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What happened in history on this day: June 4?
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 June 4 in ...
- 1968 - The US Patent & Trademark Office grants patent 3,387,286 to Dr. Robert Dennard, of the IBM T.J. Watson Research Center. The patent is for a one-transistor DRAM cell and the basic idea in the three-transistor cell.
- 1988 - (to June 7) The Summer Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is held in Chicago, Illinois.
- 1996 - Packard Bell announces plans to merge with the personal computer operations of NEC outside of Japan. The combined company will be called Packard Bell NEC. Cost of the acquisition is US$300 million, expected to be completed by July 1.
- 1997 - Electronics Arts announces plans to acquire Maxis for US$125 million in stock.
- 2001 - NEC releases the MobilePro 790 handheld computer. It features 8.1-inch touch-screen display, 168 MHz MIPS processor, 16 MB flash memory, Windows CE 3.0 operating system, "pocket" versions of Microsoft software, 56 kbps v.90 modem, and CompactFlash slot. Price is US$899; weight is 1.8 pounds; size is 1.1 x 5.2 x 9.6 inches.
- 2002 - Apple Computer makes the eMac computer available to consumers.
- 2003 - Palm announces it will acquire Handspring.
- 1984 - Gibson Greetings and Walt Disney Productions agree on a two-for-one stock swap, in which Disney would issue about 5 million new shares of common stock.
- 1984 - Ron Miller and Ray Watson offer Roy Disney the opportunity to join them on the management team.
- 1990 - The Walt Disney World Dolphin hotel opens at Walt Disney World.
- 1990 - The Bengal Barbecue restaurant opens in Adventureland in Disneyland.
- 1991 - The Company D cast member store opens in the Team Design Building at Walt Disney World.
- 1992 - Euro Disneyland reports that since opening, it has received 1.2 million visitors, averaging 30,000 per day.
- 1993 - Disney releases the Hollywood Pictures live-action feature film Guilty as Sin to theaters in the US.
- 1993 - Disney releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film Life with Mikey to theaters in the US.
- 1994 - The Surprise Celebration Parade makes its last performance in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World.
- 1999 - Regent Entertainment releases the Free Enterprise film to theaters in the USA. A character says "Unless you're talking about handing over some shares of Microsoft or Disney, I'm not interested".
- 1999 - Disney releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film Instinct to theaters in the USA.
- 1957 - The Automobile Manufacturers Association passes a resolution recommending that member companies (including General Motors) not participate in or sponsor auto racing.
- 1978 - At the Westwood Motorsport Park raceway in British Columbia, Canada, the CKLG Trans-Am Championship - Round 2 race is held.
- Finishing 1st in category I and 3rd overall is the Metamorphic #80 Corvette, driven by Nick Engels.
- Finishing 3rd in category II and 5th overall is the Pickett Racing #6 Corvette, driven by Greg Pickett.
- Finishing 3rd in category I and 6th overall is the Babe's Garage #78 Corvette, driven by Babe Headley.
- Finishing 4th in category I and 8th overall is the Stark Enterprises #17 Corvette, driven by Rick Stark.
- Finishing 5th in category I and 9th overall is the Ryan Racing #89 Corvette, driven by Bob Ryan.
- Finishing 6th in category I and 10th overall is the Corvette Shop #71 Corvette, driven by Jeff Weymouth.
- Finishing 7th in category I and 11th overall is the Pullyblank Enterprises #06 Corvette, driven by Gary Pullyblank.
- Finishing 8th in category I and 12th overall is the Round Table Racing #4 Corvette, driven by Peter Brallier.
- In 11th place in category I and 17th place overall, but not finishing the race, is the Hixon #56 Corvette, driven by Owen Hixon.
- In 12th place in category I and 18th place overall, but not finishing the race, is the F.E.N.S.A. / Kennedy #91 Corvette, driven by Gene Bothello.
- In 13th place in category I and 19th place overall, but not finishing the race, is the Phantom Racing #43 Corvette, driven by Frank Joyce.
- In 15th place in category I and 23rd place overall, but not finishing the race, is the Golden Bay #11 Corvette, driven by Gary Carlen.
- 1987 - MerCruiser of Stillwater, Oklahoma, signs a formal contract to supply LT5 engines to Chevrolet for the Corvette.
- 1999 - Regent Entertainment releases the Free Enterprise film to theaters in the USA. A 1973-75 dark red Corvette appears in the opening frame of the film.
- 2000 - At the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Dublin, Ohio, the U.S. Road Racing Classic is held, round five of the Grand-Am Motorola Cup series.
- Finishing 2nd in SGS class and 2nd overall is the First Racing #22 Corvette, driven by Michael Culver and Mike Fitzgerald.
- Finishing 3rd in SGS class and 3rd overall is the Phoenix American Motorsports #37 Corvette, driven by Stu Hayner and John Heinricy.
- Finishing 5th in SGS class and 7th overall is the Powell Motorsports #30 Corvette, driven by Peter Tonelli and Craig Conway.
- Finishing 6th in SGS class and 9th overall is the Planet Earth Motorsports #43 Corvette, driven by Joe Nonnamaker and Bill Pete.
- Finishing 7th in SGS class and 26th overall is the Powell Motorsport #11 Corvette, driven by Devon Powell and Doug Goad.
- Finishing 8th in SGS class and 37th overall is the MTI Racing #98 Corvette, driven by Marty Miller and Reese Cox.
- The KAC Technologies #08 Corvette of Andy Pilgrim and Randy Pobst finished in the top three, but was excluded due to failing the post-race tech inspection.
- 2000 - At the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Dublin, Ohio, the U.S. Road Racing Classic is held. This is part of the Grand American Sports Car Series. Finishing 7th in GTO class and 41st overall is the Motech Motorsports Corvette driven by Barnard and Moyer.
- 1940 - (0400+ hours) British destroyer Shikari rescues the final British troops from Dunkirk, plus a French general and 383 French troops. This officially ends Operation Dynamo. British destroyers rescued 103,000.
- 1940 - Evacuation of Allied troops from Dunkirk, France, across the English Channel ends. A total of 338,000 men were evacuated to England, including 120,000 French, on 860 vessels. German Luftwaffe planes sunk six British destroyers, eight transport ships, and over 200 small craft.
- 1940 - German battle cruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau and heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper set out from Kiel for Harsted, Norway, to attack Allied forces at the port city.
- 1940 - British Prime Minister Winston Churchill makes his "We shall fight on the beaches ... we shall never surrender." speech to Parliament.
- 1942 - (0400 hours) Six F4F Wildcats leave Midway for combat air patrols.
- 1942 - (about 0410 hours) Eleven PBY Catalinas leave Midway for air patrols.
- 1942 - (about 0420 hours) Sixteen B-17 bombers leave Midway to attack Japanese transport ships.
- 1942 - (0430 hours) Japanese aircraft carriers of the First Striking Force launch 108 warplanes to strike Midway: 36 torpedo-bombers, 36 dive-bombers, and 36 fighters.
- 1942 - (0525 hours) A Navy PBY Catalina flying boat reports locating the Japanese Fleet 180 miles from Midway.
- 1942 - (about 0540 hours) Seven F2A Buffalos, five F4F Wildcats, 16 SBD Dauntless bombers, and 11 SB2U Vindicator bombers launch from Midway to attack the Japanese Fleet and planes.
- 1942 - (0545 hours) American patrol aircraft spot and report to Midway a formation of Japanese fighters and bombers on their way to Midway.
- 1942 - (0553 hours) Radar stations on Midway pick up incoming Japanese planes.
- 1942 - (0616 hours) All of Midway's 66 defense aircraft are now in the air.
- 1942 - (0616 hours) 25 US fighter planes from Midway meet Japanese planes en route to Midway. Only eight American planes survive, of which only two fly again.
- 1942 - (0630 hours) Japanese bombers bomb Midway.
- 1942 - (0631 hours) Midway anti-aircraft guns open fire on incoming Japanese bombers.
- 1942 - (about 0630 hours) Japanese carriers begin loading planes with torpedoes and armor-piercing bombs for a strike on American carriers.
- 1942 - (0648 hours) Japanese planes over Midway end their attack and begin returning to their ships.
- 1942 - (0700 hours) Lieutenant Joichi Tomanaga, flight leader of the Japanese bomber force from the carrier Hiryu, signals the Japanese 1st Carrier Force that the raid had been disappointing, and that a second strike should be undertaken to destroy the airfield.
- 1942 - (0708 hours) 51 American planes from Midway begin attacking the Japanese fleet.
- 1942 - (0710 hours) Six Grumman TBF-1 planes from Midway attack the Japanese ships, but do no damage. Only one plane returns to Midway.
- 1942 - (0715 hours) The all-clear signal is sounded on Midway. During the attack, 11 Japanese planes were shot down, and 53 damaged, out of 108 total. 17 American planes were shot down.
- 1942 - (about 0715 hours) Four B-26 bombers from Midway attack Japanese ships, but score no hits. Only one plane returns to Midway.
- 1942 - (about 0715 hours) American carriers Enterprise and Hornet launch planes to strike the Japanese fleet.
- 1942 - (about 0730 hours) Japanese Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo, commander of the 1st Carrier Force, orders torpedoes removed from his bombers, to be re-armed with high-explosive bombs for a second strike on Midway Island.
- 1942 - (about 0740 hours) 11 SB2U Vindicator bombers from Midway reach the Japanese carrier force. Two planes are shot down, and no ships are damaged.
- 1942 - (0748 hours) 16 SBD Dauntless and Vindicator dive bombers from Midway reach the Japanese carrier force. Two carriers are hit, but cause only minor damage. Eight bombers are shot down.
- 1942 - (0810 hours) 15 B-17 bombers from Midway attack the Japanese carrier force. They hit nothing, but all planes return to Midway.
- 1942 - (about 0815 hours) A Japanese scout plane reports to the 1st Carrier Force near Midway Island that ten enemy ships were spotted heading for the Carrier Force.
- 1942 - (about 0820 hours) The Japanese scout plane reports that an American aircraft carrier is among the 10 ships sighted heading for the 1st Carrier Force.
- 1942 - (about 0830 hours) Eleven Vindicators from Midway attack the battleship Haruna. No damage is done; two planes are shot down.
- 1942 - (about 0830 hours) Commander Chuichi Nagumo orders his planes refitted with torpedoes, to prepare for attacks on American warships rather than a second strike on Midway Island.
- 1942 - (about 0915 hours) Japanese planes return to carriers from their attack on Midway.
- 1942 - (0930 hours) Japanese naval commander Chuichi Nagumo orders his 1st Carrier Force to turn north-west toward the approaching American fleet.
- 1942 - (about 0955 hours) The first groups of American bombers from aircraft carriers approach the Japanese 1st Carrier Force near Midway Island. No ships are hit. Of the 41 TBD Devastators sent, only 4 survive.
- 1942 - (about 1015 hours) Chuichi Nagumo orders torpedo bombers to launch against the approaching American carrier force.
- 1942 - (about 1020 hours) 55 American Dauntless dive bombers from carriers Enterprise and Yorktown descend on the Japanese 1st Carrier Force near Midway Island.
- 1942 - (1030 hours) American planes pull away from their attack on the Japanese 1st Carrier Fleet off Midway Island. They leave carriers Kaga, Akagi, and Soryu burning uncontrollably.
- 1942 - Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryu launches two waves of planes against the American carrier Yorktown, near Midway Island.
- 1942 - Reinhard Heydrich dies of his wounds from an assassination attempt. Adolf Hitler appoints Karl Herman Frank as new protectorate of Czechoslovakia, and demands the execution of 10,000 Czechs.
- 1942 - (1200 hours) 24 Japanese planes from the aircraft carrier Hiryu attack American aircraft carriers near Midway. 12 are shot down, but the Yorktown is hit by three bombs.
- 1942 - A second wave of 16 Japanese planes from carrier Hiryu attack the American carriers near Midway. Two torpedoes hit the Yorktown.
- 1942 - (about 1455 hours) US carrier Yorktown is abandoned.
- 1942 - (1558 hours) An American PBY pilot reports sighting three burning Japanese ships.
- 1942 - (1700 hours) Near Midway Island, an American aerial attack by planes from the Enterprise and Yorktown against Japanese carrier Hiryu leaves it badly damaged.
- 1942 - (1745 hours) An American PBY pilot reports three burning Japanese ships are aircraft carriers.
- 1942 - (about 1745 hours) B-17s from Midway and six more Flying Fortresses from Hawaii attack Japanese carrier Hiryu, but score no hits.
- 1942 - (1900 hours) Six SBD Dauntless bombers and five SB2U Vindicator bombers leave Midway to attack a reported burning Japanese carrier.
- 1943 - Convoy HX 240 from North America arrives at Liverpool, England. All 280 ships arrived safely.
- 1943 - London receives the first detailed and accurate (though not realized at the time) intelligence about German rocket work. A Luxembourg scientist working at Peenemünde reports on rockets ten metres long, with range 150-250 km, fueled by bottles of gas.
- 1944 - (0600 hours) Dwight Eisenhower gives order to postpone the D-Day assault on Europe to June 6, due to bad weather.
- 1944 - (about 0600 hours) German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel leaves the coast of France, to see his wife and the führer.
- 1944 - Formations of the US 5th Army seize the Tiber bridges, beginning the fall of Rome.
- 1944 - Two companies of the 1st Regiment of the Special Service Force enter the city limits of Rome, Italy, making them the first Allied troops in Rome.
- 1944 - In Italy, American forces take Rome.
- 1944 - (evening) British Bomber Command makes heavy attacks on coastal batteries in France.
- 1944 - (2130 hours) Dwight Eisenhower and other high-ranking staff offers receive the latest weather report, anticipating a break in the storm over the English Channel.
- 1944 - (2145 hours) Dwight Eisenhower decides the Normandy operation should go forward for a landing on June 6.
- 1945 - The war against German submarines is officially over, and ships' lights are turned on again for the first time in six years. The convoy system of escorting merchant ships is disbanded.
- 1990 - Marshall Islands issues two postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of the evacuation of the British at Dunkirk.
- 1992 - Marshall Islands issues four postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Midway.
- 1994 - France issues two postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of the D-Day landings, and the liberation of Paris.
- 1994 - Marshall Islands issues a postage stamp marking the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Rome, Italy.
- 2004 - Jersey issues a postage stamp marking the 60th anniversary of D-Day.
- 2008 - A World War II tank is discovered buried beneath a road in Chartres, France, believed to belonged to US 31st Tank Battalion, used in the June 1944 D-Day landings.
- 1989 - At the Consumer Electronics Show in Chicago, Nintendo introduces the Game Boy portable hand-held video game system, with monochrome display. Price is to be US$89.95, including the Tetris video game cartridge.
- 1989 - At the Consumer Electronics Show in Chicago, Atari introduces the Portable Entertainment System hand-held video game system, with color display. Price is US$149.95, including one game cartridge.
- 1668 - The University of Lund (Academia Carolina Conciliatrix) is founded.
- 1948 - The United States issues a postage stamp marking the 100th anniversary of Swedish pioneers heading to the Middle West of the US.
- 1992 - In Edmonton, Alberta, the Royal Canadian Mint introduces the sixth 25c issue in the Canada 125 Coin Program. Design of the reverse was created by Melvin George Heath.
- 2008 - Canada Post issues a 52-cent postage stamp commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Royal Canadian Mint, depicting a circulated 1908 50-cent coin.
- 1963 - US Congress repeals the Silver Purchase Act through Public Law 88-36, prohibiting any further issuance of silver certificates, and authorizes $1 Federal Reserve notes for the first time, to replace the $1 silver certificates. Congress authorizes exchange of silver dollars or silver bullion for silver certificates.
- 2008 - Representative Michael Castle of Delaware introduces H.R. 6184 "America's Beautiful National Parks Quarter Dollar Coin Act of 2008" in the House of Representatives, seeking legislative authority to mint quarter-dollar coins with designs representing a park in every state, the District of Columbia, and each territory, five coins per year starting in 2010.
- 2009 - The US Mint launches the 2009 Guam quarter dollar coin.
- 1927 - First Ryders Cup (Golf), US beats England 9.5-2.5.
- 1940 - First National League night game at Sportsman's Park (Brooklyn Dodgers 10, Saint Louis Cardinals 1).
- 1940 - First night game at Forbes Field (Pittsburgh Pirates 14, Boston Bees 2).
- 1943 - Saint Louis Cardinals' pitcher Mort Cooper pitches his second consecutive one hitter.
- 1951 - Pittsburgh Pirates' Gus Bell hits for the cycle, helps beat Philadelphia Phillies 12-4.
- 1964 - Los Angeles Dodgers' Sandy Koufax third no-hitter, beats Philadelphia Phillies, 3-0.
- 1968 - Don Drysdale pitches his 6th straight shutout, en route to 58 innings.
- 1971 - Oakland Athletics beat Washington Senators, 5-3, in 21 innings.
- 1974 - NFL grants franchise to Seattle Seahawks.
- 1987 - Danny Harris beats Edwin Moses, ends streak of 122 consecutive hurdle wins.
- 1988 - Longest game in Baltimore Orioles at Memorial Stadium (5:46) 14 innings, beating New York Yankees 7-6.
- 1989 - Boston Red Sox lead Toronto Blue Jays 10-0 in 7th, but lose 12-11 in 12 innings.
- 2008 - The Detroit Red Wings win the NHL's Stanley Cup in a 3-2 Game Six win over the Pittsburgh Penguins.
- 2016 - At the Raceway on Belle Isle in Detroit, Michigan, USA, the Chevrolet Sports Car Classic race is held, round 5 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series.
- Finishing 1st in Prototype class and 1st overall is the Whelen Engineering Racing #5 Corvette DP driven by Joao Barbosa and Christian Fittipaldi.
- Finishing 1st in Prototype Challenge class and 3rd overall is the Starworks Motorsport #8 ORECA FLM09 driven by Renger VanDer Zande.
- Finishing 1st in GT Daytona class and 10th overall is the Riley Motorsports #33 Dodge Viper GT3-R driven by Jeroen Bleekemolen and Ben Keating.
- 2022 - At the Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix raceway in Detroit, Michigan, USA, the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix race is held, round 6 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series.
- Finishing 1st in DPi class and 1st overall is the Cadillac Racing #01 Caddilac DPi driven by Sebastien Bourdais and Renger vander Zande.
- Finishing 1st in GT Daytona class and 7th overall is the VasserSullivan #17 Lexus RC F GT3 driven by Ben Barnicoat and Kyle Kirkwood.
- 2022 - At Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Mets beats Los Angeles Dodgers by score 9-4.
- 2022 - At Coors Field in Denver, Colorado, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Atlanta Braves beats Colorado Rockies by score 6-2.
- 2022 - At Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Philadelphia Phillies beats Los Angeles Angels by score 7-2.
- 2022 - At Great America Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Washington Nationals beats Cincinnati Reds by score 10-8.
- 2022 - At LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida, USA , Major League Baseball regular season game: Miami Marlins beats San Francisco Giants by score 5-4.
- 2022 - At American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Diego Padres beats Milwaukee Brewers by score 4-0.
- 2022 - At Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Kansas City Royals beats Houston Astros by score 6-0.
- 2022 - At Tropicana Field in Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Chicago White Sox beats Tampa Bay Rays by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At RingCentral Coliseum, Oakland, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Boston Red Sox beats Oakland Athletics by score 8-0.
- 2022 - At Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Texas Rangers beats Seattle Mariners by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Baltimore Orioles beats Cleveland Guardians by score 5-4.
- 2022 - At PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Pittsburgh Pirates beats Arizona Diamondbacks by score 2-1.
- 2022 - At Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Major League Baseball regular season game: Toronto Blue Jays beats Minnesota Twins by score 12-3.
- 2022 - At Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season doubleheader game 1: Chicago Cubs beats Saint Louis Cardinals by score 6-1. Albert Pujols of the Cardinals plays his 3000th game.
- 2022 - At Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season doubleheader game 2: Saint Louis Cardinals beats Chicago Cubs by score 7-4.
- 2022 - At Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Yankees beats Detroit Tigers by score 3-0.
- 2022 - At Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, NHL Western Conference Final, game 3: Colorado Avalanche beats Edmonton Oilers by score 4-2, leading series 3-0.
- 1900 - M Wolf and A Schwassmann discover asteroid #456 Abnoba.
- 1918 - M Wolf discovers asteroid #894 Erda.
- 1934 - C Jackson discovers asteroid #2066 Palala.
- 1946 - Largest solar prominence (300,000 miles / 500,000 km) observed.
- 1981 - E Bowell discovers asteroids #2494 Inge, #2797 Teucer, #2870 Haupt.
- 2002 - The planetoid Quaoar is discovered orbiting the Sun in the Kuiper belt.
- 2010 - California firm SpaceX launches the Falcon 9 rocket on its maiden test flight from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The rocket successfully achieves Earth orbit.
- 1805 - Tripoli forced to conclude peace with US after war over tribute.
- 1812 - Louisiana Territory officially renamed "Missouri Territory".
- 1862 - Confederates evacuate Fort Pillow, Tennessee, CSA.
- 1896 - Henry Ford drives his first Ford automobile through the streets of Detroit, Michigan.
- 1912 - Cone of Mount Katmai (Alaska) collapses.
- 1912 - Massachusetts passes first US minimum wage law.
- 1919 - The U.S. Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
- 1919 - US marines invade Costa Rica.
- 1942 - (1030 hours) American planes pull away from their attack on the Japanese First Carrier Fleet off Midway Island. They leave carriers Kaga, Akagi, and Soryu burning uncontrollably.
- 1942 - (1700 hours) Near Midway Island, an American aerial attack by planes from the Enterprise and Yorktown against Japanese carrier Hiryu leaves it badly damaged.
- 1944 - In Italy, American forces take Rome.
- 1954 - Arthur Murray flies X-1A rocket plane to record 27,000m.
- 1963 - US President John Kennedy signs into law Public Law 88-36, repealing the Silver Purchase Act, prohibiting any further issuance of silver certificates, and authorizes $1 Federal Reserve notes for the first time, to replace the $1 silver certificates.
- 1967 - In Hollywood, California, the 19th Annual Emmy Awards are presented, hosted by Joey Bishop and Hugh Downs.
- 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: Peter Ustinov for "Barefoot in Athens" of Hallmark Hall of Fame
- 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: Geraldine Page for episode "Truman Capote's A Christmas Memory" of ABC Stage 67
- 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: Eli Wallach for Poppies Are Also Flowers
- Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Comedy: Don Knotts for episode "Barney Comes to Mayberry" of The Andy Griffith Show
- Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Drama: Agnes Moorehead for episode "Night of the Vicious Valentine" for The Wild Wild West
- Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Comedy: Frances Bavier for The Andy Griffith Show
- Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy: James Frawley for episode "Royal Flush" of The Monkees
- Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety or Music: Fielder Cook for Brigadoon
- Individual Achievements in Electronic Production - Technical Directors: A.J. Cunningham for Brigadoon
- Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama: Alex Segal for Death of a Salesman
- Individual Achievements in Electronic Production - Lighting Directors: Leard Davis for Brigadoon
- Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy: Buck Henry and Leonard Stern for episode "Ship of Spies" of Get Smart
- Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama: Bruce Geller for Mission: Impossible
- Individual Achievements in Art Direction and Allied Crafts (Make-Up): Dick Smith for Mark Twain Tonight!
- Individual Achievements in Art Direction and Allied Crafts (Costume Design): Ray Aghayan and Bob Mackie for Alice Through the Looking Glass
- Outstanding Musical Program: Fielder Cook for Brigadoon
- Program and Individual Achievements in Daytime Programming - Individuals: Mike Douglas for The Mike Douglas Show
- Outstanding Dramatic Series: Joseph Gantman and Bruce Geller for Mission: Impossible
- Individual Achievements in Electronic Production - Electronic Cameramen: Robert Dunn, Gorm Erickson, Ben Wolf, and Nick Demos for Brigadoon
- Outstanding Children's Program: Gene Kelly for Jack and the Beanstalk
- Outstanding Dramatic Program: David Susskind and Daniel Melnick for Death of a Salesman
- Outstanding Comedy Series: Bert Schneider and Bob Rafelson for The Monkees
- Program and Individual Achievements in Daytime Programming - Programs: Don Meier for Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom
- Special Classifications of Individual Achievements:
- Truman Capote and Eleanor Perry for episode "A Christmas Memory" of ABC Stage 67
- Art Carney for The Jackie Gleason Show
- Arthur Miller for Death of a Salesman
- Outstanding Variety Series: Edward Stephenson and Bob Finkel for The Andy Williams Show
- 1977 - Violence during Puerto Rican Day in Chicago, Illinois, kills two.
- 1985 - US Supreme Court strikes down Alabama "moment of silence" law.
- 1986 - Jonathan Pollard, spy for Israel, pleads guilty in US court to espionage for selling top secret United States military intelligence.
- 1989 - Largest parade in Bronx, New York, history honors 350th anniversary.
- 1989 - At the Consumer Electronics Show in Chicago, Nintendo introduces the Game Boy portable hand-held video game system, with monochrome display. Price is US$89.95, including the Tetris game cartridge.
- 1990 - The Walt Disney World Dolphin hotel opens at Walt Disney World.
- 1998 - Terry Nichols is sentenced to life in prison for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing.
- 2003 - Martha Stewart and her broker are indicted for using privileged investment information and then obstructing a federal investigation. Stewart also resigns as chairperson and chief executive officer of Martha Stewart Living.
- 2004 - Marvin Heemeyer destroys many local buildings with a home-made tank in Granby, Colorado.
- 2008 - J.M. Smucker Company announces it will acquire Folgers, the largest U.S. coffee business, from Procter & Gamble Company for stock in a deal valued at US$2.95 billion.
- 2008 - The Detroit Red Wings win the NHL's Stanley Cup in a 3-2 Game Six win over the Pittsburgh Penguins.
- 2010 - California firm SpaceX launches the Falcon 9 rocket on its maiden test flight from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The rocket successfully achieves Earth orbit.
Other history:
- 1070 - Roquefort cheese created in a cave near Roquefort, France.
- 1647 - British army seizes King Charles I as a prisoner.
- 2003 - Martha Stewart and her broker are indicted for using privileged investment information and then obstructing a federal investigation. Stewart also resigns as chairperson and chief executive officer of Martha Stewart Living.
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