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What happened in history on this day: March 14?
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 14 in ...
- 1991 - A report in the New England Journal of Medicine finds that pregnant women who use VDT workstations are at no greater risk of miscarriage than women who use monitors that do not emit electromagnetic fields.
- 1994 - Apple Computer introduces the Power Macintosh 6100/60 computer. It features a 60 MHz PowerPC 601 processor, 68LC040 emulation ROM, 8 MB RAM, 160 MB hard drive, 14-inch monitor, SCSI, Ethernet, 1 NuBus slot, System 7 operating system. Price is US$2209.
- 1994 - Apple Computer introduces the Power Macintosh 7100/66 computer. It features a 66 MHz PowerPC 601 processor, 68LC040 emulation ROM, 8 MB RAM, 250 MB hard drive, 1 MB video RAM, 14-inch monitor, SCSI, Ethernet, 3 NuBus slots, System 7 operating system. Price is US$3379.
- 1994 - Apple Computer introduces the Power Macintosh 8100/80 computer. It features a 80 MHz PowerPC 601 processor, secondary external cache, 68LC040 emulation ROM, 8 MB RAM, 250 MB hard drive, 2 MB video RAM, 14-inch monitor, SCSI, Ethernet, 3 NuBus slots, System 7 operating system. Price is US$4869.
- 1994 - Apple Computer introduces an upgrade card for Macintosh computers using a 68040 processor. The card includes a PowerPC 601 processor running at 66 or 80 MHz, a Level 2 cache, and 4 MB ROM. Price is US$699.
- 1996 - At the CeBIT trade show in Hannover, Germany, Apple Computer introduces the Apple Newton MessagePad 130, with transreflective LCD with an electroluminescent backlight, battery life about 8 hours (4 with backlight on), 1.2 MB heap space, 20 MHz ARM 610 RISC processor, 320x240 pixel display, one Type II PC Card slot, 2.5 MB internal RAM, for US$799.
- 1997 - NEC announces it will begin selling industry-standard Intel-architecture personal computers in Japan. Until now, NEC only sold its proprietary 9800 architecture personal computers in Japan. The new systems will be made by Packard Bell-NEC in the US.
- 1997 - Apple Computer terminates 2700 of 11,000 full-time positions, and 1400 contract or temporary positions. The OpenDoc and Open Transport projects are dropped, as is the Performa brand name.
- 1997 - Intel begins shipping samples of the 300 MHz Pentium II processor to computer manufacturers.
- 1997 - Intel files a lawsuit against Cyrix and Advanced Micro Devices accusing the companies of infringing Intel's "MMX" trademark.
- 2001 - Sony announces a new version of the Clie handheld computer. It features Palm OS, music file player, Memory Stick slot, 33 MHz Motorola Dragonball VZ processor, 8 MB RAM, rechargeable lithium-ion battery, 320x320 resolution monochrome screen. The unit is set to be released in Japan in April and in the US later this year.
- 1935 - Donald Duck makes his first appearance in the Mickey Mouse daily newspaper comic strip.
- 1945 - Disney delivers the film A Historia de José to the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs. This is Portuguese Reading Film no. 1.
- 1945 - Disney delivers the film José Come Bien to the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs. This is Portuguese Reading Film no. 2.
- 1955 - The first True Life Adventures comic strip panel is published, drawn by George Wheeler, written by Dick Huemer.
- 1956 - The ABC TV network airs the Disneyland TV show, featuring the film Stormy the Thoroughbred.
- 1965 - The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, featuring Kilroy, part one.
- 1971 - The NBC TV network airs The Wonderful World of Disney show, featuring Hamad and the Pirates, part two.
- 1975 - The film Magic Carpet 'Round the World is last shown at the Circle-Vision 360 theater at Walt Disney World.
- 1976 - The NBC TV network airs The Wonderful World of Disney show, featuring The Flight of the Grey Wolf, part one.
- 1976 - The NBC TV network airs The Wonderful World of Disney show, featuring The Flight of the Grey Wolf, part two.
- 1994 - Disney announces a deal had been worked out with the banks co-funding Euro Disney, changing the terms of the debt financing. Banks forgive all interest payments for 16 months, and defer payment of principal for three years. Disney waives payment of annual management fees from the park from 1992 to 1998. Disney forgives US$210 million loan to park, and makes low interest loan to Euro Disney.
- 1994 - The Virginia legislature approves a US$140 million bond issue to pay for highway improvements near the proposed Disney's America theme park site.
- 1994 - The NBC TV network begins airing Disney's Someone Like Me show.
- 2004 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. One of the movies listed at a theater is "Eating Nemo", a reference to the Disney-Pixar film Finding Nemo.
- 2004 - ABC Family airs the Touchstone Televsiion two-hour movie Celeste in the City.
- 2003 - At the Sebring International Raceway in Sebring, Florida, the 51st Annual Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring race is held, round one of the SCCA Pro Racing Speed World Challenge GT series.
- Finishing 1st is the 3R Racing #73 Corvette Z06, driven by Phil McClure.
- Finishing 7th is the Rathman Chevy #16 Corvette Z06, driven by Jim Rathmann.
- Finishing 11th is the Metric Chemical #35 Corvette, driven by David Farmer.
- Finishing 14th is the Black Dog Racing #25 Corvette, driven by Tony Gaples.
- Finishing 16th is the Tiger Racing #99 Corvette Z06, driven by Thomas Oates.
- Finishing 22nd is the Fastrack #45 Corvette Z06, driven by Rick Boysal.
- In 26th place, but not finishing the race, is the Fastrack #46 Corvette Z06, driven by Adam Andretti.
- In 29th place, but not finishing the race, is the Popeyes #52 Corvette Z06, driven by Henry Gilbert.
- In 31st place, but not finishing the race, is the Courtesy Chevrolet #5 Corvette, driven by Don Campbell.
- 1933 - In the British House of Commons, Winston Churchill urges creation of an air force adequate to defend the civilian population.
- 1938 - In the British House of Commons, Winston Churchill makes a long speech, warning that now is the time to collectively resist Hitler.
- 1939 - Slovakia and Ruthenice declare their independence from the Czech government in Prague.
- 1941 - (evening) A large British bomber raid on the German Gelsenkirchen oil production area scores hits, temporarily halting oil production.
- 1943 - A German victory at Kharkov in Russia creates a bulge around Kursk.
- 1945 - 43 British bombers attack two rail viaducts linking the Ruhr with the rest of Germany. The Bielefeld viaduct collapses. The first 22,000-pound Grand Slam bombs are used.
- 1945 - US Marines raise the American flag on the north end of Iwo Jima, signifying the end of organized resistance.
- 1946 - In Singapore, three Japanese soldiers are hanged for war atrocities.
- 1946 - In Paris, France, the High Court of Justice condemns to death secretaries of Vichy's Ministry of Justice Maurice Gabolde and Georges Dayras.
- 1973 - The USSR issues a postage stamp marking the 30th anniversary of victory in the Battle of Kursk.
- 1975 - The USSR issues two postage stamps marking the 30th anniversary of of the liberation of Hungary and Czechoslovakia.
- 1994 - Sega of America announces the Sega Genesis Super 32X cartridge for the Genesis game systems. It features two Hitachi 32-bit processors, 32,000 on-screen colors, 60 frame-per-second video, 40-MIPS processing power.
- 1998 - Sega announces it will release three final games for the Saturn system in the US.
- 2002 - Microsoft releases the Xbox video game system in Europe. Prices in England: Xbox system 299 pounds, games 44.99 pounds, controller 24.99 pounds, DVD remote controller 29.99 pounds, memory unit 29.99 pounds. Price for the Xbox in the rest of Europe: 479 euros (about US$430).
- 2002 - Microsoft releases the Halo: Combat Evolved video game for the Xbox in the UK.
- 2003 - Square releases the Final Fantasy Origins video game for the PlayStation in the US. Included are enhanced remakes of Final Fantasy I and Final Fantasy II.
- 2006 - Capcom releases the Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams video game for the PlayStation 2 in the USA.
- 2006 - Capcom releases the Mega Man Powered Up video game for the PlayStation Portable in the USA.
- 2006 - Sony CEA releases the Daxter video game for the PlayStation Portable in the USA.
- 2006 - Sony CEA releases the Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror video game for the PlayStation Portable in the USA.
- 2010 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the USA. The "Funtendo Zii" appears as an ad on the back page of a magazine, a parody of the Nintendo Wii.
- 2010 - Nintendo releases the Pokémon SoulSilver and Pokémon HeartGold video games for the Nintendo DS in the USA.
- 1809 - A Riksdag is summoned.
- 1980 - In Montreal, Quebec, the CAND Spring trade show is held. At the auction, a choice BU 1932 50c coin sells for $5000.
- 1800 - A Senate committee recommends abolishing the US Mint.
- 1900 - The Gold Standard Act fixes gold value of dollar at 25.8 grains, 0.900 fine as standard unit of money of the US.
- 1908 - The Denver Mint begins striking 1908-dated double eagles (no motto).
- 1980 - US President Jimmy Carter signs law abolishing the coin Assay Commission.
- 2012 - The US Mint launches the 2012 El Yunque National Forest quarter dollar coin in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico.
- 1899 - Stanley Cup of hockey: Montréal Shamrocks beat Winnipeg Victorias, 6-2.
- 1903 - Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver Seven sweep Rat Portage Thisles in two games.
- 1908 - Stanley Cup hockey: Montréal Wanderers beat Toronto Trolley Leaguers, 6-4.
- 1923 - Pete Parker on CKCK radio out of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, makes world's first play-by-play radio broadcast of a professional hockey game, as Edmonton beat Regina 1-0.
- 1939 - England draw with South Africa in cricket at Durban on the 10th day.
- 1954 - Milwaukee Braves' Henry Aaron homers in his first exhibition game.
- 1954 - Louise Suggs wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship.
- 1954 - NBA Baltimore Bullets end a 32-game road losing streak.
- 1960 - Wilt Chamberlain (Philadelphia Warriors) sets NBA playoff record of 53 points.
- 1961 - George Weiss becomes president of New York Mets.
- 1962 - Gordie Howe (Detroit Red Wings) is second NHL player to score 500 goals.
- 1963 - San Francisco's Guy Rodgers ties NBA record with 28 assists.
- 1967 - First NFL-AFL common draft, Baltimore Colts pick Bubba Smith.
- 1969 - Seymour Nurse scores 258 in his last Test Cricket innings, West Indies versus New Zealand.
- 1972 - NBA's Cincinnati Royals announce they are moving to Kansas City.
- 1976 - Jockey Bill Shoemaker wins his 7,000th race.
- 1978 - NFL permanently adds 7th official (side judge).
- 1980 - World Ice Dance Championship in Dortmund, Federal Republic of Germany won by Krisztina Regoczy and Andras Sallay (Hungary).
- 1980 - World Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Dortmund won by Marina Cherkasova and Sergei Shakhrai (USSR).
- 1980 - World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Dortmund won by Anett Potzsch.
- 1980 - World Men's Figure Skating Championship in Dortmund won by Jan Hoffmann (German Democratic Republic).
- 1980 - In Poland, a plane crashes during an emergency landing near Warsaw, killing a 14-man American boxing team and 73 others.
- 1982 - Sally Little wins LPGA Olympia Gold Golf Classic.
- 1982 - Sidath Wettimuny scores Sri Lanka's first Test Cricket century.
- 1987 - New York Mets' Darryl Strawberry charges Boston Red Sox pitcher Al Nipper during spring training exhibition game, causes bench clearing brawl.
- 1987 - Providence, with Billy Donovan's 25 points, beats Austin Peay 90-87.
- 1987 - Skier Piotr Fijas jumps record 194 metres.
- 1991 - World Ice Dance Championship in Munich won by Isabel and Phil Duchesnay (France).
- 1991 - World Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Munich won by N Mishkutenok and A Dmitriev (USSR).
- 1991 - World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Munich won by Kristi Yamaguchi (USA).
- 1991 - World Men's Figure Skating Championship in Munich won by Kurt Browning (Canada).
- 1993 - Johan Koss skates world record 5 km (6:06.57).
- 1993 - Meg Mallon wins LPGA Ping/Welch's Golf Championship.
- 1993 - Cricketer Ricky Ponting, aged 18 years 84 days, hits twin tons for Tasmania.
- 1995 - The US National Labor Relations Board announces it will charge Major League Baseball owners with two counts of unfair labor practices.
- 1996 - Australia beat West Indies by five runs in amazing cricket World Cup semi-final.
- 1997 - 68-year-old Gordie Howe signs AHL contract with Syracuse Crunch.
- 1997 - Olympics gold medalist Michael Johnson wins 67th James E Sullivan Award.
- 2003 - The Milwaukee Brewers' TV/radio play-by-play announcer, Bob Uecker is chosen for induction into the broadcasters' wing of the Hall of Fame as the recipient of the Ford C. Frick Award.
- 2006 - Washington D.C. officials unveil the designs for a new 41,000-seat ballpark.
- 2009 - Annamay Pierse of Canada sets a new world's record in the women's 200-metre breaststroke swimming event, recording 2:17.50 at the short-course swimming championships in Toronto, Ontario.
- 2022 - At Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, NHL regular season game: Arizona Coyotes beats Ottawa Senators by score 5-3.
- 1986 - European Space Agency's Giotto flies by Halley's Comet (605 km).
- 1994 - Soyuz TM-21 launches with V Dezyurov, G Strekalov and N Thagard.
- 1995 - Astronaut Norman Thagard becomes the first American to ride into space aboard a Russian launch vehicle (the Soyuz TM-21), lifting off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
- 2016 - The ESA and Roscosmos launch the joint ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter on a mission to Mars.
- 1559 - Storm floods ravage Gorinchem, Dordrecht and Woudrichem, Netherlands.
- 1812 - Congress authorizes notes bearing 6 percent interest to finance impending war with Great Britain.
- 1862 - Battle of New Bern, North Carolina: US General Ambrose Burnside conquers New Bern.
- 1864 - US troops occupy Fort de Russy, Louisiana.
- 1900 - US Congress passes the Gold Standard Act, fixing gold value of dollar at 25.8 grains, 0.900 fine as standard unit of money of the US.
- 1903 - First US national bird reservation established in Sebastian, Florida.
- 1913 - John D Rockefeller gives US$100 million to Rockefeller Foundation.
- 1918 - First concrete ship to cross the Atlantic (Faith) is launched, in San Francisco, California.
- 1923 - US President Warren G Harding becomes first President filing income tax report and paying taxes.
- 1931 - First theater built for rear movie projection (New York City, New York).
- 1933 - Civilian Conservation Corp begins tree conservation.
- 1936 - Federal Register, first magazine of the US government, publishes first issue.
- 1936 - In Red Bank, New Jersey, USA, a meteorite crashes through a shed roof.
- 1940 - 27 killed, 15 injured when truck full of migrant workers collides with a train outside McAllen, Texas, USA.
- 1950 - American FBI's "10 Most Wanted Fugitives" program begins.
- 1951 - During Korean War, US/UN forces recapture Seoul.
- 1958 - The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certifies the first gold (1 million sales) record: Perry Como's "Catch a Falling Star" on RCA Victor Records.
- 1960 - Fourteen die in a train crash in Bakersfield, California, USA.
- 1964 - Dallas, Texas jury sentences Jack Ruby to death for Lee Harvey Oswald murder.
- 1967 - The late US President John Kennedy's body moved from temporary grave to a permanent memorial.
- 1968 - CBS TV suspends Radio Free Europe free advertising because RFE doesn't make it clear it is sponsored by the US Central Intelligence Agency.
- 1976 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1978 - US Marines terminate Molukse action in Province house (one dead).
- 1980 - In Poland, a plane crashes during an emergency landing near Warsaw, killing a 14-man American boxing team and 73 others.
- 1980 - US President Jimmy Carter signs law abolishing the coin Assay Commission.
- 1985 - 11th People's Choice Awards: Bill Cosby wins four awards.
- 1989 - U.S. President George H. W. Bush bans the importation of certain guns deemed assault weapons into the United States.
- 1989 - Stack's auctions a $1000 US Treasury note for US$100,000, a record price for paper money.
- 1990 - 4th Soul Train Music Awards: Soul II Soul, Janet Jackson.
- 1992 - Steven Brian Pennell is first execution in Delaware in 45 years, at age 34.
- 1994 - Apple Computer introduces its first Power Macintosh computers, featuring 60 to 80 MHz PowerPC processors. Apple successfully managed a major processor transformation, without losing significant market share.
- 1995 - Astronaut Norman Thagard becomes the first American to ride into space aboard a Russian launch vehicle (the Soyuz TM-21), lifting off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
- 1997 - President Bill Clinton trips and tears up his knee requiring surgery.
- 2002 - 125 vehicles are involved in a massive pile-up on Interstate 75 in Ringgold, Georgia, USA.
- 2006 - Washington D.C. officials unveil the designs for a new 41,000-seat ballpark.
- 2009 - A copy of the first Superman comic (Action Comics, Number 1, June 1938) sells at an auction for US$317,200.
- 2018 - In response to gun violence in the United States, and particularly triggered by the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida, thousands of high school students across the country participate in an organized protest they call the National School Walkout.
- 2020 - The US Centers for Disease Control issues a no-sail order for cruise ships in US waters.
- 2022 - Maryland removes its last public Confederate statue, not including those in cemeteries and battlefields.
Other history:
- 2004 - Spanish legislative election: The incumbent government led by José María Aznar is defeated by the Socialist José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero.
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