Lincoln needed a general who could fight, but, even more, one who could coordinate.â 35 The Union victory at Chattanooga on November 23-25, 1863 determined Grantâs fate. Historian William B. Hesseltine wrote: âWhen the news of Chattanooga was received in Washington Congress was just assembling for its long session.
In 1989, Sega released the Sega Genesis at a cost of $199. January 8th 1989 was the release date for the Sega Genesis.
While many individuals at Sega had a hand in Sonic's creation, programmer Yuji Naka and artist Naoto Ohshima are generally credited with the creation of the character. The first game was released on June 23, 1991, to provide Sega with a mascot to rival Nintendo's flagship character Mario (see 1991 in video gaming). Since then, Sonic has become one of the world's best-known video game characters, with his series selling more than 80 million copies. In 2005, Sonic was one of the first game character inductees into the Walk of Game alongside Mario and Link.