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What happened in history on this day: December 2?
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 December 2 in ...
- 1992 - A US federal court rules that Advanced Micro Devices does not have the right to use Intel's 486 microcode in its microprocessors.
- 1996 - Steve Jobs meets with senior Apple Computer managers to convince them that NeXT technology is right for Apple.
- 1997 - Microsoft releases Internet Explorer 4.01 Update Release.
- 2001 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. Two computers appear among stolen items; one appears to be an Apple Computer.
- 1929 - Disney completes the Mickey Mouse film The Haunted House.
- 1933 - Clarence Nash joins the Disney studio, as employee number 125.
- 1962 - The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, entitled The Mooncussers: Graveyard of Ships, part one.
- 1965 - Buena Vista releases Disney's live-action feature film That Darn Cat! to theaters. The film is based on the book Undercover Cat by Millie and Gordon Gordon.
- 1971 - (to December 5) The Walt Disney World Open golf championship is held, at the Magnolia Course.
- 1984 - 20-year old Margarita Granados gives birth to a baby girl in Disneyland.
- 1985 - Lesotho issues ten postage stamps depicting Disney characters in Mark Twain quotes or characters from the Brothers Grimm story The Wishing Table.
- 1988 - Uganda issues ten postage stamps marking the 60th anniversary of Mickey Mouse, in Christmas scenes.
- 1988 - The Company D cast member store opens at Disneyland.
- 1988 - Disney acquires KHJ-TV, an independent television station in Los Angeles, for US$320 million.
- 1988 - Disney releases the film Who Framed Roger Rabbit to theaters in the United Kingdom.
- 1989 - The Disney Channel airs the Disney Channel Premiere Film Spooner.
- 1991 - In France, a government labor inspector lodges a formal complaint against Euro Disneyland regarding its strict appearance code in employment contracts.
- 1992 - Disney reports videotape sales of the film Beauty and the Beast have surpassed 14.2 million units, making it the best selling video ever.
- 1994 - Disney releases the animated feature film The Lion King to theaters in Finland and Portugal.
- 1996 - Maldives issues 36 postage stamps depicting scenes from Pluto and the Flypaper, and The Little Whirlwind.
- 1997 - Buena Vista Home Entertainment releases the film George of the Jungle on videocassette.
- 2001 - The TV show The Wonderful World of Disney airs, showing Brian's Song.
- 2001 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US.
- A character mentions Scrooge McDuck.
- A couple eating spaghetti share a common noodle, like in the Disney film Lady and the Tramp.
- 2003 - Touchstone releases the film Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl on DVD for US$29.98 in the US.
- 2008 - Disney releases The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian on DVD and Blu-Ray in the USA and Canada.
- 1939 - German pocket-battleship Admiral Graf Spee sinks Doric Star southeast of St. Helena.
- 1941 - Adolf Hitler issues Directive No. 38, ordering one Air Corps from the Eastern front to South Italy and North African areas. The group is to assist with forces in North Africa, halt enemy shipping in the Mediterranean, and control the skies.
- 1941 - German Field Marshal Albert Kesselring is appointed Commander-in-Chief Armed Forces South (Mediterranean).
- 1941 - British battleships Prince of Wales and Repulse arrive at Singapore.
- 1941 - Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto issues the coded message "Climb Mount Niitaka 1208" authorizing the Combined Fleet to attack Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 8.
- 1941 - The Japanese government sends a secret coded message to its ambassadors in Washingto, D.C., and Havana, Cuba, with instructions to burn telegraphic codes, and destroy the code machine.
- 1942 - Scientists at the University of Chicago in the US induce a nuclear chain reaction, proving an atomic bomb to be possible.
- 1942 - (evening) A slow Wellington bomber is part of a British raid on Frankfurt, Germany, but not as a bomber. It is designed to be a target of German night-fighter defence attacks, so that Britain can learn more about the Liechtenstein transmission system. The plane is attacked, but makes it back to England with valuable information.
- 1943 - (0730 hours) Several German JU-88 bombers attack the Italian seaport of Bari. After 20 minutes, four ships have been damaged. One, a gasoline ship, explodes. Then an ammunition ship explodes. Sixteen cargo ships sink, with 1000 men killed. One ship containing a secret cargo of 100 tons of mustard gas in 100-pound bombs sinks. 559 men suffer greatly from the gas poisoning, with a further 69 dying within two weeks.
- 1943 - (1630 hours) Allied Operation Bluecoat begins in Italy. Over 900 guns open fire on Monte Sammucro. On the left is British X Corps, with objective Camino. On the right is the US II Corps, with objective La Difensa. Over two days, 200,000 shells are fired.
- 1943 - (evening) Two battalions of the 2nd Regiment of the American/Canadian First Special Service Force begin climbing the north-east face of Monte la Difensa in Italy. Their objective is to clear German positions there and on Mount Remetanea.
- 1943 - (evening) 458 British bombers attack Berlin, Germany. Little damage is done, due to high winds. 40 planes are shot down.
- 1943 - (evening) British bombers mount a heavy assault on Leipzig, Germany.
- 1944 - In Italy, Canadian forces begin an attack to capture Ravenna on the Adriatic sea.
- 1944 - Charles de Gaulle meets with Josef Stalin in Moscow, over nine days. A military alliance is signed, against Germany now, and after the war.
- 1982 - Atari signs a long-term agreement with Destron, to market home video game versions of Destron's arcade games.
- 1992 - The US Federal Trade Commission announces it is closing the case of its two-year investigation of Nintendo, with no further action being warranted.
- 1994 - A Federal District Court judge in New York upholds the US$208 million patent infringement award against Nintendo, ordering the company to pay Alpex Computer.
- 1994 - Federal District Court Judge Kimba Wood in New York refuses Nintendo's request for a new trial in the matter of patent infringement against Alpex Computer.
- 1999 - Sega releases the Shenmue: Chapter 1 Yokosuka video game for the Dreamcast in Japan. Included within the game are Space Harrier and Hang-On video games.
- 2001 - The Fox Television Network airs the Malcolm in the Middle TV show. A character mentions the Nintendo Entertainment System and Double Dragon 4 video game.
- 2001 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A bowling alley shows three video arcade machines, including Pong and Nuke Canada.
- 2002 - Nintendo releases The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past video game for the Game Boy Advance in the US.
- 2004 - Ubisoft releases the Prince of Persia: Warrior Within video game for the GameCube, PlayStation 2, and Xbox in the US.
- 2004 - Nintendo releases the Nintendo DS handheld video game system in Japan.
- 2005 - Microsoft launches the Xbox 360 video game system in Europe.
- 2006 - Nintendo releases the Nintendo Wii video game system in Japan.
- 2007 - Activision and Vivendi Games announce a merger, to be called Activision Blizzard. The US$18.9 billion deal is the biggest ever in the videogame industry.
- 2008 - Square Enix releases the Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories video game for the PlayStation 2 in the USA.
- 2008 - Ubisoft releases the Prince of Persia video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the USA.
- 2014 - Telltale Games releases the Game of Thrones: Episode 1: Iron From Ice video game for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 in the USA.
- 2014 - Ubisoft releases The Crew video game for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Xbox 360 in the USA.
- 1974 - Poland issues a postage stamp depicting King Sigismund Vasa.
- 1854 - Chief Coiner Franklin Peale is dismissed from Mint service.
- 2003 - H.R. 3633 is introduced in the House of Representatives, seeking to change the portrait on the circulating dime from Franklin Roosevelt to Ronald Reagan.
- 1907 - English Professional Football Player's Association forms.
- 1907 - Tommy Burns knocks out Gunner Moir in 10 rounds to retain the heavyweight boxing title.
- 1922 - 10th Canadian Football League Grey Cup: Queen's University defeats Edmonton Eskimos, 13-1.
- 1928 - Saint Louis Cardinals first baseman Jim Bottomley is voted National League Most Valuable Player.
- 1941 - New York Giants name Mel Ott as player-manager, replacing Bill Terry.
- 1944 - 10th Heisman Trophy Award: Les(lie) Horvath, Ohio State (quarterback).
- 1947 - 13th Heisman Trophy Award: Johnny Lujack, Notre Dame (quarterback).
- 1948 - Stan Musial is picked National League Most Valuable Player.
- 1950 - Vic Toweel knocks down Danny O'Sullivan 14 times in a title fight.
- 1951 - Philadelphia Eagles set NFL record of 25 first-downs rushing.
- 1952 - 18th Heisman Trophy Award: Billy Vessels, Oklahoma (Half Back).
- 1954 - Frank Selvy of Milwaukee sets then NBA record of 24 of 26 free throws.
- 1958 - 24th Heisman Trophy Award: Pete Dawkins, Army (Half Back).
- 1961 - First overtime Grey Cup game (Winnipeg Blue Bombers 21, Hamilton Tiger Cats 14).
- 1962 - 50th Canadian Football League Grey Cup: Winnipeg Blue Bombers beat Hamilton Tiger Cats, 28-27 in Toronto, Ontario [overtime].
- 1963 - Major League Rules Committee bans oversized catcher's mitts, effective in 1965.
- 1967 - 55th Canadian Football League Grey Cup: Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeat Saskatchewan Roughriders, 24-1.
- 1972 - 60th Canadian Football League Grey Cup: Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeat Saskatchewan Roughriders, 13-10.
- 1972 - In one of their worst trades New York Yankees get Rich McKinney for Stan Bahnsen.
- 1973 - 62nd Davis Cup: Australia beats USA in Cleveland (5-0).
- 1973 - US Air Arena opens in Landover, Maryland, Baltimore Bullets beat Seattle Supersonics, 98-96.
- 1975 - G S Chappell gets ton in each inning of first Test Cricket as captain versus West Indies.
- 1979 - Foots Walker becomes the first Cleveland Cavaliers' player to score a triple-double.
- 1981 - Fernando Valenzuela (Los Angeles Dodgers) wins National League Rookie of the Year.
- 1984 - Fourth meeting of San Francisco Giants-New York Jets, Giants even series at two with 20-10 win.
- 1984 - Bob Holland takes 9-83 for New South Wales against South Australia, Sydney Cricket Ground.
- 1987 - "334" club forms as 334 brave New Jersey Devils' fans journey through 20 inches of snow to attend New Jersey Devils 7-5 victory over Calgary Flames at Meadowlands colliseum.
- 1989 - 55th Heisman Trophy Award: Andre Ware, Houston Oilers (quarterback).
- 1990 - 79th Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in Saint Petersburg (3-2).
- 1990 - Beth Daniel/Davis Love win LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic.
- 1991 - Bobby Bonilla signs record $29 million-5 year pact with the New York Mets.
- 1993 - Houston Rockets tie NBA record of 15-0 start.
- 1997 - MCI Center opens in Washington DC, as Washington Wizards play the Seattle SuperSonics.
- 2021 - At crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California, USA, NHL regular season game: Calgary Flames beats Los Angeles Kings by score 3-2.
- 2021 - At American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, USA, NHL regular season game: Dallas Stars beats Columbus Blue Jackets by score 3-2.
- 2021 - At Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA, NHL regular season game: Minnesota Wild beats New Jersey Devils by score 5-2.
- 2021 - At Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, NHL regular season game: Boston Bruins beats Nashville Predators by score 2-0.
- 2021 - At UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: San Jose Sharks beats New York Islanders by score 2-1.
- 2021 - At PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, NHL regular season game: Ottawa Senators beats Carolina Hurricanes by score 3-2.
- 2021 - At Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., USA, NHL regular season game: Chicago Blackhawks beats Washington Capitals by score 4-3.
- 2021 - At FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, Florida, USA, NHL regular season game: Florida Panthers beats Buffalo Sabres by score 7-4.
- 2021 - At Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, USA, NHL regular season game: Tampa Bay Lightning beats Saint Louis Blues by score 4-2.
- 2021 - At Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, NHL regular season game: Colorado Avalanche beats Montreal Canadiens by score 4-1.
- 1971 - Soviet Mars 3 is first to soft land on Mars.
- 1974 - Soyuz 16 launched into Earth orbit for six days.
- 1990 - US 69th manned space mission STS 35 (Columbia 11) launches into orbit.
- 1993 - NASA launches the Space Shuttle Endeavour on a mission (STS-61) to repair an optical flaw in the Hubble Space Telescope.
- 1988 - A cyclone in Bangladesh leaves 5 million homeless and thousands dead.
- 2019 - Typhoon Kammuri hits the Philippines, causing the evacuation of 200,000 people.
- 1777 - British General Howe plots attack on US General George Washington's army for December 4.
- 1791 - Bank of the United States issues paper money.
- 1812 - James Madison is re-elected President of US, with Elbridge Gerry as Vice-President.
- 1816 - Philadelphia Savings Fund Society opens first savings bank in US to accept deposits.
- 1822 - In San Salvador, a congress proposes incorporation into US.
- 1823 - US President James Monroe declares his "Monroe Doctrine".
- 1840 - William H Harrison is elected President of US, with John Tyler as Vice-President.
- 1859 - John Brown, US abolitionist, hanged in Charles Town, Virginia at age 59. Brown had been found guilty of murder, treason, and inciting a slave insurrection.
- 1863 - Thomas Crawford's statue Freedom is placed at the top of the US Capitol building.
- 1864 - Archibald Gracie Junior, Confederate Brigadier-General, dies in battle at age 31.
- 1864 - Skirmish at Rocky Creek Church, Georgia.
- 1895 - 54th US Congress (1895-97) convenes.
- 1899 - US and Germany agree to divide Samoa between them.
- 1903 - The Panamanian Government signs the Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty, giving the USA exclusive rights to a canal zone.
- 1927 - Ford sells first Model A cars, in the USA, for US$385.
- 1932 - Adventures of Charlie Chan first heard on NBC-Blue radio network.
- 1935 - Albert Kessel is first to die in California gas chamber.
- 1939 - New York's La Guardia Airport begins operations as an airliner from Chicago lands, one minute after midnight.
- 1941 - Largest roller-skating rink (outside of New York City) opens in Peekskill, New York.
- 1941 - US Naval Intelligence ceases bugging Japanese consul.
- 1941 - Japanese Yamamoto sends his fleet to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
- 1942 - Scientists at the University of Chicago in the US induce a nuclear chain reaction, proving an atomic bomb to be possible.
- 1944 - US 95th Infantry division occupies bridge at Saar.
- 1952 - First human birth televised to public (KOA-TV Denver, Colorado, USA).
- 1954 - US Senate censures Joe McCarthy (Senator-Republican-Wisconsin) for "conduct that tends to bring the Senate into dishonor and disrepute".
- 1957 - First US full-scale atomic electric power plant-power generated, Shippingport, Pennsylvania.
- 1968 - US President Richard Nixon names Henry Kissinger security advisor.
- 1969 - Boeing 747 jumbo jet first public preview (Seattle, Washington to New York City, New York).
- 1970 - American Environmental Protection Agency begins (Director: William Ruckelshaus).
- 1972 - "December Giant" largest sinkhole in US collapses (Alabama).
- 1979 - Crowds attack US embassy at Tripoli, Libya.
- 1980 - Four American Maryknoll nuns killed by death squads in El Salvador.
- 1981 - Moscone Convention Center, San Francisco opens at 11:30 AM.
- 1982 - At the University of Utah, 61-year-old retired dentist Barney Clark becomes the first person to receive a permanent artificial heart (he will live for 112 days with the device). Doctor William DeVries performs the implant of a Jarvik-7 artificial heart.
- 1983 - Michael Jackson's music video for "Thriller" is broadcast for the first time.
- 1987 - Jennifer Steele, age 17, of Colorado becomes Miss Teen America.
- 1987 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1991 - Muslim Shiites release American held hostage in Lebanon (Joseph Cicippio).
- 1993 - NASA launches the Space Shuttle Endeavour on a mission (STS-61) to repair an optical flaw in the Hubble Space Telescope.
- 1999 - AlliedSignal Incorporated changes its company name to Honeywell International.
- 2001 - Enron Corporation, based in Houston, Texas, files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in a New York court, five days after Dynegy cancels a US$8.4 billion buyout bid. At the time this is the largest bankruptcy in U.S. history.
- 2004 - David Bieber, a 38-year-old former American marine, is sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of a Leeds policeman and the attempted murder of two others following an incident on December 26, 2003. The trial judge recommends that he should never be released from prison.
- 2005 - In Wentworth, North Carolina, Kenneth Boyd becomes the 1,000th person to be executed in the United States since the re-introduction of capital punishment in 1976.
- 2007 - Activision and Vivendi Games announce a merger, to be called Activision Blizzard. The US$18.9 billion deal is the biggest ever in the videogame industry.
- 2008 - US President-elect Barack Obama names New York Senator Hillary Clinton as his nominee for secretary of state, and asks U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates to remain in office.
Other history:
- 1802 - English sell Suriname to Dutch.
- 1804 - Napoleon Bonaparte crowned first emperor of France in Paris by Pope Pius VII.
- 1805 - Napoleon defeats Russians and Austrians at Austerlitz.
- 1848 - Franz Josef I becomes emperor of Austria and King of Hungary.
- 1852 - Second French empire established; Louis Napoleon becomes emperor.
- 1901 - King Camp Gillette begins selling safety razor blades.
- 1927 - First Model A Ford automobiles are sold, for $385.
- 1958 - Benelux treaty signed by Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg.
- 1971 - Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujeira, Sharjah, and Umm al Qiwain form the United Arab Emirates.
- 1971 - Soviet Mars 3 is first to soft land on Mars.
- 1982 - First permanent artificial heart successfully implanted (University of Utah) in retired dentist Barney Clark; lives 112 days with the Jarvic-7 heart.
- 2001 - Enron files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection five days after Dynegy cancels a US$8.4 billion buyout bid. At the time this is the largest bankruptcy in U.S. history.
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