Joseph Barbera (1911–2006) was an influential American animator,
director, producer, storyboard artist, and cartoon artist. Born in New
York City, after working odd jobs and as a banker, Barbera joined Van
Beuren Studios in 1932 and subsequently Terrytoons in 1936. He met his
lifelong collaborator William Hanna while working for
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1937 and soon began producing animated shorts
such as the Tom and Jerry series. In 1957, after MGM dissolved their
animation department, they co-founded Hanna–Barbera, which became the
most successful television animation studio in the business, producing
programs such as The Flintstones, The Huckleberry Hound Show, Top Cat,
The Jetsons, Scooby-Doo, The Quick Draw McGraw Show, The Smurfs, Wacky
Races and Yogi Bear. Hanna and Barbera won seven Academy Awards and
eight Emmy Awards and their shows have a global audience of over
300 million people, with translations in more than 20 languages.
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1603:
After Queen Elizabeth I died at Richmond Palace, King James VI of
Scotland acceded to the throne of England, Wales and Ireland, becoming
James I of England and unifying the crowns of the four kingdoms for the
first time.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_I_of_England>
1869:
The last of Māori leader Titokowaru's forces surrendered to the New
Zealand government, ending his uprising.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titokowaru%27s_War>
1882:
German physician Robert Koch announced the discovery of Mycobacterium
tuberculosis , a bacterium that causes tuberculosis.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/tuberculosis>
1980:
One day after giving a sermon in which he made a plea to Salvadoran
soldiers to stop carrying out the government's repression and
violations of basic human rights, Archbishop Óscar Romero was
assassinated while celebrating Mass in San Salvador.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%93scar_Romero>
2008:
The Bhutan Peace and Prosperity Party, led by Jigme Thinley, won 45 out
of 47 seats in the National Assembly of Bhutan in the country's
first-ever general election.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhutanese_general_election%2C_2008>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
nidify (v):
To make a nest
<http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nidify>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Love is enough: though the World be a-waning
And the woods have no voice but the voice of complaining,
Though
the sky be too dark for dim eyes to discover
The gold-cups and daisies fair blooming thereunder,
Though the
hills be held shadows, and the sea a dark wonder,
And this day draw a veil over all deeds passed over,
Yet their
hands shall not tremble, their feet shall not falter;
The void shall not weary, the fear shall not alter
These lips and
these eyes of the loved and the lover.
--William Morris
<http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/William_Morris>