On This Day in History
The original PlayStation goes on sale
1994Sony released the PlayStation, later the first computer-entertainment platform to ship 100 million units. (PlayStation (console))
Also on this day
- 1990 Mary Robinson becomes president of Ireland — Mary Robinson took office as the first woman president of Ireland.
- 1968 Elvis Presley's '68 Comeback Special is broadcast — NBC broadcast Singer Presents ... Elvis, Elvis Presley's first television special and his first live performance in seven years.
- 1967 Christiaan Barnard performs the first successful human heart transplant — Cardiac surgeon Christiaan Barnard performed the first successful human heart transplant, on Louis Washkansky at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town.