The Master System is a third-generation home video game console from Sega, released in the late 1980s. The original models took game cartridges as well as credit-card-sized Sega Cards; accessories included a light gun and 3D glasses. The system's hardware was superior to that of the competing Nintendo Entertainment System, and it boasted several well-received game titles, but Nintendo's licensing practices prevented Sega from acquiring many of the more popular titles. Sega failed to gain a significant market share in Japan and North America, but was more successful in Europe and Brazil. Sales of the console reached an estimated 10 to 13 million units before the arrival of its successor, the Sega Genesis, compared to 62 million Nintendo Entertainment System units sold. The Master System has been sold for 26 years, longer than any other game console, due to its continuing popularity in Brazil.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1789:

Pope Pius VI appointed Father John Carroll as the first Catholic bishop in the United States. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Carroll_(bishop)

1865:

Months after the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse effectively ended the American Civil War, the CSS Shenandoah became the last Confederate combat unit to surrender after circumnavigating the globe on a cruise on which it sank or captured 38 vessels. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CSS_Shenandoah

1935:

The Hawker Hurricane, the aircraft responsible for 60% of the Royal Air Force's air victories in the Battle of Britain, made its first flight. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawker_Hurricane

1939:

As part of their plan to eradicate the Polish intellectual elite, the Gestapo arrested 184 professors, students and employees of Jagiellonian University in Kraków. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonderaktion_Krakau

1995:

Madagascar's Rova of Antananarivo, which served as the royal palace from the 17th to 19th centuries, was destroyed by fire. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rova_of_Antananarivo

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

tenacious: 1. Clinging to an object or surface; adhesive. 2. Unwilling to yield or give up; dogged. 3. Holding together; cohesive. 4. Having a good memory; retentive. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tenacious

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

Go so far as you can see and when you get there you will always be able to see farther. … as you head toward your goals, be prepared to make some slight adjustments to your course. You don't change your decision to go — you do change your direction to get there.   --Zig Ziglar https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Zig_Ziglar