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What happened in history on this day: June 16?
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 16 in ...
- 1983 - Microsoft president James Towne leaves the company.
- 1989 - Columbia Pictures releases the film Ghostbusters II to theaters in the US. A desktop personal computer is shown several times.
- 1997 - In New York City, New York, the PC Expo trade show is held, over three days.
- 1997 - At the PC Expo trade show, a dozen hardware manufacturers announce plans to produce NetPCs: Mitshubishi Electric, Compaq, HP, IBM, Dell, Acer, Gateway 2000, Mitac International, NEC, Pionex Technologies, Unisys, Zenith Data Systems.
- 1999 - Microsoft releases Windows 98 Service Pack 1.
- 2003 - Sony Electronics introduces the Clie PEG-NX80V handheld computer. It features Palm OS 5.0, 200 MHz processor, digital audio player, keyboard, 32 MB RAM, 1.3 mega-pixel camera, and 320x480 pixel color screen. Price is US$599.99.
- 2003 - Sony Electronics introduces the Clie PEG-NX73V handheld computer. It feature Palm OS 5.0, 200 MHz processor, digital audio player, keyboard, 16 MB RAM, 0.31 mega-pixel camera, and 320x480 pixel color screen. Price is US$499.99.
- 1934 - The Mickey Mouse film Mickey's Steam-Roller is released to theaters. Minnie Mouse also appears.
- 1955 - Disney releases the third People and Places film, Switzerland, to theaters.
- 1955 - Buena Vista premieres Disney's animated feature film Lady and the Tramp in Chicago, Illinois. It is the first cartoon feature filmed in CinemaScope. Two versions of the film are available to theaters: regular and wide-screen CinemaScope. The film is based on an original story by Ward Greene.
- 1956 - The Tom Sawyer Island attraction opens in Frontierland at Disneyland.
- 1956 - The Tom Sawyer Island Rafts begin operation in Frontierland at Disneyland.
- 1956 - The 3-D film (with 3-D glasses) 3D Jamboree opens in the Mickey Mouse Club Theater at Disneyland.
- 1956 - The Storybook Land Canal Boats attraction begins operation in Fantasyland at Disneyland.
- 1957 - The Holidayland picnic area opens adjacent to Disneyland.
- 1989 - Columbia Pictures releases the film Ghostbusters II to theaters in the US. A baby is wearing pajamas with a picture of Disney's Winnie the Pooh on the front.
- 1990 - The NBC TV network airs the pilot We'll Take Manhattan.
- 1994 - The Fox TV network airs the last episode of the Herman's Head show.
- 1995 - Buena Vista Pictures releases the Walt Disney Pictures animated feature film Pocahontas to selected theaters in the US.
- 1998 - Dominica issues six postage stamps for the 70th anniversary of Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse.
- 1998 - Dominica issues a postage stamp depicting a scene from The Lion King.
- 1999 - Buena Vista Pictures releases the Walt Disney Pictures animated feature film Tarzan to theaters in the USA.
- 2000 - Disney generally releases the film Fantasia/2000 to theaters in the US.
- 2002 - In Hollywood, California, the El Capitan Theatre premieres the animated feature film Lilo & Stitch.
- 2004 - The Walt Disney Pictures / Walden Media film Around the World in 80 Days is released to theaters.
- 2009 - The ABC TV network airs the final episode of the TV series Cupid.
- 2016 - Shanghai Disneyland theme park opens in the People's Republic of China. Cost to build the site was US$5.5 billion.
- 2016 - The Celebration Café opens in Shanghai Disneyland.
- 2016 - The Camp Discovery attraction opens in Adventure Isle at Shanghai Disneyland.
- 2016 - The Be Our Guest Boutique opens in Fantasyland in Shanghai Disneyland.
- 2016 - The Barbossa's Bounty restaurant opens in Treasure Cove at Shanghai Disneyland.
- 2016 - The Ballet Café opens in the Shanghai Disneyland Hotel.
- 2016 - The Chip & Dale's Treehouse Treats market opens on Mickey Avenue in Shanghai Disneyland.
- 2016 - The Bacchus Lounge opens in the Shanghai Disneyland Hotel.
- 2016 - The Carefree Corner shop opens on Mickey Avenue in Shanghai Disneyland.
- 2016 - The Avenue M Arcade store opens on Mickey Avenue in Shanghai Disneyland.
- 2016 - The Buzz Lightyear Planet Rescue attraction opens in Tomorrowland at Shanghai Disneyland.
- 2016 - The Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique opens inside Enchanted Storybook Castle in Shanghai Disneyland.
- 2016 - The Aurora restaurant opens at the Shanghai Disneyland Hotel.
- 1953 - A Chevrolet Engineering Work Order instructs that the first production Corvette become Corvette Development Car #3950. The second car is to become Proving Ground Demonstrator Car #3951.
- 1973 - At the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Course, in Watkins Glen, New York, the Trans-Am 500 race is held, part of the SCCA Trans-American Championship series.
- Finishing 3rd is the Greenwood Racing #48 Corvette, driven by John Greenwood and Bob Johnson. John Greenwood sets a race lap record of 99.737 MPH.
- Finishing 4th is the Jim Robbins Co. Corvette, driven by J. Marshall Robbins and Jerry Thompson.
- Finishing 15th is the Kepler Enterprises Corvette, driven by Fred Kepler and John Orr.
- Finishing 19th is the Ron Weaver Corvette, driven by Ron Weaver.
- In 25th place, but not finishing the race, is the Michael Oleyar Corvette, driven by Michael Oleyar.
- In 30th place, but not finishing the race, is The Widener College Corvette, driven by Dick Bauer.
- In 38th place, but not finishing the race, is the Stafford Racing Corvette, driven by Randy Stafford.
- 1984 - At the Portland International Raceway in Portland, Oregon, the SCCA Budweiser Trans-Am Championship - Round 4 race is held.
- Finishing 3rd is the DeAtley Budweiser #3 Corvette, driven by Darin Brassfield.
- Finishing 11th is the Automotive Enterprises #27 Corvette, driven by Rich Sloma.
- Finishing 19th is the Hohstadt Meyer #39 Corvette, driven by Robert Meyer.
- Finishing 20th is the B.C. Auto Body #41 Corvette, driven by Bill Craine.
- Finishing 22nd is the Price Chevrolet #29 Corvette, driven by James Melton.
- In 24th place, but not finishing the race, is the Pacific Diesel Power #6 Corvette, driven by Roger Burpee.
- In 25th place, but not finishing the race, is the Park Performance #79 Corvette, driven by Larry Park.
- In 28th place, but not finishing the race, is the On Track Engineering #0 Corvette, driven by Frank Search.
- In 29th place, but not finishing the race, is the DeAtley Budweiser #02 Corvette, driven by Richard Spenard.
- 2000 - In Le Mans, France, the Corvette C5 Registry leads the Le Mans downtown parade.
- 2001 - At the Tenneco Automotive Detroit Grand Prix, on Belle Isle in Detroit, Michigan, the Motor City 100 Presented by Johnson Controls race is held, Round Four of the BFGoodrich Tires Trans-Am Series.
- Finishing 6th is the Onkyo American #6 Corvette, driven by G.J. Mennen.
- Finishing 7th is the Justin Bell Motorsports Experience #40 Corvette, driven by Justin Bell.
- Finishing 8th is the G2 Performance #28 Corvette, driven by Lou Gigliotti.
- Finishing 9th is the Banner Engineering / Phillips 66 #66 Corvette, driven by Leighton Reese.
- Finishing 13th is the Stonier Transportation #59 Corvette, driven by Simon Gregg.
- Finishing 15th is the Eagle Racing Development #44 Corvette, driven by Kevin Allen.
- In 21st place, but not finishing the race, is the Cenweld Corporation #23 Corvette, driven by Bob Ruman.
- In 24th place, but not finishing the race, is the Preformed Line Products #49 Corvette, driven by Randy Ruhlman.
- 2001 - At the Circuit de la Sarthe race course in Le Mans, France, the 69th 24 Hours of Le Mans race is held, over two days. Nine cars are entered in GTS class: two Corvette C5-R, three Saleen SR7, and four Viper GTS-R.
- Finishing 1st in GTS class and 8th overall is the Corvette Racing #63 Corvette C5-R, driven by Ron Fellows, Scott Pruett, and Johnny O'Connell. The car was 6th overall for part of the race.
- Finishing 2nd in GTS class and 14th overall is the Corvette Racing #64 Corvette C5-R, driven by Kelly Collins, Andy Pilgrim, and Franck Freon.
- 2006 - In St. Charles, Illinois, the Bloomington Gold Corvette show is held, over three days. In the car auction, a 1963 coupe that was raced at the 12 Hours of Sebring is bid to US$1.15 million, not high enough for the reserve price.
- 1940 - Soviet forces occupy Latvia.
- 1940 - (about 1600 hours) The White Star Line passenger liner Lancastria is struck by four bombs from a German Junkers 88 dive-bomber in an air raid at Saint Nazaire, France. The ship sinks in 20 minutes, taking about 3500 of 6000 troops on board.
- 1940 - German forces reach the Rhône valley in France.
- 1940 - Soviet Premier Josef Stalin demands Romania cede Bessarabia and northern Bucovina. Romania gives in to the demands.
- 1940 - Paul Reynaud resigns as Prime Minister of France. Marshal Henri Pétain takes over the government, and immediately calls for a ceasefire.
- 1940 - (to June 18) Portuguese consul general in France issues 30,000 transit viasa in Bordeaux to refugees escaping European war.
- 1942 - An Anglo-American convoy reaches Malta.
- 1944 - (evening) 321 British bombers attack the synthetic oil plant at Sterkrade/Holten. Little damage is done. About 31 planes are shot down.
- 1944 - (evening) British bombers attack four V-1 and V-2 rocket launch sites in the Pas de Calais.
- 1990 - Marshall Islands issues a postage stamp marking the 50th anniversary of the occupation of Paris.
- 1989 - Columbia Pictures releases the film Ghostbusters II to theaters in the US. Someone asks "Do you want to play ... Super Mario Bros?". A Nintendo NES Advantage joystick is used.
- 1995 - Sega Enterprises cuts the price of the Saturn game system in Japan. from 44,800 yen to 34,800 (US$419), including the game Virtua Fighter free for the first month of sales.
- 2006 - The Entertainment Software Association and the Entertainment Merchants Association file suit in the Federal District Court of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to overturn a new law imposing fines for selling violent video games to minors. U.S District Court Judge James Brady grants a temporary restraining order preventing the state of Louisiana from enforcing the new law.
- 1288 - A shareholders' company is formed to safeguard mining of the Falu Copper Mine.
- 1650 - The Nuremberg agreement is signed between Sweden and Imperialists for the phased withdrawal of all troops in areas of Germany not ceded to France, Sweden, or the Emperor.
- 1969 - A & W launches its first national television commercials, during Monday Night at the Movies, to promote take-home gallons of root beer.
- 1986 - The A & W Brands begins using an image of their oval A & W logo with stylized "Cream Soda" underneath in red and blue.
- 1923 - Prohibition of the export of gold coins is extended.
- 1992 - A Royal proclamation specifies that the design of a 1992 25c nickel coin have "1867-1992" on obverse, and "Prince Edward Island" on the reverse.
- 2001 - At the Torex show, Charles D. Moore conducts a coin auction. A 1921 50c in mint state sells for $83,000. A 1929 25c grading ICG SP-68 sells for $10,000.
- 1854 - The US Senate approves legislation to create $25, $50, and $100 gold coins at the San Francisco Mint.
- 1936 - Congress authorizes 1936 Albany, New York, Charter 250th Anniversary commemorative half dollar.
- 1936 - Congress authorizes 1936 Elgin, Illinois, Centennial commemorative half dollar.
- 1936 - Congress authorizes 1936 Battle of Gettysburg commemorative half dollar.
- 1978 - (to June 17) Stack's conducts the "Lighthouse" auction. An 1879 $4 gold Stella pattern, coiled hari, sells for $90,000.
- 1999 - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles auctions a 1907 Saint-Gaudens, Ultra-High Relief, Roman Numerals gold double eagle, PR-67 PCGS, for $1.21 million to Tangible Asset Galleries, the first $1 million coin at auction.
- 1903 - First New York Highlanders (Yankees) shut-out victory 1-0 over Chicago White Sox.
- 1916 - Boston Braves' pitcher Tom Hughes scores second no-hitter beating Pittsburgh Pirates 2-0.
- 1927 - Tommy Armour wins golf's US open.
- 1938 - Saint Louis Browns walk Boston Red Sox Jimmy Foxx six times in a row.
- 1946 - Lloyd Mangrum wins golf's US open after two playoffs.
- 1951 - Ben Hogan wins golf's US open for second year in a row.
- 1953 - Despite Johnny Mize's 2,000th hit, New York Yankees lose, ending 18-game win streak.
- 1957 - Chicago White Sox reliever Dixie Howell hits two home runs to beat Washington Senators 8-6.
- 1968 - Lee Trevino is first to play all four rounds of golf's US open under par.
- 1975 - Milwaukee Bucks trade Kareem Abdul-Jabber and Walt Wesley to Los Angeles Lakers for four players.
- 1977 - Ron Guidry's first complete game, 7-0 over Kansas City Royals.
- 1978 - Cincinnati Reds' player Tom Seaver no-hits Saint Louis Cardinals, 4-0.
- 1979 - Carl Yastrzemski hits his 1,000th extra base hit.
- 1983 - Charlos Vieira completes 191-hour "nonstop" cycling in Leiria, Portugal.
- 1984 - Edwin Moses wins his 100th consecutive 400-metre hurdles race.
- 1985 - T C Chen, ahead by four strokes in final round of US Open, loses by one stroke to Andy North.
- 1985 - Willie Banks of USA sets triple jump record (58 feet 11.5 inches) in Indianapolis, Indiana.
- 1987 - Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami, Florida opens.
- 1989 - Four golfers shoot a hole-in-one on the same hole at the US Open.
- 1991 - Minnesota Twins win a team record 15 games in a row.
- 1991 - Otis Nixon steals National League record six bases in one day.
- 1991 - With three runs in the 9th, Baltimore Orioles end Minnesota Twins' 15-game win streak 6-5.
- 1995 - Salt Lake City, Utah, is selected as host city for the 2002 Winter Olympics.
- 1996 - The Chicago Bulls win their fourth NBA Championship by defeating the Seattle Supersonics in the best-of-7 series 4 games to 2.
- 1998 - The Detroit Red Wings sweep the Washington Capitals in four games in the 1998 NHL Stanley Cup Finals.
- 1999 - Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras wins the Libertadores Cup.
- 2008 - In France, the 24 Hours of Le Mans race concludes. Audi scores its fifth straight victory, with drivers Allan McNish of Scotland, Rinaldo Capello of Italy, and Tom Kristensen of Denmark. This is a record eighth victory for Kristensen.
- 2008 - Tiger Woods wins the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines in San Diego, California. This is Woods' 14th major and third U.S. Open.
- 2022 - At T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Angels beats Seattle Mariners by score 4-1.
- 2022 - At Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Texas Rangers beats Detroit Tigers by score 3-1.
- 2022 - At Citi Field in New York City, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Mets beats Milwaukee Brewers by score 5-4.
- 2022 - At Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Yankees beats Tampa Bay Rays by score 2-1.
- 2022 - At Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Philadelphia Phillies beats Washington Nationals by score 10-1.
- 2022 - At Coors Field in Denver, Colorado, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Cleveland Guardians beats Colorado Rockies by score 4-2.
- 2022 - At Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Major League Baseball regular season game: Baltimore Orioles beats Toronto Blue Jays by score 10-2.
- 2022 - At Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Diego Padres beats Chicago Cubs by score 6-4.
- 2022 - At Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Oakland Athletics beats Boston Red Sox by score 4-3.
- 2022 - NBA Championship won by Golden State Warriors over Boston Celtics in six games.
- 1979 - H-E Schuster discovers asteroid #2275.
- 1983 - European Space Agency launches European Communications Satellite 1, Oscar 10.
- 1882 - 17-inch diameter hailstones weighing 1.75 pounds fall in Dubuque, Iowa, USA.
- 1896 - Temperature hits 127 degrees F at Fort Mojave, California.
- 2010 - At least 19 people are killed by flash floods of up to 40cm of rain in south-eastern France in the Cote D'Azur region, the worst since 1827.
- 1832 - Battle of Kellogg's Grove, Illinois.
- 1864 - Siege of Petersburg and Richmond begins.
- 1871 - Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine is founded, in New York City.
- 1882 - 17-inch diameter hailstones weighing 1.75 pounds fall in Dubuque, Iowa, USA.
- 1884 - The first roller coaster in the USA opens at Coney Island, in Brooklyn, New York. The ride travels approximately six miles per hour and cost five cents to ride.
- 1902 - Military rule in the Philippines is replaced by civilian government.
- 1902 - US Senators receive from French engineer Phillippe Bunau-Varilla a 1902 2-cent postage stamp of Nicaragua depicting the March 24 volcano eruption, with an argument that Nicaragua was unstable geological terrain, unsuitable for a canal.
- 1903 - Ford Motors incorporates.
- 1909 - First US airplane sold commercially, by Glenn Curtiss for $5,000.
- 1911 - In Kilbourn, Wisconsin, USA a meteorite strikes a barn.
- 1921 - US Congress creates the office of Undersecretary of the Treasurer.
- 1922 - Henry Berliner demonstrates his helicopter to US Bureau of Aeronautics.
- 1932 - President Herbert Hoover and Vice President Charles Curtis renominated by Republican Convention.
- 1933 - National Industrial Recovery Act becomes law (later struck down).
- 1933 - US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) created.
- 1938 - Congress passes $3.7 billion public works and unemployment relief bill.
- 1941 - First US federally-owned airport opened in Washington DC.
- 1943 - Race riot in Beaumont Texas (two die).
- 1947 - First network news - Dumont's News from Washington.
- 1947 - Soviet news service Pravda denounces American Marshall Plan.
- 1949 - Gas turbine-electric locomotive demonstrated, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA.
- 1954 - Colonel Carlos Castillo Armas launches a military coup in Guatemala, authorized, planned, and supported by the American government.
- 1967 - 50,000 attend Monterey International Pop Festival.
- 1969 - US Supreme Court rules suspension of Adam Clayton Powell Junior from House had been unconstitutional.
- 1970 - Race riots in Miami, Florida.
- 1976 - Francis E Meloy Junior, US ambassador to Lebanon, kidnapped and killed.
- 1987 - New York subway gunman Bernhard Goetz acquitted on all but gun possession.
- 1995 - Salt Lake City, Utah, is selected as host city for the 2002 Winter Olympics.
- 1999 - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles auctions a US 1907 Saint-Gaudens, Ultra-High Relief, Roman Numerals gold double eagle, PR-67 PCGS, for $1.21 million to Tangible Asset Galleries, the first $1 million coin at auction.
- 2008 - California performs its first legally recognized same-sex weddings.
Other history:
- 1977 - Leonid Brezhnev named president of USSR.
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