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Featured article Iron Man was portrayed by Robert Downey Jr. in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Iron Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Co-created by writer and editor Stan Lee and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in 1962 and received his own title in 1968. Shortly after his creation, Iron Man became a founding member of the superhero team the Avengers, with Thor, Ant-Man, the Wasp and the Hulk. Iron Man stories have been published consistently since the character's creation. Iron Man is the superhero persona of Tony Stark, a businessman and engineer who runs the weapons manufacturing company Stark Industries. When Stark was captured in a war zone and sustained a severe heart wound, he built his Iron Man armor and escaped his captors. Iron Man's suits grant him superhuman strength, flight, energy projection and other abilities. Robert Downey Jr. (pictured) portrayed Tony Stark from 2008 to 2019. His portrayal popularized the character, making Iron Man one of Marvel's most recognizable superheroes. (Full article...) Recently featured: "Bad Romance" Galileo project Changi Airport MRT station Zimmerman Telegram Zimmerman Telegram On February 24, .. 1582 - Pope Gregory XIII announced the Gregorian calendar. 1803 - Marbury v. Madison established judicial review in the U.S. 1917 - The Zimmermann Telegram was delivered, complicating World War I. 1999 - Arizona executed German national Karl LaGrand. Recent days: February 23 - February 22 More events in history... Did you know ...? Catharina Weiss ... that Catharina Weiss (pictured) used to play for the Rolling Chocolate? ... that King Minkhaung I of Ava lamented that King Razadarit of Hanthawaddy had invaded his country without "breaking a sword or a lance"? ... that Andreas Vogt yelled "Down with the government! Long live the republic!" at a session of the Landtag of Liechtenstein in 1919? ... that "Dark Avenger", a song from Manowar's album Battle Hymns, is narrated by actor Orson Welles? ... that real paramedics were hired to portray EMTs in Mongrel, and they responded to a medical emergency that occurred in a village where they were filming? ... that labor lawyer Dick Moss argued the 1975 case which resulted in the establishment of free agency in Major League Baseball? ... that Louis Vuitton helped to develop the visual arts programme for the School of the Arts, Singapore? ... that the University of Memphis football team posthumously retired Danton Barto's number following an online petition? ... that the 1935 Brussels Party Conference of the Communist Party of Germany took place in the outskirts of Moscow?	In the news Yahya Sinwar Yahya Sinwar (pictured), the leader of Hamas, is killed in a firefight with Israeli forces in Gaza. The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences is awarded to Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James A. Robinson for their comparative studies of prosperity between nations. The Europa Clipper spacecraft is launched to investigate Europa, an icy moon of Jupiter. Kenyan Ruth Chepng'etich breaks the women's marathon world record at the Chicago Marathon. The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to the Japanese atomic bomb survivors group Nihon Hidankyo. Ongoing: Israel–Hamas war Israel–Hezbollah conflict Russian invasion of Ukraine timeline Sudanese civil war timeline Recent deaths: George Negus Philip Zimbardo Tylee Craft Tina Kaidanow Janet Nelson Nadeem al-Wajidi Holidays {{Holidays}} Obituaries Italian cyclist Marco Pantani died suddenly at a hotel in Rimini, Italy on February 14. Former Chechen president Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev was killed in an apparent car bomb explosion on February 13. Former leader of the Canadian liberal party, Claude Ryan, died from stomach cancer on February 9 at age 79. More recent deaths...
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