Sega is a Japanese video game developer and publisher headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo. It was founded by Martin Bromley and Richard Stewart on June 3, 1960; shortly after, the company acquired the assets of its predecessor, Service Games of Japan. Sega developed its first coin- operated game, Periscope, in the late 1960s. Following a downturn in the arcade business in the early 1980s, Sega developed video game consoles, starting with the SG-1000 and Master System, but struggled against competitors such as the Nintendo Entertainment System. Sega released its next console, the Sega Genesis, in 1988; it found success outside Japan starting with Sonic the Hedgehog in 1991. In 2001, Sega stopped making consoles to become a third-party developer and publisher, and was acquired by Sammy Corporation in 2004. Sega produces multi-million- selling game franchises, including Sonic the Hedgehog, Total War, and Yakuza, and is the world's most prolific arcade game producer.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1892:

Liverpool F.C. (stadium pictured), one of England's most successful football clubs, was founded. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liverpool_F.C.

1940:

Nazi official Franz Rademacher proposed that the island of Madagascar be made available as a destination for the resettlement of the Jewish population of Europe. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar_Plan

1950:

Maurice Herzog and Louis Lachenal, members of the French Annapurna expedition, became the first climbers to reach the summit of a peak higher than 8,000 metres (26,247 ft) above sea level. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950_French_Annapurna_expedition

1973:

At the Paris Air Show, a Tupolev Tu-144 broke up in mid-air, killing the six members of the crew and eight bystanders on the ground. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973_Paris_Air_Show_Tu-144_crash

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

disport: (transitive, intransitive, reflexive, dated) To amuse oneself divertingly or playfully; in particular, to cavort or gambol. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/disport

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

When you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.   --Gospel of Matthew https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Gospel_of_Matthew