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Geoff Johns, one of the storyline's writers

"Sinestro Corps War" is an American comic book crossover event published by DC Comics in its Green Lantern and Green Lantern Corps titles. Written by Geoff Johns (pictured) and Dave Gibbons, and drawn by Ivan Reis, Patrick Gleason, and Ethan Van Sciver, the 11-part saga was published between June and December 2007 with a main storyline, four supplemental "Tales of the Sinestro Corps" one-shot specials and a Blue Beetle tie-in issue concurrently released. The story centers on the Green Lantern Corps' interstellar war against the Sinestro Corps, led by Sinestro, who seek a universe ruled through fear. The 1986 "Tales of the Green Lantern Corps" story was the thematic basis of the storyline. Critical and fan reception to "Sinestro Corps War" was positive. Many reviewers ranked it among the top comic books of the year and the storyline's first issue garnered a 2008 Eisner Award nomination. The storyline was a financial success and several issues underwent multiple printings. (Full article...)

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April 21: Natale di Roma in Italy (AD 47); first day of Ridván (Baháʼí Faith, 2026)

Mausoleum of four Shia imams

753 BC – According to the calculations of the ancient Roman scholar Varro Reatinus, Romulus and Remus legendarily founded the city of Rome.
1526 – Ibrahim Khan Lodi, the last ruler of the Lodi dynasty, was defeated and killed by Babur at the First Battle of Panipat, marking the beginning of Mughal rule in India.
1836 – Forces of the Republic of Texas led by Sam Houston defeated the Mexican troops of Antonio López de Santa Anna in the Battle of San Jacinto, the decisive and final battle of the Texas Revolution.
1925 or 1926 – The al-Baqi Cemetery in Medina, the site of the mausoleum (pictured) of four of the Twelve Imams of Shia Islam, was demolished by Wahhabis.
2021 – The Indonesian Navy submarine Nanggala imploded and sank in the Bali Sea, resulting in the deaths of all 53 people on board.

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Elizabeth II (21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death. The first child of the Duke and Duchess of York (later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth), she became heir presumptive when her father became king upon the abdication in 1936 of King Edward VIII. During the Second World War, she served in the Auxiliary Territorial Service. In 1947, Elizabeth married the Royal Navy officer Sir Philip Mountbatten (later Duke of Edinburgh); they were wed for 73 years until his death in 2021. Elizabeth became queen on her father's death in 1952, was crowned in 1953, and reigned for seven decades through dramatic changes in her realms, attaining the oldest age of any British monarch (96), and having the longest reign. She faced media criticism of her family over the breakups of her children's marriages, and after the death in 1997 of Diana, Princess of Wales. However, support for the monarchy in Britain remained high, as did her personal popularity. Elizabeth died in 2022 at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, and was succeeded as king by her eldest son, Charles III. This oil painting on canvas of Elizabeth (then titled Princess Elizabeth of York) aged around seven was created by the Anglo-Hungarian artist Philip de László in 1933, and is now in the Royal Collection.

Painting credit: Philip de László

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