animated sitcom The Simpsons. It was released in North America on
September 16, 2003, and in Europe and Japan later in the year. The
story and dialogue were crafted by writers from The Simpsons, with all
character voices supplied by the actual cast. The game follows the
Simpson family and the citizens of Springfield, who witness strange
incidents in town and discover that two aliens are filming a reality
television series about the populace. To make the show more interesting,
the aliens release a new version of the popular soft drink Buzz Cola
into Springfield's water supply, which causes insanity. With help from
Professor Frink, Homer destroys the aliens' spaceship, and Springfield
and its inhabitants are returned to normal. The game received generally
favorable reviews from video game critics. Praise focused on the
interpretation of the Simpsons television series as a video game and its
parodical take on the game Grand Theft Auto III, while criticism mostly
surrounded some aspects of gameplay. The game received the award for
Fave Video Game at the 2004 Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards
and sold three million copies.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Simpsons:_Hit_and_Run>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1810:
Miguel Hidalgo, the parish priest in Dolores, Guanajuato,
delivered the Grito de Dolores to his congregation, instigating the
Mexican War of Independence against Spain.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grito_de_Dolores>
1941:
Shah Reza Pahlavi of Iran was forced to abdicate in favour of
his son, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rez%C4%81_Sh%C4%81h>
1959:
Haloid Xerox introduced the Xerox 914, the first modern
photocopier, invented by American physicist Chester Carlson.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester_Carlson>
1963:
Malaya, Singapore, North Borneo (present-day Sabah), and
Sarawak merged to form Malaysia.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia>
1987:
The Montreal Protocol, an international treaty designed to
protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of a number of
substances believed to be responsible for ozone depletion, opened for
signature.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreal_Protocol>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
munificence:
The quality of being munificent; generosity.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/munificence>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Carol, every violet has Heaven for a looking-glass! Every little
valley lies Under many-clouded skies; Every little cottage stands Girt
about with boundless lands; Every little glimmering pond Claims the
mighty shores beyond; Shores no seaman ever hailed, Seas no ship has
ever sailed. All the shores when day is done Fade into the setting sun,
So the story tries to teach More than can be told in speech.
--Alfred Noyes
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Alfred_Noyes>
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