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"Squeeze" is the third episode of the first season of the American science fiction television series The X-Files, premiering on September 24, 1993. It featured the first of two guest appearances by Doug Hutchison (pictured) as the mutant serial killer Eugene Victor Tooms. In this episode, FBI special agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) (who work on cases linked to the paranormal, called X-Files) investigate a series of ritualistic killings by somebody seemingly capable of squeezing his body through impossibly narrow gaps. The agents deduce that their suspect may be a genetic mutant who has been killing in sprees for ninety years. Production was problematic; creative differences led to the director being replaced, and some missing scenes needed to be shot after the initial filming. "Squeeze" received positive reviews from critics, mostly focusing on Hutchison's performance and the resonance of his character. Academics have examined "Squeeze" for its portrayal of the politics of law enforcement, highlighting the tension—evident throughout the series—between the agents' desire to find the truth and their duty to secure criminal convictions. (Full article...)

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Former Chinese politician Bo Xilai (pictured) is convicted of corruption and sentenced to life imprisonment.
In the German federal election, the CDU party, led by Angela Merkel, wins a plurality of Bundestag seats.
Masked gunmen attack a shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya, killing more than 60 people.
At least 75 people are killed in a suicide bombing at a church in Peshawar, Pakistan.
Syria submits data regarding its chemical weapons to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.

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On this day...

September 24: Hoshana Rabbah begins at sunset (Judaism, 2013); Independence Day in Guinea-Bissau (1973); Heritage Day in South Africa; Republic Day in Trinidad and Tobago (1976)

1645 – English Civil War: Royalists under the personal command of King Charles I suffered a significant defeat in the Battle of Rowton Heath.
1789 – The First United States Congress passed the Judiciary Act of 1789, establishing the U.S. federal judiciary and setting the number of Supreme Court Justices.
1903 – Alfred Deakin (pictured) became the second Prime Minister of Australia, succeeding Edmund Barton who left office to become a founding justice of the High Court of Australia.
1957 – Barcelona's Camp Nou, currently the largest stadium in Europe with a seating capacity of 99,354, opened.
1992 – Oba Chandler was arrested for the murder of three women in Tampa Bay, Florida, US, after a three-year-long manhunt.

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Liocarcinus marmoreus is a species of crab found in the northern Atlantic Ocean and North Sea. This specimen was captured in Belgian coastal waters.

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