Eric Bana (born 1968) is an Australian film and television actor. He
began his career as a comedian in the sketch comedy series Full Frontal
before gaining critical recognition in the biopic Chopper (2000). After
a decade of roles in Australian TV shows and films, Bana gained
Hollywood's attention by playing the role of American Delta Force
Sergeant Norm 'Hoot' Hooten in Black Hawk Down (2001), the lead role as
Bruce Banner in the Ang Lee directed film Hulk (2003), Prince Hector in
the movie Troy, and the main villain Nero in the science-fiction film
Star Trek (2009). An accomplished dramatic actor and comedian, he
received Australia's highest film and television awards for his
performances in Chopper, Full Frontal and Romulus, My Father. Bana
performs predominantly in leading roles in a variety of low-budget and
major studio films, ranging from romantic comedies and drama to science
fiction and action thrillers.
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1819:
Alabama was admitted as the 22nd U.S. state, after the statehood of
present-day Northern Alabama was delayed for several years by the lack
of a coastline until Mobile was captured from Spain during the War of
1812.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alabama>
1836:
The Toledo War, the mostly bloodless boundary dispute between the U.S.
state of Ohio and the adjoining Territory of Michigan, unofficially
ended with a resolution passed by the controversial "Frostbitten
Convention."
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toledo_War>
1896:
Glasgow Subway , the third oldest below-ground metro system in the
world after the London Underground and the Budapest Metro, began
operations in Glasgow, Scotland.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasgow_Subway>
1900:
German physicist Max Planck presented a theoretical derivation of his
black-body radiation law, suggesting that electromagnetic energy could
only be emitted in quantized form.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Planck>
1995:
The Dayton Agreement was signed in Paris to end the Bosnian War,
establishing, among others, a new structure of government and political
divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dayton_Agreement>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
ascribe (v):
To attribute; to impute; to refer, as to a cause
<http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ascribe>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
The Art of Peace is not easy. It is a fight to the finish, the slaying
of evil desires and all falsehood within. On occasion the Voice of
Peace resounds like thunder, jolting human beings out of their stupor.
--Morihei Ueshiba
<http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Morihei_Ueshiba>