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What happened in history on this day: October 2?
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 October 2 in ...
- 1991 - Apple Computer, Motorola, and IBM officially sign an accord on technology sharing. Apple and IBM will jointly develop the PowerOpen Specification, based on IBM's AIX operating system. The Taligent company will be established to develop an operating system based on Apple Computer's project Pink.
- 1991 - Electronic Arts, Time Warner, and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers announce a joint venture for creating multimedia products. The new company is called San Mateo Software Group.
- 1996 - Umax announces the SuperMac S900DP/180 Mac-compatible computer. It features dual 180 MHz PowerPC 604e processors, 512 kB Level 2 cache, 32 MB RAM, 4 MB video RAM, 128-bit IMS graphics accelerator, 8X CD-ROM drive, 2.1 GB hard drive, six PCI card slots, five drive bays, Ethernet connectors. Price is US$4695.
- 1998 - Casio introduces the Cassiopeia E-11 handheld computer. It features backlit LCD display, 8 MB memory, 4 MB ROM, serial port, Windows CE 2.0, microphone, speaker, and docking cradle. Price is US$399.
- 2000 - Corel announces a technology partnership with Microsoft. Microsoft will purchase about US$135 million shares of Corel stock, giving it about 25% ownership in the company. In return, Corel will integrate its software with the Internet, in line with Microsoft's .NET strategy.
- 2001 - Intel introduces the 1.2 GHz Celeron processor. It features 16 kB Level 1 data cache, 16 kB Level 1 instruction cache, 256 kB Level 2 cache, 100 MHz system bus, MMX and SSE instructions, 64 GB address space. It incorporates 44 million transistors in a 0.13-micron process. Code-name during development was Tualatin. Price is US$103 in 1000-unit quantities.
- 2002 - Sony Electronics introduces the Sony Clié PEG-NX70V handheld computer. It features 802.11b wireless LAN card slot, voice recorder, digital camera, Palm OS 5.0, 16 MB RAM, 16 MB ROM, Memory Stick expansion slot, 65,536-color TFT 320x480 pixel display, 200 MHz processor, QWERTY keyboard, Graffiti writing area, digital audio/video player. Price is US$599.99; size is 5.5x2.9x0.7 inches.
- 1953 - Disney releases the animated film Football Now and Then to theaters.
- 1957 - The ABC TV network airs the Disneyland TV show, featuring the first "Saga of Andy Burnett" episode, Andy's Initiation.
- 1959 - The Rainbow Ridge Pack Mules attraction at Disneyland closes for re-modelling.
- 1959 - The ABC TV network airs the Walt Disney Presents TV show, featuring Moochie of the Little League, part one.
- 1966 - The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, featuring Savage Sam, part one.
- 1971 - The Admiral Joe Fowler Riverboat begins operation in Frontierland in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World.
- 1981 - The live stage show Disney World is Your World begins performances on the Tomorrowland Stage in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World.
- 1987 - The Walt Disney Company debuts Disney Dollars in EPCOT Center at Walt Disney World. The same $1 and $5 bills are used as in Disneyland.
- 1989 - The Disney channel begins airing Teen Angel Returns on the Mickey Mouse Club.
- 1992 - The California Court of Appeals upholds a court decision of 1988 awarding Peggy Lee US$3.2 million for her role in the film Lady and the Tramp. The amount includes royalties from sales of videotapes, and damages for breach of contract.
- 1992 - Disney releases the Walt Disney Pictures live-action feature film The Mighty Ducks to theaters.
- 1994 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. This episode contains dozens of Disney theme park and film references:
- the episode title "Itchy & Scratchy Land" (Disneyland),
- the theme park tag line "The Violentest Place on Earth" (The Happiest Place on Earth),
- "Parents Island" (Pleasure Island),
- parking lot sections named after animated characters,
- inside main gate is a train ride through the park,
- the ticket booth shows a list of "rides not operating today",
- "Itchy & Scratchy Money" (Disney Dollars),
- monorail ride through the park,
- park map showing four themed "lands",
- Itchy & Scratchy Cinema is showing "Steamboat Itchy" (Steamboat Willie),
- the park features "state of the art animatronic robots" (Audio-Animatronics),
- a log ride through fake scenic area includes gentle banjo music and an extreme drop (Splash Mountain),
- workers in character costumes interacting with guests,
- "Parents Island" includes a place where it is "constantly New Year's Eve",
- "The Roger Meyers Story" attraction shows a film of the creator (The Walt Disney Story),
- an old film shows kids wearing mouse-ear hats (Mouseketeers),
- a film notes criticism for a Nazi cartoon (Der Fuehrer's Face),
- mentions and shows "full-length musical Scratchtasia" (Fantasia),
- the park has a similar-looking Penny Arcade,
- musical parade through the park street (Main Street Electrical Parade),
- shows part of film "Pin-Itchy-o" (Pinocchio),
- park control facilities are underground,
- park has a similar fire department,
- a statue of founder and main characters (Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse statue),
- park shows a mountain (Matterhorn),
- park has a castle (Sleeping Beauty Castle),
- references made to "Euro Itchy & Scratchy Land" not doing well (Euro Disneyland).
- 1995 - Grenada issues eight postage stamps depicting scenes from Mickey's High Sea Adventure.
- 1995 - Grenada Grenadines issues eight postage stamps depicting various Disney characters seeking pirate treasure.
- 1996 - The Buy the Book shop opens on New York Street at Disney-MGM Studios at Walt Disney World. Formerly The Costume Shop.
- 2001 - The ABC TV network premieres the Bob Patterson TV show.
- 2005 - (to October 6) Roger Ebert and Richard Roeper host the Fifth Annual Film Festival At Sea aboard the Disney Wonder.
- 2007 - The ABC TV network premieres the Cavemen series.
- 2008 - Carolwood Records is created as part of the Disney Music Group, and located in Nashville, Tennessee.
- 2008 - Disney releases the film Beverly Hills Chihuahua to theaters in Australia.
- 2010 - Last live stage performance of High School Musical 3: Senior Year in Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World.
- 1957 - At Bridgehampton, a car race is held for B-Production and C-Production cars.
- Finishing 1st in B-Production class and 1st overall is Fred Windridge in a Corvette.
- Finishing 2nd in B-Production class and 2nd overall is Bark Henry in a Corvette.
- 1973 - The National Broadcasting Company airs the first regular episode of The Magician on TV in the USA. Episode title is "The Manhunter". The lead character drives a white 1973 Corvette coupe in each episode of the show.
- 1975 - Chevrolet introduces the 1976 model Corvette.
- 1998 - Paramount Pictures releases the film A Night at the Roxbury to theaters in the USA and Canada. A 1956/57 Arctic Blue/silver Corvette model appears on a shelf.
- 2000 - Gambia issues a postage stamp depicting Chevrolet's CERV III vehicle.
- 1941 - British Prime Minister Winston Churchill orders the planning of a British invasion of Norway.
- 1942 - (evening) British bombers attack Krefeld.
- 1944 - British bombers drop leaflets on Walcheren island, warning of imminent flooding from breaching walls.
- 1991 - Marshall Islands issues a postage stamp marking the 50th anniversary of the siege of Moscow.
- 2000 - Tristan da Cunha issues a postage stamp depicting Winston Churchill giving a VE Day broadcast, 1945.
- 2012 - 2K Games releases the NBA 2K13 video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the USA.
- 2001 - The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland issues six postage stamps marking the 100th anniversary of the Nobel Prizes.
- 1939 - Thomas Shingles begins work at the Royal Canadian Mint.
- 1908 - William Woodin purchases 1907 Saint-Gaudens, Rolled Edge, With Periods $10 gold coin from US Mint.
- 1907 - Philadelphia Phillies' Eddie Grant goes 7 for 7 in a doubleheader.
- 1908 - Addie Joss' perfect pitching game stops Ed Walsh 1-0 who had won 40 baseball games in a row.
- 1913 - Philadelphia Phillies beat New York Giants two games out of three in a tripleheader.
- 1916 - Grover Cleveland Alexander records his 16th shutout of the year.
- 1920 - Cincinnati Reds beat Pittsburgh Pirates two games out of three in a tripleheader.
- 1926 - Bert Gibb of Hamilton Tigers kicks 9 singles in a NFL football game.
- 1932 - New York Yankees sweep Chicago Cubs in 29th World Series.
- 1932 - Boston Braves play first NFL game, lose 14-0.
- 1936 - Tony Lazzeri becomes the first New York Yankees' player to hit a World Series (World Series #33) grand slam.
- 1938 - Cleveland Indians' Bob Feller strikes out 18 Detroit Tigers' players.
- 1938 - Detroit Tigers' Chester Laabs strikes out five times in a game.
- 1947 - Yogi Berra becomes first to pinch hit a World Series (World Series #44) homer.
- 1949 - Saint Louis Browns use nine pitchers, lose to Boston White Sox 4-3.
- 1949 - New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox, tied for first place, play the final game of the season. New York Yankees win 5-3 and clinch pennant #16.
- 1950 - Bob Shaw of the Chicago Cardinals sets NFL record with five touchdown catches.
- 1950 - Chicago Cardinals' Jim Hardy passes for six touchdowns versus Baltimore Colts (55-13).
- 1953 - Brooklyn Dodgers' Carl Erskine strikes out 14 New York Yankees in the 50th World Series.
- 1954 - New York Giants sweep Cleveland Indians, in 51st World Series.
- 1957 - New York Yankees appear in their 26th World Series (World Series #54).
- 1962 - San Francisco and Los Angeles play a 4-hour, 18-minute nine-inning game.
- 1964 - Philadelphia Phillies tie major league record with season's third triple play (Cincinnati Reds).
- 1965 - Philadelphia Phillies' Chris Short strikes-out 18 New York Mets.
- 1966 - Two perfect game pitchers face each other (Bunning versus Koufax).
- 1968 - Bob Gibson sets a World Series record of 17 strikeouts (World Series #65).
- 1969 - Seattle Pilots play last game in Seattle, Washington, defeated by the Oakland Athletics' 3-1 for their 98th loss of year. The American League's newest franchise attracts only 677, 944 fans for the season and will play in Milwaukee as the Brewers next season.
- 1970 - Billy Martin named manager of the Detroit Tigers.
- 1970 - Plane carrying Wichita State University football team crashes killing 30.
- 1972 - Montreal Expos' Bill Stoneman pitches second no-hitter, beats New York Mets, 7-0.
- 1972 - Ron Johnson becomes first New York Giants' player to score four touchdowns (vs Philadelphia Eagles).
- 1978 - The New York Yankees defeat the Boston Red Sox 5-4 at Fenway Park to clinch the American League East after being 14 games out of first place only two months earlier.
- 1980 - Larry Holmes retains WBC heavweight title defeating Muhammad Ali.
- 2009 - The International Olympic Committee in Copenhagen votes 66-32 for the 2016 Olympic Games to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, over Madrid, Spain. Chicago, Illinois was eliminated on the first ballot, and Tokyo, Japan was eliminated on the second ballot.
- 2021 - At accesso ShoWare Center in Kent, Washington, USA, NHL pre-season game: Calgary Flames beats Seattle Kraken by score 4-1.
- 2021 - At Cable Dahmer Arena in Independence, Missouri, USA, NHL pre-season game: Chicago Blackhawks beats Saint Louis Blues by score 5-1.
- 2021 - At Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, NHL pre-season game: Nashville Predators beats Tampa Bay Lightning by score 6-1.
- 2021 - At TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, NHL pre-season game: New York Rangers beats Boston Bruins by score 4-3.
- 2021 - At Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan, USA, NHL pre-season game: Detroit Red Wings beats Columbus Blue Jackets by score 5-1.
- 2021 - At Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, NHL pre-season game: Montreal Canadiens beats Ottawa Senators by score 2-1.
- 2021 - At Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, NHL pre-season game: Philadelphia Flyers beats Washington Capitals by score 3-1.
- 2021 - At Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, NHL pre-season game: Edmonton Oilers beats Winnipeg Jets by score 4-3.
- 2021 - At Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona, USA, NHL pre-season game: Arizona Coyotes beats Anaheim Ducks by score 4-3.
- 2021 - At Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA, NHL pre-season game: New Jersey Devils beats New York Islanders by score 2-1.
- 2022 - At Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, USA, National Football League regular season game: Kansas City Chiefs beats Tampa Bay Buccaneers by score 41-31.
- 2022 - At Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada, USA, National Football League regular season game: Las Vegas Raiders beats Denver Broncos by score 32-23.
- 2022 - At Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA, National Football League regular season game: Green Bay Packers beats New England Patriots by score 27-24.
- 2022 - At Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, National Football League regular season game: Arizona Cardinals beats Carolina Panthers by score 26-16.
- 2022 - At NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, USA, National Football League regular season game: Los Angeles Chargers beats Houston Texans by score 34-24.
- 2022 - At Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, National Football League regular season game: Buffalo Bills beats Pittsburgh Steelers by score 23-20.
- 2022 - At Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, National Football League regular season game: Philadelphia Eagles beats Jacksonville Jaguars by score 29-21.
- 2022 - At MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA, National Football League regular season game: New York Giants beats Chicago Bears by score 20-12.
- 2022 - At Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, National Football League regular season game: Tennessee Titans beats Indianapolis Colts by score 24-17.
- 2022 - At Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan, USA, National Football League regular season game: Seattle Seahawks beats Detroit Lions by score 48-45.
- 2022 - At AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, USA, National Football League regular season game: Dallas Cowboys beats Washington Commanders by score 25-10.
- 2022 - At Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, National Football League regular season game: Atlanta Falcons beats Cleveland Browns by score 23-20.
- 2022 - At Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, National Football League regular season game: Minnesota Vikings beats New Orleans Saints by score 28-25.
- 1935 - New York Hayden Planetarium, the fourth in the US, opens.
- 1984 - Three cosmonauts return after a record 237 days in orbit.
- 1780 - John Andre, British major, hanged by Americans at age 30 (spied with Benedict Arnold).
- 1919 - US President Woodrow Wilson suffers a stroke.
- 1935 - New York Hayden Planetarium, the fourth in the US, opens.
- 1936 - First alcohol power plant established, Atchison, Kansas.
- 1942 - First self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction demonstrated, Chicago, Illinois.
- 1950 - The comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz first appears, in nine American newspapers.
- 1956 - First atomic power clock exhibited-New York City.
- 1967 - Thurgood Marshall is sworn in as justice of the United States Supreme Court.
- 1970 - Plane carrying Wichita State University football team crashes killing 30.
- 1980 - Michael Myers (Democrat-Pennsylvania), is first representative expelled in over 100 years (ABSCAM).
- 1984 - Richard Miller becomes first (former) FBI agent charged with espionage.
- 1990 - US Senate votes 90-9 to confirm David Souter to the Supreme Court.
- 1991 - Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton announces he will seek the 1992 Democratic nomination for President of the United States.
- 1996 - The Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments are signed by U.S. President Bill Clinton.
- 2002 - The Congress of the United States passes a joint resolution, which explicitly authorizes the President to use the United States Armed Forces as he deems necessary and appropriate, against Iraq.
- 2002 - The Beltway sniper attacks begin with five shootings in Montgomery County, Maryland.
- 2004 - American Samoa joins the North American Numbering Plan.
- 2005 - A shipwreck in Lake George, New York kills 20 people.
- 2006 - Charles Carl Roberts IV, a 32-year-old milk-truck driver, kills five female students at an Amish schoolhouse in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania before shooting himself.
- 2008 - The U.S. Senate votes 74-to-25 to endorse a revised US$700 billion bank bailout plan. It involves the Treasury buying bad loans from institutions. The plan, rejected by the House earlier, was revised to include a tax cut and extended federal protection for bank deposits.
- 2020 - US President Donald Trump announces he has tested positive for Covid-19.
Other history:
- 1187 - Sultan Saladin captures Jerusalem from the Crusaders.
- 1870 - Italy annexes Rome and Papal States; Rome made Italian capital.
- 1935 - Italy invades Abyssinia (Ethiopia).
- 1942 - First self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction demonstrated, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
- 1950 - The comic strip "Peanuts" first appears, in 9 newspapers in the USA.
- 2002 - The Congress of the United States passes a joint resolution, which explicitly authorizes the President to use the United States Armed Forces as he deems necessary and appropriate, against Iraq.
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