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What happened in history on this day: March 23?
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 23 in ...
- 1990 - US District Court Judge Vaughn Walker throws out five of six claims in Xerox' suit against Apple Computer, claiming infringement of the Star's system.
- 2001 - Apple Computer issues firmware updates to make many of its Macintosh systems compatible with the Mac OS X operating system.
- 1951 - The Goofy film Home Made Home is released.
- 1951 - The Donald Duck film Corn Chips is released. Chip 'n' Dale also appear.
- 1956 - Jimmy Starr's Show Business Souvenirs shop opens on Town Square at Disneyland.
- 1967 - Disney releases the animated short film Scrooge McDuck and Money to theaters. Huey, Dewey, and Louie also appear.
- 1969 - Herbie Day is held at Disneyland, a contest for decorated Volkswagen cars, in promotion of the film The Love Bug. Hundreds of Volkswagen Beetle cars drive down Main Street, U.S.A.
- 1969 - The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, featuring Ride a Northbound Horse, part two.
- 1973 - Buena Vista releases the live-action feature film Charley and the Angel to theaters. The film is based on the book The Golden Evenings of Summer by Will Stanton.
- 1975 - The NBC TV network airs The Wonderful World of Disney show, entitled Welcome to the "World".
- 1985 - The live stage show Disneyland is Your Land begins performances at Disneyland.
- 1985 - The Disney Clothiers, Ltd. shop opens on Main Street at Disneyland.
- 1986 - The ABC TV network airs The Disney Sunday Movie, entitled Disney Goes to the Oscars.
- 1990 - Buena Vista releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film Pretty Woman to theaters.
- 1992 - The Disney Channel premieres the series Disney's Adventures in Wonderland.
- 1998 - St. Vincent issues nineteen postage stamps marking the 70th anniversary of Mickey Mouse.
- 1998 - St. Vincent issues ten postage stamps depicting scenes from Winnie the Pooh films.
- 2000 - The NBC TV network premieres the Daddio TV show.
- 2000 - The musical play Aida opens at the Palace Theater on Broadway in New York City.
- 2003 - In Hollywood, California, the 75th Annual Academy Awards show is held. An animated Mickey Mouse appears on stage to introduce the nominees for Best Animated Short Film.
- 2003 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards an Oscar (Best Picture) for the film Chicago.
- 2003 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards an Oscar (Actress in a Supporting Role) to Catherine Zeta-Jones for the film Chicago.
- 2003 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards an Oscar (Art Direction - Set Direction) to John Myhre (art director) and Gordon Sim (set decorator) for the film Chicago.
- 2003 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards an Oscar (Costume Design) to Colleen Atwood for the film Chicago.
- 2003 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards an Oscar (Sound) to Michael Minkler, Dominick Tavella, and David Lee for the film Chicago.
- 2003 - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards an Oscar (Editing) to Martin Welsh for the film Chicago.
- 2003 - The Main Street Electrical Parade at Disneyland Paris makes its last run.
- 2015 - Disney purchases the Carousel Inn & Suites hotel, located across from Disneyland park.
- 1957 - In Sebring, Florida, the Florida International 12 hour Grand Prix for the Amoco Trophy race is held, round 2 of the World Sports Car Championship.
- Finishing 1st in GT 5000 class, 12th overall, is the John Fitch #4 1957 Corvette, driven by Richard Thompson and Gaston Andrey.
- Finishing 2nd in GT 5000 class, 15th overall, is the Lindsey Hopkins #3 1957 Corvette, driven by John Kilborn, Jim Jeffords, and Dale Duncan.
- Finishing 7th in Sports 5000 class, 16th overall, is the Lindsey Hopkins #2 Corvette SR-2, driven by Paul O'Shea and Pete Lovely.
- John Fitch and Piero Taruffi drive the Lindsey Hopkins #1 Corvette SS in Sports 5000 class. After 23 laps, it is retired due to erratic brakes and faulty rear suspension.
- 1963 - In Sebring, Florida, the 12 Hours of Sebring race is held, round 2 of the International Championship for Manufacturers, round 1 of the Challenge Mondial and round 1 of the International Trophy for Prototypes.
- Finishing 2nd in Grand Touring +4000 class, 16th overall, is the Johnson Chevrolet #3 Corvette, driven by Delmo Johnson and Dave Morgan.
- Finishing 3rd in Grand Touring +4000 class, 17th overall, is the Dixie Motor #6 Corvette, driven by Jef Stevens and Johnny Allen.
- Finishing 4th in Grand Touring +4000 class, 25th overall, is the Grady Davis #2 Corvette, driven by Ed Lowther, Duncan Black, M.R.J. Wyllie, Don Yenko, and Richard Thompson. The car is not running at the finish.
- Jerry Grant and Don Campbell drive the Alan Green Chevrolet #7 1963 Corvette in Grand Touring +4000 class. After 46 laps, the car retires. They place 42nd overall.
- Roy Kumnick and Ralph Salyer drive Salyer's #4 Corvette in Grand Touring +4000 class. After 120 laps, the engine fails. They place 43rd overall.
- A.J. Foyt and Jim Hurtubise drive the Nickey Chevrolet #5 Corvette in Grand Touring +4000 class. After 84 laps, the engine fails. They place 46th overall.
- Dick Thompson drives the Grady Davis #1 1963 Corvette in Grand Touring +4000 class. After 14 laps, the car is out due to a failed gearbox. He places 63rd overall.
- 1968 - In Sebring, Florida, the 12 Hours of Sebring race is held.
- Finishing 1st in Grand Touring +5000 class, 6th overall, is the Sunray DX Oil #3 1968 Corvette L88, driven by Hap Sharp and Dave Morgan.
- Finishing 2nd in Grand Touring +5000 class, 19th overall, is the William H. Laughlin #80 Corvette, driven by Dan Torpy and E. Dale Keenan.
- Finishing 3rd in Grand Touring +5000 class, 27th overall, is the Slaton Chevrolet #7 Corvette, driven by Or Costanzo, William Harris, and Dave Heinz.
- Jerry Thompson and Tony DeLorenzo race the Sunray DX Oil #4 1968 Corvette L88 in Grand Touring +5000 class. After 48 laps, the car is out due to a broken drive shaft. They place 49th overall.
- Pedro Rodriguez and Don Yenko race the Sunray DX Oil #2 1968 Corvette L88 in Grand Touring +5000 class. After 43 laps, the car is out due to engine failure. They place 53rd overall.
- 1985 - At the Sebring International Raceway in Sebring, Florida, the Coca-Cola Classic 12 Hours of Sebring race is held.
- Finishing 11th in GTO class and 29th overall is the K & P Racing #83 Corvette driven by Karl Keck, William Wessel, and Mark Montgomery.
- Placing 13th in GTO class and 33rd overall is the Dave Heinz Imports #55 Corvette driven by Dave Heinz, Jim Trueman, Jerry Thompson. The car is not running at the finish.
- Finishing 15th in GTO class and 36th overall is the Don Nooe #85 Corvette driven by Don Nooe, Jim Stricklin, and Tim Stringfellow.
- Placing 24th in GTO class and 66th overall is the Ormond Racing Associates #70 Corvette driven by Don Cummings and Craig Rubright. The car is not running at the finish due to electrical problems.
- 1985 - General Motors recalls 47,000 1984-model Corvettes for repair of the cruise control systems.
- 1989 - Corvette platform manager Carlisle (Cardy) Davis presents the case for a US$250 million budget for a new model 1993 Corvette, at a Concept Initiation meeting in General Motors. The panel approves the plan.
- 1992 - General Motors applies for a registered trademark of "STINGRAY".
- 2001 - At the Texas Motor Speedway, the Grand Prix of Texas - GT race is held, part of the SCCA - Speedvision World Challenge Series.
- Finishing 8th is the Grand Sport Racing #08 Corvette C5, driven by G.J. Mennen.
- Finishing 10th is the Pirate Racing #01 Corvette C5, driven by Bill Cooper.
- Finishing 12th is the Flying Tiger Racing #73 Corvette C5, driven by Phil McClure.
- Finishing 14th is the MTI Racing #98 Corvette Z06, driven by Stu Hayner.
- Finishing 15th is the #35 Corvette C5, driven by David Farmer.
- Finishing 21st is the Grand Sport Racing #02 Corvette, driven by Caroline Wright.
- Finishing 23rd is the Flying Tiger Racing #47 Corvette C5, driven by J. Bob Taylor.
- In 29th place, but not finishing the race, is the Grand Sport Speedway #04 Corvette C5, driven by Bobby Sak.
- In 32nd place, but not starting the race, is the #64 Corvette C5, driven by Rick Knoop.
- 2001 - In Salt Lake City, Utah, the 27th Annual Parts Plus Autorama show is held, over three days. The "Corvette Evolution" display includes one car from every year of production, 1953-2001.
- 1933 - Winston Churchill urges the British government not to press for French disarmament while Germany is busy rearming.
- 1939 - Germany forces occupy Memel.
- 1939 - Poland partially mobilizes its armed forces.
- 1942 - Adolf Hitler issues Directive 40, ordering that Atlantic coast defences be built and manned such that any invasion attempt would be stopped at landing or shortly thereafter.
- 1942 - British Royal Air Force units withdraw from Burma into India.
- 1943 - Near Tunisia, British General Bernard Montgomery shifts his forces to the inland flank of the Mareth line. German commander Dietloff Von Arnim withdraws Messe's army to Wadi Akarit.
- 1944 - American forces at Anzio, Italy, finally break out of the bridgehead.
- 1944 - In Italy, British General Harold Alexander halts the Cassino operation due to weather and strong resistance.
- 1945 - British bombers attack railway bridges at Bremen, Nienburg, and Bad Oeynhausen, Germany.
- 1945 - Three German Gotha-242 and DFS-230 transport planes land on the Kaiserstrasse runway in Breslau, as three others are shot down by Russian flak. They provide howitzer guns and 150 mm ammunition.
- 1945 - A US naval task force arrives at Okinawa, Japan.
- 1945 - Canadian forces make first use of variable-time radar-equipped shells, allowing consistent bursts above ground.
- 1945 - (night) Operation Plunder begins, as British and Canadian forces make an amphibious crossing of the Rhine river in Germany. The objective of this operation is to attack north of Wesel, holding down and diminishing the 47th Panzer Corps, preventing it from attacking the main force crossing at Wesel.
- 1945 - (about 2210 hours) 3000 artillery guns and 228 British bombers attack Wesel, Germany.
- 1995 - In Reno, Nevada, the American Coin Machine Exposition is held. Williams Bally/Midway unveils the Mortal Kombat 3 arcade game.
- 2003 - Nintendo releases the Game Boy Advance SP in North America. Price is US$99.95. Case colors available are cobalt (blue metallic) and platinum (silver).
- 2004 - Ubisoft releases the Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow video game for the Xbox in the US.
- 2004 - One year after the release of the Game Boy Advance SP in North America, over 6.5 million units have been sold in North America, a record for any game system in history. Total shipments of all Game Boy systems to date worldwide: 160 million.
- 2006 - Sony ceases production of games for the original PlayStation.
- 2007 - Sony launches the PlayStation 3 in the United Kingdom, Europe, and Australia. The system does not include the Emotion Engine and Graphics Synthesizer components, making it less compatible with PlayStation titles. Price in the UK is 425 pounds; price in Europe is 599 euros. Opening weekend sales in the UK: 165,000.
- 2010 - Ubisoft releases the Red Steel 2 video game for the Nintendo Wii in the USA.
- 2010 - Square Enix releases the Just Cause 2 video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the USA.
- 2012 - Nintendo releases the Kid Icarus: Uprising video game for the Nintendo 3DS in the US and UK.
- 1980 - Swedes vote in a national referendum on the use of atomic energy. of the 4.7 million ballots, 58 percent vote in favor of completing the nuclear energy program and retaining it for at least 25 years.
- 2006 - In Stockholm, a totem pole begins a journey back to the Haisla community on the coast of British Columbia, Canada. The pole was cut down and sold to the Stockholm Museum in 1929.
- 1836 - The Philadelphia Mint makes ceremonial first strikings with a steam press, striking medals commemorating the event.
- 1925 - Congress authorizes up to 200,000 1926-dated gold $2.50 coins and up to 1 million silver half dollars to mark the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
- 1972 - Presidential decree transfers the 1906-built San Francisco Mint building to the US Mint.
- 1910 - First race at Los Angeles Motordrome (first US auto speedway).
- 1926 - NHL Championship: Montreal Canadiens outscore Pittsburgh Pirates, 6-4 in two games.
- 1930 - US Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Maribel Vinson.
- 1930 - US Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Roger Turner.
- 1938 - Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis frees 74 Saint Louis Cardinals' minor league players.
- 1946 - 8th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Oklahoma State beats North Carolina 43-40.
- 1952 - New York Rangers with less than 14 minutes to go blow a 6-2 lead, losing 7-6 to Chicago Black Hawks; Mosienko scores three times in 21 seconds.
- 1956 - 18th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: San Francisco beats Iowa 83-71; this is San Francisco's second consecutive national basketball championship.
- 1957 - 19th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: North Carolina beats Kansas 54-53 (three overtimes).
- 1962 - Nawab of Pataudi captains India cricket versus West Indies age 21 years 77 days.
- 1962 - Wake Forest coach "Bones" McKinney becomes second person to play and coach.
- 1962 - William DeWitt buys Cincinnati Reds for US$4,625,000.
- 1963 - 25th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Loyola beats Cincinnati 60-58 (overtime).
- 1968 - 30th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats North Carolina 78-55.
- 1969 - Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Port Charlotte Golf Invitational.
- 1972 - New York Yankees agree to continue playing ball in the Bronx.
- 1975 - Sue Roberts wins LPGA Bing Crosby International Golf Classic.
- 1979 - Larry Holmes TKOs Osvaldo Ocasio in 7 rounds for heavyweight boxing title.
- 1980 - Border completes 150 in each inning of Test Cricket versus Pakistan.
- 1980 - Donna Caponi Young Pro-Am wins LPGA National Golf Tournament.
- 1982 - New York Islanders' Mike Bossy's 20th career hat trick-4 goals.
- 1984 - World Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Ottawa, Canada won by Underhill and Paul Martini (Canada).
- 1984 - World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Ottawa, Canada won by Katarina Witt (German Democratic Republic).
- 1984 - World Men's Figure Skating Championship in Ottawa, Canada won by Scott Hamilton (USA).
- 1984 - Andrea Schöne skates ladies world record 3 km (4:00.91).
- 1984 - World Ice Dance Championship in Ottawa, Canada won by J Torvill and Chris Dean (Great Britain).
- 1985 - Betsy King wins LPGA Standard Register PING.
- 1986 - Penny Pulz wins LPGA Circle K Tucson Golf Open.
- 1990 - Howard Spira is arrested for extorting money from George Steinbrenner. The New York Yankees' owner paid Spira US$40,000 in January.
- 1991 - First World League of American Football games, London beats Frankfurt 24-11, Sacramento beats Raleigh-Durham 9-3 and Montréal beats Birmingham 20-5.
- 1991 - Sergei Bubka pole vaults world record indoor (6.12 metre).
- 1993 - New York Knicks and Phoenix Suns get into a major brawl.
- 1994 - Graeme Obree bicycles world record 10 km (11:08).
- 1994 - Last day of Test cricket for Kapil Dev.
- 1994 - Richard Jacobs buys naming rights to Cleveland Indians' new ball park at Gateway for US$13.8 million (renamed Jacobs Field).
- 1994 - Wayne Gretzky sets NHL record with 802 goals scored.
- 1997 - Laura Davies wins Standard Register PING Golf Tournament.
- 1997 - Phil Mickelson wins Bay Hill Golf Invitiational.
- 2003 - The 2003 Cricket World Cup ends as Australia wins over India by 125 runs in Centurion, South Africa.
- 2009 - Japan defeats South Korea 5-3 in the 2009 World Baseball Classic at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California.
- 2022 - At Honda Center in Anaheim, California, USA, NHL regular season game: Chicago Blackhawks beats Anaheim Ducks by score 4-2.
- 2022 - At Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, USA, NHL regular season game: Vancouver Canucks beats Colorado Avalanche by score 3-1.
- 2022 - At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: Buffalo Sabres beats Pittsburgh Penguins by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, NHL regular season game: Toronto Maple Leafs beats New Jersey Devils by score 3-2.
- 1066 - 18th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet.
- 1840 - Draper takes first successful photo of the Moon (daguerrotype).
- 1960 - Explorer 8 fails to reach Earth orbit.
- 1965 - Gemini 3 launched, first US two-man space flight (Grissom and Young).
- 1989 - A 300m (1,000 feet) diameter Near-Earth asteroid misses the Earth by 500,000km (400,000 miles).
- 2001 - The Russian space station Mir re-enters the atmosphere near Nadi, Fiji, and falls into the Pacific Ocean.
- 1917 - Four-day series of tornadoes kills 211 in Midwest USA.
- 1991 - 20 Tornadoes kill five in Tennessee.
- 1857 - Elisha Otis' first elevator is installed (488 Broadway, New York City).
- 1858 - Streetcar patented (Eleazer A Gardner of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA).
- 1862 - Battle of Kernstown, Virginia - CSA General Thomas Jackson begins his Valley Campaign.
- 1865 - USA Army General Tecumseh Sherman/Cox' troops reach Goldsboro, North Carolina.
- 1867 - US Congress passes second Reconstruction Act over President Andrew Johnson's veto.
- 1868 - University of California founded (Oakland, California).
- 1880 - Flour rolling mill patented by John Stevens of Wisconsin, USA.
- 1889 - President Benjamin Harrison opens Oklahoma for white colonization.
- 1903 - Wright brothers obtain airplane patent.
- 1917 - Four-day series of tornadoes kills 211 in Midwest USA.
- 1922 - First airplane lands at the US Capitol in Washington DC.
- 1925 - Tennessee becomes first state to outlaw teaching theory of evolution.
- 1929 - First telephone installed in White House.
- 1934 - US Congress accepts Philippines independence in 1945.
- 1940 - Four CBS radio stations in the USA begin airing game show Truth or Consequences, produced and hosted by Ralph Edwards.
- 1942 - US moves native-born of Japanese ancestry into detention centers.
- 1943 - German counter-attack on US lines in Tunisia.
- 1945 - Largest operation in Pacific war, 1,500 US Navy ships bomb Okinawa.
- 1957 - US army sells last homing pigeons.
- 1960 - Explorer 8 fails to reach Earth orbit.
- 1965 - Gemini 3 launched, first US two-man space flight (Grissom and Young).
- 1968 - Reverend Walter Fauntroy is first non-voting congressional delegate from Washington DC.
- 1969 - Rally for Decency held in Miami, Florida.
- 1970 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1970 - US President Richard Nixon declares a state of national emergency.
- 1972 - Presidential decree transfers the 1906-built San Francisco Mint building to the US Mint.
- 1973 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1978 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1981 - US Supreme Court upholds law making statutory rape a crime only for men.
- 1981 - US Supreme Court rules states could require, with some exceptions, parental notification when teen-age girls sought abortions.
- 1983 - U.S. President Ronald Reagan makes his initial Strategic Defense Initiative proposal to develop technology to intercept enemy missiles. The media dub this plan "Star Wars."
- 1983 - Dr Barney Clark, first artificial heart recipient, dies after 112 days at age 62.
- 1985 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1986 - 6th Golden Raspberry Awards: Rambo; First Blood Part II wins.
- 1987 - US offers military protection to Kuwaiti ships in the Persian Gulf.
- 1989 - Stanley Pons and Martin Fleischmann announce that they have achieved cold fusion at room temperature at the University of Utah.
- 1990 - Former Exxon Valdez Captain Joseph Hazelwood ordered to help clean up Prince William Sound and pay $50,000 in restitution for 1989 oil spill.
- 1991 - 20 Tornadoes kill five in Tennessee.
- 1998 - 70th Academy Awards: Titanic wins 11 Oscars, Jack Nicholson best actor, Helen Hunt best actress.
- 2005 - The United States' 11th Circuit Court of Appeals refuses 2-1 to order the reinsertion of Terri Schiavo's feeding tube.
- 2007 - Eight human skeletons are discovered in Fort Myers, Florida, later linked to suspected serial killer Daniel Conahan.
- 2008 - US soldier death toll in the Iraq war reaches 4000, after five years of fighting.
- 2010 - U.S. President Barack Obama signs a landmark US$938 billion health-care reform bill in a White House ceremony. Opposition Republicans vowed to repeal the legislation, and 13 states have filed a lawsuit against the federal government over the constitutionality of the legislation. The law is said to make coverage possible for more than 30 million uninsured Americans and end discrimination by insurance companies against people with existing medical conditions.
Other history:
- 1839 - First recorded use of "OK" [oll korrect] (Boston's Morning Post).
- 1983 - US President Ronald Reagan introduces "Star Wars"-plan (Strategic Defense Iniative).
- 2008 - US soldier death toll in the Iraq war reaches 4000, after five years of fighting.
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