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What happened in history on this day: October 12?
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 12 in ...
- 1981 - Advanced Micro Devices and Intel sign a 10-year technology exchange agreement centering on Intel's x86 microprocessor architecture.
- 1998 - WinBook introduces the WinBook XL computer. It features 20x CD-ROM drive, 1.44 MB 3.5-inch floppy disk drive, 233 MHz Pentium MMX processor, 256 kB Level 2 cache, 16 MB RAM, 12.1-inch dual scan display, PCI 2 MB graphics accelerator, 1.6 GB hard drive, touch pad controller. Price is US$999.
- 2005 - Palm releases the Palm Z22 handheld computer in the US, dropping the "Zire" name. It features 32 MB memory, 160x160 color display, ARM 200 MHz processor, Palm OS 5.4.9 operating system. Price is US$99; weight is about 3 ounces.
- 2005 - Palm releases the Palm TX handheld computer in the US, dropping the "Tungsten" name. It features 128 MB memory, 320x480 color display, 312 MHz Intel XScale processor, MMX/SD/SDIO slot, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, audio/video player, Web browser. Price is US$299; weight is 5.25 ounces.
- 2005 - Apple Computer announces an updated iMac G5 computer. It features 20-inch wide-screen LCD, iSight camera, multibutton mouse, 2.1 GHz PowerPC G5 processor, 512 MB RAM, 250 GB hard drive, ATI Radeon X600 XT graphics, dual-layer DVD+/-RW drive, Max OS X 10.4. Price is US$1699. Price for a version with 17-inch screen and 1.9 GHz processor is US$1299.
- 1940 - Walt shows Igor Stravinsky the finished film of Fantasia.
- 1955 - The ABC TV network airs the Disneyland TV show, featuring "Adventures of Mickey Mouse".
- 1975 - The NBC TV network airs The Wonderful World of Disney show, featuring The Secret of the Pond, part two.
- 1986 - The Golden Horseshoe Revue show closes in Disneyland. It is the longest running show in history, at nearly 50,000 performances.
- 1987 - Mattel signs a licensing agreement with Disney, to design and make a line of infant and preschool toys featuring Disney characters.
- 1987 - ABC-TV airs the Disney TV special Funny, You Don't Look 200.
- 1988 - A Los Angeles Superior Court judge rules that the Walt Disney Company can use the MGM/UA name and company's logotype on a Florida studio tour.
- 1990 - Disney releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film Mr. Destiny to theaters in the USA.
- 1993 - Disney releases the Touchstone Pictures stop-motion animated feature film Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas to three theaters in New York, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.
- 1995 - Walt Disney World welcomes its 500-millionth guest, Michelle Davis.
- 2001 - Disney releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film Corky Romano to theaters in the USA.
- 2005 - In San Jose, California, Disney Chief Executive Officer Robert Iger announces the availability of Disney- and ABC-owned TV show episodes through Apple Computer's online iTunes store. Certain TV shows will be available for download for US$1.99 one day after initial airing on broadcast TV.
- 2020 - Disney announces a re-organization of its TV, movie, and direct-to-consumer divisions.
- 1958 - At Riverside, a car race is held.
- Finishing 1st in B-Production class and 1st overall is the C. S. Mead #58 Corvette driven by Skip Hudson.
- Finishing 2nd in B-Production class and 2nd overall is the Bob Dickson #166 Corvette driven by Bob Dickson.
- Finishing 3rd in B-Production class and 3rd overall is the Bob Hoffman #32 Corvette driven by Bob Hoffman.
- Finishing 4th in B-Production class and 4th overall is the Dean Geddes #243 Corvette driven by Dean Geddes.
- Finishing 5th in B-Production class and 5th overall is the Scott Briley #41 Corvette driven by Scott Briley.
- Finishing 6th in B-Production class and 13th overall is the Bill Kongelback #38 Corvette driven by Bill Kongelback.
- 1991 - In Titusville, Florida, the 12th annual Eckler's Corvette Reunion is held. Over 3000 people attend, with over 650 Corvettes.
- 2002 - At the Road Atlanta raceway in Braselton, Georgia, the Petit Le Mans race is held, round ten of the American Le Mans Series is held.
- Finishing 1st in GTS class and 9th overall is the GM Goodwrench #3 Corvette C5-R, driven by Ron Fellows, Johnny O'Connell, and Oliver Gavin.
- Finishing 3rd in GTS class and 11th overall is the GM Goodwrench #4 Corvette C5-R, driven by Andy Pilgrim, Kelly Collins, and Franck Fréon.
- 2002 - At the end of the American Le Mans series,
- GTS Manufacturer Champion is General Motors,
- GTS Team Champion is Corvette Racing,
- GTS Drivers Championship: #1 Ron Fellows, #2 Johnny O'Connell, #3 tied between Andy Pilgrim and Kelly Collins;
- GTS Chief Mechanic Award goes to Corvette Mechanic Bill DeLong;
- GTS Tire Manufacturer Championship goes to Goodyear Tire;
- GTS Automobile Manufacturers Championship goes to Chevrolet.
- 2019 - At the Road Atlanta raceway in Braselton, Georgia, USA, the Motul Petit Le Mans race is held, round 12 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series.
- Finishing 4th in GT Le Mans class and 13th overall is the Corvette Racing #3 Corvette C7.R driven by Mike Rockenfeller, Jan Magnussen, and Antonio Garcia.
- Finishing 7th in GT Le Mans class and 16th overall is the Corvette Racing #4 Corvette C7.R driven by Tommy Milner, Oliver Gavin, and Marcel Fassler.
- 1940 - In a convoy in the North Atlantic, submarine U-101 torpedoes and sinks the merchant ship Saint-Malo south of Iceland. The ship was a former French vessel requisitioned by the Canadian government. 28 are killed.
- 1940 - Adolf Hitler postpones invasion plans on Britain until spring 1941.
- 1941 - British Prime Minister Winston Churchill sends a message to Soviet leader Josef Stalin, suggesting Britain assume responsibility for all of Persia, releasing the six Soviet divisions guarding it.
- 1943 - Allied forces in Italy attack the German defensive line at the Volturno River, 20 miles north-west of Naples.
- 1943 - British forces begin landing on the Portuguese Azores islands, to establish airbases.
- 1944 - The Canadian 8th Brigade crosses the Scheldt, landing south-east of Hoofdplaat, then advances south to create a land route for a supply line.
- 1944 - Adolf Hitler orders that London be the sole British target of V-2 rockets.
- 1969 - Greece issues three postage stamps marking the 25th anniversary of liberation.
- 1995 - Christmas Island issues two postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II.
- 2001 - In Chiba City, Japan, the 11th annual Tokyo Game Show is held, over three days. Microsoft shows the Xbox video game system, for the first time in Japan. Sega shows Virtua Fighter 4 for the PlayStation 2.
- 2002 - Namco releases the Namco Museum video game for the GameCube in the US. It includes classic arcade games Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, Galaga, Pole Position, Pole Position II, Galaxian.
- 2004 - Nintendo releases the Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door video game for the GameCube in the US.
- 2004 - Microsoft Game Studios releases the Outrun 2 video game for the Xbox in the US.
- 2004 - Majesco releases the BloodRayne 2 video game for the Xbox and PlayStation 2 in the US.
- 2004 - EA Sports releases the FIFA Soccer 2005 video game for the Xbox, PlayStation 2, and GameCube in the US.
- 2010 - 2K Sports releases the NBA 2K11 video game for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox 360 in the US.
- 1632 - King Gustav Adolf and a small group of guards turn to Naumberg, picking up Kniphausen and Oxenstiern.
- 1968 - (to October 27) The 19th Olympic Games are held in Mexico City, Mexico. Sweden wins 2 gold, 1 silver, and 1 bronze medals.
- 1984 - In Toronto, the Torex show is held, over three days. At auction, a 1921 50c coin graded VF-35 sells for $20,000.
- 1993 - (to October 14) Stack's auctions part of the Reed Hawn Collection. The Mickley specimen of the 1804 Draped Bust Class I silver dollar coin sells for US$522,500 to David Queller. Dwight Manley buys at auction the Reed Hawn 1913 Liberty Head 5-cent coin (Proof 63) for $962,500.
- 1999 - The US Mint releases the 1999 Connecticut quarter dollar to circulation.
- 2004 - Stack's conducts the Part V auction of the John J. Ford Jr. Collection, selling a Massachusetts 1787 cent with arrows in right eagle talons for US$260,000.
- 1853 - John Morrissey wins boxing title, when Yankee Sullivan leaves ring after 36th round to slug Morrissey's fans.
- 1907 - Chicago Cubs beat Detroit Tigers four games to 0 with one tie in fourth World Series.
- 1916 - Boston Red Sox beat Brooklyn Dodgers, four games to one in 13th World Series.
- 1920 - Cleveland Indians beat Brooklyn Dodgers, five games to two in 17th World Series.
- 1920 - Man O' War's last horse race and win.
- 1923 - New York Giants' Casey Stengel's home run beats New York Yankees 1-0 in the World Series (#20).
- 1948 - Casey Stengel takes over as New York Yankees' manager.
- 1967 - Saint Louis Cardinals beat Boston Red Sox, 4 games to 3 in 64th World Series as Lou Brock steals a record 7 bases in one World Series.
- 1968 - (to October 27) The Games of the XIX Olympiad are held in Mexico City, Mexico.
- 1968 - Norma Enriqueta Basilio Satelo lights Olympic flame.
- 1972 - Goalie Billy Harris fails in first New York Islanders' penalty shot.
- 1974 - First time Washington Capitals are shut out as they are beat 6-0 by Minnesota North Stars.
- 1977 - "Throwaway Game" Catfish Hunter loses World Series 6-1 resting New York Yankees' pitchers.
- 1982 - Milwaukee Brewers' Paul Molitor gets World Series record five hits (World Series #79).
- 1986 - California Angels, within one pitch of pennant victory lose to Boston Red Sox.
- 1987 - Minnesota Twins beat Detroit Tigers for American League pennant.
- 1989 - Herschel Walker is traded from Dallas Cowboys to Minnesota Vikings for 12 players.
- 2003 - Michael Schumacher wins the 2003 FIA Formula One World Championship in Suzuka, Japan, beating Kimi Räikkönen to the title.
- 2019 - At the Road Atlanta raceway in Braselton, Georgia, USA, the Motul Petit Le Mans race is held, round 12 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series.
- Finishing 1st in DPi class and 1st overall is the Whelen Engineering Racing #31 Cadillac DPi driven by Felipe Nasr, Eric Curran, and Pipo Derani.
- Finishing 1st in GT Le Mans class and 10th overall is the Risi Competizione #62 Ferrari 488 GTE driven by James Calado, Alessandro Pier Guidi, and Daniel Serra.
- Finishing 1st in GT Daytona class and 18th overall is the Turner Motorsport #96 BMW M6 GT3 driven by Bill Auberlen, Robby Foley, and Dillon Machavern.
- 2021 - At T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, NHL regular season game: Vegas Golden Knights beats Seattle Kraken by score 4-3.
- 2021 - At Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, USA, NHL regular season game: Pittsburgh Penguins beats Tampa Bay Lightning by score 6-2.
- 1962 - US/USSR sign joint space effort in telecommunications and meteorology.
- 1964 - Launch of Voskhod 1, first three man crew (Komarov, Feokistov, Yegorov).
- 1969 - Soyuz 7 is launched.
- 1972 - Mariner 9 takes pictures of Martian north pole.
- 1975 - NASA launches space vehicle S-195.
- 1977 - 4th test of the space shuttle Enterprise.
- 1994 - NASA loses radio contact with the Magellan spacecraft as the probe descends into the thick atmosphere of Venus (the spacecraft presumably burns up in the atmosphere either October 13 or October 14).
- 2005 - The second Chinese spacecraft, Shenzhou 6, is launched, carrying Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng for five days in orbit.
- 2008 - The Soyuz TMA-13 spacecraft launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. On board is US space tourist Richard Garriott, who paid about USS%15 million for the 10-day trip to the International Space Station. Richard's father, Owen Garriott, spent 60 days on a US space station in 1973.
- 1886 - Hurricane and sea surge kill 250 at Indianola, Texas, USA.
- 1982 - 38.6 cm (15.2 inches) of rainfall, Angoon, Alaska (state record).
- 2019 - Typhoon Hagibis makes landfall in Japan, the biggest storm to hit the region in decades, with over seven million people urged to evacuate.
- 1776 - British Brigade begins guarding Throgg Necks Road in the Bronx.
- 1837 - Act of Congress provides for issue of $10 million of Treasury notes.
- 1861 - Confederate ironclad Manassas attacks USA's Richmond on Mississippi River.
- 1862 - Major General Earl Van Dorn assumes command of Confederate troops in Missisippi, CSA.
- 1886 - Hurricane and sea surge kill 250 at Indianola, Texas, USA.
- 1915 - Theodore Roosevelt criticizes US citzens with dual nationalities.
- 1918 - First use of iron lung (Boston's Children Hospital).
- 1918 - Cloquet, Minnesota, USA and 25 other communities destroyed by forest fire, 559 die.
- 1928 - An iron lung respirator is used for the first time at Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
- 1933 - Alcatraz becomes a federal prison (unofficially).
- 1933 - John Dillinger escapes from the Allen County, Ohio, jail.
- 1942 - US navy defeats Japanese in Battle of Cape Esperance.
- 1957 - First commercial flight between California and Antarctica.
- 1962 - US/USSR sign joint space effort in telecommunications and meteorology.
- 1972 - 46 sailors injured in race riot on US aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk.
- 1973 - US President Richard Nixon nominates Gerald Ford to replace Spiro Agnew as Vice President.
- 1977 - US Supreme Court hears arguments in "reverse discrimination" case of Allan Bakke, white student denied admission to University of California Medical School.
- 1982 - 38.6 cm (15.2 inches) of rainfall, Angoon, Alaska (state record).
- 1986 - The Golden Horseshoe Revue show closes in Disneyland. It is the longest running show in history, at nearly 50,000 performances.
- 1988 - NeXT launches its first public debut of the NeXT Computer at Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco, California.
- 1995 - Walt Disney World in Florida welcomes its 500-millionth guest.
- 1998 - The Congress of the United States passes the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
- 2000 - In Aden, Yemen, the USS Cole is badly damaged by two suicide bombers, who placed a small boat laden with explosives along-side the United States Navy destroyer, killing 17 crew members and wounding at least 39.
- 2007 - Oracle announces a hostile bid of US$6.7 billion for BEA company.
- 2017 - The United States announces its decision to withdraw from UNESCO, and is immediately followed by Israel.
Other history:
- 1968 - 19th modern Olympic games opens in Mexico City, Mexico.
- 2000 - In Aden, Yemen, the USS Cole is badly damaged by two suicide bombers, who placed a small boat laden with explosives along-side the United States Navy destroyer, killing 17 crew members and wounding at least 39.
- 2002 - Terrorists detonate massive bombs in two nightclubs in Kuta, Bali, killing 202 and injuring over 300.
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