Thunderbirds is a mid-1960s British science-fiction television series created by Gerry Anderson (pictured) and Sylvia Anderson, produced by their company AP Films and distributed by ITC. It was their fifth series to be filmed using a hybrid technique known as "Supermarionation", which combined scale-model special effects sequences with scenes featuring marionette puppet characters. Two series were made, totalling 32 episodes. Set in the mid-2060s, Thunderbirds follows the adventures of International Rescue, a secret organisation founded by ex-astronaut Jeff Tracy. Their advanced rescue machines are led by the Thunderbirds, a fleet of five vehicles piloted by Jeff's adult sons. The series premiered on the ITV network on 30 September 1965 and has since been broadcast in at least 66 other countries. Widely considered the Andersons' most popular and commercially successful series, it has received particular praise for its effects and music. It was followed by two feature-length film sequels in the 1960s and a live-action film adaptation in 2004. A computer-animated remake, Thunderbirds Are Go, premiered on ITV in 2015.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

737:

Muslim conquest of Transoxiana: Turgesh tribes attacked the exposed Umayyad baggage train, which had been sent ahead of the main force, and captured it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Baggage

1399:

Henry Bolingbroke, Duke of Lancaster, deposed Richard II to become Henry IV of England, merging the Duchy of Lancaster with the crown. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_IV_of_England

1882:

The Vulcan Street Plant, the first hydroelectric central station to serve a system of private and commercial customers in North America, went on line in Appleton, Wisconsin, US. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulcan_Street_Plant

1965:

Members of the 30 September Movement attempted a coup against the Indonesian government, which was crushed by the military under Suharto, leading to a mass anti-communist purge with over 500,000 people killed over the following months. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesian_killings_of_1965%E2%80%9366

2005:

The Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten published controversial editorial cartoons depicting Muhammad, sparking protests across the Muslim world by many who viewed them as Islamophobic and blasphemous. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jyllands-Posten_Muhammad_cartoons_controversy

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

censure: 1. To criticize harshly. 2. To formally rebuke. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/censure

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

Love is the ark appointed for the righteous, Which annuls the danger and provides a way of escape. Sell your cleverness and buy bewilderment. Cleverness is mere opinion, bewilderment intuition.   --Rumi https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Rumi