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What happened in history on this day: July 8?
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 July 8 in ...
- 1991 - Microsoft begins development of Excel 4.0.
- 1931 - Pluto is introduced to the Mickey Mouse newspaper comic strip.
- 1938 - The Donald Duck film Good Scouts is released to theaters. Huey, Dewey, and Louie also appear.
- 1956 - Disney releases the Donald Duck film How to Have an Accident in the Home to theaters.
- 1964 - Buena Vista releases Disney's live-action feature film The Moon-Spinners to theaters in the US. The film is based on the novel by Mary Stewart.
- 1974 - The first death of a Disneyland employee on duty is recorded. Deborah Stone is crushed between a moving wall and a stationary wall of the America Sings revolving theater.
- 1994 - Disney releases the animated feature film The Lion King to theaters in Hong Kong.
- 1994 - The Legend of the Lion King attraction opens in Fantasyland in the Magic Kindom of Walt Disney World.
- 1995 - The last episode of the TV series Empty Nest airs.
- 2005 - Roy Edward Disney is named director emeritus and consultant.
- 2005 - The Touchstone film Dark Water is released to theaters in the USA.
- 2008 - The Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique store opens in the Tokyo Disneyland Hotel.
- 1953 - Corvette #003 (ES-127 to GM Engineering Staff) undergoes cold room shake testing for 14 hours. Tests conclude no serious body failure occurs.
- 1955 - Norm Brown begins his first day of work for Chevrolet. His first duty is to assist scrapping the Corvette Nomad show car, and possibly the Biscayne show car.
- 1962 - At Lake Garnett, Kansas, an SCCA race for A-, B-, and C-Production classes is held.
- Finishing 1st in A-Production class and 1st overall is the Corvette driven by Richard Thompson.
- Finishing 3rd in A-Production class and 3rd overall is the Corvette driven by Roy Kumnick.
- Finishing 1st in B-Production class and 4th overall is the Corvette driven by Don Yenko.
- 1978 - At the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Circuit in Watkins Glen, New York, the Watkins Glen Six Hours / SCCA Trans-Am Championship - Round 5 race is held.
- Finishing 3rd in Trans-Am class I and 14th overall is The Big Apple #9 Corvette 427, driven by John Huber and Babe Headley.
- Finishing 4th in Trans-Am class I and 17th overall is the Phantom Racing #43 Corvette 427, driven by Frank Joyce and Gene Bothello.
- Finishing 5th in Trans-Am class I and 19th overall is the Schulte-Roberts #91 Corvette 350, driven by Paul Schulte and Tom Roberts.
- Finishing 6th in Trans-Am class I and 20th overall is the Rynone Industries #98 Corvette 427, driven by Tom Rynone and Michael Oleyar.
- In 8th place in Trans-Am class I and 23rd place overall, but not finishing the race, is the Brandt Moving & Storage #60 Corvette 350, driven by John Brandt, Jr. and Chuck Callas.
- Finishing 12th in Trans-Am class II and 24th overall is the Pickett Racing #6 Corvette 427, driven by Greg Pickett and Tom Gloy.
- Finishing 9th in Trans-Am class I and 29th overall is the Aquilante Racing #51 Corvette 350, driven by Thomas Aquilante, Wade White, and David Wolpert.
- In 10th place in Trans-Am class I and 32nd place overall, but not finishing the race, is the E.F. Miller & Co. #92 Corvette 454, driven by John Orr, Bill Jobe, and Kenper Miller.
- In 12th place in Trans-Am class I and 36th place overall, but not finishing the race, is the Free Spirit #18 Corvette 360, driven by David Kicak and Robert Young.
- In 13th place in Trans-Am class I and 37th place overall, but not finishing the race, is the Metamorphic #80 Corvette 454, driven by Nick Engels and Bob Nagel.
- In 14th place in Trans-Am class I and 38th place overall, but not finishing the race, is the Auto Barn #64 Corvette 427, driven by Robert Baechle and Craig Carter.
- In 49th place overall, but not finishing the race, is the Motion Marketing #15 Corvette, driven by James Mancuso and William Coykendall.
- In 50th plave overall, but not finishing the race is the Old Gold Racing #69 Corvette, driven by Thomas Fiscus and Jerry Lancaster.
- 2000 - At the Road America raceway in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, round six of the Grand-Am Motorola Cup series is held.
- Finishing 2nd in SGS class and 2nd overall is the Powell Motorsport #11 Corvette, driven by Devon Powell and Doug Goad.
- Finishing 4th in SGS class and 4th overall is the Phoenix American Motorsports #37 Corvette, driven by ? Dal Cin, John Heinricy, and Stu Hayner.
- Finishing 5th in SGS class and 5th overall is the Powell Motorsport #30 Corvette, driven by Craig Conway and Peter Tonelli.
- Finishing 9th in SGS class and 39th overall is the First Racing #22 Corvette, driven by Michael Culver and Mike Fitzgerald.
- Finishing 10th in SGS class and 43rd overall is the Planet Earth Motorsport #43 Corvette, driven by Joe Nonnamaker and Bill Pate.
- 2001 - At Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, the Road America 500 race is held. This is Round 7 of the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series.
- Finishing 2nd in AGT class and 21st overall is the Team X-1R #9 Corvette, driven by Craig Conway, Doug Goad, and Andy Pilgrim.
- Finishing 3rd in AGT class and 22nd overall is the Dick Greer Racing - Wendy's #82 Corvette, driven by Dick Greer and Tom Patton.
- Finishing 4th in AGT class and 27th overall is the ACP Motorsports #46 Corvette, driven by Kerry Hitt and Jerry Thompson.
- 2002 - The Today Show on television features a segment on the kick-off of the Corvette's 50th anniversary.
- 2007 - At the Exhibition Place raceway in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the Grand Prix of Toronto race is held, round six of the SPEED GT Championship series.
- Finishing 7th is the Whelen Engineering #30 Corvette driven by Eric Curran.
- Finishing 8th is the LG Motorsports #87 Corvette driven by Doug Peterson.
- Finishing 9th is the #28 Corvette, driven by Lou Gigliotti.
- In 8th place, but not finishing the race, is the Blackdog Racing #12 Corvette driven by Brian Kubinski.
- 2018 - At the Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada, the Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix race is held, round 7 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series.
- Finishing 2nd in GT Le Mans class and 11th overall is the Corvette Racing #3 Corvette C7.R driven by Jan Magnussen and Antonio Garcia.
- Finishing 3rd in GT Le Mans class and 12th overall is the Corvette Racing #4 Corvette C7.R driven by Tommy Milner and Oliver Gavin.
- 1940 - In convoy HX-53 in the North Atlantic, a submarine torpedoes Newfoundland merchant ship Humber Arm.
- 1940 - The Swedish government agrees to transport German war material across Sweden to Norway.
- 1941 - British Bomber Command makes its first attack with American Fortress bombers, against docks at Wilhelmshaven.
- 1941 - German forces outside Soviet town of Kishinev abandon that target, switching their attack northward.
- 1943 - (evening) 282 British bombers attack Cologne, Germany. 48,000 people are made homeless.
- 1944 - Soviet troops under Marshal Rokossovsky capture Baranovichi, midway between Minsk and Brest-Litovsk.
- 1944 - In the English Channel, Royal Canadian Navy motor torpedo boat 463 strikes a mine and sinks.
- 1944 - (before 0630 hours) Operation Charnwood begins near Caen, France. British 1st Corp begins an attack along an eight-mile front to clear Caen.
- 1944 - (0630 hours) Phase II of Operation Charnwood begins.
- 1944 - (0730 hours) Canadian troops begin to move on their objectives around Caen, France.
- 1944 - (0950 hours) Canadian troops capture Gruchy, north-west of Caen.
- 1944 - (mid-afternoon) Canadian forces in France seize Authie, north-west of Caen, and Château de St. Louet.
- 1944 - British troops in France capture St. Contest, north-west of Caen.
- 1995 - Sega releases the Saturn video game system in Europe. Price with Virtua Fighter in the UK is 399 pounds.
- 2007 - At the Electronic Entertainment Expo, Nintendo announces the Wii Zapper, a white plastic casing that holds the Wii remote and nunchuck analog stick. Release price is to be US$19.99. The upcoming Mario Kart video game for the Nintendo Wii will come with a white plastic wheel to hold the Wii remote. The upcoming title Wii Fit will include a new balance board controller that sense your weight and center of gravity.
- 2008 - 2K Games releases the Civilization Revolution video game for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Nintendo DS in the USA.
- 1319 - At Mora Stone in the parish of Lagga in Uppsala, Council assembles with representatives of nobility, clergy, lawmen, and peasants. Council elects three-year-old Prince Magnus Eriksson of Norway as King of Sweden. Chancellor Matts Kettilmundsson pledges an oath on the King's behalf not to introduce new taxes without the consent of Councillors of the Realm, not to appoint foreigners as Councillors or Royal bailiffs, and to govern by law and not imprison any person without due process of law. As Magnus has already been declared King of Norway, this unites most of the Scandinavian peninsula under one ruler, the largest empire in Europe.
- 1963 - The price of silver hits $1.29 per ounce making it worthwhile to redeem Silver Certificates for silver coins from the US Treasury.
- 1975 - The US Mint releases 1776-1976 Bicentennial quarter dollars to circulation.
- 2004 - (to July 9) Bowers and Merena Auctions conduct the auction of Jim Gray's North Carolina Collection. Some highlights:
- 1870-S half dime, unique, MS-63 NGC: US$661,250.
- 1873-CC Seated Liberty dime, No Arrows, MS-65 NGC: US$891,250.
- 1805 - American Bill Richmond knocks out Jack Holmes, in Kilburn Wells, England.
- 1889 - John L Sullivan wins by knockout in 75 rounds in last bare-knuckle bout.
- 1898 - Philadelphia Phillies' pitcher Red Donahue no-hits Boston Beaneaters, 5-0.
- 1900 - First night baseball, league game (Zanesville at Grand Rapids, Michigan).
- 1909 - First pro baseball game (minor league) played under lights.
- 1912 - Pitcher Rube Marquard loses after winning 19 straight games.
- 1928 - Philadelphia Phillies set record of errorless 25-inning doubleheader.
- 1935 - American League beats National League 4-1 in third US All Star Game (Cleveland, Ohio).
- 1941 - American League beats National League 7-5 in 9th All Star Game (Briggs Stadium, Detroit).
- 1947 - American League beats National League 2-1 in 14th All Star Game (Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois).
- 1952 - National League beats American League 3-2 (5 innings) in 19th All Star Game (Shibe Park Philadelphia).
- 1958 - American League beats National League 4-3 in 25th All Star Game (Memorial Stadium, Baltimore).
- 1967 - Billie Jean King concludes Wimbeldon sweep (singles, doubles and mix).
- 1967 - Helen Weston of Detroit, Michgan, USA bowls a record 4,585 in 24 games.
- 1970 - San Francisco Giants' Jim Ray Hart is 8th to get six RBIs in an inning (5th).
- 1973 - New York Mets are 12.5 games back in National League, and go on to win the pennant.
- 1974 - New York Yankees' shortstop Jim Mason ties record with four doubles in 9 innings.
- 1978 - Björn Borg of Sweden wins third consecutive title at Wimbledon.
- 1980 - National League beats American League 4-2 in 51st All Star Game (Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California).
- 1984 - John McEnroe beats Jimmy Connors for Wimbeldon singles.
- 1990 - Federal Republic of Germany defeats Argentina 1-0 for soccer's 14th FIFA World Cup at Rome, Italy.
- 1990 - Italy beats England in soccer's FIFA World Cup consolation game.
- 1990 - Stefan Edberg beats Boris Becker for Wimbeldon title.
- 1990 - Trailing 7-0, Milwaukee Brewers tie California Angels and then score 13 in 5th to win 20-7.
- 1996 - Martina Hingis becomes the youngest person in history (age 15 years and 282 days) to win at Wimbledon in the Ladies' Doubles event.
- 2005 - In Singapore, the International Olympic Committee takes a secret vote on the approval of the 28 current summer Olympic events scheduled to be played at the 2012 Summer Games in London. Baseball and softball are eliminated.
- 2007 - Roger Federer wins the Men's Singles of tennis, at Wimbledon for the fifth time in a row.
- 2018 - At the Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada, the Mobil 1 SportsCar Grand Prix race is held, round 7 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series.
- Finishing 1st in Prototype class and 1st overall is the CORE autosport #54 ORECA LMP2 driven by Colin Braun and Jon Bennett.
- Finishing 1st in GT Le Mans class and 10th overall is the Ford Chip Ganassi Racing #67 Ford GT driven by Richard Westbrook and Ryan Briscoe.
- Finishing 1st in GT Daytona class and 18th overall is the Mercedes-AMG Team Riley Motorsports #33 Mercedes-AMG GT3 driven by Jeroen Bleekemolen and Ben Keating.
- 2022 - At T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Seattle Mariners beats Toronto Blue Jays by score 5-2.
- 2022 - At Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Dodgers beats Chicago Cubs by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At Petco Park in San Diego, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Diego Padres beats San Francisco Giants by score 6-3.
- 2022 - At RingCentral Coliseum, Oakland, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Houston Astros beats Oakland Athletics by score 8-3.
- 2022 - At Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Colorado Rockies beats Arizona Diamondbacks by score 6-5.
- 2022 - At Busch Stadium in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Philadelphia Phillies beats Saint Louis Cardinals by score 2-0.
- 2022 - At American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Milwaukee Brewers beats Pittsburgh Pirates by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Chicago White Sox beats Detroit Tigers by score 7-5.
- 2022 - At Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Kansas City Royals beats Cleveland Guardians by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Texas Rangers beats Minnesota Twins by score 6-5.
- 2022 - At Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Atlanta Braves beats Washington Nationals by score 12-2.
- 2022 - At Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Yankees beats Boston Red Sox by score 12-5.
- 2022 - At Citi Field in New York City, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Miami Marlins beats New York Mets by score 5-2.
- 2022 - At Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Baltimore Orioles beats Los Angeles Angels by score 5-4.
- 2022 - At Great America Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Cincinnati Reds beats Tampa Bay Rays by score 2-1.
- 1932 - G Neujmin discovers asteroid #1255 Schilowa.
- 1936 - C Jackson discovers asteroid #1949 Messina.
- 1978 - Pioneer-Venus 2 Multi-probe launched to Venus.
- 1979 - Voyager 2 takes first ever photo of Jupiter's satellite Adrastea (J14).
- 1986 - NASA establishes Safety, Reliability and Quality Assurance standards for space shuttle program.
- 1851 - In Oregon City, USA, eight men playing cards are killed by lightning.
- 1776 - Colonel John Nixon gives first public reading of Declaration of Independence.
- 1796 - US State Department issues first American passport.
- 1863 - Confederate forces surrender at Port Hudson, Louisiana.
- 1870 - US Congress authorizes registration of trademarks.
- 1870 - Governor Holden of North Carolina declares Casswell County in a state of insurrection.
- 1876 - White terrorists attack black Republicans in Hamburg, South Carolina, killing five.
- 1889 - Wall Street Journal begins publishing.
- 1892 - American Psychological Association is organized, in Worcester, Massachusetts.
- 1905 - Part of Angel Island, California, allocated for Immigration Detention Center.
- 1907 - Florenz Ziegfeld stages first 'Follies' on New York Theater roof.
- 1923 - US President Warren Harding becomes first sitting president to visit Alaska (Metlakahtla).
- 1932 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average hits a low point of 41.22, 90 percent of its pre-crash peak.
- 1933 - Public Works Administration becomes effective.
- 1944 - Bureau of Engraving and Printing releases last $10,000 Federal Reserve notes.
- 1947 - Demolition begins in New York City for United Nations headquarters in New York City.
- 1950 - US General Douglas MacArthur named commander-in-chief, United Nations forces in Korea.
- 1950 - Leroy Deans awarded first Order of Purple Heart in Korea.
- 1959 - Dale Buisand and Chester Ovnand are first Americans killed in Vietnam War.
- 1960 - Storer Broadcasting Company purchases WINS radio in New York City for $10 million, the highest price paid for a radio station to that time.
- 1960 - CIA pilot Francis Gary Powers is charged with espionage by the Soviet Union.
- 1963 - The US Treasury Department bans the purchase abroad and import of postage stamps of Cuba.
- 1968 - In Huff, North Dakota, a magnitude 4.4 earthquake occurs, first in the state recorded by instrument.
- 1969 - US troop withdrawal begins in Vietnam.
- 1975 - US President Gerald Ford announces he will seek Republican nomination for president.
- 1975 - The US Mint releases 1776-1976 Bicentennial quarter dollars to circulation.
- 1978 - Pioneer-Venus 2 Multi-probe launched to Venus.
- 1981 - California Governor Jerry Brown, faced with a Mediterranean fruit fly infestation, chooses to delay the aerial spraying of malathion, in favor of continuing ground-based eradication efforts.
- 1981 - US Senate confirms Sandra Day O'Conner to US Supreme Court (99-0).
- 1986 - U.S. Steel changes its company name to USX Corporation.
- 1986 - NASA establishes Safety, Reliability and Quality Assurance standards for space shuttle program.
- 1986 - In North Palm Springs, California, a magnitude 6.1 earthquake occurs.
- 1987 - Sun Microsystems introduces its first SPARC-based computer system, the Sun-4/260, with 10 MIPS performance.
- 1997 - Mayo Clinic researchers warn that the dieting drug "fen-phen" can cause severe heart and lung damage.
- 2007 - Boeing launches the new Boeing 787.
- 2021 - Scripps National Spelling Bee in Orlando, Florida, won by Zaila Avant-garde.
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