Donkey Kong is a character created by Shigeru Miyamoto (pictured) for the Japanese video game company Nintendo. He stars in the Donkey Kong franchise while also appearing in the Mario franchise. Donkey Kong is a large, powerful gorilla who leads the Kong family of simians. Stubborn and buffoonish, he attacks using barrels. Donkey Kong debuted as the antagonist in Donkey Kong (1981), characterized as Mario's rebellious pet. Since Donkey Kong Country (1994), he has appeared as a player character protecting his stash of bananas. Donkey Kong has also appeared in animation, comics, children's books, theme park attractions, and merchandise such as Lego toys. Journalists regard Donkey Kong as one of the greatest video game characters. The Donkey Kong franchise was Nintendo's first major international success and remains one of its bestselling franchises. Donkey Kong has been the subject of analysis regarding his gender role and his transition from villain to hero. (Full article...).
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkey_Kong_%28character%29> _______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries: 1959: Lee Petty won the first edition of the Daytona 500, a NASCAR auto race at the Daytona International Speedway in Florida. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1959_Daytona_500> 1974: Samuel Byck attempted to hijack an aircraft at Baltimore/Washington International Airport with the intention of crashing it into the White House to assassinate U.S. president Richard Nixon, but he was stopped by police. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Byck> 2019: A group broke into the North Korean embassy in Madrid, Spain, and stole several mobile telephones and digital storage devices. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Korean_Embassy_in_Madrid_incident> _____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day: Hertz donut: 1. (US, humorous) A supposed snack offered to a person as a prank; if they accept, they are punched or otherwise hurt in some way. 2. About Word of the Day 3. Nominate a word 4. Leave feedback <https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Hertz_donut> ___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day: Altho' I pretend to no peculiar information respecting commercial affairs, nor any foresight into the scenes of futurity; yet as the member of an infant-empire, as a Philanthropist by character, and (if I may be allowed the expression) as a Citizen of the great republic of humanity at large; I cannot help turning my attention sometimes to this subject. I would be understood to mean, I cannot avoid reflecting with pleasure on the probable influence that commerce may here after have on human manners & society in general. On these occasions I consider how mankind may be connected like one great family in fraternal ties — I endulge a fond, perhaps an enthusiastic idea, that as the world is evidently much less barbarous than it has been, its melioration must still be progressive — that nations are becoming more humanized in their policy — that the subjects of ambition & causes for hostility are daily diminishing — and in fine, that the period is not very remote when the benefits of a liberal & free commerce will, pretty generally, succeed to the devastations & horrors of war. --George Washington <https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/George_Washington> _______________________________________________ Wikipedia Daily Article mailing list. To unsubscribe write to: [email protected] Questions or comments? Contact [email protected]
