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What happened in history on this day: November 9?
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 9 in ...
- 1981 - Apple Computer officially re-introduces the Apple III, with base price $3495, improved sockets for chips, updated software, memory expansion up to 256 kB, and optional $3495 ProFile 5MB Seagate ST506 hard disk.
- 2004 - Mozilla releases the Firefox 1.0 Web broswer.
- 2021 - Spain issues a postage stamp depicting League of Legends Windows video game characters Aatrox, Nidalee, and Orianna.
- 1955 - The ABC TV network airs the Disneyland TV show, featuring the film The Story of Robin Hood, part two.
- 1962 - Buena Vista releases Disney's live-action feature film The Legend of Lobo to theaters.
- 1986 - ABC Television broadcasts the two-hour special Walt Disney World's 15th Birthday Celebration, featuring the Monkees, the Everly Brothers, Dolly Parton, Ray Charles, Gladys Knight and Air Supply.
- 1992 - Nevis issues ten postage stamps depicting various Disney characters.
- 1993 - The Sunshine Season Food Fair food court area opens in Epcot Center at Walt Disney World.
- 1993 - The Fountainview Espresso dessert and espresso area opens in Communicore West in Epcot.
- 1994 - Disney releases the animated feature film The Lion King to theaters in France.
- 1994 - The Skyway to Tomorrowland attraction in Disneyland closes.
- 1994 - The Skyway to Fantasyland attraction in Disneyland closes.
- 1997 - The TV show The Wonderful World of Disney airs, presenting the two-mour movie Angels in the Endzone.
- 2003 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US.
- A photograph shows a couple on the drop of a log flume ride, a reference to the photos taken on the drop of Disney's Splash Mountain.
- A character driving with a fugitive from the law says: "I'm gonna hide you where there's no one around for miles: Disney's California Adventure!".
- 2004 - The show On the Road begins its US tour in Cleveland, Ohio, featuring over sixty Disney songs.
- 2002 - At the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, round ten of the Grand-Am Cup series is held.
- Finishing 5th in GSI class and 5th overall is the Powell Motorsport #11 Corvette, driven by Devon Powell and Doug Goad.
- Finishing 11th in GSI class and 43rd overall is the Powell Motorsport #02 Corvette, driven by Michael Weinberg, Stuart Hayner, and Marty Miller.
- 2004 - Chevrolet unveils the 2006 Corvette Z06 with 427 ci LS7 small block engine to the automotive press. The Z06 has 500 hp, 475 pound-feet torque, fixed roof, wide rear fenders, rear spoiler, and 19x12-inch rear wheels. Production is to begin in July.
- 2006 - At the Professional Motorsport World Expo in Cologne, Germany, Corvette Racing's LS7-R engine is named Global Motorsport Engine of the Year. The award is given to General Motors engineer Roger Allen, engine manager for Corvette Racing.
- 1938 - (evening) Nazis terrorize Jews in Germany and Austria. Jewish homes, businesses, and synagogues are looted and burned. 91 Jews are killed, and 20,000 are taken to concentration camps. This becomes known as Reichskristallnacht, Crystal Night, or Night of Broken Glass.
- 1939 - Finland rejects Russian demands for an exchange of territory.
- 1942 - (morning) Adolf Hitler gives German commander in the Mediterranean Albert Kesselring freedom to conduct the defence of Tunisia.
- 1942 - German forces outside Ordzhonikidze are ordered to retreat west to avoid encirclement.
- 1942 - The 64th Troop Carrier Group departs from England headed for North Africa, carrying British paratroopers.
- 1990 - Canada issues four postage stamps depicting Canada's contribution to World War II in 1940.
- 1982 - Mattel Electronics announces it would offer converter hardware allowing the Intellivision to play Atari 2600 cartridges.
- 1982 - US Surgeon General Dr. Everett Koop publically gives his opinion on the effect of video games on young people, saying there may be mental and physical harm due to addiction, and that there was nothing constructive to video games.
- 1983 - 20th Century-Fox Film announces it is phasing out its video game division.
- 1997 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. In a convenience store, a child plays an arcade game called Cat Fight.
- 2002 - Electronic Arts releases the SSX Tricky video game for the Game Boy Advance in the US.
- 2004 - Microsoft releases the Halo 2 video game for the Xbox in the US. Price is US$50 for standard version or US$55 for a deluxe edition. First day sales total 2.4 million units in North America, for US$125 million revenue.
- 2004 - Sony releases the Jak 3 video game for the PlayStation 2 in the US and Canada.
- 2008 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A handheld video game appears, one that looks like the Nintendo Game Boy Advance.
- 2009 - Microsoft releases the Halo Waypoint video game for the Xbox 360 in the US.
- 2010 - Activision releases the Call of Duty: Black Ops video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the US.
- 1983 - Monaco issues a 2-franc postage stamp marking the 150th anniversary of the birth of Alfred Nobel.
- 1931 - The Ottawa Mint (Discontinuance) Proclamation, 1931, is read at the Court of Buckingham Palace, in England, discontinuing the Ottawa branch of the Royal Mint as of December 1.
- 1978 - The Greater Toronto Coin and Stamp Show (Torex) is held. Over 3000 attend.
- 1992 - The twelfth and final 25c issue in the Canada 125 Coin Program is unveiled in Victoria, British Columbia. Carla Egan created the design.
- 1942 - Senator Robert Wagner introduces S. 2889 in the US Senate to authorize use of alternative alloys for minor coinage.
- 1997 - The US Senate unanimously passes S. 1228, approving a 50-State circulating quarter dollar program, a circulating dollar coin, and non-circulating First Flight Centennial commemorative coins.
- 2007 - The US Mint officially launches the 2007 Utah state quarter dollar in Salt Lake City.
- 1953 - US Supreme Court rules Major League Baseball exempt from anti-trust laws.
- 1961 - PGA eliminates Caucasians-only rule.
- 1965 - First New York Knicks' game postponed (black-out) versus Saint Louis Hawks.
- 1965 - Willie Mays named National League Most Valuable Player.
- 1978 - NASL realigns its 24 teams into six divisions.
- 1982 - Sugar Ray Leonard retires for the first time.
- 1984 - Most shots in a New York Islanders game - 88 - Islanders 45, New York Rangers 43.
- 1988 - Major League Baseball All-Star team beats Japan 8-2 in Nishinomya, (Game 4 of 7).
- 2021 - At T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, NHL regular season game: Vegas Golden Knights beats Seattle Kraken by score 4-2.
- 2021 - At Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, NHL regular season game: Anaheim Ducks beats Vancouver Canucks by score 3-2.
- 2021 - At Scotiabank Saddledrome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, NHL regular season game: San Jose Sharks beats Calgary Flames by score 4-1.
- 2021 - At United Center in Chicago, Illinois, USA, NHL regular season game: Chicago Blackhawks beats Pittsburgh Penguins by score 3-2.
- 2021 - At Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, NHL regular season game: Saint Louis Blues beats Winnipeg Jets by score 3-2.
- 2021 - At Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan, USA, NHL regular season game: Detroit Red Wings beats Edmonton Oilers by score 4-2.
- 2021 - At Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, USA, NHL regular season game: New Jersey Devils beats Florida Panthers by score 7-3.
- 2021 - At Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, USA, NHL regular season game: Carolina Hurricanes beats Tampa Bay Lightning by score 2-1.
- 2021 - At Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, NHL regular season game: Los Angeles Kings beats Montreal Canadiens by score 3-2.
- 2021 - At TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, NHL regular season game: Boston Bruins beats Ottawa Senators by score 3-2.
- 1853 - Origin of Carrington rotation numbers for rotation of the Sun.
- 1967 - NASA launches the unmanned Apollo 4 test spacecraft from Cape Kennedy.
- 2003 - A lunar eclipse is seen in the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Central Asia.
- 2005 - The Venus Express mission of the European Space Agency is launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
- 1932 - Hurricane storm wave sweeps over Santa Cruz del Sur, Cuba; kills 2,500.
- 2019 - Cyclone Bulbul kills seven in West Bengal, India and seven in Bangladesh. 2,000,000 people are evacuated.
- 1821 - First US pharmacy college holds first classes, Philadelphia.
- 1858 - First performance of New York Symphony Orchestra.
- 1861 - Battle of Piketon, Kentucky.
- 1862 - USA General Ulysses Grant issues orders to bar Jews from serving under him.
- 1865 - Confederate General Robert Lee surrenders to USA General Ulysses Grant at Appomattox.
- 1872 - Fire destroys nearly 1,000 buildings in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
- 1877 - American Chemical Society chartered in New York.
- 1913 - Storm "Freshwater Fury" sinks eight ore-carriers on Great Lakes.
- 1924 - Miriam (Ma) Ferguson becomes governor of Texas.
- 1930 - First nonstop airplane flight from New York to Panama.
- 1935 - US Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) labor union forms.
- 1938 - Al Capp, cartoonist of Lil' Abner creates Sadie Hawkins Day.
- 1953 - US Supreme Court rules Major League Baseball exempt from anti-trust laws.
- 1965 - The biggest power failure in U.S. history occurs as all of New York state, portions of seven neighboring states, and parts of eastern Canada are plunged into darkness. The blackout was caused by the tripping of a transmission line near Ontario, Canada. The cascading effect onto other transmission lines eventually takes down the entire Northeastern network. 30 million people in eight U.S. states and the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec are affected by the blackout.
- 1967 - NASA launches the unmanned Apollo 4 test spacecraft from Cape Kennedy.
- 1968 - In southern Illinois, USA, a magnitude 5.5 earthquake occurs, felt over 23 states; minor damage only.
- 1979 - The NORAD computers and the Alternate National Military Command Center in Fort Ritchie, Maryland detect purported massive Soviet nuclear strike. After reviewing the raw data from satellites and checking the early warning radars, the alert is cancelled.
- 1984 - Vietnam Veterans Memorial ("3 Servicemen") completed.
- 1990 - US President George Bush announces doubling of US forces in Persian Gulf.
- 1993 - Voters of Palau approve establishment of a Compact of Free Association with the USA.
- 1998 - In the largest civil settlement in United States history, a federal judge approves a US$1.03 billion settlement requiring dozens of brokerage houses (including Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs, and Salomon Smith Barney) to pay investors who claim they were cheated in a wide-spread price-fixing scheme on the NASDAQ.
Other history:
- 1799 - Napoleon becomes dictator (first consul) of France.
- 1927 - Giant Panda discovered, in China.
- 2008 - China announces a 4 trillion yuan (US$586 billion) stimulus package of investments in infrastructure and social welfare by the end of 2010.
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