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What happened in history on this day: August 14?
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 August 14 in ...
- 1984 - IBM announces the IBM PC/AT computer. It features 6 MHz 80286 processor, PC-DOS 3.0, 5.25-inch 1.2 MB floppy drive, 256 or 512 kB RAM, optional 20 MB hard drive, monochrome or color monitor. The XENIX operating system from Microsoft is also awailable. Price ranges from US$4000 to US$6700, depending on configuration. Code-name during development was Bigtop. Code-name for the computer at Microsoft was Salmon.
- 1984 - IBM announces the Enhanced Graphics Adapter (EGA), supporting up to 640x350 resolution in 16 colors. With 64K, the card costs US$524. For 640x350x16 mode, a US$200 64 kB RAM expander is required.
- 1984 - IBM announces the Enhanced Color Display monitor with 640x350 resolution, priced at US$850.
- 1984 - IBM announces its PC Network local area network. Price is US$695 per computer. Code-name during development was Ringmaster. Code-name at Microsoft was Octopus.
- 1984 - Microsoft releases MS-DOS 3.0 for PCs. It adds support for 1.2 MB floppy disks, and bigger (than 10 MB) hard disks.
- 1984 - Atari files a lawsuit against Amiga, claiming graphics chips used by Amiga were developed under contract for Atari.
- 1985 - Rod Brock, of Seattle Computer Products, writes to Microsoft president Jon Shirley, notifying the intent to sell SCP's royalty-free DOS license, and seeking a Microsoft buyout of SCP for US$20 million.
- 1989 - Hewlett-Packard introduces the HP DeskWriter 300 dpi ink jet printer for Macintosh computers. Weight is 15 pounds; price is US$1195.
- 1942 - The Pluto film T-Bone for Two is released to theaters.
- 1944 - Work on the animated film The Good Samaritan is canceled.
- 1984 - Ray Watson meets with Stanley Gold and Al Checchi to work out an agreement to cancel the Gibson Greetings deal on equitable terms. As part of the agreement, Stanley Gold insists that Ron Miller resign.
- 1987 - Buena Vista releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film Can't Buy Me Love to theaters in the US.
- 1990 - Disney releases the film Who Owns the Sun? for educational use.
- 1995 - Disney releases the film Dumbo on laserdisc, for US$37-50.
- 1995 - Disney releases the film The Sword in the Stone on laserdisc in the US, for US$37-50.
- 1995 - Michael Ovitz is appointed president of the Walt Disney Company. His contract is for five years, with base salary US$1 million per year, and options to purchase 5 million shares of the Disney company.
- 1998 - Buena Vista releases the Hollywood Pictures live-action feature film Firelight to theaters in Great Britain.
- 1998 - Buena Vista Home Entertainment releases the film Air Bud: Golden Receiver on videocassette in the USA.
- 2015 - (to August 16) The 4th Disney D23 Expo is held, at the Anaheim Convention Center in California.
- 1974 - Tom Rynone of Waverly, New York, sells his 1967 Corvette L88 to Dave Dempsey of Long Island, New York.
- 1977 - At the Brainerd International Raceway, in Brainerd, Minnesota, the 7-Up SCCA Trans-Am Championship - Round 7 is held.
- Finishing 1st in category I and 5th overall is the Leader Automotive / Paul Bunyon Center #10 Corvette, driven by Ron Weaver.
- Finishing 3rd in category I and 7th overall is the Automotive Interests #71 Corvette, driven by Charles West.
- Finishing 5th in category I and 10th overall is the Motion Marketing #45 Corvette 355, driven by Jim Mancuso.
- Finishing 6th in category I and 11th overall is the Richard Rosenmerkel #84 Corvette 350, driven by Ron Rosenmerkel.
- Finishing 7th in category I and 12th overall is the Gross Racing #58 Corvette 350, driven by Larry Gross.
- Finishing 8th in category I and 13th overall is the Vettemotion Racing Enterprises #23 Corvette 327, driven by Vernon Brown.
- Finishing 9th in category I and 14th overall is the Midwest Corvettes #28 Corvette 433, driven by Steve Strandemo and Doug Rippie.
- Finishing 10th in category I and 15th overall is the Mr. Plywood #04 Corvette 427, driven by Bob Henkel.
- In 13th place in category I and 20th place overall, but not finishing the race, is the BTR #62 Corvette 460, driven by Sammy Bell Jr.
- In 14th place in category I and 21st place overall, but not finishing the race, is the Brandt Moving & Storage #60 Corvette 350, driven by John Brandt Jr.
- In 15th place in category I and 23rd place overall, but not finishing the race, is the Little Foreign Car Shop #93 Corvette 427, driven by Michael Oleyar.
- In 16th place in category I and 24th place overall, but not finishing the race, is the Sanborn Racing #35 Corvette 350, driven by Jim Sanborn.
- In 17th place in category I and 25th place overall, but not finishing the race, is the Midwest Speed #82 Corvette 427, driven by Emery Emond.
- In 18th place in category I and 26th place overall, but not finishing the race, is the McDill #17 Corvette 350, driven by Bill McDill.
- 2004 - At the Pepsi Center Street Circuit in Denver, Colorado, the Cytomax Sport Drink 100 - Denver race is held, round eight of the Motorock Trans-Am Series.
- Finishing 2nd is the Derhaag Motorsports #64 Corvette, driven by Johnny Miller.
- Finishing 5th is the Derhaag Motorsports #49 Corvette, driven by Randy Ruhlman.
- Finishing 8th is the #06 Corvette, driven by Joey Scarallo.
- Finishing 11th is the Simms Motorsports #24 Corvette, driven by Philip Simms.
- 2005 - At the Denver Street Circuit in Denver, Colorado, the CENTRIX Financial Grand Prix of Denver race is held, round nine of the SCCA SPEED World Challenge GT series.
- Finishing 5th is the Banner Engineering #6 Corvette C6, driven by Leighton Reese.
- Finishing 12th is the Blackdog Racing #34 Corvette C6, driven by Tony Gaples.
- Finishing 17th is the Whelen Engineering #31 Corvette Z06, driven by Sonny Whelen.
- In 19th place, but not finishing the race, is the Eagle Racing Corp. #47 Corvette Z06, driven by Bob Taylor.
- In 20th place, but not finishing the race, is the LG Pro Long Tube Headers #28 Corvette C6, driven by Lou Gigliotti.
- 1938 - Czechoslovak government declares martial law in Sudeten districts.
- 1941 - US President Franklin Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill create the Atlantic Charter, the basis for their wartime alliance. They pledge that they seek to gain no territory, they desire no territory changes outside of the choices of people, they respect the right of people to choose their own form of government, and that sovereign rights are to be restored and self-government given to those forcibly deprived of it.
- 1942 - In Operation Pedestal convoy in the Mediterranean, merchant ship Waimarama is bombed and explodes and sinks. Merchant ships Rochester Castle and Melbourne Star are hit, but continue sailing.
- 1942 - Italian planes from Sicily attack convoy Pedestal. They hit the Dorset ship, which later sinks.
- 1942 - Merchant ships Port Chalmers, Rochester Castle, Melbourne Star, Brisbane Star of Mediterranean convoy Pedestal reach Valletta harbor at Malta.
- 1943 - (evening) 134 British bombers attack Milan, Italy.
- 1944 - (0900 hours) In France, 1st Polish Armoured Division captures Potigny, between Caen and Falaise.
- 1944 - (1142 hours) Operation Tractable begins in France, by Canadian forces. Two columns of armored vehicles advance to River Laison through smoke and dust.
- 1944 - In France, the US 3rd Army advances northeast from Argentan.
- 1944 - 811 British bombers attack German positions 2000 yards in front of Canadian positions. 77 bombers target the Canadian positions, due to mistaking yellow recognition flares for yellow target indicators.
- 1944 - In France, Canadian forces quickly take Sassy, sustaining no casualties.
- 1944 - In Canada, authority is given to proceed with anthrax bombing trials at Suffield, Alberta.
- 1945 - The Japanese Supreme Council meets, with Emperor Hirohito present. They are evenly divided over issue of accepting unconditional surrender, or seeking a guarantee of the survival of the monarchy. Emperor Hirohito recommends accepting unconditional surrender.
- 1945 - American B-29 bombers attack Tokyo.
- 1945 - (late afternoon) The US receives the Japanese acceptance of unconditional surrender.
- 1945 - (evening) US President Harry Truman announces the end of the Second World War.
- 1991 - Marshall Islands issues two postage stamp marking the 50th anniversary of the declaration of the Atlantic Charter.
- 1995 - Turks and Caicos Islands issues eight postage stamps to mark the 50th anniversary of V-E Day in Europe.
- 2009 - The remains of more than 2,000 people discovered last October in Poland's largest mass grave from World War II are reburied in a military cemetery in north-west Poland, near the border between the countries. The victims are believed to be German civilians who died in the last months of the conflict, in early 1945.
- 1989 - Sega of America launches the Genesis home video game system in Los Angeles and New York City in the US. It features 7.68MHz 16-bit Motorola 68EC000 processor, 4MHz Z80 sound coprocessor, 64kB RAM, 512 colors in 320x224 resolution. 80 animated sprites are possible, with up to 16 colors per sprite. Included is the video game Altered Beast. Price is US$189.
- 1995 - Nintendo of America introduces the Virtual Boy portable video game system in the US. It features 32-bit 20MHz RISC processor, a special headset that creates a stereoscopic 3-D environment with two RTI mirror-scanning 384x224 pixel LED arrays, 8- or 16-Megabit ROM Game Paks, digital stereo sound, double-grip controller with dual directional control buttons, and powered by six AA batteries. An optional Playlink cable is available to connect two systems. The game Mario's Tennis is included in the hardware. Price is US$179.95.
- 2003 - Graphics chip maker ATI Technologies announces it will develop graphics components for Microsoft's next Xbox video game system.
- 2003 - EA Sports releases the Madden NFL 2004 video game for the GameCube, PlayStation 2, and Xbox in the US.
- 2003 - 3DO sells off its video game assets: Ubi Soft pays US$1.3 million for rights and properties of the Might and Magic series, and Heroes of Might and Magic. Namco Hometek pays US$1.5 million for Street Racing Syndicate. Microsoft pays US$450,000 for High Heat Baseball. JoWooD (Australia) pays US$90,000 for Jacked. Crave Entertainment pays US$750,000 for Army Men. Former CEO Trip Hawkins pays US$405,000 for Johnny Moseley Mad Trix, various Internet patents, and various pre-2001 game titles.
- 2007 - Sports releases the Madden NFL 08 video game for the Xbox, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, GameCube, Nintendo Wii, and Nintendo DS in the US.
- 2009 - EA Sports releases the Madden NFL 10 video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the USA.
- 2012 - THQ releases the Darksiders II video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the USA.
- 1790 - Sweden and Russian come to peace at Värälä. Neither side gains any territory. Russia agrees to not interfere with Sweden's constitution.
- 1814 - In Moss, Norway and Sweden sign a convention joining the two countries. The Norwegian King renounces his throne, and Sweden recognizes the Norwegian constitution and Storting parliament.
- 1984 - A & W Brands is granted a registered trademark of an image with text "GET THAT FROSTY MUG SENSATION" as applied to soft drinks.
- 1968 - Norval Parker, Master of the Royal Canadian Mint, dies, at age 60. E.F. Brown becomes acting Master of the Mint.
- 1980 - In Cincinatti, Ohio, Paramount International Coin holds the Auction '80 auction, over two days. A Specimen 1870 50c coin sells for $9000.
- 1937 - The Commission of Fine Arts approves designs for Norfolk Virginia Bicentennial commemorative half dollar.
- 1969 - The new fourth Philadelphia Mint at the corner of Fifth and Arch streets opens.
- 1974 - US President Gerald Ford signs legislation giving him the authority to legalize private ownership of gold.
- 1980 - (to August 15) In Cincinatti, Ohio, Auction '80 is held. Rarcoa sells an 1894-S dime for US$145,000.
- 2008 - The US Mint officially launches the 2008 Andrew Jackson Presidential dollar at the Hermitage outside Nashville, Tennessee, and releases the coin to circulation.
- 2009 - The US Mint launches the 2009 Lincoln, Professional Life cent in Springfield, Illinois.
- 1867 - In New York, horse Dexter runs the mile in harness in 2:17.75, a record.
- 1874 - Horse Gloster trots the mile in harness in 2:17 minutes, a record.
- 1919 - New York Yankees' Muddy Ruel hits into a triple-play.
- 1932 - Games of the X Olympiad at Los Angeles closes.
- 1936 - First Olympic basketball game (Berlin).
- 1937 - Detroit Tigers score 36 runs in double header versus Saint Louis Browns.
- 1939 - First night games at Comiskey Park (Chicago White Sox 5, Saint Louis Browns 2).
- 1947 - Mildred Babe Didrikson Zaharias gives up amateur status for $300,000.
- 1948 - Games of the XIV Olympiad in London closes.
- 1958 - Canadian Football League plays first game (Winnipeg Blue Bombers 29, Edmonton Eskimos 21).
- 1958 - Cleveland Indians' Vic Power steals home twice in one game.
- 1959 - American Football League (AFL) is organized with New York, Dallas, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Denver, and Houston.
- 1965 - Continental Football League plays first games.
- 1969 - New York Mets fall 9.5 games back (later to win the pennant).
- 1971 - Saint Louis Cardinals' Bob Gibson no-hits Pittsburgh Pirates, 11-0.
- 1973 - Johnny Unitas files US$725,000 suit against Baltimore Colts.
- 1977 - 77,691 see New York Cosmos beat Fort Lauderdale Strikers 8-3 at Giant Stadium.
- 1981 - George Foster hits his 8th home run into the red seats at Riverfront.
- 1982 - With his 12,365th career at-bat, Philadelphia Phillies' Pete Rose passes Hank Aaron to become the all-time leader of plate appearances.
- 1986 - Philadelphia Phillies and Pittsburgh Pirates play a six-game series in four days.
- 1990 - California Angels' Louis Palonia is 74th to hit an inside the park grandslam.
- 1990 - Denver votes for a 1 percent sales tax to pay for a baseball franchise.
- 1992 - Nigel Mansell wins the 1992 Formula One World Drivers Championship.
- 2022 - At Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Boston Red Sox beats New York Yankees by score 3-0.
- 2022 - At Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Angels beats Minnesota Twins by score 4-2.
- 2022 - At Oracle Park in San Francisco, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Francisco Giants beats Pittsburgh Pirates by score 8-7.
- 2022 - At Coors Field in Denver, Colorado, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Arizona Diamondbacks beats Colorado Rockies by score 7-4.
- 2022 - At Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Texas Rangers beats Seattle Mariners by score 5-3.
- 2022 - At Busch Stadium in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Saint Louis Cardinals beats Milwaukee Brewers by score 6-3.
- 2022 - At Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Houston Astros beats Oakland Athletics by score 6-3.
- 2022 - At Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Kansas City Royals beats Los Angeles Dodgers by score 4-0.
- 2022 - At Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Chicago White Sox beats Detroit Tigers by score 5-3.
- 2022 - At Citi Field in New York City, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Mets beats Philadelphia Phillies by score 6-0.
- 2022 - At Great America Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Cincinnati Reds beats Chicago Cubs by score 8-5.
- 2022 - At Tropicana Field in Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Tampa Bay Rays beats Baltimore Orioles by score 4-1.
- 2022 - At LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida, USA , Major League Baseball regular season game: Atlanta Braves beats Miami Marlins by score 3-1.
- 2022 - At Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Major League Baseball regular season game: Cleveland Guardians beats Toronto Blue Jays by score 7-2.
- 2022 - At Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Jose Padres beats Washington Nationals by score 6-0.
- 2022 - At Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada, USA, National Football League pre-season game: Minnesota Vikings beats Las Vegas Raiders by score 26-20.
- 1966 - First US lunar orbiter begins orbiting the Moon.
- 1979 - A freak storm during the Fastnet Race results in the death of 15 sailors.
- 2010 - An estimated 20 million people are left homeless in Pakistan following unusually heavy monsoon rains that began in late July, leading to devastating floods. At least 1,500 people have been killed and hundreds of thousands of homes have been swept away by the water. More than 700,000 hectares of farmland have been wiped out.
- 1813 - British warship Pelican attacks and captures US war brigantine Argus.
- 1842 - Seminole War ends in the USA; Indians removed from Florida to Oklahoma.
- 1846 - The Cape Girardeau meteorite, a 2.3kg chondrite-type meteorite, strikes near the town of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA.
- 1848 - Oregon Territory is created.
- 1876 - Prairie View State University forms.
- 1900 - International forces including US Marines enter Beijing, China to put down Boxer Rebellion, which was aimed at ridding China of foreigners.
- 1908 - Race riot in Springfield, Illinois.
- 1912 - 2,500 US marines invade Nicaragua; US remains until 1925.
- 1925 - The original Hetch Hetchy Moccasin Powerhouse (California) is completed and goes on line.
- 1935 - Social Security Act becomes law.
- 1936 - Rainey Bethea is hung, last US public execution.
- 1941 - US President Franklin Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill create the Atlantic Charter, the basis for their wartime alliance. They pledge that they seek to gain no territory, they desire no territory changes outside of the choices of people, they respect the right of people to choose their own form of government, and that sovereign rights are to be restored and self-government given to those forcibly deprived of it.
- 1945 - (evening) US President Harry Truman announces the end of the Second World War.
- 1959 - American Football League (AFL) is organized with New York, Dallas, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Denver, and Houston.
- 1962 - US mail truck in Plymouth, Massachusetts robbed of more than US$1.5 million.
- 1965 - The Beatles play before a capacity crowd of 55,000 at Shea Stadium in New York, setting a record for the largest concert audience to date.
- 1966 - First US lunar orbiter begins orbiting the Moon.
- 1969 - The new Philadelphia Mint officially opens.
- 1969 - The Woodstock Music and Art Fair opens in New York State (Max Yasgur's Dairy Farm). An estimated 400,000 people turn out over three days to hear more than thirty acts, including the Jefferson Airplane, The Grateful Dead, and Jimi Hendrix.
- 1970 - City University of New York inaugurates open admissions.
- 1973 - US bombs Cambodia.
- 1974 - US President Gerald Ford signs legislation giving him the authority to legalize private ownership of gold.
- 1980 - U.S. President Jimmy Carter defeats Senator Edward Kennedy to win renomination, at the Democratic National Convention in New York City.
- 1984 - IBM releases the IBM PC/AT, with 6 MHz 80286 processor, MS-DOS 3.0, 256 kB RAM, and 1.2 MB floppy drive, for prices starting at US$4000.
- 1984 - IBM releases MS-DOS version 3.0.
- 1989 - The Sega Genesis video game system is released in North America.
- 1991 - In New York City's Central Park, 750,000 attend Paul Simon's free music concert.
- 1995 - Michael Ovitz is appointed president of the Walt Disney Company. His contract is for five years, with base salary US$1 million per year, and options to purchase 5 million shares of the Disney company.
- 2000 - (to August 17) The Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles nominates U.S. Vice President Al Gore for President and Senator Joe Lieberman for Vice President.
- 2003 - A widescale power blackout affects the northeast United States and Canada.
- 2003 - US intelligence officer Captain William Ponce contacts fellow officers in Iraq, informing them that a colonel has indicated prisoners need to be "broken", to gather information to prevent further attacks on American soldiers.
- 2007 - American toy-maker Mattel announces a recall of 436,000 toy cars painted lead-based paint and 18 million toys containing small magnets that could be swallowed by children. All were made in China.
Other history:
- 410 - Alaric sacks Rome.
- 1947 - India and Pakistan granted independence within British Commonwealth.
- 1958 - Canadian Football League plays first game (Winnipeg 29, Edmonton 21).
- 2007 - American toy-maker Mattel announces a recall of 436,000 toy cars painted lead-based paint and 18 million toys containing small magnets that could be swallowed by children. All were made in China.
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