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 The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II (BFMEII) is a real-time strategy video game by Electronic Arts. It is based on the fantasy novels The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien and the Lord of the Rings live-action film trilogy. The game is the sequel to Electronic Arts' 2004 title The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth. The Windows version of the game was released on March 2, 2006, and the Xbox 360 version was released on July 5, 2006. In the game, the Good Campaign focuses on Glorfindel, an Elf who, with help from the Dwarves and other Good forces, attempts to eliminate Sauron and his army to restore peace in Middle-earth. In the Evil Campaign, Sauron sends the Mouth of Sauron and the Nazgûl to muster wild Goblins as part of his plan to destroy the remaining Good forces with his army. BFMEII received generally favorable reviews from video game critics. Reviews praised the game's integration of the Lord of the Rings universe into a real-time strategy title, while criticism targeted the game's unbalanced multiplayer mode. BFMEII received numerous awards, including the Editors' Choice Award from IGN. (Full article...)
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- ... that according to Mariel Hemingway in the documentary Running from Crazy, seven members of Nobel Prize-winning author Ernest Hemingway's family have committed suicide?
- ... that in 1524, Elisabeth Cruciger's hymn "Herr Christ, der einig Gotts Sohn" was the only song by a female author published in the Lutheran hymnal Erfurt Enchiridion?
- ... that months after whistleblower David Weber reported concerns about ethics violations by SEC Inspector General David Kotz, Weber was terminated for unrelated reasons?
- ... that the Settebello, a high-speed train between Milan and Rome, used ETR 300 trainsets, which had distinctive observation lounges at front and rear?
- ... that American aviator Robert Hathaway unknowingly became feudal ruler of Sark by marrying the ruling dame, but was dismayed to learn that the island was too small to golf there?
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- Following an in-flight explosion, a hot air balloon crashes near Luxor, Egypt, killing 19 people.
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- Argo wins Best Picture and Daniel Day-Lewis a record third Best Actor at the 85th Academy Awards.
- In stock car racing, Jimmie Johnson wins the Daytona 500 as pole winner Danica Patrick becomes the first woman to achieve a top-10 finish in the event's history.
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March 2: The Nineteen Day Fast begins (Bahá'í Faith)
- 1484 – The College of Arms, one of the few remaining official heraldic authorities in Europe, was established by royal charter in London.
- 1836 – Texas Revolution: At a convention of delegates in Washington-on-the-Brazos, the Mexican state of Texas adopted a declaration of independence, establishing the Republic of Texas.
- 1919 – Communist, revolutionary socialist, and syndicalist delegates met in Moscow to establish the Communist International.
- 1939 – Italian Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli was elected as Pope and took the name Pius XII.
- 1962 – American basketball player Wilt Chamberlain (pictured), then playing for the Philadelphia Warriors, scored 100 points in a game against the New York Knicks at Hersheypark Arena in Hershey, Pennsylvania, still a record in the National Basketball Association today.
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