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Features Featured article Nancy Cartwright, Bart's voice actress Bart Simpson is a fictional character in the American animated television series The Simpsons who is part of the Simpson family. Described as one of the 100 most important people of the 20th century by Time, Bart was created and designed by Matt Groening in James L. Brooks's office. Bart, alongside the rest of the family, debuted in the short "Good Night" on The Tracey Ullman Show on April 19, 1987. Two years later, the family received their own series, which premiered on Fox on December 17, 1989. Born on April Fools' Day according to Groening, Bart is ten years old; he is the eldest child and only son of Homer and Marge Simpson, and has two sisters, Lisa and Maggie. Voiced by Nancy Cartwright (pictured), Bart is known for his mischievousness, rebelliousness, and disrespect for authority, as well as his prank calls to Moe, chalkboard gags in the opening sequence, and catchphrases. Bart is considered an iconic fictional television character of the 1990s and has been called an American cultural icon. (Full article...) Recently featured: Apollo 15 postal covers incident "Your Girl" Hurricane Cindy (2005) Selected anniversaries April 1: April Fools' Day; Iranian Islamic Republic Day (1979) Richard Plantagenet Campbell Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 3rd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos 1871 – The Duke of Buckingham (pictured) opened the first section of the Brill Tramway, a short railway line to transport goods between his lands and the national rail network. 1952 – Israel enacted a citizenship law, prior to which the country technically had no citizens. 1969 – The Hawker Siddeley Harrier, the first operational fighter aircraft with V/STOL capabilities, entered service with the Royal Air Force. 2001 – Same-sex marriage in the Netherlands was legalized, making it the first country to do so. Aimery of Cyprus (d. 1205) Sophie Germain (b. 1776) Shivakumara Swami (b. 1907) Scott Joplin (d. 1917) More anniversaries: March 31 April 1 April 2 In the news Riek Machar and Angelina Teny A magnitude-7.7 earthquake leaves more than 3,600 people dead in Myanmar and Thailand. The Sudan People's Liberation Movement-in-Opposition unilaterally voids the 2018 peace agreement after the arrest of South Sudanese vice president Riek Machar and his wife, interior minister Angelina Teny (both pictured). The Sudanese Armed Forces recapture Khartoum from the Rapid Support Forces after almost two years of fighting. Ongoing: Gaza war M23 campaign Russian invasion of Ukraine timeline Sudanese civil war timeline Recent deaths: Peter Lever Christina McKelvie Ray Barra Max Frankel Alan Cuckston Masahiro Shinoda Did you know... Maida (second from right) with Roxy Music ... that Sal Maida (pictured) may not have a Wikipedia page? ... that the United States of America met a mixed reception? ... that The Avengers attempted to assassinate Alfonso XIII, King of Spain? ... that Barack Obama was a horse and Kamala was an elephant? ... that bliss could be found in California? ... that Batman had a hipster-proof fence in 2018? ... that a 1989 science show featured an unusually long signal delay? ... that Jackie Chan and the Mario games inspired hundreds of beavers?

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