Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan is a 1982 American science fiction film. The genetically engineered tyrant Khan Noonien Singh (Ricardo Montalbán), a character from the 1967 Star Trek television series episode "Space Seed", escapes from exile to exact revenge on Admiral James T. Kirk (William Shatner). The crew of the USS Enterprise must stop Khan from acquiring a powerful terraforming device named Genesis. The film concludes with the death of Spock (Leonard Nimoy), beginning a story arc continued in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock and Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. After the poor response to Star Trek: The Motion Picture, series creator Gene Roddenberry was forced out of the sequel's production. Nimoy only reprised his role as Spock because the character's death was intended to be irrevocable. Negative test audience reaction to Spock's death led to significant revisions of the ending over the objections of the director, Nicholas Meyer (pictured in 2008). The Wrath of Khan was a box office success, and critical reaction was generally positive. It is generally considered to be the best film of the entire Star Trek series and is credited with renewing interest in the franchise.
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1687:
The Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica by Isaac Newton was first published, describing his laws of motion and his law of universal gravitation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophi%C3%A6_Naturalis_Principia_Mathematica
1937:
The Hormel Foods Corporation introduced Spam, the canned precooked meat product that would eventually enter into pop culture, folklore, and urban legend. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spam_(food)
1977:
General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq overthrew Pakistani Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto in a military coup d'état. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Zia-ul-Haq
1989:
United States National Security Council member Oliver North was sentenced for his part in the Iran-Contra Affair. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_North
2004:
Indonesia held its first direct presidential elections, that resulted in the election of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono as President of Indonesia after the second round on September 20. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesian_presidential_election,_2004
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gruntled: (humorous) Satisfied. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gruntled
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