The West Wing is a popular and widely acclaimed American television
serial drama created by Aaron Sorkin and produced and co-written by
John Wells. The series is set in the West Wing of the White House, the
location of the Oval Office and offices of presidential senior staff,
during the fictional Democratic administration of Josiah Bartlet
(Martin Sheen). The West Wing is produced by Warner Bros. and is now
in its seventh and final season. It first aired on NBC in 1999 and has
been picked up by networks in other countries, including the United
Kingdom and Japan. On January 22, 2006, NBC announced that the series
would end its seven year run on May 14. The show has received positive
reviews from television critics, political science professors, and
former White House staffers. Overall, The West Wing has won 24 Emmy
Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. The show's popularity has dropped
in recent years, but it still remains one of the most popular shows
among high-income viewers.
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1229:
Sixth Crusade: Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II declared himself King
of Jerusalem.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_II%2C_Holy_Roman_Emperor)
1438:
Albert II of Habsburg became King of the Romans in the Holy Roman
Empire.
(
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_II_of_Germany)
1921:
The Polish-Soviet War, which determined the borders between the
Republic of Poland and Soviet Russia, formally concluded with the
signing of the Peace of Riga.
(
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_of_Riga)
1922:
Mahatma Gandhi was sentenced to six years in prison for civil
disobedience.
(
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahatma_Gandhi)
1965:
Cosmonaut Aleksei Leonov donned a spacesuit and ventured outside the
Voskhod 2 spacecraft, becoming the first person to walk in space.
(
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voskhod_2)
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Wikiquote of the day:
"The very essence of a free government consists in considering offices
as public trusts, bestowed for the good of the country, and not for
the benefit of an individual or a party." -- John C. Calhoun
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http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/John_C._Calhoun)