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The Simpsons Movie is a 2007 American animated comedy film based on the television series The Simpsons. Directed by David Silverman, it stars the regular cast of Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Hank Azaria, Harry Shearer, Tress MacNeille, and Pamela Hayden. It features Albert Brooks as Russ Cargill, the evil head of the Environmental Protection Agency who intends to destroy Springfield after Homer pollutes the lake. As the townspeople exile him and eventually his family abandons him, Homer works to redeem his folly by stopping Cargill's scheme. Previous attempts to create a film version of The Simpsons failed due to the lack of a script of appropriate length and production crew members. Eventually, producers and writers banded together and conceived numerous narrative concepts, one of which was selected for development. The script was re-written over a hundred times, and this creativity continued after animation had begun in 2006. The film premiered in Springfield, Vermont (theater sign pictured), which had won the right to hold it in a competition. It was a box office success, grossing over $527 million, and received critical acclaim. (Full article...)
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Anasazi granaries along the Grand Canyon
... that in 1977, Kenton Grua was the first person in recorded history to walk through the entire length of the Grand Canyon (pictured)?
... that 19th-century painter Évariste Vital Luminais was sometimes called "the painter of the Gauls"?
... that Teresa Magbanua was the only woman to command combat troops in the Visayan region during the Philippine Revolution?
... that Tranquility Bass's debut album Let the Freak Flag Fly was recorded on Lopez Island in Washington over a period of more than two years?
... that Muriel Pemberton "invented art-school training in fashion in Britain"?
... that the Meadowlark was the last Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad passenger train to serve Southern Illinois?
... that the 2000 CECAFA Cup final was between Uganda and Uganda?
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McDonnell Douglas MD-83 aircraft
Fuad Masum is elected President of Iraq by the Iraqi Parliament.
The Séléka and anti-balaka militias agree to a ceasefire in the Central African Republic civil war.
Air Algérie Flight 5017 (aircraft pictured), en route from Ouagadougou to Algiers, crashes in Mali, killing all 116 people on board.
TransAsia Airways Flight 222 crashes in Taiwan, killing 48 people on board.
Joko Widodo is elected President of Indonesia.
In golf, Rory McIlroy wins the Open Championship.
Ongoing: Commonwealth Games – Gaza conflict – Ukrainian unrest
Recent deaths

On this day...


July 26

Canadian National Vimy Memorial
1509 – Krishnadevaraya, who would become the most powerful of all the Hindu rulers of India, ascended to the throne of the Vijayanagara Empire.
1882 – Boer mercenaries declared their independence from the Transvaal Republic and established the Republic of Stellaland.
1936 – The Canadian National Vimy Memorial (pictured), a memorial site near Vimy, Pas-de-Calais, France, dedicated to the memory of Canadian Expeditionary Force members killed during the First World War, was unveiled.
1990 – U.S. President George H. W. Bush signed into law the Americans with Disabilities Act, a wide-ranging civil rights law that prohibits, under certain circumstances, discrimination based on disability.
2009 – The militant Islamist sect Boko Haram launched an attack on a Nigeria Police Force station, sparking violence across several states in northeastern Nigeria, leaving over 1,000 people dead.
More anniversaries: July 25 – July 26 – July 27
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White-throated rock thrush
A white-throated rock thrush (Monticola gularis) found in Khao Yai National Park, Thailand. These thrushes live in forested areas, shrublands, and rocky areas through much of east Asia. They feed mainly on invertebrates.
Photo: JJ Harrison
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From today's featured article


Sign for the premiere
The Simpsons Movie is a 2007 American animated comedy film based on the television series The Simpsons. Directed by David Silverman, it stars the regular cast of Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Hank Azaria, Harry Shearer, Tress MacNeille, and Pamela Hayden. It features Albert Brooks as Russ Cargill, the evil head of the Environmental Protection Agency who intends to destroy Springfield after Homer pollutes the lake. As the townspeople exile him and eventually his family abandons him, Homer works to redeem his folly by stopping Cargill's scheme. Previous attempts to create a film version of The Simpsons failed due to the lack of a script of appropriate length and production crew members. Eventually, producers and writers banded together and conceived numerous narrative concepts, one of which was selected for development. The script was re-written over a hundred times, and this creativity continued after animation had begun in 2006. The film premiered in Springfield, Vermont (theater sign pictured), which had won the right to hold it in a competition. It was a box office success, grossing over $527 million, and received critical acclaim. (Full article...)
Recently featured: St James' Church, Sydney – Prince William, Duke of Gloucester – Alaska-class cruiser
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Did you know...


From Wikipedia's new and recently improved content:

Anasazi granaries along the Grand Canyon
... that in 1977, Kenton Grua was the first person in recorded history to walk through the entire length of the Grand Canyon (pictured)?
... that 19th-century painter Évariste Vital Luminais was sometimes called "the painter of the Gauls"?
... that Teresa Magbanua was the only woman to command combat troops in the Visayan region during the Philippine Revolution?
... that Tranquility Bass's debut album Let the Freak Flag Fly was recorded on Lopez Island in Washington over a period of more than two years?
... that Muriel Pemberton "invented art-school training in fashion in Britain"?
... that the Meadowlark was the last Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad passenger train to serve Southern Illinois?
... that the 2000 CECAFA Cup final was between Uganda and Uganda?
Archive – Start a new article – Nominate an article

 
In the news


McDonnell Douglas MD-83 aircraft
Fuad Masum is elected President of Iraq by the Iraqi Parliament.
The Séléka and anti-balaka militias agree to a ceasefire in the Central African Republic civil war.
Air Algérie Flight 5017 (aircraft pictured), en route from Ouagadougou to Algiers, crashes in Mali, killing all 116 people on board.
TransAsia Airways Flight 222 crashes in Taiwan, killing 48 people on board.
Joko Widodo is elected President of Indonesia.
In golf, Rory McIlroy wins the Open Championship.
Ongoing: Commonwealth Games – Gaza conflict – Ukrainian unrest
Recent deaths

On this day...


July 26

Canadian National Vimy Memorial
1509 – Krishnadevaraya, who would become the most powerful of all the Hindu rulers of India, ascended to the throne of the Vijayanagara Empire.
1882 – Boer mercenaries declared their independence from the Transvaal Republic and established the Republic of Stellaland.
1936 – The Canadian National Vimy Memorial (pictured), a memorial site near Vimy, Pas-de-Calais, France, dedicated to the memory of Canadian Expeditionary Force members killed during the First World War, was unveiled.
1990 – U.S. President George H. W. Bush signed into law the Americans with Disabilities Act, a wide-ranging civil rights law that prohibits, under certain circumstances, discrimination based on disability.
2009 – The militant Islamist sect Boko Haram launched an attack on a Nigeria Police Force station, sparking violence across several states in northeastern Nigeria, leaving over 1,000 people dead.
More anniversaries: July 25 – July 26 – July 27
Archive – By email – List of historical anniversaries
It is now July 26, 2014 (UTC) – Reload this page




Today's featured picture


White-throated rock thrush
A white-throated rock thrush (Monticola gularis) found in Khao Yai National Park, Thailand. These thrushes live in forested areas, shrublands, and rocky areas through much of east Asia. They feed mainly on invertebrates.
Photo: JJ Harrison
Recently featured: Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum – Map of the Battle of Tinian – Lauren Mitchell

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This Wikipedia is written in English. Started in 2001, it currently contains 4,566,114 articles. Many other Wikipedias are available; some of the largest are listed below.
More than 1,000,000 articles: Deutsch ·
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