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What happened in history on this day: March 5?
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 March 5 in ...
- 1975 - Fred Moore and Gordon French hold the first meeting of a new microcomputer hobbyist's club in French's garage, in Menlo Park, California. 32 people meet, including Bob Albrect, Steve Dompier, Lee Felsenstein, Bob Marsh, Tom Pittman, Marty Spergel, Alan Baum, and Steven Wozniak. Bob Albrect shows off an Altair, and Steve Dompier reports on MITS, and how they had 4000 orders for the Altair.
- 1981 - Sinclair Research unveils the ZX81 in England, featuring 3.25-MHz NEC 780C-1 microprocessor, with 8 kB ROM, 1 kB RAM, for 69.95 pounds. An optional 16 kB RAM pack is 29.95 pounds. The computer incorporates four chips, compared to 21 in the ZX80.
- 2002 - Handspring resumes selling the Visor Platinum handheld computer, for US$169.
- 1925 - The Alice Comedy film, Alice Cans the Cannibals, is played at the Criterion Theatre in Los Angeles.
- 1928 - Universal Pictures releases the Oswald the Lucky Rabbit film Rival Romeos to theaters.
- 1932 - The Mickey Mouse film The Mad Dog is released to theaters.
- 1936 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards an Oscar (Short Subjects, Cartoons) to Disney for the film Three Orphan Kittens.
- 1948 - Disney releases the Donald Duck film Drip Dippy Donald to theaters.
- 1950 - The first color comic strip of "Cinderella" is published in Sunday editions of newspapers.
- 1954 - Disney releases the Donald Duck film Donald's Diary to theaters. Daisy Duck also appears.
- 1958 - The ABC TV network airs the Disneyland TV show, featuring the fifth "Saga of Andy Burnett" episode, The White Man's Medicine.
- 1961 - The ABC TV network airs the Walt Disney Presents TV show, featuring the animated film The Coyote's Lament. It is a compilation of Disney cartoons, with new coyote animation. Pluto also appears.
- 1967 - The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, featuring Atta Girl, Kelly!, part one: K for Kelly.
- 1978 - The NBC TV network airs The Wonderful World of Disney show, entitled Race for Survival.
- 1983 - The Journey into Imagination attraction opens in the Journey into Imagination pavilion in EPCOT Center at Walt Disney World.
- 1990 - The Disney Channel begins airing the Avonlea series.
- 1993 - Disney releases the Hollywood Pictures live-action feature film Swing Kids to theaters in the US.
- 1993 - The ABC TV network debuts the series Where I Live.
- 1995 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A character refers to a film as Pukahontas, an obvious reference to Disney's film Pocahontas.
- 1996 - The ABC TV network premieres the Buddies TV show.
- 1999 - Buena Vista releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film Beloved to theaters in Great Britain.
- 2000 - The Disney Channel commences the second season of the Bug Juice TV show.
- 2004 - Disney releases the live-action feature film Hidalgo to theaters in the USA.
- 2005 - Goofy's Playhouse opens in Mickey's Toontown at Disneyland. Former name was Goofy's Bounce House.
- 2006 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards an Oscar (Achievement in Makeup) to Howard Berger and Tami Lane for the film The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
- 2010 - Disney releases the film Alice in Wonderland to theaters in the US. Three versions are available: regular, 3D, and IMAX.
- 2015 - ABC TV network premieres the American Crime TV series.
- 1987 - In Geneva, Switzerland, the 57th annual Geneva Auto Show is held, over sixteen days. American Sunroof Corporation and Chevrolet display the ASC Corvette Geneve show car.
- 2005 - At the Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida, the Grand Prix of Miami race is held, round two of the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series.
- Finishing 23rd in GT class and 43rd overall is the Michael Baughman Racing #46 Corvette, driven by Michael Baughman and Mike Weinberg.
- Finishing 24th in GT class and 44th overall is the ASC Motorsports #55 Corvette, driven by Zach Arnold and Jason Workman.
- 1936 - French Foreign Minister Pierre Flandin tells British Anthony Eden that France will not act alone in the event of German violation of the Rhineland Zone.
- 1940 - Soviet Politburo accepts recommendation of NKVD to execute without charge about 11,000 Polish prisoners, due to being anti-Soviet with little chance of successful re-education.
- 1940 - The Finland Government decides to accept peace terms of the Soviet Union.
- 1941 - Adolf Hitler issues Directive No. 24: "Cooperation with Japan". The purpose is to induce Japan to take action in the Far East as soon as possible, to tie down English forces and divert the USA to the Pacific.
- 1942 - Japanese aircraft sink 17 ships at Tjilatjap and destroy harbor.
- 1943 - (evening) British Air Chief Marshal Arthur Harris begins "The Battle of the Ruhr", with a major attack on Essen and its Krupps factories. About 438 bombers attack in several waves, with yellow, green, and red flares and bombs helping mark targets. Oboe and H2S navigation aids also help direct bombers to their target areas. 160 acres of the town are devastated. 450 more acres suffer extensive damage. 14 aircraft do not return to their bases.
- 1944 - Allies begin an aerial invasion of Burma, with gliders carrying the British/Indian "Chindits" force to Landing Zone Broadway.
- 1945 - A German battalion lands in Breslau to help defend the city.
- 1945 - American 1st Army troops attack Cologne, Germany from the south, and enter the city.
- 1945 - (evening) About 750 British bombers attack Chemnitz, Germany.
- 1945 - (evening) 138 British bombers attack railways at Wesel, Germany.
- 1945 - (evening) British bombers attack the synthetic oil plant at Böhlen, Germany.
- 1992 - Russia issues a postage stamp marking the 47th anniversary of the end of World War II.
- 2001 - Nintendo releases the Conker's Bad Fur Day video game for the Nintendo 64 in the USA.
- 2002 - Midway releases the Gauntlet: Dark Legacy video game for the GameCube in the US.
- 2007 - 2K Sports releases the Major League Baseball 2K7 video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the US.
- 1638 - The French-Swedish Treaty of Wismar is ratified by the Treaty of Hamburg. No separate peace is to be pursued for three years.
- 1969 - The Finance Minister announces that a commemorative $1 coin will be issued in 1971 to mark the centennial of British Columbia's entry into Confederation.
- 1992 - In St. John's, Newfoundland, the Minister of Supply and Services unveils the third 25c issue in the Canada 125 Coin Program. Designer of the coin is Christopher Newhook.
- 1964 - The US Mint delivers 26 million Kennedy half dollars to Federal Reserve banks.
- 1973 - The US Treasury calls for new designs for the half dollar and the dollar for the 1976 American bicentennial.
- 1991 - Representative Jim Kolbe introduces H.R. 1245 United States One Dollar Coin Act of 1991 in the House of Representatives, seeking a stop to the issue of $1 notes in favor of the dollar coin.
- 1864 - First track meet between Oxford and Cambridge, England.
- 1910 - Stanley Cup: Montréal Wanderers beat Ottawa Senators, 3-1.
- 1924 - Frank Carauna becomes first to bowl two successive perfect 300 games.
- 1945 - US Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Gretchen Merrill.
- 1949 - Donald Bradman plays his last innings in first-class cricket, gets 30.
- 1956 - Mickey Wright wins LPGA Jacksonville Golf Open.
- 1960 - World Ice Dance Championship in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada won by Doreen Denny and Courtney Jones (Great Britain).
- 1960 - World Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada won by Barbara Wagner and Robert Paul (Canada).
- 1960 - World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada won by Carol E Heiss (USA).
- 1960 - World Men's Figure Skating Championship in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada won by Alain Giletti (France).
- 1964 - Atlanta Mayor Ivan Allen Junior announces a baseball team is moving there.
- 1965 - Ernie Terrel beats Eddie Machen in 15 rounds for heavyweight boxing title.
- 1966 - Bob Seagren pole vaults 5.19-metre indoor world record.
- 1966 - Marvin Miller, assistant to the President of United Steelworkers, is elected as the first full-time executive director of the Major League Players' Association by the player representatives.
- 1981 - World Ice Dance Championship in Hartford won by Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean (Great Britain).
- 1981 - World Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Hartford won by Irina Vorobieva and Igor Lisovski (USSR).
- 1981 - World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Hartfoed won by Denise Biellmann (Switzerland).
- 1981 - World Men's Figure Skating Championship in Hartford won by Scott Hamilton (USA).
- 1982 - Gaylord Perry (with 297 wins) signs with Seattle Mariners.
- 1983 - New South Wales beats Western Australia by 54 runs to win Sheffield Shield.
- 1985 - New York Islanders' Mike Bossy is first to score 50 goals in eight straight seasons.
- 1989 - Blaine McCallister wins Honda Golf Classic shooting 266.
- 1989 - Elly Verhulst runs world record 3000 metre indoor (8:03.82).
- 1993 - Florida Marlins beat Houston Astros 12-8 in their first spring training game.
- 1994 - Dottie Mochrie wins Chrysler-Plymouth Tournament of Golf Championship.
- 1994 - PBA National Championship won by David Traber.
- 1995 - Marc Velzeboer skates world record 3 km short track (5:00.26).
- 1996 - Earl Weaver and Jim Bunning elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.
- 1997 - Tommy Lasorda, Nellie Fox, and Willie Wells selected for American Baseball Hall of Fame.
- 2022 - At Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, USA, NHL regular season game: Calgary Flames beats Colorado Avalanche by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At SAP Center in San Jose, California, USA, NHL regular season game: Nashville Predators beats San Jose Sharks by score 8-0.
- 2022 - At Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, NHL regular season game: Montreal Canadiens beats Edmonton Oilers by score 5-2.
- 2022 - At Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, USA, NHL regular season game: Boston Bruins beats Columbus Blue Jackets by score 5-4.
- 2022 - At Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., USA, NHL regular season game: Washington Capitals beats Seattle Kraken by score 5-2.
- 2022 - At Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, NHL regular season game: Vancouver Canucks beats Toronto Maple Leafs by score 6-4.
- 2022 - At FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, Florida, USA, NHL regular season game: Florida Panthers beats Detroit Red Wings by score 6-2.
- 2022 - At Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona, USA, NHL regular season game: Arizona Coyotes beats Ottawa Senators by score 8-5.
- 2022 - At Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, NHL regular season game: Philadelphia Flyers beats Chicago Blackhawks by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: New York Islanders beats Saint Louis Blues by score 2-1.
- 1958 - Explorer 2 fails to reach Earth orbit.
- 1968 - US launches Solar Explorer 2 to study the Sun.
- 1978 - Landsat 3 launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.
- 1979 - NASA's Voyager I space probe makes its closest approach to Jupiter (172,000 miles).
- 1980 - Earth satellites record gamma rays from remnants of supernova N-49.
- 1982 - Russian spacecraft Venera 14 lands on planet Venus, sends back data.
- 1998 - NASA announces that the Clementine probe orbiting the Moon has found enough water in polar craters to support a human colony and rocket fueling station.
- 1651 - South Sea dike in Amsterdam breaks after storm.
- 1966 - 75-MPH air currents cause BOAC 707 crash above Mount Fuji, 124 die.
- 1845 - US Congress appropriates $30,000 to ship camels to western US.
- 1856 - Georgia becomes first US state to regulate railroads.
- 1862 - US troops under Brigadier-General Wright occupy Fernandina, Florida.
- 1877 - Rutherford B Hayes inaugurated as 19th US President.
- 1894 - Seattle, Washington, authorizes first municipal employment office in US.
- 1897 - American Negro Academy forms.
- 1900 - American Hall of Fame is founded.
- 1923 - Montana and Nevada become first states to enact old age pension laws.
- 1924 - Computing-Tabulating-Recording Corp becomes IBM.
- 1927 - 1,000 US marines land in China to protect American property.
- 1934 - Mother-in-law's day first celebrated (Amarillo, Texas).
- 1935 - First premature baby health law in US (Chicago, Illinois).
- 1945 - US 7th Army Corps captures Cologne.
- 1946 - Winston Churchill delivers a "Sinews of Peace" address at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, USA. "From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended cross the continent..." first time said, generally considered to mark the start of the Cold War.
- 1948 - US rocket flies record 4800kph to 126km height.
- 1958 - Explorer 2 fails to reach Earth orbit.
- 1959 - Iran and US sign economic and military treaty.
- 1962 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1966 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1968 - US launches Solar Explorer 2 to study the Sun.
- 1970 - Three SDS Weathermen terrorist group bomb 18 West 11th Steet in New York City, New York.
- 1973 - The US Treasury calls for new designs for the half dollar and the dollar coins for the 1976 American bicentennial.
- 1975 - The Homebrew Computer Club, an early computer hobbyist club in Silicon Valley, meets for the first time. Its members include several future high-profile hackers and IT entrepreneurs, including the founders of Apple Inc.
- 1978 - Landsat 3 launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.
- 1984 - US Supreme Court rules 5-4 that city may use public money for Nativity scene.
- 1989 - 19th Easter Seal Telethon raises US$37,002,000.
- 1994 - A gunman takes eight people hostage in the Salt Lake City Public Library in Utah.
- 1995 - 21st People's Choice Awards: Tim Allen wins.
- 2003 - The Supreme Court of the United States, by a 5-4 margin, upholds California's "three strikes and you're out" law.
- 2006 - The 2006 Academy Awards are held, with film Crash winning Best Picture.
Other history:
- 2003 - The Supreme Court of the United States, by a 5-4 margin, upholds California's "three strikes and you're out" law.
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