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What happened in history on this day: July 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 July 28 in ...
- 1981 - IBM's General Systems Division introduces its first desktop computer, the System 23 Datamaster. It uses a 16-bit 8086, and is a dedicated data processing machine. Price is US$9830.
- 1989 - At the Chicago Hyatt Regency Hotel in Chicago, Illinois, the AmiEXPO trade show is held, over three days. 10,437 people attend.
- 1995 - Columbia Pictures releases the film The Net to theaters in the USA.
- The game Wolfenstein 3D is played/debugged on a Macintosh computer.
- Another computer shows the Windows operating system running.
- Several types of Apple Macintosh computers are used throughout the film.
- 1997 - National Semiconductor announces an agreement to acquire Cyrix, for US$550 million in stock.
- 2005 - Microsoft reports it has sold 100,000 copies of Windows XP Starter Edition to date.
- 2006 - Macao issues a postage stamp depicting a personal computer keyboard and mouse.
- 1930 - The Silly Symphony film Midnight in a Toy Shop is completed.
- 1931 - The Silly Symphony film The Cat's Out is released to theaters. The name on the copyright registration is The Cat's Nightmare.
- 1942 - Walt Disney first meets with Major Alexander de Seversky, author of Victory Through Air Power, to purchase the film rights and commence work on a feature film based on the book.
- 1951 - RKO Radio Pictures releases Disney's True-Life Adventure film Nature's Half Acre to theaters in the US.
- 1951 - RKO Radio Pictures releases Disney's film Alice in Wonderland to theaters in the US. The film cost US$3 million to make.
- 1987 - At the SIGGRAPH convention in Anaheim, California, Disney shows the computer-generated short film Oilspot and Lipstick. John Lasseter chairs the panel session Traditions and the Future of Character Animation, examining the past, present, and future of Disney animation.
- 1989 - Sid Bass' investment group reports that its stake in the Walt Disney Company increased from 15.2 percent to 18.6, due mainly to two of its members being elected officers of a company that controls 2 percent of Disney shares.
- 1989 - Buena Vista Pictures Distribution releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film Turner and Hooch to theaters in the USA.
- 1993 - The Bank of America closes its branch location in Disneyland. The location continues under the name Bank of Main Street.
- 1994 - Ground breaking begins for a new Vacation Club Resort in Vero Beach, Florida.
- 1994 - The Fox TV network air the last episode of The Sinbad Show.
- 1995 - Buena Vista Pictures releases the Walt Disney Pictures live-action feature film Operation Dumbo Drop to theaters in the US.
- 1997 - The Comedy Central TV network begins airing Win Ben Stein's Money.
- 1999 - Comedy Central airs the South Park TV show in the USA. The Master Control Program from the film Tron is used to represent a fantasy character.
- 1953 - Zora Arkus-Duntov proposes a 1955 Corvette 323hp V8 supercar to Ed Cole, who nixes the idea.
- 1973 - At the Road America raceway in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, the Road America Trans-Am race, part of the SCCA Trans-American series.
- Finishing 1st is the Greenwood Racing #48 Corvette, driven by John Greenwood.
- Finishing 9th is the My Brother's Place Corvette, driven by Daniel Scott and Frank Reimann.
- Finishing 13th is the Bresee Chevytown Corvette, driven by Alex Davidson.
- Finishing 22nd is the Corvette Unlimited Corvette, driven by Don Hager and Thomas Simpson.
- In 31st place, but not finishing the race, is the Abex - Jim Robbins Co. Corvette, driven by Jerry Thompson and J. Marshall Robbins.
- In 34th place, but not finishing the race, is the Pironell Racing Corvette, driven by Joe Pirrotta.
- 1978 - Universal Pictures releases the film Animal House to theaters in the USA. A 1958-61 red Corvette with white coves appears.
- 1986 - At the Portland International Raceway in Portland, Oregon, the G.I. Joe's Grand Prix IMSA race is held.
- The Hendricks Motorsports GTP Corvettes #22 and #52 finish 7th and 8th, driven by Doc Bundy and Sarel van der Merwe.
- Finishing 10th is the Corvette driven by Jerry Brassfield.
- Finishing 13th is the #29 Corvette driven by Doug Taylor and Don Smether.
- Finishing 14th is the #54 Corvette driven by Parke Duff.
- Finishing 15th is the #11 Corvette driven by Rick Stark.
- 1988 - The last 1988 model Corvette is built.
- 1940 - British armed merchant cruiser Alcantara battles German armed merchant cruiser Thor in the West Indies off Trinidad. Both ships are damaged.
- 1942 - Josef Stalin orders forces at Stalingrad to not retreat.
- 1942 - The German 6th Army reaches the Don River near Kalach.
- 1943 - (0057 hours) 722 British bombers attack Hamburg, Germany, dropping 2326 tons of bombs, creating nine square miles of firestorm, reaching 1800 degrees Fahrenheit, with winds up to 150 MPH feeding the fire. About 40,000 are killed.
- 1943 - Canadian troops take Agira and Monte Fronte, Italy, after five days of hard fighting.
- 1944 - The US 1st Army breaks through German lines near Coutances.
- 1944 - In Germany, Ulrich von Hassell is arrested. He was to serve as Foreign Minister in a post-Nazi government.
- 1944 - (evening) 307 British bombers attack Hamburg, Germany. About 22 planes are shot down.
- 1945 - Japanese Prime Minister Kantaro Suzuki rejects the Potsdam ultimatum, saying Japan will fight for a successful conclusion to the war.
- 1945 - Three US C-54 cargo planes arrive at Tinian island in the Marianas, with critical target insert components of the atomic bomb to be used against Japan.
- 1995 - Columbia Pictures releases the film The Net to theaters in the USA. A scene takes place in an amusement park, showing several arcade video games.
- 2003 - Nintendo releases the Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour video game for the GameCube in the US.
- 2011 - Nintendo announces it is cutting the price of the Nintendo 3DS in the US from US$249.99 to US$169.99.
- 2017 - Nintendo releases the Hey! Pikmin video game for the Nintendo 3DS in the USA.
- 2017 - Nintendo launches the Nintendo 2DS XL handheld video game system in the USA. price is US$149.
- 1984 - (to August 12) The 23rd Olympic Games are held in Los Angeles, California, USA. Sweden wins 2 gold, 11 silver, and 6 bronze medals.
- 2000 - In Norstead, Newfoundland, Canada, near L'Anse aux Meadows, thirteen replica Viking longships from Sweden, Norway, and elsewhere arrive as part of a Grand Encampment Ceremony, in celebration of the 1000th anniversary of the arrival of Vikings in North America, and their establishment of a settlement.
- 1921 - President Warren Harding issues executive order requiring coin designs to come under purview of Commission of Fine Arts.
- 1937 - Congressman Cochran introduces H.R. 8036 in the House of Representatives, presenting a report on abuses of commemorative coins, proposing commemorative coins cese to be produced.
- 1964 - US Congress passes the Fiscal Year 1965 appropriations legislation, which includes US$600,000 for production of 45 million silver dollars.
- 2008 - Stack's conducts an auction prior to the ANA convention in Baltimore. Some highlights:
- 1792 half disme MS-64 NGC: US$373,750;
- 1793 Liberty Cap With Pole half cent MS-63 brown PCGS: US$253,000;
- 1795 Capped Bust Small Eagle gold $5 half eagle MS-64 NGC: US$322,000;
- 1795 Capped Bust 13 Leaves gold $10 eagle MS-64 PCGS: US$546,250;
- 1796 Capped Bust No Stars gold $2.50 quarter eagle MS-62 PCGS: US$488,750;
- 1797 Draped Bust Small Eagle 15 Stars half dollar MS-66 NGC: US$1.38 million;
- 1804 Draped Bust Heraldic Eagle quarter dollar MS-64 PCGS: US$253,000;
- 1879 Coiled Hair Stella $4 pattern aluminum PR-67 cameo NGC: US$373,750;
- 1907 Indian Head With Periods Plain Edge $10 eagle pattern gold PR-62 NGC (only one known): US$322,000;
- 1907 Saint-Gaudens Extremely High Relief Roman Numerals $20 double eagle pattern gold PR-58 NGC: US$690,000.
- 1906 - New York Yankees turn triple-play, beat Cleveland Naps 6-4.
- 1913 - US wins its first Davis Cup since 1902, beating England, 3-2.
- 1929 - Chicago Cardinals become first NFL team to train out of state (Michigan).
- 1931 - Chicago White Sox score 11 runs in 8th inning to beat New York Yankees 14-12.
- 1933 - NFL divides into two five-team divisions.
- 1940 - New York Yankees player Charle Keller hits three home runs to beat Chicago White Sox 10-9.
- 1957 - Chicago White Sox' James Landis struck out five times in a game.
- 1971 - Sixteen-time gold glover Brook Robinson commits three errors in 6th inning.
- 1976 - Chicago White Sox player John Odom (5 innings) and Francisco Barrios (4 innings) no-hits Oakland Athletics.
- 1979 - Dave Kingman becomes 6th to have a second three home run game.
- 1984 - (to August 12) The Games of the XXIII Olympiad are held in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- 1988 - New York Yankees' Tommy John makes three errors on one play yet beats Milwaukee Brewers 16-3.
- 1989 - Atlanta Braves' player Dale Murphy hits two 3-run home runs in an inning, 14th man to hit.
- 1991 - Buffalo Bills beat Philadelphia Eagles, 17-13 in American Bowl football in Wembley.
- 1991 - Montreal Expos' Dennis Martinez pitches baseball's 15th perfect game versus (Los Angeles Dodgers).
- 1991 - Miguel Indurain of Spain wins the Tour de France bicycle race.
- 2008 - The NBA's Golden State Warriors re-sign centre Andris Biedrins to a six-year, US$62-million US contract.
- 2009 - Gemma Spofforth sets a new world record of 58.12 seconds in the 100m backstroke to win swimming gold at the World Championships in Rome, Italy.
- 2009 - Germany's Paul Biedermann beats Michael Phelps in the men's 200m freestyle final to win gold, setting a new world record of 1:42.00 at the World Championships in Rome, Italy.
- 2022 - At Oracle Park in San Francisco, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Francisco Giants beats Chicago Cubs by score 4-2.
- 2022 - At Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Texas Rangers beats Los Angeles Angels by score 2-0.
- 2022 - At Coors Field in Denver, Colorado, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Dodgers beats Colorado Rockies by score 13-0.
- 2022 - At Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Houston Astros beats Seattle Mariners by score 4-2.
- 2022 - At Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Boston Red Sox beats Cleveland Guardians by score 4-2.
- 2022 - At Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Major League Baseball regular season game: Toronto Blue Jays beats Detroit Tigers by score 5-3.
- 2022 - At PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Philadelphia Phillies beats Pittsburgh Pirates by score 8-7.
- 2022 - At Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Yankees beats Kansas City Royals by score 1-0.
- 2022 - At Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Baltimore Orioles beats Tampa Bay Rays by score 3-0.
- 2022 - At Great America Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Miami Marlins beats Cincinnati Reds by score 7-6.
- 1851 - Total solar eclipse is captured on a daguerreotype photograph.
- 1935 - G Neujmin discovers asteroid #1386 Storeria.
- 1938 - K Reinmuth discovers asteroid #1485 Isa.
- 1964 - Ranger 7 launched toward the Moon.
- 1973 - Skylab 3's astronauts (Bean, Garriott and Lousma) launched.
- 1978 - Perth Observatory discovers asteroids #3188 and #3422.
- 1986 - NASA releases transcript from doomed Challenger, pilot Michael Smith could be heard saying, "Uh-oh!" as spacecraft disintegrated.
- 2021 - The first direct observation of light from behind a black hole is reported, confirming Einstein's theory of general relativity.
- 2008 - Typhoon Fung-Wong dumps up to 28 inches of rain on Taiwan, killing one person and causing widespread flooding.
- 1849 - Memmon is first clipper to reach San Francisco, 120 days out of New York.
- 1862 - Confederate forces defeated at Moore's Hill, Missouri, USA.
- 1864 - Atlanta Campaign - Battle of Ezra Church.
- 1866 - Metric system becomes a legal measurement system in US.
- 1900 - The hamburger is created by Louis Lassing in Connecticut, USA.
- 1914 - The Foxtrot is first danced at New Amsterdam Roof Garden (New York City, by Harry Fox).
- 1915 - 10,000 blacks march on 5th Ave (New York City) protesting lynchings.
- 1915 - US Marines on US heavy cruiser Washington land in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, to restore order.
- 1921 - President Warren Harding issues executive order requiring coin designs to come under purview of Commission of Fine Arts.
- 1930 - 114 degrees F (46 degrees C), Greensburg, Kentucky (state record high).
- 1932 - President Herbert Hoover evicts bonus marchers from their encampment.
- 1934 - 118 degrees F (48 degrees C), Orofino, Idaho (state record).
- 1943 - President Franklin Roosevelt announces end of coffee rationing in the US.
- 1945 - US Army bomber crashes into 79th floor of Empire State Building, 14 die.
- 1945 - US Senate ratifies United Nations charter 89-2.
- 1951 - RKO Radio Pictures releases Disney's animated feature film Alice in Wonderland to theaters in the USA.
- 1959 - Hawaii's first US election sends first Asian-Americans to Congress.
- 1962 - Nineteen die in a train crash in Steelton, Pennsylvania, USA.
- 1964 - US Congress passes the Fiscal Year 1965 appropriations legislation, which includes US$600,000 for production of 45 million silver dollars.
- 1964 - Ranger 7 launched toward the Moon.
- 1977 - First oil flow through the length of the Alaska pipeline.
- 1986 - NASA releases transcript from doomed Challenger, pilot Michael Smith could be heard saying, "Uh-oh!" as spacecraft disintegrated.
- 2008 - Stack's conducts an auction prior to the ANA convention in Baltimore. Some highlights:
- 1795 Capped Bust 13 Leaves gold $10 eagle MS-64 PCGS: US$546,250;
- 1796 Capped Bust No Stars gold $2.50 quarter eagle MS-62 PCGS: US$488,750;
- 1797 Draped Bust Small Eagle 15 Stars half dollar MS-66 NGC: US$1.38 million;
- 1907 Saint-Gaudens Extremely High Relief Roman Numerals $20 double eagle pattern gold PR-58 NGC: US$690,000.
Other history:
- 1588 - Spanish Armada sails to overthrow England's Queen Elizabeth I.
- 1821 - Peru declares independence from Spain.
- 1830 - Revolution in France replaces Charles X with Louis Philippe.
- 1900 - Hamburger created by Louis Lassing in Connecticut, USA.
- 1945 - US Army bomber crashes into 79th floor of Empire State Building, 14 die.
- 1976 - Eldon Joersz and Geo Morgan set world air speed record of 3,530 kph.
- 1978 - Price of gold tops US$200 per ounce level for first time.
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