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2005 XBox 360 video game is released by Microsoft
2005 6th Harry Potter book by J. K. Rowling is released: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005 Revenge of the Sith (Star Wars III) is released 1997 Former rep Dan Rostenkowski released from custody for mail fraud 1996 Howard Stern's book "Miss America" released in paperback 1996 Netscape Browser 3.0 is released 1996 "Cable Guy" starring Jim Carrey is released 1996 "Spy Hard," starring Leslie Nielsen is released 1995 Christopher Reeves released from physical rehab center 1995 New double Beatle CD released with new song "Free as a Bird" 1995 "Beatles' Anthology, Vol 1" released 1995 Howard Stern's 2nd book "Miss America" released (fastest selling ever) 1995 Boxer Mike Tyson released from jail after serving 3 years 1995 Poison Gas released in Tokyo subway 12 killed, 4,700 injured 1995 Beatles song, "Baby It's You," with late John Lennon as lead singer, is released, 1st Fab Four single in more than 30 years 1994 PTL leader Jim Bakker released from jail 1994 Beatles' 1st album in 25 years, Live at BBC, is released in Britain 1994 General H Norman Schwarzkopf released from hospital after prostate surgery 1994 "Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult," released in France 1994 Amy Fisher's lover Joey Buttafuoco is released from jail 1994 Joey Buttafuoco, released from jail after 4 months and 9 days 1994 Liz Taylor released from the hospital after hip treatment 1993 F Murray Abraham released from hospital after car accident 1993 Carlton Fisk, 45, released by White Sox, as all time leader of most games caught and most home runs by a catcher 1993 Katharine Hepburn released from the hospital after exhaustion 1993 Junk bond king Michael Milkin is released from jail after 22 months 1992 "Batman Returns" is released in USA 1991 Maximus 2.0 BBS released 1991 U.S. hostage Jesse Turner released from 5 years in captivity in Beirut 1991 Singer James Brown is released from prison 1990 Gloria Estefan released from hospital after her accident 1990 Security law violator Ivan Boesky is released from federal custody 1988 "ET" released to home video (14 million presold) 1988 Traveling Wilburys Volume One is released 1988 Movie "Last Temptation of Christ" is released 1987 Guns and Roses song "Appetite for Destruction" is released 1987 IBM-PC DOS Version 3.3 (updated) released 1987 "Little Shop of Horrors," released in France 1987 "Pee-wee's Big Adventure," released in France 1987 "Little Shop of Horrors" is released in Germany 1986 French hostage Aurel Cornea, held in Lebanon for 9 months, released 1986 Lebanese kidnappers released Reverend Lawrence Martin Jenco 1986 Videotapes released showing Titanic's sunken remains 1986 IBM-PC DOS Version 3.2 (updated) released 1986 Activist Anatoly Scharansky released by U.S.S.R., leaves country 1986 "John Lennon: Live in New York City" album is released 1985 IBM-PC DOS Version 3.2 released 1985 Weird Al Yankovic released his Dare To Be Stupid LP 1985 IBM-PC DOS Version 3.1 update released 1985 Hostage CNN reporter Jeremy Levin is released in Beirut 1983 IBM-PC DOS Version 2.1 released 1983 "Monty Python's The Meaning of Life," released in France 1983 1980 movie "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes," released in Germany 1983 "Return of the Jedi" (Star Wars 3) released 1982 Movie "ET the Extra-Terrestrial" released (highest grossing film) 1982 "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan," released in USA 1982 10 Arabian oryx, extinct except in zoos, released in Oman 1981 Newscaster David Brinkley is released by NBC 1981 Pope John Paul II released from hospital after assassination attempt 1981 3 Anglican missionaries detained in Iran since Aug 1980 are released 1980 Walt Disney's "Fox and The Hound," released 1980 Paul McCartney is released from Tokyo jail and deported 1979 Pink Floyd's "The Wall" released, sells 6 million copies in 2 weeks 1979 Patricia Hearst is released from a San Francisco prison for bank robbery 1979 John N Mitchell (former AG) released on parole from federal prison 1978 India's former Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi, released from jail 1978 H R Haldeman, Nixon's White House chief of staff released from jail 1977 Walt Disney's "Rescuers" released 1977 "Beatles Live! At Star-Club in Hamburg Germany" released 1977 Moluccan extremists hold 105 schoolchildren and 50 others hostage on a hijacked train in Netherlands, children released May 27, siege ends June 11 1977 "Beatles at Hollywood Bowl," released in U.K. 1977 Judge rules Beatles 1962 Hamburg album can be released 1977 Fleetwood Mac's "Rumours" album released 1977 Fleetwood Mac's "Rumours" released 1977 Anti-French demonstrations takes place in Israel after Paris released Abu Daoud, responsible 1972 Munich massacre of Israeli athletes 1976 Newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst sentenced to 7 years for her part in a 1974 bank robbery. Released after 22 months by President Carter 1976 1975 movie "Rocky Horror Picture Show" released in Germany 1976 Beatles "Rock and Roll Music" LP is released in USA 1976 Peter Frampton released platinum live album "Frampton Comes Alive" 1973 President Nixon released 1st White House tapes on Watergate scandal 1973 1st U.S. POWs in North Vietnam released; 116 of 456 flown to Philippine 1972 Dane Cook, born in Boston, Massachusetts, Dane Jeffrey Cook, comedian, stand up comic, released five comedy albums, 'Retaliation' went double platinum, the highest charting comedy album in 28 years, appeared in 15 films since 1997, including 'My Best Friend's Girl' 1972 Triple album set "Concert for Bangladesh" released in UK 1971 Don McLean's 8+ minute version of "American Pie" released 1970 Walt Disney's "Aristocats" is released 1970 Ringo Starr released his "Beaccups of Blues" album 1970 Beatles' last LP, "Let It Be," is released in US 1970 Paul McCartney's 1st solo album "McCartney" is released 1970 Miles Davis Bitches Brew released 1970 Charles Manson's album "Lie" is released 1969 Beatle's 7th Christmas album is released 1969 George Harrison's "Something" is released in the United Kingdom 1969 Plastic Ono Band's "Cold Turkey" is released in UK 1969 "Give Peace a Chance" by Plastic Ono Band is released in U.K. 1969 "Midnight Cowboy" released with an X rating 1969 Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash record an album (never released) 1969 Mary Hopkin's Postcard album on Apple is released 1969 Debut album of Led Zeppelin released in US 1968 82 members of U.S. intelligence ship 'Pueblo' released by North Korea 1967 Beatles "Magical Mystery Tour" album is released in UK 1967 Walt Disney's "Jungle Book" is released 1967 Beatles' "All You Need is Love" is released 1967 Dylan's 1965 U.K. Tour is released as film "Don't Look Back" 1966 Beatles' "Revolver" album is released 1966 Beatles "Paperback Writer" is released in U.K. 1966 Beach Boys' "Pets Sounds" is released 1966 Love's 1st album released "Love" 1965 Beatles "Help" is released in UK 1965 Beatles "Ticket to Ride" is released in U.K. 1964 Warren Commission released, finds Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone 1964 Walt Disney's "Mary Poppins" released 1964 1st draft of Star Trek's pilot "Cage" released 1964 "Introducing the Beatles" album released in US 1964 "Meet The Beatles" album released in US 1963 Walt Disney's "The Sword in the Stone" is released 1963 Beatles "From Me to You" is released in UK 1962 Rachel Sweet, born in Akron, Ohio, singer, songwriter, actress, writer, recorded theme song for Nickelodeon series, Clarissa Explains It All, appeared as George Costanza's cousin, in Seinfeld, television episode, 'The Contest', released Fool Around: The Best of Rachel Sweet, 1992 1961 "Please, Mr. Postman" by Marvelettes, released 1961 Kip Winger, born in Denver, Colorado, Charles Frederick Kip Winger, musician, songwriter, bass guitarist, hard rock, heavy metal, classical, experimental genres, lead singer, Alan Parsons Project, played with Alice Cooper, had band called, Winger, released new CD, 2008 1961 Walt Disney's "101 Dalmations" released 1959 Giants Jim Hearn allows 2 runs against Pirates, game is suspended, Hearn is released and charged with loss 2 months after his retirement 1959 Walt Disney's "Sleeping Beauty" released 1957 Buddy Holly and Crickets released 2nd single "Oh Boy!"/"Not Fade Away" 1955 Walt Disney's "Lady and the Tramp" released 1954 Bill Haley's "Rock Around the Clock," is originally released 1953 Michael Byron, born in America, composer, released music on Koch Records, Meridien Records, editor, contemporary music anthologies 1953 Jon Faddis, born in Oakland, California, musician, jazz trumpeter, conductor, composer, music educator, sound compared to his mentor, Dizzy Gillespie, member Lionel Hampton's big band, led Carnegie Hall Jazz Band, released Grammy-Award nominated work, Remembrances, 1999 1953 "House of Wax," 1st 3-D movie, released (New York City) 1951 Walt Disney's "Alice In Wonderland" released 1950 Walt Disney's "Cinderella" released 1949 1st 45 RPM record released 1946 Walt Disney's "Song Of South" released 1945 Walt Disney's "3 Caballeros" released 1944 Japanese-Americans released from detention camps 1943 Last Judy Garland-Mickey Rooney movie released (Girl Crazy) 1942 Walt Disney's "Bambi" animated movie is released 1941 Walt Disney's "Dumbo" released 1940 Walt Disney's "Fantasia" released 1940 Frederic from G and S "Pirates of Penzance" finally released by pirate 1940 Walt Disney's animated movie "Pinocchio," released 1937 Marx Brothers' "A Day At The Races" released 1937 1st Charlie Chaplin talkie, "Modern Times," released 1934 1st Donald Duck cartoon, Wise Little Hen, released 1933 Fred Astaire's 1st film, "Dancing Lady," released 1933 Walt Disney's "3 Little Pigs" released 1931 1st Dracula movie released 1928 Walt Disney's "Steamboat Willie" is released 1928 Alfred Hitchcock's 1st film, "Case Of Jonathan Drew," is released 1927 Buster Keaton's movie "The General" released and bombed 1926 Eddie Collins is released as White Sox manager 1926 Alan Alexander Milne's book "Winnie-the-Pooh" released 1924 Mahatma Gandhi released from jail 1921 "Sheik," starring Rudolph Valentino, is released 1921 "The Kid," starring Charlie Chaplin and Jackie Coogan, released 1920 Gerard Leman, Belgian general, war hero, provided King Albert I of Belgium with his military education, commander of the forts surrounding Liege in World War One, captured as a prisoner of War by the Germans and released at the end of the War, dies 1920 New Canadian small cent coin is released 1917 1st jazz record released (Dark Town Strutters Ball) 1917 1st jazz record "Dixie Jazz Band One Step," recorded by Nick LaRocca Original Dixieland Jazz Band, released by RCA Victor in Camden NJ 1917 1st jazz recording for Victor Records released 1914 1st feature-length silent film comedy, "Tillie's Punctured Romance" released. (Marie Dressler, Mabel Normand and Charles Chaplin) 1913 "Dachshund" by Pathe Freres, early animated cartoon, released 1912 1st Mack Sennett "Keystone Comedy" movie released 1903 "The Great Train Robbery," the 1st Western film, released 1902 1st science fiction film released, A Trip To The Moon 1894 "Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze" released in movie theaters 1862 Belle Boyd released from Old Capital Prison in Washington, D.C. 1851 Gerard Leman, born in Liege, Belgium, Belgian general, war hero, provided King Albert I of Belgium with his military education, commander of the forts surrounding Liege in World War One, captured as a prisoner of War by the Germans and released at the end of the War 1840 9 Jewish prisoners are released from Damascus jails 1839 Details of Louis Daguerre's 1st practical photographic process are released in Paris 1798 Rabbi Shneur Zalman, author (Tanya), released from St. Peterburg jail 1616 Walter Raleigh released from Tower of London to seek gold in Guyana |
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