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Cyclone Taylor

Cyclone Taylor (June 23, 1884 – June 9, 1979) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and civil servant. Born and raised in Southern Ontario, Taylor moved to Houghton, Michigan, and played in the International Hockey League for two years. He then joined the Ottawa Senators, winning the Stanley Cup with the team in his second year. While in Ottawa he began working as an immigration clerk. Two years later he signed with the Renfrew Creamery Kings, becoming the highest-paid athlete in the world on a per-game basis. He then played for the Vancouver Millionaires until 1922, where he won five scoring championships and his second Stanley Cup victory with the team. In 1914 Taylor was the first Canadian official to board the Komagata Maru, a major incident relating to Canadian immigration. In 1946 he was named a member of the Order of the British Empire for his services as an immigration officer and inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1947. ( Full article...)

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Long Tack Sam

Long Tack Sam (1884–1961) was a Chinese-born American magician, acrobat, and vaudeville performer. Little is known about his early years, although he is known to have joined a group of acrobats around 1900 called the Tian-Kwai, with whom he toured the world. Several years later, amid unrest in China, he brought his troupe of entertainers to the United States, where he performed extensively for several decades. This colour lithograph poster featuring Long was printed in Hamburg, Germany, in 1919. It illustrates his conscious use of luxurious embroidered costumes and elaborate scenery to enhance his mystique and capitalize on Western notions of " the mysterious Orient".

Poster credit: Studio of Adolph Friedlander; restored by Adam Cuerden

Length

There are too many events listed for today, creating a big space on the main page. Phoenix2 03:41, 23 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Grand Duke's Official Birthday in Luxembourg

Please add Grand Duke's Official Birthday in Luxembourg. Thanks. -- 74.14.23.198 04:46, 22 June 2007 (UTC) reply

Midsummer in Estonia

This particular Victory Day of Estonia's is by far outdone by Jaaniõhtu (Midsummer's Eve); some of us Estonians had no immediate idea where that victory took place and Jaaniõhtu is the celebration, please consider changing accordingly. (Come to think of it, Jaaniõhtu is a near exact equivalent of Jāņi in Latvia and Saint Jonas' Festival in Lithuania, both on the main page.) -- Kaf 07:23, 23 June 2007 (UTC) reply

2012 notes

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2013 notes

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Bhaktivinoda Thakur's centennial death anniversary

Per WP:OTDRULES, I've swapped in an entry on Bhaktivinoda Thakur's centennial death anniversary for the SAT entry, and added his photograph as well. His article has just been significantly upgraded and improved using academic sources, original photos and newly released media. Regards, Cinosaur ( talk) 06:14, 20 June 2014 (UTC) reply

2014 notes

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2015 notes

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2016 notes

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I've just taken out Mortara case because it was TFA 2 days ago, and replaced it with Pierre de Coubertin. -- PFHLai ( talk) 05:13, 23 June 2016 (UTC) reply

2017 notes

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2018 notes

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2019 notes

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2020 notes

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Today's featured article for June 23, 2024
Cyclone Taylor

Cyclone Taylor (June 23, 1884 – June 9, 1979) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and civil servant. Born and raised in Southern Ontario, Taylor moved to Houghton, Michigan, and played in the International Hockey League for two years. He then joined the Ottawa Senators, winning the Stanley Cup with the team in his second year. While in Ottawa he began working as an immigration clerk. Two years later he signed with the Renfrew Creamery Kings, becoming the highest-paid athlete in the world on a per-game basis. He then played for the Vancouver Millionaires until 1922, where he won five scoring championships and his second Stanley Cup victory with the team. In 1914 Taylor was the first Canadian official to board the Komagata Maru, a major incident relating to Canadian immigration. In 1946 he was named a member of the Order of the British Empire for his services as an immigration officer and inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1947. ( Full article...)

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Picture of the day for June 23, 2024
Long Tack Sam

Long Tack Sam (1884–1961) was a Chinese-born American magician, acrobat, and vaudeville performer. Little is known about his early years, although he is known to have joined a group of acrobats around 1900 called the Tian-Kwai, with whom he toured the world. Several years later, amid unrest in China, he brought his troupe of entertainers to the United States, where he performed extensively for several decades. This colour lithograph poster featuring Long was printed in Hamburg, Germany, in 1919. It illustrates his conscious use of luxurious embroidered costumes and elaborate scenery to enhance his mystique and capitalize on Western notions of " the mysterious Orient".

Poster credit: Studio of Adolph Friedlander; restored by Adam Cuerden

Length

There are too many events listed for today, creating a big space on the main page. Phoenix2 03:41, 23 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Grand Duke's Official Birthday in Luxembourg

Please add Grand Duke's Official Birthday in Luxembourg. Thanks. -- 74.14.23.198 04:46, 22 June 2007 (UTC) reply

Midsummer in Estonia

This particular Victory Day of Estonia's is by far outdone by Jaaniõhtu (Midsummer's Eve); some of us Estonians had no immediate idea where that victory took place and Jaaniõhtu is the celebration, please consider changing accordingly. (Come to think of it, Jaaniõhtu is a near exact equivalent of Jāņi in Latvia and Saint Jonas' Festival in Lithuania, both on the main page.) -- Kaf 07:23, 23 June 2007 (UTC) reply

2012 notes

howcheng { chat} 06:02, 22 June 2012 (UTC) reply

2013 notes

howcheng { chat} 05:28, 23 June 2013 (UTC) reply

Bhaktivinoda Thakur's centennial death anniversary

Per WP:OTDRULES, I've swapped in an entry on Bhaktivinoda Thakur's centennial death anniversary for the SAT entry, and added his photograph as well. His article has just been significantly upgraded and improved using academic sources, original photos and newly released media. Regards, Cinosaur ( talk) 06:14, 20 June 2014 (UTC) reply

2014 notes

howcheng { chat} 08:43, 22 June 2014 (UTC) reply

2015 notes

howcheng { chat} 08:05, 22 June 2015 (UTC) reply

2016 notes

howcheng { chat} 20:38, 22 June 2016 (UTC) reply

I've just taken out Mortara case because it was TFA 2 days ago, and replaced it with Pierre de Coubertin. -- PFHLai ( talk) 05:13, 23 June 2016 (UTC) reply

2017 notes

howcheng { chat} 07:53, 23 June 2017 (UTC) reply

2018 notes

howcheng { chat} 20:13, 23 June 2018 (UTC) reply

2019 notes

howcheng { chat} 21:07, 15 July 2019 (UTC) reply

2020 notes

howcheng { chat} 15:52, 24 June 2020 (UTC) reply

2021 notes

howcheng { chat} 06:38, 25 June 2021 (UTC) reply

2022 notes

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