Killer7 is an action-adventure video game developed by Grasshopper Manufacture and published by Capcom. Suda51 wrote and directed the game, his first to be released outside Japan on July 7, 2005. Killer7 features first-person shooter elements and a unique "on rails" control scheme, but the core adventure-style gameplay has been compared to Myst and Snatcher. The game follows an elite group of assassins called the "killer7". The assassins, physical manifestations of one man Harman Smith, perform hits on behalf of the United States government. Through these missions, the killer7 uncover a deeper conspiracy regarding the role of Japan in US politics and secrets about the nature of their organization. The game received polarized reviews due to its unconventional control scheme and complex noir plot. Jack Thompson, an outspoken video game activist, alleged that the game contains "full- blown sex sequences", but his claims were ultimately refuted. Despite these setbacks, Killer7's cult appeal led to remakes of Suda51's older works and the successful launch of No More Heroes.

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1777:

American Revolutionary War: British forces caught up with American troops withdrawing from Ticonderoga and captured over 200 men. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Hubbardton

1897:

The Philippine revolutionary secret society Katipunan (co- founder Andres Bonifacio pictured) was founded by anti-Spanish Filipinos in Manila. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katipunan

1928:

The Chillicothe Baking Company in Chillicothe, Missouri, first produced sliced bread, advertised as "the greatest forward step in the baking industry since bread was wrapped", which then led to the popular phrase "the greatest thing since sliced bread". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sliced_bread

1994:

Troops from the former North Yemen captured Aden, ending the Yemeni civil war. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_civil_war_in_Yemen

2007:

Pope Benedict XVI issued the Apostolic Letter Summorum Pontificum, removing restrictions on celebrating the old Latin Mass. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summorum_Pontificum

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