"Ice" is the eighth episode of the first season of the American science fiction television series The X-Files. Premiering on the Fox network on November 5, 1993, "Ice" was directed by David Nutter (pictured) and written by Glen Morgan and James Wong. The debut was watched by 10 million viewers in 6.2 million households and received largely positive reviews from critics, who praised its tense atmosphere. In the episode, FBI special agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) investigate the deaths of an isolated Alaskan research team. The agents and their team discover the existence of extraterrestrial parasitic organisms which drive their hosts into impulsive fits of rage. The episode was inspired by an article in Science News about an excavation in Greenland, and series creator Chris Carter also cited John W. Campbell's 1938 novella Who Goes There? as an influence.
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1800:
War of the Second Coalition: In the Battle of Marengo, Napoleonic forces secured victory over the Habsburgs when defeat had appeared inevitable until the arrival of French troops led by Louis Desaix. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Marengo
1900:
The second of the German Naval Laws was passed, doubling the size of the Imperial German Navy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Naval_Laws
1949:
Albert II became the first monkey in space, reaching an altitude of 134 km (83 mi) in a V-2 rocket. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkeys_and_apes_in_space
1966:
The Vatican formally abolished its 427-year-old list of prohibited books (title page pictured). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Index_Librorum_Prohibitorum
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bloviation: (US, possibly originally Ohio, informal) A lengthy discourse in a boastful or pompous manner. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bloviation
___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:
The electoral college is a disaster for a democracy. --Donald Trump https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Donald_Trump
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