Mumbai (formerly known as Bombay) is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the most populous Indian city. Mumbai is located on an island off the west coast of India. The city, which has a deep natural harbour, is also the largest port in western India, handling over half of India's passenger traffic. Mumbai is the commercial capital of India, and houses important financial institutions such as the Reserve Bank of India, the Bombay Stock Exchange and the corporate headquarters of many Indian companies. Owing to the immense business opportunities available in Mumbai and relatively high standard of living, it has attracted migrants from all over India and South Asia, making the city a potpourri of various communities and cultures. Within Mumbai is located Bollywood, the epicentre of the country's Hindi film and television industry, producing the world's highest number of films annually. Mumbai is also one of the rare cities to accommodate a National Park within its municipal limits.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1534: Jacques Cartier became the first European to reach the Saint Lawrence River. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Lawrence_River)

1915: World War I: U.S. Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan resigned over a disagreement regarding the sinking of the RMS Lusitania. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Jennings_Bryan)

1934: Donald Duck debuted in the Silly Symphonies cartoon The Wise Little Hen. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Duck)

1973: Secretariat won the Belmont Stakes, earning him the Triple Crown. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretariat_%28racehorse%29)

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"There are always good parts. They may not pay what you want, and they may not have as many days' work as you want, they may not have the billing that you want, they may not have a lot of things, but—the content of the role itself—I find there are many roles." -- Anne Bancroft (http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Anne_Bancroft)