On TV
Futurama — 14x9: A New New York Yankee in King Elfo's Court (Hulu)
A time-machine failure sends Fry sideways in time to a medieval land.
New Music

No new drops today. Go rediscover something in your old playlists.

In theaters

No new releases hitting theaters today. Your popcorn can wait.

Launching today

Nothing launching today. Every rocket is staying grounded and behaving.

Useless Fact

If one places a tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion, it will instantly go mad and sting itself to death.

The loonie
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Today In History
2013 — 2013 Westgate Shopping Centre Attack
Al-Shabaab militants launched a terrorist attack on the Westgate shopping centre in Nairobi, which ended three days later and left more than 65 people dead, including Ghanian poet and novelist Kofi Awoonor. Kenyan Presidential Press Service/Getty Images
2004 — Green Day's "American Idiot" album wins Grammy in 2004
The American band Green Day released its iconic American Idiot, which later won a Grammy Award for best rock album and was adapted into a rock opera
2001 — Dow Jones Suffers Largest Weekly Loss Since Great Depression
In stock market trading in the United States, the Dow Jones industrial average posted its largest weekly loss (14.3 percent) since the Great Depression. economics quiz Justin Guariglia—x PACIFICA/Redux
1981 — Belize's Independence from UK
Belizegained its independence from the United Kingdom
1972 — Marcos Declares Martial Law in the Philippines
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos imposed martial law in the Philippines, beginning a period of harsh authoritarian rule
1957 — Perry Mason TV Series Debut
The American TV series Perry Mason, which was based on a mystery series by Erle Stanley Gardner, debuted and became hugely popular, especially noted for Raymond Burr's portrayal of the title character
1950 — Bill Murray Born in 1950
American comedian and actor Bill Murray, best known for his trademark deadpan humour on television's Saturday Night Liveand for his film roles, was born
1937 — J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit First Published
English writer J.R.R. Tolkien's novel The Hobbit, a beloved coming-of-age fantasy, was first published
1931 — Bank of England Abandons Gold Standard in 1931
The Bank of England dropped the gold standard, and the pound sterling promptly lost 28 percent of its value, undermining the solvency of countries in eastern Europe and South America
1867 — Birth of Henry L. Stimson, American Statesman
Henry L. Stimson, an American statesman who exercised a strong influence on U.S. foreign policy in the 1930s and '40s and served in the administrations of five presidents between 1911 and 1945, was born
1840 — William Henry Fox Talbot's Photographic Discovery
While experimenting with gallic acid, a chemical he was informed would increase the sensitivity of his prepared paper, William Henry Fox Talbot discovered that the acid can be used to develop a latent image on paper, leading to a revolution in photography. The Mansell Collection/Art Resource, New York
1823 — Joseph Smith's vision of Moroni
According to the teachings of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Moroni was an angel or resurrected being who appeared to Joseph Smith on this day in 1823 and instructed him to restore God's church on earth
1435 — Treaty of Arras Signed, Ending Burgundy-France Conflict
In the French kingdom, the Treaty of Arraswas signed, ending the long quarrel between Duke Philip of Burgundyand King Charles VII
-19 — Roman Poet Virgil's Death in 19 BCE
The Roman poet Virgil, best known for his national epic the Aeneid, died

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