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What happened in history on this day: September 20?
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 20 in ...
- 1984 - Data General introduces the Data General / One Personal System portable computer, compatible with the IBM PC. It features MS-DOS, CP/M-86, Unix, 128 kB RAM, and one floppy drive. Weight is 10 pounds; price is US$2895. It is the first portable computer with a full-size LCD display.
- 1984 - Acornsoft releases the Elite space-trading game for the BBC Microcomputer in the UK. The game is one of the first to use extensive 3D graphics. The game is open-ended, spanning eight vast universes.
- 1986 - (to September 21) At the Airport Hilton in Los Angeles, California, the Commodore Show is held. Digital Engineering releases the Eye-Scan image digitizing cartridge for the Commodore 64. Price is US$89.95.
- 1989 - Apple Computer announces the Macintosh Portable, featuring a 16 MHz Motorola 68000 CMOS processor, 1 MB RAM, 40 MB hard drive, 3.5-inch 1.4 MB SuperDrive floppy drive, keyboard, trackball, 9.8-inch active matrix 640x400 monochrome LCD screen. Weight is 17 pounds; size is 15.25 x 14.3 x 4 inches; price is US$6500. The system runs for about 8 hours on a lead-acid gel battery pack.
- 1999 - Tokyo District Court issues a preliminary injunction against eMachines for the eOne computers copying the look of Apple Computer's iMac computers.
- 1925 - Warner's Theater in New York City premieres the Alice Comedy film Alice's Tin Pony.
- 1926 - Film Booking Offices releases the Alice Comedy film Alice's Monkey Business to theaters.
- 1940 - The Donald Duck film Window Cleaners is released to theaters. Pluto also appears.
- 1946 - The Donald Duck film Lighthouse Keeping is released.
- 1947 - The House Un-American Activities Committee subpoenas Walt Disney and 39 others to testify on Communist influence in motion pictures.
- 1959 - Jimmy Starr's Show Business Souvenirs shop in Disneyland closes.
- 1964 - The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, entitled The Hound That Thought He Was a Raccoon.
- 1970 - The NBC TV network airs The Wonderful World of Disney show, featuring The Boy Who Stole the Elephant, part one.
- 1984 - Bass Brothers Enterprises buys more Disney stock, giving them 8.6 percent of the company's shares.
- 1986 - NBC airs the TV special program "Disney's Captain EO Grand Opening", starring Patrick Duffy, Justine Bateman, and the Moody Blues.
- 1987 - The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences awards an Emmy Award (Outstanding Comedy Series) to the TV show The Golden Girls.
- 1987 - The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences awards an Emmy Award (Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series) to Rue McClanahan for her role in the TV show The Golden Girls.
- 1987 - The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences awards an Emmy Award (Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series) to Terry Hughes, for the TV show The Golden Girls.
- 1998 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. A character mentions "microcalifragilistics", a reference to "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" in Mary Poppins.
- 2001 - The Bass family sells 135 million shares of The Walt Disney Company for about US$2 billion. This quantity of shares represents 6.4 percent of all outstanding shares of the company. Disney buys 50 million of the shares, with Goldman Sachs investment bank buying the other 85 million.
- 2001 - Disney stock drops below US$17 per share, down over 25 percent from its value ten days ago.
- 2004 - The Disney board of directors meets, over three days. They discuss CEO succession, and decide to hire a professional search firm to aid in the search for Michael Eisner's replacement.
- 2005 - The 2005 Disney Legends ceremony is held in Anaheim, California, for Steve Martin and Art Linkletter.
- 1956 - Production of 1956 model Corvettes ends, with a total of 3467 built. This is the first year that automobile manufacturers end production early, to have next year's models in dealer showrooms before the end of the year.
- 1958 - At Watkins Glen, the SCCA holds National car races.
- Finishing 1st in B-Production class and 1st overall is Jim Jeffords in the #1 Corvette.
- Finishing 2nd in B-Production class and 2nd overall is Ben Moore in the #118 Corvette.
- Finishing 3rd in B-Production class and 4th overall is Ed Leavens in the #51 Corvette.
- Finishing 4th in B-Production class and 5th overall is Robert Mouat in the #84 Corvette.
- Finishing 5th in B-Production class and 7th overall is Homer Dasey in the #220 Corvette.
- Finishing 6th in B-Production class and 9th overall is Tom Kerr in the #10 Corvette.
- Finishing 7th in B-Production class and 11th overall is Ed Myers in the #177 Corvette.
- 1987 - At the Mosport Park raceway in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada, round ten of the SCCA Bendix Brake Trans-Am Championship series is held.
- Finishing 7th is the ETF/Quality Construction #97 Corvette, driven by Donald Sak.
- Finishing 15th is the #76 Corvette, driven by Jerry Simmons.
- 2003 - At Mid America Designs in Effingham, Illinois, the 10th Annual Funfest Corvette show is held, over two days. Over 34,000 people and 8,000 Corvettes attend, including 40 50th anniversary 2003 Corvettes. The CERV I test car is on display.
- 1938 - Adolf Hitler tells the Hungarian prime minister he is sure Britain and France would do nothing effective to oppose annexation of the Sudetenland.
- 1938 - The Czech government refuses to accept the proposal to give up the Sudetenland.
- 1939 - Russians occupy Grodno, Poland, 90 miles southwest of Vilna in northeast Poland near the Lithuanian border.
- 1939 - The Finnish Government makes preparations to evacuate civilians from Helsingfors and other centers in case of emergency.
- 1939 - German and Russian troops meet at Upper Dniestr, cutting off Polish troops' escape to Romania.
- 1939 - German Colonel General Walther von Brauchitsch informs the German Army that "operations in Poland are completed". In twenty of days of war, German forces occupied 100,000 square miles of territory, capturing 400,000 prisoners.
- 1939 - British Royal Air Force shoots down their first German fighter plane in France.
- 1939 - Swiss anti-aircraft guns fire on two French warplanes near Basle.
- 1939 - British patrol vessel Kittiwake strikes a mine in the English Channel.
- 1939 - The remaining Polish troops at Gdynia surrender.
- 1940 - In Canada, the War Technical and Scientific Development Committee approves a request by Frederick Banting to begin bacterial warfare research.
- 1943 - In the North Atlantic, German submarine U-305 torpedoes Canadian destroyer St. Croix, sinking it. There is only one survivor.
- 1943 - A Canadian brigade diverted from the main Canadian advance toward Catazaro, takes Potenza in southern Italy.
- 1944 - Canadian forces liberate Dutch towns of Sas-van-Gent and Philippine.
- 1944 - 600 British bombers begin concentrated bombings on gun positions in Calais, France, dropping over 3000 tons of bombs.
- 1944 - In Italy, San Fortunato, across Ausa River and through Rimini Line defenses, is captured.
- 1965 - New Caledonia issues a postage stamp marking the 25th anniversary of Charles de Gaulle's 1940 poster to all Frenchmen.
- 2005 - Simon Wiesenthal, Nazi hunter, dies in Vienna, Austria, at age 96. He was responsible for tracking down over 1100 war criminals.
- 1998 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs The Simpsons TV show in the US. The line "Finish him!" is a reference to the Mortal Kombat video game.
- 1999 - Sony CEA announces cutbacks in PlayStation 2 shipments due to parts shortages in Japan.
- 2002 - IBM announces it has shipped 10 million "Gekko" PowerPC processors for Nintendo's GameCube.
- 2002 - Microsoft buys the British game developer Rare for US$375 million.
- 2004 - Sony announces a new slimmer PlayStation 2 for release in the USA on November 1. The system features top-loading disc tray, built-in network adaptor, controller, 2 pounds weight, 1.1 inches thick, priced at US$149.99.
- 2004 - Nintendo releases the F-Zero: GP Legend video game for the Game Boy Advance in the US.
- 2005 - Nintendo releases the Donkey Kong: King of Swing video game for the Game Boy Advance in the US.
- 2005 - Midway releases the Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks video game for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox in the US.
- 2005 - Activision releases the X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube in the US.
- 2007 - Sony launches the new version of the PlayStation Portable in Japan. Price is 19,800 yen.
- 2011 - Capcom releases the Resident Evil 4 video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the US.
- 2011 - Microsoft Game Studios releases the Gears of War 3 video game for the Xbox 360 in the US.
- 1697 - The Treaty of Ryswick is signed by Great Britain and France, with Swedish mediation. Zweibrücken is restored to the king of Sweden as count palatine of the Rhine.
- 1976 - National elections of parliament are held. Voter turn-out is 91.8%. The Non-socialist coalition of Center, Moderate, and Liberal parties receive 180 seats, the Social Democratic party receives 152, and the Communist party receives 17. The socialist-communist coalition is defeated, after dominance in power for 44 years. The key issue of the election was nuclear power plants. The Social Democrats wanted eight more plants by 1985, whereas the Center party wanted to dismantle the current five and build no more. Center party leader Thorbjörn Fälldin is elected new prime minister.
- 1786 - Continental Congress passes ordinance for establishing a Mint and regulating value and alloy of coinage.
- 1916 - Friedrik Johannes Hugo von Engelken becomes US Mint director.
- 2007 - President George W. Bush signs the "Native American $1 Coin Act" into law as Public Law 110-82, for an annual circulating dollar coin starting in 2009 representing one important American Indian contribution.
- 2010 - The US Mint releases the 2010 Grand Canyon National Park quarter dollar coin to circulation.
- 2010 - (to September 21) Ira & Larry Goldberg, Auctioneers sells at auction a 1795 Liberty Cap, Reeded Edge cent, one of eight known, net grade "Good 4+" for US$322,000.
- 2011 - Representative David Schweikert of Arizona introduces H.R. 2977 "Currency Optimization, Innovation, and National Savings Act" in the House of Representatives, seeking a transition from a dollar bill to a dollar coin.
- 1902 - Chicago White Sox' pitcher Jim Callahan no-hits Detroit Tigers, 3-0.
- 1907 - Pittsburgh Steelers' pitcher Nick Maddox no-hits Brooklyn Dodgers, 2-1.
- 1908 - Chicago White Sox' pitcher Frank Smith's second no-hitter, beats Philadelphia Phillies 1-0.
- 1911 - New York Yankees set team record 12 errors in a double header.
- 1933 - Pittsburgh Pirates play first NFL game, lose 23-2.
- 1942 - Gunther Hagg becomes world champion of all records from 1500m to 5000m.
- 1948 - Mexican Baseball league disbands.
- 1951 - Ford Frick elected commissioner of Major League Baseball.
- 1954 - Roger Bannister awarded Britain's Silver Pears Trophy.
- 1958 - Baltimore Orioles' knuckler Hoyt Wilhelm no-hits New York Yankees 1-0.
- 1961 - After 84 1/3 innings Bill Fischer gives up a base on balls.
- 1961 - New York Yankees' Roger Maris hits home run number 59 and barely misses number 60 in game 154 of the season. New York Yankees clinch pennant 26.
- 1968 - Mickey Mantle hits his 536th and final home run of his major league baseball career, during a 4-3 loss to the Chicago Red Sox at the Yankee Stadium.
- 1969 - Pittsburgh Pirates' pitcher Bob Moose throws no-hitter at Shea Stadium defeating the New York Mets, 4-0.
- 1973 - Billy Jean King beats Bobby Riggs 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 in "The Battle of the Sexes" tennis match at the Houston Astrodome. Global TV audience estimated at 50 million. The winner collected $100,000.
- 1973 - Willie Mays announces retirement at end of 1973 season.
- 1980 - Plaque dedicated in Thurman Munson's memory at Yankee Stadium.
- 1980 - Spectacular Bid runs in Belmont alone as three horses drop out.
- 1981 - Joe Danelo kicks New York Giants' record 55-yard field goal.
- 1983 - 3,112 turn out to see the Pittsburgh Pirates play the New York Mets at Shea Stadium.
- 1986 - Wichita State Shockers blow a 35-3 lead; lose 36-35 to Morehead State.
- 1987 - Alain Prost wins record 28th Formula one auto race.
- 1987 - Walter Payton scores NFL record 107th rushing touchdown.
- 2005 - In the USA, the NFL sees the groundbreaking ceremony for two new stadiums, the Indianapolis Colts' Lucas Oil Stadium and the Dallas Cowboys' temporarily named Dallas Cowboys New Stadium.
- 2006 - American League East baseball title won by New York Yankees.
- 2009 - In Imola, Italy, round 10 of the FIA World Touring Car Championship is held. Race 1 is won by Gabriele Tarquini; race 2 is won by Yvan Muller.
- 2019 - (to November 2) The 2019 Rugby Union World Cup is held in Japan; the South Africa Springboks defeat the England national rugby union team 32-12.
- 2022 - At Petco Park in San Diego, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Diego Padres beats Saint Louis Cardinals by score 5-0.
- 2022 - At RingCentral Coliseum, Oakland, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Oakland Athletics beats Seattle Mariners by score 4-1.
- 2022 - At Coors Field in Denver, Colorado, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Francisco Giants beats Colorado Rockies by score 6-3.
- 2022 - At Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Kansas City Royals beats Minnesota Twins by score 5-4.
- 2022 - At Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Cleveland Guardians beats Chicago White Sox by score 10-7.
- 2022 - At Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Angels beats Texas Rangers by score 5-2.
- 2022 - At American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Mets beats Milwaukee Brewers by score 7-5.
- 2022 - At Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Atlanta Braves beats Washington Nationals by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Yankees beats Pittsburgh Pirates by score 9-8.
- 2022 - At Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Detroit Tigers beats Baltimore Orioles by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Toronto Blue Jays beats Philadelphia Phillies by score 18-11.
- 2022 - At Tropicana Field in Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Houston Astros beats Tampa Bay Rays by score 5-0.
- 2022 - At LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida, USA , Major League Baseball regular season game: Chicago Cubs beats Miami Marlins by score 2-1.
- 2022 - At Great America Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Boston Red Sox beats Cincinnati Reds by score 5-3.
- 2022 - At Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season doubleheader game 1: Los Angeles Dodgers beats Arizona Diamondbacks by score 6-5.
- 2022 - At Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season doubleheader game 2: Arizona Diamondbacks beats Los Angeles Dodgers by score 5-2.
- 1966 - US Surveyor B launched toward Moon; crashes September 23.
- 1970 - Luna 16 lands on Moon's Mare Fecunditatis, drills core sample.
- 1977 - Voyager 2 launched for fly-by of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
- 1979 - NASA launches HEAO.
- 1967 - Hurricane Beulah hits Texas-Mexican border, kills 38.
- 1786 - Continental Congress passes ordinance for establishing a Mint and regulating value and alloy of coinage.
- 1850 - Slave trade abolished in District of Columbia, but slavery allowed to continue.
- 1860 - First British royalty to visit US, Prince of Wales (King Edward VII).
- 1863 - Civil War Battle of Chickamauga, near Chattanooga, Tennessee, ends.
- 1873 - Panic on New York Stock Exchange as railroad bonds default and bank failures lead to ten-day New York bank holiday.
- 1877 - Chase National Bank opens in New York City (later merges into Chase Manhattan).
- 1884 - Equal Rights Party nominates female candidates for US President and Vice President.
- 1916 - Friedrik Johannes Hugo von Engelken becomes US Mint director.
- 1945 - German rocket engineers begin work in US.
- 1950 - In Murray, Kentucky, USA, several buildings are struck by falling meteorites.
- 1954 - First FORTRAN (FORmula TRANslation) computer program is run.
- 1962 - James Meredith is blocked from entering Mississippi University as its first black.
- 1966 - US Surveyor B launched toward Moon; crashes September 23.
- 1967 - Hurricane Beulah hits Texas-Mexican border, kills 38.
- 1977 - Voyager 2 launched for fly-by of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
- 1984 - Hezbollah car-bombs the U.S. embassy annex in Beirut, Lebanon, killing 22 people.
- 1991 - (to September 21) In Sandy, Utah several patients are held hostage and a nurse is killed in the Alta View Hospital hostage incident.
- 2006 - In the USA, the CW Television Network (a merger of The WB and UPN) officially begins operations.
- 2007 - The Native American $1 Coin Act is signed into law.
Other history:
- 1954 - First FORTRAN computer program run.
- 2005 - Simon Wiesenthal, Nazi hunter, dies in Vienna, Austria, at age 96. He was responsible for tracking down over 1100 war criminals.
- 2008 - South African president Thabo Mbeki resigns at the request of the African National Congress.
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