"Home", the second episode of the fourth season of the American science fiction television series The X-Files, originally aired on the Fox network on October 11, 1996. Directed by Kim Manners and written by Glen Morgan and James Wong, it is a "monster-of-the-week" story, unconnected to the overarching mythology of The X-Files. Watched by 18.85 million viewers, the initial broadcast had a Nielsen rating of 11.9. The series centers on FBI special agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson), who work on cases linked to the paranormal. In this episode, Mulder and Scully investigate the death of a baby born with severe physical defects. While in the isolated town of Home, Pennsylvania, they meet a family of deformed farmers who have not left their home in a decade. "Home" was the first episode of the series to receive a viewer discretion warning for graphic content.

Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_%28The_X-Files%29

_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1531:

Swiss Reformation leader Huldrych Zwingli was killed in battle when Zürich forces were attacked by Catholic cantons in response to a food blockade being applied by his alliance. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huldrych_Zwingli

1840:

Bashir Shihab II surrendered to the Ottoman Empire and was removed as Emir of Mount Lebanon after an imperial decree by Sultan Abdülmecid I. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bashir_Shihab_II

1937:

Edward, Duke of Windsor, and Wallis, Duchess of Windsor, arrived at Friedrichstraße station in Berlin to begin their tour of Germany. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_and_Duchess_of_Windsor%27s_1937_tour_of_Germany

1991:

During the confirmation hearings upon the nomination of Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court of the United States, Anita Hill testified that he had sexually harassed her several years previous. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anita_Hill

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

oology: 1. (ornithology) The study of birds' eggs. 2. The hobby or practice of collecting birds' eggs, especially those of wild birds. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/oology

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

It isn't enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn't enough to believe in it. One must work at it.   --Eleanor Roosevelt https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Eleanor_Roosevelt