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.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek_II:_The_Wrath_of_Khan>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
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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Wiktionary's word of the day:
gruntled:
(humorous) Satisfied.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gruntled>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
 The desire for wealth is nearly universal, and none can say
it is not laudable, provided the possessor of it accepts its
responsibilities, and uses it as a friend to humanity.
--P. T. Barnum
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/P._T._Barnum>