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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.
- 2001 - Poland issues a postage stamp depicting a computer mouse.
- 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.
- 1888 - John Reid of Scotland demonstrates golf to Americans (Yonkers New York).
- 1892 - Manitoba Rugby Football Union forms.
- 1927 - ARC soccer team forms in Alphen on the Rhine.
- 1956 - First British soccer match at Kunstlicht: Portsmouth versus Newcastle United.
- 1957 - Jockey Ted Atkinson records his 3,500th win.
- 1958 - Australian swimmer Jon Konrads sets six world records in two days.
- 1959 - First Daytona 500 auto race; Lee Petty wins (135.521 MPH).
- 1962 - Wilt Chamberlain sets NBA record with 34 free throw attempts.
- 1967 - Sling-shot goal post and 6-feet wide border around field are standard in NFL.
- 1969 - First female US thoroughbred pari-mutuel jockey win (Barbara Jo Rubin).
- 1976 - Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Bent Tree Golf Classic.
- 1977 - Jack O'Connor, cricketer (batted in four Tests for England 1929-30), dies.
- 1979 - Billy Martin named manager of Oakland Athletics.
- 1980 - The United States Olympic Hockey Team defeats the Soviet Union 4-3 in the semifinals of the XIII Olympic Winter Games. The Soviet team had been undefeated in Olympic hockey since 1968.
- 1981 - Amy Alcott wins LPGA Bent Tree Ladies Golf Classic.
- 1983 - Romain Maes, Belgian bicyclist (Tour de France 1935), dies at age 70.
- 1983 - Vladimir Salnikov (USSR) sets 1500 metre freestyle swimming record.
- 1984 - Brothers Anton and Peter Stastny score 8 points each for NHL Québec Nordiques.
- 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 versus New Zealand cricket at Auckland New Zealand 5-78 at lunch, 9-387 stumps.
- 1991 - Test Cricket debut of Sanath Jayasuriya, versus New Zealand at Hamilton.
- 1992 - Lisa Walters wins LPGA Itoki Hawaiian Ladies Open Golf Tournament.
- 1993 - Vinod Kambli scores 224 versus England at Bombay, 411 balls, 23 fours.
- 1996 - Helmut Schoen, soccer coach, dies at age 80.
- 1997 - Annika Sorenstam wins LPGA Cup Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Open.
- 1998 - XVIII Olympic Winter 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).
- 1966 - Soviets launch Kosmos 110 with Veterok and Ugolek, first two-dog crew.
- 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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Chronology of World History
What's Notable About this Year?
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