The Last of Us is an action-adventure survival horror video game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony, released for the PlayStation 3 worldwide on June 14, 2013. Players control Joel (Troy Baker), a smuggler tasked with escorting a teenager, Ellie (Ashley Johnson), across a post-apocalyptic United States. In third-person perspective, players use firearms, improvised weapons, and stealth to defend against hostile humans and cannibalistic creatures infected by a mutated Cordyceps fungus. Up to eight players may engage in cooperative and competitive gameplay online. The game received universal acclaim for its narrative, gameplay, visual and sound design, characterization, and depiction of female characters. The month of its release, it was the PlayStation 3's fastest-selling game that year: over 1.3 million units within a week, and over 3.4 million within three weeks. It won year-end accolades, including many Game of the Year awards, and is considered to be one of the greatest video games of all time. An enhanced edition, The Last of Us Remastered, was released for the PlayStation 4 in 2014, and a sequel, The Last of Us Part II, was announced in 2016.
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1285:
Forces led by Prince Trần Quang Khải of Vietnam's Trần dynasty destroyed most of the invading Mongol naval fleet in a battle at Chuong Duong. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tr%E1%BA%A7n_Quang_Kh%E1%BA%A3i
1777:
The Second Continental Congress adopted the stars and stripes design for the flag of the United States (pictured). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_States
1822:
In a paper presented to the Royal Astronomical Society, English mathematician Charles Babbage proposed a difference engine, an automatic, mechanical calculator designed to tabulate polynomial functions. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Babbage
1944:
Second World War: The British Army abandoned its attempt to capture the German-occupied city of Caen. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Perch
1966:
The Vatican formally abolished its 427-year-old list of prohibited books. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Index_Librorum_Prohibitorum
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gallimaufry: 1. (dated) A hash of various kinds of meats, a ragout. 2. (figuratively) Any absurd medley. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gallimaufry
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I think the big problem this country has is being politically correct. --Donald Trump https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Donald_Trump