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Today in History United States of America

On this day in 2023

  • EVENTS
  • Key figures in Artificial Intelligence including Elon Musk and Steve Wozniak sign open letter warning the race to develop AI systems is out of control, asking for suspension for at least six months [2].
  • BIRTHS
  • Lachlan Mitchell, TikTok Star, born in Australia.
  • TV SERIES
  • Unstable: Season 1 is released. Jackson Dragon (John Owen Lowe), the son of an unstable biotech CEO Ellis Dragon (Rob Lowe), joins the company to save it and his father from ruin in the comedy created by the Lowes and Victor Fresco.
  • GAMING: PC
  • The Great War: Western Front for PC is released. The Great War: Western Front is the definitive WW1 strategy game. Play a deciding role in history with this real-time tactical experience as you take charge in the pivotal Western Front from 1914 to 1919.Pick your faction and lead your forces to victory, by directing your armies in gritty real-time battles and by guiding high-level decisions in turn-based strategic gameplay. Dig detailed trenches, research new technologies such as poison gas and tanks, and make decisions that will have a profound and lasting effect on your success.Think like a Commander to either relive history - or redefine it.
  • Ravenbound for PC is released. Fear everything and nothing for death brings you closer to victory in this challenging open world action-roguelite. As the Vessel of an ancient power you must use steel and skill to complete your mission in a dangerous fantasy world inspired by Scandinavian folklore.
  • DREDGE for PC is released. Dredge is a fishing adventure with a sinister undercurrent. Sell your catch, upgrade your vessel and dredge the depths for long-buried relics. Explore the stories of the strange locals and discover why some things are best left forgotten. Starting from your new home in a group of islands known as The Marrows, upgrade your engines and set sail for the neighboring regions - each with their own unique fish, personalities and secrets.Dredge up forgotten treasures. Outsmart unremembered terrors.Someone wants very badly to retrieve relics lost to the ocean floor. The work is lucrative, but can you trust them? What will they use the relics for? And will they ever be satisfied?It's not just the sharp rocks and shallow reefs you need to watch out for - keep your eyes on the depths below and the sky above. The biggest threat to your safety might come from within.
  • GAMING: PLAYSTATION 5
  • The Last Worker for PlayStation 5 is released. The Last Worker is a first-person narrative adventure centered around our struggle in an increasingly automated world. Combining a hand-crafted art style with uniquely immersive gameplay mechanics in an epic setting, The Last Worker delivers an emotional, thought-provoking, and comedic story packaged with rich characters performed by an all-star cast.
  • GAMING: SWITCH
  • Assault Suits Valken Declassified for Switch is released. The original Assault Suits Valken was censored and edited for its international release as Cybernator. This new Declassified version finally offers the original Assault Suits Valken officially translated into English for the first time.In addition, a recreation of the original 80-page Japanese guidebook has been translated into English and included in this release, of which 40 pages cover the game's backstory.Following that, this Declassified release offers new artwork from the game's character designer Satoshi Urushihara and never before seen production artwork.The original and arranged soundtracks are also available to play in the game's music player, along with a new interview with Satoshi Nakai about the original game's mecha design.
  • Lunark for Switch is released. A pulp adventure set in the midst of a rebellion against a totalitarian regime.You play as Leo, a lonely young orphan with unique physical and physiological characteristics that arouse the curiosity - if not the hatred - of its fellow citizens. You'll help him fulfill his destiny in the midst of a rebellion against LUNARK, and meet a wide cast of colorful characters, stuck on either side of the escalating conflict.LUNARK is a 2D cinematic platformer in the vein of the '90s classics. Run, jump, and shoot your way through gorgeous and mysterious locations!
  • POLITICS
  • Mark Russell, American political satirist, song parody writer, and pianist (Real People), who died at 90.
  • Former US President Donald Trump is indicted by a Manhattan Grand Jury on charges over hush payments paid to porn star Stormy Daniels - 1st US President to face criminal charges.
  • UPDATES
  • today-in.com v2023.03.30.002 Over 100 overall fixes released in this version of the portal, listen and darkmode buttons moved to top bar and added more details button to instead of viewing item details when hover is always on.

On this day in 2022

  • EVENTS
  • Rock band Foo Fighters cancel their world tour after the unexpected death of their drummer Taylor Hawkins in Bogota, Colombia.
  • State memorial service held for Australian cricketing great Shane Warne at Melbourne Cricket Ground, attended by 50,000.
  • Bruce Willis announces he is stepping away from acting after a diagnosis of aphasia.
  • DEATHS
  • Tom Parker, Pop Singer.
  • Yanick Étienne, Haitian singer (Roxy Music - "Avalon" ; Bryan Ferry), who died of cancer at 64.
  • MOVIES: NR
  • Nitram is released. Nitram (Caleb Landry Jones) lives with his mother (Judy Davis) and father (Anthony LaPaglia) in suburban Australia in the Mid 1990s. He lives a life of isolation and frustration at never being able to fit in. That is until he unexpectedly finds a close friend in a reclusive heiress, Helen (Essie Davis). However, when that relationship meets a tragic end, and Nitram’s loneliness and anger grow, he begins a slow descent that leads to disaster.
  • TV SERIES
  • Moon Knight: Season 1 is released. Steven Grant (Oscar Isaac) is hearing voices and having vivid dreams that he soon discovers is related to sharing a body with a mercenary named Marc Spector in this series created by Jeremy Slater and based on the Marvel character.
  • GAMING: PC
  • Death Stranding: Director's Cut for PC is released. From legendary game creator Hideo Kojima comes a genre-defying experience, now expanded and remastered for the PS5 console in this definitive Director's Cut.Can you reunite the shattered world, one step at a time?
  • GAMING: SWITCH
  • Big Bang Pro Wrestling for Switch is released. It's about to pop off! Muscle-bound wrestlers take the stage for a bombastic all-out brawl! Easy controls allow you to pull off sick and devastating special moves from the push of a button!-10 fighters to choose from including fledging newbies, masked wrestlers, and hulking heavyweights! The ring is calling you!-Each wrestler comes with their own personalized Finishing Move. Fulfill the proper conditions and let it rip to win the fight!-Change up the rules with exciting modes like Coffin Death Match where your goal is to toss your opponent into a coffin. Or, try to steal away the reward in Reward Death Match to really stick it to your opponent!*The instruction manual featured within the game is from the original NEOGEO Pocket Color version. Therefore, the control explanations may differ from those on Nintendo Switch.*Local "VS MATCH"is possible, but online functions are disabled.

On this day in 2021

  • DEATHS
  • G. Gordon Liddy, American Watergate felon and radio host, who died at 90.
  • MOVIES: NOT RATED
  • Funny Face is released. A young Muslim woman runs away from her aunt and uncle’s house desperate for a new life, but quickly finds that she must survive on the street. A disturbed young man from Coney Island dons the menacing “Funny Face” mask, transforming himself into a makeshift superhero with a rage disorder as he seeks revenge on the Real Estate Developer of a soulless high rise that has displaced his grandparents. Misfit avengers in a changing city, the two embark on a neighborhood odyssey that brings danger, love, and tragedy. And pickles.
  • GAMING: PC
  • Evil Genius 2: World Domination for PC is released. A satirical spy-fi lair builder where YOU are the criminal mastermind! Construct your base, train your minions, defend your operations from the Forces of Justice, and achieve global domination.
  • GAMING: PLAYSTATION 4
  • Disco Elysium: The Final Cut for PlayStation 4 is released. Disco Elysium is about a detective who wakes up in a rundown coastal district with a banging headache and only a few dregs of memory left. You set out to discover what happened to him inside the unique world we have created. We’ve thrown together disco music, early motor carriages, and post-revolutionary angst for our setting, and brought it all to life with actual oil paintings.
  • I Saw Black Clouds for PlayStation 4 is released. After the unexpected death of a close friend, Kristina returns to her hometown looking for answers, only to unearth a string of dark secrets. I Saw Black Clouds is an interactive psychological thriller with supernatural elements and branching storylines.
  • GAMING: XBOX ONE
  • Narita Boy for Xbox One is released. Become symphonic in Narita Boy! A radical action-adventure as a legendary pixel hero trapped as a mere echo within the Digital Kingdom. Discover the mysteries behind the Techno-sword, lock swords with the corrupt and tainted Stallions. Save the world!

On this day in 2020

  • EVENTS
  • Russian city Moscow begins a city-wide lockdown after 4 hours notice due to COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Three out of four Americans now ordered to stay home due to COVID-19 pandemic as states of Virginia, Maryland, Arizona and Florida issue lockdowns.
  • DEATHS
  • Bill Withers, American singer-songwriter and rhythm & blues musician (" Ain't No Sunshine" ; "Lean on Me" ; "Just The Two Of Us"), who died of heart complications at 81.
  • GAMING: PC
  • Treachery in Beatdown City for PC is released. Explore an urban dystopia, meet awful people, and use an all new beat 'em up system infused with RPG/tactics/wrestling mechanics to make them think twice about picking a fight! Pick your fighter, build custom STRIKE and GRAPPLE combos, and knock out your enemies, all to save the president.
  • SPORTS
  • International Olympic Committee announces postponed 2020 Summer Olympic Games will be held July 23-August 8 in 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Frank Maloney, American football coach (Syracuse University 1974-1980), who died from brain cancer at 79.

On this day in 2019

  • EVENTS
  • Pope Francis arrives in Rabat, Morocco, on his first-ever visit to the Magreb region of Northern Africa.
  • DEATHS
  • Alex Jones, Race Car Driver.
  • POLITICS
  • Zuzana Caputova elected President of Slovakia, the country's first female head of state.
  • SPORTS
  • Swedish gamer and YouTuber PewDiePie overtaken by Indian channel T-Series as YouTube channel with most subscribers (both on 92 million).

On this day in 2018

  • EVENTS
  • Palestinians begin a "Great March of Return",6 weeks of protests on the Gaza Strip demanding Palestinian refugees be allowed to return to Israel. 19 Palestinians killed,1,416 injured on the first day..
  • Country singer songwriter Kacey Musgraves releases her fourth album "Golden Hour" (Grammy Album of the Year 2019).
  • DEATHS
  • Danny Letner, Race Car Driver.
  • Bill Maynard [Walter Williams], English actor (Greengrass-Heartbeat) and comedian, who died at 89.
  • MOVIES: NOT RATED
  • All I Wish is released. An aspiring fashion designer struggles to find success and love until unexpectedly meeting her match on her birthday.
  • Finding Your Feet is released. When ‘Lady’ Sandra Abbott (Imelda Staunton) discovers that her husband of forty years (John Sessions) is having an affair with her best friend (Josie Lawrence) she seeks refuge in London with her estranged, older sister Bif (Celia Imrie). The two could not be more different — Sandra is a fish out of water next to her outspoken, serial dating, free-spirited sibling. But different is just what Sandra needs at the moment, and she reluctantly lets Bif drag her along to a community dance class, where gradually she starts finding her feet and romance as she meets her sister’s friends, Charlie (Timothy Spall), Jackie (Joanna Lumley) and Ted (David Hayman).
  • The China Hustle is released. From the producers of Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room comes a Wall Street heist story about a still-unfolding financial crime so big, it has the power to affect all of our wallets. Investors on the fringes of the financial world feverishly seek new alternatives for high-return investments in the global markets, and have found a goldmine in China. But when one investor discovers a massive web of fraud, everything else is called into question. Jed Rothstein’s documentary rings the alarm on the need for transparency in an increasingly deregulated financial world by following those working to uncover the biggest heist you’ve never heard of.
  • Love After Love is released. What happens when you lose the foundation of your family? In the wake of a husband and father’s death, the family members he leaves behind find themselves adrift—and in danger of drifting apart—as they each try to find meaning in a world without the man who held them together. Mother Suzanne (Andie MacDowell) tentatively seeks companionship—but her attempts at dating only drive a wedge between her and older son Nicholas (Chris O’Dowd), whose own relationship with his girlfriend is disintegrating. Meanwhile, younger son Chris (James Adomian) deals with grief in his own complicated—and increasingly worrying—way. [Sundance Selects]
  • MOVIES: PG
  • God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness is released. God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness is an inspirational drama that centers on Pastor Dave (David A.R. White) and the unimaginable tragedy he endures when his church, located on the grounds of the local university, is burned down. But his dreams of rebuilding the church face an unexpected setback when university officials reject his plans to rebuild, determining that the church is no longer relevant in today’s society. Trusting in the motto that he has lived by that “God is good all the time, ” Pastor Dave enlists the legal help of his estranged brother Pearce (John Corbett), who is an attorney but also an atheist. As they partner together for a united cause, the brothers come to understand that not every victory requires defeating the opposition, and there is a greater win when you heal and rebuild with compassion and respect for others.
  • MOVIES: R
  • Gemini is released. A heinous crime tests the complex relationship between a tenacious personal assistant and her Hollywood starlet boss. As the assistant unravels the mystery, she must confront her own understanding of friendship, truth, and celebrity. [Neon]
  • The Last Movie Star is released. Vic Edwards (Burt Reynolds) was the biggest star in Hollywood, a college football legend turned stunt double turned leading man. Now, in his eighties, he's convinced by an old friend (Chevy Chase) to accept an invitation to receive a Lifetime Achievement award at a two-bit film festival in Nashville. The trip launches him on both a hilarious fish-out-of-water adventure and an unexpectedly poignant journey into his past.
  • Tyler Perry's Acrimony is released. A faithful wife (Taraji P. Henson) tired of standing by her devious husband (Lyriq Bent) is enraged when it becomes clear she has been betrayed.
  • MOVIES: TVMA
  • Outside In is released. After serving 20 years for the crime of essentially being in the wrong place at the wrong time,38-year-old Chris (Jay Duplass) is granted early parole thanks largely to the tireless advocacy of Carol (Edie Falco), his former high-school teacher. As he struggles with the challenges of navigating the modern world as an ex-con, and with a fraught relationship with his brother Ted (Ben Schwartz), Chris ends up confessing his romantic love for Carol — a love that, given her marital status, Carol cannot reciprocate. Or can she? Carol longs for something her husband no longer provides. Meanwhile, Carol’s daughter Hildy (Kaitlyn Dever) befriends Chris, finding a kindred spirit in this awkward, tormented older guy.
  • First Match is released. Hardened by years in foster care, a teenage girl from Brooklyn's Brownsville neighborhood decides that joining the all-boys' wrestling team is the only way back to her estranged father.
  • ALBUMS
  • Dungeness was released by Trembling Bells. This is the latest full-length release for the Scottish folk rock group led by Alex Neilson.
  • Czarface Meets Metal Face was released by Czarface/MF Doom. The first full-length collaboration between Czarface [Wu-Tang Clan's Inspectah Deck and 7L & Esoteric] and MF Doom features guest appearances from Kendra Morris, Open Mike Eagle and Vinnie Paz.
  • Chemistry Lessons Volume 1 was released by Chris Carter. The first new full-length solo release for the Carter Tutti/Throbbing Gristle artist in 17 years was influenced in part by the death of Throbbing Gristle's Peter Christopherson, British folk music and the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.
  • Combat Sports was released by The Vaccines. The fourth full-length release for the indie rock band was produced by Ross Orton.
  • Freedom was released by Amen Dunes. The fifth full-length release for Damon McMahon features contributions from Delicate Steve, Parker Kindred, Gus Seyffert?, Jordi Wheeler, ?Nick Zinner and was produced by Chris Coady.
  • Golden Hour was released by Kacey Musgraves. The seventh full-length release for the country singer-songwriter was co-produced with Daniel Tashian and Ian Fitchuk.
  • Liberty was released by Lindi Ortega. The seventh full-length studio release for the Canadian alt-country singer-songwriter was inspired by spaghetti western and was produced by Skylar Wilson.
  • Vessel was released by Frankie Cosmos. The latest release for the New York indie pop project of Greta Kline is its first on the Sub Pop label.
  • Virtue was released by The Voidz. The second full-length release for Julian Casablancas and the band was produced by Shawn Everett and its first as The Voidz (dropping "Julian Casablancas+").
  • Things Have Changed was released by Bettye LaVette. The soul singer's reinterpretations of Bob Dylan songs was produced by Steve Jordan and feature guest appearances from Keith Richards and Trombone Shorty.
  • Yesterday Was Forever was released by Kate Nash. The fourth full-length release for the British singer-songwriter was funded from a Kickstarter campaign.
  • Your Queen Is A Reptile was released by Sons of Kemet. The third full-length release for the jazz quartet led by the tenor saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings features contributions from Josh Idehen and Congo Natty.
  • GAMING: SWITCH
  • Toki Tori for Switch is released. Take control of Toki Tori, a surprisingly heroic chicken, as he puzzles his way through 80+ levels spread over 5 unique worlds. Toki Tori isn’t very athletic, he can’t even jump. Luckily he has some great tools at his disposal, including the Telewarp, Freeze-o-Matic and InstantRock. Creative thinking and problem solving are required to collect all eggs in each level, but don’t worry. When you get stuck, you can always rewind the time. And if all else fails, use the Wildcard to skip a level.- Classic egg-collecting puzzle platformer- 80+ levels,5 worlds, dozens of hours of gameplay- A wide variety of puzzle-solving items and weapons- Never get stuck: rewind the time or skip a level- Super smooth graphics at 60 fps- HD Rumble support- Video capture support
  • Shadow Bug for Switch is released. You are the overpowered ninja hero Shadow Bug! Save your home forest from the evil factory by slicing monsters to pieces. Adventure through beautiful and twisted landscapes full of action and adventure as the ultimate ninja.
  • Devious Dungeon for Switch is released. Devious Dungeon is a medieval action platforming game by the creators of Random Heroes and League of Evil!

On this day in 2017

  • EVENTS
  • Ed Sheeran was at No.1 on the US and UK album chart with his third studio album ÷ (pronounced ‘divide’). The album also topped the charts in 14 other countries. The album won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards..
  • North Carolina repeals its controversial bathroom law that restricted transgender use.
  • Venezuela Supreme Court takes over legislative powers of the National Assembly, opposition calls it a coup.
  • BIRTHS
  • Alessia Francesca Saccone-Joly, YouTube Star, born in London, England.
  • DEATHS
  • Donald Harvey, American serial killer, healthcare worker who killed at least 37 patients, who died after being attacked in prison at 64.
  • Rosalie “Rosie” Hamlin, American singer-songwriter (Rosie and The Originals – “Angel Baby”), who died at 71.
  • GAMING: 3DS
  • Urban Trial Freestyle 2 for 3DS is released. Pull off insane stunts on top of skyscrapers, speed down busy highways and take an intense ride through the suburbs while competing with others to get to the top of the leaderboards. Raise the bar by making the highest jumps or the most head-spinning flips in Stunt Mode! Try Time Attack and beat the best time at neck-breaking speeds! Take on the Challenge levels to test your skills. Create your own unique levels in the Track Editor and share them with friends. [Nintendo]
  • GAMING: PC
  • Thimbleweed Park for PC is released. Thimbleweed Park is the curious story of two washed up federal agents called in to investigate a dead body found in the river just outside of town, bloated and pixelated from a death come too soon.
  • Beat Cop for PC is released. A retro, pixel art style adventure in New York, inspired by 80’s cop shows. You are Jack Kelly and you’ve been framed for murder. Now as a regular beat cop you have to find out, who did that. Expect thick crime story, a lot of black humour and all the other things you can find on the streets of Brooklyn.
  • POLITICS
  • Ex-South Korean president Park Geun-hye arrested in corruption investigation.

On this day in 2016

  • BIRTHS
  • Ahil Sharma, Family Member, born in India.
  • Zayn Ali, Instagram Star, born in Canada.
  • DEATHS
  • Bram Beekman, Dutch organist, composer and teacher (Brabants Conservatory,1980-2012), who died at 66.
  • Howard Cable, Canadian conductor, arranger, and composer, who died at 95.
  • Gianmaria Testa, Italian singer-songwriter, who died of cancer at 57.
  • MOVIES: R
  • Everybody Wants Some!! is released. Set in the world of 1980s college life, Everybody Wants Some follows a group of college baseball players as they navigate their way through the freedoms and responsibilities of unsupervised adulthood. Get ready for the best weekend ever.
  • TV SERIES
  • Lopez: Season 1 is released. The third sitcom for George Lopez has the comedian playing himself and exploring the problems of not fitting in with the working-class nor the life of a celebrity despite his success.
  • The Path: Season 1 is released. Eddie (Aaron Paul), his wife Sarah (Michelle Monaghan), and current leader Cal (Hugh Dancy) are some of the followers of religious sect called The Meyerist Movement in this drama originally called The Way and created by Jessica Goldberg.
  • GAMING: PC
  • Leap of Fate for PC is released. Leap of Fate is a cyberpunk roguelite about overcoming your fears and achieving your fate. In a New York City where magic is real, you play as a technomage who must develop unspeakable powers to confront the Crucible of Fates. Can you survive the trials?
  • Epistory - Typing Chronicles for PC is released. Epistory delves you in an atmospheric action/adventure game where you play a girl riding a giant fox who clears out an insectile corruption from an origami world. As you progress and explore this world, the story literally unfolds and the mysteries of the magic power of the words are revealed.
  • GAMING: XBOX ONE
  • Active Soccer 2 DX for Xbox One is released. Active Soccer 2 DX is a top-down arcade football game providing a fast-paced arcade experience, implementing playability and responsive easy-to-learn/hard-to-master controls. With Active Soccer 2 DX you have full control of the game, no scripted goals, no CPU-driven decisions. Active Soccer 2 DX provides a complete career mode, implementing many international leagues, cups and championships. Imagine being the manager of a 5th division English team - you have a budget and your goal is to be promoted to higher divisions, by purchasing players, creating tactics, managing the team and playing real matches. [XBox.com]
  • SEPERATIONS
  • Comedian Rosie O'Donnell and marketing executive Kelli O'Donnell divorce after 3 years of marriage.

On this day in 2015

  • DEATHS
  • Mike Mccurry, Race Car Driver.
  • TV SERIES
  • Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies is released. Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book by Siddhartha Mukherjee, the six-hour documentary directed by Barak Goodman (and executive produced by Ken Burns) explores the history of cancer and the latest medical advances with stories of real-life patients.
  • GAMING: PC
  • Bloodsports.TV for PC is released. Co-op action set in a deadly post-apocalyptic Sweden.
  • A Pixel Story for PC is released. A Pixel Story is a sinister 2D puzzle platformer that charts the evolution of video games. You have to use your Magical Teleportation Hat to explore six increasingly detailed zones on your mission to reach the core of The System to stop the evil OS and save the world.
  • Dead or Alive 5 Last Round for PC is released. 2 new playable characters join the fray to make 34 fighters. Master the signature DOA fighting system through the textured story and tutorial modes, unlock more costumes than ever before in each of the offline training modes, and compete with the best fighters in the world in the online training modes. Fight as ninjas, assassins, roughnecks & wrestlers as you knock your opponents off an exotic waterfall, into an exploding oil rig and more.

On this day in 2014

  • DEATHS
  • Phuntsok Wangyal, Politician.
  • Kate O'Mara, English actress (Dynasty) and writer, who died at 74.

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