Season two of Supernatural, an American paranormal drama television series created by Eric Kripke, premiered September 28, 2006, and concluded May 17, 2007, airing 22 episodes. The season focuses on protagonists Sam (Jared Padalecki, pictured) and Dean Winchester (Jensen Ackles) as they track down Azazel, the demon responsible for the deaths of their mother Mary and father John. They attempt to discover the demon's plan for Sam and other psychic children—young adults who were visited by Azazel as infants and given abilities, and whose mothers often then died in a fire. During their travels, they use their father's journal to help them carry on the family business—saving people and hunting supernatural creatures. The season aired Thursdays, 9:00 pm ET in the United States, and averaged only about 3.14 million viewers. The cast and crew garnered many award nominations, but the episodes received mixed reviews from critics. While both the brotherly chemistry between the lead actors and the decision to finish the main storyline were praised, the formulaic structure of the episodes was criticized. The season was internationally syndicated, released on DVD as a six-disc box, and made available through digital retailers.
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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
1724:
In Toruń, Royal Prussia, Polish authorities executed the city's mayor and nine other Lutheran officials following tensions between Protestants and Catholics. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tumult_of_Thorn_(Toru%C5%84)
1787:
Delaware became the first U.S. state to ratify the United States Constitution. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaware
1941:
World War II: The Imperial Japanese Navy made a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, intending to neutralize the United States Pacific Fleet from influencing the war Japan was planning to wage in Southeast Asia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor
1988:
A 6.9 Mw earthquake struck the Spitak region of Armenia, killing at least 25,000 people. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1988_Spitak_earthquake
2005:
Spanish authorities captured Croatian Army general Ante Gotovina (pictured), who was wanted for war crimes committed during the Croatian War of Independence; he was eventually cleared of all charges. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ante_Gotovina
_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:
blunderbuss: An old style of muzzleloading firearm and early form of shotgun with a distinctive short, large caliber barrel that is flared at the muzzle, therefore able to fire scattered quantities of nails, stones, shot, etc. at short range: Timothy was excited to find a toy blunderbuss waiting under the Christmas tree. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/blunderbuss
___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:
And I feel that something's coming, and it's not just in the wind. It's more than just tomorrow, it's more than where we've been, It offers me a promise, it's telling me "Begin", I know we're needing something worth believing in. --Harry Chapin https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Harry_Chapin
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