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What happened in history on this day: September 9?
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 9 in ...
- 1981 - Tandy and Datapoint announce an agreement to allow Tandy TRS-80 computers to use network technology from Datapoint, to connect up to 255 Tandy computers to central storage or printers, or to Datapoint computers.
- 1986 - At the Palladium in Manhattan, New York, Compaq Computer introduces the Compaq Deskpro 386, the first 80386-based personal computer offered by a major computer manufacturer. The Model 40 features a 16 MHz Intel 80386 and 40 MB hard drive, for US$6449. The Model 130 has a 130 MB hard drive, for US$8799.
- 1992 - Universal Pictures releases the film Sneakers to theaters in the USA.
- A complete personal computer can be seen in an office.
- A Multisync monitor displays a Windows VEditor application.
- A small laptop computer is seen on a desk.
- 1997 - Apple Computer announces it will not spin off its Newton Systems Group as it had announced in May.
- 2003 - Microsoft launches Works Suite 2004 software package. It includes Word 2002, Encarta Encyclopedia Standard 2004, Money Standard 2004, Picture It Photo Premium 9, and Streets & Trips 2004. Price is US$100.
- 2005 - Access of Japan announces it will acquire PalmSource, for US$324.3 million.
- 1938 - The Mickey Mouse film Mickey's Parrot is released. Pluto also appears.
- 1941 - Roy Disney agrees to settle the employees' strike via binding arbitration.
- 1973 - The Carousel of Progress attraction at Disneyland closes.
- 1979 - The NBC TV network begins airing the TV show Disney's Wonderful World. Former name for the show was The Wonderful World of Disney.
- 1982 - Group W Satellite Communications and Walt Disney Productions dissolve a joint venture to establish a pay-TV system.
- 1984 - The Circle-Vision 360 film America the Beautiful closes at Walt Disney World.
- 1987 - Grenada issues sixty postage stamps depicting scenes from films Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Pinocchio, Alice in Wonderland, and Peter Pan.
- 1988 - Tokyo Disneyland welcomes its 60-millionth guest.
- 1988 - Tanzania issues ten postage stamps depicting various Disney characters.
- 1989 - The ABC TV network begins airing Disney's Gummi Bears / Winnie the Pooh Hour.
- 1990 - The NBC TV network airs The Magical World of Disney show, for the last time. The film Polly is shown.
- 1991 - The Disney Channel premieres the series Secret Bodyguard.
- 1991 - Disney and Paramount Pictures announce they will jointly produce a film based on the book "Alive" about a rugby team's plane crash in the Andes Mountains.
- 1997 - Buena Vista Home Video releases the film The War at Home on videocassette.
- 2001 - The Tapestry of Nations parade ends in Epcot.
- 2001 - The Country Bear Playhouse in Bear Country at Disneyland closes.
- 2003 - Disney releases the film Sleeping Beauty on DVD for US$29.99 in the US.
- 1954 - Ford begins production of the Thunderbird sports car.
- 1984 - At the Mosport Park raceway in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada, the SCCA Budweiser Trans-Am Championship - Round 11 race is held.
- Finishing 7th is the DeAtley Budweiser #3 Corvette, driven by Darin Brassfield.
- Finishing 9th is the DeAtley Budweiser #1 Corvette, driven by David Hobbs.
- Finishing 13th is the Deman Racing #69 Corvette, driven by Peter Deman.
- Finishing 14th is the Brandt Racing #60 Corvette, driven by John Brandt.
- In 16th place, but not finishing the race, is the True North Racing #76 Corvette, driven by Jerry Simmons.
- In 20th place, but not finishing the race, is the Cavendish Farms #70 Corvette, driven by Murray Edwards.
- In 21st place, but not finishing the race, is the Desks Inc./Tally Ho Pub #23 Corvette, driven by Rick Dittman.
- 2001 - At the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Salinas, California, round seven of the American Le Mans Series is held.
- Finishing 2nd in GTS class and 7th overall is the Corvette Racing #3 Corvette C5-R, driven by Ron Fellows and Johnny O'Connell.
- Finishing 3rd in GTS class and 8th overall is the Corvette Racing #4 Corvette C5-R, driven by Andy Pilgrim and Kelly Collins.
- 2001 - At the Mazda Raceway at Laguna Seca, in Monterey, California, the Speedvision World Challenge GT - Round 8 race is held.
- Finishing 4th is the Aggregate Industries / McClure #73 Corvette C5, driven by Phil McClure.
- Finishing 11th is the Grand Sport Racing / KB Inc. #04 Corvette C5, driven by Bobby Sak.
- Finishing 22nd is the Polli Brothers Cuttlery #68 Corvette, driven by Peter Polli.
- 2005 - At the Phoenix International Raceway in Phoenix, Arizona, the Phoenix 250 GT race is held, round eleven of the Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series. Finishing 16th is the Stevenson Motorsports #57 Corvette, driven by Buddy Rice, John Stevenson, and Tommy Riggins.
- 2018 - At the WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California, USA, the Continental Tire Monterey Grand Prix race is held, round 11 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series.
- Finishing 3rd in GT Le Mans class and 12th overall is the Corvette Racing #3 Corvette C7.R driven by Jan Magnussen and Antonio Garcia.
- Finishing 5th in GT Le Mans class and 14th overall is the Corvette Racing #4 Corvette C7.R driven by Tommy Milner and Oliver Gavin.
- 1939 - Belgian fighter planes attack two British bombers over Belgian territory. One Belgian plane is shot down, both British planes are forced to land. The British government appologizes for the incident.
- 1939 - German Field Marshal Hermann Göring gives a speech at a German munitions factory: "We will have our Nazism and the Russians their bolshevism, but we are both people who want peace and we are not going to be so silly as to smash each other's heads for Britain.".
- 1939 - In Utrecht Province of Netherlands, a small basin is flooded, as a defensive precaution.
- 1939 - 13 British RAF squadrons arrive in France.
- 1939 - President Jorge Ubico issues a decree proclaiming the neutrality of Guatemala.
- 1939 - Adolf Hitler issues Directive No. 3 "for the Conduct of the War". Action will continue in Poland until it is safe to transfer forces to the Western border. No air attacks against England, no attacks of any kind against France.
- 1939 - Slovak troops cease their advance into Poland, after occupying all former territory taken by Poland in 1920, 1928, and 1938.
- 1939 - French forces complete the capture of a German salient from Saarbruecken to Saarlautern, taking villages of Karlsbrunn, Lauterbach, Ludweiler, Grossrosseln, and Saint Nikolaus.
- 1939 - German forces capture Lodz, Poland.
- 1939 - (2220 hours) Canadian Parliament accepts the throne speech, and approves of immediate support to Great Britain and France in the war against Germany. All but one member vote in favor.
- 1939 - (night) Polish General Tadeusz Kutrzeba leads the Pomorze Army across Bzura River in an attack on the flank of the German 8th Army.
- 1940 - Britain renews its guarantee against external aggression to Greece.
- 1941 - In the British House of Commons, Prime Minister Winston Churchill insists that Article 3 of the Atlantic Charter could not apply to the British Empire.
- 1941 - (2137 hours) Convoy SC-42 across the Atlantic is attacked by German submarines. U-432 torpedoes and sinks SS Muneric. Two more merchant ships are torpedoed before midnight.
- 1942 - Adolf Hitler dismisses Field Marshal Wilhelm List of Army Group A, taking personal command.
- 1942 - Japanese submarine I-25 launches a Yokasuka E14Y floatplane off Oregon, bombing the coast.
- 1942 - The Canadian government closes the Gulf of St. Lawrence to ocean shipping, due to dangers of submarine attacks, and the need of escort ships elsewhere.
- 1943 - (0230 hours) Italian Admiral Carlo Bergamini takes the remainder of the Italian fleet from La Spezia to deliver to Allies at Malta. Main ships are four battleships, three cruisers, and eight destroyers.
- 1943 - (after dawn) Italian Admiral Carlo Bergamini with the Italian fleet en route to Malta is joined by three more cruisers, and two more destroyers from Genoa.
- 1943 - Allied forces launch Operation Avalanche, with amphibious landings of 55,000 troops at Salerno, Italy. US 6th Corps under Ernest Dawley lands on the right, 25 miles south of Salerno. British 10th Corps under Sir Richard McCreery lands on the left, just south of Salerno.
- 1943 - Allied forces launch Operation Slapstick, as the British 1st Airborne Division lands at Taranto, Italy, seizing the naval base.
- 1943 - (about 1600 hours) German Dornier Do 217K bombers of the Luftwaffe's III Gruppe of Kampfgeschwader 100 attack the Italian fleet en route to Malta. Guided PC1400X or Fritz X smart bombs are used; once released, the bombs can receive radio signals from a guider on the plane to the target. A bomb hits battleship Italia damaging its steering. A bomb hits the bridge of battleship Roma, killing Bergamini and staff; another bomb pierces the ship and explodes; the ship sinks in 30 minutes, taking oer 1350 crew.
- 1944 - Bulgaria signs an armistice with the Allies.
- 1944 - In the Irish Sea, Canadian frigate Dunver, corvette Hespeler, and Canadian aircraft sink German submarine U-484.
- 1944 - British Vice-Chief of the Imperial Staff sends a message to Field Marshal Montgomery of 21 Army Group in Europe, asking when the coastal Holland area would be taken, due to the launching of rockets on London from the area.
- 1944 - Soviet and Czechoslovakian forces advance to Dukla Pass close to Slovakia, through the Carpathian Mountains.
- 1945 - Lucie Rommel issues a statement saying that Erwin Rommel "had no part whatever in the preparations for, or the execution of, the July 20th plot" to kill Adolf Hitler.
- 1990 - Marshall Islands issues four postage stamps marking the 50th anniversary of American destroyer ships traded for British bases.
- 1993 - France issues a postage stamp marking the 50th anniversary of liberation of Corsica.
- 1991 - Nintendo of America reports that the Super NES is now available nationwide in the USA. Price of US$199.95 includes Super Mario World.
- 1994 - Acclaim Entertainment introduces the Mortal Kombat II arcade video game.
- 1995 - Sony Electronics introduces the 32-bit CD-ROM game system, PlayStation, in North America. Price is US$299.
- 1995 - Sony Computer Entertainment America releases the Battle Arena Toshinden video game for the PlayStation in the US. The game innovates in 3D movement in a fighting game.
- 1995 - Sony Computer Entertainment America releases the ESPN Extreme Games video game for the PlayStation in the US.
- 1995 - Sony Computer Entertainment America releases the Kileak: The DNA Imperative video game for the PlayStation in the US.
- 1995 - Acclaim releases the NBA Jam Tournament Edition video game for the PlayStation in the US.
- 1995 - Ocean releases the Power Serve 3D Tennis video game for the PlayStation in the US.
- 1995 - Sony Computer Entertainment America releases The Raiden Project video game for the PlayStation in the US.
- 1995 - Ubisoft releases the Rayman video game for the PlayStation in the US.
- 1995 - Namco releases the Ridge Racer video game for the PlayStation in the US.
- 1995 - Capcom releases the Street Fighter: The Movie video game for the PlayStation in the US.
- 1995 - Crystal Dynamics releases the Total Eclipse Turbo video game for the PlayStation in the US.
- 1995 - Sony Computer Entertainment America releases the Twisted Metal video game for the PlayStation in the US.
- 1995 - Sony Computer Entertainment America releases the Warhawk video game for the PlayStation in the US.
- 1999 - Sega releases the Dreamcast video game system in the US, preceded by a US$100 million marketing campaign. It features 200 MHz 128-bit Hitachi SH-4 processor, NEC PowerVR DC video chip, 16 MB RAM, 8 MB video RAM, 2 MB sound memory, 12x 1 GB CD-ROM drive, 56 kbps modem, four game ports. Price is US$199. Optional accessories: keyboard US$19.95, controller US$24.95, Visual Memory Unit for mini-games US$19.95, Jump Pack for rumbling controller US$19.95. Code name during development was Katana. 250,000 units sell on the first day. In the first 24 hours, Sega sells US$97 million worth of hardware and software, setting an entertainment industry record for highest-grossing day.
- 1999 - Sega releases the Sonic Adventure video game for the Dreamcast in the US.
- 1999 - Namco releases the Soul Calibur video game for the Dreamcast in the US.
- 1999 - Sega releases the NFL 2K video game for the Dreamcast in the US. Price is US$49.99.
- 2003 - Sega releases the ESPN NHL Hockey video game for the Xbox and PlayStation 2 in the US.
- 2004 - Nintendo releases the Pokémon Leaf Green and Pokémon Fire Red video games for the Game Boy Advance in the US.
- 2008 - EA Sports releases the NHL 09 video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the USA.
- 2011 - Nintendo releases the Star Fox 64 3D video game for the Nintendo 3DS in the US.
- 2011 - Nintendo releases the Flame Red Nintendo 3DS in North America.
- 2014 - Activision Blizzard releases the Destiny game for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlsyStation 3, and Xbox 360 in the USA.
- 1630 - King Gustav Adolf reaches Stralsund, en route to Mecklenburg.
- 1993 - Cadbury Schweppes PLC agrees to buy US-based A & W Concentrate Company for US$334 million.
- 1870 - The Finance Minister circulates a notice authorizing legally struck copper half penny tokens, and sous as cents, and one penny tokens as two cents, effective October 1. The withdrawal of the 20c piece is also initiated.
- 1992 - The ninth 25c issue in the Canada 125 Coin Program is unveiled in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Bruce Wood created the design.
- 2012 - NASA's Curiousity rover takes its first photograph of the US 1909 1-cent coin it carried to Mars as part of a calibration target.
- 1895 - The American Bowling Congress forms (New York City).
- 1904 - Boston Herald again refers to New York baseball club as Yankees, when it reports "Yankees take 2," name not official till 1913.
- 1914 - Boston Braves' pitcher George Davis no-hits Philadelphia Phillies, 7-0.
- 1922 - Saint Louis Browns' "Baby Doll" Jacobson hits three triples beating Detroit Tigers 16-0.
- 1928 - Silvio Cator of Haiti sets long jump record at 26 feet 0.25 inches.
- 1932 - Frank Crosetti ties record, strikes out twice in one inning.
- 1936 - New York Yankees clinch 8th pennant.
- 1945 - Jimmie Foxx hits his 534th and final home run.
- 1945 - Philadelphia Athletics' Dick Fowler no-hits Saint Louis Browns, 1-0.
- 1948 - Brooklyn Dodgers' Rex Barney no-hits New York Giants, 2-0.
- 1958 - Pittsburgh Pirates' player Roberto Clemente ties record of three triples in a game.
- 1960 - 4th American Football League plays first game (Denver 13, Boston 10).
- 1965 - Sandy Koufax's perfect game against the Cubs bests Bob Hendley's one hit effort, 1-0. It is the Dodger's southpaw record fourth no-hitter.
- 1968 - First US Open tennis tournament, held as an "open" (Arthur Ashe wins).
- 1968 - Minnesota Vikings' Tommy Krammer passes for six touchdowns vs Green Bay Packers (42-7).
- 1971 - NHL great Gordie Howe retires.
- 1978 - Third game of the Boston Massacre; New York Yankees beat Boston Red Sox 7-0.
- 1978 - Baltimore Orioles pull their 7th triple play (5-4-3 versus Toronto Blue Jays).
- 1979 - John McEnroe beats Vitas Gerulaitis for the US Open Tennis title.
- 1983 - Vitas Gerulatis bets his house that Martina Navratilova can't beat the 100th ranked male tennis player.
- 1984 - John McEnroe beats Ivan Lendl for the US Open Tennis title.
- 1984 - California Angels' Michael Witt is 11th to pitch a perfect baseball game.
- 1987 - Nolan Ryan strikes out his 4,500th batter.
- 1988 - US swamps New Zealand at 27th America's Cup: New Zealand set to appeal.
- 1989 - Steffi Graf beats Martina Navratalova for the US Open championship.
- 1991 - Only 1,695 fans watch Boston Red Sox play Cleveland Indians.
- 1998 - A coroner records a verdict of suicide on former football player Justin Fashanu, who was found hanged in a London lock-up garage four months ago.
- 2018 - At the WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California, USA, the Continental Tire Monterey Grand Prix race is held, round 11 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series.
- Finishing 1st in Prototype class and 1st overall is the Tequila Patron ESM #22 Nissan DPi driven by Pipo Derani and Johannesvan Overbeek.
- Finishing 1st in GT Le Mans class and 10th overall is the BMW Team RLL #25 BMW M8 GTE driven by Alexander Sims and Connor De Phillippi.
- Finishing 1st in GT Daytona class and 16th overall is the Meyer Shank Racing #86 Acura NSX GT3 driven by Alvaro Parente and Katherine Legge.
- 2022 - At Petco Park in San Diego, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Diego Padres beats Los Angeles Dodgers by score 5-4.
- 2022 - At RingCentral Coliseum, Oakland, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Chicago White Sox beats Oakland Athletics by score 5-3.
- 2022 - At T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Atlanta Braves beats Seattle Mariners by score 6-4.
- 2022 - At Coors Field in Denver, Colorado, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Colorado Rockies beats Arizona Diamondbacks by score 13-10.
- 2022 - At Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Detroit Tigers beats Kansas City Royals by score 10-2.
- 2022 - At Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Cleveland Guardians beats Minnesota Twins by score 7-6.
- 2022 - At American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Cincinnati Reds beats Milwaukee Brewers by score 8-2.
- 2022 - At Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Houston Astros beats Los Angeles Angels by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Toronto Blue Jays beats Texas Rangers by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Philadelphia Phillies beats Washington Nationals by score 5-3.
- 2022 - At Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Tampa Bay Rays beats New York Yankees by score 4-2.
- 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 3-2.
- 2022 - At LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida, USA , Major League Baseball regular season game: Miami Marlins beats New York Mets by score 6-3.
- 2022 - At PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Pittsburgh Pirates beats Saint Louis Cardinals by score 8-2.
- 2022 - At Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Chicago Cubs beats San Francisco Giants by score 4-2.
- 1892 - Almalthea, 5th moon of Jupiter, discovered by EE Barnard at Lick.
- 1967 - First successful test flight of a Saturn V booster rocket.
- 1975 - Viking 2 is launched toward orbit around Mars.
- 1982 - Conestoga 1, first private commercial rocket, makes suborbital flight.
- 2006 - Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on a mission to build up the International Space Station. It returns safe and successful on September 21.
- 1776 - Continental Congress renames "United Colonies" as "United States".
- 1830 - Charles Durant, first US aeronaut, flies a balloon from Castle Garden, New York City to Perth Amboy, New Jersey.
- 1841 - Great Lakes steamer Erie sinks off Silver Creek, New York, kills 300.
- 1850 - California becomes 31st US state.
- 1850 - Territories of New Mexico and Utah are created.
- 1862 - CSA General Robert Lee splits his army and sends General Thomas Jackson to capture Harper's Ferry.
- 1908 - Orville Wright makes first one-hour airplane flight, in Fort Myer, Virginia.
- 1913 - Association for Study of Negro Life and History organizes in Chicago.
- 1926 - National Broadcasting Company created by the Radio Corporation of America.
- 1942 - First bombing on continental US soil, Mount Emily, Oregon.
- 1943 - Allied forces launch Operation Avalanche, with amphibious landings of 55,000 troops at Salerno, Italy. US 6th Corps under Ernest Dawley lands on the right, 25 miles south of Salerno. British 10th Corps under Sir Richard McCreery lands on the left, just south of Salerno.
- 1957 - Nashville, Tennessee's new Hattie Cotton Elementary School is dynamited.
- 1967 - First successful test flight of a Saturn V booster rocket.
- 1969 - Allegheny 853 collides with Piper Cherokee above Indiana, kills 82.
- 1971 - 1,000 convicts seize Attica, New York prison.
- 1975 - Viking 2 is launched toward orbit around Mars.
- 1977 - First TRS-80 Model I computer sold.
- 1985 - US President Ronald Reagan issues Executive Order 12532, effective October 11, establishing trade and other sanctions agsinst South Africa, including an import ban on Kruggerand gold coins. The order also directs Treasury Department to conduct feasibility study on issuing gold bullion coins, and seek legislative authority to proceed.
- 1986 - At the Palladium in Manhattan, New York, Compaq Computer introduces the Compaq Deskpro 386, the first 80386-based personal computer offered by a major computer manufacturer. The Model 40 features a 16 MHz Intel 80386 and 40 MB hard drive, for US$6449. The Model 130 has a 130 MB hard drive, for US$8799.
- 1986 - New York City jury indicts Gennadly Zakharov (Soviet United Nations employee) of spying.
- 1995 - Sony Electronics introduces the 32-bit CD-ROM game system, PlayStation, in North America. Price is US$299.
- 1998 - Kenneth Starr submits his report and 18 boxes of supporting documents to the House of Representatives, outlining a case for impeaching Clinton on 11 grounds.
- 1999 - Sega releases the Dreamcast video game system in the USA. Price is US$199. In the first 24 hours, Sega sells US$97 million worth of hardware and software, setting an entertainment industry record for highest-grossing day.
- 2007 - Former leader of Panama Manuel Noriega finishes 15 years in Miami, Florida Prison for drug trafficking.
- 2010 - In San Bruno, California, a gas pipeline explosion destroys 38 homes, kills at least four people, and leaves a large crater in the ground.
Other history:
- 1513 - Battle of Flodden Fields; English defeat James IV of Scotland.
- 1850 - California becomes 31st state.
- 1867 - Luxembourg gains independence.
- 1908 - Orville Wright makes first 1-hr airplane flight, Fort Myer, Va.
- 1926 - National Broadcasting Co created by the Radio Corporation of America.
- 1956 - Elvis Presley appears on national TV for first time (Ed Sullivan).
- 1963 - Landslide into Vaiont Dam emptys lake, kills 3-4,000 (Italy).
- 1965 - Tibet is made an autonomous region of China.
- 1971 - NHL great Gordie Howe retires.
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