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What happened in history on this day: May 28?
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 28 in ...
- 1982 - Trip Hawkins founds Amazin' Games company (later changed to Electronic Arts).
- 1985 - Apple Computer's board of directors decides to remove Steve Jobs as general manager of the Macintosh division.
- 1996 - Apple Computer announces the Macintosh Performa 6320CD computer. It features 120 MHz 603e PowerPC processor, 16 MB RAM, 1.2 GB hard drive, CD-ROM drive, sixteen preinstalled titles and fifteen CD-ROM titles. Price is US$2599.
- 1999 - In the antitrust case against Microsoft, Garry Norris, IBM's former director of software strategy and strategic relations, claims that Microsoft threatened to withhold a license to Windows unless IBM dropped support for Netscape Navigator, Lotus Notes, and other software.
- 2010 - Apple begins sales of the iPad tablet computer outside the USA (Germany, France, Italy, Switzerland, Spain, Britain, Japan, Australia, and Canada).
- 1925 - Animation work begins on the Alice Comedy film Alice Picks the Champ.
- 1928 - Universal Pictures releases the 21st Oswald the Lucky Rabbit film, Oh, What a Knight, to theaters.
- 1941 - Walt Disney fires Art Babbitt for his union activities.
- 1945 - Disney delivers the film The Dawn of Better Living to Westinghouse Electric.
- 1953 - Disney's first "Adventures in Music" animated film, Melody, is released. The film was made in 3-D, the first such film to be released in the US.
- 1960 - The Western Mine Train Through Nature's Wonderland attraction opens in Frontierland at Disneyland. The attraction cost US$1.8 million to build. It includes early technology leading to Audio-Animatronics, with 200 mechanical moving animals.
- 1960 - The Art of Animation display opens in Tomorrowland at Disneyland.
- 1961 - The ABC TV network airs the Walt Disney Presents TV show, featuring Disneyland '61 and Olympic Elk.
- 1966 - The It's a Small World attraction opens in Fantasyland at Disneyland. The river is 1400 feet long; there are over 500 singing dolls and effects.
- 1966 - The Topiary Gardens area opens in Fantasyland, outside It's a Small World.
- 1978 - The NBC TV network airs The Wonderful World of Disney show, entitled The Young Runaways.
- 1988 - The Gulf Coast Room restaurant in the Contemporary Resort at Walt Disney World closes.
- 1993 - Groundbreaking begins for the Tower of Terror ride at the Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park in Walt Disney World.
- 1993 - Disney releases the Hollywood Pictures live-action feature film Super Mario Bros. to theaters in the US. The film cost $48 million to make.
- 1999 - Buena Vista releases the Walt Disney Pictures live-action feature film My Favorite Martian to theaters in Great Britain.
- 2004 - Touchstone releases the live-action feature film Raising Helen to theaters in the USA.
- 2010 - Disney releases the feature film Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time to theaters. The movie is based on the Prince of Persia series of computer/videogames, first released in 1987.
- 2012 - Disney Cruise Line's Disney Wonder begins its second season of 7-day round-trip cruises to Alaska, this year departing from Seattle, Washington.
- 2013 - The ABC TV network airs the final Body of Proof TV show.
- 1978 - In Indianapolis, Indiana, the 62nd Indianapolis 500 race is held. A 1978 Corvette is the official pace car, driven by Jim Rathmann. This is the first Indianapolis 500 pace car with a stock drivetrain. Pace Car with VIN 1 is sent to the Detroit Museum. Pace Cars with VIN 2 and 3 are used at the Indy 500 race. The Pace Car that is driven is given to race winner Al Unser.
- 1988 - At the Sears Point Raceway in California, round two of the SCCA Corvette Challenge race series is held. Finishing 1st is Tommy Archer in the #34 NB Ventures Corvette.
- 1995 - In Indianapolis, Indiana, the 79th Indianapolis 500 race is held. A 1995 Corvette performs the role of Official Pace Car, driven by Jim Perkins.
- 2006 - The 90th Indianapolis 500 race is held, with 2006 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 as pace car.
- 2007 - At the Lime Rock Park raceway in Lakeville, Connecticut, the Grand-Am GT Classic at Lime Rock race is held, round six of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series.
- Finishing 7th is the Team Sahlen #42 Corvette driven by Joe Sahlen and Will Nonnamaker.
- Finishing 9th is the Stevenson Automotive #57 Corvette driven by Dominic Cicero and Marc Bunting.
- Finishing 13th is the Team Sahlen #43 Corvette driven by Joe Nonnamaker and Wayne Nonnamaker.
- 1940 - (0400 hours) King Leopold III of Belgium surrenders the army unconditionally to German forces.
- 1940 - French 4th Armored Division forces the retreat of a German armored division at Caumont. This makes commander Colonel Charles de Gaulle the first and only French Commanding Officer to force a German retreat during the invasion of France.
- 1940 - French General Béthouart leads a force from Bjerkvik on Narvik, Norway.
- 1940 - Polish troops attack Narvik, Norway, from south of the village.
- 1940 - Allied troops complete taking Narvik, Norway.
- 1941 - On Crete, German forces occupy Suda Bay.
- 1941 - (night) British ships evacuate 3500 British and Greek troops from Iraklion, Crete.
- 1942 - The aircraft carriers Enterprise and Hornet leave Pearl Harbor.
- 1943 - German submarine U-304 under commander Heinz Koch is lost with all hands (46 dead).
- 1943 - German submarine U-755 under commander Walter Göing is lost with 40 dead of 49 crew.
- 1944 - (evening) 400 US Air Force bombers make a second attack on fuel plants in Germany, and US 15th Air Force strike refineries in Romanian oil fields Ploesti. Fuel production is completely halted.
- 1945 - The Battle of the Atlantic ends, and ships switch on their running lights.
- 1952 - France issues a postage stamp marking the 1940 May 27 Battle of Narvik, Norway.
- 1990 - Poland issues a postage stamp marking the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Narvik.
- 1995 - Philippines issues three postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of the liberation of concentration camps.
- 1992 - The Summer Consumer Electronics Show is held in Chicago, Illinois, over four days. For the first time, the public is allowed in for the last two days.
- Nintendo has a 76,000 square foot booth, the largest in the history of the trade show.
- Nintendo announces it will sell the Super Nintendo system with one controller for US$99.95 in the US, or US$149.95 with two controllers and Super Mario World.
- Sega announces a price drop of the Genesis to US$99.99 with one controller, and the GameGear to US$99.99.
- Turbo Technologies drops the price of the TurboGrafx-16 to US$69.99 or $99.99 including Bonk's Revenge and Keith Courage.
- 1993 - Disney releases the Hollywood Pictures live-action feature film Super Mario Bros. to theaters in the US. The film cost $48 million to make.
- 2003 - In Tokyo, Japan, Sony Electronics vice president Ken Kutaragi unveils the PSX, combining a PlayStation 2 game player with DVD recorder. The PSX includes a broadcast satellite tuner, 120 GB hard drive, Memory Stick slot, and Ethernet and USB ports.
- 2003 - 3DO announces it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US, giving the company time to find a buyer for the company.
- 2010 - Disney releases the feature film Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time to theaters. The movie is based on the Prince of Persia series of computer/videogames, first released in 1987.
- 1810 - In Skåne, Prince Karl August has a stroke, falls from a horse while attending a military review, and dies within a half hour.
- 1999 - Tony Olsson, Andreas Axelsson, and Jackie Arklöv rob a bank in Kisa, and during the escape they kill policemen Olle Borén and Robert Karlström in Malexander.
- 1976 - In Los Angeles Court, A & W International files lawsuit against the National A & W Franchisee Association, mainly over issue of sales of A & W Root Beer in bottles and cans.
- 1965 - All of the working dies (50 obverses and six reverses) for the 1964 Peace dollar coin are mutilated.
- 1990 - Superior Galleries conducts the Boys Town Sale coin auction in Beverly Hills, California. The King of Siam Proof Set (with 1804 silver dollar and 1804 gold eagle) sells for $3.19 million, highest price paid for a single auction lot in numismatic history. Total sale is $21.5 million, highest grossing one-part numismatic auction to date.
- 1875 - Third Preakness: L Hughes aboard Tom Ochiltree wins in 2:43.5.
- 1880 - 8th Preakness: L Hughes aboard Grenada wins in 2:40.5.
- 1900 - Fire in Cincinnati, Ohio, nearly destroys Cincinnati Reds' grandstand.
- 1901 - 26th Preakness: Fred Landry aboard The Parader wins in 1:47.2.
- 1904 - 29th Preakness: Eugene Hildebrand aboard Bryn Mawr wins in 1:44.2.
- 1912 - Jackie Matthews takes two cricket hat-tricks same day Australia versus South Africa.
- 1934 - Donald Bradman gets 160 Australia versus Middlesex, 124 minutes, 27 fours, 1x6, 1x5.
- 1934 - Hobbs scores his 197th and last FC cricket ton at age 51 years 163 days.
- 1941 - First night game at Washington DC, Griffith Stadium (New York Yankees 6, Senators 5).
- 1946 - First night game at Yankee Stadium (Washington Senators 2, New York Yankees 1).
- 1951 - After going 0-for-12, Willie Mays connects for his first homerun (also his first major league hit).
- 1955 - 81st Preakness: Eddie Arcaro aboard Nashua wins in 1:54.6.
- 1955 - Bob Sweikert wins Indianapolis 500 with an average speed of 128.213 mph.
- 1955 - Fay Crocker wins LPGA Wolverine Golf Open.
- 1956 - Dale Long becomes first to hit homeruns in eight straight games.
- 1957 - National League approves Brooklyn Dodgers' and New York Giants' move to west coast.
- 1958 - Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Land of Sky Golf Open.
- 1961 - Record 27 homeruns hit in seven American League games.
- 1962 - Wide World of Sports with Chris Schenkel premieres on CBS radio.
- 1968 - American League announces it is splitting into two divisions.
- 1968 - National League grants San Diego a baseball franchise (San Diego Padres).
- 1969 - AC Milan wins 14th Europe Cup 1 in Madrid, Spain.
- 1973 - Chicago White Sox beat Cleveland Indians, 6-3, in 21 innings (game started May 26).
- 1975 - Bayern München wins 20th Europe Cup 1 in Paris, France.
- 1978 - In Indianapolis, Indiana, the 62nd Indianapolis 500 race is held. A 1978 Corvette is the official pace car, driven by Jim Rathmann. Al Unser is fifth to win the race three time (average speed of 161.363 mph).
- 1980 - Joe Darby does a standing long jump of 12 feet 5 inches.
- 1980 - Nottingham Forrest wins 25th Europe Cup 1 in Madrid, Spain.
- 1980 - Two Oakland Athletics' players steal home in first inning.
- 1983 - Hamburger ZV wins 28th Europe Cup 1 in Athens, Greece.
- 1986 - Chicago White Sox player Joe Cowley sets record striking out first seven Texas Rangers he faces.
- 1987 - Baltimore Orioles' player Mike Young hits two homeruns in extra innings.
- 1987 - Bob Milacki sets Southern League pitching record 11 1/3 no hit innings.
- 1989 - Ayako Okamoto wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic.
- 1989 - Emerson Fittipaldi wins the Indianapolis 500 with an average speed of 167.581 mph.
- 1991 - The Pittsburgh Penguins defeat the Minnesota North Stars 8-0 in Game 6 to win their first Stanley Cup in franchise history.
- 1994 - Julius Boros, pro golfer (US Open 1952), dies of heart attack at age 74.
- 1994 - Minnesota Twins' Dave Winfield passes Rod Carew into 15th hit list (3,054).
- 1995 - Alison Nichols wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic.
- 1995 - Dottie Mochrie wins J C Penney/LPGA Skins Golf Game.
- 1995 - In Indianapolis, Indiana, the 79th Indianapolis 500 race is held. A 1995 Corvette performs the role of Official Pace Car, driven by Jim Perkins.
- 1995 - Chicago White Sox (5) and Detroit Tigers (7) combine for record 12 homeruns at Tiger Stadium.
- 2003 - AC Milan defeats fellow Italian rival Juventus 3-2 on penalties after a scoreless tie to win the UEFA Champions League, their sixth European title.
- 2006 - At AT&T Park, Barry Bonds passes Babe Ruth for number of home runs as he hits the 715th homer of his Major League career. Bonds is now in second place, behind Hank Aaron.
- 2022 - At Madison Square Garden in New York, New York, USA, NHL Eastern Conference 2nd Round, game 6: New York Rangers defeats Carolina Hurricanes by score 5-2, series tied 3-3.
- 2022 - At Petco Park in San Diego, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Pittsburgh Pirates beats San Diego Padres by score 4-2.
- 2022 - At T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Seattle Mariners beats Houston Astros by score 6-0.
- 2022 - At Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Toronto Blue Jays beats Los Angeles Angels by score 6-5.
- 2022 - At Citi Field in New York City, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Mets beats Philadelphia Phillies by score 8-2.
- 2022 - At Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Chicago Cubs beats Chicago White Sox by score 5-1.
- 2022 - At Great America Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Cincinnati Reds beats San Francisco Giants by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At Tropicana Field in Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Tampa Bay Rays beats New York Yankees by score 3-1.
- 2022 - At Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Miami Marlins beats Atlanta Braves by score 4-1.
- 2022 - At Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Cleveland Guardians beats Detroit Tigers by score 8-1.
- 2022 - At RingCentral Coliseum, Oakland, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Texas Rangers beats Oakland Athletics by score 11-4.
- 2022 - At Busch Stadium in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Saint Louis Cardinals beats Milwaukee Brewers by score 8-3.
- 2022 - At Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Kansas City Royals beats Minnesota Twins by score 7-3.
- 2022 - At Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, Major League Baseball regular season doubleheader game 1: Boston Red Sox beats Baltimore Orioles by score 5-3.
- 2022 - At Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, Major League Baseball regular season doubleheader game 2: Baltimore Orioles beats Boston Red Sox by score 4-2.
- 2022 - At Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., USA, Major League Baseball regular season doubleheader game 1: Washington Nationals beats Colorado Rockies by score 13-7.
- 2022 - At Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., USA, Major League Baseball regular season doubleheader game 2: Colorado Rockies beats Washington Nationals by score 3-2.
- 1900 - Solar eclipse occurs on Earth.
- 1959 - US Congressional Committee of Astronautics meets Project 7 astronauts.
- 1959 - Monkeys Able and Baker zoom 300 miles (500 km) into space on Jupiter missile, became first animals retrieved from a space mission.
- 1964 - Unmanned Apollo 2 Saturn rocket test launched into Earth orbit.
- 1971 - USSR Mars 3 launched, first spacecraft to soft land on Mars.
- 1975 - Soyuz 18 launched.
- 2002 - The Mars Odyssey finds signs of large ice deposits on the planet Mars.
- 1963 - Cyclone hits Chittagong, Bangladesh; estimated 22,000 die and one million houses destroyed.
- 1774 - The first Continental Cogress convenes in Philadelphia.
- 1830 - US Congress authorizes Indian removal from all states to western prairie.
- 1861 - US Postage Office Department invalidates existing US postge stamps due to existence of the Confederate States of America.
- 1863 - First black regiment (54 Massachusetts) leaves Boston to fight in Civil War.
- 1863 - Edmund Kirby Junior, USA-Brigadier-General, dies of injuries at age 23.
- 1864 - Henry H Giesy, USA-Brigadier-General, dies in battle.
- 1892 - Sierra Club is formed by John Muir in San Francisco, California, USA for conservation of nature.
- 1901 - Laws against phosphor matches is enacted (inhibition of white phosphorous).
- 1926 - US Customs Court created by Congress.
- 1928 - American automakers Dodge Brothers Inc and Chrysler Corp merge.
- 1929 - First full-length all-color talking picture On With the Show is exhibited, in New York City.
- 1937 - Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco opens to vehicular traffic.
- 1953 - Premiere of first animated 3-D cartoon in Technicolor: Melody.
- 1956 - US President Dwight Eisenhower signs farm bill allowing government to store agricultural surplus.
- 1957 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1959 - US Congressional Committee of Astronautics meets Project 7 astronauts.
- 1959 - Monkeys Able and Baker zoom 300 miles (500 km) into space on Jupiter missile, became first animals retrieved from a space mission.
- 1962 - Lawsuit alleging de facto school segregation filed in Rochester, New York.
- 1962 - US stock market drops US$20.8 billion in one day.
- 1964 - Unmanned Apollo 2 Saturn rocket test launched into Earth orbit.
- 1966 - The "It's a Small World" attraction opens in Fantasyland at Disneyland.
- 1968 - Senator Eugene McCarthy wins Democratic primary in Oregon.
- 1972 - White House "plumbers" break into Democratic National headquarters at Watergate.
- 1974 - In Hollywood, California, the 26th Annual Emmy Awards (primetime programming) are presented, hosted by Johnny Carson.
- Best Lead Actor in a Drama: Hal Holbrook for Pueblo
- Best Lead Actor in a Drama Series: Telly Savalas for Kojak
- Actor of the Year - Special: Hal Holbrook for Pueblo
- Actor of the Year - Series: Alan Alda for M*A*S*H
- Best Lead Actor in a Comedy Series: Alan Alda for M*A*S*H
- Best Lead Actor in a Limited Series: William Holden for The Blue Knight
- Best Lead Actress in a Drama Series: Michael Learned for The Waltons
- Best Lead Actress in a Drama: Cicely Tyson for The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
- Best Lead Actress in a Limited Series: Mildred Natwick for The Snoop Sisters
- Actress of the Year - Special: Cicely Tyson for The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
- Actress of the Year - Series: Mary Tyler Moore for Mary Tyler Moore
- Best Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: Mary Tyler Moore for Mary Tyler Moore
- Best Supporting Actor in Comedy: Rob Reiner for All in the Family
- Best Supporting Actor in Drama: Michael Moriarty for The Glass Menagerie
- Supporting Actor of the Year: Michael Moriarty for The Glass Menagerie
- Best Supporting Actor in Comedy-Variety, Variety or Music: Harvey Korman for The Carol Burnett Show
- Supporting Actress of the Year: Joanna Miles for The Glass Menagerie
- Best Supporting Actress in Comedy-Variety, Variety or Music: Brenda Vaccaro for The Shape of Things
- Best Supporting Actress in Comedy: Cloris Leachman for episode "The Lars Affair" of Mary Tyler Moore
- Best Supporting Actress in Drama: Joanna Miles for The Glass Menagerie
- Best Directing in Comedy-Variety, Variety or Music: Dwight Hemion for Barbra Streisand... and Other Musical Instruments
- Outstanding Achievement in Technical Direction and Electronic Camerawork: Gerry Bucci, Ken Tamburri, Dave Hilmer, David Smith, Jim Balden, and Ron Brooks for In Concert Cat Stevens: Moon & Star
- Director of the Year - Special: Dwight Hemion for Barbra Streisand... and Other Musical Instruments
- Best Directing in Drama - A Single Program - Comedy or Drama: John Korty for The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
- Best Directing in Comedy: Jackie Cooper for episode Carry on, Hawkeye of M*A*S*H
- Best Directing in Variety or Music: Dave Powers for The Australia Show of The Carol Burnett Show
- Best Music Direction of a Variety, Music or Dramatic Program: Jack Parnell, Ken Welch, Mitzie Welch for Barbra Streisand... and Other Musical Instruments
- Director of the Year - Series: Robert Butler for The Blue Knight
- Best Directing in Drama - A Single Program of a Series with Continuing Characters and/or Theme: Robert Butler for The Blue Knight
- Best Writing in Drama - Original Teleplay: Fay Kanin for Tell Me Where It Hurts
- Best Writing in Comedy-Variety, Variety or Music: Herbert Sargent, Rosalyn Drexler, Lorne Michaels, Richard Pryor, Jim Rusk, James R. Stein, Bob Illes, Lily Tomlin, George Yanok, Jane Wagner, Rod Warren, Ann Elder, and Karyl Miller for Lily
- Best Writing in Drama - Adaptation: Tracy Keenan Wynn for The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
- Best Writing in Comedy: Treva Silverman for episode The Lou And Edie Story of Mary Tyler Moore
- Best Writing in Drama: Joanna Lee for episode The Thanksgiving Story of The Waltons
- Best Writing in Variety or Music: Ed Simmons, Gary Belkin, Roger Beatty, Arnie Kogen, Bill Richmond, Gene Perret, Rudy De Luca, Barry Levinson, Dick Clair, Jenna McMahon, and Barry Harman for The Carol Burnett Show
- Best Cinematography for Entertainment Programming - For a Series or a Single Program of a Series: Harry L. Wolf for Columbo: Any Old Port in a Storm
- Art Director and Set Decorator of the Year: Jan Scott, Charles Kreiner for The Lie
- Best Art Direction or Scenic Design - For a Dramatic Program or Feature Length Film, for a Series, a Single Program of a Series or a Special Program: Jan Scott and Charles Kreiner for The Lie
- Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design: Bruce Walkup and Sandra Stewart for The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
- Best Film Editing for Entertainment Programming - For a Series or a Single Program of a Series: Gene Fowler Junior, Marjorie Fowler, and Samuel E. Beetley for The Blue Knight
- Outstanding Achievement in Makeup: Stan Winston and Rick Baker for The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
- Best Song or Theme: Marty Paich and David Paich for the song "Light The Way" for episode "Once More For Joey" of Ironside
- Outstanding Music-Variety Series: The Carol Burnett Show
- Musician of the Year: Jack Parnell, Ken Welch, and Mitzie Welch for Barbra Streisand... and Other Musical Instruments
- Best Music Composition - For a Series, a Single Program of a Series: Morton Stevens for episode "Hookman" of Hawaii Five-O
- Best Music Composition - For a Special Program: Fred Karlin for The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
- Outstanding Drama Series: Upstairs, Downstairs
- Outstanding Limited Series: Columbo: Lovely But Lethal, and Columbo: Any Old Port in a Storm, and Columbo: Candidate for Crime, and Columbo: Double Exposure, and Columbo: Publish or Perish, and Columbo: Mind Over Mayhem, and Columbo: Swan Song
- Outstanding Special - Comedy or Drama: The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
- Special Classification of Outstanding Program and Individual Achievement: John Gilroy and Dick Cavett for The Dick Cavett Show and Tom Snyder for The Tomorrow Show
- Film Editor of the Year: Frank Morriss for The Execution of Private Slovik
- Outstanding Comedy Series: M*A*S*H
- Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming: Bill Zaharuk, Peter Razmofsky for The Borrowers and Charles M. Schulz for A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
- Writer of the Year - Special: Fay Kanin for Tell Me Where It Hurts
- Outstanding Children's Special: Marlo Thomas, Carole Hart for Free to Be... You & Me
- Writer of the Year - Series: Treva Silverman for episode "The Lou And Edie Story" of Mary Tyler Moore
- Outstanding Achievement in Sports Programming: Roone Arledge, Dennis Lewin for ABC's Wide World of Sports
- Best Film Editing for Entertainment Programming - For a Special or Feature Length Program Made for Television: Frank Morriss for The Execution of Private Slovik
- 1974 - Massachusetts State Lottery begins selling first instant game lottery tickets (latex-covered scratch-off area).
- 1974 - Stephen Schwartz' musical Magic Show premieres at the Cort Theater in New York City for 1859 performances.
- 1977 - A fire at the Beverly Hills Supper Club in Southgate, Kentucky, USA, kills 164 people and injures 130 others.
- 1987 - 60th US National Spelling Bee: Stephanie Petit wins spelling "staphylococci".
- 1987 - Monitor, Civil War warship, is discovered by a deep sea robot.
- 1990 - Superior Galleries conducts the Boys Town Sale coin auction in Beverly Hills California. The King of Siam Proof Set (with 1804 silver dollar) sells for $3.19 million, highest price paid for a single auction lot in numismatic history. Total sale is $21.5 million, highest grossing one-part numismatic auction to date.
- 1992 - 65th National Spelling Bee: Amanda Goad wins spelling "lyceum".
- 1998 - Death of Phil Hartman at age 49, shot dead by his wife (who then kills herself) in Encino, California, USA; actor/comedian (Saturday Night Live, The Simpsons, NewsRadio).
Other history:
- 1774 - First Continental Congress convenes (Virginia).
- 1961 - Amnesty International is founded.
- 2006 - President Alvaro Uribe Velez is re-elected in Colombia for a second term. He becomes the first president in over a century to serve consecutive terms.
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