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What happened in history on this day: June 9?
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 June 9 in ...
- 1978 - Intel introduces the 4.77 MHz 8086 microprocessor. It uses 16-bit registers, a 16-bit data bus, and 29,000 transistors, using 3-micron technology. Price is US$360. It can access 1 MB of memory. Speed is 0.33 MIPS. Later speeds included 8 MHz (0.66 MIPS) and 10 MHz (0.75 MIPS).
- 1981 - Xerox announces the Xerox 820 Information Processor computer. It uses the Z80 CPU, CP/M, and BASIC. The price with a dual disk drive and display is US$2995. During its development, it was code-named The Worm.
- 1997 - Digital Equipment releases Venturis FX-2 computers, featuring 166 or 200 MHz AMD K6 processors. Prices start at US$1250.
- 1999 - Apple Computer ships QuickTime 4 software for the Macintosh. This release adds MP3 audio support.
- 2004 - Apple Computer introduces a new Power Mac G5 computer. It features dual 2.5 GHz IBM PowerPC 970FX processors, 1.25 GHz front-side bus, liquid cooling system, 512 MB RAM, 160 GB hard drive, ATI Radeon 9600 XT graphics card with 128 MB RAM, 8X SuperDrive. Price is US$2999.
- 2004 - Apple Computer introduces a new Power Mac G5 computer. It features dual 1.8 GHz processors, 256 MB RAM, 80 GB hard drive, Nvidia GeForceFX 5200 Ultra graphics card with 64 MB RAM, 8X SuperDrive. Price is US$1999.
- 2006 - Chile issues a postage stamp depicting students using personal computers.
- 1925 - Disney completes the 18th Alice Comedy film, Alice Wins the Derby.
- 1925 - Disney ships the Alice Comedy film Alice Wins the Derby to M.J. Winkler Productions.
- 1932 - The Mickey Mouse film Musical Farmer is released to theaters.
- 1933 - Disney cancels William Levy's merchandising contract in England.
- 1934 - The Silly Symphony film The Wise Little Hen is released to theaters. Donald Duck makes his film debut, with a voice supplied by Clarence Nash. Nash also voices the character Peter Pig.
- 1939 - The Donald Duck film Beach Picnic is released to theaters. Pluto also appears.
- 1950 - The Pluto film Puss-Cafe is released.
- 1962 - The KTTV TV station in Los Angeles, California, begins airing the weekly series Meet Me at Disneyland.
- 1978 - Disney releases the film The Sign of Zorro in theaters in the US.
- 1984 - The TV series The Disney Family Album begins airing on The Disney Channel.
- 1984 - Donald Duck and Clarence Nash lead a ticker-tape parade through Disneyland, celebrating 50 years since Donald Duck's film debut in The Wise Little Hen.
- 1984 - The Laserphonic Fantasy show debuts on World Showcase Lagoon in EPCOT Center at Walt Disney World.
- 1989 - Buena Vista Pictures Distribution generally releases the film Dead Poets Society to theaters in the USA.
- 1990 - The NBC TV network begins airing the Singer & Sons show.
- 1993 - Disney makes a limited release of the film What's Love Got to Do with It to theaters in the US.
- 1997 - The Au Petit Café restaurant in the France pavilion at Epcot in Walt Disney World closes.
- 2000 - Buena Vista Pictures releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film Gone in Sixty Seconds to theaters in the USA.
- 2006 - Disney releases the Disney-Pixar computer-animated feature film Cars in theaters in the USA.
- 2007 - The Cars Quatre Roues Rallye attraction opens in Toon Studio at Walt Disney Studios Park at Disneyland Paris.
- 2007 - The Crush's Coaster attraction opens in Toon Studio at Walt Disney Studios Park at Disneyland Paris.
- 2009 - The ABC TV network airs the last According to Jim TV show.
- 2013 - The Lifetime TV network airs the last Army Wives TV show.
- 1969 - The labor dispute is resolved, allowing 1969 model Corvette production to resume.
- 1973 - In Le Mans, France, the 24 Hours of Le Mans race is held, over two days.
- Finishing 1st in GT 5000+ class and 12th overall is the Greder Racing Team #30 Corvette driven by Henri Greder and Marie-Claude Beaumont.
- Finishing 2nd in GT 5000+ class and 18th overall is the Ecurie Léopard #69 Corvette driven by Jean-Claude Aubriet and Depnic.
- John Greenwood and Bob Johnson race the John Greenwood #29 Corvette until the engine fails.
- 1993 - The 10th annual One Lap of America race is held, over four days. A Callaway SuperNatural Corvette, sponsored by Bridgestone, wins the race on an intentionally flat tire, demonstrating the reliability of Bridgestone's Run Flat tire.
- 1996 - The Car and Driver One Lap of America races are held, over seven days. Chuck Mallett enters a 1050-hp modified Corvette Grand Sport, driven by Jim Minneker. It finishes 36th overall due to reliability problems. It crosses the finish line of one race at 219 MPH.
- 2007 - At the Watkins Glen International raceway in Watkins Glen, New York, the Sahlen's Six Hours of the Glen race is held, round seven of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series.
- Finishing 12th in GT class and 31st overall is the Stevenson Automotive #57 Corvette driven by Dominic Cicero and Marc Bunting.
- Finishing 16th in GT class and 35th overall is the Stevenson Automotive #97 Corvette driven by Tommy Riggins and Vic Rice.
- Finishing 17th in GT class and 36th overall is the Team Sahlen #43 Corvette driven by Joe Nonnamaker and Wayne Nonnamaker.
- Finishing 21st in GT class and 40th overall is the Team Sahlen #42 Corvette driven by Joe Sahlen and Will Nonnamaker.
- 1938 - Adolf Hitler demands to know more detailed information on Czech military strength and armaments.
- 1940 - Norway falls to German forces. King Haakon VI flees to London, England.
- 1941 - Adolf Hitler issues Directive No. 31, appointing Field Marshal Wilhelm List as Commander, Armed Forces South-east, with headquarters in Salonika, in command of the occupied area of the Balkans.
- 1941 - German ambassador Graf von Schulenburg in Moscow is given instructions to burn documents and prepare to leave Moscow.
- 1942 - In Berlin, a funeral is held for Reinhard Heydrich. Karl Frank orders the obliteration of Lidice in Czechoslovakia.
- 1944 - The 10th Destroyer Flotilla of British, Polish, and Canadian warships sink German destroyer ZH-1 in the English Channel.
- 1944 - The 10th Destroyer Flotilla of British, Polish, and Canadian warships force German destroyer Z-32 to run aground in the English Channel.
- 1992 - Marshall Islands issues a postage stamp marking the 50th anniversary of the German destruction of the village of Lidice, Czechoslovakia.
- 1997 - Gibraltar issues four postage stamps depicting World War II warships.
- 2000 - Sega releases the Virtua Tennis video game for the Dreamcast in the US.
- 2003 - Nintendo releases the Donkey Kong Country video game for the Game Boy Advance in the US. Price is US$34.99.
- 2005 - Rockstar Games releases the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas video game for the Xbox in the US.
- 2009 - Electronic Arts releases the Rock Band Unplugged video game for the PlayStation Portable in the USA.
- 1631 - King Gustav Adolf withdraws troops from Spandau, leaving the fortress undefended, as the Elector of Brandenberg would not let him stay.
- 1632 - King Gustav Adolf reaches Nuremberg.
- 1906 - The Denver Mint first strikes half eagles for circulation.
- 1899 - Jim Jeffries knocks out Bob Fitzsimmons for the heavyweight boxing crown.
- 1901 - New York Giants get record 31 hits to beat Cincinnati Reds 25-13.
- 1914 - Honus Wagner becomes the first Major League Baseball player to get 3,000 hits.
- 1934 - Lawson Little beats Gene Sarazen by three strokes for the US Open.
- 1936 - Olin Dutra beats Gene Sarazen by one stroke for the US Open.
- 1946 - 66,545 fans help New York Yankees break million attendance mark.
- 1946 - New York Giants' Mel Ott becomes the first manager to be ejected from both games of a doubleheader.
- 1960 - ABC-TV and AFL sign a five-year broadcasting contract.
- 1963 - First Sunday night game in baseball: San Francisco Giants lose to Houston Colts 3-0.
- 1965 - Michel Fazy runs the mile in 3 minute 53.6 seconds.
- 1973 - Secretariat wins Belmont Stakes and Triple Crown.
- 1978 - Larry Holmes wins a decision over Ken Norton for the WBC crown.
- 1979 - Philadelphia Phillies wear burgundy uniforms for first and last time.
- 1979 - Willie Horton is honored at Seattle's Kingdome.
- 1980 - Philadelphia Phillies and San Francisco Giants end their game at 3:11 AM.
- 1984 - Swale wins the Belmont Stakes (eight days later Swale dies).
- 1984 - Jürgen Hingsen of Federal Republic of Germany sets record for decathlon, 8,798 points.
- 1985 - Los Angeles Lakers beats Boston Celtics in six games for NBA title.
- 1986 - California Angels' Don Sutton (298 wins) beats Chicago White Sox Tom Seaver (306 wins) 3-0.
- 1989 - Barry Switzer resigns as head coach of University of Oklahoma's football.
- 1989 - Michael Chang's French Open win makes him youngest male (age 17) to go to finals.
- 1990 - Czechoslovakia beats US 5-1 in World Cup soccer.
- 1990 - Go and Go wins the 122nd Belmont Stakes horse race.
- 1990 - Monica Salas beats Steffi Graff for French Open women's tennis title.
- 1991 - Hansel wins the Belmont Stakes.
- 1991 - Jim Courier beats Andre Agassi for the French Open.
- 1991 - World Bowl-World League of American Football first championship.
- 1993 - The Montreal Canadiens win their 24th National Hockey League Stanley Cup.
- 2001 - The Colorado Avalanche win their second Stanley Cup Championship with a 3-1 victory in Game 7 of the 2001 Stanley Cup Finals over the defending champion New Jersey Devils at Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado.
- 2003 - The New Jersey Devils defeat the Anaheim Mighty Ducks 3-0 in Game Seven of the 2003 NHL Stanley Cup Finals to win their third Stanley Cup championship.
- 2006 - The 2006 FIFA World Cup begins in Germany.
- 2007 - At Jamsil Stadium in Seoul Yang, Jun-hyuk of the Samsung Lions becomes the first player in the 26-year history of the Korean baseball league to collect 2,000 hits.
- 2008 - In Maryland, USA, 19-year-old Yani Tseng of Taiwan wins the LPGA Championship.
- 2008 - Ken Griffey Junior becomes the sixth major league player to hit 600 career home runs.
- 2022 - The LIV golf tour has its inaugural event near London, England. 54 holes over 3 days.
- 2022 - At Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Angels beats Boston Red Sox by score 5-2.
- 2022 - At Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Kansas City Royals beats Baltimore Orioles by score 7-5.
- 2022 - At Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Yankees beats Minnesota Twins by score 10-7.
- 2022 - At Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Atlanta Braves beats Pittsburgh Pirates by score 3-1.
- 2022 - At Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Cleveland Guardians beats Oakland Athletics by score 8-4.
- 2022 - At LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida, USA , Major League Baseball regular season game: Miami Marlins beats Washington Nationals by score 7-4.
- 2022 - At Oracle Park in San Francisco, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Colorado Rockies beats San Francisco Giants by score 4-2.
- 2022 - At American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Philadelphia Phillies beats Milwaukee Brewers by score 8-3.
- 2022 - At Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Dodgers beats Chicago White Sox by score 11-9.
- 2022 - At Tropicana Field in Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Tampa Bay Rays beats Saint Louis Cardinals by score 2-1.
- 2022 - At Great America Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Arizona Diamondbacks beats Cincinnati Reds by score 5-4.
- 2022 - At Madison Square Garden in New York, New York, USA, NHL Eastern Conference Final, game 5: Tampa Bay Lightning beats New York Rangers by score 3-1, leading series 3-2.
- 1456 - 23rd recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet.
- 1907 - K Lohnert discovers asteroid #635 Vundtia.
- 1931 - C Jackson discovers asteroid #1197 Rhodesia.
- 1975 - E Roemer discovers asteroid #1983 Bok.
- 1980 - Soyuz T-2 returns to Earth.
- 1984 - NASA launches Intelsat V, it fails.
- 1986 - The Rogers Commission report on space shuttle Challenger disaster blames Morton Thiokol.
- 1953 - Tornado strikes Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, destroying Assumption College, killing 100.
- 1972 - 14 inches of rain in six hours bursts Rapid City, South Dakota dam, drowns 200.
- 1989 - Rare tornado in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA kills one.
- 1784 - John Carroll is appointed supervisor of US Catholic Missions.
- 1790 - First book copyrighted under the constitution, Philadelphia Spelling Book.
- 1862 - Battle of Port Republic, last of five battles in CSA General Thomas Jackson's Valley camp.
- 1863 - Battle of Brandy Station, Virginia.
- 1869 - Charles Elmer Hires sells his first root beer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania).
- 1883 - First commercial electric railway line begins operation in the USA (Chicago El).
- 1934 - The Walt Disney Silly Symphony film The Wise Little Hen is released to theaters in the USA. Donald Duck makes his film debut, with a voice supplied by Clarence Nash.
- 1943 - US Congress passes "pay-as-you-go" income tax.
- 1946 - Nineteen guests at Canfield Hotel die in fire (Dubuque, Iowa, USA).
- 1953 - Tornado strikes Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, destroying Assumption College, killing 100.
- 1954 - Joseph Welch asks US Senator Joseph McCarthy "Have you no sense of decency".
- 1959 - First ballistic missile submarine launched (George Washington, in Groton, Connecticut, USA).
- 1969 - Warren Burger confirmed as US Chief Justice.
- 1970 - Harry A Blackmun becomes a Supreme Court Justice.
- 1972 - 14 inches of rain in six hours bursts Rapid City, South Dakota dam, drowns 200.
- 1975 - Fire in prison hospital kills ten prisoners and one guard (Sanford, Florida).
- 1978 - Intel introduces the 4.77MHz 8086 microprocessor. It uses 16-bit registers, a 16-bit data bus, and 29,000 transistors, using 3-micron technology. Price is US$360. It can access 1 MB of memory. Speed is 0.33 MIPS.
- 1980 - In the California - Mexico border region, a magnitude 6.4 earthquake occurs.
- 1984 - NASA launches Intelsat V, it fails.
- 1985 - American Thomas Sutherland is kidnapped and held hostage in Lebanon.
- 1986 - The Rogers Commission report on space shuttle Challenger disaster blames Morton Thiokol.
- 1988 - US Attorney General Edwin Meese orders Joseph Doherty deported to the United Kingdom.
- 1989 - Rare tornado in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA kills one.
- 2005 - At Logan Airport, almost 400 people narrowly avoid death when two jet airliners nearly collide on the runway.
Other history:
- 1898 - China leases Hong Kong's new territories to Britain for 99 years.
- 2008 - An IBM supercomputer under development sets a computing milestone, operating at one thousand trillion calculations per second (1 petaflop). The computer, codenamed Roadrunner, incorporates 20,000 4-GHz Cell processors, the same processor used in the Sony PlayStation 3.
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