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What happened in history on this day: February 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 February 6 in ...
- 1984 - Software Arts files a lawsuit against Visicorp to end its contract over rights to market Visicalc, claiming Visicorp failed to market the product adequately.
- 1985 - Apple Computer co-founder Steve Wozniak resigns from Apple Computer, to start a company that will develop home video products.
- 1998 - International Telecommunications Union of modem vendors agree on v.90 as a common 56 kbps transmission standard.
- 2002 - Nvidia releases the GeForce4 Ti, GeForce4 MX, and GeForce4 440 Go graphics chips, and GeForce4 Titanium card.
- 2005 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. Personal computers are used to view pictures, play games, and view Web site videos.
- 1928 - Universal Pictures releases the Oswald the Lucky Rabbit film The Ol' Swimmin' 'Ole to theaters.
- 1928 - Walt, accompanied by Lillian, goes to New York to negotiate a deal with Charles Mintz of Winkler Productions for the next series of Oswald cartoons.
- 1937 - The Mickey Mouse film Magician Mickey is released to theaters. Donald Duck also appears.
- 1938 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs for an Oscar Award in the category Music, Best Score.
- 1938 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film The Old Mill for an Oscar Award in the category Short Subjects, Cartoons.
- 1943 - RKO Radio Pictures releases Disney's animated feature film Saludos Amigos to theaters in the U.S. It cost US$300,000 to make. It includes the animated short films: Lake Titicaca (with Donald Duck), Pedro, El Gaucho Goofy (with Goofy), and Aquarela do Brasil (with Donald Duck).
- 1948 - The Goofy film The Big Wash is released.
- 1959 - The ABC TV network airs the Walt Disney Presents TV show, featuring the fifth "Elfego Baca" episode, Attorney at Law.
- 1972 - The NBC TV network airs The Wonderful World of Disney show, featuring Justin Morgan Had a Horse, part one.
- 1975 - Buena Vista releases the Walt Disney Productions live-action feature film The Strongest Man in the World to theaters in the US. The film is a sequel to the 1970 film The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes.
- 1977 - The NBC TV network airs The Wonderful World of Disney show, featuring Barry of the Great St. Bernard, part two.
- 1981 - Buena Vista releases the live-action feature film The Devil and Max Devlin to theaters in the USA.
- 1985 - As of this date, Disneyland is now open every day of the week.
- 1985 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates Jessica Lange for her role in the film Mickey's Christmas Carol for an Oscar Award in the category Actress.
- 1985 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Splash for an Oscar Award in the category Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen.
- 1985 - Disney and Lucasfilm reach an agreement for Lucasfilm to develop new attractions for Disney's theme parks.
- 1986 - Shareholders vote to change the company's name from Walt Disney Productions to The Walt Disney Company.
- 1992 - Disney releases the film The Parent Trap on laserdisc in the US, for US$40.
- 1992 - Disney releases the film The Love Bug on laserdisc in the US, for US$35.
- 1993 - The NBC TV network airs the first episode of Almost Home.
- 1994 - The Disney Channel first airs the animated TV series Aladdin.
- 2000 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US.
- A horse is trained to kick a football, a reference to the 1976 Disney film Gus, about a football-kicking mule.
- A character discovers a community of leprechauns, a reference to Disney's 1959 film Darby O'Gill and the Little People.
- 2001 - The Rancho del Zocalo restaurant opens in Disneyland.
- 2005 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A football player refers to himself as "star of a Disney Channel movie".
- 2007 - Disney releases the film Cinderella III: A Twist in Time to the home video market.
- 2009 - The It's a Small World attraction re-opens at Disneyland with new boats, new Spirit of America scene, re-recorded soundtrack, and 29 Disney characters added in their home worlds.
- 1964 - At the Green Valley Raceway in Dallas Texas, the SCCA Convention is held. John Mecom races Grand Sport #004 in A Production against a Cobra. The Cobra wins.
- 1972 - At the Daytona International Speedway, in Daytona, Florida, the 6 Hours of Daytona race is held.
- Finishing 1st in GT +2500 class and 8th overall is the Dave Heinz #57 1969 Corvette L88 driven by Robert R. Johnson and Dave Heinz.
- Finishing 3rd in GT +2500 class and 21st overall is the Phil Currin #99 Corvette driven by Robert Whitaker and Phil Currin.
- R. Sheldon Stafford races the R. Sheldon Stafford #33 Corvette but does not finish.
- Robert Spirgel and Arthur Mollin race the Warren Shiber #51 Corvette but do not finish.
- Tony Adamowicz and John Greenwood race the John Greenwood #48 Corvette but are disqualified for reversing in the pits.
- Don Yenko and John Cordts race the John Greenwood #50 Corvette but do not finish.
- Charlie Kemp and Tom Fraser race the Bobby Rinzler #88 Corvette but do not finish due to an accident.
- Jerry Thompson races the Daytona Beach Corvette Club #11 Corvette but does not finish due to a tire puncture and accident.
- Michael Oleyar and Robert Luebbe race the Michael Oleyar #53 Corvette but do not finish.
- 2004 - Malawai issues five postage stamps depicting Corvettes.
- 1922 - A treaty limiting naval armament is signed by the United States, Great Britain, France, Italy, and Japan. The limits set for total tonnage of major naval ships are: USA 525,000, Great Britain 525,000, France 175,000, Italy 175,000, Japan 315,000.
- 1941 - Adolf Hitler issues Directive No. 23, directing operations against the English war economy. The focus of attacks is to be merchant shipping, harbors, and aircraft industry.
- 1941 - At Beda Fomm, south of Benghazi, Cyrenaica, over three days, British 7th Armored Division with 29 tanks and 3000 men cripple 60 Italian M13 tanks, and capture 20,000 troops and another 40 tanks.
- 1941 - Adolf Hitler puts Erwin Rommel in command of the new Deutsches Afrika Korps (German Africa Corps) with 15th Panzer Division and 5th Light Motorized Division, to rescue the Italians in North Africa.
- 1941 - Submarine U-107 torpedoes and sinks Canadian merchant ship Maplecourt west of Northern Ireland. Maplecourt was part of convoy SC-20 from Montreal, Canada, to Preston, England.
- 1943 - East of Gibraltar, an Italian torpedo bomber sinks Royal Canadian Navy corvette Louisburg.
- 1944 - US 4th Marine Division forces begin landing on Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands.
- 1946 - American General Douglas MacArthur in Tokyo, Japan, orders the arrest of nineteen Japanese suspects of war crimes.
- 1992 - Isle of Man issues four postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of the Parachute Regiment in World War II.
- 1982 - The Ormond Beach Commission in Florida approves an ordinance prohibiting electronic games from being placed within 1000 feet of a school, church, or youth activity center in Ormond Beach.
- 1991 - Nintendo and Sony announce cooperation to develop a compact disk player for the Super Famicom in Japan.
- 2003 - Nvidia and Microsoft resolve their dispute over pricing of graphics chips for the Xbox video game system.
- 2003 - Nintendo announces that starting February 9, purchasers of a new GameCube will also get a free game. Nintendo also reduces the price of several older titles from US$50 to US$30. Nintendo also reduces the price of the Super Mario Sunshine bundle (with GameCube and memory card) from US$190 to US$160.
- 2005 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. The Super Mario character appears, performing his role in a live parody of the Donkey Kong video game, complete with authentic sound. A Super Bowl football half-time show includes the wedding of Pac-Man and Ms. Pac-Man, dancing with the four ghosts.
- 2006 - Nintendo releases the Drill Dozer video game for the Game Boy Advance in the US. The cartridge includes a vibrating "rumble" feature.
- 1658 - King Karl and about 2000 men begin a march across ice between small islands of Denmark.
- 1914 - 30,000 farmers, with petitions signed by a further 40,000, assemble in the courtyard of the Stockholm Palace, presenting their demands to the King for the rapid strengthening of the army and navy. The King gives a strong speech agreeing with their demands, and urging immediate action from the government on rearmament.
- 1936 - (to February 16) The 4th Olympic Winter Games are held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. Sweden wins 2 gold, 2 silver, and 3 bronze medals.
- 1968 - (to February 18) The 10th Olympic Winter Games are held in Grenoble, France. Sweden wins 3 gold, 2 silver, and 3 bronze medals.
- 1992 - In Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, the second 25c issue in the Canada 125 Coin Program is unveiled.
- 1937 - Thousands of 1933 Saint-Gaudens gold double eagles are sent to the refinery for melting.
- 1990 - Henry A. Merton of New York receives a US patent on computerized coin grading.
- 2000 - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins and Collectibles sells at public auction a 1943-S Lincoln copper cent graded MS-61 NGC for $115,000.
- 1926 - NFL rules college students ineligible until graduate college classes.
- 1932 - First Olympics dog sled race, in Lake Placid, New York (demonstration sport).
- 1934 - Cincinnati Reds purchases 43-year-old Dazzy Vance from the Saint Louis Cardinals for $7,500.
- 1936 - (to February 16) The IV Olympic Winter Games are held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
- 1941 - Auke Adema win 6th official Dutch 11 Cities Skating Race (9:19).
- 1947 - Compton and Arthur Morris both complete dual tons in same Test Cricket.
- 1948 - Donald Bradman retires hurt, 57 in his last Test Cricket innings in Australia.
- 1953 - Ian Craig makes Test Cricket debut at age 17 years 239 days, youngest Aussie.
- 1958 - Seven soccer players of Manchester United die in an air crash at Munich, Germany.
- 1958 - Ted Williams signs with Boston Red Sox for US$135,000, making him highest paid.
- 1967 - Heavyweight Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) TKOs Ernie Terrell in 15 rounds in Houston, Texas, USA for heavyweight boxing title.
- 1968 - (to February 18) The X Olympic Winter Games are held in Grenoble, France.
- 1968 - Former US President Dwight Eisenhower shoots a hole-in-one in golf.
- 1970 - Graeme Pollock completes 274 versus Australia at Durban.
- 1970 - NBA expands to 18 teams with Buffalo, Cleveland, Houston and Portland.
- 1971 - First time a golf ball is hit on the Moon (by Alan Shepard).
- 1973 - 6th ABA All-Star Game: West 123 beats East 111 at Utah.
- 1973 - Bernice Fekete skips her curling rink to second straight 8-ender, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
- 1974 - Third time Texas Rangers shut-out New York Islanders 6-0.
- 1977 - 4th time New York Rangers shut-out New York Islanders 4-0.
- 1981 - Suleiman Nyambui runs world record 5k indoor (13:20.4).
- 1983 - 13th NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 20-19.
- 1983 - Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Elizabeth Arden Golf Classic.
- 1986 - New Jersey Devils' Peter McNab becomes the 42nd NHL player to score 350 goals.
- 1987 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Jill Trenary.
- 1990 - Brett Hull becomes first son of NHL 50 goal scorer (Bobby) to score 50.
- 1990 - Ground breaking begins on Baltimore Orioles' new $102 million stadium.
- 1991 - Mousey Davis becomes the first coach of the New York-New Jersey Knights.
- 1993 - 44th NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 16-6 at Montréal.
- 1993 - Riddick Bowe TKOs Michael Dokes in one round for heavyweight boxing title.
- 1994 - Dawn Coe-Jones win LPGA Healthsouth Palm Beach Golf Classic.
- 1994 - Leonid Voloshin triple jumps world record 17.77 metres.
- 1994 - NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 17-3.
- 1995 - Darryl Strawberry suspended from baseball for 60 days.
- 1995 - Greg Blewett scores his second century in his second Test Cricket.
- 1998 - Minnesota Twins trade Chuck Knoblauch to New York Yankees for $3 million and four minor league players.
- 2005 - Super Bowl XXXIX: The New England Patriots win their second consecutive Super Bowl title, defeating the Philadelphia Eagles 24-21.
- 1971 - First time a golf ball is hit on the Moon (by Alan Shepard).
- 2018 - SpaceX successfully conducts its maiden flight of its most powerful rocket to date, the Falcon Heavy, from LC39A at John F. Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
- 1933 - Highest recorded sea wave (not tsunami), 34 metres (112 feet), in Pacific hurricane near Manila, Philippines.
- 2008 - Over 60 tornadoes across the US South in two days kill 48 and injure over 150.
- 1778 - France recognizes US, signs treaty of aid in Paris; first US treaty.
- 1788 - Massachusetts becomes sixth state to ratify the US Constitution.
- 1815 - New Jersey issues first US railroad charter (John Stevens).
- 1820 - 86 free black colonists sail from New York City, New York to Sierra Leone, Africa.
- 1820 - US population announced at 9,638,453.
- 1832 - US ship destroys Sumatran village in retaliation for piracy.
- 1862 - Naval Engagement at Tennessee River - USS Conestago versus CSS Appleton Belle.
- 1862 - Victory for US General Ulysses S Grant in Tennessee, capturing Fort Henry.
- 1864 - Skirmish at Barnett's Ford, Virginia.
- 1865 - John Pegram, Confederate Brigadier-General, dies in battle at age 33.
- 1865 - Second day of battle at Dabney's Mills (Hatcher's Run).
- 1867 - Peabody Fund forms to promote Black education in US South.
- 1869 - Harper's Weekly publishes first picture of Uncle Sam with chin whiskers.
- 1891 - First great train robbery by Dalton Gang (Southern Pacific #17).
- 1899 - Spanish-American War ends, peace treaty ratified by Senate.
- 1902 - Young Women's Hebrew Association organized in New York City, New York.
- 1911 - First old-age home opened in Prescott, Arizona.
- 1919 - First day of 5-day Seattle, Washington general strike.
- 1922 - A treaty limiting naval armament is signed by the United States, Great Britain, France, Italy, and Japan. The limits set for total tonnage of major naval ships are: USA 525,000, Great Britain 525,000, France 175,000, Italy 175,000, Japan 315,000.
- 1933 - US 20th Amendment goes into effect; Presidential term begins in January not March.
- 1933 - Highest recorded sea wave (not tsunami), 34 metres (112 feet), in Pacific hurricane near Manila, Philippines.
- 1935 - Board game "Monopoly" goes on sale for the first time.
- 1943 - RKO Radio Pictures releases Disney's animated feature film Saludos Amigos to theaters in the USA. It includes the animated short films: Lake Titicaca (with Donald Duck), Pedro, El Gaucho Goofy (with Goofy), and Aquarela do Brasil (with Donald Duck).
- 1945 - US 8th Air Force bombs Magdeburg/Chemnitz.
- 1951 - "Broker Special" train crashes in Woodbridge, New Jersey, USA, killing 84.
- 1951 - Radio commentator Paul Harvey arrested for trying to sneak into the Argonne National Laboratory, Chicago, Illinois, to demonstrate lax security.
- 1951 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1953 - US controls on wages and some consumer goods are lifted.
- 1956 - University of Alabama refuses admission to Autherine Lucy (because he's black).
- 1959 - US first successful Titan intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).
- 1968 - Dutch second Chamber condemns US bombing of North Vietnam.
- 1971 - First time a golf ball is hit on the Moon (by Alan Shepard).
- 1974 - US House of Representatives begins determining grounds for impeachment of President Richard Nixon.
- 1975 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1978 - Muriel, wife of late Hubert Humphrey (Senator-Democrat-Minnesota) takes his office.
- 1987 - No-smoking rules take effect in US federal buildings.
- 1989 - Legislation is introduced to restore the gold standard to US currency.
- 1998 - Washington National Airport is renamed Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
- 2008 - Over 60 tornadoes across the US South in two days kill 48 and injure over 150.
- 2009 - Kyrgyzstan decides to shut a U.S. air base in Manas, used as an important staging post for U.S. forces fighting in Afghanistan.
- 2018 - SpaceX successfully conducts its maiden flight of its most powerful rocket to date, the Falcon Heavy, from LC39A at John F. Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Other history:
- 1935 - Board game "Monopoly" goes on sale for the first time.
- 2001 - Likud Party leader Ariel Sharon wins election as Prime Minister of Israel.
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