Wario is a fictional Nintendo video-game character who was created as an antagonist to Mario and has since become the protagonist of his own games. He first appears in the 1992 video game Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins as the main villain and final boss. He is voiced by Charles Martinet, who also voices the Mario, Luigi, and Waluigi characters. The name "Wario" can be taken to be a blending of Mario's name with the Japanese adjective warui meaning "bad"; hence, a "bad Mario". In the United States, the name is often seen as a play on the word "war" and on the fact that the letter W resembles an upside-down M. As Wario is Mario's evil counterpart, his actions are often the opposites of Mario's, just as the first letters in their names appear to be opposites.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1865: The Morant Bay rebellion, led by Paul Bogle and George William Gordon, began in Jamaica. It was brutally suppressed by Governor Edward John Eyre. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morant_Bay_rebellion)

1954: Ho Chi Minh and the Viet Minh took control of North Vietnam. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viet_Minh)

1962: Pope John XXIII convened the Second Vatican Council, the first Roman Catholic ecumenical council in 92 years. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Vatican_Council)

1968: NASA launched Apollo 7, the first manned mission of the Apollo program. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_7)

1975: Saturday Night Live, an American weekly comedy-variety show, was broadcast for the first time. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday_Night_Live)

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