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Today's featured article Ada Wong is a fictional character in Resident Evil (Biohazard in Japan), a survival horror video game series created by the Japanese company Capcom. Ada was first mentioned in the original Resident Evil (1996), before being introduced as a supporting character and antiheroine in Resident Evil 2 (1998). The character was initially conceived as a researcher named Linda for the prototype of the second game, but her name was changed to Ada and she was rewritten as a spy and mercenary for the final build to connect its story to that of the original. Over the course of the series, Ada is often hired to steal biological weapons for various organizations, although she betrays her employers on numerous occasions to save protagonist Leon S. Kennedy from dire situations. Ada is featured in several Resident Evil games, novelizations, and films, and has also appeared in other game franchises such as Project X Zone, Teppen, and Dead by Daylight. (Full article...) Recently featured: Andrew Jackson Much-Binding-in-the-Marsh Freston causewayed enclosure On this day... January 21: National Hugging Day (United States) Eruption of Mount Lamington 1793 – French Revolution: After being found guilty of high treason by the National Convention, Louis XVI was guillotined in Paris. 1919 – The First Dáil convened at the Mansion House in Dublin and adopted a declaration of independence calling for the establishment of the Irish Republic. 1951 – Mount Lamington, a volcano in Papua New Guinea, erupted (pictured) and killed more than 2,900 people. 1972 – Tripura, formerly part of the independent Twipra Kingdom, became a state of India. 2017 – Millions of people participated in the Women's March in Washington, D.C., and around the world to advocate for legislation and policies on human rights and other issues. Eusapia Palladino (b. 1854) Trương Tấn Sang (b. 1949) Jeff Koons (b. 1955) Frances Gertrude McGill (d. 1959) More anniversaries: January 20 January 21 January 22

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