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What happened in history on this day: September 7?
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 7 in ...
- 1982 - Victory Computer Systems is incorporated.
- 1982 - In Federal District Court in San Francisco, Judge William Schwarzer awards Micropro International and Digital Research US$250,000 plus expenses from Data Equipment for copyright infringement.
- 1994 - Apple Computer announces its intention to license the Macintosh operating system in 1995. A Mac OS logo is announced, which will be used to identify Mac application programs and Mac-compatible systems.
- 2008 - Electronic Arts releases the Spore game for Windows and Macintosh computers.
- 1929 - The Silly Symphony film El Terrible Toreador is completed.
- 1934 - The Fox Film Corporation releases the film Servant's Entrance to theaters. The "Gaynor's Nightmare" scene contains animation of kitchen items, provided by Walt Disney Productions, for US$12,500.
- 1945 - The Donald Duck and Goofy film No Sail is released to theaters.
- 1956 - The Keller's Jungle Killers show gives its last performance at Disneyland.
- 1969 - The NBC TV network airs the last show of Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color. The show is renamed The Wonderful World of Disney for subsequent airings.
- 1984 - Disney's board of directors unanimously calls for the resignation of Ron Miller. Miller complies, resigning as president and CEO. A committee is established to find a replacement.
- 1984 - The Morocco pavilion opens in World Showcase in EPCOT Center at Walt Disney World.
- 1984 - The Brass Bazaar shop opens in the Morocco pavilion in World Showcase in EPCOT Center at Walt Disney World.
- 1984 - The Casablanca Carpets shop opens in the Morocco pavilion in World Showcase in EPCOT Center at Walt Disney World.
- 1985 - The Disney Channel begins airing Too Smart for Strangers, including animation of Winnie-the-Pooh characters,
- 1986 - NBC airs the TV special Disney's DTV Romancin'. Previous name for the TV special was Disney's DTV Valentine.
- 1987 - The NBC TV network debuts the Win, Lose, or Draw TV show.
- 1990 - The ABC TV network resumes airing The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh.
- 1990 - The syndicated TV special Disney's Tale Spin: Plunder & Lightning airs.
- 1991 - The animated Darkwing Duck TV series begins airing on ABC and in syndication.
- 1992 - The animated Disney TV series Goof Troop is syndicated for general television broadcast.
- 1995 - Buena Vista Pictures releases the Hollywood Pictures live-action feature film The Tie that Binds to theaters in the USA.
- 1996 - The ABC TV network premieres the animated series Brand Spanking New Doug.
- 1997 - The Circle-Vision theater at Disneyland closes.
- 1998 - The Disneyana Convention is held in Walt Disney World, over five days.
- 1999 - At Disney's Contemporary Resort in Walt Disney World, the 1999 Official Disneyana Convention is held, over five days.
- 1999 - Buena Vista Home Video releases the film The Other Sister on videocassette.
- 1999 - Buena Vista Home Video releases the film Revenge of the Musketeers on videocassette.
- 1999 - Buena Vista Home Video releases the film Twin Dragons on videocassette.
- 2001 - Disney releases the Touchstone Pictures live-action feature film New Port South to theaters in the USA.
- 2006 - The Disney Wonder embarks on Disney Cruise Line's first Southern Caribbean voyages, visiting St. Kitts and Barbados.
- 2010 - Final ride of Star Tours at Hollywood Studios in Florida by Disney's D23 club members.
- 2010 - Square Enix releases the Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep video game for the PlayStation Portable in the US.
- 2013 - (to October 10) The Disney Magic cruise ship is in dry dock in Cadiz, Spain. Additions:
- AquaDuck waterslide,
- AquaLab,
- Nephew's Splash Zone,
- Marvel's Avengers Academy,
- Andy's Room,
- Pixie Hollow,
- Mickey Mouse Club,
- It's a Small World Nursery,
- D Lounge Carioca's restaurant,
- Cabanas restaurant,
- After Hours night-time entertainment district,
- Fathoms night club,
- Keys piano bar,
- O'Gills pub.
- 1975 - At the Brainerd International Raceway in Brainerd, Minnesota, Round 7 of the Pepsi SCCA Trans-American Championship series is held.
- Finishing 1st is the Advance United #144 Corvette 454, driven by Jerry Hansen. Hansen sets a race lap record at 102.652 MPH.
- Finishing 4th is the Schott Racing #20 Corvette 460, driven by Dan Schott.
- Finishing 5th is the Stark Enterprises #17 Corvette 427, driven by Rick Stark.
- In 6th place, but not finishing the race, is the Automotive Interests #77 Corvette, driven by Charles West.
- Finishing 7th is The Bandag #22 Corvette 460, driven by Denny Long.
- In 8th place, but not finishing the race, is the John's Corvette Shop #12 Corvette, driven by John Biza.
- Finishing 9th is the Tri-State Automotive #23 Corvette 427, driven by Steve Strandemo.
- Finishing 10th is the Midwest Speed & Performance #82 Corvette 350, driven by Emery Emond.
- Finishing 11th is the Jay Kline Chevrolet #93 Corvette 350, driven by Steve Kline.
- Finishing 12th is the Turbovette #73 Corvette 427, driven by Chuck Phillippi.
- In 18th place, but not finishing the race, is the Pickett Racing #7 Corvette 427, driven by Bill Geen. Disqualified from winning 2nd place due to an underweight car is the Automotive Interests #27 Corvette 427, driven by Rich Sloma.
- 1980 - At the Westwood Motorsports Pack, Coquitlam, British Columbia, the CRC Chemicals Trans-Am Championship - Round 7 race is held.
- Finishing 3rd is the Tephguard/Harry Mann #5 Corvette, driven by Andy Porterfield.
- Finishing 4th is the El Camino Auto Parts #12 Corvette, driven by Bob Matkovich.
- Finishing 5th is the Rick Stark Enterprises #17 Corvette, driven by Rick Stark.
- Finishing 6th is the B.C. Auto Body #41 Corvette, driven by Bill Craine.
- Finishing 7th is the #71 Corvette, driven by Jeff Weymouth.
- Finishing 8th is the Maple Leaf #69 Corvette, driven by Gary Pullyblank.
- Finishing 9th is the Forrest Racing #83 Corvette, driven by Herb Forrest.
- Finishing 14th is the Little Foreign Car Shop #93 Corvette, driven by Mike Oleyar.
- In 19th place, but not finishing the race, is the #8 Corvette, driven by Nick Engels.
- 2003 - At the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California, the Fry's Electronics Sports Car Championships race is held, round eight of the SCCA Pro Racing Speed World Challenge GT series.
- Finishing 9th is the Metric Chemical #35 Corvette Z06, driven by David Farmer.
- Finishing 12th is the WIT Racing #68 Corvette Z06, driven by Kevin Chambers.
- Finishing 13th is the Tiger Racing #99 Corvette Z06, driven by Thomas Oates.
- Finishing 17th is the Eagle Concrete #47 Corvette Z06, driven by Bob Taylor.
- In 23th place, but not finishing the race, is the Courtesy Chevrolet #5 Corvette Z06, driven by Don Campbell.
- In 24th place, but not finishing the race, is the Black Dog Racing #25 Corvette, driven by Tony Gaples.
- 2003 - At the Laguna Seca raceway in Monterey, California, the Fry's Electronics Sports Car Championships race is held, round seven of the American Le Mans Series.
- Finishing 2nd in GTS class and 8th overall is the Corvette Racing #3 Corvette C5-R, driven by Ron Fellows and Johnny O'Connell.
- Finishing 3rd in GTS class and 9th overall is the Corvette Racing #4 Corvette C5-R, driven by Kelly Collins, Oliver Gavin.
- 2006 - The 5000th Corvette with option R8C Museum Delivery is presented to new owners.
- 1938 - (evening) Theodor Kordt, a counselor in the German embassy in London meets secretly with British Foreign Secretary Lord Halifax at 10 Downing Street. He appeals desperately to British government to stand firm against Hitler's planned aggression into Czechoslovakia. He promises action by German army leaders opposed to Nazis.
- 1939 - (1100 hours) Polish defenders of Westerplatte Fortress in Danzig Harbor surrender.
- 1939 - Romania declares neutrality.
- 1939 - (2200 hours) British planes bomb the German island of Sylt, north of the western end of the Kiel Canal.
- 1940 - British bomber planes begin bombing English Channel invasion ports and barges on the continent.
- 1940 - (late afternoon) 625 German bombers and 648 fighters fly up the Thames River, bombing docks, central London, and the East End. Civilian casualties are 300 dead, 1300 wounded. Repeated waves of attacks continue until 0500 hours the next day. Largest fires in London since 1666.
- 1940 - (night) The British government announces that a German invasion is imminent. The codeword "Cromwell" is passed nation-wide, and church bells ring out in warning that a German invasion may be underway.
- 1942 - In the Gulf of St. Lawrence, off Cap Chat, German submarine U-517 torpedoes and sinks Canadian merchant ship Oakton.
- 1942 - In the St. Lawrence River, Canada, submarine U-165 torpedoes and sinks Canadian armed yacht HMCS Raccoon, while escorting Convoy QS-33.
- 1944 - A Finnish delegation including new prime minister Hackzell negotiates for peace with Soviets in Moscow.
- 1944 - British Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery resumes the advance of the British 2nd Army, reaching the Meuse-Escaut Canal.
- 1944 - The British Air Ministry holds a large press conference in London. Duncan Sandys states "Except possibly for a few last shots, the Battle of London is over".
- 1944 - (1030 and 1140 hours) The first two German A-4 (V-2) rockets fired at an enemy are launched, both fired from Euskirchen, Germany, targeting Paris. A malfunction causes both to prematurely cut off the fuel supply, causing the rockets to fall back near the launch site.
- 1945 - Bulgaria issues seven postage stamps marking the first anniversary of liberation.
- 1945 - Shanghai, China, is liberated from Japanese occupation.
- 2001 - Japan issues a 80-yen postage stamp marking the 50th anniversary of the peace treaty signing in San Francisco in 1951.
- 2004 - Nevis issues seven postage stamps marking the 60th anniversary of D-Day.
- 1983 - American Telephone and Telegraph announces a joint venture with Coleco Industries to develop a home video game service to deliver games over phone lines to the Colecovision game system.
- 1997 - Sony CEA releases the Final Fantasy VII video game for the PlayStation in the US.
- 1999 - ADV Films releases the Sonic The Hedgehog - The Movie film on DVD (US$29.98) and VHS tape (US$19.98) in the USA.
- 2000 - Sega launches the SegaNet online gaming network. Dreamcast players can play against other players via the dial-up network. Price is US$21.95 per month. Current Dreamcast owners can receive a US$150 rebate for signing an 18-month contract; new purchasers can receive a free Dreamcast for the same 18-month contract.
- 2000 - Sega releases the NFL 2K1 video game for the Dreamcast in the US. This is the first console game to include online game play.
- 2004 - Nintendo releases the Game Boy Advance Wireless Adapter in the US. Price is $19.99.
- 2004 - Konami releases the Silent Hill 4: The Room video game for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox in the US.
- 2004 - EA Games releases the Burnout 3: Takedown video game for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox in the US.
- 2010 - EA Sports releases the NHL 11 video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the US.
- 2010 - Square Enix releases the Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep video game for the PlayStation Portable in the US.
- 2011 - Microsoft Game Studios releases the Crimson Alliance video game for the Xbox 360 in the US.
- 1631 - The Swedish and Saxon armies of about 45,000 meet the Imperial army of about 36,000 at Breitenfeld, near Leipzig. An Imperial charge on the Swedish right flank is a disaster for the attacker. A charge on left flank, which the Saxons occupied, causes most of Saxon forces to run away. Tilly then advances his whole center toward the weak left flank. But the Swedes send cavalry from the right flank and attack ferociously. Tilly is wounded with 3 shots. 7-10,000 of Imperial troops are killed, plus thousands more are killed in retreat by peasants. Swedes lose about 2100 men. The Imperial army loses two-thirds of its troops, and all of its artillery. This battle is called the first battle of the modern age, and King Gustav Adolf is hailed as the father of modern warfare.
- 2001 - The A & W Concentrate Company renews its registered trademark of a logo first used in 1955.
- 1792 - The US Mint purchases first copper for coining: 6 pounds of old copper at 1 shilling, 2 pence per pound.
- 2004 - Representative Ray LaHood of Illinois introduces the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial One-Cent Coin Redesign Act in the House of Representatives.
- 1892 - James J Corbett knocks out John L Sullivan in round 21 at New Orleans.
- 1896 - A. H. Whiting wins first closed-circuit automobile race, held on a track at Cranston, Rhode Island.
- 1915 - Saint Louis Terriers' Dave Davenport no-hits Chicago Whales (Federal League), 3-0.
- 1923 - Boston Red Sox pitcher Howard Ehmke no-hits Philadelphia Athletics, 4-0.
- 1952 - Outfielder Don Grate throws a baseball a record 434 feet 1 inch (Tennessee).
- 1952 - Whitey Ford becomes the fifth pitcher to hurl consecutive one hitters.
- 1963 - Pro Football Hall of Fame dedicated in Canton, Ohio, USA.
- 1973 - Mike Storen becomes the American Basketball Association's fourth commissioner.
- 1978 - First game of the Boston Massacre, New York Yankees beat Boston Red Sox 15-3.
- 1979 - In the USA, the Entertainment Sports Programming Network, known as ESPN, broadcasts for the first time.
- 1980 - Earnest Gray becomes second New York Giants' player to score four touchdowns (vs Saint Louis Cardinals).
- 1988 - Guy Lafleur, Tony Esposito and Brad Park inducted in NHL Hall of Fame.
- 1991 - Monica Seles wins the womens tennis US Open.
- 2007 - The Rugby World Cup 2007 starts in France.
- 2008 - Serena Williams captures her third U.S. Open womens tennis title, beating Jelena Jankovic 6-4, 7-5.
- 2022 - At Petco Park in San Diego, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Diego Padres beats Arizona Diamondbacks by score 6-3.
- 2022 - At Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Houston Astros beats Texas Rangers by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Kansas City Royals beats Cleveland Guardians by score 2-1.
- 2022 - At Busch Stadium in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Saint Louis Cardinals beats Washington Nationals by score 6-5.
- 2022 - At Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Cincinnati Reds beats Chicago Cubs by score 7-1.
- 2022 - At Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Toronto Blue Jays beats Baltimore Orioles by score 4-1.
- 2022 - At Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Philadelphia Phillies beats Miami Marlins by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At Tropicana Field in Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Tampa Bay Rays beats Boston Red Sox by score 1-0.
- 2022 - At Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Dodgers beats San Francisco Giants by score 7-3.
- 2022 - At T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Chicago White Sox beats Seattle Mariners by score 9-6.
- 2022 - At Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Detroit Tigers beats Los Angeles Angels by score 5-4.
- 2022 - At RingCentral Coliseum, Oakland, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Atlanta Braves beats Oakland Athletics by score 7-3.
- 2022 - At Coors Field in Denver, Colorado, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Colorado Rockies beats Milwaukee Brewers by score 8-4.
- 2022 - At Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season doubleheader game 1: New York Yankees beats Minnesota Twins by score 5-4.
- 2022 - At Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season doubleheader game 2: New York Yankees beats Minnesota Twins by score 7-1.
- 2022 - At PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, Major League Baseball regular season doubleheader game 1: New York Mets beats Pittsburgh Pirates by score 5-1.
- 2022 - At PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, Major League Baseball regular season doubleheader game 2: New York Mets beats Pittsburgh Pirates by score 10-0.
- 2004 - Hurricane Ivan passes directly over Grenada, killing 37 people. It passes over other Caribbean islands over the next two days, killing five people in Venezuela, four in the Dominican Republic, one in Tobago and 20 in Jamaica.
- 1776 - The World's first submarine attack occurs, as the American submersible craft Turtle attempts to attach a time bomb to the hull of the British flagship HMS Eagle in New York Harbor.
- 1800 - Zion AME Church dedicated (New York City, New York, USA).
- 1819 - The Second Bank of the United States issues bank notes.
- 1860 - Excursion steamer Lady Elgin drowns 340 in Lake Michigan.
- 1863 - Federal naval expedition arrives off Sabine Pass.
- 1903 - Federation of American Motorcyclists organized in New York.
- 1907 - Sutro's ornate Cliff House in San Francisco is destroyed by fire.
- 1914 - New York Post Office Building opens to the public.
- 1927 - The first fully electronic television system is achieved by Philo Taylor Farnsworth in San Francisco, California, USA.
- 1936 - Boulder Dam begins operation in the USA.
- 1943 - Fire in decrepit old Gulf Hotel kills 45 (Houston, Texas, USA).
- 1948 - First use of synthetic rubber in asphaltic concrete, Akron, Ohio.
- 1956 - Bell X-2 sets unofficial manned aircraft altitude record 126,000+ feet.
- 1977 - US President Jimmy Carter and Panama's Omar Torrijos sign the Panama Canal Treaty for American handover on December 31, 1999.
- 1979 - In the USA, the Entertainment Sports Programming Network, known as ESPN, broadcasts for the first time.
- 1983 - Voters of the Marshall Islands approve establishment of a Compact of Free Association with the USA.
- 1987 - (to September 21) The world's first conference on artificial life is held at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
- 1988 - Security and Exchange Commission accuses Drexel of violating security laws.
- 1990 - Miss America 1991 crowned.
- 1994 - Apple Computer announces its intention to license the Macintosh operating system in 1995. A Mac OS logo is announced, which will be used to identify Mac application programs and Mac-compatible systems.
- 1996 - Rap legend Tupac Shakur is shot in Las Vegas, Nevada, following the Mike Tyson bout; he dies on September 13.
- 1997 - First test flight of the F-22 Raptor.
- 1998 - Google, Inc. is founded, in Menlo Park, California, by Stanford University Ph.D. candidates Larry Page and Sergey Brin.
- 2008 - American mortgage companies Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae are taken over by the US government, due to their risk to the economy. The two companies account for nearly half of home mortgages in the US. The two firms will be administered by the Federal Housing Finance Agency until their long-term future is decided. Together, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae own or guarantee about US$5.3 trillion of mortgages and have made a combined loss of about US$14 billion in the past year.
- 2009 - Busch Gardens in Florida closes The Big Bad Wolf roller coaster. 29 million fans rode the attraction, which was the world's first suspended roller coaster.
Other history:
- 1822 - Brazil declares independence from Portugal (National Day).
- 2005 - Incumbent Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak wins the first multi-party presidential election.
- 2008 - General election in Hong Kong: pro-China parties win 30 seats, pro-democracy parties win 23 seats, others win 7 seats.
- 2008 - American mortgage companies Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae are taken over by the US government, due to their risk to the economy. The two companies account for nearly half of home mortgages in the US. Together, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae own or guarantee about US$5.3 trillion of mortgages and have made a combined loss of about US$14 billion in the past year.
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