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From today's featured article Aquaman is a television pilot developed by Smallville creators Al Gough and Miles Millar for The WB Television Network, based on the DC Comics character of the same name. Featuring Justin Hartley, Lou Diamond Phillips, Denise Quiñones, Rick Peters, Amber McDonald and Ving Rhames, the pilot was written by Gough and Millar and directed by Greg Beeman. It was inspired by "Aqua", the highest-rated episode of the fifth season of Smallville. Hartley plays Arthur "A.C." Curry, a young man living in a beachside community in the Florida Keys who learns about his superpowers and destiny as the Prince of Atlantis. Much of the filming took place underwater, and Hartley did the scenes without a tank. The pilot was expected to debut in the fall schedule of 2006, but following the merger of The WB and UPN, the resulting CW Network opted not to buy the series. The pilot received generally favorable reviews. It was made available online in the United States through iTunes, where it became the most frequently downloaded television show for over a week. It was later released through other online markets, and aired on Canadian television network YTV. (Full article...) Recently featured: Rosendale Trestle Moonraker (novel) Jonathan Agnew Did you know... Diesel rail car in Onverwacht ... that the passengers of the Lawa Railway (rail car pictured) had to cross the Suriname River via cable car? ... that in 1958 Anil de Silva planned an all-woman expedition to China to study the cave paintings in Dunhuang and Maijishan in the Gansu province? ... that Something Beautiful by Jordan Smith had the highest Billboard debut and best sales week of any album by a contestant on The Voice? ... that baseball pitcher Tim Melville underwent surgery to correct his pectus excavatum when he was 11 years old? ... that the snaggletooth avoids the sea surface when the latter is illuminated? ... that the journalist Kamadjaja raised funds for the Indonesian National Revolution by smuggling opium? ... that several riders were forced to withdraw from the 2016 Dwars door Vlaanderen cycling race due to travel restrictions imposed after the Brussels bombings the previous day? ... that Joan Bates was a queen before she was a princess?

In the news Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson Pfizer and Allergan call off a planned $160 billion merger due to changes in U.S. tax inversion regulations. Amid the scandal caused by the Panama Papers, a leak of legal documents revealing information on 214,488 offshore companies, Iceland's prime minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson (pictured) steps aside. In basketball, the Villanova Wildcats defeat the North Carolina Tar Heels to win the NCAA Men's Championship. In cricket, the West Indies win both the ICC World Twenty20 and ICC Women's World Twenty20. Ongoing events: Zika virus outbreak Recent deaths: Merle Haggard Cesare Maldini On this day... April 7: World Health Day Fridtjof Nansen 1141 – Empress Matilda became the first female ruler of England, adopting the title 'Lady of the English'. 1724 – Johann Sebastian Bach debuted the St John Passion, a musical representation of the Passion, at the St. Thomas Church in Leipzig. 1896 – An Arctic expedition led by Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen (pictured) reached 86°13.6'N, almost three degrees beyond the previous Farthest North mark. 1956 – Spain relinquished its protectorate in Morocco. 1994 – The Rwandan genocide began, a few hours after the assassination of President Juvénal Habyarimana; an estimated 500,000–1,000,000 Rwandans were killed in the following 100 days. More anniversaries: April 6 April 7 April 8

Today's featured picture The Pena National Palace is a Romanticist palace in Sintra, Portugal, built by Ferdinand II of Portugal on the site of a ruined monastery. The palace stands on the top of a hill in the Sintra Mountains, and on a clear day it can be easily seen from Lisbon and much of its metropolitan area. It is a national monument, UNESCO World Heritage Site, and considered one of the Seven Wonders of Portugal. It is also used for state occasions by the President of the Portuguese Republic and other government officials. Photograph: Uwe Aranas Recently featured: James Watson Wadi Bani Khalid Pinwheel Galaxy

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