Independence Day is a 1996 American science fiction film about an alien invasion over planet Earth. It has a sequel named Independence Day: Resurgence, which takes place 20 years later when the same aliens, the Harvesters, arrive once again to avenge the War of 1996, this time with a Queen. The Sphere is an extraterrestrial artificial intelligence sent to serve as a liaison between Earth and a coalition of alien races opposed to the Harvesters. The Sphere belonged to an advanced race that shed their biological existence and transferred their consciousnesses into artificial bodies thousands of years ago. At some point, their planet was attacked and conquered by a hostile alien List of characters appearing in the Independence Day franchise. Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted. Area 51 was a highly classified United States Air Force facility located in Nevada. The Groom Lake facility was established in the wake of the Roswell incident of 1947 in which it stored and studied a crashed extraterrestrial spacecraft and its deceased occupants. Following the War of 1996, Area 51 was renamed as the Center of Alien Technology and became the headquarters of the Earth Space The Harvesters were an alien race that wiped out civilizations, from planet to planet. They debuted as the tertiary antagonists in ID4: Independence Day, and the secondary antagonists Independence Day: Resurgence; they were introduced as the main antagonists, but this was a misinformation campaign to hide the films' true main villains. Nevertheless, they are the foremost antagonists in the Independence Day (also known by its promotional abbreviation ID4) is a 1996 epic science fiction action film directed and co-written by Roland Emmerich and starring an ensemble cast that includes Jeff Goldblum, Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Mary McDonnell, Judd Hirsch, Margaret Colin, Randy Quaid Template:Conflict The War of 1996 was a full scale assault on Earth from July 2 to July 4, 1996 by a vast extraterrestrial race (later known as the "Harvesters") seeking to harvest Earth's natural resources. It was the largest military conflict in the history of mankind, taking the lives of 3 billion people. Within a span of two days, 108 cities were outright destroyed, as the aliens began a This is a chronological timeline of events related to the history of the Independence Day franchise. An advanced race sheds their biological existence and transfers their consciousnesses into artificial bodies thousands of years ago. Independence Day is a 1996 American science fiction film about an alien invasion over planet Earth. It has a sequel named Independence Day: Resurgence, which takes place 20 years later when the same aliens, the Harvesters, arrive once again to avenge the War of 1996, this time with a Queen Independence Day (also known as ID and ID4) is a franchise of American science fiction action films that started with Independence Day in 1996, which was eventually followed by the sequel, Independence Day: Resurgence in 2016. London is the capital of England and the United Kingdom. It is home to the Houses of Parliament (including Big Ben), the Tower of London, the Tower Bridge, St Paul's Cathedral, the London Eye, Buckingham Palace and the British Prime Minister's house at 10 Downing Street. London had been destroyed twice in two alien invasions in 1996 and 2016. During the War of 1996, London was one of the major Independence Day 2025 was an event in Grand Theft Auto Online that started on July 3 and ran until July 9, 2025. This event featured double, triple and quadruple bonuses on selected missions and gamemodes, as well as discounts on selected vehicles, weapons, and other items. The Salvage Yard Robberies vehicles were changed to the Karin Boor (claimable for $20,000 or $10,000 if the player owns a Independence Day is an American feature film of the action and science fiction genres. It was directed by Roland Emmerich with a screenplay written by Emmerich and Dean Devlin. It was produced by Centropolis Entertainment and Twentieth Century Fox and distributed through Twentieth Century Fox. It premiered in the United States on July 4th, 1996. The film features an ensemble cast of notable The Independence Day Wiki is the collaborative Independence Day encyclopedia. The wiki documents everything in the Independence Day franchise including comics, novels, and video games. The wiki format allows anyone to create or edit any article, so we can all work together to create a comprehensive database. We currently have 362 articles. The Independence Day Wiki is the collaborative Independence Day encyclopedia. The wiki documents everything in the Independence Day franchise including comics, novels, and video games. It is one of the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council and one of the founders of the Earth Space Defense. In 1947, an alien ship crashed landed in the outskirts of Roswell, New Mexico in which the vessel and its occupants were recovered by the United States military. We had twenty years to prepare. So did they.Independence Day: Resurgence tagline Independence Day: Resurgence is a 2016 American science fiction action film directed by Roland Emmerich, written by Emmerich, Dean Devlin, Nicolas Wright, James A. Woods, and James Vanderbilt. A sequel to the 1996 film Independence Day, it stars an ensemble cast featuring Jeff Goldblum, Liam Hemsworth, Bill Today, we are honored to be in the presence of some of the brave men and women, who defied insurmountable odds, and led us to victory of our alien invaders two decades ago. General Grey! And his beautiful wife, Aubrey!President Elizabeth Lanford directing a speech in front of the Capitol Building William M. Grey (born 1936) was a U.S. Marine Corps General who served as chairman of the Joint Independence Day (also promoted as ID4) is a 1996 American science fiction action film directed by Roland Emmerich and written by Emmerich and Dean Devlin. It stars an ensemble cast that consists of Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Mary McDonnell, Judd Hirsch, Margaret Colin, Randy Cheyenne Mountain is a triple-peaked mountain in El Paso County, Colorado, southwest of downtown Colorado Springs. The mountain serves as a host for military, communications, recreational, and residential functions. The Cheyenne Mountain Complex, an operations center for the North American Aerospace Defense Command, was built during the Cold War to monitor North American airspace for missile
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