Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is a 2007 first-person shooter video game, developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii. A separate handheld game was made separately for the Nintendo DS. The game was released in North America, Australia, and Europe in November 2007 for video game consoles and Windows. It was released for the Mac in September 2008, then released for the Wii in November 2009, given the name Reflex Edition. It is the fourth installment in the Call of Duty video game series, excluding expansion packs, and is the first in the Modern Warfare line of the franchise, followed by a direct sequel, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 as well as the first game in the series to have a Mature rating. The game breaks away from the World War II setting of previous games in the series and is instead set in modern times. Call of Duty 4 was in development for two years, and it uses a proprietary game engine. On September 10, 2009, it was re-released in Japan by Square-Enix. (more...)

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1605:

Thomas Knyvet arrested explosives expert Guy Fawkes and foiled Robert Catesby's Gunpowder Plot to destroy the Houses of Parliament in London during the State Opening. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Fawkes

1838:

The collapse of the Federal Republic of Central America began with Nicaragua seceding from the union. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Republic_of_Central_America

1950:

Korean War: The 27th British Commonwealth Brigade succeeded in preventing a Chinese break-through at Pakchon in the Battle of Pakchon. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Pakchon

1990:

Ultra-nationalist rabbi Meir Kahane was assassinated in a New York City hotel by an Arab gunman. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meir_Kahane

2009:

Major Nidal Malik Hasan of the United States Army went on a shooting rampage at Fort Hood, the worst shooting ever to take place on an American military base. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nidal_Malik_Hasan

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