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What happened in history on this day: March 18?
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 18 in ...
- 1991 - In San Francisco, California, the Software Publisher's Association holds its Spring Symposium, including the Excellence in Software Awards ceremony. Winners include: Lifetime Achievement Award: Steve Wozniak. Best Consumer Program: GeoWorks Ensemble. Best Business Program: Microsoft Windows 3.0.
- 1998 - Fiji issues a 63-cent postage stamp depicting a personal computer.
- 2003 - Apple Computer removes the original CRT-based iMac from its main online store, effectively discontinuing the product.
- 1928 - Walt and Lillian Disney arrive back in Hollywood.
- 1933 - The Mickey Mouse film Mickey's Mellerdrammer is released to theaters. Goofy and Horace Horsecollar also appear.
- 1960 - The ABC TV network airs the Walt Disney Presents TV show, featuring the ninth "Elfego Baca" episode, Friendly Enemies at Law.
- 1962 - The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, featuring The Prince and the Pauper, part two: The Merciful Law of the King.
- 1967 - The Pirates of the Caribbean attraction opens in New Orleans Square at Disneyland. It includes 119 Audio-Animatronics figures; 64 human, 55 animals. The whole attraction cost US$8 million to build.
- 1967 - The Blue Bayou Restaurant opens in New Orleans Square at Disneyland.
- 1973 - The NBC TV network airs The Wonderful World of Disney show, featuring The Boy and the Bronc Buster, part one.
- 1979 - The NBC TV network airs The Wonderful World of Disney show, featuring the film The Omega Connection.
- 1986 - The Disney Channel airs The Mind's Eye: The Experience of Learning.
- 1988 - Disney releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film D.O.A. to theaters in the US.
- 1993 - Disney releases the film The Flight of the Navigator on laserdisc for US$30.
- 1997 - McDonald's Restaurants and the Walt Disney Company announce a series of promotions under the theme "Summer of Disney Magic at McDonald's".
- 1997 - Disney releases the film Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves on videocassette (US$22.99) in the US. This is the first Disney live-action film released direct to video without a theatrical release.
- 1997 - The UPN TV network debuts the Social Studies show.
- 1953 - The Chicago Auto Show is held, over five days. Chevrolet displays the prototype Corvette.
- 1978 - In Sebring, Florida, the 12 Hours of Sebring Camel GT Challenge race is held. Nine Corvettes are entered in the race.
- Finishing 3rd in GTO class and 11th overall is the Cliff Gottlob #03 Corvette driven by Cliff Gottlob and Danny Terrill.
- Finishing 5th in GTO class and 14th overall is the Sebring Racing #57 Corvette driven by Terry Keller, Bob Gray, and Nort Northam.
- Finishing 6th in GTO class and 17th overall is the Autodyne #48 Corvette driven by Luis Sereix, Lyn St. James, and Phil Currin.
- Finishing 11th in GTO class and 37th overall is the George Garcia #12 Corvette driven by George Garcia and Daniel Vilarchao.
- Placing 11th in GTX class and 48th overall is the R. V. Shulnburg Scrap Metal #06 Corvette driven by R. V. Shulnberg, Dave Heinz, and Michael Keyser. The car is not running at the finsh, due to clutch failure.
- Finishing 17th in GTX class and 58th overall is the Javier Garcia #11 Corvette driven by Javier Garcia. The car is not running at the finsh, due to mechanical problems.
- Placing 15th in GTO class and 64th overall is the Bostyan Racing #20 Corvette driven by Richard Bostyan, Jerry Thompson, and Don Yenko. The car is not running at the finsh, due to mechanical problems.
- Placing 17th in GTO class and 68th overall is the Rick Thompkins #04 Corvette driven by Rick Thompkins and Randy Blessing. The car is not running at the finsh, due to mechanical problems.
- Placing 24th in GTX class and 75th overall is the Dale Kreider Racing #1 Corvette driven by Dale Kreider. The car is not running at the finsh, due to engine failure.
- 1989 - At the Sebring International Raceway in Sebring, Florida, the 37th Running of the 12 Hours of Sebring International Grand Prix of Endurance is held. This is round 3 of the IMSA GTO championship series.
- Placing 9th in GTO class and 38th overall is the Thomas Sapp #44 Corvette driven by Tim Morgan, Marcus Opie, Peter Morgan, and Charles Bair. The car is not running at the finish due to electrical problems.
- Placing 11th in GTO class and 43rd overall is the Powell Equipment #2 Corvette driven by John Jones, Hunter Jones, and Richard Andison. The car is not running at the finish due to transmission failure.
- 1994 - At the Sebring International Raceway in Sebring, Florida, the 12 Hours of Sebring race is held, part of the IMSA Bridgestone Supercar Championship series.
- Finishing 5th overall is the #5 Corvette LT1 driven by Sean Roe.
- Finishing 9th overall is the #27 Corvette LT1 driven by Shane Lewis.
- 2000 - At the Sebring International Raceway in Sebring, Florida, the 48th Annual Superflo 12 Hours at Sebring race is held, round one of the American Le Mans Series.
- Finishing 5th in GTS class and 16th overall is the Corvette Racing #4 Corvette C5-R driven by Andy Pilgrim, Kelly Collins, Franck Freon.
- In 6th place in GTS class and 24th place overall, but not finishing the race, is the Corvette Racing #3 Corvette C5-R, driven by Ron Fellows, Chris Kneifel, and Justin Bell.
- 2005 - At the Sebring International Raceway in Sebring, Florida, the Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring race is held, round one of the SCCA SPEED World Challenge GT series.
- Finishing 8th is the Banner Engineering #6 Corvette C6, driven by Leighton Reese.
- Finishing 10th is the Badger Components #99 Corvette Z06, driven by Tom Oates.
- Finishing 11th is the Whelen Engineering #31 Corvette Z06, driven by Sonny Whelen.
- Finishing 21st is the Rock Health & Fitness #94 Corvette Z06, driven by Philip DiPippo.
- In 25th place, but not finishing the race, is the Blackdog Racing #34 Corvette C6, driven by Tony Gaples.
- In 26th place, but not finishing the race, is the EG Braswell Construction #32 Corvette Z06, driven by Ed Braswell.
- In 27th place, but not finishing the race, is the LG Pro Long Tube Headers #28 Corvette C6, driven by Lou Gigliotti.
- 2006 - At the Sebring International Raceway in Sebring, Florida, the 54th annual Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring race is held, round one of the American Le Mans Series.
- Finishing 1st in GT1 class and 3rd overall is the Corvette Racing #4 Corvette C6-R driven by Oliver Gavin, Olivier Beretta, and Jan Magnussen.
- Finishing 4th in GT1 class and 7th overall is the Corvette Racing #3 Corvette C6-R driven by Ron Fellows, Johnny O'Connell, and Max Papis.
- 1939 - The Soviet Commissar for Foreign Affairs, Maxim Litvinov, suggests to British Ambassador Sir William Seeds that delegates from the UK, Soviet Union, France, Poland, and Romania should meet to discuss collective action in the event of war with Germany.
- 1939 - British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain tells the Cabinet that continuing negotiations with Adolf Hitler is impossible.
- 1939 - American President Franklin Roosevelt imposes punitive tariffs on imports from Germany.
- 1940 - Daladier loses a vote of confidence in the French parliament. Paul Reynaud forms a new government.
- 1942 - The British Admiralty instructs the Eastern Fleet not to engage its fleet against any superior Japanese fleet that might attack Ceylon. The loss of Ceylon is considered preferable to the loss of the fleet for communication to the Middle East and India.
- 1946 - In Belgrade, Yugoslavia, a court sentences to death eight former Nazi police agents for torturing Yugoslav Partisans and patriots.
- 1982 - Federal District Judge George Leighton in Chicago orders Magnavox Home Entertainment Center to take its K.C. Munchkin video game off the market because of similarity to Atari's Pac-Man.
- 1998 - Sony releases the black and white diamond pattered Dual Shock controller for the PlayStation in Japan.
- 1881 - Birth of Oliver Seibert hall of fame hockey player (elected 1963).
- 1892 - Lord Stanley proposes silver challenge cup for hockey (Stanley Cup).
- 1900 - Ajax (Amsterdam Football Club), forms.
- 1917 - William Shalders South African cricket batsman (12 Tests 1895-1907), dies.
- 1918 - Soccer team SON OF Meerssen forms.
- 1919 - Birth of Laila Schou Nilsen Norway, downhill skier (Olympics-gold-1936).
- 1919 - Birth of Len Johnson cricketer (Australian fast bowler played Test in 1948).
- 1922 - First intercollegiate indoor polo championship (Princeton vs Yale).
- 1924 - Birth of Madhussudan Rege cricketer (15 runs in only Test India vs West Indies 1948-49).
- 1930 - Boston Bruins win record 20th NHL home game.
- 1933 - US Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Maribel Vinson.
- 1933 - US Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Roger Turner.
- 1936 - Birth of Tony Nash England, bobsled (Olympics-gold-1964).
- 1942 - Two black players, Jackie Robinson and Nate Moreland, request a tryout with the Chicago White Sox, they are allowed to work out.
- 1942 - Birth of Ann Packer England, 800 metre runner (Olympics-gold-1964).
- 1945 - Birth of Aleksey Vakhonin USSR, bantam weight (Olympics-gold-1964).
- 1945 - Maurice "Rocket" Richard becomes the first NHL player to score 50 goals.
- 1947 - Birth of David Lloyd cricketer (England opener, 214 vs India 1974).
- 1948 - Birth of Eknath Solkar cricketer (India 1969-77, brilliant short-leg fielder).
- 1950 - CCNY beats Bradley 69-61 for the NIT championship.
- 1951 - Pat O'Sullivan wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship.
- 1953 - 15th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Indiana beats Kansas 69-68.
- 1953 - Birth of Nicholas Wisdom cricketer (son of comic Norman, two games Sussex 1974).
- 1953 - National League approves Boston Braves move to Milwaukee (first shift since 1903).
- 1954 - Walter Mead cricketer (one Test for England 1899), dies.
- 1955 - Birth of Graham Porter cricketer (one day international for Australia 1979).
- 1958 - Birth of Andreas Wenzel Liechtenstein, skier (Olympics-silver-1980).
- 1958 - Los Angeles Dodgers announces mascot/clown Emmett Kelly will not perform in 1958.
- 1959 - Boston Celtics' Bill Sharman begins record of 56 straight free-throws.
- 1960 - Birth of Guy Carbonneau Sept-Iles Québec Canada, NHL center (Dallas Stars).
- 1961 - Birth of Kevan James cricketer (all-rounder four wickets/4 balls and ton vs India 1996).
- 1961 - Birth of Todd Nelson Dalles Oregon, tennis star.
- 1962 - Birth of Trevor Franklin cricketer (opened for New Zealand mid-80's).
- 1964 - Birth of Bonnie Blair Champaign Illinois, speed skater (Olympics-5 gold/bronze-1988, 1992, 1994).
- 1965 - Birth of Geronimo Berroa Santo Domingo Dominican Republic, outfielder (Oakland Athletics).
- 1967 - Birth of Andre Rison NFL wide receiver (Cleveland Browns, Kansas City Chiefs).
- 1967 - Birth of Derrick Graham NFL tackle (Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers, Seattle Seahawks).
- 1968 - Birth of Joseph Ouellet hockey forward (Team France 1998).
- 1968 - Birth of Pat Terrell NFL strong safety (Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers).
- 1969 - Birth of Michael Dumas NFL free safety (San Diego Chargers, Jacksonville Jaguars).
- 1969 - Birth of Shaun Udal cricketer (Hants off-spinner, England tourist to Australia 1994-95).
- 1969 - Birth of Sheila Taormina 4X200 metre freestyle swimmer (Olympics-gold-1996).
- 1970 - NFL selects Wilson as official football and scoreboard as official time.
- 1971 - Birth of Mariaan de Swardt Johannesburg, tennis star (1996 third round Australia).
- 1971 - George Wood England cricket wicketkeeper (v South Africa 1924), dies.
- 1972 - AIAW first basketball championship, Immaculata beats West Chester State 52-48.
- 1972 - Cornell NCAA hockey team shut out for first time in 225 games (Boston University).
- 1972 - Memphis' Larry Miller sets ABA record of 67 points in a game.
- 1973 - Birth of Marlon Kerner NFL cornerback (Buffalo Bills).
- 1973 - Birth of Rob Johnson NFL quarterback (Jacksonville Jaguars).
- 1973 - Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic.
- 1974 - Birth of Petra Kamstra Rotterdam Holland, tennis star (1995 Surabaya doubles).
- 1974 - Birth of Tina Krizan Maribor Slovenia, tennis star (1995 Surabaya doubles).
- 1975 - Birth of Claude N'Goran Adzope Ivory Coast, tennis pro.
- 1975 - Birth of Kimmo Timonen hockey defenseman (Team Finland Olympics-Bronze-1998).
- 1978 - Birth of Dionne Bainbridge Brisbane Queensland Australia, New Zealand 200 metre swimmer (Olympics-1996).
- 1979 - Joanne Carner wins LPGA Honda Civic Golf Classic.
- 1980 - Herman Griffith cricketer (13 Tests for West Indies, 44 wickets), dies.
- 1981 - Buffalo Sabres sets NHL record of 9 goals in one period (vs Toronto).
- 1984 - Charlie Lau Chicago White Sox coach/renowned hitting instructor, dies at 50.
- 1984 - Chris Johnson wins LPGA Tucson Conquistadores Golf Open.
- 1985 - Baseball Commissioner Peter Ueberroth reinstates Willie Mays and Mickey Mantle.
- 1986 - Exciting draw in final gives New South Wales the Sheffield Shield over Queensland.
- 1989 - Dino Ciccarelli sets Washington Capitals' record of 7 points in a game.
- 1989 - Investor group led by George W Bush and Edward W Rose purchases controlling interest of Texas Rangers.
- 1989 - Piet Kruiver, Dutch soccer player, dies at 51.
- 1990 - 32-day lockout by baseball owners ends.
- 1990 - A Tampa little league player dies after being struck by a pitch.
- 1990 - Colleen Walker wins Circle K Tucson LPGA Golf Open.
- 1990 - Loyola Marymount beats Michigan Wolverines 149-115, highest NCAA score.
- 1991 - Mike Tyson beats Razor Ruddock in the 7th round.
- 1991 - Philadelphia '76ers retire Wilt Chamberlain's #13 jersey.
- 1991 - Reggie Miller (Indiana) ends NBA free throw streak of 52 games.
- 1992 - Zimbabwe beats England by nine runs in World Cup at Albury.
- 1993 - Sri Lanka beat England in Test match by five wickets.
- 1995 - Basketball superstar Michael Jordan announces he's returning to basketball with his former team, the Chicago Bulls.
- 1996 - 50,000 swimmers raise 15 million for charity during BT's Swimathon '96.
- 2007 - The 2007 Formula 1 World Championship Begins with the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne.
- 2007 - Death of Bob Woolmer, English cricketer and coach (born 1948).
- 1899 - Phoebe, a moon of Saturn is discovered by Pickering.
- 1930 - Pluto discovered by Clyde Tombaugh (US).
- 1965 - USSR launches Voshkod 2; Alexei Leonov makes first spacewalk (20 minutes).
- 1989 - 27th space shuttle mission, STS-29 (Discovery 8), returns to Earth.
- 1994 - Space shuttle STS-62 (Columbia 16), lands.
- 1995 - STS 67 (Endeavour 8) lands after 16.5 days.
- 1543 - Hernan de Soto observes first recorded flood in America (Mississippi River).
- 1925 - (8) 60-MPH tornadoes speed through Missouri, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, and Tennessee killing 689.
- 1953 - Earthquake strikes West Turkey, 250 die.
- 1971 - 200 die in landslide into Lake Yanahuani, Chungar Peru.
Other history:
- 1881 - [PT] Barnum & [James A] Bailey's Greatest Show on Earth opens (Madison Square Garden, New York).
- 1961 - Poppin' Fresh Pillsbury Dough Boy introduced.
- 2003 - About $1 billion is taken from Iraq's Central Bank by Saddam Hussein and his family, just hours before the United States begins bombing Iraq; biggest bank robbery in history.
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Other web pages of interest:
Chronology of World History
What's Notable About this Year?
Ken P's Coin/Stamp/Bill Novelties
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