American science fiction television series The X-Files, originally
airing in January 1999. The show centers on FBI special agents Fox
Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) who work on
cases linked to the paranormal called X-Files. In this episode, an
unborn child is apparently abducted from its mother's womb by a demon
after the prospective parents discover that their child has birth
defects, leading Mulder and Scully to investigate. They discover that
Wayne Weinsider (played by Bruce Campbell, pictured in 2011) is a child-
abducting demon. The plot was criticized but Campbell, already well
known as a cult film actor in several Sam Raimi horror movies, received
positive comments for his performance. Critics have complimented the
episode's unique representation of its antagonist, who has been
classified as a sympathetic villain. Many of the episode's special
effects were created without elaborate computer-generated effects. It
earned a Nielsen rating of 10.5 and was watched by 18.7 million people
on its initial broadcast.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terms_of_Endearment_(The_X-Files)>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
907:
Abaoji, a Khitan chieftain, was enthroned as Emperor Taizu,
establishing the Liao Dynasty in northern China.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Taizu_of_Liao>
1812:
Manuel Belgrano raised the Flag of Argentina, which he
designed, for the first time in the city of Rosario, during the
Argentine War of Independence.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Belgrano>
1962:
Two dissident Vietnam Air Force pilots bombed the Independence
Palace in Saigon in a failed attempt to assassinate South Vietnam
President Ngo Dinh Diem.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1962_South_Vietnamese_Independence_Palace_bombing>
1989:
A wave of protests, riots and looting known as the Caracazo
resulted in a death toll of anywhere between 275 and 3,000 people in the
Venezuelan capital Caracas and its surrounding towns.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caracazo>
2004:
The initial version of the John Jay Report, with details about
the Catholic sexual abuse scandal in the United States, was released.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Jay_Report>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
dystocia:
(medicine, veterinary medicine) A slow or difficult labour or delivery.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dystocia>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
ἐν τούτῳ νίκα. In hoc signo vinces. In this sign,
conquer.
--Constantine the Great
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Constantine_the_Great>
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