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The iMac G3, originally released as the iMac, is a series of personal computers sold by Apple Computer from 1998 to 2003. Following Steve Jobs's return to the financially-troubled company he had cofounded, he aggressively restructured the company's offerings. The iMac was envisioned as Apple's new inexpensive and consumer-friendly desktop product, focused on easy connection to the Internet. Apple's head of design Jony Ive and his team created a striking teardrop-shaped all-in-one design based around a cathode-ray tube display, shrouded in translucent colored plastic. The iMac eschewed legacy technologies like serial ports and floppy disk drives in favor of CD-ROMs and USB ports. Selling more than six million units, the iMac was a commercial success for Apple, helped save it from bankruptcy, and influenced the look of other computers and consumer products. The original model was revised several times and was succeeded by the iMac G4 and eMac. ( Full article...)
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Aug 15, also the day of Napoleons birth. Dont know the year though.
Immediate attention if its not too late: plz chage India to India linked to its independence day page... -- h y dka t 20:33, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
I added the link to the article today - hope it's not too late to do this as the anniversary is on Friday. Autarch ( talk) 19:16, 11 August 2008 (UTC)
Only 3 holidays are allowed per day; could an admin take one off, please? Mouse is back 14:59, 14 August 2008 (UTC)
Today is also
The Feast of the Assumption. See
Holidays in France especially for the significance of this holiday. This is an important holiday in the Roman Catholic tradition. Many shops, etc. are even closed in many European countries throughout the world. —Preceding
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Nalco (
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Should we maybe add that
National Acadian Day happens on this day every year celebrating the
Acadians? --
Yvesnimmo (
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I suggest replacing the Omagh bombing with "President Fulbert Youlou is overthrown in the Republic of Congo, after a three-day uprising in the capital." The Trois Glorieuses would mark Congolese politics until the early 1990s, and was a highly significant historical event. Events in Francophone Africa are generally given far less attention in Wikipedia than events in Western Europe. -- Soman ( talk) 13:20, 6 January 2010 (UTC)
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As it stands, the wording of the item about the founding of the Jesuits, " Ignatius of Loyola and six others at Montmartre near Paris took the vows that led to the establishment of the Society of Jesus", is rather awkward because the phrase "at Montmartre" is misplaced.
I think it would read much better as: "In Montmartre, near Paris, Ignatius of Loyola and six others took the vows that led to the establishment of the Society of Jesus."
But at least "at Montmartre" (a gallicism stemming from à Montmartre) needs to be changed to "in Montmartre".
Awien ( talk) 16:36, 14 August 2013 (UTC) Awien ( talk) 16:36, 14 August 2013 (UTC)
— howcheng { chat} 10:42, 14 August 2014 (UTC)
— howcheng { chat} 08:38, 13 August 2015 (UTC)
— howcheng { chat} 00:57, 15 August 2016 (UTC)
— howcheng { chat} 07:42, 15 August 2017 (UTC)
— howcheng { chat} 06:14, 15 August 2018 (UTC)
Can Assumption of Mary be added? - Wiki-uk ( talk) 08:06, 15 August 2019 (UTC)
— howcheng { chat} 23:32, 20 August 2019 (UTC)
— howcheng { chat} 01:16, 18 August 2020 (UTC)
Under the August 15 (2021) on this day section, under "1080", it says "Byzantine general Eustathios Daphnomeles captured and blinded Ibatzes of Bulgaria by means of a ruse, ending the last resistance against Emperor Basil II's conquest of Bulgaria.", why does it say "Ibatzes" and not "Ivats" "of Bulgaria", shouldn't it say that as the page links there, and there is no one mention of this nickname on the article about him. Omniscientmoose42 ( talk) 23:48, 14 August 2021 (UTC)
— howcheng { chat} 07:39, 17 August 2021 (UTC)
This is the talk page for making suggestions or discussing improvements to Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/August 15.
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Today's featured article for August 15, 2024 | ||
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The iMac G3, originally released as the iMac, is a series of personal computers sold by Apple Computer from 1998 to 2003. Following Steve Jobs's return to the financially-troubled company he had cofounded, he aggressively restructured the company's offerings. The iMac was envisioned as Apple's new inexpensive and consumer-friendly desktop product, focused on easy connection to the Internet. Apple's head of design Jony Ive and his team created a striking teardrop-shaped all-in-one design based around a cathode-ray tube display, shrouded in translucent colored plastic. The iMac eschewed legacy technologies like serial ports and floppy disk drives in favor of CD-ROMs and USB ports. Selling more than six million units, the iMac was a commercial success for Apple, helped save it from bankruptcy, and influenced the look of other computers and consumer products. The original model was revised several times and was succeeded by the iMac G4 and eMac. ( Full article...)
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Aug 15, also the day of Napoleons birth. Dont know the year though.
Immediate attention if its not too late: plz chage India to India linked to its independence day page... -- h y dka t 20:33, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
I added the link to the article today - hope it's not too late to do this as the anniversary is on Friday. Autarch ( talk) 19:16, 11 August 2008 (UTC)
Only 3 holidays are allowed per day; could an admin take one off, please? Mouse is back 14:59, 14 August 2008 (UTC)
Today is also
The Feast of the Assumption. See
Holidays in France especially for the significance of this holiday. This is an important holiday in the Roman Catholic tradition. Many shops, etc. are even closed in many European countries throughout the world. —Preceding
unsigned comment added by
Nalco (
talk •
contribs) 11:23, 15 August 2008 (UTC)
Should we maybe add that
National Acadian Day happens on this day every year celebrating the
Acadians? --
Yvesnimmo (
talk) 12:05, 15 August 2008 (UTC)
I suggest replacing the Omagh bombing with "President Fulbert Youlou is overthrown in the Republic of Congo, after a three-day uprising in the capital." The Trois Glorieuses would mark Congolese politics until the early 1990s, and was a highly significant historical event. Events in Francophone Africa are generally given far less attention in Wikipedia than events in Western Europe. -- Soman ( talk) 13:20, 6 January 2010 (UTC)
All articles making their OTD debuts! — howcheng { chat} 06:11, 14 August 2012 (UTC)
— howcheng { chat} 08:12, 14 August 2013 (UTC)
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edit request has been answered. Set the |answered= or |ans= parameter to no to reactivate your request. |
As it stands, the wording of the item about the founding of the Jesuits, " Ignatius of Loyola and six others at Montmartre near Paris took the vows that led to the establishment of the Society of Jesus", is rather awkward because the phrase "at Montmartre" is misplaced.
I think it would read much better as: "In Montmartre, near Paris, Ignatius of Loyola and six others took the vows that led to the establishment of the Society of Jesus."
But at least "at Montmartre" (a gallicism stemming from à Montmartre) needs to be changed to "in Montmartre".
Awien ( talk) 16:36, 14 August 2013 (UTC) Awien ( talk) 16:36, 14 August 2013 (UTC)
— howcheng { chat} 10:42, 14 August 2014 (UTC)
— howcheng { chat} 08:38, 13 August 2015 (UTC)
— howcheng { chat} 00:57, 15 August 2016 (UTC)
— howcheng { chat} 07:42, 15 August 2017 (UTC)
— howcheng { chat} 06:14, 15 August 2018 (UTC)
Can Assumption of Mary be added? - Wiki-uk ( talk) 08:06, 15 August 2019 (UTC)
— howcheng { chat} 23:32, 20 August 2019 (UTC)
— howcheng { chat} 01:16, 18 August 2020 (UTC)
Under the August 15 (2021) on this day section, under "1080", it says "Byzantine general Eustathios Daphnomeles captured and blinded Ibatzes of Bulgaria by means of a ruse, ending the last resistance against Emperor Basil II's conquest of Bulgaria.", why does it say "Ibatzes" and not "Ivats" "of Bulgaria", shouldn't it say that as the page links there, and there is no one mention of this nickname on the article about him. Omniscientmoose42 ( talk) 23:48, 14 August 2021 (UTC)
— howcheng { chat} 07:39, 17 August 2021 (UTC)