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What happened in history on this day: September 14?
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 14 in ...
- 1995 - Apple Computer recalls all PowerBook 5300 computers to exchange Sony-manufactured lithium-ion batteries for nickel-metal-hydride batteries, due to two fires in early units white charging.
- 1998 - At the end of the day's stock market trading Microsoft stands as America's most valuable company, at US$261.1 billion. Microsoft and General Electric were both valued at over US$300 billion in July, but Microsoft survived a stock market plunge better, putting it on top.
- 1999 - Handspring releases the Handspring Visor Deluxe handheld computer. It features 16 MHz Motorola Dragonball EZ processor, 8 MB RAM, 2 MB ROM, Springboard expansion slot, Palm OS 3.1, 2.1 x 2.1 inch passive matrix 16-shade grayscale backlit display, infrared port, microphone, USB port. Two AAA alkaline batteries power the unit for about two months. Price is about US$250; size is 4.8 x 3.0 x 0.6 inches; weight is 6 ounces.
- 2000 - Microsoft launches the Windows Millenium Edition (Me) operating system.
- 2004 - Electronic Arts releases The Sims 2 game for Windows computers in the US.
- 1941 - The strike at the Disney studio officially ends.
- 1955 - The ABC TV network begins airing the second season of the Disneyland TV show, featuring the film Dumbo.
- 1955 - Disney re-releases the animated short film Peter and the Wolf to theaters. It was originally released as part of the film Make Mine Music.
- 1955 - Disney releases the True-Life Adventure film The African Lion to theaters in the US.
- 1964 - US President Lyndon Johnson presents Walt Disney with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, for a lifetime of achievement.
- 1969 - The NBC TV network airs the The Wonderful World of Disney show, featuring Wild Geese Calling.
- 1975 - The NBC TV network airs The Wonderful World of Disney show, featuring The Boy Who Talked to Badgers, part one. This is the premiere for this season, with the air date changed from 7:30-8:30 PM to 7:00-8:00 PM.
- 1979 - Eleven more animators leave Disney. The group forms the new studio of Sullivan and Bluth.
- 1980 - The Mickey Mouse Revue attraction in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World closes.
- 1984 - The Disney committee responsible for screening potential new CEOs meets. After two hours, they have not settled on one candidate. Some favor Dennis Stanfill, some favor Frank Wells or Michael Eisner.
- 1984 - Irwin Jacobs announces that he now owns 7.7 percent of Disney stock.
- 1984 - Irwin Jacobs announces that he will attempt a takeover of Disney.
- 1985 - The CBS TV network begins airing the animated weekly show The Wuzzles.
- 1985 - The NBC TV network begins airing the animated weekly TV show Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears.
- 1985 - The NBC TV network begins airing the Disney show The Golden Girls.
- 1991 - The Main Street Electrical Parade makes its last run in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World.
- 1991 - The NBC TV network debuts the series Nurses.
- 1993 - The Fox TV network first airs the Disney show Bakersfield P.D..
- 1994 - Buena Vista Pictures makes a limited release of the Hollywood Pictures live-action feature film Quiz Show in theaters in New York.
- 1994 - General Electric offers to sell 49% of NBC TV to Disney. Michael Eisner initially agrees, but later in the day decides it is not a good deal to take.
- 1999 - Buena Vista Home Video releases the film God Said Ha! on videocassette.
- 1999 - Buena Vista Home Video releases the film Children of Heaven on videocassette.
- 1999 - At 2:00 PM in Walt Disney World, the Magic Kingdom Park and Epcot close early, due to Hurricane Floyd approaching the Central Florida coastline. Other areas close at 3:00 PM.
- 2002 - The ABC TV network begins airing the show Fillmore.
- 2005 - Disney releases the film Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch on videocassette and DVD in France.
- 2010 - (to November 1) Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom hosts "Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party".
- 2012 - Disney releases the film Barfi! to theaters in India and the USA.
- 1971 - The Corvette production line shuts down temporarily.
- 2002 - At Le Circuit Mont-Tremblant in Mont Tremblant, Quebec, Canada, round seven of the Grand-Am Cup series is held.
- Finishing 1st in GSI class and 1st overall is the Powell Motorsport #11 Corvette, driven by Devon Powell and Doug Goad.
- Finishing 10th in GSI class and 44th overall is the Powell Motorsport #02 Corvette, driven by Michael Weinberg and Stuart Hayner.
- 2008 - National Auto Sport Association 3rd Annual National Competition at Mid-Ohio Raceway.
- Finishing 1st in class in ST1 race is the Pfadt Race Engineering C5 Corvette driven by Aaron Pfadt.
- Finishing 2nd in class in ST1 race Corvette C5 driven by Danny Popp.
- Finishing 3rd in class in ST1 race Corvette C5 driven by Bob Mayer.
- 1938 - British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain announces in the House of Commons that he would meet with the Adolf Hitler the next day.
- 1939 - (1015 hours) Polish mayor Skupien surrenders Gydnia city to German General Magnus Eberhardt.
- 1939 - German General Heinz Guderian's armored corps captures Brest Litovsk, Poland.
- 1939 - German troops complete the encirclement of Warsaw, Poland.
- 1939 - Soviet news agency Tass reports repeated violations by Polish military airplanes over Soviet land. Some chased out, some forced down.
- 1939 - The Soviet Union calls for one million new recruits for the Red Army.
- 1939 - Off north-west Ireland, German submarine U-39 attacks British carrier Ark Royal, but torpedoes miss. Escorting destroyers use depth charges to force U-39 to the surface. The submarine crew is taken prisoner, and the submarine becomes the first German submarine sunk in the war.
- 1942 - In the Atlantic ocean, Royal Canadian Navy destroyer Ottawa sinks as a result of torpedo hits from the previous day.
- 1942 - (evening) 446 British bombers attack Bremen, damaging the Focke-Wulf aircraft factory and the Lloyd dynamo factory.
- 1943 - German Lieutenant General Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin receives orders from Adolf Hitler to execute some 200 captured Italian officers. He refuses.
- 1943 - A German guided aerial bomb sinks tanker Bushrod Washington off Salerno, Italy.
- 1944 - (1200 hours) Canadians withdraw back across the Leopold and Lys canals, due to strong German resistance.
- 1944 - British Bomber Command attacks Raaphorst, a suburb of Wassenaar, Netherlands, suspected as a site of V-2 rocket storage.
- 1944 - Canadian infantry from the ship Prince David liberate the Greek island of Kithera.
- 1946 - Poland issues a postage stamp in memory of the postal employees killed in the German attack on Danzig, September 1939.
- 1998 - Capcom releases the Resident Evil Director's Cut Dual Shock Version video game for the PlayStation in the US.
- 2001 - In Japan, Nintendo launches the GameCube video game system. It features 405 MHz "Gekko" processor based on a 256-bit IBM Power PC, and 43 MB RAM. Size is 6 x 6 x 4.3 inches; price is 25,000 yen. Code name during development was Dolphin.
- 2001 - Nintendo releases the Luigi's Mansion video game for the GameCube in Japan.
- 2001 - Nintendo releases the Wave Race: Blue Storm video game for the GameCube in Japan.
- 2001 - Sega releases the Super Monkey Ball video game for the GameCube in Japan.
- 2004 - Microsoft releases the Fable video game for the Xbox in the US.
- 2005 - Microsoft announces the price for the upcoming Xbox 360 in Japan: 37,900 yen (about US$345). Dates of release are November 22 in North America, December 2 in Europe, and December 10 in Japan.
- 2006 - Nintendo announces release date of November 19 for the Nintendo Wii video game system in the USA, with price US$249.99.
- 2008 - Electronic Arts releases the Rock Band 2 video game for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, and Nintendo Wii in the USA and Canada.
- 2009 - Nintendo releases the Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story video game for the Nintendo DS in the USA.
- 2010 - Microsoft Game Studios releases the Halo: Reach video game for the Xbox 360 in the US.
- 1706 - By the treaty of Altranstädt, Saxony Elector August is forced to make peace. August renounces claims to the Polish throne.
- 1981 - Prime Minister Thorbjörn Fälldin announces a currency devaluation of 10%, price freezes, and a planned reduction in sales tax.
- 2003 - A Nationwide referendum is held asking if Sweden should join the European Monetary Union, and abandon the Krona in favor of the Euro. The vote is 56.1 percent no, 41.8 percent yes.
- 1967 - The Finance Minister announces that the reverse designs of coins in 1968 will return to those used prior to 1967.
- 1793 - Joseph Wright, engraver at the Philadelphia Mint, dies of yellow fever.
- 2008 - A granite memorial stone to Felix Schlag, designer of the Jefferson 5-cent coin, is dedicated at his grave site in Oak Hill Cemetery in Owosso, Michigan.
- 2008 - (to September 16) The Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles Pre-Long Beach auction is held. Some highlights:
- 1793 Flowing Hair, Wreath cent, MS-64 brown PCGS: US$224,250;
- 1795 Capped Bust, 9 Leaves eagle, MS-61 NGC: US$224,250;
- 1796 Liberty Cap cent, MS-66 red and brown PCGS: US$690,000;
- 1803 Draped Bust cent AU-50 PCGS: US$241,500;
- 1807 Capped Bust quarter eagle MS-65 PCGS: US$276,000;
- 1863 Coronet double eagle, PR-65 cameo NGC: US$241,500;
- 1870-CC Coronet double eagle, EF-45 PCGS: US$345,000;
- 1879 Flowing Hair Stella gold $4 pattern, PR-66 cameo PCGS: US$230,000;
- 1907 Indian Head, Rounded Rim, Periods eagle, MS-65: US$230,000;
- 1933 Indian Head eagle, MS-65 NGC: US$450,000.
- 1903 - New York Giants' Red Ames no-hits Saint Louis, 5-0 in a five-inning game.
- 1905 - RAC Tourist Trophy is first run on the Isle of Man.
- 1923 - Before a crowd of 90,000 at the Polo Grounds, boxer Jack Dempsey defeats Argentinian Luis Firpo in the 2nd round.
- 1930 - Portsmouth Spartans play first NFL game, win 13-6.
- 1942 - New York Yankees clinch pennant #13.
- 1943 - New York Yankees clinch pennant #14.
- 1951 - New York Giants' Bob Niemans homers on his first two at bats.
- 1968 - Detroit Tigers' Denny McLain's 30th victory of the season.
- 1971 - Cleveland Indians and Washington Senators play 20 innings.
- 1973 - Indianapolis is awarded a WHA franchise.
- 1973 - US President Richard Nixon signs into law a measure lifting pro football's blackout.
- 1982 - Trevor Baxter sets skateboard high jump record of 5 feet 5.7 inches.
- 1986 - At Royals Stadium, Kansas City Royals' rookie outfieder Bo Jackson hits his first major league home run. The 475-foot hit by the NFL running back is the longest homer ever hit in the ballpark.
- 1986 - Saskatchewan Roughriders and Hamilton Tiger-Cats play first Canadian Football League regular-season overtime game.
- 1987 - The Toronto Blue Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles 18-3; the Blue Jays set a major league record of ten home runs; Orioles' player Cal Ripken Junior sets record consecutive-innings streak of 8,243, spanning 904 games.
- 1989 - Calgary Flames become first NHL team to play in USSR, win 4-2.
- 1994 - Due to the Major League Baseball players' strike, owners vote to cancel remainder of the season including the World Series.
- 2021 - The inaugural season of the UEFA Europa Conference League, the third tier of European club football, kicks off with Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv winning 4-1 against Armenian club FC Alashkert.
- 2022 - At Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Arizona Diamondbacks beats Los Angeles Dodgers by score 5-3.
- 2022 - At Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Oakland Athletics beats Texas Rangers by score 8-7.
- 2022 - At Busch Stadium in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Saint Louis Cardinals beats Milwaukee Brewers by score 4-1.
- 2022 - At Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Minnesota Twins beats Kansas City Royals by score 4-0.
- 2022 - At Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Yankees beats Boston Red Sox by score 5-3.
- 2022 - At Citi Field in New York City, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Chicago Cubs beats New York Mets by score 6-3.
- 2022 - At Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Major League Baseball regular season game: Toronto Blue Jays beats Tampa Bay Rays by score 5-1.
- 2022 - At Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Baltimore Orioles beats Washington Nationals by score 6-2.
- 2022 - At LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida, USA , Major League Baseball regular season game: Philadelphia Phillies beats Miami Marlins by score 6-1.
- 2022 - At T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Seattle Mariners beats San Diego Padres by score 6-1.
- 2022 - At Oracle Park in San Francisco, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Francisco Giants beats Atlanta Braves by score 4-1.
- 2022 - At Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Colorado Rockies beats Chicago White Sox by score 3-0.
- 2022 - At Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Houston Astros beats Detroit Tigers by score 2-1.
- 2022 - At Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Cleveland Guardians beats Los Angeles Angels by score 5-3.
- 2022 - At Great America Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Pittsburgh Pirates beats Cincinnati Reds by score 10-4.
- 1958 - German engineer Ernst Mohr's two rockets - the first German post-war rockets - reach the upper atmosphere.
- 1959 - The Soviet probe Luna 2 crashes onto the Moon, becoming the first man-made object to reach the Moon.
- 1974 - Charles Kowal discovers Leda, 13th satellite of Jupiter.
- 2007 - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency launches their first space probe to the Moon, the KAGUYA (SELENE) spacecraft. Its mission is to study surface composition
- 2020 - The Royal Astronomical Society announces the detection of phosphine in Venus' atmosphere, which is known to be a strong predictor for the presence of microbial life.
- 1954 - Hurricane Edna (second of 1954) hits New York City, causing US$50 million damage.
- 1847 - US troops under General Scott enter Mexico City.
- 1848 - Alexander Stewart opens the first US department store.
- 1872 - Britain pays the US $15 million for damages during Civil War.
- 1886 - George K Anderson of Memphis, Tennessee, USA, patents typewriter ribbon.
- 1899 - Death of Henry Bliss in New York, USA; first automobile fatality.
- 1933 - Two billion board feet of lumber destroyed in Tillamook, Oregon fire.
- 1940 - US Congress passes first peace-time conscription bill (draft law).
- 1948 - Gerald Ford upsets Republican Bartel J Jonkman in Michigan 5th District Republican primary.
- 1948 - Groundbreaking ceremony for the United Nations world headquarters.
- 1954 - Hurricane Edna (second of 1954) hits New York City, causing US$50 million damage.
- 1956 - First prefrontal lobotomy performed, Washington DC.
- 1963 - Mary Ann Fischer, in Aberdeen, South Dakota, gives birth to America's first surviving quintuplets, four girls and a boy.
- 1964 - Walt Disney awarded the Medal of Freedom at the White House.
- 1973 - US President Richard Nixon signs into law a measure lifting pro football's blackout.
- 1975 - Mother Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton canonized as first US-born saint.
- 1982 - 36 inches of snow in Red Lodge, Montana.
- 1983 - US House of Representatives votes 416 to 0 in favor of a resolution condemning Russia for shooting down a Korean jetliner.
- 1984 - The first MTV Video Music Awards are held in Radio City Music Hall, New York City; Bette Midler and Dan Aykroyd host.
- 1991 - Carolyn Suzanne Sapp (Hawaii) crowned Miss America 1992.
- 1998 - At the end of the day's stock market trading Microsoft stands as America's most valuable company, at US$261.1 billion. Microsoft and General Electric were both valued at over US$300 billion in July, but Microsoft survived a stock market plunge better, putting it on top.
- 2000 - A tugboat puts a 4-foot gash in US Navy ship USS Detroit, spilling 113,000 litres of oil across Sandy Hook Bay, New Jersey, USA.
- 2000 - Microsoft launches the Windows Millenium Edition (Me) operating system. 400,000 copies of the retail upgrade copy are sold in the first month.
- 2001 - US President George W Bush stands with firefighters and rescue workers at Ground Zero in New York.
- 2001 - US President George W. Bush declares a state of national emergency exists by reason of terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon.
- 2003 - Top American commander in Iraq Lieutenant General Ricardo Sanchez authorizes a wide range of new interrogation procedures, including deliberate humiliation, exploiting fear of dogs, sensory deprivation, sensory overload, and stress positions.
- 2008 - A granite memorial stone to Felix Schlag, designer of the Jefferson 5-cent coin, is dedicated at his grave site in Oak Hill Cemetery in Owosso, Michigan.
- 2008 - (to September 16) The Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles Pre-Long Beach auction is held. Some highlights:
- 1796 Liberty Cap cent, MS-66 red and brown PCGS: US$690,000;
- 1933 Indian Head eagle, MS-65 NGC: US$450,000.
Other history:
- 1752 - England and colonies adopt Gregorian calendar, 11 days disappear.
- 1917 - Provisional government of Russia established, Republic proclaimed.
- 1938 - Graf Zeppelin II, world's largest airship, makes maiden flight.
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