"Doomsday" is the thirteenth and final episode in the second series of
the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It was first
broadcast on 8 July 2006 and is the conclusion of a two-part story; the
first part, "Army of Ghosts", was broadcast on 1 July 2006. The
two-part story features the Daleks, presumed extinct after the events
of the 2005 series' finale; and the Cybermen, who appeared in "Rise of
the Cybermen" and "The Age of Steel". Both species unexpectedly arrived
on Earth at the conclusion of "Army of Ghosts". The plot consists
mostly of the Daleks and Cybermen waging a global war with humanity
caught in the crossfire. The Doctor and his companions fight for their
lives trying to revert the situation. The episode was filmed in
December 2005 and January 2006. One of the most popular Doctor Who
episodes since the show's revival, "Doomsday" is favoured by critics
for both the Cybermen–Dalek conflict and the farewell scene between the
Doctor and his companion, Rose Tyler.
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1579:
Our Lady of Kazan, a holy icon of the Russian Orthodox Church, was
discovered underground in Kazan, present-day Tatarstan, Russia.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Lady_of_Kazan>
1758:
French and Indian War: French forces defeated the British at Fort
Carillon on the shore of Lake Champlain in the British Colony of New
York.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Carillon>
1808:
Joseph Bonaparte approved the Bayonne Statute, a royal charter
intended as the basis for his rule as king of Spain.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayonne_Statute>
1889:
The first issue of The Wall Street Journal, the world's most circulated
business daily newspaper, was published.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wall_Street_Journal>
2004:
After a 19-month trial, U.S. Marine Corps Major Michael Brown was
convicted by a court in Naha, Okinawa, for an attempted indecent
assault on a Filipina bartender.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Brown_Okinawa_assault_incident>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
moving spirit (n):
Someone who provides significant impetus or guidance in a given
venture, movement, enterprise etc
<http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/moving_spirit>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
There must be understanding between the artist and the people. In the
best ages of art that has always been the case. Genius can probably run
on ahead and seek out new ways. But the good artists who follow after
genius — and I count myself among these — have to restore the lost
connection once more.
--Käthe Kollwitz
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