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What happened in history on this day: September 2?
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 September 2 in ...
- 1997 - Apple Computer buys Power Computing's Macintosh operating system license, customer database, and certain employees, for US$100 million in common stock and about $10 million for debts and closing costs. Power Computing will cease sales of Macintosh systems as of December 31.
- 2002 - Sony releases the Clie PEG-SJ30 handheld computer. It features 16-bit color 320x320 resolution screen, 16 MB RAM, rechargeable lithium-ion battery, Memory Stick slot, Palm OS 4.1. Price is US$300.
- 2008 - Google releases a test version of its new Web browser, Google Chrome.
- 1927 - Disney completes the tenth Oswald the Lucky Rabbit film, Rickety Gin.
- 1930 - Disney completes the Silly Symphony film Monkey Melodies.
- 1933 - The Mickey Mouse film Puppy Love is released to theaters. Pluto and Minnie Mouse also appear. Fifi the dog makes her first appearance.
- 1949 - The Donald Duck film All in a Nutshell is released. Chip 'n' Dale also appear.
- 1951 - The first color comic strip of "Alice in Wonderland" is published in Sunday editions of newspapers.
- 1955 - Disney releases the Donald Duck film Beezy Bear to theaters. Humphrey Bear also appears.
- 1959 - Disney releases the Donald Duck film How to Have an Accident at Work to theaters.
- 1979 - The Big Thunder Mountain Railroad ride opens in Frontierland at Disneyland. It cost US$15.8 million to build.
- 1979 - The NBC TV network airs the last episode of The Wonderful World of Disney.
- 1984 - Ray Watson meets with Frank Wells, to discuss Wells becoming part of Disney's management. At the end of the meeting, they both agree Michael Eisner should be chosen as new CEO.
- 1985 - The Adventure Through Inner Space attraction closes in Tomorrowland at Disneyland.
- 1987 - The Westward Ho Trading Company shop opens in Frontierland at Disneyland. Former name was Frontier Trading Post.
- 1989 - The ABC TV network airs the last episode of The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh.
- 1989 - NBC airs its last episode of Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears. 65 episodes were shown over four years.
- 1991 - The Here Come the Muppets show at the Disney-MGM Studios makes its last performance.
- 1994 - The last syndicated episode of Tale Spin airs on TV.
- 1994 - Buena Vista Pictures releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film A Simple Twist of Fate to theaters in the US.
- 1996 - The Darkwing Duck TV series returns to syndication.
- 1997 - The Disneyana Convention begins at Walt Disney World.
- 2001 - At Disneyland, the Disneyana Convention is held, over seven days.
- 2003 - Activision releases the Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure video game for the GameCube, Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 2, and Xbox in the US.
- 2005 - The Venice Film Festival screens the Disney film Casanova.
- 1958 - Production of 1959 model Corvettes begins.
- 1959 - Production of 1960 model Corvettes begins. This Corvette is designated model 0800.
- 1965 - Production of 1966 model Corvettes begins.
- 1984 - At the Trois Rivières Circuit, in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada, the Labatt's Grand Prix De Trois Rivières / SCCA Budweiser Trans-Am Championship - Round 10 race is held.
- Finishing 4th is the DeAtley Budweiser #1 Corvette, driven by Richard Spenard.
- Finishing 10th is the Deman Racing #69 Corvette, driven by Peter Deman.
- Finishing 12th is the True North Racing #76 Corvette, driven by Jerry Simmons.
- Finishing 15th is the #17 Corvette, driven by Peter Dus.
- In 18th place, but not finishing the race, is the DeAtley Budweiser #3 Corvette, driven by Darin Brassfield.
- In 21st place, but not finishing the race, is the Cavendish Farms #70 Corvette, driven by Murray Edwards.
- In 23rd place, but not finishing the race, is the Pyrotect Mail Quip #40 Corvette, driven by Jim Derhaag.
- 1994 - The National Corvette Museum opens in Bowling Green, Kentucky. 4000 Corvettes attend. Over the three-day weekend, 118,000 people visit the museum. The gift shop does US$1 million in business.
- 1999 - The National Corvette Museum celebrates its fifth birthday. 6,000 Corvettes and 60,000 enthusiasts attend the five-day event. Dick Guldstrand, Dave McLellan, and Jim Perkins are inducted into the Corvette Hall of Fame. Chevrolet officially introduces the 2000 model Corvette.
- 2000 - At the Texas Motor Speedway, in Austin, Texas, the American Le Mans Series Grand Prix of Texas race is held, round 7 of the American Le Mans series. Finishing 1st in GTS class and 8th overall is the Corvette Racing #3 Corvette C5-R driven by Ron Fellows and Andy Pilgrim.
- 2001 - The National Corvette Museum makes its raffle draw is for a 2001 Magnetic Red convertible Corvette, with oak interior, automatic transmission, Head Up Display. The raffle raises US$257,000 for the museum.
- 2003 - Niue issues five postage stamps depict Corvettes.
- 2006 - At the Miller Motorsport Park in Tooele, Utah, the Discount Tire Sunchaser race is held, round fifteen (final) of the Grand American Rolex Series.
- Finishing 10th in GT class and 30th overall is the Beachman Racing #56 Corvette, driven by Bruce Beachman, Mike Fitzgerald, and Don Salama.
- Finishing 14th in GT class and 34th overall is the Stevenson Automotive #57 Corvette, driven by Vic Rice, Dominic Cicero, and Tommy Riggins.
- 2006 - At the Mosport International Raceway in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada, the Grand Prix of Mosport race is held, round eight of the SCCA SPEED World Challenge GT series.
- Finishing 9th is the LG ProLong Tube Headers #28 Corvette C6 driven by Lou Gigliotti.
- Finishing 12th is the Whelen Engineering #31 Corvette C6 driven by Sonny Whelen.
- Finishing 13th is the Blackdog Racing #34 Corvette C6 driven by Tony Gaples.
- Finishing 15th is the Foametix #26 Corvette C6 driven by Claudio Burtin.
- Finishing 23rd is the Banner Engineering #6 Corvette C6 driven by Leighton Reese.
- 1939 - British and French governments declare that only "strictly military objectives in the narrowest sense of the word" would be bombed by their forces. The German government also pledges a similar restraint.
- 1939 - Brazilian President Getulio Vargas declares his country's neutrality.
- 1939 - Acting Prime Minister Frazer of New Zealand pledges full cooperation with Great Britain.
- 1939 - Chilean Foreign Minister Abraham Ortega declares Chile would remain strictly neutral.
- 1939 - Sweden issues a declaration of neutrality.
- 1939 - German Ministers at Stockholm, Sweden, and Oslo, Norway, give a declaration that Germany would respect the integrity of Sweden and Norway.
- 1939 - The German-American League for Culture in Cleveland, Ohio, representing 103,000 German-Americans, issues a resolution calling on German people to rise up and defeat Adolf Hitler.
- 1939 - President Konstantin Paets proclaims Estonia will observe strict neutrality.
- 1939 - German forces capture Polish cities of Rawicz and Leszno.
- 1939 - Polish Prime Minister Feliclen Slawoj-Skladkowski addresses parliament: "... the unconquerable Polish Army will defeat the historic enemy of our country and crush Teutonic arrogance.".
- 1939 - President Ismet Inönü of Turkey gives assurances to the British Ambassador that Turkey would remain faithful to the peace front at the side of Great Britain and France.
- 1939 - Ten squadrons of Battle single-engined medium bombers leave England to be stationed in France, forming the RAF Advanced Air Striking Force.
- 1939 - (evening) The Irish parliament approves Prime Minister Eamon de Valera's policy of neutrality in the event of war in Europe, and grants wartime powers for censorship and control of supplies.
- 1940 - The US and Great Britain sign a deal in which the US will gain the lease of naval and air bases in Newfoundland, islands of Bermuda, Bahamas, Jamaica, St. Lucia, Trinidad, Antigua, and British Guiana, in exchange for fifty naval destroyers.
- 1942 - German 4th Panzer Army joins the 6th Army at Stalingrad.
- 1942 - (evening) British bombers attack Karlsruhe.
- 1943 - Adolf Hitler names Albert Speer as Reich Minister of Armaments and War Production.
- 1944 - In Italy, the Gothic Line is completely broken, and the 1st Canadian Corps advances to the River Canea.
- 1944 - Canadian Loyal Edmonton Regiment captures Monte Luro, Italy.
- 1944 - Adolf Hitler issues orders for the defence of "Fortress Crete".
- 1944 - Czech Warrant Officer Frantisek Cyprich scores the last aerial victory by a single-seat biplane, in a Czech-built Avia B-534.
- 1944 - The last V-1 bomb launched from France reaches England. Total deaths from V-1 bombs in England: 6184, seriously wounded: 17981.
- 1944 - (late afternoon) In Italy, the Royal Canadian Dragoons reach the Adriatic Sea near the mouth of the Conca River.
- 1944 - (night) The Royal Canadian Dragoons cross the Conca River, Italy.
- 1945 - Japan signs official surrender, accepted by General Douglas MacArthur on the battleship USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, off Yokohama. Allied nations participating in the ceremony are USA, China, Great Britain, Soviet Union, Australia, Canada, France, Netherlands, New Zealand. This is the first time in recorded history for Japan to host a successful military invasion from a foreign power.
- 1945 - During World War II fighting, about 30-50 million people were killed, half civilian. This is 2-3 times the deaths of World War I. Total cost of the war to all countries: US$1.6 trillion, compared to US$300 billion for World War I.
- 1945 - Total deaths in various countries: Soviet Union 20 million, Poland 4.32 million, Germany 4.2 million, China 2.2 million, Yugoslavia 1.7 million, Japan 1.219 million, France 600,000, Romania 460,000, Hungary 420,000, Italy 410,000, USA 406,000, Great Britain 388,000, Czechoslovakia 365,000, Austria 334,000, Netherlands 210,000, Greece 160,000, Belgium 88,000.
- 1945 - During the war, the Royal Canadian Navy sunk 33 enemy submarines, with the loss of 22 ships. The Canadian merchant navy lost 30 ships and 1064 men.
- 1945 - Japanese merchant shipping losses during the year: 1.56 million tons.
- 1991 - Dominica issues ten postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
- 1995 - The United States issues ten postage stamps marking World War II in 1945.
- 1995 - Marshall Islands issues four postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of V-J Day.
- 1995 - Micronesia issues four postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of liberation from Japan.
- 2005 - Marshall Islands issues four postage stamps marking the 60th anniversary of V-J Day.
- 2010 - Russia issues a 15-ruble postage stamp marking the 65th anniversary of the end of World War II, depicting a memorial in Moscow to soldiers of USA, USSR, Great Britain, and France.
- 1995 - Sega of America announces nationwide availability of the Saturn game system in the US, including the Virtua Fighter video game. Price is US$399.
- 2003 - Activision releases the Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure video game for the GameCube, Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 2, and Xbox in the US.
- 2005 - Sega releases the Spartan: Total Warrior video game for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube in the US.
- 2008 - Microsoft Game Studios releases the Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise video game for the Xbox 360 in the USA.
- 1939 - Sweden issues a declaration of neutrality.
- 1939 - A German Minister at Stockholm gives a declaration that Germany would respect the integrity of Sweden.
- 2010 - The Royal Canadian Mint releases the 2010 Saskatchewan Roughriders $1 100th anniversary commemorative coin to circulation. In place of the loon design is the team's logo with stylized "100".
- 1874 - Horse Goldsmith Maid trots the mile in harness in 2:14 minutes, a record.
- 1946 - Johnny Neun replaces Bill Dickey as New York Yankees' manager.
- 1956 - Baltimore Orioles trailing Boston Red Sox 8-0 come back to win 11-10 in 9 innings.
- 1957 - Milwaukee Braves' Frank Torre scores six runs in one game.
- 1964 - Norman Manley scores two consecutive holes-in-one at Del Valley, California.
- 1971 - Cesar Cedeno hits an inside-the-park grand slammer.
- 1972 - Chicago White Sox player Milt Pappas no-hits San Diego Padres, 1-0.
- 1973 - Billy Martin fired as manager of Detroit Tigers.
- 1978 - Graham Salmon set the world's record for 100 metres by a blind man.
- 1978 - Reggie Jackson is 19th player to hit 20 home runs in 11 straight years.
- 1979 - With his 145th career pinch-hit, Los Angeles Dodgers' Manny Mota sets a major league record.
- 1986 - Houston Astros and Chicago Cubs use a record 53 players in an 14-inning game.
- 1987 - Kevin Bass is first National League member to switch hit home runs in a game twice in one season.
- 1990 - Toronto Blue Jays' Dave Stieb pitches the ninth no-hitter of the season beating the Cleveland Indians 3-0, a major league record.
- 2022 - At the 2022 U.S. Open tennis championship, Serena Williams plays her final professional game, against Ajla Tomljanovic, who won in three sets.
- 2022 - At Oracle Park in San Francisco, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Francisco Giants beats Philadelphia Phillies by score 13-1.
- 2022 - At Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Diego Padres beats Los Angeles Dodgers by score 7-1.
- 2022 - At Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Arizona Diamondbacks beats Milwaukee Brewers by score 2-1.
- 2022 - At Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Houston Astros beats Los Angeles Angels by score 4-2.
- 2022 - At Busch Stadium in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Saint Louis Cardinals beats Chicago Cubs by score 8-0.
- 2022 - At Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Chicago White Sox beats Minnesota Twins by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Atlanta Braves beats Miami Marlins by score 8-1.
- 2022 - At Citi Field in New York City, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Mets beats Washington Nationals by score 7-3.
- 2022 - At Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Boston Red Sox beats Texas Rangers by score 9-1.
- 2022 - At Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Seattle Mariners beats Cleveland Guardians by score 6-1.
- 2022 - At Tropicana Field in Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Tampa Bay Rays beats New York Yankees by score 9-0.
- 2022 - At Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Detroit Tigers beats Kansas City Royals by score 5-4.
- 2022 - At Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Baltimore Orioles beats Oakland Athletics by score 5-2.
- 2022 - At Great America Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Cincinnati Reds beats Colorado Rockies by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Toronto Blue Jays beats Pittsburgh Pirates by score 4-0.
- 1935 - A hurricane slams the Florida Keys killing 423.
- 1954 - Hurricane Edna batters northeast US, killing 20.
- 1789 - Congress establishes US Treasury Department.
- 1864 - USA General William T Sherman captures Atlanta, Georgia.
- 1901 - US Vice President Theodore Roosevelt advises "Speak softly and carry a big stick".
- 1919 - Communist Party of America organizes in Chicago, Illinois.
- 1930 - First non-stop airplane flight from Europe to US (37 hours).
- 1935 - A hurricane slams the Florida Keys killing 423.
- 1939 - The German-American League for Culture in Cleveland, Ohio, representing 103,000 German-Americans, issues a resolution calling on German people to rise up and defeat Adolf Hitler.
- 1940 - The US and Great Britain sign a deal in which the US will gain the lease of naval and air bases in Newfoundland, islands of Bermuda, Bahamas, Jamaica, St. Lucia, Trinidad, Antigua, and British Guiana, in exchange for fifty naval destroyers.
- 1945 - Japan signs official surrender, accepted by General Douglas MacArthur on the battleship USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, off Yokohama. Allied nations participating in the ceremony are USA, China, Great Britain, Soviet Union, Australia, Canada, France, Netherlands, New Zealand. This is the first time in recorded history for Japan to host a successful military invasion from a foreign power.
- 1945 - Total deaths in various countries due to World War II: Soviet Union 20 million, Poland 4.32 million, Germany 4.2 million, China 2.2 million, Yugoslavia 1.7 million, Japan 1.219 million, France 600,000, Romania 460,000, Hungary 420,000, Italy 410,000, USA 406,000, Great Britain 388,000, Czechoslovakia 365,000, Austria 334,000, Netherlands 210,000, Greece 160,000, Belgium 88,000.
- 1954 - Hurricane Edna batters northeast US, killing 20.
- 1963 - Alabama Governor George C Wallace prevents integration of Tuskegee high school.
- 1979 - The Big Thunder Mountain Railroad ride opens in Frontierland at Disneyland. It cost US$15.8 million to build.
- 1987 - Donald Trump takes out a full page New York Times ad lambasting Japan.
- 1989 - Reverend Al Sharpton leads a civil rights march through Bensonhurst.
- 1991 - The United States recognizes the independence of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.
- 1994 - The National Corvette Museum opens in Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA. 4000 Corvettes attend. Over the three-day weekend, 118,000 people visit the museum. The gift shop does US$1 million in business.
- 1998 - A McDonnell Douglas MD-11 airliner carrying Swissair Flight 111 crashes near Peggys Cove, Nova Scotia, after taking off from New York City en-route to Geneva. All 229 people on board are killed.
- 2005 - Kanye West criticizes President George Bush's response to Hurricane Katrina during a televised benefit concert in New York, telling the audience: "George Bush doesn't care about black people."
- 2006 - US military hands over the Abu Ghraib prison to the Iraqi government.
- 2009 - US drugmaker Pfizer agrees to pay US$2.3 billion in the largest healthcare fraud settlement in the history of the Department of Justice. The firm was found to have illegally promoted four drugs for uses which had not been approved by medical regulators.
- 2019 - 34 people are killed following a fire and subsequent sinking of a dive boat near Santa Cruz Island, California, United States. It is the worst maritime disaster in California in more than 150 years.
Other history:
- 1901 - VP Theodore Roosevelt advises, "Speak softly and carry a big stick".
- 1945 - Ho Chi Minh declares Vietnam independence from France (National Day).
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