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Wikipedia:On this day/Today. Wikipedia. : On this day/Today. 1837 – Queen Victoria (pictured) acceded to the British throne, beginning a 63-year reign. 1921 – British Army officer Thomas Stanton Lambert was assassinated by the Irish Republican Army near Moydrum, Ireland. 1959 – The extratropical remnants of an Atlantic hurricane reached ...
Battle of Chasiv Yar. Russian forces take control of the Novy district in Chasiv Yar, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. (CBS News) One person is killed and at least 14 others are injured in Russian guided bomb and missile attacks across Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. (Reuters) Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War.
Each day, a summary (roughly 975 characters long) of one of Wikipedia's featured articles (FAs) appears at the top of the Main Page as Today's Featured Article (TFA). The Main Page is viewed about 4.7 million times daily. TFAs are scheduled by the TFA coordinators: Wehwalt, Dank and Gog the Mild. WP:TFAA displays the current month, with easy ...
Tales of Monkey Island is a graphic adventure video game developed by Telltale Games under license from LucasArts. It is the fifth game in the Monkey Island series, released a decade after the previous installment. The game was released in five episodic segments between July and December 2009. Players assume the role of Guybrush Threepwood, who ...
1749 – A plot by Muslim slaves in Malta to assassinate Manuel Pinto da Fonseca of the Knights Hospitaller was uncovered. 1813 – War of 1812: The British ambushed an American encampment near present-day Stoney Creek, Ontario, capturing two senior officers. 1912 – The largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century began, forming the volcano ...
The Wikipedia community newspaper that is written by volunteers and published biweekly. Wikipedia:Goings-on (Shortcut: WP:GO ). Weekly news and updates about existing or new projects or initiatives of Wikipedians. Wikipedia:Press coverage (Shortcut: WP:PRESS ). What news media say about Wikipedia.
Most In The News postings come in the form of blurbs. A blurb is a short explanation of the importance of the story in the news, with a specific article we are highlighting to direct readers to learn more information. The highlighted article should always be of sufficient quality to be posted on the main page; this usually means:
Current events. Major current events: Plaza Murillo surrounded by soldiers. In Bolivia, troops led by Juan José Zúñiga storm the presidential palace in an attempted coup (pictured). WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is released from prison as part of a U.S. plea bargain. Protesters attack the Parliament Buildings in Nairobi, Kenya, leaving 19 ...