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On this day in 2022

• TV SERIES
• Mind Over Murder: Season 1 is released. The six-part documentary series directed by Nanfu Wang examines the conviction (which was later overturned by DNA evidence in 2009) of six people who admitted to the 1985 murder of a 68-year-old grandmother in Beatrice, Nebraska.

On this day in 2021

• EVENTS
• Brazil's COVID-19 pandemic death toll passes 500,000, the second highest in the world.
• DEATHS
• (Beverly) Joanne Linville, American character actress, who died at 93.
• Hey Eliza, TikTok Star.
• Luis del Sol, Spanish soccer midfielder (16 caps; Betis, Real Madrid, Juventus, Roma) and manager (Betis), who died at 86.
• TV SERIES
• Evil: Season 2 is released. The second season moves to Paramount+ as Kristin (Katja Herbers) wrestles with what she did, David faces temptation and Ben suffers from night terrors.
• POLITICS
• China announces it has administered 1 billion doses of the COVID-19 pandemic vaccine.

On this day in 2020

• EVENTS
• Arctic circle record its highest-ever temperature of 38C (100F) in Verkhoyansk, Siberia.
• Donald Trump controversially holds his first re-election rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, only 6,200 people attend despite the campaign stating 1 million had registered. Social media campaign organised by teens on TikTok, K-Pop fans and others, claims responsibility for wildly inflating the expected attendance..
• Highest-ever temperature recorded in the Arctic circle,38C (100F) in Verkhoyansk, Siberia.
• Historic dust cloud from the Sahara desert reaches the Caribbean, largest for half a century.
• 152nd Belmont Stakes: Tiz the Law with Manuel Franco aboard becomes first New York-bred winner of the event since 1882.
• Social media campaign through TikTok, with teens. K-Pop fans and others claims to have helped orchestrate low turnout at Donald Trump's Tulsa rally..
• Three men stabbed to death, with three others injured, in a terrorist attack in a park in Reading, England.
• BIRTHS
• Steel Mcbroom, YouTube Star, born in California.
• SPORTS
• Jim Kiick, American football running back (Super Bowl 1972,73; AFL All-Star 1968,69; Miami Dolphins), who died from Alzheimer's disease at 73.

On this day in 2019

• EVENTS
• Iran shoots down a US drone over the Straits of Hormuz escalating tension between the two countries.
• Shares for messaging site Slack start trading on the New York Stock Exchange to give it a valuation of $19.5 billion.
• NBA Draft: Duke power forward Zion Williamson first pick by New Orleans Pelicans.
• BIRTHS
• Capri Bryant, Family Member, born in Newport Beach, CA.
• GAMING: PC
• AMID EVIL for PC is released. A retro FPS for the ages! Once branded a HERETIC. Now YOU have been chosen as our champion! Reclaim our sacred weapons. Take back our ancient lands. If you can stand... AMID EVIL.
• 198X for PC is released. Part 1 of arcade epic 198X. A coming-of-age story told through multiple games and genres. Experience the thrill of shooting, driving, jumping, fighting and role-playing in 5 full-blown arcade stages – combined with cinematic pixel-art storytelling.
• Steel Division 2 for PC is released. Steel Division 2 is a historically-accurate WW2 real-time strategy game set on the Eastern Front. Features 1:1-scale turn-based army management and real-time tactical battles with thousands of men at your order.
• GAMING: SWITCH
• Catan for Switch is released. Trade, Build, Settle on Nintendo Switch. Discover or re-discover all the fun of the strategic & social gameplay of the million-seller board game!. The island of CATAN ™ is an uninhabited land rich in resources for you to settle. Unfortunately, your opponents have the same plans. Build settlements, roads and cities strategically to gain supremacy on CATAN! Some resources you have in abundance, other resources are scarce. Trade resources wisely & skillfully to stack the odds in your favor and become the greatest settler of CATAN. [Nintendo]
• Muse Dash for Switch is released. Come and fix the world movement tampered with by a mirror image code with three beauties. This is a world of the perfect combination of a cool parkour game and a traditional music game——Muse Dash.
• My Friend Pedro for Switch is released. My Friend Pedro is a violent ballet about friendship, imagination, and one man’s struggle to obliterate anyone in his path at the behest of a sentient banana. The strategic use of split aiming, slow motion, and the ol’ stylish window breach create one sensational action sequence after another in an explosive battle through the violent underworld.Unleash a torrent of destruction with an incredible level of control over both your weapons and your body. Twist and turn through the air while aiming both hands at priority threats or line up a perfect ricochet to drop an unsuspecting gangster from behind.Break up the high octane running and gunning a bit with dynamic sequences like a thrilling motorcycle chase or slow it all down and take a moment to think through a series of clever (and possibly fatal) physics-based puzzles.
• POLITICS
• Oregon Governor Kate Brown authorizes police to round up 11 Republican state senators who have gone into hiding to stop vote on cap-and-trade proposal emissions bill.
• Chinese President Xi Jinping meets Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang, the first Chinese president to visit North Korea in 14 years.

On this day in 2018

• EVENTS
• Algeria turns off its internet to stop students cheating during exams.
• BIRTHS
• Disco Norris, YouTube Star, born in Australia.
• Tommy Mecham, Family Member, born in United States.
• DEATHS
• Peter Thomson, Australian golfer and 5-time British Open Championship winner (1954-56,58,65), who died of Parkinson's disease at 88.
• Peter William Thomson, Golfer.
• Sophie Gradon, Reality Star.
• TV SERIES
• Yellowstone (2018): Season 1 is released. John Dutton (Kevin Costner) and his family deal with numerous issues involved with owning the largest ranch in the US including politicians, land/oil developers, an Indian reservation, and its neighbor, Yellowstone Park.
• POLITICS
• Hungarian government passes legislation that criminalizes aiding undocumented migrants.
• SPORTS
• FIFA World Cup: Portugal superstar Cristiano Renaldo heads a goal against Morocco to become the all-time leading European goalscorer (85) in international competition.

On this day in 2017

• EVENTS
• Tiger Woods checks into a clinic to manage his pain medication and sleep disorder, following his arrest for driving under the influence.
• Uber founder Travis Kalanick resigns as CEO after a shareholder revolt.
• US toymaker Mattel releases 15 new body types for their Ken doll, including one with a man bun.
• DEATHS
• Robin Twist, Twitter Star.
• Prodigy [Albert Johnson], American rapper (Mobb Deep), who died at 42.
• Albert Johnson, Rapper.
• GAMING: 3DS
• River City: Knights of Justice for 3DS is released. The magical land of Riverandia is in a state of turmoil!Several years have passed since the rainbow-colored Crystal Tower was suddenly enveloped in darkness. With the world plunged into horror and chaos, a legend began to spread amongst the people about a savior who would come to save the world. Then, one day, a lone knight appeared. His name: Alexander Valford.Kunio and his friends go medieval in River City: Knights of Justice! This unique entry to the River City series sees Kunio and his friends and foes transformed into heroes and villains that would be at home in any RPG! Use swords, staves, and even magic to bring peace back to Riverandia!Featuring:- Multiple Allies!- Over 100 Quests!- Multiple Story Paths!
• GAMING: PC
• Nex Machina: Death Machine for PC is released. Nex Machina is an intense arcade style twin-stick shooter from Housemarque. Taking hints from both Robotron and Smash TV, Nex Machina focuses on pure action, voxel destruction and competition in the distant, cablepunk themed future.
• Serious Sam's Bogus Detour for PC is released. Serious Sam’s Bogus Detour is a new action-adventure in the Serious Sam saga from Hammerwatch developer Crackshell. Battle through Mediterranean locales, dangerous biological weapons labs and even high-tech moon bases as a one-man wrecking crew or in four-player online cooperative for maximum chaos. Dominate the chaotic Survival and Versus modes or make your own mods, modes, and even total conversions with the include game editor.
• The Mage's Tale for PC is released. Welcome, apprentice of the mystic arts! The corrupt wizard Gaufroi has kidnapped your master, Mage Alguin, and only you have any hope of saving him. You may be an apprentice now, but to save your master, you will need to explore ten deadly dungeons, decipher mind-bending puzzles, avoid terrifying traps, and vanquish hordes of vicious monsters. Until you are able to wield every elemental power in the palm of your hand, evil remains ascendant. It is your turn now to sling gouts of flame, javelins of ice, arcs of lightning, and swirling tempests. Don your wizard’s robe and begin your Mage’s Tale. [Oculus]
• Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood for PC is released. Dive into the next chapter of the Final Fantasy XIV Online with its next expansion pack - Stormblood. Explore vast, new lands, including Ala Mhigo, and challenge new Primal threats across Eorzea as you embark on hundreds of new quests as the Warrior of Light. FEATURES* Level cap increased from 60 -> 70* New jobs, including red mage* New exploration with swimming and diving* New areas to explore* A new primal Lakshmi* New dungeons* New High-level Raid The Bend of Time Omega* New alliance raid Return to Ivalice* The Forbidden Land of Eureka* New gear and crafting recipes* A fourth residential district* Expanded item inventory and changes to the battle system
• Get Even for PC is released. Cole Black wakes up in an old, abandoned asylum. He is confused and his sole memory is the attempted rescue of a teenage girl with a bomb strapped to her chest. With a strange technology fused to his head – used to read and replay human memory – Black travels into the depths of his own mind to discover the truth about his past. Every step he takes, leads to the mysterious Red, whose intentions it is difficult to guess. Get Even is a game maintained in convention of a thriller, where action is shown in first-person perspective (FPP). Raising fundamental questions about the understanding of justice and reality. The player discovers the story piece-by-piece through exploration of interactive environments.
• GAMING: PLAYSTATION 4
• God Wars: Future Past for PlayStation 4 is released. GOD WARS Future Past is a tactical RPG that explores the untold history of Japan through folklore and strategic combat. Gamers will experience the traditional stories of Japan’s origin through the lens of three warring nations, with a massive expanse of options to develop their strategies from including a myriad of character classes and equipment within innovative and challenging stages.
• MXGP3: The Official Motocross Videogame for PlayStation 4 is released. Race on 18 official tracks and in the MXoN with all riders and bikes from the 2016 MXGP and MX2 seasons and be the first to experience the thrill of riding one of the 10 2-strokes available. Render your rider and your bike unique, with more than 300 official components for a complete customisation.
• GAMING: SWITCH
• Cave Story + for Switch is released. Cave Story takes you into a rare world where a curious race of innocent, rabbit-like creatures called Mimiga run free. You wake up in a dark cave with no memory of who you are, where you came from or why you're in such a place. Uncovering Mimiga Village, you discover that the once-carefree Mimiga are in danger at the hands of a maniacal scientist. Their only hope rests squarely on the shoulders of a quiet, amnesiac boy who can't remember his own name. Take control, learn the origins of this world's power, stop the delusional villain and save the Mimiga.
• GAMING: XBOX ONE
• Dead by Daylight for Xbox One is released. Dead by Daylight is a multiplayer (4vs1) horror game where one player takes on the role of the savage Killer, and the other four players play as Survivors, trying to escape the Killer and avoid being caught, tortured and killed.Survivors play in third-person and have the advantage of better situational awareness. The Killer plays in first-person and is more focused on their prey.The Survivors' goal in each encounter is to escape the Killing Ground without getting caught by the Killer - something that sounds easier than it is, especially when the environment changes every time you play.

On this day in 2016

• EVENTS
• China's super computer tally overtakes the US; Chinese 93 petaflop Sunway TaihuLight is world's No. 1.
• Rome elects its first female Mayor Virginia Raggi (Five Star Movement) and its youngest at 37.
• DEATHS
• Bill Ham [Billy Mack Ham], American music impresario and manager (ZZ Top), who died at 79.
• Frank Chapot, American equestrian (Olympic silver 1960,1972) dies at 84.
• James Victor, Dominican-American actor (Boulevard Night, Streets of LA), who died at 76.

On this day in 2015

• EVENTS
• 1000 humanoid robots named "Pepper" sell out in under a minute ($1,600 each) in Japan, according to its creator SoftBank Robotics Corp..
• Heat wave peaks in southern Pakistan, goes on to kill about 2,000 people from dehydration and heat stroke.
• DEATHS
• Nazar Singh, British great-grandfather, believed to be Europe's oldest man, who died at 111.

On this day in 2014

• BIRTHS
• Hazel Mattson, Family Member, born in United States.
• MOVIES: NOT RATED
• Exhibition is released. When D (Viv Albertine) and H (Liam Gillick) decide to sell the home they have loved and lived in for two decades, they begin a process of saying goodbye to their shared history under the same roof. The upheaval causes anxieties to surface, and wife and performance artist D struggles to control the personal and creative aspects of her life with H. Dreams, memories, and fears have all imprinted themselves on their home, which exists as a container for their lives and has played such an important role in their relationship. [Kino Lorber]
• Code Black is released. In his vivid and thought-provoking filmmaking debut, physician Ryan McGarry gives us unprecedented access to America’s busiest Emergency Department. Amidst real life-and-death situations, McGarry follows a dedicated team of charismatic, young doctors-in-training as they wrestle openly with both their ideals and with the realities of saving lives in a complex and overburdened system. Their training ground and source of inspiration is “C-Booth, ” Los Angeles County Hospital’s legendary trauma bay, the birthplace of Emergency Medicine, where “more people have died and more people have been saved than in any other square footage in the United States.” Code Black offers a tense, doctor’s-eye view, right into the heart of the healthcare debate – bringing us face to face with America’s only 24/7 safety net.
• Coherence is released. On the night of an astrological anomaly, eight friends at a dinner party experience a troubling chain of reality bending events.
• Norte, the End of History is released. An embittered law student commits a brutal double murder; a family man takes the fall and is forced into a harsh prison sentence; a mother and her two children wander the countryside looking for some kind of redemption.
• The Last Sentence is released. With Sweden caught between Nazi Germany and Stalin’s Russia, the country’s elites chose a policy of neutrality and compliance, with few daring to speak up against the evil around them. Among those who did, nobody was as loud and as uncompromising as Segerstedt (Jesper Christensen), a leading Swedish journalist of the 20th century. In the eyes of many of his countrymen, his pen was far more dangerous to Sweden than the Nazi sword. Amidst the political turmoil of the times, Segerstedt’s own personal life took a dramatic and scandalous turn as he entered into a very public affair with Maja Forssman, the Jewish wife of his close friend, the newspaper’s publisher. [Music Box Films]
• Venus in Fur is released. Alone in a Paris theater after a long day of auditioning actresses for his new play, writer-director Thomas (Mathieu Amalric) complains that no actress he’s seen has what it takes to play the lead female character: a woman who enters into an agreement with her male counterpart to dominate him as her slave. Thomas is about to leave the theater when actress Vanda (Emmanuelle Seigner bursts in, a whirlwind of erratic - and, it turns out, erotic - energy. At first she seems to embody everything Thomas has been lamenting. She is pushy, foul-mouthed, desperate and ill-prepared - or so it seems. When Thomas finally, reluctantly, agrees to let her try out for the part, he is stunned and captivated by her transformation. Not only is Vanda a perfect fit (even sharing the character's name), but she apparently has researched the role exhaustively, learned her lines by heart and even bought her own props. The likeness proves to be much more than skin-deep. As the extended "audition"builds momentum, Thomas moves from attraction to obsession until, with Vanda taking an ever more dominant role, the balance of power shifts completely. [IFC Films]
• MOVIES: PG13
• Think Like a Man Too is released. All the couples are back for a wedding in Las Vegas, but plans for a romantic weekend go awry when their various misadventures get them into some compromising situations that threaten to derail the big event.
• Le Chef is released. When management threatens to fire him if he loses a Michelin star, a veteran chef (Jean Reno) brings in a younger chef (Michaël Youn) who specializes in molecular gastronomy.
• MOVIES: R
• Jersey Boys is released. Four young men from the wrong side of the tracks in New Jersey come together to form the iconic rock group The Four Seasons. The story of their trials and triumphs are accompanied by the songs they made famous, including “Sherry, ” “Big Girls Don’t Cry, ” “Walk Like a Man, ” “Dawn, ” “Rag Doll, ” “Bye Bye Baby, ” “Who Loves You, ” and many more.
• Third Person is released. Three interlocking love stories involving three couples in three cities: Rome, Paris, and New York.
• MOVIES: UNRATED
• Miss Lovely is released. Working out of sleazy hotels and abandoned warehouses, brothers Sonu (Nawazuddin Siddiqui) and Vicky (Anil George) are prolific producers of trashy, C-grade films for Mumbai’s booming and underground markets. The ambitious, domineering Vicky is the unquestioned brains of the operation, leading the dim-witted Sonu deeper into a world of divas, money men and movie-loving gangsters. But this precarious partnership is put to the test when the brothers meet Pinky (Niharika Singh), an exquisite ingénue with a shady past. Director Ashim Ahluwalia has created a hyper-stylized, retro thriller that explores the awful truths of exploitation cinema as well as its strange pleasures. {FilmBuff]

On this day in 2013

• DEATHS
• Lil Snupe, Rapper.
• GAMING: 3DS
• Bugs vs. Tanks! for 3DS is released. Comcept's Keiji Inafune, whose work on MEGA MAN, Onimusha, and DEAD RISING have brought him international fame and acclaim, introduces BUGS vs. TANKS!, an action shooter set in World War II. Players will take on the role of a WWII panzer squad that has been shrunk to the size of a bug and find themselves engaged in heated battles against swarms of giant insects as they cling to the hope of returning to normal size.
• GAMING: PC
• Magrunner: Dark Pulse for PC is released. In Magrunner - Dark Pulse, the hero Yoshi and his robotic dog Newton enter the Gruckezber Magtech Challenge, a technology competition drawing contestants from around the world with a 1 million credit grand prize. They soon discover that this friendly game has a much darker purpose behind it. Now only this intrepid duo and Yoshi's mutant mentor Gamaji stand between the earth's survival and eldritch annihilation.
• Neverwinter for PC is released. Once a bustling location, Neverwinter has faced a great many disasters in the past hundred years. Rule of the city remains unclear following the unfortunate demise of the last Lord of Neverwinter and factions still battle for dominance after the all-consuming Spellplague took a high toll on the population. Even Neverwinter’s dead are beginning to rise from their graves and march upon the city they once called home.
• Pro Cycling Manager Season 2013: Le Tour de France - 100th Edition for PC is released. With its 2013 edition, Pro Cycling Manager pushes race realism with a more refined Career mode. Use its remodelled and improved interface to better prepare for your season. Negotiate the team’s objectives with your sponsors, and plan the races/your riders’ objectives according to the desired results and each rider’s expectations. Strive to satisfy each member of the team throughout the season with regard to their race schedule: take into account the prestige of each race, and ensure that the event matches the rider’s profile otherwise it may knock his satisfaction.
• GAMING: WII U
• New Super Luigi U for Wii U is released. To continue the fun of New Super Mario Bros. U for Wii U, Nintendo is letting Luigi take over in new downloadable content that is coming in the Year of Luigi that provides alternate versions of the game's more than 80 stages. Players can freely change between the New Super Luigi U and New Super Mario Bros. U stages. These Luigi-focused stages provide a whole new level of game-play challenge and will be available for purchase as a single download.