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What happened in history on this day: September 5?
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 5 in ...
- 1996 - Syria issues an 18-pound postage stamp for the 5th anniversary of NICE, depicting a personal computer.
- 2000 - Compaq Computer discontinues the ProSignia line of personal computers, expanding the DeskPro and Armada lines in its place.
- 2000 - Advanced Micro Devices unveils the 750 MHz Duron processor. Price is US$181 each in 1000-unit quantities.
- 2003 - Microsoft settles the lawsuit by Be for $23.25 million.
- 1927 - Universal Pictures releases the Oswald the Lucky Rabbit film Trolley Troubles to theaters.
- 1930 - The Mickey Mouse film The Chain Gang is released to theaters. This film debuts Pluto the dog, though he is not named.
- 1966 - The Flying Saucers ride closes in Tomorrowland at Disneyland, due to difficulties keeping the vehicles working.
- 1966 - The Art of Animation display in Tomorrowland at Disneyland closes.
- 1966 - The Tomorrowland Jets ride in Disneyland closes.
- 1966 - The Rocket to the Moon attraction in Disneyland closes for refurbishing, and the Moonliner rocket is dismantled.
- 1966 - The Art Corner shop in Tomorrowland at Disneyland closes.
- 1974 - The Hoop-Dee-Doo Musical Revue opens as a permanent attraction in Pioneer Hall at Fort Wilderness at Walt Disney World, with a professional troupe of Disney entertainers continuing the roles of the summer workshop program.
- 1983 - Tokyo Disneyland welcomes its 5-millionth guest.
- 1983 - Cinderella Fountain is installed at Tokyo Disneyland. It is a gift from Walt Disney Productions.
- 1984 - Ray Watson tells Michael Eisner he would recommend him as new CEO of Disney, to the board of directors.
- 1991 - Disney announces an agreement to buy the assets of Discover magazine from Family Media Inc.
- 1992 - The Ducktales TV series ends its syndicated run.
- 1994 - The 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea attraction in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World closes.
- 1994 - Disney puts the Aladdin TV series into syndication.
- 2000 - The 2000 Disneyana Convention is held at Walt Disney World, over five days.
- 2001 - CBS TV network premieres the Touchstone Television TV show The Amazing Race.
- 2003 - Buena Vista International releases the Touchstone / Harbour Pictures film Calendar Girls to theaters in the United Kingdom.
- 2004 - The musical play Aida closes on Broadway in New York.
- 1976 - At the Trois-Rivieres raceway in Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Canada, the Mayor's Cup SCCA Trans-American Championship - Round 8 race is held.
- Finishing 2nd in category I and 4th overall is the Montclair Lodge / Weaver Racing #10 Corvette 454, driven by Ron Weaver.
- Finishing 3rd in category I and 5th overall is the Babe's Garage of Paoli #78 Corvette 427, driven by Babe Headley.
- Finishing 5th in category I and 7th overall is the Moly Black Gold #93 Corvette 427, driven by Michael Oleyar.
- Finishing 6th in category I and 8th overall is the E.F. Miller Co. / Sherrill Arco #92 Corvette 454, driven by John Orr.
- Finishing 3rd in category II and 9th overall is the Yankee Silicones #776 Corvette 350, driven by Allan Anderson.
- Finishing 7th in category I and 15th overall is the Centre Commercial / The Big Apple #9 Corvette 427, driven by John Huber.
- In 9th place in category I and 22nd place overall, but not finishing the race, is the Valley Pontiac-Buick Ltd. #111 Corvette 427, driven by Murray Edwards.
- In 11th place in category I and 26th place overall, but not finishing the race, is the King Engine Service #80 Corvette 454, driven by Nick Engels.
- 1982 - In Trois Rivieres, Quebec, Canada, the CRC Chemicals Trans-Am Championship - Round 9 race is held.
- Finishing 5th is the Technequip #47 Corvette, driven by Wayne Harper.
- Finishing 6th is the Full-Time Racing #99 Corvette, driven by Phil Currin.
- Finishing 7th is the Euro-Petroleum #3 Corvette, driven by Tony Brassfield.
- In 10th place, but not finishing the race, is the Flying Tigers #75 Corvette, driven by Bard Boand.
- Finishing 11th is the Synthetic #93 Corvette, driven by Michael Oleyar.
- 2020 - At the Road Atlanta raceway in Braselton, Georgia, USA, the Grand Prix at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta race is held, round 6 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series.
- Finishing 2nd in GT Le Mans class and 9th overall is the Corvette Racing #4 Corvette C8.R driven by Tommy Milner and Oliver Gavin.
- Finishing 5th in GT Le Mans class and 12th overall is the Corvette Racing #3 Corvette C8.R driven by Jordan Taylor and Antonio Garcia.
- 1939 - American President Franklin Roosevelt asks Canadian Prime Minister William King if Canada is at war. King replies "no", which is a relief to Roosevelt, as the United States is sending war supplies to Canada. Under the American Neutrality Act, it cannot send supplies directly to countries at war.
- 1939 - The Polish government moves from Warsaw to Lublin, 100 miles south-east, as German forces advance to with 31 miles of the city.
- 1939 - The Polish Corridor is cut-off entirely.
- 1939 - German Army Commander-in-Chief Colonel-General von Brauchitsch gives the A-4 rocket project the highest possible priority.
- 1939 - (afternoon) American President Franklin Roosevelt issues a declaration of neutrality.
- 1939 - (evening) The French Commissioner of Information makes a radio broadcast, referring to the current war communiqués as "those of a people that has already at hand all that is necessary for defense or attack, whose frontier cannot be violated.".
- 1939 - (evening) Japanese Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Renzo Sawada announces that Japan will maintain neutrality in the European war.
- 1941 - German Army Group North completes occupation of Estonia.
- 1942 - German troops begin the main attack on Stalingrad.
- 1942 - The Japanese attack force on New Guinea at Milne Bay withdraw.
- 1942 - (evening) British bombers attack Bremen, hitting the Atlas shipyard and the Weser aircraft factory.
- 1943 - American 503rd Parachute Infantry is dropped on Japanese-controlled Nadzab airfield north-west of Lae, New Guinea.
- 1943 - The United States 101st Airborne Division troops leave New York by ship for Britain.
- 1944 - About 300 British bombers attack Le Havre, France.
- 1944 - In France, parts of the US 3rd Army move up to the Moselle River.
- 1944 - British General Bernard Montgomery writes to General Dwight Eisenhower, proposing one strong thrust toward Berlin to quickly end the war. Eisenhower replies that occupation of the Saar and Ruhr and use of Antwerp port must be achieved first.
- 1944 - In France, the Canadian 3rd Division reaches Boulogne.
- 1944 - German General Siegfried Westphal takes over as chief of staff for the western front.
- 1944 - Adolf Hitler re-instates Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt as commander in Western Europe.
- 1945 - (2030 hours) Igor Gouzenko, a cipher clerk at the Soviet embassy in Ottawa, Canada, leaves the embassy with 109 top secret documents, seeking political asylum rather than return to the Soviet Union.
- 1990 - Isle of Man issues six stamps marking the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Britain.
- 1994 - Belgium issues a stamp marking the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Belgium.
- 1996 - Sony releases the Crash Bandicoot video game for the PlayStation.
- 2006 - Midway releases the Spy Hunter: Nowhere to Run video game for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox in the US.
- 2006 - Atari releases the Test Drive Unlimited video game for the PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2, and Xbox 360 in the US.
- 1520 - In Stockholm, Kristina Gyllenstierna finally surrenders the castle to the Danes, after the promise of a general amnesty.
- 1929 - Roy Allen applies for a trade-mark on an image of a bull's eye circle, arrow through the middle, A & W on top inside, ROOT BEER below.
- 1914 - A proclamation prohibits the Mint from issuing gold coins or bars.
- 2008 - An order-in-council approves a circulating commemorative coin for the 90th anniversary of Armistice Day, for release in late October.
- 1962 - President John Kennedy signs Public Law 87-643 removing tin from the Lincoln cent, and increasing the amount of zinc (95 percent copper, 5 percent zinc).
- 1997 - Representative Michael Castle of Delaware introduces H.R. 2414 in the House of Representatives, seeking a 50-State circulating quarter dollar program.
- 1901 - National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues forms in the USA.
- 1906 - The first legal forward pass in American football is thrown by Bradbury Robinson of St. Louis University to teammate Jack Schneider in a 22-0 victory over Carroll College (Wisconsin).
- 1908 - Brooklyn Dodgers' Nap Rucker no-hits Boston Doves, 6-0.
- 1913 - Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Braves tie record of only one run in a double header, Philadelphia Phillies win first game 1-0, then a scoreless tie into 10th.
- 1918 - Due to the Great War, 15th World Series begins a month early.
- 1922 - New York Yankees play final game at the Polo Grounds, after 7 years.
- 1923 - Flyweights Gene LaRue and Kid Pancho knock out each other simultaneously.
- 1927 - Boston Red Sox beat New York Yankees 12-11 in 18 innings.
- 1931 - John Thomson, Scottish soccer player, dies in an accident during a Celtic-Rangers match (born 1909).
- 1936 - Boston Red Sox turn a triple-play on the New York Yankees.
- 1959 - Washington Senators' Jim Lemon is 7th to get six RBIs in an inning (third).
- 1960 - Cassius Clay captures the Olympic light heavyweight gold medal.
- 1971 - New York Mets' Don Hahn hits first inside the park homer in game against Philadelphia Phillies.
- 1972 - Eleven Israeli athletes are slain at Munich Olympics, Germany.
- 1977 - Cleveland Indians stage first "I hate the Yankee Hanky Night".
- 1988 - Canadian Football League's Earl Winfield (Hamilton Tiger-Cats) scores touchdowns on 101-yard punt return, 100-yard kickoff return, and 58-yard pass reception.
- 1997 - The International Olympic Committee picks Athens, Greece to be the host city for the 2004 Summer Olympics.
- 2020 - At the Road Atlanta raceway in Braselton, Georgia, USA, the Grand Prix at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta race is held, round 6 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series.
- Finishing 1st in DPi class and 1st overall is the ACURA TEAM PENSKE #7 Acura DPi driven by Ricky Taylor and Helio Castroneves.
- Finishing 1st in LMP2 class and 7th overall is the PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports #52 ORECA LMP2 07 driven by Simon Trummer, Scott Huffaker, and Patrick Kelly.
- Finishing 1st in GT Le Mans class and 8th overall is the BBMW Team RLL #25 BMW M8 GTE driven by Connor De Phillippi and Bruno Spengler.
- Finishing 1st in GT Daytona class and 14th overall is the Meyer Shank Racing #86 Acura NSX GT3 driven by Mario Farnbacher, Matt McMurry, and Shinya Michimi.
- 2020 - The Kentucky Derby horse race is won by Authentic and jockey John Velazquez.
- 2022 - At Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Francisco Giants beats Los Angeles Dodgers by score 7-4.
- 2022 - At Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Angels beats Detroit Tigers by score 10-0.
- 2022 - At Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Cleveland Guardians beats Kansas City Royals by score 6-5.
- 2022 - At Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Houston Astros beats Texas Rangers by score 1-0.
- 2022 - At T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Chicago White Sox beats Seattle Mariners by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At Petco Park in San Diego, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Arizona Diamondbacks beats San Diego Padres by score 5-0.
- 2022 - At Busch Stadium in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Washington Nationals beats Saint Louis Cardinals by score 6-0.
- 2022 - At Coors Field in Denver, Colorado, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Milwaukee Brewers beats Colorado Rockies by score 6-4.
- 2022 - At Tropicana Field in Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Tampa Bay Rays beats Boston Red Sox by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, Major League Baseball regular season doubleheader game 1: Toronto Blue Jays beats Baltimore Orioles by score 7-3.
- 2022 - At Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, Major League Baseball regular season doubleheader game 2: Toronto Blue Jays beats Baltimore Orioles by score 8-4.
- 2022 - At Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Yankees beats Minnesota Twins by score 5-2.
- 1977 - Voyager 1 (US) satellite launched toward fly-by of Jupiter and Saturn.
- 1983 - 8th Space Shuttle Mission-Challenger 3-lands at Edwards Air Force Base.
- 1984 - 12th Space Shuttle Mission (41-D) - Discovery 1 - lands at Edwards Air Force Base.
- 1986 - NASA awards study contracts to five aerospace firms.
- 1986 - NASA launches DOD-1.
- 1970 - Estimated 15 cm (6 inches) of rainfall, Bug Point, Utah (state record).
- 1774 - First Continental Congress assembles, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- 1781 - A British fleet under Admiral Thomas Graves fails to break French naval superiority at the Battle of Virginia Capes.
- 1795 - US and Algiers sign peace treaty.
- 1862 - CSA General Robert Lee crosses the Potomac and enters Maryland.
- 1882 - The first United States Labor Day parade (10,000 workers) is held in New York City.
- 1925 - 112 degrees F (44 degrees C), Centerville, Alabama (state record).
- 1927 - Universal Pictures releases the Oswald the Lucky Rabbit film Trolley Troubles to theaters in the USA. This is the first Oswald film release, a series created by the Walt Disney film studio.
- 1930 - The Mickey Mouse film The Chain Gang is released to theaters in the USA. This film debuts Pluto the dog, though he is not named.
- 1939 - (afternoon) American President Franklin Roosevelt issues a declaration of neutrality.
- 1945 - (2030 hours) Igor Gouzenko, a cipher clerk at the Soviet embassy in Ottawa, Canada, leaves the embassy with 109 top secret documents, seeking political asylum rather than return to the Soviet Union.
- 1953 - First privately operated atomic reactor-Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.
- 1956 - 20 die in a train crash in Springer, New Mexico, USA.
- 1958 - First color video recording on magnetic tape presented, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.
- 1970 - Estimated 15 cm (6 inches) of rainfall, Bug Point, Utah (state record).
- 1975 - Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme attempts to assassinate US President Gerald Ford in Sacramento, California.
- 1977 - Voyager 1 (US) satellite launched toward fly-by of Jupiter and Saturn.
- 1978 - Israeli Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat begin the peace process at Camp David, Maryland, USA.
- 1984 - 12th Space Shuttle Mission (41-D) - Discovery 1 - lands at Edwards Air Force Base.
- 1986 - NASA awards study contracts to five aerospace firms.
- 1988 - Jerry Lewis' 23rd Labor Day telethon raises record US$41,132,113.
- 1988 - With US$2 billion in federal aid, the Robert M. Bass Group agrees to buy the United States' largest thrift, American Savings and Loan Association.
- 1989 - U.S. President George H. W. Bush holds up a bag of cocaine purchased across the street at Lafayette Park in his first televised speech to the nation.
- 1991 - US trial of former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega begins.
- 2002 - The Sour Biscuit Fire in Oregon and northern California, which burned 499,570 acres (2,022 square km), is finally contained.
- 2005 - John G. Roberts is nominated by President George W. Bush for Chief Justice of the United States, to replace William Rehnquist, who had died two days previously.
- 2008 - Arizona Senator John McCain is nominated as US Presidential candidate for the Republican party, with Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin as vice presidential candidate.
Other history:
- 1774 - First Continental Congress assembles, in Philadelphia.
- 1905 - Treaty of Portsmouth USA, ends Russo-Japanese War.
- 1972 - 11 Israeli athletes are slain at Munich Olympics.
- 2008 - General election in Angola: ruling Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola wins re-election landslide, with over 80 percent of vote.
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