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What happened in history on this day: October 10?
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 10 in ...
- 1995 - The Microprocessor Forum is held, over two days.
- 1997 - Cayman Islands issues a postage stamp depicting a personal computer.
- 2000 - Diamond Multimedia Systems announces its first handheld computer, the Diamond Mako. It features 16 MB RAM, 36 MHz ARM processor, monochrome display, Epoc OS, optional 56 kbps modem. The computer is based on Psion's Revo Plus hardware and software. Price is US$399.
- 2007 - Electronic Arts releases The Orange Box game package for personal computers in the USA.
- 2010 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A mock Apple laptop computer appears.
- 1927 - The Colony Theater in New York City premieres the fourth Oswald the Lucky Rabbit film, Great Guns.
- 1930 - Disney releases the Mickey Mouse film The Gorilla Mystery.
- 1931 - The Mickey Mouse film The Barnyard Broadcast is released to theaters.
- 1936 - The Mickey Mouse film Mickey's Elephant is released to theaters. Pluto and Bobo the elephant also appear.
- 1939 - The Donald Duck film Officer Duck is released to theaters.
- 1952 - The Donald Duck film Trick or Treat is released. Huey, Dewey, and Louie also appear.
- 1956 - The ABC TV network airs the Disneyland TV show, featuring the film Rob Roy, part two.
- 1957 - The ABC TV network debuts the third Disney TV show, Zorro, on Thursdays, 8:00-8:30 PM.
- 1958 - The ABC TV network airs the Walt Disney Presents TV show, entitled The Pigeon That Worked a Miracle.
- 1965 - The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, entitled The Further Adventures of Gallegher: The Daily Press vs. City Hall.
- 1966 - The U.S. Forest Service issues a three-year planning permit to Disney for developing a Mineral King ski resort.
- 1980 - Disney re-releases the film Song of the South to theaters. Also shown in the animated short film Mickey Mouse Disco.
- 1986 - Disney releases the film Basil, The Great Mouse Detective to theaters in the UK.
- 1993 - The KCAL TV station airs the special The Making of the NHL's Mighty Ducks.
- 1997 - Buena Vista Pictures generally releases the Hollywood Pictures live-action feature film Washington Square to theaters in the US.
- 1997 - Buena Vista Pictures releases the Walt Disney Pictures live-action feature film Rocketman to theaters in the USA.
- 1998 - The L'Ornement Magique store opens in New Orleans Square at Disneyland.
- 2003 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Fairly Oddparents TV show in the US. When a basketball team wins the championships, the TV announcer asks them "What are you gonna do next?" They reply "We're not going to Alaska!". This is a reference to Disney promotional advertisements of the 1970s in which a sports star would answer "I'm going to Disneyland!".
- 2005 - The Animation Academy class opens at Disney Animation in Disney California Adventure.
- 2014 - The Walt Disney Pictures film Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day is released to theaters in the USA.
- 1997 - New Line Cinema releases the film Boogie Nights to theaters in the USA. A Corvette Orange 1977 Corvette appears.
- 1999 - At the Laguna Seca Raceway in Monterey, California, the last SCCA World Challenge race of the year is held. Nine Corvettes are entered, four are C5, five are C4 models. John Heinricy races his C5 Corvette to first overall.
- 1999 - At the Laguna Seca Raceway in Monterey, California, the VISA Sports Car Championship Petit Le Mans race is held, round 7 of the American Le Mans Series. Finishing 2nd in GTS class and 12th overall is the Corvette Racing #3 Corvette C5-R driven by Ron Fellows and Chris Kneifel.
- 2004 - At the Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Alabama, the Porsche 250 Presented by Bradley Arant race is held, round eleven of the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series. Finishing 9th in GT class and 25th overall is the SL Motorsports #06 Corvette, driven by Steve Lisa, David Rosenblum, and Chuck Hemmingson.
- 2020 - At the Charlotte Motor Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, the Motul 100% Synthetic Grand Prix at Charlotte race is held, round 8 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series.
- Finishing 1st in GT Le Mans class and 1st overall is the Corvette Racing #3 Corvette C8.R driven by Jordan Taylor and Antonio Garcia.
- Finishing 4th in GT Le Mans class and 14th overall is the Corvette Racing #4 Corvette C8.R driven by Tommy Milner and Oliver Gavin.
- 1939 - A German victory parade is held in Warsaw, Poland.
- 1939 - In Moscow, a Pact of Mutual Assistance is signed between the Soviet Union and Lithuania, allowing Soviet occupation of stations of military importance.
- 1939 - German pocket-battleship Admiral Graf Spee sinks Huntsman while en route to the Cape.
- 1941 - Adolf Hitler issues Directive No. 37. The Army is to go on the defensive in Finland, and prepare to capture Murmansk next year.
- 1941 - Winston Churchill appoints Captain Lord Louis Mountbatten as Director of Combined Operations, and instructs him to prepare for the invasion of Europe.
- 1941 - Josef Stalin calls Georgi Zhukov back from Leningrad to direct the defense of Moscow.
- 1942 - The USAAF makes its first raid of over 100 bombers, against Lille, France.
- 1946 - The government of Ireland issues a statement condemning the Nuremberg trials as illegal.
- 1981 - At the Citicorp Center in Manhattan, New York, Atari sponsors an open tournament of arcade games. Frank Cretella scores 118,740 in Asteroids, setting a new national record.
- 1992 - Nintendo releases the Metroid II: The Return of Samus video game for the Game Boy.
- 1992 - Turbo Technologies releases the TurboDuo in Los Angeles and New York, for US$299.99, including Bonk's Adventure, Bonk's Revenge, Gate of Thunder, Ys Book I and II.
- 2000 - Western Digital announces that it will supply hard drives for Microsoft's Xbox video game system.
- 2001 - Microsoft confirms reports that it will ship the Xbox with an 8 GB hard drive, not 10 GB as it had earlier announced.
- 2003 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Fairly Oddparents TV show in the US. The main character plays a home video game system called "V-Cube", with a wired controller with left-thumb joystick and right side 4-color buttons, a reference to the Nintendo GameCube.
- 2005 - In San Francisco, California, Microsoft hosts an unveiling of the Xbox 360 for invited journalists, demonstrating twelve software titles.
- 2006 - Sierra releases The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning video game for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, and Nintendo DS in the US.
- 2006 - Midway releases the Mortal Kombat: Armageddon video game for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox in the US.
- 2017 - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment releases the Middle-earth: Shadow of War video game for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in the USA.
- 1471 - The Battle of Brunkeberg takes place, north of Stockholm, between forces of Sten Sture and Ivar Axelsson on one side, and forces of the Union King Kristian, German soldiers, and many Swedish nobles on the other. The Sture forces command a decisive victory. Danish King Kristian is forced to sail back to Denmark, and make peace.
- 1632 - King Gustav Adolf arrives at Nordlingen.
- 1650 - In Stockholm, a coronation ceremony is held for Queen Kristina.
- 1964 - (to October 24) The 18th Olympic Games are held in Tokyo, Japan. Sweden wins 2 gold, 2 silver, and 4 bronze medals.
- 1974 - Fall Torex is held, in Toronto, Ontario. Over 5000 people attend over four days.
- 2006 - The Royal Canadian Mint announces the name selected for the polar bear on the $2 coin: Churchill. The name was selected by online poll. Churchill received the most votes, at 34 percent.
- 1978 - US President Jimmy Carter signs Public Law 95-447, amending the Coinage Act of 1965, changing the size, weight, and design of the dollar coin, specifying that the coin depict Susan B. Anthony.
- 1908 - Baseball Writers Association forms.
- 1920 - Cleveland Indians' Bill Wambsganns makes first unassisted World Series triple play (World Series #17).
- 1920 - Cleveland Indians' Elmer Smith hits the first World Series grand slam (World Series #17).
- 1920 - Chicago Cardinals play first APFA game, a 0-0 tie.
- 1921 - NFL Decatur Staleys become Chicago Staleys, win 14-10.
- 1923 - New York Giants and New York Yankees become first teams to play each other for three consecutive World Series, also first played at Yankee Stadium (World Series #20).
- 1924 - Washington Senators win their first World Series beating New York Giants in 7 (World Series #21).
- 1926 - Saint Louis Cardinals beat New York Yankees, 4 games to three in 23rd World Series.
- 1931 - AJ Bennett hits H Garbarino for first scoring pass in Canada's Big 4.
- 1931 - Saint Louis Cardinals beat Philadelphia Athletics, four games to three in 28th World Series.
- 1937 - New York Yankees beat New York Giants four games to one in 34th World Series.
- 1945 - Detroit Tigers beat Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 3 in 42nd World Series.
- 1951 - New York Yankees beat New York Giants four games to two in World Series, Joe DiMaggio's final game (World Series #48).
- 1957 - Milwaukee Braves beat New York Yankees, 4 games to 3 in 54th World Series.
- 1960 - Ron Stewart of Ottawa Rough Riders rushes for Canadian Football League-record 287 yards.
- 1964 - (to October 24) The Games of the XVIII Olympiad are held in Tokyo, Japan.
- 1968 - Detroit Tigers beat Saint Louis Cardinals, 4 games to 3 in 65th World Series.
- 1968 - Saint Louis Cardinals' pitcher Bob Gibson sets mark for total strikeouts in a World Series, 35.
- 1971 - First game played at Philadelphia's Veteran Stadium, Philadelphia Phillies win 4-1.
- 1973 - In the fifth and deciding game, the New York Mets win the National League pennant beating the Cincinnati Reds, 7-2.
- 1976 - Greece's 98-year-old Dimitrion Yordanidis is oldest man to compete in a marathon; he finishes in 7:33.
- 1976 - New Jersey Meadowlands' (New York Giants) Stadium opens.
- 1979 - Quebec Nordiques' Real Cloutier sets NHL record of a hat trick in first game.
- 1980 - New York Yankees lose 4-2 and are swept by Kansas City Royals in the American League Championship series.
- 2020 - At the Charlotte Motor Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, the Motul 100% Synthetic Grand Prix at Charlotte race is held, round 8 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series.
- Finishing 1st in GT Le Mans class and 1st overall is the Corvette Racing #3 Corvette C8.R driven by Jordan Taylor and Antonio Garcia.
- Finishing 1st in GT Daytona class and 4th overall is the Turner Motorsport #96 BMW M6 GT3 driven by Bill Auberlen and Robby Foley.
- 1846 - Neptune's moon Triton is discovered by William Lassell.
- 1978 - A massive short circuit in Seasat's electrical system ends the satellite's scientific mission.
- 1990 - US 67th manned space mission STS 41 (Discovery 11) returns from space.
- 1780 - Great Hurricane of 1780 kills 20,000 to 30,000 in Caribbean.
- 2018 - Hurricane Michael makes landfall at Mexico Beach, Florida, with winds of 155 mph and a minimum pressure of 919 mbar. It is the most intense hurricane to hit the mainland United States since Camille in 1969.
- 1802 - First non-Indian settlement in Oklahoma.
- 1845 - The Naval School (now called US Naval Academy) opens at Annapolis, Maryland.
- 1854 - US Assay Office in New York City, New York opens.
- 1886 - First dinner jacket worn to autumn ball at Tuxedo Park, New York (the tuxedo).
- 1888 - Teetotalers excursion train is crushed, killing 64 (Mud Run, Pennsylvania).
- 1913 - US President Woodrow Wilson pushes button to remotely blow up Gamboa Dam in Panama Canal, allowing Atlantic and Pacific waters to meet.
- 1935 - George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess play opens on Broadway.
- 1957 - US President Dwight Eisenhower apologizes to finance minister of Ghana, Komla Agbeli Gbdemah, after he is refused service in a Dover, Delaware, restaurant.
- 1957 - The ABC TV network debuts the third Disney TV show, Zorro, in the USA.
- 1963 - Treaty banning atmospheric nuclear tests signed by US, United Kingdom, USSR.
- 1973 - US Vice President Spiro T Agnew pleads no contest to tax evasion and resigns.
- 1976 - New Jersey Meadowlands' (New York Giants) Stadium opens.
- 1978 - US President Jimmy Carter signs Public Law 95-447, amending the Coinage Act of 1965, changing the size, weight, and design of the dollar coin, specifying that the coin depict Susan B. Anthony.
- 1985 - US fighter jets force Egyptian plane carrying hijackers of Italian ship Achille Lauro to land in Italy; gunmen are placed in custody.
- 1987 - The Reverend Jesse Jackson launches his second campaign for U.S. President.
- 1991 - Ex-postal worker Joseph Harris kills four postal workers.
- 1991 - Greyhound Bus ends bankruptcy.
- 2001 - U.S. President George W. Bush presents a list of 22 most wanted terrorists.
- 2006 - Google buys YouTube for US$1.65 billion.
- 2007 - The SuccessTech Academy school shooting occurs in Cleveland, Ohio.
- 2007 - The Foreign Affairs Committee of the US House of Representatives passes a resolution calling the Ottoman empire's slaughter of Armenians in 1915-23 genocide.
Other history:
- 1780 - Great Hurricane kills 20,000 to 30,000 in Caribbean.
- 1911 - Sun Yat-sen's revolutionaries overthrow Manchus (Taiwan National Day).
- 1963 - Treaty banning atmospheric nuclear tests signed by US, UK, USSR.
- 1964 - 18th modern Olympic games opens in Tokyo, Japan.
- 1970 - Fiji gains independence from Great Britain (National Day).
- 2006 - Google buys YouTube for US$1.65 billion.
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