make a third run over Wake Island, two being shot down.
- 1941 - The German siege of Tobruk is broken by troops of British General Sir Claude Auchinleck.
- 1941 - The Soviet Union launches a large-scale offensive along the eastern front against Germany.
- 1941 - Japanese forces seize Camiguia Island.
- 1941 - Japanese bombers sink British battleships Prince of Wales and Repulse in the Gulf of Siam.
- 1941 - (1000 hours) Hong Kong Mainland Brigade commander Brigadier C. Wallis issues a warning order to prepare for evacuation of the mainland.
- 1941 - Japanese forces capture Guam.
- 1941 - Japanese bombers and fighters again attack the Philippine island of Luzon, this time focusing on the major US Naval base near Manila. Nichols Field is heavily damaged, and Cavite is nearly destroyed. 12 P-35 planes are destroyed on the ground at Del Carmen. Over 15 P-40 fighters are lost.
- 1943 - Canadians encounter stubborn German defence at "The Gully" crossing of the Old Highway 16 en route to the "Cider" crossroads with Highway 538, south of Ortona in Italy.
- 1944 - France and the Soviet Union sign a mutual assistance pact.
- 1991 - Marshall Islands issues two postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of the Japanese capture of Guam and Singapore.
- 1991 - Poland issues a postage stamp marking the 50th anniversary of the Polish armed forces at Tobruk.
- 1982 - Imagic postpones its public stock offering from mid-December to early next year due to "unsettled market conditions".
- 1982 - Mattel loses one-third of its market value in heavy stock trading.
- 1998 - Acclaim releases the Turok 2: Seeds of Evil video game for the Nintendo 64.
- 2005 - Microsoft launches the Xbox 360 video game system in Japan.
- 2005 - The Spike TV network airs Spike TV's Video Game Awards 2005 show.
- Best Action Game: God of War by Sony CEA.
- Best Cast: Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie.
- Best Driving Game: Burnout Revenge.
- Best Game Based on a Movie: Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie.
- Best Handheld Game: Lumines by Ubisoft.
- Best Individual Sports Game: Tony Hawk's American Wasteland, by Activision Publishing.
- Best Military Game: Call of Duty 2 by Activision.
- Best Multiplayer Game: World of Warcraft by Blizzard Entertainment.
- Best Original Song: "Maybe We Crazy" by 50 Cent, in 50 Cent Bulletproof.
- Best Performance by a Human Female: Charlize Theron in Aeon Flux.
- Best Performance by a Human Male: Jack Black in Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie.
- Best Team Sports Game: Madden NFL 06.
- Best Wireless Game: Marc Echo Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure.
- Cybervixen of the Year: Maria Menounosa Eve in James Bond 007 From Russia With Love.
- Designer of the Year: David Jaffe, for God of War.
- Game of the Year: Resident Evil 4.
- Most Addictive Game: World of Warcraft by Blizzard Entertainment.
- 2010 - Electronic Arts releases the Medal of Honor video game for the PlayStation 3 in the US.
- 2011 - Nintendo releases the Circle Pad Pro for the Nintendo 3DS in Japan. The accessory adds a second analog Circle Pad controller, and a second set of shoulder buttons. Price is 1500 yen (US$20).
- 1317 - At the Castle of Nyköping in Södermanland, King Birger has his brothers Erik and Valdermar as guests for a banquet. Following the banquet, he has them imprisoned, in revenge for their imprisonment of him in 1306, and his desire to rule all of Sweden again.
- 1809 - Peace is concluded with Denmark.
- 1810 - Prince Karl Johan's wife Desirée and their 11-year old son Oskar arrive in Sweden from Paris.
- 1896 - Alfred Nobel dies. Over his lifetime, 355 patents had been registered in his name, and he owned 93 factories around the world.
- 1976 - In Stockholm, King Carl XVI Gustaf hands out awards for Nobel prizes. All five awards this year are won by seven Americans.
- 1985 - The Swedish Mint issues a 100-kr 0.925 fine silver coin, in honor of the International Year of the Forest. Mintage is limited to 120,000 pieces.
- 1985 - The Canadian government declares Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg to be an honorary Canadian citizen.
- 1993 - Paramount Pictures releases the film Wayne's World 2 to theaters in the USA. A character in the film says she is from Sweden. A humorously accented discussion of where she is from ensues.
- 1858 - "Letters Patent" makes legal tender the silver 5c, 10c, and 20c pieces, and copper cent.
- 1981 - A proclamation authorizes the issue of bronze 1c coins, weight 2.5 grams, 12-sided, effective January 1, 1982.
- 1981 - A proclamation changes the composition of the 5c coin to 75% copper, 25% nickel (cupro-nickel), with weight 4.6 grams, effective January 1, 1982.
- 1942 - Bureau of the Mint suspends cent coinage due to anticipated changes from Congressional legislation.
- 1963 - US President Lyndon Johnson requests Congress authorize the placement of John Kennedy's portrait on the half dollar coin.
- 2008 - The US Senate unanimously approves H.R. 6184, "America's Beautiful National Parks Quarter Dollar Coin Act of 2008".
- 1810 - Tom Cribb (Great Britain) beats Tom Molineaus (US-Negro) in first interracial boxing championship (40 rounds).
- 1896 - First intercollegiate basketball game (Wesleyan beats Yale 4-3).
- 1918 - John A Heyder becomes president of baseball's National League.
- 1919 - National League votes to ban the spitball's use by all new pitchers.
- 1919 - New York, Boston, and Chicago oppose American League resolution accusing Ban Johnson of overstepping his duties.
- 1922 - Pete Henry makes longest known NFL drop-kicked field goal, 45 yards.
- 1924 - Agreement reached on permanent rotation of World Series baseball championships with each league getting games 1, 2, 6, 7 in alternating years.
- 1929 - Donald Bradman scores 225 in second inning of Test Cricket trial after 124 in first.
- 1934 - NFL adopts player waiver rule; applies after 6th game of the season.
- 1935 - Philadelphia Athletics sell Jimmie Foxx to the Boston Red Sox for $150,000.
- 1935 - Chicago White Sox sell Al Simmons to the Detroit Tigers for $75,000.
- 1938 - 26th Canadian Football League Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts defeat Winnipeg Blue Bombers, 30-7.
- 1939 - Green Bay Packers win NFL championship, beat New York Giants 27-0.
- 1945 - Australian Services lose third Victory Test Cricket to India by six wickets.
- 1954 - Philadelphia Phillies purchase Connie Mack Stadium.
- 1958 - University of Pittsburgh agrees to buy Forbes Field from the Pittsburgh Pirates.
- 1961 - Houston Oilers' Billy Cannon gains record 373 yards against New York Titans.
- 1965 - Test Cricket debut of Doug Walters versus England at the Gabba.
- 1968 - Joe Frazier beats Oscar Bonavena in 15 rounds for heavyweight boxing title.
- 1970 - North American Soccer League awards New York and Toronto franchises.
- 1973 - First time since 1885, tennis has two top males (S Smith and Jimmy Connors).
- 1973 - The American League vote unanimously to adopt the designated hitter rule on a trail basis for three years.
- 1978 - 67th Davis Cup: USA beats Great Britain in Rancho Mirage (4-1).
- 1978 - New York Islanders end 15-game undefeated streak (12-0-3) to Montreal Canadiens.
- 1982 - Heavyweight Michael Doakes knocks out Mike Weaver in 1:03 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
- 1983 - 58th Australian Women's Tennis: M Navratilova beats K Jordan (6-2, 7-6).
- 1983 - Last NFL game at Shea Stadium; Pittsburgh Steelers beat New York Jets 34-7.
- 1986 - Atlanta Hawks' Dominique Wilkins scores 57 points versus Chicago Bulls.
- 1988 - Washington Capitals' first NHL scoreless tie, versus Montreal Canadiens.
- 1991 - Howard Spira sentenced to 2.5 years in prison for trying to extort money from New York Yankees' owner George Steinbrenner.
- 1992 - The National Hockey League votes unanimously to expand to Anaheim, California, approving a new team, "The Mighty Ducks", owned by The Walt Disney Company.
- 1992 - NHL awards franchise to Miami (for 1994-95).
- 1992 - New York Yankees sign free agent pitcher Jimmy Key.
- 1992 - Orlanda Magic scores 14 3-pointers (two shy of record).
- 1994 - 60th Heisman Trophy Award: Rashaan Salaam, Colorado (Running Back).
- 1995 - First meeting of NBA expansion teams, Toronto Raptors beat Vancouver Grizzlies 93-81.
- 1995 - Kelly Robbins and Tammie Green win LPGA Diner's Club Golf Matches.
- 1995 - Michael Slater scores 219 versus Sri Lanka at the WACA.
- 1995 - Muralitharan takes 2-224 in Australian innings of 5-617.
- 1995 - Ricky Ponting makes 96 on Test Cricket debut (Australia versus Sri Lanka, WACA).
- 2006 - Chivas defeats Toluca in the final of the Mexican Soccer League.
- 2008 - The New York Yankees sign starting pitcher CC Sabathia to a seven-year, US$161-million contract - the largest ever for a free-agent pitcher.
- 2021 - At T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, NHL regular season game: Philadelphia Flyers beats Vegas Golden Knights by score 4-3.
- 2021 - At Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, NHL regular season game: Vancouver Canucks beats Winnipeg Jets by score 4-3.
- 2021 - At Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona, USA, NHL regular season game: Florida Panthers beats Arizona Coyotes by score 3-1.
- 2021 - At Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, USA, NHL regular season game: Colorado Avalanche beats Detroit Red Wings by score 7-3.
- 2021 - At Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, USA, NHL regular season game: Nashville Predators beats New Jersey Devils by score 3-2.
- 2021 - At Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., USA, NHL regular season game: Pittsburgh Penguins beats Washington Capitals by score 4-2.
- 2021 - At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: New York Rangers beats Buffalo Sabres by score 2-1.
- 1974 - Helios 1 launched by US, Germany; later makes closest flyby of Sun.
- 1977 - Soyuz 26 carries two cosmonauts to Salyut 6 space station.
- 1980 - Soyuz T-3 returns to Earth.
- 1982 - Soyuz T-5 returns to Earth, 211 days after take-off.
- 1984 - First planet outside our solar system is discovered.
- 1990 - Soyuz TM-10 lands.
- 2006 - NASA space shuttle Discovery lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center on the first night launch since the 2003 loss of Columbia.
- 2006 - Christer Fuglesang becomes the first Swede in space.
- 1995 - Worst snowstorm in Buffalo history, 37.9 inches in 24 hours, breaking previous record of 25.3 inches in 1982.
- 2021 - 36 tornados in Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee kill over 90 people.
- 1817 - Mississippi is admitted as 20th state in the USA.
- 1864 - USA Army General Tecumseh Sherman's armies reach Savannah, Georgia, and twelve-day siege begins.
- 1869 - Women suffrage (right to vote) granted in Wyoming Territory (US first).
- 1898 - Signing of the Treaty of Paris ends war between the USA and Spain. Under terms of the treaty, control of the Philippine Islands, Puerto Rico, and Cuba are turned over to the USA.
- 1906 - First American awarded Nobel Peace Prize - President Theodore Roosevelt.
- 1911 - Calbraith Rogers completes first crossing of US by airplane (84 days).
- 1915 - 10,000,000th Ford Model T car is assembled.
- 1920 - President Woodrow Wilson receives Nobel Peace Prize.
- 1927 - "Grand Ole Opry" makes its first radio broadcast, in Nashville, Tennessee.
- 1931 - American Jane Addams named co-recipient of Nobel Peace Prize.
- 1937 - Dollar Line's SS President Hoover runs aground off Japanese island of Formosa. All passengers are transferred to the SS President Pierce after four days. The ship is scavenged by the Japanese in 1939.
- 1941 - Japanese troops land on northern Luzon in the Philippines.
- 1941 - Japanese forces capture Guam.
- 1950 - In Saint Louis, Missouri, USA a falling meteorite strikes a car.
- 1958 - First domestic (New York-Miami) passenger jet flight-National 707 flies 111 passengers.
- 1961 - US performs nuclear test at Carlsbad, New Mexico (underground).
- 1964 - Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Dr Martin Luther King Junior.
- 1971 - William H Rehnquist confirmed as US Supreme Court justice.
- 1974 - Helios 1 launched by US, Germany; later makes closest flyby of Sun.
- 1984 - In Claxton, Georgia, USA a mailbox is destroyed by a meteorite fall.
- 1985 - Bill to balance the US federal budget passed by Congress.
- 1991 - Howard Spira sentenced to 2.5 years in prison for trying to extort money from New York Yankees' owner George Steinbrenner.
- 1991 - IM Pei receives $5 million for design of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
- 1993 - id Software releases the Doom game for MS-DOS to the public, via the ftp site on the University of Wisconsin's computer system. The game's name was inspired by a scene in the movie The Color of Money.
- 1995 - Worst snowstorm in Buffalo history, 37.9 inches in 24 hours, breaking previous record of 25.3 inches in 1982.
- 2004 - Malaysian freighter Selendang Ayu carrying 1.8 million litres of fuel oil snaps in two off Unalaska Island, Alaska, USA, releasing thousands of litres of fuel oil.
- 2006 - NASA space shuttle Discovery lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center on the first night launch since the 2003 loss of Columbia.
- 2020 - The United States reaffirms its previous recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over the Western Sahara and announces plans to build a consulate there.
- 2020 - The United States and Saudi Arabia approve the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, while Argentina approves Sputnik V.
- 2021 - 36 tornados in Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee kill over 90 people.
Other history:
- 1582 - France begins use of Gregorian calendar.
- 1898 - Spanish-American War ends; US acquires Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam.
- 1915 - 10,000,000th Model T Ford automobile assembled.
- 1984 - First "planet" outside our solar system discovered.
- 1988 - Massive earthquake in Armenia kills 100,000 in cities of Leninakan and Spitak.
- 2008 - The New York Yankees sign starting pitcher CC Sabathia to a seven-year, US$161-million contract - the largest ever for a free-agent pitcher.
- 2008 - The Channel Island of Sark, a British crown dependency, holds its first fully democratic elections under a new constitutional arrangement, becoming the last European territory to abolish feudalism.
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