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What happened in history on this day: November 17?
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 17 in ...
- 1995 - IBM, Apple Computer, and Hewlett-Packard dissolve Taligent Inc.
- 1995 - Apple Computer ships a beta test version of its "Copland" operating system to 50 key application developers.
- 1995 - Apple Computer abandons release of Dylan programming language due to the success of Java.
- 1997 - The COMDEX trade show is held in Las Vegas, Nevada, over five days. 4718 exhibitors and 519,000 visitors attend.
- 1998 - SyQuest Technology suspends its operations, and files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
- 2002 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A personal computer appears.
- 2008 - Valve releases the Left 4 Dead game for personal computers.
- 2008 - Intel releases the Core i7 processor. It features four processing cores, 64 KB L2 cache per core, 256 KB L2 cache, 45-nanometer circuitry, shared 8 MB L3 cache, 731 million transistors, 262 mm2 area. Code name during development was "Nehalem". Model i7-920 Extreme is 2.66 GHz and sells for US$284 in 1000-unit quantities. Model i7-940 is 2.93 GHz and sells for US$562 in 1000-unit quantities. Model i7-965 Extreme is 3.2 GHz and sells for US$999 in 1000-unit quantities.
- 1934 - The Mickey Mouse film The Dognapper is released to theaters. Donald Duck, Minnie Mouse, and Pete also appear.
- 1954 - The ABC TV network airs the Disneyland TV show, featuring The Donald Duck Story.
- 1963 - The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, entitled The Truth About Mother Goose, with Ludwig von Drake. This is an expanded version of the 1957 short film. Also shown is Mickey and the Beanstalk.
- 1984 - Disney authorizes the buyback of 10.4 percent of its stock.
- 1985 - The Disney Channel airs the Disney Channel Premiere Film The Blue Yonder.
- 1987 - Disney releases the film Lady and the Tramp on laserdisc in the US, for US$37-45.
- 1987 - Disney releases the film Sleeping Beauty on laserdisc in the US, for US$37-45.
- 1989 - Antigua & Barbuda issues ten postage stamps depicting Disney characters and locomotives.
- 1989 - Grenada issues eleven postage stamps depicting scenes from Ben and Me.
- 1989 - St. Vincent issues ten postage stamps depicting Disney characters and American national monuments.
- 1989 - Maldives issues ten postage stamps depicting Disney characters in Japanese cars.
- 1989 - Buena Vista releases the Walt Disney Pictures animated feature film The Little Mermaid to theaters. It cost over US$23 million to make.
- 1994 - Disney releases the animated feature film The Lion King to theaters in Germany.
- 1995 - CBS TV airs the special Aladdin on Ice.
- 1999 - Infoseek shareholders vote in favor of merging the company with Disney. Disney then spins off its Internet division as a separate company, Go.com.
- 2002 - Disney premieres the animated feature film Treasure Planet at the Cinerama Dome theater in Hollywood.
- 1957 - At Riverside, the SCCA holds National car races.
- Finishing 1st in B-Production class and 1st overall is Jerry Austin in a Corvette
- Finishing 2nd in B-Production class and 2nd overall is Carl Bailey in a Corvette.
- Finishing 3rd in B-Production class and 4th overall is Hugh Woods in a Corvette.
- 1938 - US Secretary Hull signs trade pacts with Great Britain and Canada.
- 1940 - The USSR demands control of Bulgaria and the withdrawal of German troops from Finland before it will join the Tripartite Pact.
- 1942 - The Stoneage convoy leaves Alexandria for Malta.
- 1942 - The office of US Alien Property Custodian operating under the "Trading With the Enemy Act" seizes Silesian-American Corporation, charging the company with being a Nazi front company supplying coal to Germany.
- 2006 - Slovenia issues a postage stamp depicting partisan couriers of World War II.
- 1995 - Sega releases the Sonic Labyrinth video game for the Game Gear in the US.
- 2002 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. The Pokémon character Pikachu appears.
- 2003 - Nintendo releases the Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga for the Game Boy Advance in the US.
- 2003 - Microsoft Games releases the Project Gotham Racing 2 video game for the Xbox in the US. Price is US$49.99.
- 2003 - Midway releases the Midway Arcade Treasures video game for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox in the US.
- 2003 - Nintendo releases the Mario Kart: Double Dash!! video game for the GameCube in the US.
- 2004 - Activision releases the Call of Duty: Finest Hour video game for the GameCube, PlayStation 2, and Xbox in the US.
- 2004 - Konami releases the Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater video game for the PlayStation 2 in the US.
- 2006 - Sony releases the PlayStation 3 video game system in the USA. Price is $499 with 20GB hard drive, or $599 with 60GB hard drive.
- 2006 - Activision releases the Call of Duty 3 video game for the PlayStation 3 in the USA.
- 2006 - Electronic Arts releases the Need for Speed Carbon video game for the PlayStation 3 in the USA.
- 2006 - Sony Online Entertainment releases the Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom video game for the PlayStation 3 in the US.
- 2006 - EA Sports releases the Madden NFL 07 video game for the PlayStation 3 in the US.
- 2006 - 2K Sports releases the NBA 2K7 video game for the PlayStation 3 in the US.
- 2006 - 2K Sports releases the NHL 2K7 video game for the PlayStation 3 in the US.
- 2006 - Sony CEA releases the Resistance: Fall of Man video game for the PlayStation 3 in the USA.
- 2006 - Sony CEA releases the Genji: Days of the Blade video game for the PlayStation 3 in the US.
- 2006 - EA Sports releases the Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07 video game for the PlayStation 3 in the US.
- 2006 - Activision releases the Tony Hawk's Project 8 video game for the PlayStation 3 in the USA.
- 2006 - Namco Bandai relesses the Ridge Racer 7 video game for the PlayStation 3 in the USA. Included is a full unlockable version of classic game Xevious.
- 2006 - Sega releases the Sonic the Hedgehog video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the US.
- 2006 - Sega releases the Full Auto 2: Battlelines video game for the PlayStation 3 in the US.
- 2006 - Namco Bandai releases the Mobile Suit Gundam: Crossfire video game for the PlayStation 3 in the US.
- 2006 - Bethesda Softworks releases The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion video game for the PlayStation 3 in the US.
- 2008 - Valve releases the Left 4 Dead video game for the Xbox 360 in the USA.
- 2009 - UbiSoft releases the Assassin's Creed II video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the USA.
- 2009 - Sony Computer Entertainment releases the God of War Collection for the PlayStation 3 in the USA.
- 2009 - Valve releases the Left 4 Dead 2 video game for the Xbox 360 in the USA.
- 2010 - Namco Bandai releases the Pac-Man Championship Edition DX video game for the Xbox 360 in the US.
- 1986 - The Royal Canadian Mint announces that the new circulating $1 coin would not be available until next July, rather than January as planned, due to delays in the approving and tendering process for new coin blanks. As a result, the current nickel $1 coin would still be produced in 1987.
- 2009 - The Royal Canadian Mint releases the second Olympic Moments 25-cent coin to circulation, marking the 2002 Women's Hockey gold medal. 3 million are released with red background maple leaf, 22 million overall maximum. The design was created by Jason Bouwman.
- 1980 - The former New Orleans Mint building re-opens as the Louisiana State Museum.
- 2010 - The US Mint officially launches the 2010 Mount Hood National Forest quarter dollar in Portland, Oregon.
- 2011 - The US Mint launches and releases to circulation the 2011 James Garfield Presidential dollar coin in Mentor, Ohio.
- 1884 - Cops arrest boxer John L Sullivan in second round for being "cruel".
- 1926 - NHL's Chicago Black Hawks play their first game, beat Toronto Saint Patricks 4-1.
- 1940 - Green Bay Packers become first NFL team to travel by plane.
- 1956 - Fullback Jim Brown, Syracuse, scores 43 points (NCAA record) versus Colgate.
- 1965 - William D. Eckert is selected by the owners to become US Major League Baseball's fourth commissioner. The retired Air Force Lieutenant General succeeds Ford Frick.
- 1968 - NBC TV cuts off broadcast of New York Jets/Oakland Raiders football game to begin regularly scheduled TV show Heidi. The Raiders, trailing the Jets, score two touchdowns in nine seconds to win 43-32. NBC is flooded with irate audience calls, leading to institution of "program delay" by the TV networks until a game is over.
- 1979 - New York Stars (Women's Professional Basketball League) home opener at Madison Square Gardens in New York City.
- 1981 - NBA New York Knicks' Bill Cartwright ties record of 19 of 19 free throws.
- 1984 - Golden State Warriors' player scores 59 points losing to New Jersey Nets 124-110.
- 1984 - New York Islanders score 20 assists against New York Rangers.
- 1985 - New York Jets best offensive production beating Tampa Bay Buccaneers 62-28.
- 1989 - Bret Saberhagen signs record $2,966,667 per year Kansas City Royals contract.
- 1991 - Detroit Lions player Mike Utley is paralyzed in a game versus Los Angeles Rams.
- 2000 - Pittsburgh Pirates' catcher Jason Kendall signs a US$60 million, six-year contract extension.
- 2006 - Frank Thomas agrees to a $18.12 million, two-year deal to join the Toronto Blue Jays.
- 2021 - At crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California, USA, NHL regular season game: Washington Capitals beats Los Angeles Kings by score 2-0.
- 2021 - At Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington, USA, NHL regular season game: Chicago Blackhawks beats Seattle Kraken by score 4-2.
- 2021 - At Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, NHL regular season game: Colorado Avalanche beats Vancouver Canucks by score 4-2.
- 1966 - Leonids meteor shower peaks (150,000+ per hour).
- 1967 - Surveyor 6 becomes first man-made object to lift off the Moon.
- 1970 - Russia lands Lunokhod 1 unmanned remote-controlled vehicle on Moon.
- 1927 - Tornado hits Washington DC.
- 1800 - US Congress meets for the first time in Washington, D.C.
- 1875 - American Theosophical Society is founded by Madame Blavatsky and Colonel Olcott.
- 1889 - Union Pacific begins daily through service, Chicago to Portland and San Francisco.
- 1927 - Tornado hits Washington DC.
- 1938 - US Secretary of State Cordell Hull signs trade pacts with Great Britain and Canada.
- 1942 - The office of US Alien Property Custodian operating under the "Trading With the Enemy Act" seizes Silesian-American Corporation, charging the company with being a Nazi front company supplying coal to Germany.
- 1962 - US President John Kennedy dedicates Dulles International Airport outside Washington DC.
- 1973 - US President Richard Nixon tells Associated Press "...people have got to know whether or not their President is a crook. Well, I'm not a crook".
- 1979 - Iranian leader Ruhollah Khomeini orders the release of 13 female and African American hostages being held at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran.
- 1980 - The former New Orleans Mint building re-opens as the Louisiana State Museum.
- 1987 - In the Gulf of Alaska, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake occurs.
- 1993 - US Congress votes for NAFTA.
- 2006 - Sony releases the PlayStation 3 video game system in the USA.
Other history:
- 1558 - Elizabeth I ascends English throne upon death of Queen Mary.
- 1800 - US Congress holds first session in Washington, DC.
- 1869 - Suez Canal opens in Egypt.
- 1913 - Panama Canal opens.
- 1945 - New world air speed record 606 mph (975 kph) set by HJ Wilson of British Royal Air Force.
- 1967 - Surveyor 6 becomes first man-made object to lift off the Moon.
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