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What happened in history on this day: March 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 March 22 in ...
- 1998 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A personal computer (system unit, CRT monitor, keyboard) appears, with all glass sides showing the insides.
- 2001 - Advanced Micro Devices launches the 1.33 GHz Athlon processor. Price is US$350 in 1000-unit quantities.
- 1935 - The Silly Symphony film The Golden Touch is released to theaters. It is such an embarrassing failure, that it is quickly withdrawn from distribution.
- 1964 - The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, entitled In Shape with Von Drake, with Ludwig von Drake.
- 1970 - The NBC TV network airs The Wonderful World of Disney show, entitled Disneyland Showtime airs, featuring the opening of the Haunted Mansion attraction.
- 1972 - Buena Vista releases the live-action feature film The Biscuit Eater to theaters.
- 1975 - Lake Buena Vista Village opens at Walt Disney World.
- 1985 - Disney releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film Baby ... Secret of the Lost Legend to theaters.
- 1993 - Antigua & Barbuda issues seven postage stamps depicting Disney characters and Euro Disney.
- 1995 - Maldives issues 28 postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of Donald Duck.
- 1995 - The last episode of the TV series All-American Girl airs.
- 1957 - At the Sebring race track, Juan Fangio test drives the Corvette SS "Mule", beating his own Ferrari record of last year with a lap time of 3:27.2. Stirling Moss test drives a 3:28 lap.
- 1957 - The Corvette SS is delivered to the Sebring race track.
- 1958 - In Sebring, Florida, the 12 Hours of Sebring race is held, round 2 of World Sports Car Championship.
- Finishing 1st in Grand Touring 5000 class, 12th overall, is the Richard Doane #1 Corvette, driven by Jim Rathmann and Richard Doane.
- Finishing 2nd in Grand Touring 5000 class, 33rd overall, is the Richard Thompson #2 Corvette, driven by John Kilborn, Fred Windridge, and Dick Thompson.
- Jim Jeffords drives his #3 Corvette SR-2 in Grand Touring 5000 class. After 27 laps, the rear axle breaks. He places 59th overall.
- 1969 - In Sebring, Florida, the 12 Hours of Sebring race is held.
- Finishing 2nd in Grand Touring +5000 class, 14th overall, is the Troy Promotions #2 Corvette, driven by Dick Lang and Gib Hufstaeder.
- Finishing 3rd in Grand Touring +5000 class, 21st overall, is the Troy Promotions #4 Corvette L-88, driven by Or Costanzo and Dave Heinz.
- Finishing 4th in Grand Touring +5000 class, 24th overall, is the Troy Promotions #1 Corvette, driven by Tony DeLorenzo and Jerry Thompson.
- Ed Lowther, Robert Esseks, and Frank Dominianni race Esseks' #3 Corvette in Grand Touring +5000 class. After 55 laps, the car is disqualified due to receiving assistance on the track.
- 1980 - At the Sebring International Raceway in Sebring, Florida, the 28th Annual Coca-Cola 12 Hours of Sebring is held.
- Finishing 13th in GTO class and 36th overall is the National Jets #99 Corvette driven by Russ Boy and Tom Hunt.
- Finishing 16th in GTO class and 40th overall is the Bard Boand Racing #84 Corvette driven by Bard Boand, Robert Kivela, and Ray Irwin.
- Finishing 19th in GTO class and 46th overall is the Joe Cotrone #40 Corvette driven by Joe Cotrone, Emory Donaldson, and Phil Currin.
- Placing 26th in GTO class and 59th overall is the George Garcia #14 Corvette driven by George Garcia, Vic Shinn, and Daniel Vilarchao. The car is not running at the finish.
- Placing 18th in GTX class and 63rd overall is the Shulnburg Scrap Metal #50 Corvette driven by R. V. Shulnberg, Michael Keyser, and Tim Morgan. The car is not running at the finish, due to engine failure.
- Placing 20th in GTX class and 68th overall is the T & R Racing #0.2 Corvette driven by Tico Almeida, Rene Rodriguez, and Gabriel Riano. The car is not running at the finish, due to engine failure.
- Placing 30th in GTO class and 70th overall is the Dynasales #48 Corvette driven by John Carusso. The car is not running at the finish.
- Placing 34th in GTO class and 77th overall is the Tim Morgan #61 Corvette driven by Vince Muzzin. The car is not running at the finish, due to engine failure.
- 1986 - At the Sebring International Raceway in Sebring, Florida, the Coca-Cola Classic 12 Hours of Sebring race is held.
- Finishing 3rd in GTO class and 7th overall is the Morrison Cook Motorsport #88 Corvette driven by Ron Grable, John Heinricy, and Bobby Carradine.
- Placing 12th in GTO class and 29th overall is the Morrison Cook Motorsport #87 Corvette driven by Don Knowles, Bob McConnell, and Tommy Morrison. The car is not running at the finish, due to clutch failure.
- Placing 9th in GTP class and 49th overall is the K & P Racing #82 Corvette driven by David Fuller and Mark Montgomery.
- Placing 24th in GTO class and 63rd overall is the Dave Heinz Imports #51 Corvette driven by Dave Heinz, Don Yenko, Steve Zwiren. The car is not running at the finish, due to transmission failure.
- Placing 28th in GTO class and 72nd overall is the Bud Light Corvette #55 Corvette driven by Craig Rubright. The car is not running at the finish, due to an accident.
- 1936 - Quote by Adolf Hitler, regarding the re-occupation of the Rhineland: "We and all nations have a sense that we have come to the turning point of an age.".
- 1939 - Lithuania surrenders Memel to Germany.
- 1940 - In French counterintelligence, Colonel Paul Paillole reports that Germans had suddenly begun to study routes from Sedan to Abbeville. He concludes that an attack through Belgium toward the English Channel seemed imminent.
- 1942 - In the first nine months of the German invasion of the Soviet Union, German casualties total over one million.
- 1943 - (evening) 357 British Bombers attack German submarine bases at St. Nazaire.
- 1944 - Germans install their own government in Hungary.
- 1944 - In the Atlantic ocean, south-west of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, German submarine U-802 torpedoes and sinks Canadian merchant ship Watuka.
- 1945 - The US 3rd Army, lead by General George Patton, crosses the Rhine River at Oppenheim.
- 1945 - British bombers attack railway bridges at Bremen, Nienburg, and Bad Oeynhausen, Germany.
- 1946 - In Budapest, Hungary, the People's Court sentences to death by shooting former Premier Field Marshal Doeme Sztojay. Also sentenced to death: deputy Minister Denoe Racz, Finance Minister Lajos Remenyl-Schneller, and Industrial Minister Lajos Szasz. Minister of Commerce Anton Kunder is sentenced to life imprisonment.
- 1946 - In Yokohama, Japan, US 8th Army tribunal convicts Japanese Major Yaichi Rikitake of eighteen war crime charges.
- 1946 - In Manila, Philippines, former Japanese soldier Soichi Kobayashi is hanged as war criminal or the murder of Filipino civilians.
- 1996 - In Japan, Bandai releases the Pippin Atmark multimedia system. It features PowerPC 603 processor, 6 MB RAM, 14.4 kbps modem, CD-ROM reader. Price is 64,820 yen (US$620).
- 1996 - Capcom releases the Resident Evil game for the PlayStation in the US. The game innovates by creating the survival-horror genre.
- 1996 - TGL releases the Steam Hearts: the Crying Game video game for the PC Engine in Japan.
- 2002 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Fairly Oddparents TV show in the US. Two characters play "Crash Nebula" on a home video game system. The final question in a Brain-a-Thon competition is about the propulsion system of a spaceship in a video game.
- 2004 - Nintendo releases the Pokémon Colosseum video game for the GameCube in the US. Price is US$49.99.
- 2005 - Sony releases the God of War video game for the PlayStation 2 in the US.
- 2005 - EA Games releases the TimeSplitters: Future Perfect video game for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube in the US.
- 1809 - Georg Adlersparre arrives in Stockholm with a force of 2900 from the Norwegian border.
- 2001 - The United States issues a 34-cent postage stamp marking the 100th anniversary of the Nobel Prize, depicting Alfred Nobel and medals.
- 1871 - Johnny Cuzens cricketer (Australian aboriginal tourist 1868), dies.
- 1888 - English Football League established.
- 1894 - Stanley Cup: Montréal AAA beat Ottawa Generals, 3-1 (first Cup game ever).
- 1896 - Charilaos Vasilakos wins first marathon (3:18).
- 1903 - New York Highlanders (New York Yankees) tickets first go on sale.
- 1931 - Ban Johnson founder of baseball's American League, dies at age 67.
- 1934 - First Masters golf championship began in Augusta, Georgia.
- 1953 - Louise Suggs wins LPGA Betsy Rawls Golf Open.
- 1958 - 20th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kentucky beats Seattle 84-72.
- 1959 - Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Nehi Golf Tournament.
- 1963 - Oregon State's Terry Baker becomes first and only Heisman Trophy winner.
- 1964 - Carol Mann wins LPGA Women's Western Golf Open Invitational.
- 1967 - Muhammad Ali [Cassius Clay] knocks out Zora Folley in 7 innings for heavyweight boxing title in first Madison Square Garden fight.
- 1969 - 31st NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Purdue 92-72; UCLA wins its 5th national championship in six years.
- 1970 - Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic.
- 1972 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar named NBA Most Valuable Player.
- 1972 - Nick Mileti purchases Cleveland Indians for US$9 million.
- 1972 - New York Yankees trade Danny Cater to the Boston Red Sox for Sparky Lyle.
- 1975 - Asa Smith Bushnell Jr, Secretary of US Olympics (1945-65), dies at age 75.
- 1975 - Delta State beats Immaculata for the women's AIAW championship.
- 1979 - NHL votes to accept four WHA teams (Edmonton Oilers, Winnipeg Jets, Quebec Nordiques, and Hartford Whalers).
- 1981 - Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA Desert Inn Pro-Am Golf Tournament.
- 1981 - Toshihiko Seko runs world record 25km (1:13:55.8)/30km (1:29:18.8).
- 1984 - New York Islanders' Bryan Trottier ties NHL record scores 5 seconds into game.
- 1986 - Andrea Ehrig skates ladies world record 5 km (7:00.99).
- 1986 - HBO launches boxing's heavyweight title unification tournament.
- 1986 - Karin Kania skates ladies world record 1500 metre (1:09.30).
- 1986 - Kurt Browning (Canada) becomes first skater to land a quadruple jump.
- 1986 - World Ice Dance Championship in Geneva won by Natalia Bestemianova and Andrei Bukin (USSR).
- 1986 - World Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Geneva won by Gordeeva and Grinkov (USSR).
- 1986 - World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Geneva won by Debi Thomas (USA).
- 1986 - World Men's Figure Skating Championship in Geneva won by Brian Boitano (USA).
- 1986 - Trevor Berbick beats Pinklon Thomas in 15 rounds for heavyweight boxing title.
- 1987 - Betsy King wins LPGA Circle K Tucson Golf Open.
- 1988 - Western Australia beats Queensland by five wickets to win the Sheffield Shield Final.
- 1989 - NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle announces retirement as NFL commissioner after 29 years.
- 1989 - Clint Malarchuk of the NHL Buffalo Sabres suffers an almost fatal injury when another player accidentally slits his throat.
- 1990 - The Major League Baseball umpires announce that they will boycott exhibition games.
- 1992 - Danielle Ammaccapane wins Standard Register Ping Golf Championship.
- 1992 - England beats South Africa in rain-ruined cricket World Cup semi final.
- 1992 - Joseph A Molloy elected New York Yankees general partner.
- 1993 - Cec Pepper, cricketer (New South Wales and Commonwealth XI leggie), dies.
- 1993 - Steve Olin, pitcher (Cleveland Indians), drowns at age 27.
- 1993 - Tim Crews, pitcher (Cleveland Indians), drowns at age 31.
- 1994 - Mark Foster swims world record 50 metre butterfly (23.68 seconds).
- 1998 - Liselotte Neumann wins Standard Register PING Golf Tournament.
- 1946 - First US rocket to leave the Earth's atmosphere (50 miles up).
- 1981 - Soyuz 39 carries two cosmonauts (one Mongolian) to Salyut 6.
- 1982 - Third Space Shuttle Mission-Columbia 3 launched.
- 1985 - NASA launches Intelsat VA.
- 1989 - Asteroid 4581 Asclepius approaches the Earth at a distance of 700,000 kilometres.
- 1994 - Soyuz TM-21 lands.
- 1995 - Cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov returns after setting a record for 438 days in outer space.
- 1996 - STS 76 (Atlantis 16), launches into orbit.
- 1997 - The comet Hale-Bopp makes its closest approach to Earth.
- 1957 - Earthquake gives San Francisco, California the shakes.
Other history:
- 1457 - Gutenberg Bible becomes the first printed book.
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