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What happened in history on this day: July 18?
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 18 in ...
- 1983 - The one millionth Apple II computer is sold, in California.
- 1989 - The US Commerce Department announces plans to allow the sale of a greater range of computers to the Soviet Union and Eastern-bloc nations. The limit on data processing rate is raised from 6.5 million bits per second to 68, allowing the low-end Apple Computer Macintosh and the most basic IBM PS/2 to be exported.
- 2000 - Maxtor announces the Diamond Max 80 hard drive, with 80 GB capacity.
- 2000 - Circuit City Stores announces it will again carry Apple Computer's Macintosh computer products. The company dropped the Apple line three years ago.
- 2000 - In New York City, New York, the Macworld Expo / New York trade show is held, over three days.
- 2001 - Apple Computer announces the Power Mac G4/867. It features 867 MHz processor, 133 MHz system bus, 2 MB Level 3 cache, four 33 MHz PCI slots, 4x AGP slot, three DIMM slots, SuperDrive (DVD-R and CD-RW), 60 GB hard drive, Mac OS 9.2, Mac OS X 10.0.4, 128 MB RAM. Price is US$2499.
- 2002 - Dell announces it plans to launch its own line of printers by the end of the year.
- 2003 - Sony Electronics introduces the Clié PEG-UX40 and PEG-UX50 handheld computers. Both features 123-MHz Sony CXD2230GA processor, Palm OS 5.2, digital camera, voice recorder, digital audio player, Memory Stick slot, 2.75 x 1.75 inch 480x320 color screen, lithium-ion battery, Bluetooth wireless connectivity, keyboard, flip-up screen, 104 MB RAM. The PEG-UX50 adds Wi-Fi wireless technology. Prices are US$599 (PEG-UX40) and US$699 (PEG-UX50).
- 2004 - Advanced Micro Devices releases the 2.2 GHz Athlon 64 3400+ processor. It features 1 MB cache. Price is US$432 in 1000-unit quantities.
- 2004 - Advanced Micro Devices releases the 1.6 GHz Athlon XP-M 2200+ processor. It features 512 kB cache. Price is US$97 in 1000-unit quantities.
- 1927 - The Paramount Theater in New York City premieres the 54th Alice Comedy film, Alice the Whaler.
- 1932 - The Mickey Mouse film Mickey in Arabia is released to theaters. Minnie Mouse also appears.
- 1952 - The Donald Duck film Uncle Donald's Ants is released.
- 1955 - Disneyland opens to the public (10 AM to 10 PM), with general admission costing US$1 for adults and 50 cents for kids. Cost of the twenty attractions range from 10c to 35c. First guests are Kristine Vess and Michael Schwartner. They are both given lifetime passes. A gas leak forces Fantasyland to close early.
- 1955 - The Puffin Bakery shop opens on Main Street at Disneyland.
- 1955 - The Pendleton Woolen Mills Dry Goods Store opens in Frontierland at Disneyland.
- 1955 - At Disneyland, the Casey Jr. Circus Train shuts down operations, to allow the uphill grade to be reduced.
- 1956 - Disney releases the live-action short film Man in Space to theaters.
- 1956 - Disney releases the animated short film Jack and Old Mac to theaters.
- 1965 - The Plaza Inn restaurant opens on the hub at Disneyland. It was formerly the Red Wagon Inn.
- 1965 - The Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln attraction opens in the Main Street Opera House at Disneyland.
- 1971 - The Walt Disney World phone system beins operation, part of the world's first all-electronic telephone company.
- 1978 - The Lake Buena Vista Office Plaza opens at Walt Disney World. It is also knowns as the Sun Bank Building.
- 1984 - Irwin Jacobs reports that he and four associates now own 5.9 percent of Disney stock, making them the largest shareholders.
- 1986 - Disney releases the animated film The Gummi Bears: A New Beginning to theaters in Britain.
- 1990 - Buena Vista releases the Hollywood Pictures / Amblin Entertainment live-action feature film Arachnophobia to theaters. This is the first Hollywood Pictures' release. It cost US$25 million to produce.
- 1993 - The Disney Channel airs the four-hour Disney Channel Premiere Film Heidi.
- 1995 - Capital Cities chairman Tom Murphy calls Michael Eisner, saying the shareholders would prefer to receive Disney stock, not cash, for shares of Capital Cities.
- 1995 - Disney releases the animated film compilation Winnie the Pooh: Learning Volume 2 on laserdisc for US$30. It includes Grown But Not Forgotten, Home is Where The Home Is, Owl's Well That Ends Well, A Very, Very Large Animal, Caws And Effect, To Dream the Impossible Scheme.
- 1999 - Disney premieres the live-action feature film Inspector Gadget.
- 2001 - The ABC TV network airs the last The Beast TV show.
- 2014 - The Club 33 restaurant in Disneyland re-opens after a renovation and expansion.
- 1982 - At the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio, the Red Roof Inns / CRC Chemicals Trans-Am Championship - Round 6 race is held.
- Finishing 3rd is the Full-Time Racing #99 Corvette, driven by Phil Currin.
- Finishing 7th is the Buzz Fyhrie Racing #88 Corvette, driven by Buzz Fyhrie.
- Finishing 8th is the Quaker Manufacturing #26 Corvette, driven by Dan Furey.
- Finishing 10th is the Herb Forrest Racing #82 Corvette, driven by Herb Forrest.
- Finishing 11th is the #70 Corvette, driven by Murray Edwards.
- Finishing 12th is the Champion #97 Corvette, driven by Richard Anderson.
- Finishing 13th is the Freedom Oil #93 Corvette, driven by Michael Oleyar.
- Finishing 14th is the Rick Stark Enterprises #17 Corvette, driven by Rick Stark.
- In 16th place, but not finishing the race, is the Brandt #60 Corvette, driven by John Brandt, Jr.
- Finishing 17th is the J.S. Racing #35 Corvette, driven by Jim Sanborn.
- In 19th place, but not finishing the race, is the Euro-Petroleum #9 Corvette, driven by Jerry Brassfield.
- In 20th place, but not finishing the race, is the Technequip #47 Corvette, driven by Wayne Harper.
- In 22nd place, but not finishing the race, is the CVC #78 Corvette, driven by Paul DePirro.
- In 27th place, but not finishing the race, is the U.S.A. Racing #85 Corvette, driven by Richard Valentine.
- 1982 - At the Road America raceway in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, the CRC Chemicals Trans-Am Championship - Round 7 race is held.
- Finishing 1st is the LSI #44 Corvette, driven by Jerry Hansen. Hansen also set a new course record for fastest race lap time.
- Finishing 3rd is the Full-Time Racing #99 Corvette, driven by Phil Currin.
- Finishing 4th is the Rick Stark Enterprises #17 Corvette, driven by Rick Stark.
- Finishing 8th is the Buzz Fyrie Racing #88 Corvette, driven by Buzz Fyhrie.
- Finishing 9th is the Herb Forrest Racing #82 Corvette, driven by Herb Forrest.
- Finishing 10th is the CVC #78 Corvette, driven by Paul DePirro.
- Finishing 13th is the Brandt #60 Corvette, driven by John Brandt, Jr.
- Finishing 14th is the Euro-Petroleum #3 Corvette, driven by Tony Brassfield.
- Finishing 16th is the Keeping Track of Vettes #97 Corvette, driven by Richard Anderson.
- Finishing 20th is the Euro-Petroleum #9 Corvette, driven by Jerry Brassfield.
- Finishing 22nd is the Kramer Tire/Calibrated Eng. #52 Corvette, driven by Darwin Bosell.
- Finishing 23rd is the P.M. Racing #74 Corvette, driven by Paul Musschoot.
- In 25th place, but not finishing the race, is the Flying Tigers/Keeping Track of Vettes #75 Corvette, driven by Bard Boand.
- Finishing 26th is the Freedom Oil #93 Corvette, driven by Michael Oleyar.
- In 28th place, but not finishing the race, is the Western Ave. Auto Parts #77 Corvette, driven by Bill Morrison.
- In 32nd place, but not finishing the race, is the #39 Corvette, driven by Keith Berg.
- In 33rd place, but not finishing the race, is the #65 Corvette, driven by Larry Gross.
- In 34th place, but not finishing the race, is the Quaker Manufacturing #6 Corvette, driven by Dan Furey.
- In 45th place, but not finishing the race, is the Q & T Realtors/Desks, Inc. #24 Corvette, driven by Rick Dittman.
- In 46th place, but not finishing the race, is the Specialties Racing Equipment #11 Corvette, driven by Ron Boelts.
- 2004 - At the Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California, the Infineon Grand Prix of Sonoma race is held, round four of the SCCA Pro Racing Speed GT Championship series.
- Finishing 2nd is the 3R-Racing #73 Corvette Z06, driven by Phil McClure.
- Finishing 5th is the Banner Engineering #6 Corvette Z06, driven by Leighton Reese.
- Finishing 6th is the Black Dog Racing #34 Corvette Z06, driven by Tony Gaples.
- Finishing 16th is the #47 Corvette Z06, driven by Bob Taylor.
- Finishing 17th is the #67 Corvette Z06, driven by Kevin Chambers.
- Finishing 20th is the #28 Corvette Z06, driven by Lou Gigliotti.
- In 23rd place, but not finishing the race, is the Tiger Racing #99 Corvette, driven by Thomas Oates.
- In 24th place, but not finishing the race, is the #31 Corvette, driven by Keith Videtto.
- 2019 - At Tustin, California, General Motors' President Mark Reuss introduces the 2020 C8 Mid-Engine Corvette Stingray, with 6.2-litre, 494hp, 470 lb-ft torque LT2 engine, and 8-speed transmission.
- 2020 - At the Sebring International Raceway in Sebring, Florida, USA, the Cadillac Grand Prix of Sebring race is held, round 3 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series.
- Finishing 1st in GT Le Mans class and 13th overall is the Corvette Racing #4 Corvette C8.R driven by Tommy Milner and Oliver Gavin.
- Finishing 2nd in GT Le Mans class and 14th overall is the Corvette Racing #3 Corvette C8.R driven by Jordan Taylor and Antonio Garcia.
- 1940 - British Prime Minister Winston Churchill makes his "This was their finest hour" speech in Parliament.
- 1941 - In Japan, Prince Fumimaro Konoye returns as premier, with same cabinet members except with Admiral Teijiro Toyoda as foreign minister.
- 1941 - Josef Stalin sends an urgent appeal for help to Winston Churchill, suggesting opening a war front in the West (Northern France) and North (Norway).
- 1943 - In Sicily, Canadian troops capture Valguarnera, clearing the road to Enna.
- 1944 - German General Alexander Falkenhausen is dismissed as military commander in Belgium and northern France.
- 1944 - (2200 hours) In the cabinet War Room in London, the Crossbow Committee meets. Dr. R.V. Jones reveals that the Germans have perhaps 1000 production rockets ready for use. Prime Minister Winston Churchill orders the highest priority be given to bombing nine major German hydrogen peroxide plants. If the US and the Soviet Union agree, Britain would threaten Germany with large-scale gas attacks in retaliation for rocket attacks.
- 1944 - (early evening) Operation Goodwood begins, a British air and armored attack on Caen, France. 863 American bombers and 1056 British bombers attack positions between Caen and Falaise. Three British armoured divisions begin an assault to poke a hole in the German defence line via the Orne River bridgehead.
- 1944 - Canadian forces in France begin Operation Atlantic, part of Operation Goodwood. Giberville is captured, east of Caen.
- 1944 - (evening) 364 British bombers attack synthetic oil plants at Wesseling and Scholven-Buer, Germany. Great damage is inflicted. Five planes are shot down.
- 1945 - Brazil issues five postage stamps honoring the Brazilian Expeditionary Force and US 5th Army fight against Axis forces in Italy.
- 1990 - Marshall Islands issues a postage stamp marking the 50th anniversary of the Battles for Burma Road.
- 2002 - Sony releases an Ocean Blue translucent PlayStation 2 game system in Japan. Price is about US$250.
- 2006 - EA Sports releases the NCAA Football 07 video game for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, and Xbox in the US.
- 1628 - Count Brahe and Colonel Alexander Leslie with 2000 Swedish troops arrive in Stralsund.
- 1992 - A 10-foot high loon dollar replica monument is dedicated in Echo Bay, Ontario.
- 1996 - A Royal proclamation amends the Royal Canadian Mint Act, changing the specifications for the 1c coin to be 19.1 mm diameter, made of copper-plated zinc or copper-plated steel.
- 1792 - The US government buys two lots in Philadelphia for establishment of a Mint, for 1600 pounds sterling (US$5466.66).
- 1793 - The Philadelphia Mint begins production of 1793 Liberty Cap half cents.
- 1794 - The Bank of Maryland makes the first deposit of silver bullion for coinage at the US Mint, $80,715.735 in French coins.
- 1866 - A ground-breaking ceremony is held for the Carson City Mint in Carson City, Nevada.
- 1878 - The US Mint melts 44,148 Trade dollar coins.
- 1913 - After 68 straight innings, New York Giants' pitcher Christy Mathewson gives up a walk.
- 1947 - Detroit Tigers shut out New York Yankees 2-0, end 19-game win streak.
- 1948 - Pat Seerey of Chicago White Sox hits four home runs in a game.
- 1951 - Jersey Joe Walcott knocks out Ezzard Charles in five rounds for heavyweight belt. At age 37 Walcott is the oldest boxer to win the title.
- 1954 - Saint Louis Cardinals, losing 8-1 to Philadelphia Phillies begin stalling in 5th; they forfeit game.
- 1960 - Baseball's National League votes to add Houston and New York franchises.
- 1970 - Ron Hunt gets hit by a pitch for a record 119th time.
- 1970 - Willie Mays hits number 3,000.
- 1978 - Billy Martin suspends Reggie Jackson for not bunting.
- 1987 - New York Yankees' Don Mattingly ties major league record (Dale Long, 1956) of home runs in eight consecutive games.
- 1994 - Trailing 11-0 after three innings, the Houston Astros pull off a major comeback defeating the Saint Louis Cardinals, 15-12.
- 1999 - David Cone pitches a perfect game, the 16th in history, as the New York Yankees defeat the Montreal Expos, 6-0, to celebrate Yogi Berra Day.
- 2004 - Todd Hamilton wins The Open Championship at Royal Troon Golf Club.
- 2020 - At the Sebring International Raceway in Sebring, Florida, USA, the Cadillac Grand Prix of Sebring race is held, round 3 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series.
- Finishing 1st in DPi class and 1st overall is the Whelen Engineering Racing #31 Cadillac DPi driven by Pipo Derani and Felipe Nasr.
- Finishing 1st in LMP2 class and 9th overall is the DragonSpeed USA LLC #81 ORECA LMP2 07 driven by Gustavo Menezes and Henrik Hedman.
- Finishing 1st in GT Le Mans class and 13th overall is the Corvette Racing #4 Corvette C8.R driven by Tommy Milner and Oliver Gavin.
- Finishing 1st in GT Daytona class and 19th overall is the AIM VASSER SULLIVAN #14 Lexus RC F GT3 driven by Jack Hawksworth and Aaron Telitz.
- 1904 - P Gotz discovers asteroid #538 Friederike.
- 1965 - Zond 3 launched to fly by Moon, enters solar orbit.
- 1966 - Gemini X is launched.
- 1968 - C Torres discovers asteroid #2654 Ristenpart.
- 1980 - Rohini 1, first Indian satellite, launches into orbit.
- 1792 - The US government buys the site for the Philadelphia Mint for $5466.66.
- 1794 - The Bank of Maryland makes the first deposit of silver bullion at the US Mint, $80,715.735 in French coins.
- 1814 - British capture Prairie du Chien (Wisconsin).
- 1853 - First train to cross the US-Canada boundary, from Portland, Maine to Montréal, Quebec.
- 1853 - Completion of Grand Trunk Line, America's first international railroad.
- 1914 - US army air service first comes into being, in the Signal Corps.
- 1918 - US and French forces launch Aisne-Marne offensive.
- 1932 - US and Canada sign a treaty to develop Saint Lawrence Seaway.
- 1940 - First successful helicopter flight, Stratford, Connecticut, USA.
- 1942 - First legal New Jersey horse race in 50 years; Garden State Park track opens.
- 1955 - Disneyland opens to the public, in Anaheim, California, USA, with general admission costing US$1. Cost of the twenty attractions range from 10c to 35c.
- 1961 - IRS special agents raid the Sportsman Club in Newport, Kentucky, taking illegal slot machines, a rigged number drawing device, and records indicating only 1/7 of income was being reported for taxes.
- 1964 - Race riot in Harlem, New York City; riots spread to Bedford-Stuyvesant (Brooklyn).
- 1966 - Gemini X is launched.
- 1967 - Silver hits record US$1.87 an ounce in New York.
- 1968 - Intel incorporates.
- 1969 - Mary Jo Kopechne and Senator Ted Kennedy plunge off Chappaquiddick bridge.
- 1984 - In San Ysidro, California, 41-year-old James Oliver Huberty sprays a McDonald's restaurant with gunfire, killing 21 people before being shot and killed by police.
- 1987 - Molly Yard elected new president of US National Organization for Women.
- 2001 - In Baltimore, Maryland, a 60-car train derailment occurs in a tunnel, sparking a fire that lasts days and virtually shuts down downtown Baltimore.
- 2007 - At the height of rush hour in New York City a major steam pipe bursts, releasing millions of gallons of boiling water and super heated steam. Only one fatality occurs, a pedestrian who goes into cardiac arrest.
Other history:
- 64 - Great Fire of Rome begins.
- 1936 - Spanish Civil War begans, General Francisco Franco leading the uprising.
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