God of War is a third person action-adventure video game for the PlayStation 2, first released on March 22, 2005. Loosely based on Greek mythology, it is the first installment in the series of the same name and the third chronologically. The player controls Kratos, a Spartan warrior who serves the Olympian Gods. The goddess Athena tasks him with killing Ares, the God of War, who tricked Kratos into killing his own wife and child. As Ares besieges Athens out of hatred for Athena, Kratos embarks on a quest to find the one object capable of stopping the god: the legendary Pandora's Box. The gameplay focuses on combo-based combat and features quick time events that require the player to complete game controller actions in a timed sequence to defeat stronger enemies and bosses. The player can use magical attacks, and the game also features puzzles and platforming elements. The eleventh best-selling PlayStation 2 game of all time, it sold more than 4.6 million copies worldwide. Regarded as one of the best action-adventure games for the platform and noted for its graphics, sound, presentation, and story, it won several "Game of the Year" awards.

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1765:

The Parliament of Great Britain passed the Stamp Act, requiring that many printed materials in the Thirteen Colonies in British America carry a tax stamp (pictured). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stamp_Act_1765

1871:

William Woods Holden became the first governor of a U.S. state to be removed from office due to impeachment. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Woods_Holden

1933:

The Holocaust: The construction of the first Nazi concentration camp at Dachau was completed. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dachau_concentration_camp

1945:

Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Transjordan, and Yemen founded the Arab League, a regional organization that facilitates political, economic, cultural, scientific and social programs designed to promote the interests of the Arab world. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_League

1995:

Russian cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov of the Soyuz programme returned from the Mir space station after 437 days in space, setting a record for the longest spaceflight. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valeri_Polyakov

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perfusion: (medicine) The introduction of a drug or nutrients through the bloodstream in order to reach an internal organ or tissues. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/perfusion

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