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Bluey is an Australian animated television series for preschoolers that has aired on ABC Kids since October 2018. Created by Joe Brumm, the series follows Bluey, an anthropomorphic six-year-old Blue Heeler puppy (example pictured) who engages in imaginative play with her father Bandit, mother Chilli, and younger sister Bingo. The characters of Bluey each represent a particular dog breed, some of which are drawn from Brumm's personal life; he had a Blue Heeler named Bluey throughout his childhood. Overarching themes include family, growing up, and Australian culture. The program was created and is produced in Queensland; its capital city of Brisbane inspired the show's setting. Bluey won a Logie Award for Most Outstanding Children's Program in 2019 as well as an International Emmy Kids Award. It has been praised by television critics for its depiction of modern everyday family life, constructive parenting messages and the role of Bandit as a positive father figure. (Full article...)

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February 3: Feast day of Saint Laurence of Canterbury (Western Christianity); Four Chaplains' Day in the United States (1943)

James I of Aragon entering Murcia

1266 – Mudéjar revolt: King James I of Aragon entered the Muslim-held city of Murcia (depicted), conquered following its surrender three days earlier.
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1918 – At 11,675 ft (3,559 m) long, the Twin Peaks Tunnel in San Francisco opened as the longest streetcar tunnel in the world at the time.
2010 – An edition of L'Homme qui marche I, a bronze sculpture by Swiss sculptor Alberto Giacometti, was sold for £65 million, setting the record for the most expensive sculpture sold at auction.

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The hooded robin (Melanodryas cucullata) is a small passerine bird native to Australia. Like many brightly coloured robins in the family Petroicidae, it is sexually dimorphic; the male bears a distinctive black-and-white plumage, while the female is a nondescript greyish-brown. These male (top) and female (bottom) hooded robins were photographed in Glen Davis, New South Wales.

Photograph credit: John Harrison

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