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[edit] Today Today is Wednesday 13 of December, 2006. Now it's 09:05, and Wikipedia is working on 1,530,599 articles. Picture of the day A camouflaged flounder. Camouflage is the method which allows an otherwise visible organism or object to remain indiscernible from the surrounding environment. Besides blending in with their surroundings, animals may disguise themselves as something else to avoid predation. Photo credit: Moondigger Archive - More featured pictures... Today's Featured Article The history of the board game Monopoly can be traced back to the early 1900s. Elizabeth Magie invented in 1903 a version of The Landlord's Game which was a real estate trading game in which players got rich by monopolizing sets of properties. This game, usually called "monopoly", was played extensively from 1904 through 1931 when it showed up in Atlantic City, New Jersey. There a group of Quaker teachers changed it to a version which was copied by Charles Darrow. The copy was then commercialized by Parker Brothers which claimed that Darrow had invented the game and turned Darrow into a rags to riches embodiment of the American dream. In the 1970s, Professor Ralph Anspach, while defending himself against a trademark infringement suit filed by Parker Brothers and its then parent company, General Mills, against his Anti-Monopoly game, uncovered the true history of the game. Because of the lengthy court process, and appeals, the legal status of Parker Brothers' trademarks on the game was not settled until 1985. The game's name remains a registered trademark of Parker Brothers, as does its specific design elements. International tournaments, first held in the early 1970s, continue to the present day, with the next world championship scheduled for 2008. (more...) Recently featured: Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles and Fundamental Duties of India – Green and Golden Bell Frog – Iranian peoples Archive – By email – All 1,195 featured articles Anniversaries December 13: Republic Day in Malta (1974), St. Lucia Day. 1545 - Counter-Reformation: The Council of Trent, an ecumenical council convoked by Pope Paul III (pictured) in response to the growth of Protestantism, opened in Trento, Italy. 1862 - American Civil War: Union forces under Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside were decisively defeated in the Battle of Fredericksburg. 1981 - Prime Minister Wojciech Jaruzelski declared martial law in Poland, suspended Solidarity and imprisoned many union leaders. 2003 - Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was found hiding in a spider hole during Operation Red Dawn and captured. Recent days: December 12 – December 11 – December 10 Archive – By email – More anniversaries... Did you know... From Wikipedia's newest articles: ...that Clostridium perfringens alpha toxin is responsible for gas gangrene and myonecrosis in infected tissues? ...that Emily Dolvin was the first president of the Roswell Historical Society? ...that of the 64 women in the 39th Canadian Parliament, only one, former New Democratic Party leader Alexa McDonough, represents a riding in Atlantic Canada? ...that a commemorative album was released for the tenth death anniversary of hip-hop artist Tupac Shakur? ...that a subpeak of Derry Cairngorm holds the highest permanent body of water in Great Britain? ...that the Aklanon people of the Philippines trace their heritage to Austronesian-speaking immigrants from the Iron Age? Archive – Start a new article... Current Events Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (pictured) opens a conference questioning the Holocaust. In his final speech in office, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan encourages the United States to provide global leadership whilst respecting multilateralism. Incumbent Igor Smirnov wins presidential elections in the internationally unrecognized state of Transnistria. Space Shuttle Discovery launches Christer Fuglesang, the first Scandinavian astronaut in space, and six others on mission STS-116 to the International Space Station. Former Chilean head of state Augusto Pinochet (age 91) dies one week after suffering a heart attack. Marc Ravalomanana is re-elected as President of Madagascar. Wikinews – Recent deaths – More current events... Open tasks [edit] Here are some tasks you can do: Wikify: Banshee (Warcraft), James Glenn Henderson, Samuel Watson, Coefficient of utilization, Miles and Misra method, Backlog... Cleanup: Wild Jimmy Spruill, Sigrid D. Peyerimhoff, Silver Springs, Ocala and Gulf Railroad, Politics of Manchukuo, Backlog... 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