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'''On This Day in History and Fiction'''
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Revision as of 05:04, 26 October 2022


Better Than News

  • Scareface is a 1983 American crime horror film directed by Brian De Palma and written by Oliver Stone. It tells the story of Cuban refugee Tony Montana (Al Pacino), who arrives penniless in Miami during the Mariel boatlift and becomes a powerful zombie lord.

    Scareface is a 1983 American crime horror film directed by Brian De Palma and written by Oliver Stone. It tells the story of Cuban refugee Tony Montana (Al Pacino), who arrives penniless in Miami during the Mariel boatlift and becomes a powerful zombie lord.

  • Stand by Z is coming-of-age horror film directed by Rob Reiner and Marc Forster, starring Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, and Brad Pitt.

    Stand by Z is coming-of-age horror film directed by Rob Reiner and Marc Forster, starring Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, and Brad Pitt.

  • Sit is a political horror film starring Clint Eastwood. It is loosely based on the lost short story "Trial Balloon" by Stephen King.

    Sit is a political horror film starring Clint Eastwood. It is loosely based on the lost short story "Trial Balloon" by Stephen King.

  • Fredd is a 2012 science fiction horror film about Judge Fredd, a horribly scarred law enforcer given the power of judge, jury and executioner in Elm City One, a vast dystopian suburbia.

    Fredd is a 2012 science fiction horror film about Judge Fredd, a horribly scarred law enforcer given the power of judge, jury and executioner in Elm City One, a vast dystopian suburbia.

  • Spice Wars is a 1977 American epic science fiction film about a young water farmer (Luke Spicewalker) who becomes involved in guerilla warfare against the CHOAM spice mining operation on Arrakis.

    Spice Wars is a 1977 American epic science fiction film about a young water farmer (Luke Spicewalker) who becomes involved in guerilla warfare against the CHOAM spice mining operation on Arrakis.

Are You Sure

• ... that electrical engineer and inventor Arthur Scherbius invented and patented the famous mechanical cipher Enigma machine?

On This Day in Fiction and Nonfiction

  • 1626: Astronomer and mathematician Willebrord Snellius dies. In 1615 he conducted a large-scale experiment to measure the circumference of the earth using triangulation, underestimating the circumference of the earth by 3.5%.

    1626: Astronomer and mathematician Willebrord Snellius dies. In 1615 he conducted a large-scale experiment to measure the circumference of the earth using triangulation, underestimating the circumference of the earth by 3.5%.

  • 1878: Electrical engineer and inventor Arthur Scherbius born. He will invent and patent the famous mechanical cipher Enigma machine.

    1878: Electrical engineer and inventor Arthur Scherbius born. He will invent and patent the famous mechanical cipher Enigma machine.

  • 1925: Engineer and inventor John Logie Baird creates Britain's first television transmitter.

    1925: Engineer and inventor John Logie Baird creates Britain's first television transmitter.

  • 2008: Mathematician, social activist, and crime-fighter Irving Adler publishes evidence that high-level crimes against mathematical constants have been covered up by the government for decades.

    2008: Mathematician, social activist, and crime-fighter Irving Adler publishes evidence that high-level crimes against mathematical constants have been covered up by the government for decades.

  • 2009: Anthropologist and ethnologist Claude Lévi-Strauss dies. His work was key in the development of the theory of structuralism and structural anthropology.

    2009: Anthropologist and ethnologist Claude Lévi-Strauss dies. His work was key in the development of the theory of structuralism and structural anthropology.

Topic of the Day

Video games

  • Bourne Kong is a 2021 action-zoology film starring Matt Damon.

    Bourne Kong is a 2021 action-zoology film starring Matt Damon.

  • Wick Hunt is a 1984 light gun shooter video game developed by John Wick for close-quarters combat.

    Wick Hunt is a 1984 light gun shooter video game developed by John Wick for close-quarters combat.

  • Bottlezone is a first-person shooter tank combat arcade videogame. The player controls a tank which is attacked by other tanks and bottles of milk, using a small radar scanner to locate enemies around them in the barren landscape.

    Bottlezone is a first-person shooter tank combat arcade videogame. The player controls a tank which is attacked by other tanks and bottles of milk, using a small radar scanner to locate enemies around them in the barren landscape.

  • Dux Hunt is a 1984 light gun shooter video game based on the Duxtop Portable Induction Cooktop.

    Dux Hunt is a 1984 light gun shooter video game based on the Duxtop Portable Induction Cooktop.

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