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What happened in history on this day: September 22?
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 22 in ...
- 1980 - Paul Allen of Microsoft contacts Rod Brock of Seattle Computer Products, asking to sub-license 86-DOS to a potential customer.
- 1997 - Compaq introduces the Compaq Deskpro 4000N, the first Net PC. It features 166 MHz Pentium processor, 1.6 GB hard drive, 32 MB RAM, one PCI slot, Windows NT 4.0. Price is US$1149.
- 1998 - Advanced Micro Devices releases the 300 MHz K6 processor. Price is US$229 each in volume quantities.
- 2005 - Atari releases the Indigo Prophecy game for personal computers in the US.
- 2008 - 2K Games releases the Civilization IV: Colonization game for personal computers.
- 1930 - Disney completes the Mickey Mouse film The Gorilla Mystery. Minnie Mouse also appears.
- 1944 - Disney releases the Pluto film First Aiders to theaters. Minnie Mouse and Figaro the cat also appear.
- 1950 - The Pluto film Camp Dog is released.
- 1965 - Disney releases the Goofy film Freewayphobia #2 (Goofy's Freeway Trouble) to theaters.
- 1968 - The NBC TV network airs the Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color show, featuring Boomerang, The Dog of Many Talents, part one.
- 1983 - Disney releases the film Something Wicked This Way Comes to theaters in the UK.
- 1984 - Disney's board of directors meets to vote on filling executive positions. They vote unanimously to hire Michael Eisner as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, replacing Ray Watson, and Frank Wells as President and Chief Operating Officer. Eisner's contract gives him US$750,000 per year, US$750,000 signing bonus, annual bonus two percent above company net growth of nine percent, and over two million share options at US$14.359 each. Wells' contract gives him US$400,000 per year, US$250,000 signing bonus, annual bonus equal to fifty percent of Eisner's, and options on 460,000 shares.
- 1984 - Roy Disney hosts a luncheon for the Disney board of directors, and Michael Eisner and Frank Wells. Roy asks to lead the animation department, which Eisner approves.
- 1986 - Sierra Leone issues ten postage stamps depicting Disney characters in Mother Goose fairy tales.
- 1991 - The Surprise Celebration Parade begins performances in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World.
- 1994 - Grenada issues twelve postage stamps depicting scenes from Disney's Society Dog Show.
- 1995 - The TV series Land's End premieres.
- 1995 - Buena Vista Pictures generally releases the Hollywood Pictures live-action feature film Unstrung Heroes to theaters in the USA.
- 2005 - The CBS TV network premieres the Touchstone Television / Paramount Network television series Criminal Minds.
- 2014 - The Studio Disney 365 shop closes in the Downtown Disney District at Disneyland.
- 1962 - At the Watkins Glen raceway in Watkins Glen, New York, an SCCA National race is held for A and B Production cars.
- Finishing 1st in A Production class and 1st overall is the Gulf Oil 1962 Corvette driven by Richard Thompson.
- Finishing 2nd in A Production class and 2nd overall is the Corvette driven by Frank Dominianni.
- Finishing 1st in B Production class and 3rd overall is the Corvette driven by Don Yenko.
- 1991 - At the Road America raceway at Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, the one-hour Escort World Challenge race is held. Finishing 2nd is the Bakeracing #4 Corvette, driven by Shawn Hendricks. Hendricks finishes 0.3 seconds behind the winner.
- 2001 - At the old El Toro Marine Base in Southern California, Cruisin' For A Cure holds a car show to help fund research into prostate cancer. 3000 cars attend, about 500 of them Corvettes, including a 1963 Grand Sport and a perfectly restored 1953. The event raises US$168,000.
- 2002 - At the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California, the Monterey Sports Car Championships race is held, Round 8 of the Speedvision World Challenge GT Series.
- Finishing 9th is the #35 Corvette Z06, driven by David Farmer.
- Finishing 13th is the #73 Corvette Z06, driven by Phil McClure.
- Finishing 21st is the #4 Corvette Z06, driven by Rick Boysal.
- 2002 - At the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California, the Monterey Sports Car Championships race is held, round eight of the American Le Mans Series.
- Placing 3rd in GTS class and 15th overall is the Corvette Racing #4 Corvette C5-R, driven by Andy Pilgrim and Kelly Collins. The car is not running at the finish due to running out of fuel.
- Placing 5th in GTS class and 29th overall is the Corvette Racing #3 Corvette C5-R, driven by Ron Fellows and Johnny O'Connell. The car is not running at the finish due to a fire.
- 1931 - Chinese president Jiang Jieshi (Chiang Kai-shek) announces that the government would entrust the League of Nations to resolve the conflict with Japan by peaceful means.
- 1938 - British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain meets with Adolf Hitler at Godesberg in the Rhineland. Hitler says the British-French proposal is not acceptable, that Hungary and Poland must also have their claims against Czechoslovakia settled. He must receive agreement to these terms, or German forces would march on Czechoslovakia on October 1.
- 1938 - The Czechoslovakia government resigns.
- 1939 - Soviet forces occupy Brest-Litovsk and Bialystok in Poland.
- 1939 - The Rumanian Government executes 100-200 members of the Iron Guard.
- 1939 - Netherlands and Belgium flood part of their territory bordering Germany as a defensive measure.
- 1939 - The French High Commissioner suspends the constitution of the Lebanese Republic, dissolves parliament, and appoints a secretary general to rule during the war.
- 1939 - German Colonel General Werner von Fritsch, chief of Twelfth Regiment of Artillery, is killed by a Polish sniper near Warsaw.
- 1939 - A German submarine torpodoes Finnish steamer Martti-Ragnar off the coast of Norway, on route to Britain.
- 1939 - A German submarine boards Finnish steamer Haalow Lighthouse off the coast of Norway, blowing it up with dynamite.
- 1939 - (1640 hours) Swiss anti-aircraft guns fire on two or more German planes over Schaffhausen.
- 1939 - (late afternoon) Lwow, Poland, surrenders to German troops.
- 1941 - Adolf Hitler issues Directive No. 36, ordering a halt in attacks toward Murmansk, but to attempt to cut off Murmansk rail communications before winter, and prepare for a renewed attack toward Murmansk.
- 1941 - Each government in exile in London, England, signs adherence to the Atlantic Charter.
- 1943 - British Midget submarines X6 and X7 penetrate anti-submarine net defences at Kaafjord, northern Norway, and plant mines under the hull of German battleship Tirpitz. In the following explosions, the hull is severely damaged, the port engine is destroyed, and the propeller shaft bent.
- 1943 - (around 2100 hours) German submarine U-666 torpedoes Royal Navy frigate HMS Itchen, sinking it.
- 1944 - In a security zone safe at the German Army center of the July 20 coup conspiracy, a cache of documents is discovered listing names of most involved in assassination attempts since 1938.
- 1944 - (afternoon) Boulogne, France, surrenders to Canadian forces. 9517 prisoners are taken.
- 1982 - The USSR issues five postage stamps depicting World War II warships.
- 1988 - Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney apologizes for unjust internment of 22,000 Japanese Canadians during World War II, and announces a compensation package worth about CDN$300 million in payments.
- 2003 - EA Sports releases the NHL 2004 video game for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube in the US.
- 2005 - Atari releases the Indigo Prophecy video game for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox in the US.
- 2009 - Microsoft Game Studios releases the Halo 3: ODST video game for the Xbox 360 in the USA.
- 1947 - A report of the Committee of Economic Cooperation (held in Paris, France) outlines a four-year European recovery programme, proposing the creation of an organization of the 16 nations, including Sweden.
- 1835 - Benjamin Towns of Athens, Georgia, contracts to build the Dahlonega Mint for $33,450.
- 2004 - Joan Switt Langbord arranges the transfer of ten 1933 gold double eagles to the US Mint under the understanding that the Mint would authenticate the coins.
- 2008 - In Washington, D.C., US Mint Director Edmund Moy unveils the four reverse designs that will be introduced on the Lincoln cent during 2009.
- 2010 - Representative Melvin Watt of North Carolina introduces H.R. 6162 "Coin Modernization, Oversight, and Continuity Act of 2010" in the House of Representatives, which would direct the Secretary of the Treasury to research alternative metals for circulating coins, give authority to produce Proof versions of American Eagle gold and silver bullion coins, and allows diameter of America the Beautiful silver 5-ounce bullion coins to be reduced in diameter from 3 inches to 2.5 inches.
- 1911 - Cy Young, at age 44, wins his 511th and final baseball game.
- 1912 - Eddie Collins steals six bases in a game, for second time in 11 days.
- 1925 - New York Yankees' Ben Paschal hits two inside-the-park homers.
- 1927 - Famous "Long count" fight (Jack Dempsey loses boxing title to Gene Tunney).
- 1927 - New York Yankees' Earle Coombs hits three triples.
- 1945 - Stan Musial gets five hits off five pitchers on five consecutive pitches.
- 1954 - Brooklyn Dodgers' Karl Spooner strikes out 15 New York Giants' players in his first game.
- 1955 - Heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano knocks out Archie Moore in nine rounds.
- 1959 - Chicago White Sox clinch the American League pennant.
- 1967 - Philadelphia Phillies release pitcher Dallas Green, their future manager.
- 1968 - Minnesota Twins' Cesar Tovar pitches a hitless inning and plays all nine positions.
- 1969 - San Francisco Giants' Willie Mays becomes second player to hit home run number 600.
- 1969 - San Francisco Giants' outfielder Bobby Bonds establishes a Major League of Baseball record as he strikeouts for the 176th time this season.
- 1973 - Baltimore Orioles' player Al Bumbry hits three triples versus Milwaukee Brewers.
- 1975 - World Football League folds.
- 1977 - Minnesota Twins' Bert Blyleven no-hits California Angels, 9-0.
- 1983 - Zhu Jianhau (China) sets high jump record at 7 feet 9.75 inches.
- 1985 - Michael Spinks beats Larry Holmes to become Heavyweight Boxing Champ. First time a light heavyweight defeats the reigning heavyweight champion.
- 1985 - Saint Louis Cardinals set an unusual streak record by winning 9 of 10 games, each pitched by a different man.
- 1986 - Los Angeles Dodgers' Fernando Valenzuela is first Mexican to win 20 games.
- 1987 - Second regular-season National Football League players' strike begins.
- 1987 - Boston Red Sox' Wade Boggs gets his 200th hit in five straight seasons.
- 1988 - South Korean coaches attack the New Zealand referee after disputing his decision; the Olympic Korean boxer stages a 67 minute sit-in.
- 1990 - Andre Dawson steals his 300th base and is only player other than Willie Mays to have 300 home runs, 300 steals and 2,000 hits.
- 2002 - The last baseball game is played at Cinergy Field, where the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Cincinnati Reds, 4-3.
- 2004 - CBS-owned television stations are fined a total of $550,000 by the FCC for showing Janet Jackson's exposed right breast during the football Super Bowl halftime show.
- 2022 - At FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, National Football League regular season game: Cleveland Browns beats Pittsburgh Steelers by score 29-17.
- 1983 - NASA launches Galaxy-B.
- 1692 - Last person hanged for witchcraft in US.
- 1789 - US Congress establishes the Office of Postmaster General within the Treasury Department.
- 1817 - John Quincy Adams becomes US Secretary of State.
- 1835 - Benjamin Towns of Athens, Georgia, contracts to build the Dahlonega Mint for $33,450.
- 1862 - US President Abraham Lincoln issues an executive order, declaring freedom for all slaves in any state in the Confederacy that did not return to USA control by January 1, 1863.
- 1863 - US President Abraham Lincoln makes his Emancipation Proclamation speech.
- 1868 - Race riots in New Orleans, Louisiana.
- 1905 - Race riot in Atlanta, Georgia, USA; 10 blacks and two whites killed.
- 1913 - Coal mine explosion kills 263 at Dawson, New Mexico, USA.
- 1915 - Southern Methodist University (Dallas, Texas) holds its first class.
- 1919 - Steel strike begins in US.
- 1937 - Forest fire kills 14 and injures 50 in Cody Wyoming.
- 1950 - Omar N Bradley promoted to rank of five-star general.
- 1964 - Fiddler on the Roof opens on Broadway; runs 3,242 performances.
- 1970 - US President Richard Nixon requests 1,000 new FBI agents for college campuses.
- 1973 - Henry Kissinger, a German immigrant, is sworn in as America's first Jewish Secretary of State.
- 1975 - Sara Jane Moore tries to assassinate US President Gerald Ford in San Francisco, California.
- 1984 - Disney's board of directors meets to vote on filling executive positions. They vote unanimously to hire Michael Eisner as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, replacing Ray Watson, and Frank Wells as President and Chief Operating Officer. Eisner's contract gives him US$750,000 per year, US$750,000 signing bonus, annual bonus two percent above company net growth of nine percent, and over two million share options at US$14.359 each. Wells' contract gives him US$400,000 per year, US$250,000 signing bonus, annual bonus equal to fifty percent of Eisner's, and options on 460,000 shares.
- 1985 - Rock and country musicians participate in FarmAid in Champaign, Illinois.
- 1985 - Plaza Accord is signed by five nations.
- 1985 - Death of Axel Springer, founder of Alex Springer Verlag publisher, in West Berlin, Germany.
- 1992 - The Stardust Hotel casino in Las Vegas loses $225,000 cash and $283,000 in casino tokens, probably the largest theft in Las Vegas history.
- 1993 - Barge Mauvilla on Mobile River bumps into a rail bridge; the Los Angeles - Miami train hits a kink in the rail and derails, killing 42 of 202 passengers plus 5 crew.
- 1995 - American millionaire Steve Forbes announces his candidacy for the 1996 Republican presidential nomination.
- 2001 - A ship and a barge collide at Barbour's Cut in La Porte, Texas, USA, leaking about 137,000 litres of fuel oil into the channel.
- 2008 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average removes American International Group from its index, replacing it with Kraft Foods.
- 2008 - Microsoft unveils plans to spend US$40 billion buying back its shares from investors, the biggest single buy-back plan in history.
- 2014 - The United States and several Arab partners begin their airstrike campaign in Syria.
Other history:
- 1792 - Origin of French Republican Era.
- 1949 - USSR detonates its first atomic bomb.
- 1980 - Iraqi troops seize part of Iran in a border dispute; war begins.
- 2002 - In German federal elections, the coalition of the SPD led by Gerhard Schröder and the Green party win a narrow election victory (combined 47.1 percent).
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