Trivial Pursuit - $300 million lawsuit
Time: Oct, 1984
Place: U.S.
Details: In October 1984, Fred L. Worth, author of The Trivia Encyclopedia, Super Trivia, and Super Trivia II, filed a $300 million lawsuit against the distributors of Trivial Pursuit. He claimed that more than a quarter of the questions in the game's Genus Edition had been taken from his books, even to the point of reproducing typographical errors and deliberately placed misinformation. One of the questions in Trivial Pursuit was "What was Columbo's first name?" with the answer "Philip". That information had been fabricated to catch anyone who might try to violate his copyright.
Related
Near
Father's Day-Harry claimed that he had first come up with the idea for Father's Day
1915 - U.S.
Jimmy Hoffa-F.I.S.T.
1978 - U.S.
Jeff Bezos-A Millionaire
1997 - U.S.
Gary Ridgway-Ridgway's sentence
Dec, 2003 - U.S
Eminem-Phenomenal
Tuesday Jun 2, 2015 - U.S.
October 1984
Papa John's Pizza-Foundation
Tuesday Oct 2, 1984 - Jeffersonville, Indiana, U.S.
Ted Bundy-Green River Killer
Oct, 1984 - Florida, U.S.
Margaret Thatcher-The Assassination Attempt
Friday Oct 12, 1984 - Brighton, England
Iran–Iraq War-Operation Dawn 7
Wednesday Oct 17, 1984 - Mehran, Ilam Province, Iran
River Phoenix-Phoenix secured the role of geeky boy-scientist
Oct, 1984 - California, United States
1984
Xanana Gusmão-Failed Coup attempt against Gusmão
1984 - Timor-Leste
Garry Kasparov-He joined the (CPSU)
1984 - Soviet Union, (Russia)
Garry Kasparov-First-ever win against the World Champion
1984 - Soviet Union, (Russia)
Garry Kasparov-Became the No. 1 ranked player in the world
Jan, 1984 - Soviet Union, (Russia)
Garry Kasparov-He won the Candidates' final
1984 - Vilnius, Lithuania