Season two of Supernatural, an American paranormal drama television
series created by Eric Kripke, premiered September 28, 2006, and
concluded May 17, 2007, airing 22 episodes. The season focuses on
protagonists Sam (Jared Padalecki, pictured) and Dean Winchester (Jensen
Ackles) as they track down Azazel, the demon responsible for the deaths
of their mother Mary and father John. They attempt to discover the
demon's plan for Sam and other psychic children—young adults who were
visited by Azazel as infants and given abilities, and whose mothers
often then died in a fire. During their travels, they use their father's
journal to help them carry on the family business—saving people and
hunting supernatural creatures. The season aired Thursdays, 9:00 pm ET
in the United States, and averaged only about 3.14 million viewers. The
cast and crew garnered many award nominations, but the episodes received
mixed reviews from critics. While both the brotherly chemistry between
the lead actors and the decision to finish the main storyline were
praised, the formulaic structure of the episodes was criticized. The
season was internationally syndicated, released on DVD as a six-disc
box, and made available through digital retailers.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supernatural_(season_2)>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1724:
In Toruń, Royal Prussia, Polish authorities executed the
city's mayor and nine other Lutheran officials following tensions
between Protestants and Catholics.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tumult_of_Thorn_(Toru%C5%84)>
1787:
Delaware became the first U.S. state to ratify the United
States Constitution.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaware>
1941:
World War II: The Imperial Japanese Navy made a surprise attack
on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, intending to neutralize the United States
Pacific Fleet from influencing the war Japan was planning to wage in
Southeast Asia.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor>
1988:
A 6.9 Mw earthquake struck the Spitak region of Armenia,
killing at least 25,000 people.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1988_Spitak_earthquake>
2005:
Spanish authorities captured Croatian Army general Ante
Gotovina (pictured), who was wanted for war crimes committed during the
Croatian War of Independence; he was eventually cleared of all charges.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ante_Gotovina>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
blunderbuss:
An old style of muzzleloading firearm and early form of shotgun with a
distinctive short, large caliber barrel that is flared at the muzzle,
therefore able to fire scattered quantities of nails, stones, shot, etc.
at short range: Timothy was excited to find a toy blunderbuss waiting
under the Christmas tree.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/blunderbuss>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
And I feel that something's coming, and it's not just in the wind. It's
more than just tomorrow, it's more than where we've been, It offers me a
promise, it's telling me "Begin", I know we're needing something worth
believing in.
--Harry Chapin
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Harry_Chapin>