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What happened in history on this day: July 13?
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Personal Computer history:
- 1995 - The US Justice Department files a brief with a federal judge in New York, asserting that Microsoft's marketing and sales strategy for its on-line service may be in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act.
- 2003 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs the Futurama TV show in the US. A flying saucer drops a tube to pick up a human; the tube takes a roundabout path much like the tube screen saver built into Windows.
- 2004 - In Japan, the Fair Trade Commission issues a ruling that Microsoft violates the Anitmonopoly Act by the restrictions its Windows licensing agreements with computer makers.
- 2011 - Serbia issues a 22-d postage stamp depicting six computer mouse pointing devices as petals of a flower.
Video Game history:
- 1984 - Universal Pictures releases the film The Last Starfighter to theaters in the USA. In the film, a young man plays the Starfighter arcade video game, then travels into space to operate a real spaceship.
- 2003 - The Fox Broadcasting Company airs the Futurama TV show in the US. A character says "Fry, what in Sega Genesis happened to you?".
- 2004 - Namco releases the Tales of Symphonia video game for the GameCube in the US.
- 2004 - Microsoft Game Studios releases the Sudeki video game for the Xbox in the US.
- 2010 - EA Sports releases the NCAA Football 11 video game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the US.
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