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Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy is a 2006 Lego-themed action-adventure video game developed by Traveller's Tales and published by LucasArts and TT Games Publishing. Part of the Lego Star Wars series, it is based on the Star Wars media franchise and the Lego Group's Star Wars–themed toy line. It follows the events of the first three Star Wars films to be released: A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. The game allows players to assume the roles of over fifty Lego versions of characters from the series. Camera movement was improved from its predecessor Lego Star Wars: The Video Game. Lego Star Wars II was critically and commercially successful; it sold over 8.2 million copies worldwide. Critics praised the game for its comedic portrayal of the film series, which some described as "adorable". The game's low difficulty, and its handheld versions in general, were received more poorly. The game won a British Academy Games Award and a Spike Video Game Award. (Full article...)
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Jones Island Water Reclamation Facility
- ... that Jones Island Water Reclamation Facility (pictured) is listed on the National Register of Historic Places?
- ... that Filipina actress Angel Aquino has been described as a "perennial villainess" for portraying several antagonistic roles on television?
- ... that the purple shore crab has evolved to survive in oxygen-deprived waters?
- ... that before joining the girl group XG, Japanese singer Amy Harvey won the most awards when she participated in a modeling contest?
- ... that the court in BP Refinery v Tracey upheld a decision to reinstate an employee fired by BP for posting a meme video from the 2004 film Downfall?
- ... that Fletcher Loyer made a game-winning three-point shot in Columbus, Ohio, in January 2023 and missed a game-tying one in Columbus in March?
- ... that after the 2023 New York City parking garage collapse, a robotic dog named Digidog was deployed by the New York City Fire Department?
- ... that a beer named after the barley variety Golden Promise was not brewed using the variety?
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Vladislav Ribnikar Elementary School
- Nine people, including eight children, are killed in a shooting at an elementary school (pictured) in Belgrade, Serbia.
- Palestinian Khader Adnan dies in an Israeli jail after an 87-day hunger strike protesting against his administrative detention.
- Luca Brecel wins the World Snooker Championship.
- In the general election, Santiago Peña is elected President of Paraguay.
On this day
May 4: Youth Day in China; Literary Day in Taiwan; National Day of Prayer in the United States (2023); Star Wars Day
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Margaret Thatcher
- 1677 – Trunajaya rebellion: Dutch East India Company forces under Cornelis Speelman began an attack on Surabaya, Java.
- 1886 – During a labor rally in Chicago, a bomb explosion and gunfire led to the deaths of eight police officers and four members of the public.
- 1974 – An all-female Japanese team reached the summit of Manaslu in the Himalayas, becoming the first women to climb a peak higher than 8,000 metres (26,247 ft) above sea level.
- 1979 – Margaret Thatcher (pictured) became the first female prime minister of the United Kingdom.
- Herman II of Swabia (d. 1003)
- Franklin Carmichael (b. 1890)
- Amos Oz (b. 1939)
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Shingo La is a high-altitude mountain pass in the Himalayas in northern India, connecting the Lahaul region of Himachal Pradesh with the Zanskar region of Ladakh. The pass is located at an altitude of about 5,000 metres (16,000 ft) and becomes snowbound in the winter months. This photograph, taken in October 2022, depicts the Nimmu–Padum–Darcha road winding through the pass. Photograph credit: Timothy Gonsalves
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