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Untitled Goose Game is a 2019 indie puzzle stealth video game developed by House House and published by Panic Inc. Players control a goose which bothers the inhabitants of an English village. Players must use the goose's abilities to manipulate objects and non-player characters to complete objectives. Inspired by Super Mario 64 and the Hitman series, the game combines stealth mechanics with a lack of violence to create humorous scenarios. It was released for macOS, the Nintendo Switch, Windows, the PlayStation 4, and the Xbox One. The game's unusual name came from a last-minute decision during preparation for entry to a games festival. The music uses short clips from six of Claude Debussy's Préludes. Untitled Goose Game received positive reviews, with critics praising its gameplay and humour. The game received the D.I.C.E. Award for Game of the Year and the Game Developers Choice Award for Game of the Year, among other accolades. Dan Golding, who curated the game music, was nominated for an ARIA award. By the end of 2019, Untitled Goose Game had sold more than a million copies. (Full article...)
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- ... that the rose barnacle (examples pictured) eats only when the current is strong?
- ... that Doris Tulifau, after founding an online campaign to counter Samoan gender-based violence, moved to Samoa to expand the campaign in person?
- ... that the 2014 chariot racing video game Qvadriga was inspired by a 1979 board game?
- ... that singer Tomoko Aran became a city-pop icon decades after her initial music career?
- ... that the owner of a Montana TV station bought an American Legion hall, gutted by fire, to use as a studio building?
- ... that Ernesius, a 12th-century archbishop of Caesarea, was once prevented from crossing the sea by such a severe storm that he refused to make a second attempt?
- ... that Olde Raleigh Distillery is not located within its namesake city?
- ... that archaeologists found evidence at Taur Ikhbeineh in the Gaza Strip of interactions between Egyptians and Canaanites in the 4th millennium BC?
- ... that an emu named Emmanuel Todd Lopez was the target of a death hoax by undercover journalists?
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- Ten people are killed in a mass shooting at an adult education centre in Örebro, Sweden.
- A Learjet 55 crashes (explosion pictured) into multiple buildings in Philadelphia, United States, killing at least 7 people and injuring 22 others.
- A Beechcraft 1900 crashes in Unity State, South Sudan, killing 20 of the 21 people onboard.
- Ahmed al-Sharaa is appointed president of the Syrian transitional government.
- American Eagle Flight 5342 collides with an army helicopter over the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., United States, killing all 67 people on board both aircraft.
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February 3: Lichun begins in East Asia (2025); Feast day of Saint Laurence of Canterbury (Western Christianity); Four Chaplains' Day in the United States
- 1047 – Emperor Henry III declared Drogo of Hauteville to be count of all Apulian and Calabrian Normans.
- 1862 – Moldavia and Wallachia formally united, creating the Romanian United Principalities.
- 1870 – Reconstruction era: The Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified, formally prohibiting race-based disenfranchisement in the United States.
- 1930 – The Communist Party of Indochina, the Communist Party of Annam and the Communist League of Indochina merged to form the Communist Party of Vietnam.
- 1995 – In mission STS-63, astronaut Eileen Collins (pictured) became the first woman to pilot the Space Shuttle.
- Caroline von Wolzogen (b. 1763)
- Dolly Rudeman (b. 1902)
- Umm Kulthum (d. 1975)
- Mary Healy (d. 2015)
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The Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance was an award presented at the Grammy Awards to recording artists for works (songs or albums) containing quality vocal performances in the hard rock genre. The honor was first presented to Living Colour (pictured) at the 32nd Annual Grammy Awards (1990) for the song "Cult of Personality". The bands Foo Fighters, Living Colour, and the Smashing Pumpkins share the record for the most wins, with two each. Alice in Chains holds the record for the most nominations without a win, with eight. (Full list...)
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Charles Henry Turner (February 3, 1867 – February 14, 1923) was an American zoologist, entomologist, educator, and comparative psychologist, known for his studies on the behavior of insects, particularly bees and ants. Born in Cincinnati, Turner was the first African American to receive a graduate degree at the University of Cincinnati and among the first African Americans to earn a PhD from the University of Chicago. He spent most of his career as a high-school teacher at Sumner High School in St. Louis. Turner was one of the first scientists to systematically examine the question of whether animals display complex cognition, studying arthropods such as spiders and bees. He also examined differences in behavior between individuals within a species, a precursor to the study of animal personality. This 1921 portrait photograph of Turner is in the collection of The Crisis, the magazine of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Photograph credit: The Crisis; restored by Adam Cuerden
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Prostate cancer is the uncontrolled growth of cells in the prostate. It is often detected through blood tests for prostate-specific antigen, followed by a biopsy. Most prostate tumors (diagram pictured) cause no health problems, and are managed with surveillance. Dangerous tumors can be surgically removed or destroyed with radiation therapy. Those whose cancer spreads receive hormone therapy, targeted therapy, and eventually chemotherapy. Most tumors are confined to the prostate, and 99% of men survive ten years post-diagnosis. Those whose tumors have metastasized to distant body sites have a poorer prognosis; 30% to 40% are still alive five years after diagnosis. Each year 1.2 million men are diagnosed with prostate cancer and 350,000 die of the disease, making it the second-leading cause of cancer in men. Prostate tumors were first described in the mid-19th century. Hormone therapies were developed in the mid-20th century, resulting in Nobel Prizes for their developers Charles Huggins and Andrzej Schally. (Full article...)
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- ... that An African Song or Chant from Barbados (manuscript pictured) was nominated for inscription on UNESCO's Memory of the World International Register by someone who saw it in an online exhibition?
- ... that Elisheva Biernoff paints recreations of found vintage snapshot photographs, some including details like lens flare and overexposure?
- ... that staffers of an Ohio radio station learned that it had been sold on the same day as its owner's death?
- ... that A Narrative of the Travels and Adventures of Paul Aermont Among the Planets (1873), following the cancellation of a planned second edition, was not reprinted until 2018?
- ... that Harold Harrington did not seek out new species, but was the first to collect a plant that was later named after him?
- ... that fans of romcom heroine Bridget Jones were shocked at the death of a favourite character in the 2013 novel Mad about the Boy, and then again in a 2025 film?
- ... that a Bronze Age priestess named Eritha was the focus of the first recorded legal dispute in Europe?
- ... that the Roman-era Ard-al-Moharbeen necropolis is the largest cemetery discovered in Gaza?
- ... that the writer of "Crabs for Christmas" joked that it contributed to Baltimore's population decline?
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- Ten people are killed in a mass shooting at an adult education centre in Örebro, Sweden.
- A Learjet 55 crashes (explosion pictured) into multiple buildings in Philadelphia, United States, killing at least 7 people and injuring 22 others.
- A Beechcraft 1900 crashes in Unity State, South Sudan, killing 20 of the 21 people onboard.
- Ahmed al-Sharaa is appointed president of the Syrian transitional government.
- American Eagle Flight 5342 collides with an army helicopter over the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., United States, killing all 67 people on board both aircraft.
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February 4: World Cancer Day (2000)
- 1488 – Portuguese explorer Bartolomeu Dias landed in Mossel Bay, becoming the first European known to have sailed around the Cape of Good Hope and the southern tip of Africa.
- 1555 – Marian Restoration: Because he opposed Catholicism, John Rogers was burned at the stake (pictured) as the first English Protestant executed for heresy under the reign of Mary I.
- 1945 – World War II: American forces liberated the Santo Tomas Internment Camp in Manila, the largest enemy-civilian internment camp run by the Empire of Japan in the Philippines.
- 1999 – The Philippine-flagged freighter New Carissa ran aground near Coos Bay, Oregon, causing one of the worst oil spills in the state's history.
- Joan of France (d. 1505)
- Constance Markievicz (b. 1868)
- Betty Friedan (b. 1921)
- Louis Jordan (d. 1975)
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The Very Large Telescope (VLT) is an astronomical facility operated by the European Southern Observatory, located on Cerro Paranal in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile. It consists of four individual optical telescopes, each equipped with a primary mirror measuring 8.2 metres (27 feet) in diameter, which are generally used separately but can be combined to achieve a very high angular resolution. The VLT array is complemented by four movable auxiliary telescopes with 1.8-metre (5.9-foot) apertures, and the VLT Survey Telescope (at right in the photograph). This photograph, taken at sunset in 2015, shows the VLT and its associated telescopes and supporting buildings. Photograph credit: ESO / Gerhard Hüdepohl; retouched by Huntster
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During the 2009–10 English football season, Notts County F.C. competed in Football League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Shortly before the season began, Notts County was subject to a high-profile takeover by Munto Finance, which was controlled by a convicted fraudster. The club had been acquired as part of an elaborate scheme to list a fake mining company on the stock exchange. The scheme collapsed and Notts County was left deeply in debt. A further takeover prevented bankruptcy and saw the team winning the League Two championship (reception pictured) and being promoted to Football League One. The team also fared well in the FA Cup, reaching the last sixteen of the competition. The season saw four different owners, three permanent first-team managers and two spells of interim management. In total, the team played 54 competitive matches, winning 31, drawing 14 and losing 9. Notts County continued to experience off-field problems and the team were relegated to non-League football in 2019. (Full article...)
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- ... that Fatima Payman is the first elected woman to wear a hijab in Australia’s parliament?
- ... that Turkey approved the expansion of a coal-fired power station while also bidding to host the 2026 United Nations Climate Change Conference?
- ... that the Yiddish poet Shmuel Hurvits quit his job as a teacher to become a street paver due to an ideological appreciation for manual labor?
- ... that the majority of extrasolar planets in fiction are inhabited by native species?
- ... that Wu Yun wrote a treatise on immortality but apparently declined to discuss the subject with Emperor Xuanzong of Tang?
- ... that Notre Dame's win in the 2025 Orange Bowl American football game made Marcus Freeman the first Asian and first Black head coach to earn a spot in an FBS national championship game?
- ... that Panchiko released their first studio album, Failed at Math(s), more than 20 years after the band's formation?
- ... that Scrat, who appears in many films in the Ice Age franchise, was originally intended to be killed in the introduction of the first film?
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- A Beechcraft 1900 crashes in Unity State, South Sudan, killing 20 of the 21 people onboard.
- Ahmed al-Sharaa is appointed president of the Syrian transitional government.
- American Eagle Flight 5342 collides with an army helicopter over the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., United States, killing all 67 people on board both aircraft.
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February 5: Constitution Day in Mexico (1917)
- AD 62 – Pompeii was severely damaged by a strong earthquake, which may have been a precursor to the eruption of Mount Vesuvius that destroyed the town 17 years later.
- 1597 – As part of enforcing Toyotomi Hideyoshi's ban on Christianity in Japan, twenty-six Catholics, a mix of European missionaries and Japanese converts, were executed (depicted) near Nagasaki by crucifixion and impalement.
- 1861 – In a speech before the U.S. Congress, Representative John Edward Bouligny refused to join his fellow Louisiana congressmen in heeding the state's secession convention and resigning.
- 1967 – Cultural Revolution: The January Storm revolt in Shanghai reached its apogee as Maoist rebels proclaimed the establishment of the Shanghai People's Commune, a move the previously supportive Mao Zedong criticized.
- 2000 – Second Chechen War: As the Battle of Grozny came to a close, Russian forces summarily executed at least 60 civilians in Grozny's Novye Aldi suburb.
- Elizabeth Ryan (b. 1892)
- Queen Mary (b. 1972)
- Michalina Wisłocka (d. 2005)
- Marisa Del Frate (d. 2015)
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Sojourner Truth, born Isabella Baumfree, (c. 1797 – 1883) was an American abolitionist and activist for African-American civil rights, women's rights, and alcohol temperance. Truth was born into slavery in Swartekill, New York, but escaped with her infant daughter to freedom in 1826. After going to court to recover her son in 1828, she became the first black woman to win such a case against a white man. This cabinet card of Truth was produced around 1864, and is now in the collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Photograph credit: unknown; restored by Adam Cuerden
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John Silva Meehan (February 6, 1790 – April 24, 1863) was an American publisher, printer, and newspaper editor. Born in New York City, he served in the U.S. Navy during the War of 1812. He then moved to Philadelphia, publishing a Baptist religious journal. When the firm moved to Washington, D.C., in 1822, Meehan edited and published a Baptist weekly newspaper. In late 1825 he purchased the City of Washington Gazette, renaming it the United States' Telegraph and taking a partisan stance. He was appointed as Librarian of Congress in 1828. A large fire in December 1851 destroyed much of the Library of Congress's collection; Meehan oversaw its reconstruction. The election of Abraham Lincoln prompted Meehan's removal in 1861, and he died suddenly in 1863. Historians were critical of Meehan's tenure, noting that he deferred to the Joint Committee on the Library for policy, did not change the library's catalog system, and failed to make progress in transforming the institution into a true national library. (Full article...)
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- ... that Christian death metal has been called the least likely musical development at the close of the 20th century?
- ... that the second edition of An Introduction to Non-Classical Logic more than doubled the length of the original text?
- ... that Wolseley Haig noted that it was not the "city's huge mosque" but the "far less pretentious" Jama Masjid that served as the congregational mosque in Hyderabad?
- ... that the violent end of a bog body might be related to the cult of the Celtic god Esus?
- ... that the three costliest tornadoes in Oklahoma's history hit the same town in 2013, in 1999 and in 2003?
- ... that a TV station in Windsor, Ontario, was spared from closure even though it lost money for ten consecutive years?
- ... that the leaves of the herb spiked savory, although protected under Israeli law, are foraged by local people to make a spice mix?
- ... that the earliest black holes in fiction appeared decades before the term black hole was coined?
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- Ten people are killed in a mass shooting at an adult education centre in Örebro, Sweden.
- A Learjet 55 crashes (explosion pictured) into multiple buildings in Philadelphia, United States, killing at least 7 people and injuring 22 others.
- A Beechcraft 1900 crashes in Unity State, South Sudan, killing 20 of the 21 people onboard.
- Ahmed al-Sharaa is appointed president of the Syrian transitional government.
- American Eagle Flight 5342 collides with an army helicopter over the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., United States, killing all 67 people on board both aircraft.
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February 6: Sámi National Day (1917); Waitangi Day in New Zealand (1840)
- 590 – Vistahm and Vinduyih deposed their brother-in-law Hormizd IV, King of Kings of the Sasanian Empire.
- 1579 – Domingo de Salazar, a Spanish Dominican friar, was appointed the first bishop of Manila.
- 1865 – Finland established its modern system of secular municipalities, separate from church parishes.
- 1922 – Representatives from France, Italy, Japan, the United States, and the United Kingdom signed the Washington Naval Treaty (pictured), agreeing to limits on naval construction in the hopes of preventing an arms race.
- 1987 – Mary Gaudron became the first woman to be appointed a justice of the High Court of Australia.
- Aldus Manutius (d. 1515)
- Isabella Beeton (d. 1865)
- Zsa Zsa Gabor (b. 1917)
- Mary Beth Edelson (b. 1933)
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The orange-lined triggerfish (Balistapus undulatus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the triggerfish family, Balistidae. It has a wide Indo-Pacific range, and is typically found in coral reefs, coral lagoons, and external reef slopes. The orange-lined triggerfish has a dark brown to dark green body with orange lines that start behind the head and cover the rest of its body. Its maximum body size is about 30 centimetres (12 inches), with the head about one-third of the body length. Due to its broad diet and distribution, the species is a crucial component in coral reef ecosystems through top-down control, and especially through consumption of sea urchins. This orange-lined triggerfish was photographed in the Red Sea off the Egyptian coast. Photograph credit: Diego Delso
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The Battle of Mount Austen, the Galloping Horse, and the Sea Horse took place from 15 December 1942 to 23 January 1943 and was primarily an engagement between United States and Imperial Japanese forces in the hills near the Matanikau River on Guadalcanal during the Guadalcanal campaign. The U.S. forces were under the overall command of Major General Alexander Patch (pictured), and the Japanese under the overall command of Lieutenant General Harukichi Hyakutake. U.S. soldiers and Marines, assisted by native Solomon Islanders, attacked Imperial Japanese Army forces defending well-entrenched positions on several hills and ridges. With difficulty the U.S. succeeded in taking Mount Austen, in the process reducing a strongly defended position called the Gifu, as well as the Galloping Horse and the Sea Horse. In the meantime, the Japanese decided to abandon Guadalcanal and withdrew; most of the surviving Japanese troops were successfully evacuated. (This article is part of a featured topic: Guadalcanal Campaign.)
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- ... that Zhang Zhiyun, crowned "movie queen" in a newspaper poll in 1926, is reported to have died homeless in Hong Kong?
- ... that summons to the Council of Tripoli were issued in the name of the Church to bypass the issue of whether a king could summon a prince?
- ... that a Swim School song described by one reviewer as "a heavy dystopian doom rocker" was originally performed by Taylor Swift?
- ... that the Japanese manga series Mink featured futuristic technology even though its creator was unfamiliar with computers?
- ... that the Airbnb homestay where a song was recorded by Glaive and Ericdoa was dubbed by fans as the "Hyperpop Hype House"?
- ... that the fourth president of Austria's post-secondary instructors included all three of his predecessors?
- ... that the Catch II game had "one of the most amazing finishes in NFL postseason history", according to the NFL?
- ... that the Bank of Korea asked the makers of a cheese-filled waffle to change its design?
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- Ten people are killed in a mass shooting at an adult education centre in Örebro, Sweden.
- A Learjet 55 crashes (explosion pictured) into multiple buildings in Philadelphia, United States, killing at least 7 people and injuring 22 others.
- A Beechcraft 1900 crashes in Unity State, South Sudan, killing 20 of the 21 people onboard.
- Ahmed al-Sharaa is appointed president of the Syrian transitional government.
- American Eagle Flight 5342 collides with an army helicopter over the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., United States, killing all 67 people on board both aircraft.
In two days
February 7: Independence Day in Grenada (1974)
- 1365 – Albert, King of Sweden granted a town charter to Ulvila.
- 1813 – Napoleonic Wars: Two evenly matched frigates, the French Aréthuse and the British Amelia, battled to a stalemate (depicted) at the Îles de Los off the Guinean coast.
- 1865 – The trustees of Seattle enacted an ordinance expelling Native Americans from the newly-incorporated town.
- 1900 – Second Boer War: British troops made a third unsuccessful attempt to lift the Siege of Ladysmith in the Battle of Vaal Krantz.
- 2014 – Researchers announced the discovery of the Happisburgh footprints in Norfolk, England, the oldest known hominid footprints outside Africa at more than 800,000 years old.
- Alfonsina Orsini (d. 1520)
- Margaret Fownes-Luttrell (b. 1726)
- Louisa Jane Hall (b. 1802)
- Anne Morrow Lindbergh (d. 2001)
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General elections in Liechtenstein have been held since the ratification of the 1862 constitution in which the Landtag of Liechtenstein was established. Political parties did not exist in Liechtenstein until they were formed in 1918. Before the ratification of the 1921 constitution, the head of government was not elected, but rather appointed by the prince of Liechtenstein, thus elections were only held to elect members of the Landtag. Under the constitution general elections are held for the members of the Landtag of Liechtenstein, who then elect the prime minister. As of 2021, there have been 48 general elections held in Liechtenstein. (Full list...)
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The orange-lined triggerfish (Balistapus undulatus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the triggerfish family, Balistidae. It has a wide Indo-Pacific range, and is typically found in coral reefs, coral lagoons, and external reef slopes. The orange-lined triggerfish has a dark brown to dark green body with orange lines that start behind the head and cover the rest of its body. Its maximum body size is about 30 centimetres (12 inches), with the head about one-third of the body length. Due to its broad diet and distribution, the species is a crucial component in coral reef ecosystems through top-down control, and especially through consumption of sea urchins. This orange-lined triggerfish was photographed in the Red Sea off the Egyptian coast. Photograph credit: Diego Delso
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John Silva Meehan (February 6, 1790 – April 24, 1863) was an American publisher, printer, and newspaper editor. Born in New York City, he served in the U.S. Navy during the War of 1812. He then moved to Philadelphia, publishing a Baptist religious journal. When the firm moved to Washington, D.C., in 1822, Meehan edited and published a Baptist weekly newspaper. In late 1825 he purchased the City of Washington Gazette, renaming it the United States' Telegraph and taking a partisan stance. He was appointed as Librarian of Congress in 1828. A large fire in December 1851 destroyed much of the Library of Congress's collection; Meehan oversaw its reconstruction. The election of Abraham Lincoln prompted Meehan's removal in 1861, and he died suddenly in 1863. Historians were critical of Meehan's tenure, noting that he deferred to the Joint Committee on the Library for policy, did not change the library's catalog system, and failed to make progress in transforming the institution into a true national library. (Full article...)
The Battle of Mount Austen, the Galloping Horse, and the Sea Horse took place from 15 December 1942 to 23 January 1943 and was primarily an engagement between United States and Imperial Japanese forces in the hills near the Matanikau River on Guadalcanal during the Guadalcanal campaign. The U.S. forces were under the overall command of Major General Alexander Patch (pictured), and the Japanese under the overall command of Lieutenant General Harukichi Hyakutake. U.S. soldiers and Marines, assisted by native Solomon Islanders, attacked Imperial Japanese Army forces defending well-entrenched positions on several hills and ridges. With difficulty the U.S. succeeded in taking Mount Austen, in the process reducing a strongly defended position called the Gifu, as well as the Galloping Horse and the Sea Horse. In the meantime, the Japanese decided to abandon Guadalcanal and withdrew; most of the surviving Japanese troops were successfully evacuated. (This article is part of a featured topic: Guadalcanal Campaign.)
Lise Meitner (1878–1968) was an Austrian-Swedish nuclear physicist who was instrumental in the discovery of nuclear fission and protactinium. In 1905, she became the second woman from the University of Vienna to earn a doctorate in physics. She spent much of her scientific career at the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Chemistry in Berlin. In 1938 she fled Nazi Germany and moved to Sweden. That year, chemists Otto Hahn and Fritz Strassmann demonstrated that isotopes of barium could be formed by neutron bombardment of uranium. Meitner and her nephew Otto Robert Frisch correctly interpreted their results and worked out the physics of this process, which they named "fission". The discovery led to the development of atomic bombs and nuclear reactors during World War II. Meitner did not share the 1944 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the discovery of fission, which was awarded to Hahn alone, but she received many other honours, including the posthumous naming of element 109 as meitnerium in 1997. (Full article...)
The Japanese battleship Tosa was a planned battleship of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Designed by Yuzuru Hiraga, Tosa was to be the first of two Tosa-class ships. Displacing 39,900 long tons (40,540 tonnes) and armed with ten 410 mm (16.1 in) guns, these warships would have brought Japan closer to its goal of an "eight–four" fleet (eight battleships and four battlecruisers). Compared with earlier designs the ships would have had higher steaming speed despite increased tonnage, flush decks, and inclined armor. Tosa was ordered in 1918, laid down in February 1920 in Nagasaki and launched in December 1921. All work on the ship was halted in February 1922 after the Washington Naval Conference and the signing of the Washington Naval Treaty. As the vessel had to be destroyed in accordance with the terms of the treaty, it was subjected to various tests to gauge the effectiveness of Japanese weaponry before being scuttled on 9 February 1925. (This article is part of a featured topic: Battleships of Japan.)
The siege of Baghdad took place in early 1258 when a large army under Hulegu, a prince of the Mongol Empire, attacked Baghdad, the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate. Hulegu had been sent by his brother, the Mongol khan Möngke, to conquer Persia. He expected Baghdad's ruler, Caliph al-Musta'sim, to reinforce his army, but this did not happen. Provoked by al-Musta'sim's arrogance, Hulegu decided to overthrow him. The Mongol army routed a sortie by flooding their camp, and besieged the city. After Mongol siege engines breached Baghdad's walls, al-Musta'sim surrendered on 10 February, and was later executed. The Mongol army pillaged the city for a week. The number of deaths was inflated by epidemics of disease, but Hulegu estimated his soldiers killed 200,000. The siege, often seen as the end of the Islamic Golden Age, was in reality not era-defining: Baghdad later prospered under Hulegu's Ilkhanate. (Full article...)
On 20 December 2004, £26.5 million was stolen from the Northern Bank in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Having taken family members of two bank officials hostage, an armed gang forced the workers to help them steal banknotes. It was one of the largest bank robberies in the United Kingdom. The police and the British and Irish governments claimed that the Provisional Irish Republican Army was responsible, which was denied. Police forces made inquiries and arrests in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. A sum of £2.3 million was impounded from a financial adviser, Ted Cunningham, in County Cork; he was convicted in 2009. Chris Ward, one of the bank officials, was arrested in November 2005 and charged with robbery. The prosecution offered no evidence at trial and he was released. Northern Bank replaced its own bank notes. The robbery adversely affected the Northern Ireland peace process and hardened the relationship between the Taoiseach and Sinn Féin. No individual or group has ever been held directly responsible for the robbery. (Full article...)
Ragnar Garrett (12 February 1900 – 4 November 1977) was Chief of the General Staff in the Australian Army from 1958 to 1960. He completed staff training in England just as the Second World War broke out, joined the Second Australian Imperial Force, and commanded the 2/31st Battalion in England before seeing action with Australian brigades during the German invasion of Greece and the Battle of Crete in 1941. Promoted to colonel the following year, he held senior positions with I Corps in New Guinea and II Corps on Bougainville in 1944–1945. He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for his staff work. After the war, he served two terms as commandant of the Staff College, Queenscliff, in 1946–1947 and 1949–1951. Between these appointments he was posted to Japan with the British Commonwealth Occupation Force. He took charge of Western Command in August 1951, became Deputy Chief of the General Staff in January 1953, and took over Southern Command as a lieutenant general in October 1954. He was knighted in 1959. (Full article...)
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February 6: Sámi National Day (1917); Waitangi Day in New Zealand (1840)
- 590 – Vistahm and Vinduyih deposed their brother-in-law Hormizd IV, King of Kings of the Sasanian Empire.
- 1579 – Domingo de Salazar, a Spanish Dominican friar, was appointed the first bishop of Manila.
- 1865 – Finland established its modern system of secular municipalities, separate from church parishes.
- 1922 – Representatives from France, Italy, Japan, the United States, and the United Kingdom signed the Washington Naval Treaty (pictured), agreeing to limits on naval construction in the hopes of preventing an arms race.
- 1987 – Mary Gaudron became the first woman to be appointed a justice of the High Court of Australia.
- Aldus Manutius (d. 1515)
- Isabella Beeton (d. 1865)
- Zsa Zsa Gabor (b. 1917)
- Mary Beth Edelson (b. 1933)
February 7: Independence Day in Grenada (1974)
- 1365 – Albert, King of Sweden granted a town charter to Ulvila.
- 1813 – Napoleonic Wars: Two evenly matched frigates, the French Aréthuse and the British Amelia, battled to a stalemate (depicted) at the Îles de Los off the Guinean coast.
- 1865 – The trustees of Seattle enacted an ordinance expelling Native Americans from the newly-incorporated town.
- 1900 – Second Boer War: British troops made a third unsuccessful attempt to lift the Siege of Ladysmith in the Battle of Vaal Krantz.
- 2014 – Researchers announced the discovery of the Happisburgh footprints in Norfolk, England, the oldest known hominid footprints outside Africa at more than 800,000 years old.
- Alfonsina Orsini (d. 1520)
- Margaret Fownes-Luttrell (b. 1726)
- Louisa Jane Hall (b. 1802)
- Anne Morrow Lindbergh (d. 2001)
February 8: Feast day of Josephine Bakhita in Roman Catholicism (1947); Military Foundation Day in North Korea (1948)
- 421 – Honorius declared Constantius III his co-emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
- 1250 – Seventh Crusade: The Ayyubid Sultanate of Egypt defeated and captured Louis IX of France at the Battle of Fariskur.
- 1575 – William of Orange founded Leiden University, the oldest and highest-ranked university in the Netherlands.
- 1960 – The official groundbreaking of the Walk of Fame took place in Hollywood, California.
- 1968 – Law enforcement in Orangeburg, South Carolina (pictured), fired into a crowd of college students who were protesting segregation, killing three and injuring twenty-seven others.
- Jack Lemmon (b. 1925)
- Valerie Thomas (b. 1943)
- A. Chandranehru (d. 2005)
- Mary Wilson (d. 2021)
February 9: Feast day of Apollonia in Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy
- 1825 – After no candidate received a majority of electoral votes in the previous year's presidential election, the United States House of Representatives chose John Quincy Adams (pictured) as president in a contingent election.
- 1945 – World War II: Allied aircraft unsuccessfully attacked a German destroyer in Førde Fjord, Norway.
- 1950 – U.S. senator Joseph McCarthy accused 205 employees of the State Department of being communists, sparking a period of strong anti-communist sentiment known as McCarthyism.
- 1975 – The spacecraft and crew of the Soviet Soyuz 17 mission returned to earth after 29 days in orbit at the Salyut 4 station.
- 2020 – Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu won the Four Continents Championships to become the only man to complete a Super Slam.
- Adele Spitzeder (b. 1832)
- Ella D. Barrier (d. 1945)
- Vladimir Guerrero (b. 1975)
- Margareta Hallin (d. 2020)
February 10: Feast day of Saint Scholastica (Christianity); Chinese New Year (2024); National Memorial Day of the Exiles and Foibe in Italy
- 1355 – A tavern dispute between University of Oxford students and townspeople became a riot that left about 90 people dead.
- 1919 – The Inter-Allied Women's Conference opened as a counterpart to the Paris Peace Conference, marking the first time that women were allowed formal participation in an international treaty negotiation.
- 1939 – Spanish Civil War: The Nationalists concluded their conquest of Catalonia and sealed the border with France.
- 2009 – The first accidental hypervelocity collision between two intact satellites in low Earth orbit took place when Iridium 33 and Kosmos 2251 destroyed each other.
- Ira Remsen (b. 1846)
- Edith Clarke (b. 1883)
- Joseph Lister (d. 1912)
- Joan Curran (d. 1999)
February 11: National Foundation Day (Japan) (660 BC)
- 1826 – London University, later University College London (pictured), was founded as the first secular university in England.
- 1851 – As part of celebrations marking the separation of Victoria from New South Wales, the inaugural first-class cricket match in Australia began at the Launceston Racecourse in Tasmania.
- 1976 – The Frente de Liberación Homosexual made their final public appearance, shortly before the group's dissolution due to political repression after the 1976 Argentine coup d'état.
- 2001 – The computer worm Anna Kournikova, which would affect millions of users worldwide, was released by a 20-year-old Dutch student.
- Thomas Edison (b. 1847)
- Helene Kröller-Müller (b. 1869)
- Keith Holyoake (b. 1904)
- Jennifer Aniston (b. 1969)
February 12: Lantern Festival in China (2025); Lincoln's Birthday in some parts of the United States; Red Hand Day
- 1691 – A papal conclave convened to select a new pope after the death of Pope Alexander VIII.
- 1924 – George Gershwin's composition Rhapsody in Blue premiered at Aeolian Hall in New York.
- 1994 – Edvard Munch's painting The Scream (pictured) was stolen from the National Gallery of Norway.
- 2003 – Protesters in La Paz and the Bolivian government brokered a deal to end two days of rioting against a proposed salary tax.
- Ethan Allen (d. 1789)
- Charles Darwin (b. 1809)
- Bill Russell (b. 1934)
- Anna Anderson (d. 1984)
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The orange-lined triggerfish (Balistapus undulatus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the triggerfish family, Balistidae. It has a wide Indo-Pacific range, and is typically found in coral reefs, coral lagoons, and external reef slopes. The orange-lined triggerfish has a dark brown to dark green body with orange lines that start behind the head and cover the rest of its body. Its maximum body size is about 30 centimetres (12 inches), with the head about one-third of the body length. Due to its broad diet and distribution, the species is a crucial component in coral reef ecosystems through top-down control, and especially through consumption of sea urchins. This orange-lined triggerfish was photographed in the Red Sea off the Egyptian coast. Photograph credit: Diego Delso
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- ... that the 1972 collapse of the Sidney Lanier Bridge (pictured), which was caused by a collision with a cargo ship, caused ten deaths and over a million dollars in damages?
- ... that Christian death metal has been called the least likely musical development at the close of the 20th century?
- ... that the second edition of An Introduction to Non-Classical Logic more than doubled the length of the original text?
- ... that Wolseley Haig noted that it was not the "city's huge mosque" but the "far less pretentious" Jama Masjid that served as the congregational mosque in Hyderabad?
- ... that the violent end of a bog body might be related to the cult of the Celtic god Esus?
- ... that the three costliest tornadoes in Oklahoma's history hit the same town in 2013, in 1999 and in 2003?
- ... that a TV station in Windsor, Ontario, was spared from closure even though it lost money for ten consecutive years?
- ... that the leaves of the herb spiked savory, although protected under Israeli law, are foraged by local people to make a spice mix?
- ... that the earliest black holes in fiction appeared decades before the term black hole was coined?
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- ... that the relationship between the Dirini (example pictured) and its closest relative has been described by researchers as "odd"?
- ... that Zhang Zhiyun, crowned "movie queen" in a newspaper poll in 1926, is reported to have died homeless in Hong Kong?
- ... that summons to the Council of Tripoli were issued in the name of the Church to bypass the issue of whether a king could summon a prince?
- ... that a Swim School song described by one reviewer as "a heavy dystopian doom rocker" was originally performed by Taylor Swift?
- ... that the Japanese manga series Mink featured futuristic technology even though its creator was unfamiliar with computers?
- ... that the Airbnb homestay where a song was recorded by Glaive and Ericdoa was dubbed by fans as the "Hyperpop Hype House"?
- ... that the fourth president of Austria's post-secondary instructors included all three of his predecessors?
- ... that the Catch II game had "one of the most amazing finishes in NFL postseason history", according to the NFL?
- ... that the Bank of Korea asked the makers of a cheese-filled waffle to change its design?
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- ... that Louis Malet de Graville (coat of arms pictured) began a successful career at the centre of French politics after his father was captured by the English?
- ... that an Ohio TV station bribed ABC to obtain a network affiliation, only to lose it within the year?
- ... that the Loyang Tua Pek Kong Temple in Singapore houses effigies of both the Jade Emperor and Mahaganapati?
- ... that Scholastique Dianzinga edited a post-independence history of women in the Republic of the Congo that discussed why women's emancipation has been hindered?
- ... that most of the films produced by the Huaju Film Company starred its co-founder and his girlfriend?
- ... that Riko Dan, who featured on a UK Top 30 hit in 2024, first performed on the radio in 1994?
- ... that young male African bush elephants in musth killed about 49 white rhinoceros in Pilanesberg National Park between 1992 and 1997?
- ... that Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton spent the last 50 years of her life preserving Alexander Hamilton's and George Washington's legacies?
- ... that a host of the Longform.org podcast once interviewed a writer while accidentally high on edibles?
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- ... that the anarchist group Los Solidarios assassinated the leader of the Catalan pistoleros, the governor of Biscay, and the archbishop of Zaragoza?
- ... that photographer Peter Miller stated in 2014 that the "Vermont Way" of grumbling and every so often remembering that "we live in beauty" was "coming to an end"?
- ... that a group of Jewish refugees continued work on their Yiddish encyclopedia after fleeing from Germany and France?
- ... that the unlicensed Willy's Chocolate Experience in Scotland led to a crossover event between the American television series Abbott Elementary and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia?
- ... that Mufasa shared the same voice as Darth Vader?
- ... that Dez did not actually catch it?
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- ... that Metropolitan Opera director Maurice Grau (pictured) was "important in the growth of popular musical theatre in America"?
- ... that televangelist Gene Scott went 65 hours without sleep when he barricaded himself in the studios of his Connecticut TV station to protest an order to pay taxes?
- ... that a train station in Singapore repeatedly had issues with the design of its stairs?
- ... that the Olympic shooter Ho Chung Kin translated more than 150 Tang-dynasty and Song-dynasty poems, maintaining a rhyme structure that mirrors the original classical Chinese texts?
- ... that most or all of the inhabitants of Moneka, Kansas, were abolitionists?
- ... that David of Sassoun has been called the most recognized symbol of Armenia, along with Mount Ararat?
- ... that the deaths of five teenagers in Poland in the ToNiePokój escape room fire led to inspections of escape rooms in Lithuania and Czechia?
- ... that Thomas M. Robins was responsible for the construction of the Bonneville Dam?
- ... that according to one school of epistemology, nobody knows anything?
- ... that despite being one of the smallest players in the National Hockey League, Johnny Gaudreau (pictured) was a seven-time All-Star?
- ... that Cllr Paul Steele was elected as council leader on the cut of a deck of cards following the 2022 Comhairle nan Eilean Siar election?
- ... that the Santa Ynez Reservoir in Pacific Palisades, which was built to provide water for firefighting, was empty when the 2025 Palisades Fire began?
- ... that Polish 1960 sci-fi novel Wielka, większa i największa was very influential for Polish young adult literature?
- ... that so many people attend SEEK, an annual Catholic young-adult conference, that the Eucharistic liturgies are planned more than a year and a half in advance?
- ... that in the early 1170s Humphrey III of Toron may have been the lord of Transjordan, but he also may have been dead?
- ... that Jane Remover was inspired to create Census Designated after a self-described "near-death experience" through a blizzard?
- ... that when Maria Einsmann registered the births of her companion Helene Müller's two children in 1921 and 1930, she claimed to be her own husband Josef?
- ... that Death Angels are Happy?
- ... that the oldest depiction of the Amida Triad (pictured) in Japanese art was sold to the Imperial Household Agency by Hōryū-ji in 1878?
- ... that in 1949, the University of Virginia threatened to leave the National Collegiate Athletic Association if the Sanity Code, which barred athletic scholarships, was not amended?
- ... that Kit Nascimento, spokesperson for the government of Guyana during the aftermath of Jonestown, disagrees with current proposals to open the former Jonestown site as a tourist attraction?
- ... that the morning show on an Oklahoma TV station was such a "local phenomenon" that the president of ABC acquiesced to them not airing Good Morning America?
- ... that Graham Crowley entered the John Moores Painting Prize ten times since 1976 before finally winning in 2023?
- ... that a blizzard across the United States caused a major water crisis in Richmond, Virginia?
- ... that it is said that Antoinette Lubaki, Congo's first named woman artist, painted her watercolours by candlelight at night, as no stories were allowed to be told during daylight?
- ... that Demi Lovato changed a lyric from "Cool for the Summer" for Revamped in order to reflect pride in her sexuality?
- ... that "Dr. Sex" called for a "Big Breast Renaissance"?
- ... that Victor Cordella designed around twenty churches in Minnesota, including the Church of St. Casimir (pictured)?
- ... that the Spring Willow Society probably staged the first full-length Shakespearean play in China?
- ... that La Querida in Palm Beach, Florida, served as the Winter White House for President John F. Kennedy?
- ... that residents of Tudor City once put themselves in front of a bulldozer to prevent a park there from being demolished?
- ... that the logo of South Korean company LG was based off an ancient roof tile?
- ... that abortion in the United Arab Emirates has been described as less restrictive than some American states following the overturning of Roe v. Wade?
- ... that opera singer Susan Botti performed an Olympic jingle for Kodak to pay for graduate school?
- ... that a 15th-century cause célèbre saw a duchess dead, innocents hanged, villains and sorcerers drawn and quartered and eventually the king's brother executed in a butt of malmsey?
- ... that Jailson Mendes had to gain weight for his first porn film?
- ... that according to legend, troubadour Jaufre Rudel fell in love with Countess Hodierna of Tripoli without ever having seen her, sailed to Tripoli to meet her, and promptly died in her arms (pictured)?
- ... that Marietta College's second radio station, airing classical and jazz music, freed up its original outlet for student programming?
- ... that the Legends of Tomorrow episode "Wet Hot American Bummer" quotes a bad review for a different episode of Legends of Tomorrow?
- ... that the 50th anniversary of the Armstrong House being bought by a historical society was celebrated by hosting a murder mystery?
- ... that English footballer Ian Wolstenholme once saved three penalty kicks in a 1966 match?
- ... that an apartment building that once housed North Korean soldiers, the American CIA, and United Nations troops is set to be demolished?
- ... that two poll workers for the 2024 United States elections were found dead on Election Day, having drowned in a major flash flood event?
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- ... that Paris was the first county seat of Linn County, Kansas, but hardly a ruin is left to tell where it once was?
- ... that Américo Ramos became prime minister of São Tomé and Príncipe after his predecessor, Ilza Amado Vaz, resigned following a tenure of three days?
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April 1 | Bart Simpson | April Fools, character's birthday | 6 | ||
April 12 | Dolly de Leon | 56th birthday | 1 | ||
April 13 | The Boat Race 2020 | Date of 2025 edition of race | 1 | ||
April 14 | Muhammad IV of Granada | 710th birthday | 1 | ||
April 15 | Lady Blue (TV series) | 40th Anniversary of airing | 1 |
† Tally may not be up to date. The nominator is included in the number of supporters.
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The Suicide of Rachel Foster
The Suicide of Rachel Foster is a 2020 adventure video game developed by One-O-One Games and published by Daedalic Entertainment. It focuses on Nicole Wilson returning to her family's hotel ten years after she and her mother left, once her father's affair with the teenaged Rachel Foster was discovered, who then killed herself while pregnant. Trapped in the hotel due to a snowstorm, Nicole seeks to uncover the mystery of Rachel's suicide. Borne out of the studio's desire to create a horror game relying on suspense over monsters, it was set in a hotel to elicit fear and claustrophobia in players. The developers sought professional advice to portray topics like child sexual abuse and suicide compassionately. Released on Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch, the game received mixed reviews. The handling of child sexual abuse and suicide was heavily criticized, particularly over an interactive suicide attempt. A sequel, The Fading of Nicole Wilson was announced in October 2024. (Full article...)
- Most recent similar article(s): Untitled Goose Game
- Main editors: PanagiotisZois
- Promoted: January 4, 2025
- Reasons for nomination: Ideally, this would have been featured on February 19, marking the 5th anniversary of the game. However, as that spot is already taken and the video game Untitled Goose Game is featured a few days prior that date, that wouldn't work. Any date will suffice, in my opinion.
- Support as nominator. PanagiotisZois (talk) 00:50, 1 February 2025 (UTC)
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Specific date nominations
April 1
Bart Simpson
Bart Simpson is a character from the American animated television series The Simpsons part of the Simpson family. Described as one of the 100 most important people of the 20th century by Time, Matt Groening created and designed Bart in James L. Brooks's office. Bart, alongside the rest of the family, debuted in the short "Good Night" on The Tracey Ullman Show on April 19, 1987. After two years on the show, the family received their own series, which premiered on Fox on December 17, 1989. Born April Fools' Day according to Groening, Bart is ten years old; he is the eldest child and only son of Homer and Marge Simpson, and has two sisters, Lisa and Maggie. Voiced by Nancy Cartwright (pictured), Bart is known for his mischievousness, rebelliousness, and disrespect for authority, as well as his prank calls to Moe, chalkboard gags in the opening sequence, and catchphrases. Bart is considered an iconic fictional television character of the 1990s and has been called an American cultural icon. (Full article...)
- Most recent similar article(s): Ada Wong, most recent fictional character, appearing on January 21
- Main editors: 750h+ (me)
- Promoted: December 10, 2008, but saved by me at WP:FAR on December 22, 2024
- Reasons for nomination: His birthday is on April 1, which is also April Fools' Day—a suitable date for a prankster like Bart.
- Support as nominator. 750h+ 11:29, 23 December 2024 (UTC)
- Support per nom. 🍕BP!🍕 (🔔) 12:57, 23 December 2024 (UTC)
- Comment This may be too early to propose for TFA, as it is currently open until the first few days of March; additionally, because it ran in April 2015, this also needs discussion with TFA managers as well. Finally, the image might run into copyright issues as it is graffiti; the last time the page ran, an image of Nancy Cartwright was used instead. Xeroctic (talk) 13:06, 23 December 2024 (UTC)
- @Xeroctic: I understand that it is to early to request for April, which is why i haven't transcluded it to Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests yet. Also i don't see anything wrong with the last run being April 2015; it's been ten years since (some TFAs have had four to five years before their re-run), and there's nothing wrong with a TFA rerunning in the same month. I changed the image to Cartwright. 750h+ 13:38, 23 December 2024 (UTC)
- I mentioned about the last run because the TFAR page states to notify the coordinators if a re-run is requested; I do not have objections to a second TFA run.
- Regardless, I would still support this nomination, even if it is not yet to be transcluded on the main TFA requests page. Xeroctic (talk) 14:52, 23 December 2024 (UTC)
- A second thing to note, but the article states that February 23rd is another date for the subject's birthday (which has been finished for TFA requests), with that date mentioned in an episode, so I am unsure how accurate it would be to state in the blurb to only mention April 1st as a birthday. Xeroctic (talk) 08:50, 30 December 2024 (UTC)
- @Xeroctic: I understand that it is to early to request for April, which is why i haven't transcluded it to Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests yet. Also i don't see anything wrong with the last run being April 2015; it's been ten years since (some TFAs have had four to five years before their re-run), and there's nothing wrong with a TFA rerunning in the same month. I changed the image to Cartwright. 750h+ 13:38, 23 December 2024 (UTC)
- Support Nice work 750h+! 1989 (talk) 22:54, 2 January 2025 (UTC)
- Support per nom. It's looks good for April Fools! ROY is WAR Talk! 00:16, 24 January 2025 (UTC)
- Support I like this suggestion because it is the character's birthday and it fits with the "prankster" theme of April Fools. I think this fits with Wikipedia's mission to provide readers with information while maintaining the holiday's theme. I would reconsider if another editor proposes an article that has not appeared at TFA yet. Z1720 (talk) 15:55, 30 January 2025 (UTC)
April 7
Japanese battleship Yamato
Yamato (Japanese: 大和, named after Yamato Province) was the lead ship of the Yamato-class battleship built for the Imperial Japanese Navy. She and her sister ship, Musashi, were the heaviest and most powerfully armed battleships ever constructed. She was laid down in 1937 and formally commissioned a week after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Throughout 1942 she served as the flagship of the Combined Fleet and Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto directed the fleet from her bridge during the Battle of Midway. Yamato spent 1943 moving between the Japanese naval bases of Truk and Kure in response to American threats. In December 1943, Yamato was torpedoed which necessitated repairs at Kure, where she was refitted with additional anti-aircraft guns and radar in early 1944. Yamato was dispatched to Okinawa in April 1945, with orders to beach herself and fight until destroyed. On 7 April 1945 she was sunk by American carrier-based bombers and torpedo bombers. (Full article...)
- Most recent similar article(s): USS Congress (1799) is scheduled for March 3
- Main editors: Climie.ca, The ed17
- Promoted: April 14, 2010
- Reasons for nomination: 80th anniversary of sinking
- Support as nominator. Z1720 (talk) 20:23, 24 January 2025 (UTC)
- Comment It has failed verification and unsource sentence at the end. 🍕BP!🍕 (🔔) 03:21, 2 February 2025 (UTC)
April 12
Dolly de Leon
Dolly de Leon (born 1969) is a Filipino actress. De Leon began her career on stage, and made her film debut in Shake, Rattle & Roll III (1991). She was later cast in minor and uncredited roles in films and took on guest parts in television shows. Her breakthrough came in the crime drama Verdict (2019), for which she won a FAMAS Award for Best Supporting Actress. De Leon achieved international recognition and acclaim for her role in Triangle of Sadness (2022), winning the Guldbagge Award and Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Performance, in addition to nominations for a Golden Globe Award and for a BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress, becoming the first Filipino to be nominated for the latter two. She is the co-founder of Ladies Who Launch, a social services group which supports disadvantaged communities. British Vogue named her one of the 31 most famous stars in the world in 2023. (Full article...)
- Most recent similar article(s): Liza Soberano (January 4, 2025) or Josette Simon (January 14, 2025)
- Main editors: Pseud 14
- Promoted: January 31, 2024
- Reasons for nomination: 56th birthday
- Support as nominator. ScarletViolet 12:57, 23 January 2025 (UTC)
April 13
The Boat Race 2020
The Boat Race 2020 was a side-by-side rowing race scheduled to take place on 29 March 2020. Held annually, The Boat Race is contested between crews from the universities of Oxford and Cambridge along a 4.2-mile (6.8 km) tidal stretch of the River Thames in south-west London. This would have been the 75th women's race and the 166th men's race. Cambridge led the longstanding rivalry 84–80 and 44–30 in the men's and women's races, respectively. The races were cancelled on 16 March 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. Other than as a result of war, it was the first time the men's race had been cancelled since it has taken place annually from 1845. It was also the first cancellation of the women's race since its 1964 revival. It would have been the first time in the history of the event that both senior races had been umpired by women. The members of each crew were announced on the date that the race would have been conducted. (Full article...)
- Most recent similar article(s): The Boat Race 2003 on April 6, 2023
- Main editors: The Rambling Man
- Promoted: June 14, 2020
- Reasons for nomination: Day of the 2025 Boat Race. Blurb written by Dank in 2020. For possible images, Oxford and Cambridge's coat of arms might be public domain, so maybe they can be used.
- Support as nominator. Z1720 (talk) 16:27, 23 January 2025 (UTC)
April 14
Muhammad IV of Granada
Muhammad IV (14 April 1315 – 25 August 1333) was the ruler of the Emirate of Granada on the Iberian Peninsula from 1325 to 1333. He was the sixth sultan of the Nasrid dynasty, succeeding to the throne at age 10 when his father, Ismail I, was assassinated. The initial years of his reign were marked by civil war between his ministers, drawing in Castile, Granada's neighbour to the north. The civil war ended in 1328 when Muhammad took a more active role in government. Castile and the kingdom of Aragon invaded Granada in 1330. In 1332, Muhammad sailed to the Marinid court at Fez to request help and the new Marinid Sultan Abu al-Hasan Ali sent 5,000 troops, who besieged the Castilians at Gibraltar. The town surrendered in June 1333 but was in turn besieged. After confused fighting a truce was agreed on 24 August 1333 that restored the 1331 treaty. One day later, Muhammad was assassinated, aged 18. He was succeeded by his brother Yusuf I. (Full article...)
- Most recent similar article(s): al-Hafiz on April 15, 2023 is about a caliph, who works for a sultan. We would have to go back further to find a sultan.
- Main editors: HaEr48
- Promoted: October 23, 2020
- Reasons for nomination: 710th birthday. Blurb written by Gog in 2020, edited by me after length concerns.
- Support as nominator. Z1720 (talk) 16:41, 23 January 2025 (UTC)
April 15
Lady Blue (TV series)
Lady Blue is an American detective and action-adventure television series that originally aired on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC). Produced by David Gerber, the show's pilot aired as a television film on April 15, 1985 before being picked up for a full series between September 15, 1985, to January 25, 1986. The show revolves around Chicago detective Katy Mahoney (Jamie Rose) and her violent methods of handling cases. The supporting cast includes Danny Aiello, Ron Dean, Diane Dorsey, Bruce A. Young, Nan Woods, and Ricardo Gutierrez. Lady Blue was criticized by several watchdog organizations as the most violent show on television with Television critics calling Mahoney "Dirty Harriet" (after Clint Eastwood's character Dirty Harry). ABC cancelled it in early 1986, partially due to the complaints about excessive violence. Critical reception to the series was primarily negative during its run and the series has not been released on DVD, Blu-ray, or an online streaming service. (Full article...)
- Most recent similar article(s):
- Main editors: Aoba47
- Promoted: 2018
- Reasons for nomination: 40th anniversary of the original pilot's airing.
- Support as nominator. Harizotoh9 (talk) 05:27, 24 January 2025 (UTC)
April 19
Edgar Towner
Edgar Towner (19 April 1890 – 18 August 1972) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, awarded for his actions during an attack on Mont Saint-Quentin during World War I. Born in Queensland, Towner enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force in 1915. Posted to the transport section of the 25th Battalion, he served in Egypt until his unit was sent to the Western Front. He then transferred to the 2nd Machine Gun Battalion where he was commissioned as a lieutenant. In June 1918, Towner led a machine gun section attack near Morlancourt while under heavy fire, for which he was awarded the Military Cross. In September he was involved in the Allied counteroffensive that broke the German lines at Mont St. Quentin and Péronne. Discharged in August, Towner returned to Australia. He was appointed a director of the Russleigh Pastoral Company and re-enlisted during World War II, when he was promoted to major. He was awarded the Dr Thomson Foundation Gold Medal in 1956 for his geographical work. (Full article...)
- Most recent similar article(s): Les Holden is scheduled for March 6
- Main editors: Abraham, B.S.
- Promoted: July 21, 2009
- Reasons for nomination: 135th birthday
- Support as nominator. Z1720 (talk) 22:40, 24 January 2025 (UTC)
April 27
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask is a 2000 action-adventure game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64. It makes use of enhanced 3D graphics and features several gameplay changes, but reuses elements and character models from Ocarina of Time (1998). It follows Link, who arrives in a parallel world, Termina, and becomes embroiled in a quest to prevent the moon from crashing in three days' time. The game introduces gameplay concepts revolving around a perpetually repeating three-day cycle and the use of various masks that transform Link into different forms, and requires the Expansion Pak add-on for the Nintendo 64, which provides additional memory for more refined graphics. Majora's Mask was acclaimed by critics, and generated a cult following. It was rereleased for the GameCube in 2003, and for the online services of the Wii, Wii U, and Nintendo Switch. An enhanced remake for the Nintendo 3DS was released in 2015. (Full article...)
- Most recent similar article(s): Ada Wong (January 21, 2025)
- Main editors: Axem Titanium
- Promoted: December 19, 2005 (first promotion); January 18, 2006 (second promotion)
- Reasons for nomination: 25th anniversary of the game's release in Japan
- Support as nominator. ScarletViolet 13:08, 28 January 2025 (UTC)
- Support. Quick things to note: It was last on TFA nearly 20 years ago on October 1, 2006. It recently passed FAR as of last November after an extensive rewrite and improvement process. I hope you agree it's in much better shape. Axem Titanium (talk) 03:31, 30 January 2025 (UTC)
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April 18 | Battle of Poison Spring | Why | HF | ||
April 24 | "I'm God" | Why | Skyshifter | ||
April 25 | 1925 FA Cup final | Why | Kosack | Dank | |
May | 21st Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Skanderbeg | Why | Peacemaker67 | ||
May 6 | Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories | Why | Harizotoh9 | ||
May 10 | Ben&Ben | Why | Pseud 14 | ||
May 11 | Valley Parade | Why | Harizotoh9 | ||
May 11 | Mother (Meghan Trainor song) | Why | MaranoFan | ||
May 17 | Bad Blood (Taylor Swift song) | Why | Ippantekina | Jlwoodwa | |
June | The Combat: Woman Pleading for the Vanquished | Why | iridescent | Harizotoh9 | |
June 1 | Namco | Why | Harizotoh9 | ||
June 3 | David Evans (RAAF officer) | Why | Harizotoh9 | ||
June 5 | Jaws (film) | Why | 750h+ | ||
June 6 | American logistics in the Northern France campaign | Why | Hawkeye7 | Sheila1988 | |
June 8 | Barbara Bush | Why | Harizotoh9 | ||
June 20 | Flight Pattern | Why | Z1720 | ||
June 23 | Battle of Groix | Why | Jackyd101 | Jlwoodwa | |
June 26 | Donkey Kong Land | Why | TheJoebro64 | Jlwoodwa | |
July 1 | Maple syrup | Why | Nikkimaria | Dank | |
July 7 | Gustav Mahler | Why | Brianboulton | Dank | |
July 14 | William Hanna | Why | Rlevse | Dank | |
July 26 | Liz Truss | Why | Tim O'Doherty | Tim O'Doherty and Dank | |
July 29 | Tiger | Why | LittleJerry | ||
July 31 | Battle of Warsaw (1705) | Why | Imonoz | Harizotoh9 | |
August 4 | Death of Ms Dhu | Why | Freikorp | AirshipJungleman29 | |
August 23 | Yugoslav torpedo boat T3 | Why | Peacemaker67 | ||
August 25 | Born to Run | Why | Zmbro | Jlwoodwa | |
August 30 | Late Registration | Why | Harizotoh9 | ||
September 2 | 1905–06 New Brompton F.C. season | Why | Harizotoh9 | ||
September 6 | Hurricane Ophelia (2005) | Why | Harizotoh9 | ||
September 20 | Myst V: End of Ages | Why | Harizotoh9 | ||
September 30 | Battle of Morlaix | Why | Gog the Mild | ||
September 30 or October 1 | Hoover Dam | Why | NortyNort, Wehwalt | Dank | |
October 1 | Yugoslav torpedo boat T4 | Why | Peacemaker67 | ||
October 3 | Spaghetti House siege | Why | SchroCat | Dank | |
October 10 | Tragic Kingdom | Why | EA Swyer | Harizotoh9 | |
October 10 | William D. Hoard | Why | M4V3R1CK32 | ||
October 16 | Angela Lansbury | Why | Midnightblueowl | MisawaSakura | |
October 18 | Royal Artillery Memorial | Why | HJ Mitchell | Ham II | |
October 27 | How You Get the Girl | Why | Medxvo | ||
October 29 | John Bullock Clark | Why | HF | ||
November 1 | Matanikau Offensive | Why | Harizotoh9 | ||
November 19 | Water Under the Bridge | Why | MaranoFan | ||
November 20 | Nuremberg trials | Why | buidhe | harizotoh9 | |
November 21 | Canoe River train crash | Why | Wehwalt | ||
December 3 | Ovalipes catharus | Why | TheTechnician27 | ||
December 25 | Marcus Trescothick | Why | Harizotoh9 | ||
December 30 | William Anderson (RAAF officer) | Why | Ian Rose | Jlwoodwa | |
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January 27 | History of the Jews in Dęblin and Irena during World War II | Why | Harizotoh9 | ||
February 15 | Saxophone Sonata (Creston) | Why | UpTheOctave! | Gerda Arendt | |
February 27 | Raichu | Why | Kung Fu Man | ||
March 13 | Swift Justice | Why | Harizotoh9 | ||
March 22 | Chris Redfield | Why | Boneless Pizza! | ||
May 5 | Me Too (Meghan Trainor song) | Why | MaranoFan | ||
May 30 | Bejeweled (video game) | Why | Lazman321 | ||
June 1 | Rhine campaign of 1796 | Why | harizotoh9 | ||
June 8 | Types Riot | Why | Z1720 | ||
June 26 | Battle of Köse Dağ | Why | AirshipJungleman29 | ||
July 1 | Mount Edziza | Why | User:Volcanoguy | Sheila1988 | |
July 23 | Veronica Clare | Why | Harizotoh9 | ||
September 6 | Assassination of William McKinley | Why | Wehwalt | czar | |
September 20 | Persona (series) | Why | Harizotoh9 | ||
November | The Story of Miss Moppet | Why | Harizotoh9 | ||
November 11 | U.S. Route 101 | Why | SounderBruce | ||
October 15 | Easy on Me | Why | MaranoFan | ||
November 20 | Tôn Thất Đính | Why | Harizotoh9 | ||
December 21 | Fredonian Rebellion | Why | Harizotoh9 | ||
December 22 | Title (song) | Why | MaranoFan | ||
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June | 1987 (What the Fuck Is Going On?) | Why | |||
August 25 | Genghis Khan | Why | AirshipJungleman29 | ||
October 15 | The Motherland Calls | Why | Joeyquism |
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Outline of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is an American media franchise and shared universe created by Marvel Studios. Beginning in 2008 with the release of the film Iron Man, the franchise has since expanded to include various feature films and television series produced by Marvel Studios, television series from Marvel Television, and other media based on Marvel Comics characters. The franchise's most recent release is the film Thunderbolts*. Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige (pictured) oversees the main MCU productions. The MCU, similar to the original Marvel Universe, was established by crossing over common plot elements, settings, cast members, and characters. It has been commercially successful, becoming one of the highest-grossing media franchises and the highest-grossing film franchise. This includes Avengers: Endgame, which concluded its theatrical run in 2019 as the highest-grossing film of all time. The franchise's success has influenced other studios to attempt similar shared universes. (Full list...)
I would like to suggest this for May 2, 2025, as it is the 17 year anniversary of the release of the first MCU film, Iron Man, to a tee. I know 2025 is a ways away, though I felt it was best to get this submitted sooner rather than later. Trailblazer101 (talk) 05:46, 26 June 2024 (UTC)
- I have made a few modifications to this blurb since I originally submitted it, including swapping the image and mentioning what the most recent release of this franchise will be by the time of the date I have requested, because that film's release coincides with the intended date. Trailblazer101 (talk) 16:02, 28 September 2024 (UTC)
List of cities in Donetsk Oblast
In Ukraine's eastern Donetsk Oblast, there are 52 populated places officially granted city status by the Verkhovna Rada, the country's parliament. Settlements with more than 10,000 people are eligible to become cities although the status is also typically given by parliament to settlements of historical or regional importance. According to the country's last official census in 2001, the most populous city in the oblast was the regional capital Donetsk, with a population of 1,016,194 people, while the least populous city was Sviatohirsk, with 5,136 people. Following fighting during the Donbas war, 21 of the oblast's cities were occupied by pro-Russian separatists. After the enactment of decommunization laws across the country, ten cities in both Ukrainian-controlled and separatist-occupied territory were given new names in 2016 which were unrecognized by de facto pro-Russian officials in the occupied cities. During the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russian troops have occupied an additional eleven cities, of which two (Lyman and Sviatohirsk) were recovered by Ukraine. (Full list...)
List of Johnson solids
The Johnson solid is a convex polyhedron in which all of the faces are regular polygons. Here, polyhedron means a three-dimensions object containing flat faces that are bounded by the edges, and a polyhedron is said to be convex if the faces are not in the same plane and the edges are not in the same line. There are 92 Johnson solids, and some of the authors exclude uniform polyhedrons from the definition: Archimedean solids, Platonic solids, prisms, and antiprisms. The set of solids was published by American mathematician Norman Johnson in 1966. The list was completed and no other examples existed was proved by Russian-Israeli mathematician Victor Zalgaller in 1969. (Full list...)
I would like to suggest two dates based on the international day: either the date of December 5, 2024 as part of the International Dodecahedron Day or the date of March 14, 2025, which coincide the International Day of Mathematics. Dedhert.Jr (talk) 04:57, 20 August 2024 (UTC)
- I think March 14, 2025 works better, as it falls on a Friday (December 5 is a Thursday this year so the date would have to be shifted). RunningTiger123 (talk) 19:06, 23 August 2024 (UTC)
- Okay. Date it to March 14, 2025. Dedhert.Jr (talk) 07:37, 12 October 2024 (UTC)
List of Zambian parliamentary constituencies
The National Assembly is the unicameral legislature of Zambia, a landlocked country in southern Africa, east of Angola. The seat of the assembly is at the capital of the country, Lusaka, and it is presided over by a Speaker and two deputy Speakers. The National Assembly has existed since 1964, before which it was known as the Legislative Council. Since 2016, the assembly has had 167 members. Of those, 156 are elected by the first-past-the-post system in single-member constituencies, a further eight are appointed by the President, and three others are ex officio members. The constitution mandates that the constituencies are delimited after every census by the Electoral Commission of Zambia. (Full list...)
List of Seattle Kraken draft picks
The Seattle Kraken have selected 36 players through four NHL entry drafts as of 2024. The Kraken compete in the National Hockey League as a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference and began play during the league's 2021–22 season. The NHL entry draft is held each off-season, allowing teams to select players who have turned 18 years old by September 15 in the year the draft is held. The Kraken's first-ever draft pick was Matty Beniers, taken second overall in the 2021 NHL entry draft. After the 2022–23 season, Beniers won the Calder Memorial Trophy as the league's best rookie after accumulating 24 goals and 33 assists in 80 games. The Kraken's second overall pick in 2021 was the highest they have ever drafted. Only four of the Kraken's draft picks have gone on to play with the Kraken: Beniers, Ryker Evans, Ryan Winterton, and Shane Wright. (Full list...)
XR228 (talk) 18:43, 4 September 2024 (UTC)
List of Seattle Kraken broadcasters
The Seattle Kraken throughout their history have been primarily televised on Root Sports Northwest and radio broadcast primarily on KJR-FM. The Kraken compete in the National Hockey League as a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference and began play during the league's 2021–22 season. John Forslund serves as the team's television play-by-play announcer. J. T. Brown is the Kraken's primary television color analyst. In August 2022, the team hired Eddie Olczyk to be a television analyst alongside Forslund and Brown. Everett Fitzhugh serves as the team's primary radio play-by-play announcer. He is the first Black full-time play-by-play announcer in NHL history. Dave Tomlinson served as Fitzhugh's color analyst for the Kraken's first two seasons, before resigning in August 2023. The Kraken hired commentator Al Kinisky to replace him. Kraken games were televised regionally on Root Sports Northwest for the team's first three seasons. On April 25, 2024, the Kraken signed a deal with Tegna, owners of television stations KING-TV and KONG, to air their games throughout their territory, with streaming handled by Amazon Prime Video. For radio, Kraken games are broadcast on KJR-FM 93.3 and KJR AM 950, the flagship stations of the Kraken Audio Network. (Full list...)
XR228 (talk) 20:42, 4 September 2024 (UTC)
List of songs recorded by the Linda Lindas
American rock band the Linda Lindas have recorded songs for one studio album, two extended plays (EPs), multiple singles, and other album appearances. The band consists of guitarist Lucia de la Garza, drummer Mila de la Garza, guitarist Bela Salazar and bassist Eloise Wong. Along with their main catalog, the Linda Lindas have appeared on one cover, one remix, and one tribute album, as well as soundtracks. Among the songs, eight are covers, and most were produced by Carlos de la Garza, the father of band members Lucia and Mila. (Full list...)
{{The Sharpest Lives|💬|✏️|ℹ️}} 20:50, 10 September 2024 (UTC)
List of Seattle Kraken players
The Seattle Kraken have had 59 players play for the team in at least one regular season game as of 2024, including 59 players, 4 goaltenders and 55 skaters (forwards and defensemen). The Kraken are a professional ice hockey team that is a member of the Pacific Division of the National Hockey League. Adam Larsson has the most games played out of any Kraken, with 245. Jared McCann leads the Kraken in both goals and points, with 96 and 182, respectively. Vince Dunn leads the Kraken in assists, with 113. Each NHL team may also select a captain, who has the "privilege of discussing with the Referee any questions relating to interpretation of rules which may arise during the progress of a game." The first player to have served as captain of the Kraken is Mark Giordano, his captaincy starting in October 2021 and ending five months later. On October 8, 2024, prior the Kraken's first game of the 2024–25 season, Jordan Eberle was named the team's new captain. (Full list...)
XR228 (talk) 00:56, 24 September 2024 (UTC)
List of Vegas Golden Knights players
The Vegas Golden Knights have had 96 players appear for the team in at least one regular-season game as of 2024, including 84 skaters (forwards and defencemen) and 12 goaltenders. An American professional ice hockey franchise located in Las Vegas, Nevada, the Golden Knights were founded ahead of the 2017–18 season as an expansion team, and play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Hockey League (NHL). Jonathan Marchessault leads the franchise in games played, goals, assists, and points, as well as several playoff records, while Marc-Andre Fleury holds most goaltender records. Mark Stone has served as the franchise's first and only captain since 2021. 27 players, including 23 skaters and an NHL-record 4 goaltenders, were inscribed on the Stanley Cup following Vegas' victory in the 2023 Stanley Cup Finals. (Full list...)
List of accolades received by The Last of Us (TV series)
The American television series The Last of Us has won 58 awards from 147 nominations. Created by Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann for HBO and based on the video game franchise developed by Naughty Dog, it follows the characters Joel and Ellie. Pedro Pascal (pictured) and Bella Ramsey have received the most acting nominations for the series. It has been nominated for twenty-four Primetime Emmy Awards, with a leading eight wins at the 75th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards; Ramsey's was the second non-binary acting nomination and the first for a leading role, Pascal was the second Latino nominated for Lead Actor in a Drama Series and the first since 1999, and Keivonn Montreal Woodard was the second-youngest Emmy nominee, the youngest ever for Guest Actor in a Drama Series, and the first nominated black deaf and second deaf actor. From major guilds, the series has won two awards at the Screen Actors Guild Awards and one at the Directors Guild of America Awards and Writers Guild of America Awards, and received two nominations at the Producers Guild of America Awards. (Full list...)
I would suggest April 2025 to coincide with the premiere of the second season. The exact release date is still TBA. -- ZooBlazer 18:08, 7 January 2025 (UTC)
List of Vegas Golden Knights seasons
The Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League have completed seven seasons as of 2024, with an eighth in progress. Noted for their early success as a franchise, the Golden Knights have qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs six times in their seven completed seasons, with three Pacific Division championships, two Stanley Cup Finals appearances, and a Stanley Cup championship in 2023. During their inaugural season in 2017–18, the franchise broke the NHL records for most wins and points in an inaugural season and became the first franchise since the 1967–68 St. Louis Blues to reach the Finals in their inaugural season; however, they ultimately lost the 2018 Stanley Cup Finals to the Washington Capitals in five games. The Golden Knights later returned to the Finals in 2023, defeating the Florida Panthers in five games to win their first Stanley Cup. (Full list...)
I've got three recommended dates for this one: either February 28, 2025, to commemorate the franchise's official anniversary on March 1st; April 11, 2025, to commemorate their last home game of the current season on the 12th; or June 23, 2025, to commemorate the anniversary of the Vegas expansion bid's NHL approval on June 22nd. The Kip (contribs) 22:18, 17 January 2025 (UTC)
List of accolades received by Inception
Inception, a 2010 science fiction action film written and directed by Christopher Nolan (pictured), received numerous accolades in several categories. The film garnered particular recognition for its cinematography, score, visual and sound effects, and editing as well as Nolan's screenplay and direction. At the 83rd Academy Awards, the film received eight nominations, winning Best Cinematography, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing and Best Visual Effects; it tied with The King's Speech for most wins at the ceremony. The film was nominated in nine categories at the 64th British Academy Film Awards, where it won Best Production Design, Best Sound and Best Special Visual Effects. It received a further nine nominations at the 37th Saturn Awards, winning five awards, and 10 nominations at the 16th Critics' Choice Awards, winning six awards. Inception was also named one of the Top 10 Films of 2010 by both the National Board of Review and the American Film Institute. (Full list...)
I'd like to suggest July 14, 2025 as the closest date to the 15th anniversary of its release. Sgubaldo (talk) 12:33, 20 January 2025 (UTC)
30th Annual South African Music Awards
The 30th Annual South African Music Awards took place on 2 November 2024 at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand, Gauteng. Presented by the Recording Industry of South Africa, it honoured music released in 2023 through 2024. Hosted by Minnie Dlamini, the ceremony was live streamed on YouTube and broadcast on SABC1. Tyla (pictured) won four awards including the Newcomer of the Year and the Female Artist of the Year for her self-titled studio album. Others winners included Kabza de Small and Mthunzi with three for their collaborative studio album, Isimo. (Full list...)
dxneo (talk) 10:41, 26 January 2025 (UTC)
List of chief ministers from the Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress (INC) is one of the major parties in the political system of the Republic of India. As of 20 November 2024, INC is in power in the three states: Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka and Telangana. In the post-independence era, the party has governed most of India's states and union territories, and by extension, has the status of a "national party" in India. This list contains all Chief ministers from INC since formation of the party. (Full list...)
List of Doctor Who episodes (2005-present)
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television, which resumed broadcasting in 2005, after having ceased broadcasting in 1989. The 2005 revival traded the earlier serial format for a run of self-contained episodes, interspersed with occasional multi-part stories and structured into loose story arcs. This was in contrast to the original series, which generally consisted of multi-episode serials. Doctor Who depicts the adventures of an extraterrestrial being called the Doctor, part of a humanoid species called Time Lords. The Doctor travels in the universe and in time using a time travelling spaceship called the TARDIS, which externally appears as a British police box. The Doctor often travels with companions. The Doctor has been played by various actors, though regeneration, in which, when a Time Lord is fatally injured, their cells regenerate into a different body with mannerisms and behaviour, but the same memories. As of today, 884 episodes of Doctor Who have aired. 188 are from the revived series, encompassing 156 stories over 14 series and various specials. (Full list...)
I would like to suggest this for 24 March 2025, as 26 March is the 20th anniversary of the revival. DoctorWhoFan91 (talk) 07:17, 30 January 2025 (UTC)
- Noting here that the list previously ran at TFL on 29 August 2011. There aren't clear rules about rerunning lists like there are at WP:TFA/R, but since it was demoted and then promoted again, if it's ever allowed, this would be a good case for it. However, I would say rerunning a list and running a related list immediately after (if List of Torchwood episodes is run as per the suggestion below) is a bit much. RunningTiger123 (talk) 07:03, 31 January 2025 (UTC)
- I do feel it's worth noting that the list that ran in 2011 is now a list of lists page, which wasn't the case at the time it was run. At that time, the entire list existed on one page, but it has since been split.
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- Regardless, if Torchwood is the bigger issue, that can always be held since the anniversary is for DW and not TW. We were just trying to push DW content to the main page for the anniversary, and I honestly wasn't sure if similar content for TFL's were moderated for appearing too close together in the same way that TFA's were. The TW list could easily run on 20 or 24 October as its own 19th anniversary, or even October of '26 if necessary for its own 20th. TheDoctorWho (talk) 07:27, 31 January 2025 (UTC)
- Good point about the split – I was just going off the listed info on the talk page; this isn't really rerunning a list in that case. As to whether or not it's okay to run two related lists so close together, I was going off my recollection of past comments when the FLC coordinators were picking lists, but it would ultimately be up to them to allow/disallow it. RunningTiger123 (talk) 15:29, 31 January 2025 (UTC)
- Regardless, if Torchwood is the bigger issue, that can always be held since the anniversary is for DW and not TW. We were just trying to push DW content to the main page for the anniversary, and I honestly wasn't sure if similar content for TFL's were moderated for appearing too close together in the same way that TFA's were. The TW list could easily run on 20 or 24 October as its own 19th anniversary, or even October of '26 if necessary for its own 20th. TheDoctorWho (talk) 07:27, 31 January 2025 (UTC)
List of Torchwood episodes
Following Doctor Who's successful return to television screens in 2005 the BBC commissioned Torchwood, a spin-off series intended for mature audiences. The programme centeres around Captain Jack Harkness, a former time-traveling companion of the Doctor, who leads a Cardiff-based team of black operatives that investigate extraterrestrial incidents and are collectively referred to as "Torchwood". Between 22 October 2006 and 15 September 2011, Torchwood broadcast 41 episodes split across four series. Over the course of the programme, Torchwood moved channels. It originally aired on BBC Three while the second series was broadcast on BBC Two and the final two were transmitted on BBC One. The last series also acquired an American co-production deal with the premium cable network Starz. The show initially utilized a monster of the week format but later shifted to a serialised format in Children of Earth and Miracle Day. Torchwood is an anagram of Doctor Who that was used as a title ruse during Doctor Who's revival process. (Full list...)
Can we plug this in for 28 March 2025 and make it a Doctor Who-list week? Coincides with the list nominated just above this and would be two days after the 20th anniversary of the revival. TheDoctorWho (talk) 05:11, 31 January 2025 (UTC)
List of accolades received by Top Gun: Maverick
Top Gun: Maverick, a 2022 American action drama film directed by Joseph Kosinski, garnered accolades in a variety of categories, with particular recognition for Tom Cruise's (pictured) performance as well as its sound and visual effects, cinematography, and film editing. It received six nominations at the 95th Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and won Best Sound. At the 76th British Academy Film Awards, The film was nominated for Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Sound, and Best Special Visual Effects. Maverick received six nominations at the 28th Critics' Choice Awards and won Best Cinematography. It garnered two nominations at the 80th Golden Globe Awards. In addition to two National Board of Review Awards, Maverick was named one of the ten-best films of 2022 by the American Film Institute. (Full list...)
Would suggest for May 26, 2025, as it is closest to the anniversary of Top Gun: Maverick's United States release on May 27, 2022. Chompy Ace 07:30, 1 February 2025 (UTC)
List of generation II Pokémon
The second generation of the Pokémon franchise features 100 fictional species of creatures introduced to the core video game series in the Game Boy Color games Pokémon Gold and Silver. In these games and their sequels, the player assumes the role of a Trainer whose goal is to capture and use the creatures' special abilities to combat other Pokémon. The generation was unveiled at the beginning of the Nintendo Space World '97 event, with Gold and Silver first releasing in November 1999. Pokémon Gold and Silver take place in Johto, which is based on the Kansai region of Japan. Due to the games acting as a sequel to the first generation, the Pokémon designs of the second generation share a strong association with those from the first. Many designs of unused Pokémon for Gold and Silver have surfaced online in the years following its release. (Full list...)
I'd like my main date suggestion to be March 14, 2025 as it is the 15th anniversary of Gold and Silver's remakes Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver in North America. However, I am aware that this date may be sought after so I have two alternate dates as well. A) March 24, 2025: The day before the 15th anniversary for HeartGold and SoulSilver in Australia and two days before the same anniversary in Europe. B) April 7, 2025: The day after the 24th anniversary of the release of Gold and Silver in Europe and is also the 24th anniversary of Pokemon Stadium 2 in Australia. CaptainGalaxy 01:25, 3 February 2025 (UTC)
List of accolades received by How to Train Your Dragon (2010 film)
How to Train Your Dragon, a 2010 American animated action fantasy film loosely based on the 2003 book of the same name by Cressida Cowell, garnered accolades in a variety of categories, with particular recognition for John Powell's (pictured) musical score. At the 83rd Academy Awards, it received nominations for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Score. The film garnered fourteen nominations at the 38th Annie Awards, including Best Animated Feature and Outstanding Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature Production, and won ten awards. How to Train Your Dragon also received nominations for two British Academy Film Awards, the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Animated Feature, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film. (Full list...)
Would suggest for March 21, 2025, to coincide with the 15th anniversary of How to Train Your Dragon's Los Angeles premiere on March 21, 2010. Chompy Ace 03:22, 4 February 2025 (UTC)