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Dark Angel is an American cyberpunk The military


television series that premiered in October confrontation
2000. Created by James Cameron and between India and
Charles H. Eglee, it starred Jessica Alba Pakistan escalates
(pictured) in her breakthrough role. Set in after both countries
conduct airstrikes.
2019, the series chronicles the life of Max
Muhammadu Buhari
Guevara (Alba), a genetically enhanced
(pictured) is re-elected Muhammadu Buhari
Jessica Alba super-soldier who escapes from a covert
President of Nigeria.
military facility as a child. In a post-
Green Book wins Best Picture and
apocalyptic Seattle, she tries to lead a normal life, while eluding Bohemian Rhapsody wins in four
capture by government agents and searching for her siblings categories at the Academy Awards.
scattered in the aftermath of their escape. The first season received Pope Francis concludes a summit in
mainly positive reviews and won several awards, including the Vatican City that discussed sexual abuse
People's Choice Award for Favorite New TV Drama. The second by Catholic Church clergy.
(final) season received some criticism for new plot elements. A Ongoing: Battle of Baghuz Fawqani ·
series of novels continued the storyline, and a video game Sudanese protests · Venezuelan presidential
adaptation was released. Dark Angel has gothic and female crisis
empowerment themes, and Max has been compared to other strong Recent deaths: Paulo Nogueira Neto ·
female characters in Cameron's work, including Sarah Connor and
Ernst-Wolfgang Böckenförde · Mark Hollis ·
Margaret Scott · Lothar Zenetti · Wang
Ellen Ripley. (Full article...)
Yening
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Did you know... February 28: Fat Thursday (Catholicism, 2019);


Kalevala Day in Finland

... that the main award of the 202 BC – Rebel leader


Danish Animation Society is Liu Bang declared
named after Børge Ring himself Emperor
(pictured), who directed the Gaozu of Han after
Oscar-winning animated short overthrowing the Qin
film Anna & Bella? dynasty, the first
... that Green Jacket Shoal is imperial dynasty of
Rhode Island's largest ship China.
graveyard? Børge Ring 1893 – USS Indiana, Pope Benedict XVI
... that the Austrian actor and the lead ship of her
librettist Karl Lindau co-wrote The Nazi, a comedy, class and the first battleship in the United
in 1895? States Navy comparable to foreign
... that the Pioneer Square pergola in Seattle has battleships of the time, was launched.
been damaged by semi-trucks and Seahawks 1975 – A London Underground train at
fans? Moorgate station failed to stop at a
... that because of the difficulty of transporting art terminal platform, crashing and causing
from Angola, Hildebrando de Melo created the deaths of 43 people.
multiple paintings in the United States so they 1997 – Two heavily armed bank robbers
could be exhibited there? exchanged gunfire with officers of the
... that before becoming a football coach, Neil Los Angeles Police Department in North
Dewsnip worked as a teacher and taught future
professional players and managers including Karl Hollywood, in one of the most intense
Robinson, Jim Bentley, and Steven Gerrard? gun battles in American police history.
... that the frog-eyed gecko is adapted to the 2013 – Benedict XVI (pictured) became
desert conditions experienced by the wildlife of the first pope in nearly 600 years to
Kuwait? resign from the papacy.
... that Beverly Gray was able to survive three Martin Bucer (d. 1551) · Guillaume Delisle (b. 1675) ·
plane crashes thanks to A. L. Burt? Hortense Allart (d. 1879)

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The Maroon Bells are a pair of peaks in the Elk


Mountains of Colorado, United States, close to the town
of Aspen. The two peaks are separated by around 500
meters (one-third of a mile). Maroon Peak is the higher
of the two, with an altitude of 14,163 feet (4317.0 m),
and North Maroon Peak rises to 14,019 feet
(4273.0 m), making them both fourteeners. The Maroon
Bells are a popular tourist destination for day and
overnight visitors, with around 300,000 visitors every
season.

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