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What happened in history on this day: March 21?
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 21 in ...
- 1989 - In San Francisco Federal District Court, Judge William Schwarzer rules that Microsoft Windows 2.03 is not covered in the Apple Computer / Microsoft 1985 technology licensing agreement. The judge rules that only Windows 1.0 as it appeared in November 1985 was covered, and that Windows 2.03 is fundamentally different. This allows the issue to proceed to trial, in the suit of Apple Computer against Microsoft filed in March 1988.
- 1994 - Novell announces it is acquiring WordPerfect Corporation for US$1.4 billion, and will acquire Quattro Pro from Borland International for US$145 million.
- 1927 - Film Booking Offices releases the Alice Comedy film Alice in the Alps to theaters.
- 1947 - The Pluto film Rescue Dog is released.
- 1952 - The Chip 'n' Dale film Two Chips and a Miss is released.
- 1956 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards an Oscar (Documentary, Short Subjects) for the film Men Against the Arctic.
- 1956 - The ABC TV network airs the Disneyland TV show, entitled The Goofy Sports Story.
- 1965 - The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, featuring Kilroy, part two.
- 1968 - Buena Vista shows the live-action feature film The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band in selected theaters. Goldie Hawn has her feature film debut.
- 1969 - Buena Vista releases the live-action feature film Smith! to theaters.
- 1975 - The Mission to Mars attraction opens in Tomorrowland at Disneyland.
- 1975 - Buena Vista Distribution releases the Walt Disney Productions live-action feature film Escape to Witch Mountain to theaters in the US. The film is based on the book by Alexander Key.
- 1983 - The TV series Small & Frye is temporarily cancelled.
- 1985 - The ABC TV network debuts the Wildside series.
- 1986 - Disney releases the animated film The Wuzzles, Bulls of a Feather to theaters in Britain.
- 1994 - The Disney Village Clubhouse closes.
- 1995 - The NBC TV network begins airing the Disney series Pride & Joy.
- 1995 - A new production of the Beauty and the Beast stage show opens at the Shubert Theater in Los Angeles.
- 2003 - Disney releases the animated feature film Piglet's Big Movie to theaters in the US.
- 2004 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A movie theater is showing the Disney film The Lizzie McGuire Movie.
- 1957 - The XP-64, now called the Corvette SS, is officially released for management viewing.
- 1964 - At the Sebring International Raceway in Sebring, Florida, the 12 Hours of Sebring race is held.
- Finishing 1st in Grand Touring +5000 class, 16th overall, is the Nickey Chevrolet #9 Corvette, driven by Skip Hudson and Jerry Grant.
- Finishing 4th in Prototype GT +3000 class, 18th overall, is the McKean Chevrolet #4 Corvette Grand Sport #005, driven by Roger Penske and Jim Hall.
- Finishing 5th in Prototype GT +3000 class, 23rd overall, is the Mecom Racing Team #2 Corvette Grand Sport #003, driven by A.J. Foyt and John Cannon. Foyt started the race in 62nd place; by the end of the first lap, he had passed 50 cars, setting a new record.
- Finishing 6th in Prototype GT +3000 class, 32nd overall, is the Johnson Chevrolet #3 Corvette Grand Sport #004, driven by Delmo Johnson and Dave Morgan.
- George Robertson and Dick Boo drive Robertson's #6 Corvette in Grand Touring +5000 class. After 52 laps, the car retires with a failed clutch. They place 51st overall.
- 1970 - In Sebring, Florida, the 12 Hours of Sebring race is held.
- Finishing 1st in Grand Touring +5000 class, 10th overall, is the Troy Promotions #1 Corvette, driven by Tony DeLorenzo and Dick Lang. They set a new distance record for GT class. Tony DeLorenzo is clocked at 197 mph, making this Corvette the fastest to date.
- Finishing 2nd in Grand Touring +5000 class, 11th overall, is the Doug Bergen Racing #3 black 1969 L88 Corvette, driven by Bob Johnson, Robert Johnson, and Jim Greendyke.
- Finishing 4th in Grand Touring +5000 class, 20th overall, is the Troy Promotions #2 Corvette, driven by Jerry Thompson and John Mahler.
- Dave Heinz and Or Costanzo race Costanzo's #8 1969 Corvette L-88 in Grand Touring +5000 class. The crankshaft breaks after 191 laps, near the end of the race. They place 37th overall.
- John Greenwood and Allan Barker race Greenwood's #4 Corvette in Grand Touring +5000 class. After 159 laps, the car is out due to a failed clutch. They place 38th overall.
- Bill Schumacher and Bill Petree race Schumacher's #5 Corvette in Grand Touring +5000 class. After 34 laps, the car is out due to engine failure. They place 55th overall.
- 1975 - At the Sebring International Raceway, in Sebring, Florida, the 12 Hours of Sebring race is held.
- Finishing 14th in GTO class and 20th overall is the Bill Arnold #72 Corvette driven by Bill Arnold and Wiley Doran.
- Finishing 16th in GTO class and 23rd overall is the Dennis Stefl #86 Corvette driven by Dennis Stefl and Robert Fordyce.
- Finishing 20th in GTO class and 27th overall is the E. F. Miller & Co. #32 Corvette driven by John Orr and Bill Jobe.
- Finishing 22nd in GTO class and 33rd overall is the John Carusso #48 Corvette driven by John Carusso, Dick Vreeland, and Luis Sereix.
- Finishing 23rd in GTO class and 34th overall is the Robert E. Davis #27 Corvette driven by Robert E. Davis, Tico Almeida, and Joseph DeGirolamo.
- Placing 27th in GTO class and 40th overall is the Ford Smith #12 Corvette driven by Ford Smith, Clay Young, and Bennett Aiken. The car is not running at the finish.
- Placing 31st in GTO class and 45th overall is the Kidd-America Racing #76 Corvette driven by Burt Greenwood, Scott Voeltz, and Dana English. The car is not running at the finish due to an accident.
- Placing 33rd in GTO class and 48th overall is the Scott Chapman #62 Corvette driven by Scott Chapman, Bill Hood, and Bobby Dumont. The car is not running at the finish due to engine failure.
- Placing 38th in GTO class and 56th overall is the John Greenwood #75 Corvette driven by John Greenwood and Jerry Thompson. The car is not running at the finish due to running out of fuel.
- Placing 44th in GTO class and 65th overall is the Dale Kreider #22 Corvette driven by Dale Kreider and Bob DeMarco. The car is not running at the finish.
- Placing 45th in GTO class and 66th overall is the Tony Ansley #9 Corvette driven by Tony Ansley. The car is not running at the finish.
- 1981 - At the Sebring International Raceway in Sebring, Florida, the 29th Annual Coca-Cola 12 Hours of Sebring Camel GT race is held.
- Finishing 7th in GTX class 23rd overall is the USA Racing #68 Corvette driven by Richard Valentine and Maurice Carter.
- Placing 19th in GTO class 55th overall is the Sanyo/Russ Boy #93 Corvette driven by John Carusso, Russ Boy, and Rex Ramsey. The car is not running at the finish due to mechanical problems.
- Placing 26th in GTO class 70th overall is the Vette Brakes #89 Corvette driven by Al Levenson. The car is not running at the finish.
- Placing 27th in GTO class 71st overall is the Cotrone Racing Enterprises #42 Corvette driven by Joe Cotrone and Kal Showket. The car is not running at the finish.
- Placing 29th in GTO class 73rd overall is the Sharkskin Racing #61 Corvette driven by C. C. Canada. The car is not running at the finish.
- Placing 30th in GTO class 77th overall is the Garcia Racing #13 Corvette driven by John Lino. The car is not running at the finish due to electrical problems.
- 1987 - At the Sebring International Raceway in Sebring, Florida, the 12-Hour Grand Prix of Endurance race is held.
- Finishing 7th in GTO class and 21st overall is the Morrison-Cook Motorsport #87 Corvette driven by Tommy Morrison, Stu Hayner, Don Knowles, and Bob McConnell.
- Finishing 12th in GTO class and 41st overall is the C A R Enterprises #24 Corvette driven by Craig Rubright, Garrett Jenkins, and Roy Newsome.
- Placing 19th in GTO class and 57th overall is the Quality Motorsports #51 Corvette driven by Dave Heinz and Bob Young. The car is not running at the finish.
- Placing 28th in GTO class and 72nd overall is the Morrison-Cook Motorsport #88 Corvette driven by John Heinricy. The car is not running at the finish due to engine failure.
- 1945 - British bombers attack railway yards at Rheine, Germany.
- 1945 - 160 British bombers attack railway yards at Münster, Germany.
- 1945 - British bombers attack Hildesheim, Germany, the only time of the war. Seventy percent of the town is destroyed.
- 1964 - France issues two postage stamps marking the 20th anniversary of liberation, depicting a concentration camp and resistance memorial.
- 2001 - In Japan, Nintendo releases the Game Boy Advance handheld video game system. It features 32-bit ARM processor, and 240 x 160 pixel 32,000-color display. A Link Cable allows four players to play together on certain games. Size is 3.25 x 5.6 inches; weight is 140 grams. Two AA batteries power the system for about 15 hours. Price is 9800 yen.
- 2005 - CBS Television airs the CSI: Miami TV show in the USA. The episode involves a video game studio developing a skate board game called Skate Park Extreme. A controller appears to be for a PlayStation 2 or Xbox.
- 2006 - Nintendo releases the Tetris DS video game for the Nintendo DS in the USA.
- 2006 - Konami releases the Metal Gear Acid 2 video game for the PlayStation Portable in the USA.
- 1632 - King Gustav Adolf's army of 40,000 enters Nuremburg to a welcome reception, with a gift of four cannons. The army continues its march southward in the evening.
- 1716 - Swedish forces capture Oslo.
- 1854 - Birth of Alick A C Bannerman cricketer (brother of Charles, Australia 1878-1893).
- 1909 - Moran and MacFarland (US) win Europe's first 6 day bicycle race (Berlin).
- 1914 - US Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Theresa Weld.
- 1914 - US Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Norman M Scott.
- 1918 - Birth of Howard Cosell Winston-Salem North Carolina, sportscaster (Monday Night Football).
- 1918 - Birth of Joe Carveth NHL forward (scored 20 or more goals in three seasons).
- 1925 - Edinburgh's Murreyfield Stadium officially opens.
- 1931 - US Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Maribel Vinson.
- 1931 - US Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Roger Turner.
- 1934 - Babe Didrikson pitches an inning in an Athletics-Brooklyn Dodgers exhibition game Walks 1, hits the next guy, third guy hits into triple-play.
- 1934 - Birth of Lister Carney Bellaire Ohio, 200 metre runner (Olympics-silver-1960).
- 1935 - Birth of Brian Clough soccer manager.
- 1937 - Birth of Tom Flores Fresno California, NFL quarterback/coach (Oakland Raiders).
- 1939 - Birth of Martha Hudson Eastman Georgia, 4X100 metre relayer (Olympics-gold-1960).
- 1941 - Birth of Malcolm Francke cricketer (leg-spinner, Ceylon 1956 to Queensland 1984).
- 1941 - Joe Louis knocks out Abe Simon in 13 for heavyweight boxing title.
- 1943 - Birth of Antal Dunai Hungary, soccer player (Olympics-gold-1968).
- 1944 - Birth of Charles Edward Greene Pine Bluff Arkansas, 4x100 metre runner (Olympics-gold-1968).
- 1945 - Birth of Charles E Greene US, 100 metre sprinter (Olympics-bronze-1968).
- 1946 - Kenny Washington signs with Los Angeles Rams, first black NFL player since 1933.
- 1947 - Test Cricket debut of Bert Sutcliffe, New Zealand vs England at Christchurch.
- 1949 - Birth of Alvin Kallicharran cricketer (wonderful West Indies LHB 1972-81).
- 1953 - NBA record 106 fouls and 12 players foul out (Boston-Syracuse).
- 1954 - Birth of Mary Jane Smith Van Nuys California, WPVA volleyballer (National-9th-1993).
- 1955 - Birth of Barbel Wockel-Eckert German Democratic Republic, track star (Olympics-4 gold-1976, 1980).
- 1955 - Brooklyn Bulletin asks Dodger fans not to call their team "Bums".
- 1956 - Birth of Ingrid Kristiansen Norway, marathoner (Olympics-4th-1984, Boston-1986, 1989).
- 1958 - Birth of Marlies Göhr German Democratic Republic, sprinter (Olympics-gold-1976, 80).
- 1959 - 21st NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: California beats W Va 71-70.
- 1960 - Birth of Ayrton Senna Brazilian formula-1 racer (1988 champion).
- 1960 - Birth of Dale Baze jockey.
- 1961 - Art Modell purchases Cleveland Browns for then record ($3,925,000).
- 1961 - Birth of Wei Wang Beijing China, US table tennis player (Olympics-1996).
- 1962 - Philadelphia retires pitcher Robin Roberts' #36.
- 1963 - Birth of Ronald Koeman Dutch soccer star (Ajax, PSV, Barcelona, Feyenoord).
- 1963 - Birth of Shawon Dunston Brooklyn New York, infielder (San Francisco Giants).
- 1964 - 26th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Duke 98-83.
- 1964 - UCLA completes undefeated NCAA basketball season (30-0).
- 1965 - Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Saint Petersburg Golf Open.
- 1966 - Birth of Al Iafrate Dearborn Michigan, NHL defenseman (San Jose Sharks).
- 1966 - Birth of Karen Lunn Cowra Australia, LPGA golfer (1993 Women's British Open).
- 1966 - Birth of Matthew Maynard cricketer (big hitting Glamorgan and England player).
- 1967 - Birth of Elaina Oden Orange California, volleyball middle blocker (Olympics-bronze-1992, 1996).
- 1967 - Birth of Troy Westwood Canadian Football League kicker (Winnipeg Blue Bombers).
- 1968 - "Royals" chosen as the name of new Kansas City American League Baseball franchise.
- 1968 - Birth of Erwin Vanderbroeck Dutch soccer player (Roda JC).
- 1968 - Birth of Jeff Lazaro Waltham Massachusetts, US hockey forward (Olympics-1994).
- 1968 - Birth of Johan Garpenlov Stockholm Sweden, NHL left wing (Florida Panthers).
- 1968 - Birth of Mark Sander WLAF linebacker (Scottish Claymores).
- 1968 - Birth of Scott Williams NBA forward (Philadelphia 76ers).
- 1969 - Birth of Mark Allen Australia, Australasia golfer.
- 1970 - 32nd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Jacksonville 80-69.
- 1971 - Birth of Hason Graham NFL wide receiver (New England Patriots).
- 1971 - Gavaskar scores first of his 34 Test Cricket tons, 116 at Georgetown.
- 1971 - Jan Ferraris wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic.
- 1972 - Birth of Boris Mironov Moscow, NHL defenseman (Team Russia Olympics-S-1998, Edmonton).
- 1972 - Birth of Chris Ball Costa Mesa California, kayak (alternate-Olympics-1996).
- 1972 - Birth of Frank West Canadian Football League defensive back (Hamilton Tiger Cats).
- 1972 - Birth of John Leach Canadian Football League running back (Toronto Argonauts).
- 1973 - Birth of Larry Bowie running back (Washington Redskins).
- 1973 - Frank Mahovlich becomes 5th NHL player to score 500 goals.
- 1975 - Birth of Vitaly Potapenko NBA center (Cleveland Cavaliers).
- 1978 - San Diego Padres fire Al Dark (second manager ever fired during spring training).
- 1982 - Jerry Pate celebrates golf win by jumping into the water hazard.
- 1982 - Nancy Lopez wins LPGA J&B Scotch Pro-Am Golf Tournament.
- 1984 - Border scores 100 vs West Indies Trinidad after 98 in first cricket innings.
- 1984 - NFL owners passed the infamous anti-celebrating rule.
- 1985 - Arthur Ashe is named to International Tennis Hall of Fame.
- 1986 - Karin Kania (German Democratic Republic) skates ladies world record 500 metre (39.52 seconds) and 3 km (4:18.02).
- 1986 - Pittsburgh Associates buy Pittsburgh Pirates for US$218 million.
- 1987 - PSV sells soccer player Ruud Gullit to AC Milan (17 million gulden).
- 1991 - Largest wrestling crowd in Japan (64,500) at Tokyo Dome.
- 1991 - Tatsumi Fujinami beats Ric Flair for NWA wrestling championship.
- 1992 - Second WLAF season begins.
- 1992 - Pakistan scores 6-264 to overhaul New Zealand in exciting World Cup semi.
- 1993 - Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Standard Register Ping Golf Tournament.
- 1994 - Watne Gretzky ties Gordie Howe's NHL record of 801 goals.
- 1997 - World Ice Dance won by Oksana Grishuk and Evgeny Platov (Russia).
- 1997 - World Ice Pairs Figure Skating won by Mandy Woetzel and Ingo Steuer (Germany).
- 1997 - World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Lausanne won by Tara Lipinski (USA). Tara Lipinski, 14, becomes the youngest women's world figure skating champion.
- 1997 - World Men's Figure Skating Championship in Lausanne won by Elvis Stojko (Canada).
- 1997 - Wrestlemania XIII.
- 1965 - US Ranger 9 launched; takes 5,814 pictures before lunar impact.
- 1857 - Earthquake hits Tokyo; about 107,000 die.
- 1913 - Flood in Ohio, kills 400.
- 1952 - Tornadoes in Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri, Mississippi, Alabama and Kentucky cause 343 deaths.
Other history:
- 1935 - Persia officially renamed Iran.
- 2004 - Antonio Saca is elected President of El Salvador (inaugurated June 1).
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