Joseph Barbera (1911–2006) was an influential American animator, director, producer, storyboard artist, and cartoon artist. Born in New York City, after working odd jobs and as a banker, Barbera joined Van Beuren Studios in 1932 and subsequently Terrytoons in 1936. He met his lifelong collaborator William Hanna while working for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1937 and soon began producing animated shorts such as the Tom and Jerry series. In 1957, after MGM dissolved their animation department, they co-founded Hanna–Barbera, which became the most successful television animation studio in the business, producing programs such as The Flintstones, The Huckleberry Hound Show, Top Cat, The Jetsons, Scooby-Doo, The Quick Draw McGraw Show, The Smurfs, Wacky Races and Yogi Bear. Hanna and Barbera won seven Academy Awards and eight Emmy Awards and their shows have a global audience of over 300 million people, with translations in more than 20 languages.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1603:

After Queen Elizabeth I died at Richmond Palace, King James VI of Scotland acceded to the throne of England, Wales and Ireland, becoming James I of England and unifying the crowns of the four kingdoms for the first time. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_I_of_England

1869:

The last of Māori leader Titokowaru's forces surrendered to the New Zealand government, ending his uprising. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titokowaru%27s_War

1882:

German physician Robert Koch announced the discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis , a bacterium that causes tuberculosis. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/tuberculosis

1980:

One day after giving a sermon in which he made a plea to Salvadoran soldiers to stop carrying out the government's repression and violations of basic human rights, Archbishop Óscar Romero was assassinated while celebrating Mass in San Salvador. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%93scar_Romero

2008:

The Bhutan Peace and Prosperity Party, led by Jigme Thinley, won 45 out of 47 seats in the National Assembly of Bhutan in the country's first-ever general election. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhutanese_general_election%2C_2008

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

nidify (v): To make a nest http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nidify

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

Love is enough: though the World be a-waning

And the woods have no voice but the voice of complaining, Though the sky be too dark for dim eyes to discover

The gold-cups and daisies fair blooming thereunder, Though the hills be held shadows, and the sea a dark wonder,

And this day draw a veil over all deeds passed over, Yet their hands shall not tremble, their feet shall not falter;

The void shall not weary, the fear shall not alter These lips and these eyes of the loved and the lover. --William Morris http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/William_Morris