Kingdom Hearts II is an action role-playing game developed and published by Square Enix in 2005 for the PlayStation 2 video game console. The game is a sequel to the 2002 Disney Interactive and Square collaboration, Kingdom Hearts, and to Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories. In this game, the protagonist Sora returns to search for his lost friends, while Organization XIII from Chain of Memories reappears to impede his progress. All three games feature a large cast of characters from Disney films and Final Fantasy games. The game was well-received, earning year-end awards from numerous video gaming websites. In Japan, it shipped more than one million copies within a week of its release. One month after its North American release, it had sold over one million copies. By March 31, 2007, the game had shipped over 4 million copies worldwide. A novel and manga series are based on it, as well as an international version called Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix, re-released in high definition as Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix for the PlayStation 3. The game was actor Pat Morita's final voice role before his death in 2005.

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1065:

Westminster Abbey in London, built by Edward the Confessor between 1045 and 1050, was consecrated. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westminster_Abbey

1612:

Galileo became the first person to observe the planet Neptune, although he mistakenly catalogued it as a fixed star. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neptune

1832:

John C. Calhoun became the first Vice President of the United States to resign. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_C._Calhoun

1908:

A magnitude 7.2 earthquake and subsequent tsunami struck Messina, Italy, killing more than 100,000 people. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1908_Messina_earthquake

1935:

Politician Pavel Postyshev revived the New Year tree tradition in the Soviet Union when Pravda published his letter asking for them to be installed in schools, children's homes, Young Pioneer Palaces, children's clubs, children's theaters, and cinema theaters. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavel_Postyshev

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aptonym: A proper name that aptly describes the occupation or character of the person, especially by coincidence. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/aptonym

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