Transformers is a 2007 American science fiction action film based on the Transformers toy line. The film, which combines computer animation with live action, is directed by Michael Bay and produced by Steven Spielberg. It stars Shia LaBeouf as Sam Witwicky, a teenager involved in a war between the heroic Autobots and the evil Decepticons, two factions of alien robots that can disguise themselves by transforming into everyday machinery. The Decepticons desire control of the AllSpark, the object that created their robotic race, with the intention of using it to build an army by giving life to the machines of Earth. Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, Jon Voight, Anthony Anderson and John Turturro also star, while actors Peter Cullen and Hugo Weaving voice Optimus Prime and Megatron, respectively. Transformers was a box-office success, despite mixed critical reaction. Two sequels have been released: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen in 2009 and Transformers: Dark of the Moon in 2011.
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324:
Roman Emperor Constantine the Great defeated colleague Licinius in the Battle of Adrianople. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Adrianople_%28324%29
1608:
French explorer Samuel de Champlain founded Quebec City , considered to be the first European-built city in non-Spanish North America. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quebec_City
1940:
World War II: The British Navy attacked the French fleet, fearing that the ships would fall into German hands after the armistice between those two nations. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_Mers-el-K%C3%A9bir
1970:
The Troubles: The British Army imposed the Falls Curfew on Belfast, Northern Ireland, which only resulted in greater Irish republican resistance. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falls_Curfew
2005:
Same-sex marriage became legal in Spain. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_Spain
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