The Daleks are a fictional extraterrestrial race of mutants from the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. The mutated remains of the Kaled people of the planet Skaro, they travel around in tank-like mechanical casings, and are a race bent on universal conquest and destruction. They are also the greatest alien adversaries of the Time Lord known as the Doctor. Their catchphrase is "EXTERMINATE!", screeched in a frantic mechanical voice. The Daleks were created by writer Terry Nation and BBC designer Raymond Cusick and were first introduced in December 1963 in the second Doctor Who serial. They became an immediate hit with the viewing audience and have become synonymous with Doctor Who, with their behaviour and catchphrases also becoming part of British popular culture.

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1533: The marriage of Catherine of Aragon and Henry VIII of England was annulled. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_of_Aragon)

1568: The Eighty Years' War broke out when Dutch rebels led by Louis of Nassau invaded Friesland in the Battle of Heiligerlee. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eighty_Years%27_War)

1873: The North West Mounted Police was established in the Northwest Territories, Canada. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Canadian_Mounted_Police)

1934: American bank robbers Bonnie and Clyde were ambushed by police and killed in Black Lake, Louisiana. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_and_Clyde)

1969: British rock band The Who released the rock opera Tommy. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Who)

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"It seems that it is madder never to abandon one's self than often to be infatuated; better to be wounded, a captive and a slave, than always to walk in armor." -- Margaret Fuller (http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Margaret_Fuller)