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What happened in history on this day: July 19?
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 July 19 in ...
- 1985 - IBM president of entry systems, William Lowe, says the rumors of an upcoming PC II are untrue.
- 1985 - IBM announces that some PC AT computers shipped since the beginning of the year include a faulty Texas Instruments chip, affecting about 10% of shipments. Circuit boards with the flawed chip would be replaced for free.
- 1988 - IBM ships PC-DOS 4.00. It adds a shell menu interface and support for hard disk partitions over 32 MB.
- 1999 - Palm Computing introduces the Palm IIIe handheld computer. It features 2 MB RAM, Palm OS 3.1, and reverse backlit LCD touchscreen. Size is 4.6 x 3.8 x 0.8 inches; weight is 5.8 ounces, and it uses two AAA batteries. Price is US$229.
- 2000 - At the Macworld Expo show, Apple Computer introduces the PowerMac G4 Cube. It features 450 MHz PowerPC G4 processor with Velocity Engine, 64 MB RAM, 20 GB hard drive, DVD drive, two FireWire ports, two USB ports, 10/100Base-T Ethernet, 56 kbps v.90 modem. The main system unit is enclosed in an 8-inch clear case, with air flow designed to eliminate the need for a cooling fan. Price is US$1799. Price for a 500 MHz version is US$2299.
- 2000 - At the Macworld Expo show, Apple Computer announces a new low-cost iMac computer. It features 350 MHz processor, 64 MB RAM, 7.5 GB hard drive, CD-ROM drive, in indigo blue case. Price is to be US$799 when the system ships in September.
- 2000 - At the Macworld Expo show, Apple Computer announces the Apple Pro Mouse, with no buttons, and an elliptical shape.
- 2000 - Apple Computer begins shipping the first personal computers with standard dual processors, the Power Mac G4 with dual 450 or 500 MHz processors.
- 2000 - Apple Computer releases the iMac DV computer. It features a 400 MHz PowerPC G3 processor, 64 MB RAM, FireWire connector, iMovie2 software, AirPort wireless networking support. It is available in an indigo or ruby color case. Price is US$999.
- 2000 - Apple Computer releases the iMac DV plus computer. It features a 450 MHz PowerPC G3 processor, FireWire connector, 64 MB RAM, 20 GB hard drive, DVD-ROM drive, iMovie2 software, AirPort wireless networking support. It is available in an indigo, sage, or ruby color case. Price is US$1299.
- 2000 - Apple Computer releases the iMac DV Special Edition computer. It features a 500 MHz PowerPC G3 processor, FireWire connector, 128 MB RAM, 30 GB hard drive, iMovie2 software, AirPort wireless networking support. It is available in a graphite or snow color case. Price is US$1499.
- 2002 - Debian Linux 3.0 is released. It includes Linux kernal 2.4, support for KDE graphical interface, support for eleven different processors.
- 1934 - The Lionel Corporation signs an agreement, via Herman Kamen, to produce The Mickey Mouse Handcar wind-up train toy.
- 1938 - Disney and Courvoisier Galleries sign a contract, making Guthrie Courvoisier the sole representative for marketing Disney original art, such as animation cels.
- 1940 - The Donald Duck film Put-Put Troubles is released to theaters. Pluto also appears.
- 1942 - The first color comic strip of "Bambi" is published in Sunday editions of newspapers.
- 1946 - The Pluto film The Purloined Pup is released.
- 1950 - Disney's second True-Life Adventure film, Beaver Valley, is released. Also known as In Beaver Valley.
- 1950 - RKO Radio Pictures releases Disney's first entirely live-action feature film, Treasure Island, to theaters. It cost US$1.8 million to make. It is the first Disney movie filmed in England. The film is based on the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson.
- 1967 - Buena Vista releases Disney's live-action feature film The Gnome-Mobile to theaters. The film is based on the book The Gnomobile by Upton Sinclair.
- 1990 - Disney's The Jungle Book Reunion show airs on television in syndication.
- 1980 - At the Road America raceway in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, the CRC Chemicals Trans-Am Championship - Round 4 race is held.
- Finishing 5th is the Full Time Racing #99 Corvette, driven by Phil Currin.
- Finishing 6th is the FEMSA #91 Corvette, driven by Gene Bothello.
- Finishing 7th is the #82 Corvette, driven by Herb Forrest.
- Finishing 8th is the #35 Corvette, driven by Bob Kerns.
- Finishing 9th is the Vettemotion #3 Corvette, driven by Vernon Brown.
- Finishing 13th is the #17 Corvette, driven by Rick Stark.
- Finishing 14th is the Flying Tiger #32 Corvette, driven by Bard Boand.
- Finishing 15th is the Tephguard #5 Corvette, driven by Andy Porterfield.
- Finishing 19th is the Morenci Rubber Products #46 Corvette, driven by Jack Broomall.
- Finishing 20th is the #71 Corvette, driven by Bruce Ott.
- Finishing 21st is the Maple Leaf #69 Corvette, driven by Gary Pullyblank.
- Finishing 22nd is the A.O. Fick Rotary Grinding #83 Corvette, driven by Warren Fairbanks.
- Finishing 24th is the Custom Corvette Center #47 Corvette, driven by Jack Hodgkinson.
- Finishing 25th is the #73 Corvette, driven by Edward Domas, Jr.
- Finishing 27th is the Rocky Mountain Performance #00 Corvette, driven by Bob Raub.
- Finishing 28th is the #84 Corvette, driven by Paul Musschoot.
- Finishing 29th is the D.M.T. Enterprises #96 Corvette, driven by Howard Nardick.
- In 34th place, but not finishing the race, is the Apex Race Engineering #76 Corvette, driven by Paul DePirro.
- Finishing 35th is the Auto Concepts #28 Corvette, driven by Ray Irwin.
- In 36th place, but not finishing the race, is the Pickett Racing #6 Corvette, driven by Greg Pickett.
- In 38th place, but not finishing the race, is the #44 Corvette, driven by Jerry Hansen.
- In 39th place, but not finishing the race, is the Ray's Corvettes #22 Corvette, driven by Bernie Sunier.
- In 43rd place, but not finishing the race, is the #34 Corvette, driven by Gerry Gienger.
- In 44th place, but not finishing the race, is the B.C. Auto Body #41 Corvette, driven by Bill Craine.
- 1991 - At the Road America raceway in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, the Chicago Historic Races' 11th International Challenge vintage races are held, over three days. Attending are 323 sports and race cars, and over 25,000 spectators. Results for the Group 3 race:
- Finishing 3rd in class, 9th overall, is Jack Boxtrom in 1961 283-ci Corvette.
- Finishing 8th in class, 13th overall, is Robert Nuzzo in 1958 Corvette.
- Also racing are Thomas Griffin in 1959 Corvette, and Jay Edelston in 1956 Corvette.
Results for the Group 6 race:
- Finishing 1st in class, 6th overall, is Rollie Stephenson in 1967 L88 Corvette.
- Finishing 2nd in class, 7th overall, is Mark Brown.
Results for the GT Enduro race:
- Finishing 2nd in class, 25th overall, is Mike Donohue in 1963 Corvette.
- 1992 - In Watkins Glen, New York, the third race of the SCCA World Challenge series is held.
- Finishing 1st in Class A is the Dieline Motorsport / Doug Rippie Motorsports Corvette, driven by Bill Cooper.
- Finishing 2nd in Class A is the Dieline Motorsport / Doug Rippie Motorsports #2 Corvette, driven by R.K. Smith.
- Finishing 3rd in Class A is the Bakeracing Corvette ZR-1, driven by Jim Minneker.
- Finishing 4th in Class A and 21st overall is the Bakeracing Corvette, driven by Kim Baker.
- 2009 - At the Barber Motorsports Park the Barber 250 Miles race is held, round 8 of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series.
- Finishing 11th in GT class and 26th overall is Nonnamaker/Nonnamaker in the #43 Team Sahlen Corvette.
- 1940 - (0830+ hours) In the Gulf of Athens, several British ships sink Italian light cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni.
- 1940 - In the Reichstag, Adolf Hitler makes a peace offer to Britain.
- 1941 - Adolf Hitler issues Directive No. 33: Continuation of the war in the East. Hitler directs that Russian armies must be wiped out before they can retreat. Hoth's panzer group is ordered to turn north to assist in the advance on Leningrad.
- 1941 - British Prime Minister Winston Churchill starts the "V for Victory" campaign as BBC Radio broadcasts to the world. The first four notes of Ludwig von Beethoven's Fifth Symphony match the Morse code for the letter "V": dot dot dot dash. Listeners are instructed to tap the code, and to paint the "V" in occupied territories.
- 1941 - General Olof Thörnell, commander of Swedish forces, suggests Sweden should contribute to the defeat of the Soviet Union.
- 1942 - (0230 hours) In convoy OS-34 from Ireland to Sierra Leone, SS Empire Hawksbill is torpedoed by German submarine U564, leaving no survivors. MV Lavington Court is also torpedoed.
- 1944 - (morning) Canadian 2nd Infantry Division captures Louvigny, France, south of Caen.
- 1944 - British and American governments turn down Adolf Eichmann's ransom demand of May 16.
- 1944 - German Panther and Panzer tanks launch a counterattack on British and Canadian positions south of Caen, France.
- 1944 - (end of day) Canadian 2nd Infantry Division captures Cormelles, France, south-east of Caen.
- 1994 - St. Vincent issues three postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of D-Day landings in Normandy.
- 2004 - Grenada - Carriacou & Petite Martinique issues 14 postage stamps marking the 60th anniversary of D-Day.
- 2004 - Saint Vincent issues sixteen postage stamps marking the 60th anniversary of the D-Day landing.
- 2001 - Square releases the Final Fantasy X video game for the PlayStation 2 in Japan. The game cost US$35 million to make.
- 2001 - In Japan, Sony releases the PlayStation 2 Hard Disk Drive for the PlayStation 2. Price is US$150 external, US$145 internal.
- 1941 - General Olof Thörnell suggests Sweden should contribute to the defeat of the Soviet Union.
- 1952 - (to August 3) The 15th Olympic Games are held in Helsinki, Finland. Sweden wins 12 gold, 13 silver, and 10 bronze medals.
- 1980 - (to August 3) The 22nd Olympic Games are held in Moscow, USSR. Sweden wins 3 gold, 3 silver, and 6 bronze medals.
- 1996 - (to August 4) The 26th Olympic Games are held in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Sweden wins 2 gold, 4 silver, and 2 bronze medals.
- 1973 - In Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, the Canadian Numismatic Association holds its annual convention, over three days.
- 1973 - At the Canadian Numismatic Association conference in Saskatoon, Charlton International Publishing releases the Standard Catalogue of Canadian Coins, Tokens & Paper Money, by James E. Charlton. Price is $2.95.
- 2012 - The Royal Canadian Mint releases the 2012 Lucky Loonie dollar to circulation. The coin depicts a loon with wings spread on a lake, with the Canadian Olympic team logo.
- 2011 - Representative Jackie Speier of California introduces H.R. 2593 the "Wasteful Presidential Coin Act of 2011" in the House of Representatives, seeking limits on production of Presidential dollar coins.
- 2011 - Senator David Vitter of Louisiana introduces S. 1385 the "Wasteful Presidential Coin Act of 2011" in the US Senate, seeking limits on production of Presidential dollar coins.
- 1877 - The final match of the first tennis tournament at Wimbledon is held. W. Spencer Gore defeats William Marshall 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 in 48 minutes.
- 1909 - First baseman Neil Ball turns unassisted triple-play.
- 1927 - Ty Cobb gets his 4,000th Major League Baseball hit.
- 1952 - (to August 3) The Games of the XV Olympiad are held in Helsinki, Finland.
- 1957 - Don Bowden becomes first American to break 4 minute mile (3:58.7).
- 1960 - San Francisco Giants' Juan Marichal debuts, with a one hitter against Philadelphia Phillies.
- 1963 - Philadelphia Phillies' Roy Siever hits home run number 300.
- 1973 - Willie Mays named to National League all star team for 24th time (ties Stan Musial).
- 1974 - Cleveland Indians' Dick Bosman no-hits Oakland Athletics, 4-0.
- 1977 - National League beats American League 7-5 in 48th All Star Game (Yankee Stadium, New York).
- 1980 - (to August 3) The Games of the XXII Olympiad are held in Moscow, USSR. USA and other countries boycott the games due to the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan.
- 1986 - Cleveland Indians' pitcher Phil Niekro wins his 307th game.
- 1990 - Cincinnati Reds' player Pete Rose is sentence to five months for tax evasion.
- 1991 - With New York Yankees victory, 10 of 14 American League teams are at .500 or better.
- 1994 - Four 26-pound ceiling tiles fall from the roof of the Kingdome in Seattle, Washington, just hours before a scheduled Seattle Mariners game.
- 1996 - (to August 4) Games of the XXVI Olympiad are held in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
- 2009 - In Sachsenring, Germany, round 9 of the FIM MotoGP Championship is won by Valentino Rossi.
- 2009 - In Brands Hatch, Great Britain, round 8 of the FIA World Touring Car Championship is held. Race 1 is won by Alain Menu; race 2 is won by Augusto Farfus.
- 2022 - At Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, USA, Major League Baseball 92nd All-Star Game: American League beats National League by score 3-2.
- 1862 - Horace Parnell Tuttle at Harvard College Observatory independently discovers a comet in constellation of Camelopardalis.
- 1882 - J Palisa discovers asteroid #226 Weringia.
- 1907 - K Lohnert discovers asteroid #639 Latona.
- 1925 - V Albitzkij discovers asteroid #1059 Mussorgskia.
- 1928 - H E Wood discovers asteroid #1305 Pongola.
- 1967 - US launches Explorer 35 for lunar orbit (800/7400 km).
- 1969 - Apollo 11 enters lunar orbit.
- 1971 - B Burnasheva discovers asteroid #2259 Sofievka.
- 1974 - Felix Aguilar Observatory discovers asteroid #3118.
- 1975 - Apollo and Soyuz, linked in orbit for two days, separate.
- 1977 - N Chernykh discovers asteroid #2228 Soyuz-Apollo.
- 1985 - U.S. Vice President George H.W. Bush announces that New Hampshire teacher Christa McAuliffe will become the first schoolteacher to ride aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger.
- 2021 - Blue Origin successfully conducts its first human test flight, with a reusable New Shepard rocket delivering four crew members into space: its founder Jeff Bezos, Bezos' brother Mark, 18-year-old Oliver Daemen (who becomes the youngest person to go into space), and 82-year-old aviator and Mercury 13 member Wally Funk (who becomes the oldest person to go into space).
- 2002 - In Henan Province, the People's Republic of China, 25 die and hundreds are injured due to hail.
- 2020 - Flooding of the Brahmaputra River kills 189 and leaves 4 million homeless in India and Nepal.
- 1776 - New York adopts the declaration of independence from Great Britain.
- 1848 - First Women's Rights Convention opens in Seneca Falls, New York.
- 1875 - Emma Abbott, a floating hospital for sick kids, makes trial trip, New York City.
- 1912 - In Holbrook, Arizona, USA 14,000 meteorite stones fall; no injuries reported.
- 1918 - 60 miles east of New York City, USA, the USS San Diego ship has an explosion of unknown cause, sinking the ship in under 30 minutes. 1176 sailors abandon ship, 6 die.
- 1939 - First use of fiberglass sutures, by R.P. Scholz, Saint Louis, Missouri.
- 1941 - First US Army flying school for black cadets is dedicted (Tuskegee, Alabama).
- 1941 - President Franklin Roosevelt appoints FEP Committee.
- 1950 - RKO Radio Pictures releases Disney's first entirely live-action feature film, Treasure Island, to theaters in the USA. The film is based on the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson.
- 1957 - First rocket with nuclear warhead fired, Yucca Flat, Nevada, USA.
- 1961 - First in-flight movie shown (TWA).
- 1963 - NASA civilian test pilot Joe Walker in X-15 reaches 105 km altitude.
- 1966 - Governor James Rhodes declares state of emergency in Cleveland, Ohio due to race riot.
- 1967 - Race riots in Durham, North Carolina, USA.
- 1967 - US launches Explorer 35 for lunar orbit (800/7400 km).
- 1969 - Mary Jo Kopechne dies at age 28, in Senator Ted Kennedy's car.
- 1975 - Apollo and Soyuz, linked in orbit for two days, separate.
- 1979 - The Sandinista National Liberation Front concludes a successful revolutionary campaign against the U.S. backed Somoza dictatorship and assumes power in Nicaragua.
- 1982 - David S Dodge becomes the first American hostage in Lebanon.
- 1985 - U.S. Vice President George H.W. Bush announces that New Hampshire teacher Christa McAuliffe will become the first schoolteacher to ride aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger.
- 1989 - United Airlines Flight 232 (Douglas DC-10) crashes in Sioux City, Iowa, killing 112; 184 on board survive.
- 1990 - Richard Nixon library opens in Yorba Linda, California.
- 1993 - U.S. President Bill Clinton announces his 'Don't ask, don't tell' policy regarding gays in the American military.
- 1996 - (to August 4) Games of the XXVI Olympiad are held in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
- 2000 - Apple Computer begins shipping the first personal computers with standard dual processors, the Power Mac G4 with dual 450 or 500 MHz processors.
- 2005 - President George W. Bush nominates Appeals Court Judge John G. Roberts, Junior to the United States Supreme Court, following the retirement of Sandra Day O'Connor.
- 2007 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 14,000 for the first time in history.
Other history:
- 1952 - 15th modern Olympic games opens in Helsinki, Finland.
- 1979 - Two supertankers collide off Tobago - 260,000 tons of oil spilt.
- 1980 - 22nd modern Olympic games opens in Moscow, USSR; USA and others boycott.
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