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What happened in history on this day: February 22?
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 22 in ...
- 1983 - Seventeen American and Japanese companies form a group to support a 3-inch floppy disk and drive, with a capacity of 500,000 bytes.
- 1998 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A laptop computer is shown, with a wireless Internet connection.
- 1999 - Hitachi announces the HPW-600ET tablet-style handheld computer. It features Windows CE, 7.5-inch color display, Hitachi 128 MHz SH-4 processor, modem. Weight is under 30 ounces; price is US$1199.
- 1999 - Advanced Micro Devices releases the 400 MHz K6-III processor. It features 3DNow! graphics instructions, Direct X 6.0 support, 64 kB Level 1 cache, 256 kB on-chip Level 2 cache. The processor incorporates 21.3 million transistors in a 0.25-micron process. Code-name during development was Sharptooth.
- 2000 - Advanced Micro Devices releases the 550 MHz K6-2 processor. Price is US$189 in 1000-unit quantities.
- 2000 - Via unveils the Cyrix III processor, with speeds of 400 and 433 MHz, and system bus speeds of 100, 124, and 133 MHz. Prices are US$89 and US$99. Via expects to begin shipping the processor in April. Code-name during development was Joshua.
- 2000 - Palm Computer introduces the Palm IIIc handheld computer. It features Palm OS 3.5, 8 MB RAM, 20 MHz Motorola Dragonball EZ processor, 256-color active-matrix TFT 160x160 pixel 2.5x2.5-inch screen, docking station. The rechargeable lithium ion battery gives power for about two weeks. Price is US$449; weight is 7.6 ounces.
- 2000 - Palm Computer introduces the Palm IIIxe handheld computer, like the Palm IIIx but with 8 MB RAM, for US$249.
- 1924 - Disney ships the third Alice Comedy film, Alice's Spooky Adventure, to M.J. Winkler Productions.
- 1960 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Sleeping Beauty for an Oscar Award in the category Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture.
- 1960 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Noah's Ark for an Oscar Award in the category Short Subjects, Cartoons.
- 1960 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Mysteries of the Deep for an Oscar Award in the category Short Subjects, Live-Action Subjects.
- 1960 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Donald in Mathmagic Land for an Oscar Award in the category Short Subjects, Cartoons.
- 1964 - The Below Decks Museum attraction is added to the Sailing Ship Columbia attraction in Frontierland at Disneyland.
- 1972 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Bedknobs and Broomsticks for an Oscar Award in the category Art Direction - Set Decoration.
- 1972 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Bedknobs and Broomsticks for an Oscar Award in the category Music, Scoring: Adaptation and Original Song Score.
- 1972 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the song "The Age of Not Believing" from the film Bedknobs and Broomsticks for an Oscar Award in the category Music, Song.
- 1972 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Bedknobs and Broomsticks for an Oscar Award in the category Costume Design.
- 1972 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates the film Bedknobs and Broomsticks for an Oscar Award in the category Special Visual Effects.
- 1991 - Disney releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film Scenes from a Mall to theatres.
- 1992 - The NBC TV network airs the last Walter and Emily show.
- 1996 - Disney launches the Disney.com web site on the Internet. Primary purpose of the site is to provide travel info on Disneyland and Walt Disney World, and to promote Disney merchandise.
- 1940 - Australian Prime Minister Menzies writes to High Commissioner Stanley Bruce in London, England, suggesting it is vital that a German defeat include "soft" peace terms, foreseeing a possible new alignment of nations including Britain, France, Germany, and Italy against Russia.
- 1941 - German battle cruiser Gneisenau sinks Canadian merchant ship A.D. Huff east of Cape Race, Newfoundland. Two die, and 37 are taken prisoner.
- 1942 - Submarine U-129 torpedoes and sinks Canadian merchant ship George L. Torian off British Guyana in the Caribbean.
- 1942 - In England, Air Marshal Arthur Travers Harris becomes the new Air Office Commanding-in-Chief.
- 1943 - (afternoon) Near Tunisia, German forces withdraw through Kasserine.
- 1943 - Near Gibraltar, Royal Canadian Navy corvette Weyburn strikes a mine and sinks.
- 1945 - In the English Channel, off Falmouth, German submarine U-1004 torpedoes and sinks Canadian corvette HMCS Trentonian, with the loss of six lives.
- 1946 - In Paris, France, Jean Luchaire is executed by a firing squad. He was convicted January 23 of treason as Delegate for Information and Propaganda in the Vichy government.
- 1946 - In Yokohama, US 8th Army war crimes commission sentences Captain Shigeru Aono to ten years prison hard labor for maltreating Allied prisoners.
- 1946 - Spanish Government executes ten former Spanish comrades of French resistance fighters, including Cristino Garcia and Manuel Castro Rodriguez.
- 1962 - The USSR issues two postage stamps depicting heroes of World War II.
- 2002 - In Japan, Microsoft releases the Xbox game system. Price is 34,800 yen (about US$263). A special edition with distinct color, adapter for HDTV video and Dolby 5.1 audio, and key chain signed by Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates is priced at 38,800 yen. Bill Gates hands the first Xbox sold to Atsushi Ishizaka.
- 2002 - Microsoft releases a Special-Edition Xbox video game system in Japan. The system features smoke-black translucent case, High Definition A/V Pack, and a keychain embossed with Bill Gates signature. Price is 39,800 yen (about US$300).
- 2002 - Microsoft releases the Nezumix video game for the Xbox in Japan.
- 2002 - Microsoft releases the Project Gotham: World Street Racer video game for the Xbox in Japan.
- 2002 - Microsoft releases the Tenku: Freestyle Snowboarding video game for the Xbox in Japan.
- 2002 - Konami releases the Air Force Delta II video game for the Xbox in Japan.
- 2002 - Konami releases the ESPN Winter X-Games Showboarding 2002 video game for the Xbox in Japan.
- 2002 - Konami releases the Hyper Sports 2002 Winter video game for the Xbox in Japan.
- 2002 - Konami releases the Silent Hill 2: Saigo no Uta video game for the Xbox in Japan.
- 2002 - Tecmo releases the Dead or Alive 3 video game for the Xbox in Japan.
- 2002 - Bunkasha Games releases the Double-S.T.E.A.L video game for the Xbox in Japan.
- 2002 - Capcom releases the Genma Onimusha video game for the Xbox in Japan.
- 2002 - Sega releases the Jet Set Radio Future video game for the Xbox in Japan.
- 2002 - Koei releases the Nobunaga's Ambition: Chronicles of Chaos video game for the Xbox in Japan.
- 2005 - Sony releases the Gran Turismo 4 video game for the PlayStation 2 in the US.
- 1717 - At Arnhem, Netherlands, Baron Freiherr von Görtz, chief member of the Swedish Purchasing Deputation, is arrested and imprisoned, by request of King George I of England.
- 1946 - King Gustaf removes Prince Carl Johan from succession to the throne and from Swedish royal family for marrying a commoner.
- 1983 - In Stuttgart, Germany, the Royal Canadian Mint begins a three-year tour of Canadian coins in the country, including the launch of the 1983 $1 silver commemorative coin.
- 1989 - The Royal Canadian Mint unveils the design for the 1989 $100 gold coin, commemorating the 350th anniversary of Sainte-Marie among the Hurons, designed by David Craig. Issue price will be $245, with mintage limited to 65,000 coins.
- 1989 - The Royal Canadian Mint unveils the design for the 1989 $1 silver coin, commemorating the bicentennial of the discovery of the Mackenzie River by European explorers. Issue price is $21.95 Proof, $16.25 uncirculated.
- 1994 - A Royal proclamation specifies that the design of a 1994 $100 gold coin depict the nose and propellor of an aircraft, and a female worker.
- 1994 - A Royal proclamation specifies that the design of a 1994 $200 gold coin depict a girl sitting with a book.
- 1860 - Organized baseball played in San Francisco for the first time.
- 1862 - Birth of Connie Mack baseball manager (Philadelphia Athletics 1900-1950).
- 1884 - Birth of Abraham "Abe" Attell boxing hall of famer.
- 1888 - John Reid of Scotland demonstrates golf to Americans (Yonkers New York).
- 1892 - Manitoba Rugby Football Union forms.
- 1896 - Birth of Edvin Wide Sweden, 10K runner (Olympics-silver-1924).
- 1915 - Birth of Gus Lesnevich light heavyweight boxing champion (1947 fight of year).
- 1917 - Birth of Jack Robertson cricketer (superb England batsman only played 11 Tests).
- 1918 - Birth of Charles O Finley baseball team owner (Oakland Athletics).
- 1918 - Birth of Sid Abel NHL player (1948-49 Hart Trophy).
- 1927 - ARC soccer team forms in Alphen on the Rhine.
- 1929 - Birth of Ryne Duren New York Yankees near-sighted pitcher.
- 1934 - Birth of George "Sparky" Anderson South Dakota, baseball manager (Cincinatti Reds, Detroit Tigers).
- 1937 - Birth of Noel Murphy British rugby player.
- 1937 - Birth of Tommy Aaron Gainesville Georgia, PGA golfer (1973 Masters, 1969 Canadian Open).
- 1939 - Birth of Steve Barber pitcher (Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees).
- 1940 - Birth of Chet Walker NBA all-star forward (Chicago Bulls).
- 1943 - Birth of Dick Van Arsdale NBA all-star (New York Knicks, Phoenix Suns).
- 1943 - Birth of Tom Van Arsdale NBA all-star (Detroit, Cincinnati, Kansas City-Omaha, Philadelphia).
- 1944 - Birth of Ranjit Fernando Sri Lankan cricket wicketkeeper (1975 World Cup).
- 1944 - Birth of Tom Okker tennis star.
- 1948 - Birth of Dennis Awtrey NBA center (Chicago Bulls, Suns).
- 1949 - Birth of Nikki Lauda Austria, Formula One auto racer (world champion 1975, 77, 84).
- 1950 - Birth of Julius Erving ABA/NBA forward (Virginia Squirers, New York Nets, Philadelphia 76ers).
- 1952 - Birth of Wayne John Levi Little Falls New York, PGA golfer (1983 Buick Open).
- 1955 - Birth of Tim Young athlete.
- 1956 - First British soccer match at Kunstlicht Portsmouth vs Newcastle United.
- 1956 - Birth of Amy Alcott Kansas City Missouri, LPGA golfer (1983 Nabisco Dinah Shore, Vare Trophy 1980, 83).
- 1957 - Jockey Ted Atkinson, 3,500th win.
- 1957 - Walter O'Malley says Brooklyn Dodgers may play 10 exhibitions in California in 1958.
- 1958 - Australian swimmer Jon Konrads sets 6 world records in two days.
- 1959 - First Daytona 500 auto race; Lee Petty wins (135.521 MPH).
- 1961 - Birth of Marla O'Hara Gardena California, WPVA volleyballer (Santa Cruz-third-1991).
- 1961 - Birth of Mike Morris NFL center (Minnesota Vikings).
- 1962 - Birth of Lisa Jacquin equestrian show jumper (Olympics-1996).
- 1962 - Wilt Chamberlain sets NBA record with 34 free throw attempts.
- 1963 - Birth of Dave Besteman Madison Wisconsin, speed skater (Olympics-1994).
- 1963 - Birth of Devon Malcolm cricketer (in Jamaica England fast bowler 1989-95).
- 1963 - Birth of Vijay Singh Lautoka Fiji, PGA golfer (1993 Buick Classic).
- 1964 - Birth of Gigi Fernandez [Beatriz], San Juan PR, US tennis star (Olympics-gold-1996, 1988 US Open Doubles).
- 1965 - Birth of Chris Dudley NBA center (New York Knicks, Portland Trail Blazers).
- 1965 - Birth of Joe Reekie Victoria, NHL defenseman (Washington Capitals).
- 1965 - Birth of Pat LaFontaine Saint Louis Missouri, NHL center (Olympics-1984, New York Islanders, New York Rangers).
- 1966 - Birth of Brent Severyn Vegreville Alberta Canada, NHL defenseman (New York Islanders).
- 1967 - Birth of Marianne Ihalainen ice hockey right wing (Finland, Olympics-1998).
- 1967 - Birth of Steve Broussard NFL running back (Seattle Seahawks).
- 1967 - Sling-shot goal post and 6' wide border around field are standard in NFL.
- 1968 - Birth of Abeyratne Samarasekera UAE cricket all-rounder (1996 World Cup).
- 1968 - Birth of Jayson Williams NBA center (New Jersey Nets).
- 1968 - Birth of Johanne Samarasekera UAE cricket opening bowler (96 World Cup).
- 1968 - Birth of Reggie Rivers NFL running back (Denver Broncos).
- 1968 - Omer Canadian Football League Tulippe Belgian geographer, dies at 71.
- 1969 - First female US thoroughbred pari-mutuel jockey win (Barbara Jo Rubin).
- 1969 - Birth of Kahryn Tough Calgary Alberta, volleyball (Olympics-1996).
- 1969 - Birth of Leslie Spalding Billings Montana, golfer (Montana Women's Amateur-1990, 1991).
- 1969 - Birth of Mark Chmura NFL tight end (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31).
- 1969 - Birth of Shawn Jefferson NFL wide receiver (San Diego Chargers, New England Patriots).
- 1970 - Birth of Adam Keefe NBA forward (Utah Jazz).
- 1970 - Birth of Dominic Roussel Hull, NHL goalie (Winnipeg Jets).
- 1970 - Birth of Leo Stefan hockey forward (Team Germany 1998).
- 1971 - Birth of Gilbert Brown NFL defensive tackle (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31).
- 1971 - Birth of Jason Marshall Cranbrook British Columbia Canada, NHL defenseman (Anaheim Mighty Ducks).
- 1971 - Birth of Lisa Fernandez Lakewood California, softball pitcher (Olympics-gold-1996).
- 1971 - Birth of Max Lane NFL tackle (New England Patriots).
- 1971 - Birth of Mohammed Sylla soccer player (Willem II, FC Martigues).
- 1971 - Birth of Rico Mack WLAF linebacker (Amsterdam Admirals).
- 1972 - Birth of Michael Chang Hoboken New Jersey, tennis star (1989 French Open).
- 1973 - Birth of James Christensen NFL guard (Atlanta Falcons).
- 1973 - Birth of Kate Sage Australian field hockey forward (Olympics-1996).
- 1973 - Birth of Ntala Skinner Sun Valley Idaho, biathlete (Olympics-1994).
- 1974 - Birth of Aaron Gavey Sudbury, NHL center (Tampa Bay Lightning).
- 1974 - Birth of Kyoko Nagatsuka Shizuoka Prefecture Japan, tennis star (1996 Hobart).
- 1975 - Birth of Charles O'Bannon NBA guard (Detroit Pistons).
- 1975 - Birth of Gregory Maddalone Schenectady New York, dance skater (and Demkowski).
- 1976 - Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Bent Tree Golf Classic.
- 1977 - Birth of Melanie Schnell Radstadt Austria, tennis star (1994 semi Surabaya).
- 1977 - Jack O'Connor cricketer (batted in four Tests for England 1929-30), dies.
- 1980 - USA beats USSR in Olympics hockey 4-3 en route to a gold medal.
- 1981 - Amy Alcott wins LPGA Bent Tree Ladies Golf Classic.
- 1983 - Romain Maes Belgian bicyclist (Tour de France 1935), dies at 70.
- 1983 - Vladimir Salnikov (USSR) sets 1500 metre freestyle swimming record.
- 1984 - Brothers Anton and Peter Stastny score 8 points each for NHL Québec.
- 1987 - Bruno Marie-Rose runs world record 200 metre indoor (20.36 seconds).
- 1988 - Bonnie Blair skates world record 500 metre (39.10 seconds).
- 1990 - First day India vs New Zealand cricket at Auckland New Zealand 5-78 at lunch, 9-387 stumps.
- 1991 - Test Cricket debut of Sanath Jayasuriya, vs New Zealand at Hamilton.
- 1992 - Lisa Walters wins LPGA Itoki Hawaiian Ladies Open Golf Tournament.
- 1993 - Vinod Kambli scores 224 vs England at Bombay, 411 balls, 23 fours.
- 1996 - Helmut Schoen, soccer coach, dies at 80.
- 1997 - Annika Sorenstam wins LPGA Cup Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Open.
- 1998 - 18th Winter Olympics games close at Nagano, Japan.
- 2003 - In his first fight after losing to Lennox Lewis, Mike Tyson beats Clifford Etienne by first round knock-out in a fight held at The Pyramid in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
- 2007 - Death of Dennis Johnson, American basketball player (born 1954).
- 1965 - USSR launches Kosmos 57 into earth orbit (Voskhod Test).
- 1996 - STS 75 (Columbia 19), launches into orbit.
- 1880 - In Yokohama, Japan, a magnitude 5.8 earthquake occurs.
- 2005 - More than 500 people are killed and over 1,000 injured after entire villages are flattened in an earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale in the Zarand region of Kerman province in southern Iran.
Other history:
- 1825 - Russia and Britain establish Alaska-Canada boundary.
- 1900 - Hawaii becomes a US territory.
- 1958 - Egypt and Syria form the United Arab Republic.
- 2006 - Over £53.1 million is stolen during the Securitas depot robbery, the largest ever cash robbery in the United Kingdom.
- 2006 - The one billionth song is purchased from the Apple iTunes Store.
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