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What happened in history on this day: August 21?
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 21 in ...
- 1980 - IBM meets with Microsoft again, to talk in general terms about their planned personal computers. IBM asks if Microsoft will develop some programming language interpreters/compilers for it. Bill Gates agrees to supply BASIC and other software development tools. IBM also asks for CP/M, but Gates says Digital Research would have to supply that.
- 1980 - Bill Gates calls Gary Kildall, to arrange a meeting between IBM and Digital Research regarding CP/M.
- 1995 - US District Court Judge Thomas Jackson holds the first and only hearing on the consent decree between Microsoft and the US Department of Justice. Within 17 minutes, he signs his approval of it. The decree will govern Microsoft's licensing practices of Windows for the next 6.5 years, barring the company from linking unrelated software licenses. The ruling comes after five years of investigation of monopolistic licensing practices.
- 1997 - Guernsey issues a 63-pence postage stamp depicting a computer network.
- 1992 - Disney releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag to theatres.
- 1995 - The PeopleMover attraction at Disneyland closes.
- 2004 - The Disney Channel premieres the TV series Brandy & Mr. Whiskers.
- 2006 - The Disneyland Monorail closes for remodelling of the submarine attraction.
- 1962 - At the GM Proving Grounds, Chevrolet presents the 1963 model Corvette to news reporters.
- 1976 - At the Mosport Park raceway, in Ontario, Canada, the Player's SCCA Trans-American Championship - Round 7 race is held.
- Finishing 1st in category I and 6th overall is The Big Apple #9 Corvette, driven by John Huber.
- Finishing 3rd in category I and 9th overall is the Babe's Garage #78 Corvette 427, driven by Babe Headley.
- Finishing 7th in category I and 14th overall is the Phantom Racing #12 Corvette 454, driven by Dr. Frank Joyce.
- Finishing 12th in category II and 19th overall is the #60 Corvette, driven by Bill Adam.
- Finishing 8th in category I and 20th overall is the E.F. Miller Co. / Sherrill Arco #92 Corvette 454, driven by John Orr.
- Finishing 9th in category I and 22nd overall is the Port City Racing #61 Corvette 427, driven by Mickey Agee.
- Finishing 10th in category I and 25th overall is the Weaver Racing #10 Corvette 454, driven by Ron Weaver.
- In 11th place in category I and 26th place overall, but not finishing the race, is the Moly Black Gold #93 Corvette 427, driven by Michael Oleyar.
- In 13th place in category I and 29th place overall, but not finishing the race, is the King Engine #80 Corvette 454, driven by Nick Engels.
- 1987 - At the Laguna Seca Raceway in Monterey, California, the 14th Annual Monterey Historic Automobile Races are held, over three days. About 50,000 people attend. Chevrolet holds its official 75th birthday party. Many historic Corvettes are on display and 34 participate in races, including the 1957 Corvette SS, 1960 Le Mans Corvette, CERV I, CERV II, 1959 Stingray, 1970 Manta Ray, 1977 Aerovette, two 1956 Corvette SR-2s, 1969 Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corvette, 1971 ZR-2 Corvette, 1963 Z06 Corvette, 1956 Sebring Corvette, 1962 Sebring coupe, and two 1963 Grand Sports (#003 and #004). Attending the event are Zora Arkus-Duntov, Ed Cole, Dave McLellan, Dick Thompson, Phil Hill, Jim Hall, Joe Pike, John Fitch, Augie Pabst, Roger Penske, Bill Mitchell, Hap Sharp, and Bob D'Olivio. Rich Mason is awarded the Phil Hill Monterey Cup for outstanding entry / race car of the meet, for his 1956 Corvette SR-2, originally owned by Jerry Earl. In the 1952-57 2000+ cc class race, 10 of 21 entries are Corvette.
- Finishing 1st is Dick Guldstrang; 2nd, 3rd, and 4th are Corvettes.
In the 1958-62 2000+ cc class race, 9 of 21 entries are Corvettes.
- Finishing 1st is Ron Cressey in a 1959 Corvette;
- finishing 4th is Bob Reynolds in a 1961 Corvette;
- finishing 5th is Noel Park in a 1958 Corvette;
- finishing 9th is Ron Sherman in #85 1962 Corvette.
In the 1963-66 GT class, Paul Rienhart finishes 2nd in a 1963 Corvette, and Ken Ballard finishes 4th in a 1966 Corvette. In the 1965-72 GT+FIA class, 5 of 28 entries are Corvettes.
- 1987 - At an auction of the Rick Cole Auction Company in Monterey, California, Les Bieri and Howard Kirsch buy unrestored 1953 Corvette number 003 from Ed Thiebaud, for US$37,000. The car does not have its original frame, so there are concerns about its originality.
- 1992 - At the Laguna Seca Raceway in Monterey, California, the Monterey Historic Automobile Races are held, over three days. Noel Park wins in his class in a 1958 Corvette.
- 2004 - At the Road America raceway in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, the Road America 500 race is held, round eight of the SCCA Pro Racing Speed GT Championship series.
- Finishing 3rd is the 3R-Racing #73 Corvette Z06, driven by Phil McClure.
- Finishing 19th is the #28 Corvette Z06, driven by Lou Gigliotti.
- In 21st place, but not finishing the race, is the Black Dog Racing #34 Corvette, driven by Tony Gaples.
- In 24th place, but not finishing the race, is the Tiger Racing #99 Corvette, driven by Chip Herr.
- In 25th place, but not finishing the race, is the Doug Rippie Motorsport #9 Corvette, driven by Adam Malmquist.
- 2005 - At the Road America raceway in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, the Generac 500 at Road America race is held, round seven of the American Le Mans Series is held.
- Finishing 1st in GT1 class and 4th overall is the Corvette Racing #4 Corvette C6-R driven by Oliver Gavin and Olivier Beretta.
- Finishing 2nd in GT1 class and 5th overall is the Corvette Racing #3 Corvette C6-R driven by Ron Fellows and Johnny O'Connell.
- In 5th place in GT1 class and 21st overall, but not finishing the race, is the Corvette C5-R driven by Ryan Dalziel and Alex Figge.
- 2005 - At the Road America raceway in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, the Rumble at the Road race is held, round eight of the Trans-Am Series.
- Finishing 4th is the Derhaag Motorsports #49 Corvette, driven by Randy Ruhlman.
- Finishing 6th is the Hypermax Engineering #83 Corvette, driven by Max Lagod.
- Finishing 7th is the Derhaag Motorsports #78 Corvette, driven by Hima Maher.
- Finishing 9th is the Lamers Motor Racing #36 Corvette, driven by Cliff Ebben.
- Finishing 11th is the Tony Ave Racing #06 Corvette, driven by Joey Scarallo.
- Finishing 12th is the JMB Motorsports #0 Corvette, driven by Jim Bradley.
- 1939 - German pocket-battleship Admiral Graf Spee slips through the North Sea, unobserved by the British.
- 1939 - Adolf Hitler reads a telegram from Josef Stalin, acknowledging agreement on a non-aggression pact. Hitler responds by banging his fist on the supper table, exclaiming "I have them! I have them!".
- 1939 - Berlin announces that Germany and Russia are concluding a treaty of non-aggression.
- 1941 - Adolf Hitler decides against concentrating attacks on Moscow, and orders central forces south to help capture Kiev.
- 1942 - The German flag is planted on the highest mountain of the Caucasus.
- 1944 - In the English Channel, German submarine U-480 hits Canadian corvette Alberni with an acoustic torpedo, sinking the ship. 59 die, 31 survive.
- 1944 - In France, US 20th Corps under Walton Walker captures Melun, Montereau, and Fontainebleau on the upper Seine River.
- 1944 - In France, US 12th Corps under Manton Eddy captures Sens and Troyes.
- 2001 - Capcom releases the Resident Evil Code: Veronica X video game for the PlayStation 2 in the US.
- 2007 - Ubisoft releases the Ghost Recon: Advanced WarFighter 2 video game for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable in the US.
- 2007 - 2K Games releases the BioShock video game for the Xbox 360 in the US.
- 2009 - At the gamescon video game convention in Germany, Microsoft gives public demonstration of its new "Natal" technology hands-free Xbox 360 video game controller. The controller uses a microphone combined with visual and infrared cameras to control the onscreen action.
- 1632 - King Gustav Adolf crosses Rednitz river, and begin forming another camp.
- 1772 - The Riksdag is assembled in the state hall. King Gustav III explains the coup, and presents a new constitution. It is immediately accepted. The King appoints Council, and they are responsible to him alone. The King and Estates are responsible for making laws, each with a veto. Consent of parliament is requires for taxation, wars of aggression, and declaring war.
- 1810 - In Örebro, the Riksdag elects Jean Baptiste Bernadotte crown prince of Sweden.
- 1968 - The Federal Finance Minister reports that the U.S. Mint will produce 75 million 10c coins to help relieve the current shortage.
- 1980 - In Cincinnati, Ohio, US Secret Service agents seize a Canadian 1970 Manitoba centennial dollar apparently struck in gold, from an auction. The piece may have been illegally struck inside the Royal Canadian Mint.
- 1952 - Louis Eliasberg surrenders his 1933 $20 gold coin to the government.
- 1887 - Mighty (Dan) Casey strikes out in a game with the New York Giants.
- 1901 - Joe McGinnity is suspended from the National League for punching and spitting on an umpire.
- 1922 - Curly Lambeau and Green Bay Football Club granted NFL franchise.
- 1926 - Chicago White Sox player Ted Lyons no hits Boston Red Sox 6-0 in just 67 minutes at Fenway Park.
- 1931 - Babe Ruth hits his 600th home run (New York Yankees beat Saint Louis Browns 11-7).
- 1933 - Babe Ruth's homer leads American League to a 4-2 win in first All-Star Game.
- 1949 - New York Giants beat Philadelphia Phillies on a forfeit, due to fan's throwing debris.
- 1975 - Rick and Paul Reuschel become first brothers to pitch a combined shut out.
- 1976 - Al Bumbry hits the 17th inside-the-park home run in Baltimore Orioles' history.
- 1982 - Milwaukee Brewers' reliever Rollie Fingers becomes the first player in major league history to record 300 career saves as Milwaukee defeats the Seattle Mariners, 3-2.
- 1982 - Rollie Fingers (Milwaukee Brewers) becomes first pitcher to get save #300.
- 1985 - Mary Decker Slaney runs mile in world record 4:16.71.
- 1986 - Boston Red Sox player Spike Owens scores six runs (first time in 40 years) in a 24-5 rout of the Cleveland Indians.
- 1987 - "Mack Lobell" sets harness racing's trotting mile (1:52).
- 2022 - At State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, USA, National Football League pre-season game: Baltimore Ravens beats Arizona Cardinals by score 24-17.
- 2022 - At MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA, National Football League pre-season game: New York Giants beats Cincinnati Bengals by score 25-22.
- 2022 - At FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, National Football League pre-season game: Philadelphia Eagles beats Cleveland Browns by score 21-20.
- 2022 - At Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Baltimore Orioles beats Boston Red Sox by score 5-3.
- 2022 - At Petco Park in San Diego, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Diego Padres beats Washington Nationals by score 2-1.
- 2022 - At Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Saint Louis Cardinals beats Arizona Diamondbacks by score 6-4.
- 2022 - At Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Dodgers beats Miami Marlins by score 10-3.
- 2022 - At RingCentral Coliseum, Oakland, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Oakland Athletics beats Seattle Mariners by score 5-3.
- 2022 - At Coors Field in Denver, Colorado, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Francisco Giants beats Colorado Rockies by score 9-8.
- 2022 - At Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Milwaukee Brewers beats Chicago Cubs by score 5-2.
- 2022 - At Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Texas Rangers beats Minnesota Twins by score 7-0.
- 2022 - At Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Yankees beats Toronto Blue Jays by score 4-2.
- 2022 - At Tropicana Field in Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Tampa Bay Rays beats Kansas City Royals by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Detroit Tigers beats Los Angeles Angels by score 4-0.
- 2022 - At Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Mets beats Philadelphia Phillies by score 10-9.
- 2022 - At Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Houston Astros beats Atlanta Braves by score 5-4.
- 2022 - At PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Cincinnati Reds beats Pittsburgh Pirates by score 9-5.
- 1953 - Marion Carl in Douglas Skyrocket reaches record altitude 25,370m.
- 1965 - Gemini 5 launched into Earth orbit (two astronauts).
- 1972 - US orbiting astronomy observatory Copernicus launched.
- 1989 - Voyager 2 begins a flyby of the planet Neptune.
- 1993 - NASA loses radio contact with the Mars Observer orbiter three days before the spacecraft is scheduled to enter orbit around Mars.
- 2007 - STS-118 lands at the Kennedy Space Center, completing Space Shuttle Endeavour's 19th flight.
- 2017 - A total solar eclipse is visible within a band across the entire contiguous United States of America, passing from the Pacific to the Atlantic coasts. Prime viewing location is near Carbondale, Illinois.
- 2007 - Hurricane Dean, a powerful Category 5 storm, slams into a sparsely populated area of the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico. Hundreds of Mayan village houses are destroyed.
- 1831 - Nat Turner slave revolt kills 55 (Southampton County, Virginia).
- 1841 - John Hampson first patents the Venetian blind in the United States.
- 1858 - First Abraham Lincoln - Douglas debate (Illinois).
- 1862 - Due to a circulating coin shortage, the US Treasury Department begins using impressions of 5-cent and 10-cent postage stamps on Treasury paper as currency, in denominations of 5, 10, 25, and 50 cents.
- 1878 - The American Bar Association is founded at Sarasota, New York.
- 1888 - William Seward Burroughs patents the first successful adding machine in the United States.
- 1944 - Dumbarton Oaks conference opens in Washington, DC; establishes United Nations.
- 1945 - US President Harry Truman ends Lend-Lease program.
- 1953 - Marion Carl in Douglas Skyrocket reaches record altitude 25,370m.
- 1959 - Hawaii becomes the 50th state of the USA.
- 1965 - Gemini 5 launched into Earth orbit (two astronauts).
- 1968 - William Dana reaches 80 km (last high-altitude X-15 flight).
- 1972 - US orbiting astronomy observatory Copernicus launched.
- 1987 - Clayton Lonetree, first US Marine court-martialed for spying, convicted.
- 1987 - At the Laguna Seca Raceway in Monterey, California, the 14th Annual Monterey Historic Automobile Races are held, over three days. About 50,000 people attend. Chevrolet holds its official 75th birthday party. Many historic Corvettes are on display and 34 participate in races, including the 1957 Corvette SS, 1960 Le Mans Corvette, CERV I, CERV II, 1959 Stingray, 1970 Manta Ray, 1977 Aerovette, two 1956 Corvette SR-2s, 1969 Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corvette, 1971 ZR-2 Corvette, 1963 Z06 Corvette, 1956 Sebring Corvette, 1962 Sebring coupe, and two 1963 Grand Sports (#003 and #004). Attending the event are Zora Arkus-Duntov, Ed Cole, Dave McLellan, Dick Thompson, Phil Hill, Jim Hall, Joe Pike, John Fitch, Augie Pabst, Roger Penske, Bill Mitchell, Hap Sharp, and Bob D'Olivio.
- 1992 - (to August 22) Events at Ruby Ridge, Idaho are sparked by a Federal Marshal surveillance team, resulting in the death of Marshal Sam Weaver and his dog and the next day the wounding of Randy Weaver, the death of his wife Vicki and the wounding of Kevin Harris.
- 1993 - NASA loses radio contact with the Mars Observer orbiter three days before the spacecraft is scheduled to enter orbit around Mars.
- 1995 - US District Court Judge Thomas Jackson holds the first and only hearing on the consent decree between Microsoft and the US Department of Justice. Within 17 minutes, he signs his approval of it. The decree will govern Microsoft's licensing practices of Windows for the next 6.5 years, barring the company from linking unrelated software licenses. The ruling comes after five years of investigation of monopolistic licensing practices.
- 2007 - STS-118 lands at the Kennedy Space Center, completing Space Shuttle Endeavour's 19th flight.
- 2017 - A total solar eclipse is visible within a band across the entire contiguous United States of America, passing from the Pacific to the Atlantic coasts. Prime viewing location is near Carbondale, Illinois.
Other history:
- 1959 - Hawaii becomes 50th US state.
- 1991 - Communist coup is crushed in USSR in 2 days.
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