Jill Valentine is a fictional character in Resident Evil, a survival
horror video game series created by the Japanese company Capcom.
Appearing in the original Resident Evil (1996), she featured as the
protagonist in several later games in the series. From 2002 onward, she
was drawn to resemble Canadian model and actor Julia Voth (pictured).
Valentine also appears in the Resident Evil film series, portrayed by
actor Sienna Guillory, and in several other game franchises, including
Street Fighter, Marvel vs. Capcom and Project X Zone. Video game
publications praised Valentine as the most likable and consistent
Resident Evil character. Several publications praised the series for
making Valentine as competent and skilled as her male counterparts and
for avoiding sexual objectification; others criticized her costumes as
overtly sexual, and argued that her role as a heroine was weakened by
her unrealistic features.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jill_Valentine>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1795:
The Batavian Republic was established, a day after Prince
William V (portrait shown) fled the Dutch Republic as a result of the
Batavian Revolution in Amsterdam.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batavian_Revolution_in_Amsterdam>
1920:
The American Civil Liberties Union was founded by the directors
of the National Civil Liberties Bureau.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_Liberties_Union>
1930:
In Watsonville, California, tensions between nativists and
Filipino Americans escalated into riots that later spread to other
cities in the state.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watsonville_riots>
1975:
An earthquake registering 6.8 Ms struck northern Himachal
Pradesh in India, causing extensive damage to the region.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975_Kinnaur_earthquake>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
gumption:
1. (Britain) Common sense, initiative, resourcefulness.
2. (US) Boldness of enterprise; aggressiveness or initiative.
3. (US) Energy of body and mind, enthusiasm.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gumption>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
I don’t want much outa life, I never wanted a mansion in the
south. I just-a want to find someone sincere Who’d treat me like he
talks, One good man.
--Janis Joplin
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Janis_Joplin>
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