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What happened in history on this day: March 3?
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 March 3 in ...
- 1989 - The AmiExpo trade show is held in New York, over three days. 11,863 visitors attend. Commodore announces the A590 hard drive for the Amiga 500, and reports that the A2286 AT Bridgeboard had begun shipping in the previous week.
- 1997 - Intel begins shipping Pentium OverDrive processors with MMX technology. Prices are US$399 for 125 MHz and 150 MHz processors, and US$499 for 166 MHz processors.
- 2000 - Advanced Micro Devices announces it is phasing out its K6-III processor line.
- 2000 - Northern Cyprus issues a 275,000-lira postage stamp depicting a computer.
- 2002 - Palm introduces the Palm m515 handheld computer, replacing the m505. It features 2.2 x 2.2 inch active-matrix TFT 65,536-color display, USB docking cradle/recharger, Secure Digital slot, Palm OS, 16 MB RAM. The lithium ion battery powers the unit for about one week. Price is US$399; weight is 5.2 ounces.
- 2002 - Palm introduces the Palm m130 handheld computer. It features 1.8 x 1.8 inch 160x160 pixel transreflective STN 65,536-color display, USB docking cradle/recharger, Secure Digital slot, Palm OS, 8 MB RAM. The lithium ion battery powers the unit for about one week. Price is US$279.
- 2002 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs the Futurama TV show in the US. In the year 3000, a robot tells a scary story about an unplugged computer, "...an image stayed on the screen. It was... the Windows logo!".
- 1928 - Charles Mintz offers Walt Disney $1800 per film, 50 percent of profits, and would take over the Disney studio, paying Walt and Roy $200 per week as his employees. Walt refuses.
- 1934 - The Mickey Mouse film Playful Pluto is released to theaters. Pluto also appears.
- 1950 - The special animated short film The Brave Engineer is released.
- 1963 - The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, entitled Square Peg in a Round Hole with Ludwig von Drake, Donald Duck, and Goofy.
- 1968 - The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, featuring The Young Loner, part two.
- 1974 - The NBC TV network airs The Wonderful World of Disney show, entitled Ringo, the Refugee Raccoon.
- 1983 - The Buena Vista Palace hotel opens at Lake Buena Vista at Walt Disney World.
- 1984 - The Disney Channel begins airing episodes of the TV series The Edison Twins.
- 1989 - Disney releases the film D.O.A. to theaters in the United Kingdom.
- 1993 - Disney releases the laserdisc 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea - Exclusive Archive Collection for US$70.
- 1994 - In France, an agreement in principle is reached between Disney general counsel Sandy Litvack and Euro Disney creditors for restructuring the park's debt.
- 1995 - Buena Vista Pictures releases the Walt Disney Pictures live-action feature film Man of the House to theaters in the USA.
- 1995 - The Indiana Jones Adventure - Temple of the Forbidden Eye ride opens in Adventureland at Disneyland. This is the largest attraction at Disneyland.
- 2004 - At the Philadelphia Convention Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, The Walt Disney Company holds its annual shareholders meeting. After various speeches, the inspector of elections reads the vote tallies. 45 percent of shareholders withheld their votes to re-elect Michael Eisner to the board of directors, and 24 percent withheld votes from George Mitchell.
- 2004 - (evening) The Disney board of directors meets, deciding to replace Michael Eisner with George Mitchell as chairman. A press releases is issued making the announcement.
- 2001 - At the Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida, the Nextel 250 race is held, Round 2 of the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series. Finishing 1st in AGT class and 16th overall is the Team X1-R #9 Corvette, driven by Craig Conway and Doug Goad. Two other Corvettes are entered but do not finish.
- 2005 - In Geneva, Switzerland, the Geneva International Motor Show is held, over eleven days. GM Europe shows and gives a press briefing of the 2006 Corvette Z06.
- 2007 - At the Autodroromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City, Mexico, the Mexico City race is held, round two of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series.
- Finishing 9th in GT class and 25th overall is the Stevenson Automotive #57 Corvette driven by Dominic Cicero and Marc Bunting.
- Finishing 17th in GT class and 33rd overall is the Team Sahlen #43 Corvette driven by Joe Nonnamaker and Wayne Nonnamaker.
- Finishing 19th in GT class and 36th overall is the Team Sahlen #42 Corvette driven by Joe Sahlen and Will Nonnamaker.
- 1940 - The Italian government directly protests to the British government about the Allied blockade.
- 1942 - (about 0400 hours) In Broome, Australia, another Japanese flying boat is sighted making low passes over the town.
- 1942 - (0705 hours) In Koepang, Japan, nine Mitsubishi A6M2 Zero fighter planes and a C5M2 Babs reconnaissance plane take off for an attack on Broome, Australia.
- 1942 - (0930 hours) Japanese Zero fighters arrive over Broome, Australia. With no Allied fighter opposition, all but one of the Allied planes are attacked. 22 aircraft are destroyed. Only one Japanese plane is downed.
- 1942 - (evening) 235 British aircraft are sent to attack the Renault works at Billancourt, France. 224 planes drop their bombs right on target, with only one plane lost. The factory area is out of commission for four months.
- 1942 - (evening) British Bomber Command begins first operational use of the Lancaster bomber, for laying mines at sea.
- 1943 - British Mosquitoes attack molybdenum mines at Knaben.
- 1943 - (evening) 417 British bombers attack Hamburg, Germany. Most bombs fall on Wedel, 13 miles away.
- 1944 - Adolf Hitler orders the Channel Islands converted into fortresses.
- 1945 - In Burma, British forces capture Meiktila from Japanese occupiers.
- 1945 - Japanese forces end resistance defence of Manila, Philippines.
- 1945 - Breslau's district leader, Karl Hanke, makes a speech that is transmitted throughout Germany. He vows that the city would never surrender to the Russians under any conditions.
- 1945 - 57 British Mitchell and Boston bomber planes of the Second Tactical Air Force make a heavy attack on the Haagsche Bosch area near The Hague, Netherlands, attempting to destroy German V-2 rocket storage sites. The attack is a disaster, with 69 tons of bombs falling on nearby Bezuidenhout, creating major fires which the Germans refuse to put out. 800 Dutch civilians are killed, with up to 100,000 homes destroyed.
- 1993 - Marshall Islands issues four postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Bismarck Sea.
- 1971 - Magnavox signs an exclusive licensing agreement with Sanders Associates for the television video game technology.
- 2005 - In Arkansas, Senator Shawn Womack introduces a bill that would require shops that rent or sell M-rated games to display them at a height of at least five feet from the floor.
- 1813 - Prince Karl Johan concludes an alliance with England. England cedes Guadeloupe island in West Indies to Sweden, and agrees to Sweden's demands on Norway.
- 1920 - The First Chamber of the riksdag votes 86 to 47 in favor of joining the League of Nations.
- 1983 - In Edmonton, Alberta, Minister Jean-Jacques Blais launches the 1983 $1 silver commemorative coin.
- 1997 - The Royal Canadian Mint holds events in Brantford, Ontario, and Ottawa to launch the 1997 $100 14-karat gold coin honoring the 150th anniversary of the birth of Alexander Graham Bell. The coin's design was created by Donald Curley. Issue price is $259.95.
- 1875 - First recorded hockey game (Montréal).
- 1909 - Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators beat Montréal Wanderers, 8-3.
- 1920 - Montreal Canadiens scores NHL record 16 goals beating Québec Bulldogs.
- 1935 - Neville Knox cricketer (bowled in two Tests for England 1907), dies.
- 1936 - Grimmett ends his Test career with 13 wickets in 5th Test versus South Africa.
- 1938 - American Bowling Congress' largest tournament (24,765 competitors).
- 1943 - George Thomson cricketer (all-rounder-6 Tests for England 1909-10), dies.
- 1946 - US Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Gretchen Merrill.
- 1946 - US Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Richard Button.
- 1950 - Three months as National-American Football League takes back NFL name.
- 1951 - Bill Mikvy (Temple) scores NCAA basketball record 73 points.
- 1953 - Boston Braves, who own Milwaukee minor league franchise, block Saint Louis Browns' attempt to shift their franchise to Milwaukee.
- 1956 - Cockie Gastelaars swims world record 100 metre freestyle (1:04.2).
- 1956 - Manhattan Borough President Hulan Jack makes plans for a new 110,000-seat stadium to entice New York Giants to stay in New York.
- 1957 - Mickey Wright wins LPGA Jacksonville Golf Open.
- 1957 - World Ice Dance Championship in Colorado Springs won by June Markham and Courtney Jones (Great Britain).
- 1957 - World Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Colorado Springs won by Barbara Wagner and Robert Paul (Canada).
- 1957 - World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Colorado Springs won by Carol Heiss (USA).
- 1957 - World Men's Figure Skating Championship in Colorado Springs won by David Jenkins (USA).
- 1959 - San Francisco Giants rename their stadium Candlestick Park.
- 1967 - Chicago White Sox given permission to use semi-designated hitter in training camp with home club permission (use of pinch hitter twice in same game).
- 1968 - Jean Beliveau (Montréal) becomes second NHL player to score 1,000 points.
- 1974 - Despite Billy Harris' hat trick New York Islanders lose 3-4.
- 1974 - George Foreman knocks out Ken Norton.
- 1974 - Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic.
- 1977 - New York Islanders allow Detroit Red Wings only 11 shots on goal.
- 1977 - World Ice Dance Championship in Tokyo won by Irina Moiseeva and Andrei Minenkov (USSR).
- 1977 - World Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Tokyo won by Irina Rodnina/Alexandr Zaitsev (USSR).
- 1977 - World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Tokyo won by Linda Fratianne (USA).
- 1977 - World Men's Figure Skating Championship in Tokyo won by Vladimir Kovalev (USSR).
- 1978 - First day of Test cricket for Desmond Haynes (West Indies versus Australia).
- 1981 - New York Islanders' Mike Bossy's 9th and final hat trick of season-4 goals.
- 1981 - New York Islanders and Edmonton Oilers play to an 8-8 tie.
- 1984 - Peter Ueberroth is elected baseball commissioner (Effective October 1).
- 1984 - New York Islanders score their most goals (11) versus Toronto Maple Leafs (6).
- 1985 - Betsy King wins LPGA Samaritan Turquoise Golf Classic.
- 1985 - Willie Shoemaker becomes first jockey to win US$100 million.
- 1987 - Ray Dandridge, third baseman in Negro Leagues, eleected to Hall of Fame.
- 1989 - Portugal wins the FIFA U-20 World Cup defeating Nigeria on the final by 2-0 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
- 1990 - Gerard Blitz, Belgian swimmer/founder (Club Méd), dies at age 88.
- 1991 - Boon completes 10th Test Cricket century, 109 versus West Indies at Kingston.
- 1991 - Merlene Ottey runs world record 200 metre indoor (22.24 seconds).
- 1992 - Mike Bossy's #22 is second number retired by New York Islanders.
- 1994 - Bob Crisp, cricketer (9 Tests for South Africa, 20 wickets at 37 35), dies.
- 1994 - IRS investigates Darryl Strawberry.
- 1996 - Auckland beat Wellington by 9 wickets to win Shell Trophy Final.
- 2001 - Rusty Greer signs a $21.8 million, three-year contract extension with the Texas Rangers. Greer could make as much $36 million with incentives and options.
- 2005 - Death of Rinus Michels, Dutch soccer player and coach (born 1928).
- 2006 - In the opening game of the inaugural World Baseball Classic at the Tokyo Dome, South Korea blanks Taiwan, 2-0.
- 2007 - Mixed martial artist Randy Couture wins the UFC heavyweight championship at the age of 43 in the main event of UFC 68.
- 1959 - First US probe to enter solar orbit, Pioneer 4, is launched.
- 1969 - Apollo 9 launched into 151 Earth orbits (10 days).
- 2007 - Total lunar eclipse.
- 1812 - US Congress passes first foreign aid bill (aids Venezuela earthquake vicitims).
- 1966 - Tornado hits Jackson, Mississippi; 3 minutes after first sighting, 57 die.
- 1985 - Offshore Valparaiso, Chile, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake occurs. At least 177 people killed, 2,575 injured and extensive damage in central Chile.
Other history:
- 2005 - Millionaire Steve Fossett breaks a world record by completing the first non-stop, non-refueled, solo flight around the world in the Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer.
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