Frequently asked questions Q1: Why is [Insert event here], an event that is "more important and significant" than all the others that are currently listed, not posted? A1: Relative article quality along with the mix of topics already listed are often deciding factors in what gets posted. Any given day of the year can have a great many important or significant historical events. The problem is that there is generally only room on the Main Page to list about 5 events at a time, so not everything can be posted. As stated on Wikipedia:FAQ/Main Page, the items and events posted on the Main Page are chosen based more on how well they are written, not based on how much important or significant their subjects are. It is easier for admins to select a well-written, cited, verifiable article over a poor one versus trying to determine objectively how much a subject is important or significant. Keep in mind that the quality requirements only apply to the selected bolded article, not the other links. Thus, an event may qualify for multiple dates in a year if there is an article written in a summary style and an article providing detailed content; if one of those pages have cleanup issues, the other page can be bolded as an alternate. Another criterion is to maintain some variety of topics, and not exhibit, just for example, tech-centrism, or the belief that the world stops at the edge of the English-speaking world. Many days have a large pool of potential articles, so they will rotate in and out every year to give each one some Main Page exposure. In addition, an event is not posted if it is also the subject of this year's scheduled featured article or featured picture. Q2: There are way too many 20th-century events listed. Why aren't there more events from the 19th century and before? A2: The short, basic reason is the systemic bias of Wikipedia. There are not enough good, well-written articles on 19th-century and earlier events for all 365 days in the year. Currently, a majority of users seem to be generally more interested in writing articles about recent events. If you would like to further help mitigate the systemic bias in Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:WikiProject Countering systemic bias. Q3: This page seems to be biased toward events based in [Insert country or region here]. What can be done about it? A3: This again is attributed to the systemic bias of Wikipedia. Many users are generally more interested in working on good, well-written articles pertaining to their home country. Since this is the English Wikipedia, there will be more English-speaking users, and thus more articles pertaining to English-speaking countries. And if there are more users who are from the United States, there will probably be more well-written articles about events based in the United States. Again, if you would like to further help mitigate the systemic bias in Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:WikiProject Countering systemic bias. Q4: Why is the birthday/death anniversary of [Insert name here] not listed? A4: There are only four slots available for birth and death anniversaries. As with the events, article quality and diversity in time period, geography, and reason for notability are all contributing factors in whether an article gets selected for inclusion. Q5: Are the holidays/observances listed in any particular order? A5: Yes, there is a specified order: International observances first, then alphabetically by where observed. Q6: Some of the holidays/observances that are listed have dates in parentheses beside them. What do they mean? A6: There are two reasons that some holidays/observances have dates next to them: Non- Gregorian-based holidays/observances are marked with the current year as a reminder to others that their dates do in fact vary from year to year. National Days, Independence Days, and other holidays celebrating the nationhood of a country are generally marked by the year of the significant historic date being observed.

Today's featured article for June 21, 2024
Masai giraffe The giraffe is a large African hoofed mammal belonging to the genus Giraffa. It is known for its extremely long neck and legs, its horn-like ossicones, and its spotted coat patterns. Traditionally, giraffes have been thought of as one species, but researchers have recently proposed dividing them into multiple species due to new evidence. Giraffes usually inhabit savannahs and woodlands. Their food source is leaves, fruits, and flowers of woody plants, primarily acacia species, which they browse at heights most other herbivores cannot reach. Giraffes live in herds of related females and their offspring or bachelor herds of unrelated adult males, but are gregarious and may gather in large aggregations. Females bear sole responsibility for rearing the young. Giraffes have been featured in paintings, books, and cartoons. Giraffes are classified as vulnerable to extinction by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. They are found in numerous national parks and game reserves. ( Full article...) Recently featured: Japanese aircraft carrier Hiyō 1964 European Nations' Cup final Planet Archive By email More featured articles About view – talk –  – history – watch
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Venus Anadyomene is an oil-on-canvas painting by Titian, dating to around 1520. It depicts the Greek goddess Venus rising from the sea and wringing her hair, with a shell visible at the bottom left, taken from a description of Venus by the Greek poet Hesiod in which she was born fully-grown from a shell. The wringing of her hair is a direct imitation of Apelles's lost masterwork, also called Venus Anadyomene. The painting is in good condition and achieved public ownership in 2003 when it was purchased from Francis Egerton, 7th Duke of Sutherland. It is now in the collection of the National Galleries of Scotland. Painting credit: Titian Recently featured: Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Six-spot burnet Copper sunbird Archive More featured pictures view talk history watch file page protected version history

• Omitted: Ottoman–Egyptian Invasion of Mani; Manchester Small-Scale Experimental Machine; SpaceShipOne
• Included: Capture of Guam (3rd appearance, last in 2010); Pope Paul VI (first appearance); Mississippi civil rights workers murders (2nd appearance, last in 2009; moved from August 4)
• Repeats: Battle of Lake Trasimene (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total); Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total)

— howcheng { chat} 17:08, 20 June 2012 (UTC) reply

• Moved to Ineligible: New Hampshire (maintenance)
• Omitted: Solstice (ineligible—maintenance); Battle of Lake Trasimene; Capture of Guam; Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow; Manchester Small-Scale Experimental Machine; Mississippi civil rights workers murders
• Included: Battle of Landriano (first appearance); Ottoman–Egyptian invasion of Mani (4th appearance, last in 2011); Wallachian Revolution of 1848 (first appearance); SpaceShipOne (3rd appearance, last in 2011)
• Repeats: Pope Paul VI (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total; 50th anniversary)

— howcheng { chat} 07:31, 20 June 2013 (UTC) reply

• Omitted: Midsummer (ineligible—maintenance); Winter solstice (seems unfair to include it without Midsummer); Battle of Landriano; Ottoman–Egyptian invasion of Mani; Wallachian Revolution of 1848; Pope Paul VI
• Included: June solstice (first appearance); Marie-Joseph Angélique (6th appearance, last in 2009; rescued from Ineligible); Tauranga Campaign (4th appearance, last in 2007; rescued from Ineligible; 150th anniversary); Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow (3rd appearance, last in 2012); Mississippi civil rights workers' murders (3rd appearance, last in 2012; 50th anniversary)
• Repeats: SpaceShipOne (2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total; 10th anniversary)

— howcheng { chat} 06:35, 20 June 2014 (UTC) reply

• Omitted: Marie-Josèph Angélique; Tauranga Campaign; Mississippi civil rights workers' murders; SpaceShipOne
• Included: Midsummer (rescued from Ineligible); Winter solstice; Battle of Lake Trasimene (3rd appearance, last in 2012); Ottoman–Egyptian invasion of Mani (5th appearance, last in 2013); Capture of Guam (4th appearance, last in 2012); Manchester Small-Scale Experimental Machine (6th appearance, last in 2012)
• Repeats: Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow (2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total)

• Omitted: Battle of Lake Trasimene; Ottoman–Egyptian invasion of Mani; Capture of Guam; Scuttling of the German fleet in Scapa Flow; Manchester Small-Scale Experimental Machine
• Included: Battle of Landriano (2nd appearance, last in 2013); Wallachian Revolution of 1848 (2nd appearance, last in 2013); Winnipeg general strike (first appearance); Pope Paul VI (3rd appearance, last in 2013); SpaceShipOne (5th appearance, last in 2014)

— howcheng { chat} 06:29, 21 June 2016 (UTC) reply

Howcheng None of them were "lynched". Please don't misuse the term. They were abducted and murdered. Mitchumch ( talk) 09:44, 19 June 2017 (UTC) reply

Why is the International Yoga Day overlooked, even though it is an international observance recognized by the UN? Maybe you can help @ Howcheng:? -- 85.6.151.80 ( talk) 17:10, 20 June 2017 (UTC) reply

Done. — howcheng { chat} 22:45, 20 June 2017 (UTC) reply

Thank you :) -- 85.6.151.80 ( talk) 10:36, 21 June 2017 (UTC) reply

• Moved to Ineligible: Battle of Lake Trasimene (maintenance); Winnipeg general strike (maintenance); Murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner (maintenance)
• New articles (ineligible): Battle of Bomarsund (maintenance)
• Omitted: Fête de la Musique (ineligible—maintenance); Battle of Landriano; Wallachian Revolution of 1848; SpaceShipOne (ineligible—maintenance)
• Included: International Yoga Day (first appearance); Ottoman–Egyptian invasion of Mani (6th appearance, last in 2015); Tauranga Campaign (5th appearance, last in 2014); Manchester Small-Scale Experimental Machine (7th appearance, last in 2015); Increase Mather (first appearance); Clara Immerwahr (first appearance); Gideon Sundback (first appearance)
• Repeats: Marie-Joseph Angélique (2nd consecutive appearance, 8 total); Pope Paul VI (2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total)

— howcheng { chat} 07:35, 21 June 2017 (UTC) reply

• New articles (unused): Italian invasion of France
• Omitted: International Day of Yoga (ineligible—maintenance); Ottoman–Egyptian invasion of Mani; Tauranga Campaign; Increase Mather; Clara Immerwahr; Gideon Sundback
• Included: Fête de la Musique (rescued from Ineligible); Charles Davis Lucas (first appearance; blurb previously featured Battle of Bomarsund, which is still ineligible); Capture of Guam (5th appearance, last in 2015); Salomon Schweigger (first appearance); Claude Auchinleck (first appearance); Maureen Connolly (first appearance)
• Repeats: Marie-Joseph Angélique (3rd consecutive appearance, 9 total); Manchester Baby (2nd consecutive appearance, 8 total); Pope Paul VI (3rd consecutive appearance, 5 total)

— howcheng { chat} 07:36, 21 June 2018 (UTC) reply

• New articles (unused): Battle of Gazala
• Omitted: Marie-Joseph Angélique; Charles Davis Lucas; Capture of Guam; Manchester Baby; Pope Paul VI; Salomon Schweigger; Claude Auchinleck
• Included: Battle of Landriano (3rd appearance, last in 2016); Wallachian Revolution of 1848 (3rd appearance, last in 2016); Scuttling of the German fleet at Scapa Flow (5th appearance, last in 2015; 100th anniversary); Ellen Fairclough (first appearance); Miller v. California/ Miller test (MvC: 5th appearance, last in 2010; Test: first appearance; rescued from Ineligible); Rodulf (archbishop of Bourges) (first appearance); Max Wolf (first appearance)
• Repeats: Maureen Connolly (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total; 50th anniversary)

— howcheng { chat} 16:21, 21 June 2019 (UTC) reply

• Deleted: Pope Paul VI (moved to May 29)
• Moved to Ineligible: Battle of Gazala (maintenance)
• Omitted: Battle of Landriano; Wallachian Revolution of 1848; Scuttling of the German fleet at Scapa Flow; Ellen Fairclough; Miller v. California/ Miller test; Rodulf (archbishop of Bourges); Max Wolf; Maureen Connolly
• Included: International Day of Yoga (rescued from Ineligible); Marie-Joseph Angélique (10th appearance, last in 2018); Tauranga campaign (6th appearance, last in 2017); Winnipeg general strike (2nd appearance, last in 2016; rescued from Ineligible); Italian invasion of France (first appearance; 80th anniversary); List of Asian Pacific American Medal of Honor recipients (first appearance); Charles Edward Horn (first appearance); Clara Immerwahr (2nd appearance, last in 2017; 150th birthday); Soad Hosny (first appearance)

— howcheng { chat} 00:37, 23 June 2020 (UTC) reply

• Moved to Ineligible: Flag of Greenland (maintenance)
• New articles (ineligible): Knockcroghery (date not certain)
• Omitted: Marie-Joseph Angélique; Tauranga campaign; Winnipeg general strike; Italian invasion of France; List of Asian Pacific American Medal of Honor recipients; Charles Edward Horn; Clara Immerwahr
• Included: Battle of Lake Trasimene (4th appearance, last in 2015; rescued from Ineligible); Ottoman–Egyptian invasion of Mani (7th appearance, last in 2017); Ellen Fairclough (2nd appearance, last in 2019); Miller v. California/ Miller test (MvC: 6th appearance; Test: 3rd; both last in 2019); Niccolò Machiavelli (first appearance); Joko Widodo (first appearance; 60th birthday)
• Repeats: Soad Hosny (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total; 20th anniversary)

— howcheng { chat} 05:57, 23 June 2021 (UTC) reply

• Moved to Ineligible: Marie-Joseph Angélique (maintenance)
• Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Knockcroghery
• Omitted: Ottoman–Egyptian invasion of Mani; Ellen Fairclough; Miller v. California/ Miller test; Niccolò Machiavelli; Joko Widodo; Soad Hosny
• Included: Wallachian Revolution of 1848 (4th appearance, last in 2019); Manchester Baby (9th appearance, last in 2018); List of Asian Pacific American Medal of Honor recipients (2nd appearance, last in 2020); Rodulf (archbishop of Bourges) (2nd appearance, last in 2019); Claude Auchinleck (2nd appearance, last in 2018); Lana Del Rey (first appearance)
• Repeats: Battle of Lake Trasimene (2nd consecutive appearance, 5 total)