Doom is a first-person shooter game developed and published by id Software, released on December 10, 1993. The player assumes the role of a space marine fighting through hordes of undead humans and invading demons. The game is presented with 3D graphics, with 2D enemies and objects. John Carmack (pictured) created the 3D game engine, with action-heavy design by John Romero and Sandy Petersen. Despite controversy over its graphic violence, Doom was a critical and commercial success, earning a reputation as one of the best and most influential games of all time and shifting the public perception of the entire medium. It sold an estimated 3.5 million copies by 1999, and up to 20 million people played it within two years of launch. Termed the "father" of first-person shooters, Doom sparked the rise of online games and communities. It led to an array of imitators and clones, as well as a robust Doom modding scene. Doom has been ported to a variety of platforms, and spawned a long-running franchise.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1847:

"Il Canto degli Italiani", the Italian national anthem since 1946, made its public debut in Genoa. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Il_Canto_degli_Italiani

1901:

On the fifth anniversary of the death of their founder, Swedish chemist and industrialist Alfred Nobel, the first Nobel Prizes were awarded in Stockholm. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Prize

1970:

Around the northern Thai village of Mae Salong, remnants of Chinese anti-communist forces now fighting on behalf of the Thai government launched a five-year campaign against local communist insurgents. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santikhiri

1983:

Raúl Alfonsín became the first democratically elected president of Argentina to take office after more than seven years of military dictatorship. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra%C3%BAl_Alfons%C3%ADn

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

sovereignty: 1. (chiefly uncountable) The quality or state of being sovereign. 2. Of a ruler (especially a monarch): supreme authority or dominion over something. 3. (by extension) Of a nation or other polity: the state of being able to control resources, make laws independently, and otherwise govern itself without the coercion or concurrence of other polities. 4. (by extension) Of a person: the liberty to decide one's actions and thoughts. 5. Pre-eminent or superior excellence; also, superior ability to achieve something; mastery. 6. (countable) A territory under the rule of a sovereign; an independent or self-governing nation or other polity. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sovereignty

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

It's such a little thing to weep — So short a thing to sigh — And yet — by Trades — the size of these We men and women die!   --Emily Dickinson https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Emily_Dickinson