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What happened in history on this day: November 7?
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 November 7 in ...
- 1990 - Z-Nix files an antitrust complaint against Microsoft, accusing it of violating the Sherman Act by using its control of operating system environment user interfaces to control the mouse pointer market. Z-Mix requests damages of US$4.5 million over Microsoft's handling of a deal to bundle Windows with Z-Nix's mouse.
- 1994 - Apple Computer, Motorola, and IBM announce that they will create a computer platform to run all major operating systems, except the Intel x86-based Microsoft Windows 3.1 and successors. Apple Computer will port the Mac OS to this platform, and license other vendors to create Mac-compatible computers. IBM will port OS/2 and AIX, SunSoft will port Solaris, Motorola will port Windows NT, and Novell will port NetWare.
- 1996 - Philippe Kahn, founder of Borland International, resigns as a member of the board of directors.
- 2002 - In New York, Microsoft officially unveils the Windows XP Tablet PC Edition operating system.
- 2003 - Microsoft releases Windows Media Player 9 for the Mac OS X operating system.
- 2003 - Hungary issues a 500 forint postage stamp for the World Science Forum, depicting a computer screen (with keyboard and CD-ROMs in the amrgin area).
- 1925 - Disney completes the 26th Alice Comedy film, Alice on the Farm.
- 1955 - The first episode of The Adventures of Spin and Marty airs on The Mickey Mouse Club.
- 1956 - The ABC TV network airs the Disneyland TV show, featuring Cameras in Samoa, and The Holland Story.
- 1958 - The ABC TV network airs the Walt Disney Presents TV show, featuring the film His Majesty - The King of Beasts, previously called The African Lion.
- 1965 - The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, entitled Minado, the Wolverine.
- 1966 - Walt is admitted to St. Joseph's Hospital, in Burbank, for surgery.
- 1966 - In St. Joseph's hospital, an operation is performed on Walt Disney, to do a biopsy of a spot discovered on an X-Ray. His left lung is found to be full of cancerous tumors, and is removed. Doctors give Walt six months to two years to live.
- 1971 - The NBC TV network airs The Wonderful World of Disney show, entitled The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove, part two.
- 1983 - Grenada Grenadines issues ten postage stamps depicting scenes from Disney's Jingle Bells.
- 1987 - Disney releases the film Ruthless People to theaters in the UK.
- 1994 - Paul Pressler is named president of Disneyland Resort.
- 1997 - Disney and Jeffrey Katzenburg announce a partial settlement of their dispute. Disney will pay 72.5 percent of Katzenburg's promised 2 percent bonus. A referee would come up with the final amount.
- 1999 - The TV show The Wonderful World of Disney airs the two-hour movie Annie/
- 1999 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. The credits for a movie include "Mule Beating Man" played by "Gus", a reference to the 1976 Disney film Gus, about a football-kicking mule.
- 2000 - Disney releases the film Rolie Polie Olie on videocassette.
- 2000 - Disney releases the animated short film Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving on videocassette.
- 2000 - Disney releases the animated short film Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas on videocassette.
- 2000 - Disney releases the film Out of the Box on videocassette.
- 2014 - Disney releases the Walt Disney Animation Studios film Big Hero 6 to theaters in the USA.
- 1952 - A Chevrolet work order specifies that the second prototype Corvette be delivered to Fisher Body, for use in testing bodies.
- 1953 - General Motors Director of New Devices Section Harry C. Dumville takes delivery of 1953 Corvette #1123.
- 1969 - The 250,000th Corvette rolls off the production line, a Riverside Gold convertible, purchased by George Dyer of California.
- 1999 - At the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada, the American Le Mans Series Grand Prix of Las Vegas race is held, round 8 (final) of the American Le Mans Series. A Corvette C5 is the official race pace car.
- Finishing 3rd in GTS class and 12th overall is the Corvette Racing #3 Corvette C5-R driven by Ron Fellows and Chris Kneifel.
- 1999 - Results at the end of the 1999 American Le Mans Series: GTS drivers championship: 9th is Ron Fellows, 12th is Chris Kneifel, 14th is Andy Pilgrim. GTS team championship: 6th is Corvette Racing.
- 1938 - Herschel Grynszpan, son of Polish Jew deported from Germany, shoots German diplomat Ernst vom Rath in Paris, France.
- 1940 - The British Royal Air Force attacks the Krupp munition works at Essen, Germany.
- 1941 - (evening) 169 British planes are sent to attack Berlin. Due to bad weather, about half reach their target, and little damage is done. 21 planes do not return.
- 1941 - (evening) 55 British planes are sent to attack Mannheim. Seven planes do not return.
- 1941 - (evening) 43 British planes are sent to attack the Ruhr and to mine waterways. Nine planes do not return.
- 1944 - In Japan, Richard Sorge and Hotzumi Ozaki are executed. Sorge was head of a Soviet spy ring in Tokyo, and Ozaki was part of the ring, delivering secret Japanese documents to Sorge.
- 1944 - In the Hürtgen Forest, a casual truce in German-American fighting allows extraction of wounded.
- 1984 - New Zealand issues a postage stamp depicting participation in North Africa fighting in 1942.
- 1994 - Canada issues four postage stamps depicting Canada's contribution to World War II in 1944.
- 1982 - United Features Syndicate sues Creative Computing for copyright infringement, asking Creative Computing to stop selling the computer game Snoopy and destroy existing video cartridges.
- 1991 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show. Two characters play a home video game on the television, with a single-button joystick. At a convenience store, a standalone arcade game is shown.
- 1996 - Sega releases the Sonic 3D Blast video game for the Genesis and Saturn in the US.
- 2000 - Seagate Technology announces that it will supply hard drives for Microsoft's Xbox video game system.
- 2005 - Nintendo releases the Mario Party 7 video game for the GameCube in the US.
- 2005 - Nintendo releases the Donkey Kong Country 3 video game for the Game Boy Advance in the US.
- 2006 - Buena Vista Games releases the Lumines II video game for the PlayStation Portable in the USA.
- 2006 - Electronic Arts releases The Sims 2: Pets video game for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS, and GameCube in the US.
- 2006 - Activision releases the Tony Hawk's Project 8 video game for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, and PlayStation Portable in the USA.
- 2006 - Red Octane releases the Guitar Hero II video game for the PlayStation 2 in the USA.
- 2006 - Microsoft announces it will offer over 1000 hours of television shows and movies for download on the Xbox 360.
- 2006 - Vivendi Games releases the F.E.A.R.: First Encounter Assault Recon video game for the Xbox 360 in the US.
- 2006 - Electronic Arts releases the EA Replay video game for the PlayStation Portable in the US. Includes 14 titles: Syndicate, Desert Strike, Mutant League Football, Road Rash, Wing Commander, Ultima the Black Gate.
- 2006 - Sony CEA releases the SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Combined Assault video game for the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable in the US.
- 2006 - Activision releases the Call of Duty 3 video game for the PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, and Xbox 360 in the USA.
- 2006 - Sony CEA releases the SOCOM: US Navy SEALs Fire Team Bravo 2 video game for the PlayStation Portable in the US.
- 2006 - Microsoft releases the Gears of War video game for the Xbox 360 in the USA.
- 2008 - Microsoft Game Studios releases the Gears of War 2 video game for the Xbox 360 in the USA.
- 2010 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. Two kids play a video game using motion-sensing controllers that look like the Nintendo Wii controllers. One child is struck by the other by the controller. While playing a board game, a kid says "What was that lesson I learned from video games? Oh yeah, kill! Kill! Kill!"
- 1520 - In Stockholm Castle, Archbishop Gustav Trolle appeals to the King for a trial of Kristina, and the nobles and burghers on a charge of heresy for his deposition and imprisonment, and the destruction of the castle at Stäket in 1517. Kristina Gyllenstierna says the actions were of parliament in Stockholm, and must be regarded as legal. Troops arrest dozens, detaining them overnight.
- 1907 - Test tokens are struck to adjust the coining presses prior to the first production of Canadian coins at the Ottawa branch of the Royal Mint.
- 2005 - The Royal Canadian Mint begins striking a 25-cent coin for circulation with a pink colored ribbon on white circle background.
- 1885 - The Carson City Mint closes.
- 1944 - B. Max Mehl sells at auction a 1913 Liberty Head 5-cent for $3750 to King Farouk of Egypt.
- 1950 - Louis E. Eliasberg Sr. purchases an 1873-CC Seated Liberty No Arrows dime for US$4000, completing the first complete set of all known regular-issue United States coins.
- 1933 - Pennsylvania voters overturn blue law, by permitting Sunday sports.
- 1943 - Detroit Lions 0, New York Giants 0; last scoreless tie in NFL.
- 1962 - Glenn Hall sets NHL record of 503 consecutive games as goalie.
- 1964 - National League keeps Braves in Milwaukee in 1965, can move to Atlanta in 1966.
- 1973 - New Jersey becomes first state to allow girls into US baseball little league.
- 1983 - Ali Haji-Sheikh kicks his second New York Giants' record 56-yard field goal.
- 1988 - Major League Baseball All-Stars beat Japan 16-8 (Game 3 of 7).
- 1988 - Sugar Ray Leonard knocks out Donnie LaLonde.
- 1991 - Basketball legend Earvin "Magic" Johnson announces he has tested positive for HIV virus, and retires from Los Angeles Lakers.
- 2021 - At Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, NHL regular season game: Vancouver Canucks beats Dallas Stars by score 6-3.
- 2021 - At Honda Center in Anaheim, California, USA, NHL regular season game: Anaheim Ducks beats Saint Louis Blues by score 4-1.
- 2021 - At Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA, NHL regular season game: Minnesota Wild beats New York Islanders by score 5-2.
- 2021 - At United Center in Chicago, Illinois, USA, NHL regular season game: Chicago Blackhawks beats Nashville Predators by score 2-1.
- 2021 - At Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan, USA, NHL regular season game: Detroit Red Wings beats Vegas Golden Knights by score 5-2.
- 1631 - Pierre Gassendi observes transit of Mercury predicted by Kepler.
- 1966 - Lunar Orbiter 2 launched by US.
- 1996 - NASA launches the Mars Global Surveyor.
- 1998 - John Glenn returns to Earth aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery.
- 1996 - A devastating Category 4 cyclone strikes Andhra Pradesh, India. The storm surge sweeps fishing villages out to sea, killing over 2,000 people. 95 percent of crops are completely destroyed.
- 2006 - The Japanese town of Saroma, Hokkaido is struck by a tornado, killing nine. It is the deadliest tornado in Japan since 1941.
- 1805 - William Clark (Lewis and Clark exposition) sights the Pacific Ocean for the first time.
- 1837 - Abolitionist Elijah Lovejoy is murdered by a mob at Alton, Illinois.
- 1848 - Zachary Taylor (Whig party) of Louisiana defeats Democrat Lewis Cass of Michigan in the first US presidential election held in every state on the same day.
- 1874 - First cartoon depicting elephant as Republican Party symbol, by T Nast.
- 1876 - Meharry Medical College established at Central Tennessee College.
- 1876 - President Rutherford B Hayes and Samuel J Tilden each claim presidential victory.
- 1882 - Near Denver, Colorado, a magnitude 6.2 earthquake occurs.
- 1885 - The US mint at Carson City, Nevada closes.
- 1910 - The first air freight shipment (from Dayton to Columbus, Ohio) is undertaken by the Wright Brothers and department store owner Max Moorehouse.
- 1916 - Woodrow Wilson (Democrat) re-elected President of the USA.
- 1933 - Pennsylvania voters overturn blue law, by permitting Sunday sports.
- 1940 - Tacoma Narrows (Galloping Gertie) Bridge collapses, Washington State, USA.
- 1942 - First US President to broadcast in a foreign language-Franklin Roosevelt in French.
- 1944 - US President Franklin Roosevelt wins fourth term in office, defeating Thomas E Dewey (Republican).
- 1946 - A coin-operated television receiver is displayed in New York City. For the cost of a quarter, one could see various test patterns and a model of "Felix the Cat".
- 1950 - Louis E. Eliasberg purchases an 1873-CC Seated Liberty No Arrows dime for US$4000, completing the first complete set of all known regular-issue United States coins, by date and mint mark.
- 1955 - Supreme Court of Baltimore bans segregation in public recreational areas.
- 1962 - Richard Nixon quits US politics - "You won't have Nixon to kick around".
- 1966 - Lunar Orbiter 2 launched by US.
- 1967 - US President Lyndon Johnson signs a bill establishing Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
- 1970 - Race riots in Daytona Beach, Florida.
- 1972 - US President Richard Nixon (Republican) re-elected defeating George McGovern (Democrat).
- 1972 - Delaware votes Joe Biden into US Senate.
- 1973 - New Jersey becomes first state to allow girls into US baseball little league.
- 1978 - California voters defeat the Briggs Initiative that would have prohibited gay school teachers.
- 1979 - U.S. Senator Edward Moore Kennedy announces that he will challenge President Jimmy Carter for the 1980 Democratic presidential nomination.
- 1983 - Bomb explodes in US Capitol, causing heavy damage but no injuries.
- 1989 - In California, convicted murderer Richard Ramirez (the "Night Stalker") is sentenced to death.
- 1994 - WXYC, the student radio station of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, provides the world's first Internet radio broadcast.
- 1994 - Apple Computer, Motorola, and IBM announce that they will create a computer platform to run all major operating systems, except the Intel x86-based Microsoft Windows 3.1 and successors. To be included are the Mac OS, OS/2, AIX, Solaris, Windows NT, and Netware.
- 1996 - NASA launches the Mars Global Surveyor.
- 2000 - United States presidential election: Republican candidate Texas Governor George W. Bush defeats Democratic Vice President Al Gore in the closest election in US history, but the final outcome is not known for over a month because of disputed votes in Florida.
- 2000 - Hillary Rodham Clinton is elected to the United States Senate, becoming the first First Lady of the United States to win public office.
- 2002 - Iran bans the advertising of United States products.
- 2006 - U.S. Midterm elections: Democrats win control of both houses of Congress for the first time since 1994.
- 2006 - In the U.S. congressional elections, Minnesota Democrat Keith Ellison becomes the first Muslim elected to the House of Representatives.
- 2006 - Microsoft releases the Gears of War video game for the Xbox 360 in the USA. Total worldwide sales in the first three weeks: 1 million units.
Other history:
- 1865 - London Gazette, oldest surviving journal, is founded.
- 1885 - Canadian Pacific Railway completed at Craigellachie, British Columbia.
- 1917 - October Revolution (Oct 26 Old Style) in Russia, Lenin seizes power.
- 2000 - United States presidential election: Republican candidate Texas Governor George W. Bush defeats Democratic Vice President Al Gore in the closest election in history, but the final outcome is not known for over a month because of disputed votes in Florida.
- 2006 - U.S. Midterm elections: Democrats win control of both houses of Congress for the first time since 1994.
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