Ken P's Today in History
May 19

What happened in history on this day: May 19? 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 May 19 in ... Personal computer history: 1980 - The National Computer Conference is held in Anaheim, California, over four days. 1980 - Apple Computer introduces the Apple III at the National Computer Conference, in Anaheim, California. The Apple III features 2-MHz Synertek 6502A microprocessor, maximum 128 kB RAM, Shugart 143 kB 5.25-inch floppy drive, keyboard and numeric keypad, 4 internal expansion slots, 2 serial ports, Apple II emulation mode, Sophisticated Operating System, 80x24 text and 560x192 pixel monochrome graphics. Price ranges from US$4500 to US$8000. Code name during development was Sara. 1993 - Steve Wozniak presents an Apple PowerBook to Poland's President Lech Walesa. 1996 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A character refers to the Us Festival, "sponsored by that guy from Apple Computers". Response by another character is "What Computers?". 1997 - Intel announces the 133 MHz Pentium processor with MMX technology for notebook computers. Price is US$284 in 1000-unit quantities. 1997 - Hewlett-Packard begins shipping the HP 300LX and 320LX handheld computers. 2001 - Apple Computer launches its first retail store, in McLean, Virginia. 2003 - Microsoft agrees to license SCO Group's Unix technology. 2004 - Microsoft releases Microsoft Office 2004 for the Macintosh in the USA, and Microsoft Office: Mac 2004 in the United Kingdom. Price for the Standard Edition in the USA is US$399, or US$239 upgrade price. Walt Disney Company history: 1930 - Floyd Gottfredson takes over writing the Mickey Mouse comic strip. 1934 - The Mickey Mouse film Gulliver Mickey is released to theaters. 1937 - The film compilation Academy Award Review of Walt Disney Cartoons is released to theaters. 1939 - The Donald Duck film Donald's Cousin Gus is released to theaters. 1950 - The Pluto film Primitive Pluto is released. 1960 - Buena Vista releases Disney's live-action feature film Pollyanna to theaters. The film is based on the novel by Eleanor H. Porter. 1971 - The Indian War Canoes attraction in Disneyland is renamed Davy Crockett's Explorer Canoes. 1984 - Roy Disney and the Brain Trust meet to discuss Mike Milken's financing for a hostile takeover of Disney. However, Roy would have to sell off parts of Disney after the takeover to repay the junk bond investors. They decide against buying the company. 1987 - The Disney Channel premieres the Disney Channel Premiere film Anne of Avonlea: The Continuing Story of Anne of Green Gables, part one of four. 1990 - The Disney Channel airs the Disney Channel Premiere Film Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme. 1998 - Walt Disney Home Video releases the animated film The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars on home video. The film was not made by Disney. 1999 - In the lawsuit trial of Jeffrey Katzenberg versus Disney, Judge Paul Breckenridge rules that Katzenburg never forfeited his bonus, and Disney had breached his contract, and would have to pay interest on an amount to be determined. Katzenberg would receive a percentage of profits from all merchandise based on films he produced at Disney. 2000 - Buena Vista Pictures generally releases the animated film Dinosaur to theaters in the USA. The film cost US$128 million to produce. 2002 - Disney releases the film The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh on videocassette and DVD. 2007 - Disneyland hosts the world premiere of the film Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End. All attendees are given a limited-edition "At World's End" Nintendo DS portable game player and Nintendo DS game. 2008 - Belgium issues a #1 (54-cent) postage stamp depicting Mickey Mouse for the 80th anniversary. Chevrolet Corvette history: 1957 - A car race is held at Cumberland. Finishing 1st in B-Production class and 1st overall is the Corvette driven by Dick Thompson. 1957 - A car race is held at Cumberland. Finishing 2nd in B-Production class and 2nd overall is the Corvette driven by Carroll Shelby. Finishing 3rd in B-Production class and 3rd overall is the Corvette driven by Bark Henry. 2001 - At the Watkins Glen raceway in Watkins Glen, New York, the Six Hours of The Glen race is held, Round 4 of the Rolex Grand-American Sports Car Series. Finishing 1st in AGT class and 9th overall is the #09 Team X-1R Corvette, driven by Craig Conway and Doug Goad. Finishing 3rd in AGT class and 27th overall is the #46 ACP Motorsports Corvette, driven by Kerry Hitt and Sprinkel. 2002 - At the Mosport International Raceway in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada, the Ontario More To Discover Victoria Day Trans-Am Weekend race is held, round 2 of the Trans-Am Series for the BFGoodrich Tires Cup. Finishing 3rd is the XtremeLens #40 Corvette, driven by Justin Bell. Finishing 4th is the LG Motorsports #28 Corvette, driven by Lou Gigliotti. Finishing 5th is the Preformed Line Products #49 Corvette, driven by Randy Ruhlman. Finishing 7th is the Revolution Motorsports #02 Corvette, driven by Stuart Hayner. Finishing 12th is the Derhaag Motorsports #59 Corvette, driven by Simon Gregg. Finishing 14th is the Revolution Motorsports #10 Corvette, driven by Bobby Sak. Finishing 17th is the CJ Webster of Canada #95 Corvette, driven by Charles Webster. Finishing 18th is the Tommy Bahama #88 Corvette, driven by Butch Leitzinger. Finishing 20th is the K&N Filters #06 Corvette, driven by Joey Scarallo. In 22nd place, but not finishing the race, is the Cenweld Corp./McNichols Co. Corvette, driven by Bob Ruman. 2002 - At the Sears Point Raceway in Sonoma, California, the Grand Prix of Sonoma race is held, round 2 of the American Le Mans Series. Finishing 1st in GTS and 5th overall is the Corvette Racing #3 Corvette C5-R, driven by Ron Fellows and Johnny O'Connell. Finishing 2nd in GTS and 7th overall is the Corvette Racing #4 Corvette C5-R, driven by Andy Pilgrim and Kelly Collins. 2002 - At the Mosport International Raceway in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada, Round 2 of the Speed World Challenge GT Series is held. Finishing 1st is the Metric Chemical #35 Corvette Z06, driven by David Farmer. Finishing 14th is the Carolina Import Works #11 Corvette, driven by Craig Gelston. In 17th place, but not finishing the race, is the Aggregate Industries / 3R Racing #73 Corvette Z06, driven by Phil McClure. 2007 - At the Miller Motorsports Park raceway in Tooele, Utah, the Larry H. Miller Dealerships Utah Grand Prix race is held, round three of the SPEED GT Championship series. Finishing 2nd is the #28 Corvette, driven by Lou Gigliotti. Finishing 3rd is the LG Motorsports #87 Corvette driven by Doug Peterson. Finishing 14th is the Blackdog Racing #34 Corvette driven by Tony Gaples. Finishing 16th is the Blackdog Racing #12 Corvette driven by Brian Kubinski. Finishing 21st is the Whelen Engineering #31 Corvette, driven by Sonny Whelen. In 25th place, but not finishing the race, is the #15 Corvette driven by Tomy Drissi. In 26th place, but not finishing the race, is the Whelen Engineering #30 Corvette driven by Eric Curran. 2007 - At the Miller Motorsports Park raceway in Salt Lake City, Utah, the Utah Grand Prix race is held, round five of the American Le Mans Series. Finishing 1st in LMGT1 class and 8th overall is the Corvette Racing #4 Corvette C6.R driven by Oliver Gavin and Olivier Beretta. Finishing 2nd in LMGT1 class and 9th overall is the Corvette Racing #3 Corvette C6.R driven by Johnny O'Connell and Jan Magnussen. 2007 - At the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California, the U.S. Sports Car Invitational race is held, round five of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series. Finishing 11th is the Team Sahlen #43 Corvette driven by Joe Nonnamaker and Wayne Nonnamaker. Finishing 20th is the Team Sahlen #42 Corvette driven by Joe Sahlen and Will Nonnamaker. World War II history: 1940 - German tanks resume their westward push toward the English Channel ports. 1940 - German 1st Panzer Division forces a bridgehead over the Somme River near Péronne, France, 20 miles west of St. Quentin. 1940 - French General Maurice-Gustave Gamelin orders an attack into the southern flank of German General Heinz Guderian's Panzer corps. The French 4th Armored Division attacks near Laon, but fails. 1940 - German forces take Maginot Line Fort Number 505, northwest of Montmedy. 1940 - German forces take French towns Le Cateau and St. Quentin. 1940 - French Premier Paul Reynaud appoints General Maxime Weygand to replace General Maurice-Gustave Gamelin as Chief of General Staff and Allied commander in chief. 1940 - (2100 hours London) Prime Minister Churchill makes a public radio address, including "I have invincible confidence in the French Army and its leaders". 1941 - The German battleship Bismarck departs from Gdynia (Poland) to head for the North Atlantic with the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen. 1941 - Fallujah, Iraq, falls to British forces. 1941 - Soviet NKGB agent Richard Sorge in Japan warns Josef Stalin that nine German armies with 150 divisions are preparing for war with the Soviet Union. Stalin rejects the credibility of the information. 1942 - British Deputy Chief of Air Staff proposes a 1000-bomber strike on a major German city to Winston Churchill, who approves. 1943 - German submarine U-273 under commander Hermann Rossmann is lost with all hands (46 dead). 1943 - German submarine U-954 under commander Odo Loewe is lost with all hands (47 dead). 1998 - The US aircraft Yorktown is located by searchers, three miles below the ocean surface, where she sank on June 7, 1942. 2004 - Maldives issues 35 postage stamps marking the 60th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of Normandy. Video game history: 1996 - Sony drops the price of the PlayStation in the US, from US$299 to US$199. 1999 - LucasArts releases the Star Wars Episode 1: Racer video game for the Nintendo 64 in the US. 2008 - Nintendo launches the Wii Fit exercise game for the Nintendo Wii video game system in the US, initially only in New York City. Price is US$90 including game and balance board input device. 2009 - THQ releases the UFC Undisputed 2009 video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the USA. 2017 - Nintendo releases the Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia video game for the Nintendo 3DS in the USA. Swedish history: 1630 - The Estates meet in the Hall of State, where King Gustav Adolf gives a farewell speech. He appoints a Regency of five officers of the State to rule the Kingdom in his absence: Chancellor Axel Oxenstierna, Baron Gabriel Oxenstierna, High Marshal Count Jacob de la Gardie, Baron Guldenheim, and another Oxenstierna (cousin of the Chancellor), He again gives his reasons for going to war, and entrusts his three-year-old daughter Christina to the protection of the Regency. 1643 - French forces defeat the Spanish at Rocroy. 1996 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A music radio announcer says "Classic hits from ABBA to Zeppelin". 1996 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. Pippi Longstocking appears in a library, holding the book Pippi in the South Seas. USA coin history: 1828 - Congress authorizes the Mint to continue operation until otherwise provided by law. 1933 - Philadelphia Mint suspends production of 1933 Saint-Gaudens gold double eagles. 1965 - U.S. Congressman Silvio Conte of Massachusetts introduces legislation intended to prohibit silver dollar production. 2009 - The US Mint launches the 2009 John Tyler Presidential dollar coin in Charles City, Virginia. 2010 - The Learning Channel airs the program Accidental Fortune, about the rediscovery of the long-missing George Walton specimen of the 1913 Liberty Head 5-cent coin. 2011 - The US Mint launches the 2011 Ulysses S. Grant Presidential dollar in Saint Louis, Illinois, and releases the coin to circulation. Sports history: 1905 - Tom Jenkins beats Frank Gotcha for heavyweight wrestling champion. 1909 - Jack Johnson fights Jack O'Brien to no decision in six rounds for boxing title. 1910 - Cleveland Naps' Cy Young gets his 500th win, beats Washington Senators 5-4 in 11 innings. 1918 - Washington D.C.'s first Sunday game, Washington Senators beat Cleveland Indians 1-0 in 18 innings. 1923 - 49th Kentucky Derby: Earl Sande aboard Zev wins in 2:05.4. 1928 - 54th Kentucky Derby: Chick Lang aboard Reigh Count wins in 2:10.4. 1929 - Cloudburst causes stampede in Yankee Stadium, New York; two people crushed to death. 1935 - NFL adopts an annual college draft to begin in 1936. 1942 - Boston Braves' Paul Waner is third National League player to get 3,000 hits (Anson and Wagner). 1945 - Start of the first Victory Test Cricket between England and Australia Services. 1951 - 77th Preakness: Eddie Arcaro aboard Bold wins in 1:56.4. 1955 - Atkinson and Depeiaza make 347 stand for 7th wkt West Indies versus Australia. 1956 - 82nd Preakness: Bill Hartack aboard Fabius wins in 1:58.4. 1956 - Pittsburgh Pirates' player Dale Long hits 9th-inning homerun, first homerun in eight straight games. 1960 - Juan Marichal debuts as San Francisco Giants' pitcher, beats Philadelphia Phillies on one-hitter. 1962 - 88th Preakness: John Rotz aboard Greek Money wins in 1:56.2. 1962 - Stan Musial breaks Honus Wagner's National League hit record with 3,431. 1963 - Mickey Wright wins LPGA Muskogee Civitan Golf Open. 1965 - West Ham United wins 5th Europe Cup II. 1968 - Frank Howard fails to homer, after hitting ten in six consecutive games. 1973 - 99th Preakness: Ron Turcotte aboard Secretariat wins in 1:54.4. 1974 - NHL Stanley Cup: Philadelphia Flyers beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 2. 1976 - Liverpool wins 5th UEFA Cup at Bridge. 1979 - 105th Preakness: Ron Franklin aboard Spectacular Bid wins in 1:54.2. 1979 - After a bitter six-week strike, the major league umpires return to work. 1981 - Pittsburgh Pirates' Jim Bibby gives up a leadoff single to Atlanta Braves' Terry Harper, then retires the next 27 batters. 1982 - IFK Göteborg wins 11th UEFA Cup at Göteborg, Sweden. 1984 - Pat LaFontaine scores two goals within 22 seconds in an NHL playoff game. 1984 - NHL Stanley Cup: Edmonton Oilers beat New York Islanders, 4 games to 1. 1984 - 110th Preakness: Angel Cordero Junior aboard Gate Dancer wins in 1:53.6. 1985 - Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Chrysler-Plymouth Golf Classic. 1988 - Boston Red Sox retire Bobby Doerr's number 1. 1990 - 116th Preakness: Pat Day aboard Summer Squall wins in 1:53.6. 1991 - Pat Bradley wins LPGA Centel Golf Classic. 1991 - Sandra Palmer wins LPGA Centel Senior Golf Challenge. 1992 - Ric Flair wins NWA wrestling title. 1993 - Juventus wins 22th UEFA Cup at Torino. 2004 - Brad Thompson breaks a 97-year-old minor league record set by pitching 57 consecutive scoreless innings. 2007 - The 126th FA Cup Final is held, the first at the new Wembley Stadium. Chelsea defeat Manchester United 1-0. 2008 - The Detroit Red Wings defeat the Dallas Stars 4-1 in Game six to advance to the NHL Stanley Cup final game. 2022 - At Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, USA, NHL Western Conference 2nd Round, game 2: Saint Louis Blues beats Colorado Avalanche by score 4-1, series tied 1-1. 2022 - At FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, Florida, USA, NHL Eastern Conference 2nd Round, game 2: Tampa Bay Lightning beats Florida Panthers by score 2-1, leading series 2-0. 2022 - At Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Houston Astros beats Texas Rangers by score 5-1. 2022 - At Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Arizona Diamondbacks beats Chicago Cubs by score 3-1. 2022 - At Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Boston Red Sox beats Seattle Mariners by score 12-6. 2022 - At Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Chicago White Sox beats Kansas City Royals by score 7-4. 2022 - At Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Cincinnati Reds beats Cleveland Guardians by score 4-2. 2022 - At Citi Field in New York City, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Mets beats Saint Louis Cardinals by score 7-6. 2022 - At Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Diego Padres beats Philadelphia Phillies by score 2-0. 2022 - At Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Baltimore Orioles beats New York Yankees by score 9-6. Space exploration history: 1971 - USSR launches Mars 2, first spacecraft to crash land on Mars. 1983 - NASA launches Intelsat V. 1996 - STS 77 (Endeavour 11), launches into orbit. 1998 - The Galaxy IV communications satellite fails, leaving 80-90 percent of the world's newspagers without service. USA history: 1780 - About midday, near-total darkness descends on much of New England, its cause is unexplained. 1796 - Game protection law restricts encroachment on Indian hunting grounds. 1848 - The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, ending the Mexican-American War, is ratified by the Mexican government. 1856 - Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts speaks out against slavery. 1863 - USA forces begin attack on Vicksburg's earthwork defences. 1864 - Battle of Port Walthall Junction, Virginia (Bermuda Hundred). 1864 - Skirmish at Cassville, Georgia. 1878 - Blanche Kelso Bruce is appointed register of treasury by President James Garfield. 1884 - Ringling Brothers circus premieres. 1885 - First mass production of shoes (by Jan Matzeliger in Lynn, Massachusetts, USA). 1892 - National Society of Colonial Dames of America is founded. 1898 - Post Office authorizes use of postcards. 1900 - Jim Butler discovers an outcrop of gold ore in the Nevada desert, setting off a gold rush. 1902 - The Colorado African Colonization Company is formed in Denver, Colorado, to promote blacks returning to West Coast of Africa. 1906 - Federated Boys' Club (Boys' Club of America) organizes. 1913 - US Congress passes Webb Alien Land-Holding Bill, forbidding Japanese from owning land in USA. 1921 - US Congress sharply curbs immigration, setting a national quota system. 1928 - "Firedamp" explodes in Mather Pennsylvania coal mine killing 195 of 273 miners. 1929 - Cloudburst causes stampede in Yankee Stadium, New York; two people crushed to death. 1943 - British Prime Minister Winston Churchill pledges England's full support to US against Japan. 1953 - Nuclear explosion in Nevada (fall-out in Saint George, Utah). 1954 - Postmaster General Summerfield approves US Central Intelligence Agency mail-opening project. 1958 - US and Canada form North American Air Defense Command (NORAD). 1960 - Alan Freed and eight other disk jockeys accused of taking radio payola. 1960 - US Air Force Major Robert M White takes X-15 to 33,222m. 1962 - US performs nuclear test at Christmas Island (atmospheric). 1964 - US diplomats find at least 40 secret microphones in the Moscow embassy. 1965 - U.S. Congressman Silvio Conte of Massachusetts introduces legislation intended to prohibit silver dollar production. 1967 - US bombs Hanoi, Vietnam. 1967 - USSR ratifies treaty with England and US banning nuclear weapons in space. 1967 - Congress prohibits export of US silver coins. 1968 - In Los Angeles, California, and New York, New York, the 20th Annual Emmy Awards are presented, hosted by Frank Sinatra (Los Angeles) and Dick Van Dyke (New York). Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series: Bill Cosby for I Spy Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Drama: Melvyn Douglas for episode "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night" of CBS Playhouse Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series: Don Adams for Get Smart Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series: Barbara Bain for Mission: Impossible Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Drama: Maureen Stapleton for Among the Paths to Eden Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series: Lucille Ball for The Lucy Show Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Drama: Milburn Stone for episode "Baker's Dozen" of Gunsmoke Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Comedy: Werner Klemperer for Hogan's Heroes Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Drama: Barbara Anderson for Ironside Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Comedy: Marion Lorne for Bewitched Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy: Bruce Bilson for episode "Maxwell Smart, Private Eye" of Get Smart Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama: Paul Bogart for episode "Dear Friends" of CBS Playhouse Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Music or Variety: Jack Haley Junior for Movin' with Nancy Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy: Allan Burns and Chris Hayward for episode "The Coming Out Party" of He & She Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama: Loring Mandel for episode "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night" of CBS Playhouse Outstanding Writing Achievement in Music or Variety: Chris Bearde, Phil Hahn, Jack Hanrahan, Coslough Johnson, Paul Keyes, Marc London, Allan Manings, David Panich, Hugh Wedlock Junior, and Digby Wolfe for Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography: Ralph Woolsey for episode "A Thief is a Thief is a Thief" of It Takes a Thief Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction and Scenic Design: Jan Scott and George Gaines for Kismet Outstanding Musical or Variety Series: George Schlatter for Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In Outstanding Musical or Variety Program: George Schlatter for Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In Outstanding Achievement in Musical Composition: Earle Hagen for episode "Laya" of I Spy Outstanding Dramatic Series: Mission: Impossible Special Classification of Individual Achievements: Art Carney for The Jackie Gleason Show Outstanding Dramatic Program: "Elizabeth the Queen" of Hallmark Hall of Fame Outstanding Achievement in Sports Programming - Programs: ABC's Wide World of Sports Outstanding Achievement in Daytime Programming - Programs: Today Outstanding Comedy Series: Get Smart International Award, Entertainment: episode "Call Me Daddy" of Armchair Theatre. 1972 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site. 1975 - In Los Angeles, California, the 27th Annual Emmy Awards (primetime programming) are presented. Outstanding Lead Actor in a Special Program - Drama or Comedy: Laurence Olivier for Love Among the Ruins Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Robert Blake for Baretta Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: Tony Randall for The Odd Couple Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series: Peter Falk for the Columbo series of The NBC Mystery Movie Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Jean Marsh for Upstairs, Downstairs Outstanding Lead Actress in a Special Program - Drama or Comedy: Katharine Hepburn for Love Among the Ruins Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series: Jessica Walter for Amy Prentiss Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: Valerie Harper for Rhoda Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in Variety or Music: Jack Albertson for Cher Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Drama Special: Anthony Quayle for QB VII Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Will Geer for The Waltons Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Drama Series: Patrick McGoohan for Columbo: By Dawn's Early Light Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Edward Asner for Mary Tyler Moore Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Betty White for Mary Tyler Moore Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in Variety or Music: Cloris Leachman for Cher Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Drama Special: Juliet Mills for QB VII Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Ellen Corby for The Waltons Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Drama Series: Zohra Lampert for episode Queen of the Gypsies of Kojak and Cloris Leachman for episode Phyllis Whips Inflation of Mary Tyler Moore Outstanding Directing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series: Dave Powers for The Carol Burnett Show Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series: Gene Reynolds for episode O.R.. of M*A*S*H Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series: Bill Bain for episode A Sudden Storm of Upstairs, Downstairs Outstanding Directing in a Special Program - Drama or Comedy: George Cukor for Love Among the Ruins Outstanding Directing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Special: Bill Davis for An Evening with John Denver Outstanding Achievement in Technical Direction: Ernie Buttelman, Jim Angel, Jim Balden, Ron Brooks, and Art LaCombe for The Missiles of October Outstanding Writing in a Special Program - Drama or Comedy - Original Teleplay: James Costigan for Love Among the Ruins Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series: Ed Simmons, Gary Belkin, Roger Beatty, Arnie Kogen, Bill Richmond, Gene Perret, Rudy De Luca, Barry Levinson, Dick Clair, and Jenna McMahon for The Carol Burnett Show Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series: Howard Fast for episode The Ambassador of Benjamin Franklin Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Special: Bob Wells, John Bradford, Cy Coleman for Shirley MacLaine: If They Could See Me Now Outstanding Writing in a Special Program - Drama or Comedy - Adaptation: David W. Rintels for Clarence Darrow Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series: Ed Weinberger and Stan Daniels for episode Mary Richards Goes to Jail of Mary Tyler Moore Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography for Entertainment Programming for a Series: Richard C. Glouner for Columbo: Playback Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography for Entertainment Programming for a Special: David M. Walsh for Queen of the Stardust Ballroom Outstanding Individual Achievement in Art Direction or Scenic Design - For a Single Episode of a Comedy, Drama or Limited Series: Charles Lisanby and Robert Checchi for episode The Ambassador of Benjamin Franklin Outstanding Achievemnet in Art Direction or Scenic Design - For a Single Episode of a Comedy-Variety or Music Series or a Comedy-Variety or Music Special: Robert Kelly and Robert Checchi for Cher Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design: Guy C. Verhille for The Legend of Lizzie Borden and Margaret Furse for Love Among the Ruins Outstanding Achievement in Film or Tape Sound Mixing: Marshall King for The American Film Institute Salute to James Cagney Outstanding Film Editing for Entertainment Programming for a Special: Byron 'Buzz' Brandt and Irving Rosenblum for QB VII and John A. Martinelli for The Legend of Lizzie Borden Outstanding Achievement in Video Tape Editing: Gary Anderson and Jim McElroy for Judgment: The Court Martial of Lieutenant William Calley Outstanding Film Editing for Entertainment Programming for a Series - For a Single Episode of a Comedy Series: Douglas Hines for episode An Affair To Forget of Mary Tyler Moore Outstanding Film Editing for Entertainment Programming for a Series - For a Single Episode of a Drama Series: Donald R. Rode for episode Mirror, Mirror On The Wall of Petrocelli Outstanding Achievement in Film Sound Editing: Marvin I. Kosberg, Richard Burrow, Milton C. Burrow, Jack Milner, Ron Ashcroft, James Ballas, Josef von Stroheim, Jerry Rosenthal, William Andrews, Edward L. Sandlin, David M. Horton, Alvin Kajita, Tony Garber, and Jeremy Hoenack for QB VII Outstanding Special - Comedy-Variety or Music: An Evening with John Denver Outstanding Classical Music Program: Profile in Music: Beverly Sills Festival Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Special: Jerry Goldsmith for QB VII Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Series: The Carol Burnett Show Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Series: Billy Goldenberg for episode The Rebel of Benjamin Franklin Outstanding Drama Series: Upstairs, Downstairs Outstanding Limited Series: Benjamin Franklin Outstanding Special - Drama or Comedy: The Law Outstanding Achievement in Any Area of Creative Technical Crafts: Edie Panda for episode The Ambassador of Benjamin Franklin Outstanding Achievement in Graphic Design: Phill Norman for QB VII Special Classification of Outstanding Program and Individual Achievement: Masterpiece Theatre and The American Film Institute Salute to James Cagney Outstanding Comedy Series: Mary Tyler Moore Outstanding Children's Special: Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus Outstanding Achievement in Choreography: Marge Champion for Queen of the Stardust Ballroom Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction or Scenic Design - For a Dramatic Special or Feature Length Film Made for Television: Carmen Dillon and Tessa Davies for Love Among the Ruins 1976 - US Senate establishes permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. 1980 - Apple Computer introduces the Apple III computer. It features twice the processor speed (2 MHz 6502 processor) as the Apple II, twice the memory (128 kB), built-in 5.25-inch floppy drive, Apple SOS operating system. With a small case and no cooling fan, reliability problems limit lifetime sales over four years to 65,000 units. 1988 - Carlos Lehder Rivas, of Colombia's Medellín drug cartel, is convicted in Florida for smuggling more than three tons of cocaine into US. 1989 - Dow Jones average passes 2,500 mark for first time, closes at 2,501.1. 1989 - United States Senator Albert Gore introduces a U$1.75 billion bill in Congress to finance creation of a nationwide "data super highway" to link supercomputers. 1993 - Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 3,500 for first time (3,500.03). 1998 - The US aircraft Yorktown is located by searchers, three miles below the ocean surface, where she sank on June 7, 1942. 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