Bart Simpson is a fictional character in the American animated television series The Simpsons who is part of the Simpson family. Described as one of the 100 most important people of the 20th century by Time, Matt Groening created and designed Bart in James L. Brooks's office. Bart, alongside the rest of the family, debuted in the short "Good Night" on The Tracey Ullman Show on April 19, 1987. Two years later, the family received their own series, which premiered on Fox on December 17, 1989. Born on April Fools' Day according to Groening, Bart is ten years old; he is the eldest child and only son of Homer and Marge Simpson, and has two sisters, Lisa and Maggie. Voiced by Nancy Cartwright (pictured), Bart is known for his mischievousness, rebelliousness, and disrespect for authority, as well as his prank calls to Moe, chalkboard gags in the opening sequence, and catchphrases. Bart is considered an iconic fictional television character of the 1990s and has been called an American cultural icon.

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1952:

Israel enacted a citizenship law, prior to which the country technically had no citizens. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_citizenship_law

1969:

The Hawker Siddeley Harrier, the first operational fighter aircraft with V/STOL capabilities, entered service with the Royal Air Force. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawker_Siddeley_Harrier

2001:

Same-sex marriage in the Netherlands was legalized, making it the first country to do so. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_the_Netherlands

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arsenation: (chemistry, dated) Conversion of a substance to, or reaction of a substance with, an arsenate (“a salt or ester of arsenic acid”). https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/arsenation

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Now's the time we crown the King of Fools You all remember last year's king? So make a face that's horrible and frightening Make a face as gruesome as a gargoyle's wing For the face that's ugliest will be the King of Fools!   -- The Hunchback of Notre Dame https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/The_Hunchback_of_Notre_Dame_%281996_film%29