Wikipedia article of the day is Pyramid of Neferirkare. Check it out: https://ift.tt/2nCz0Y6 Summary: The Pyramid of Neferirkare was built for the Fifth Dynasty pharaoh Neferirkare Kakai in the 25th century BC. It was the tallest structure on the highest site at the Abusir necropolis and still towers above it today. The Fifth Dynasty marked the […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on December 4, 2020: Colorful neon street signs in Kabukichō, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. https://ift.tt/3mJIdfG
Wikipedia article of the day is Battle of Pontvallain. Check it out: https://ift.tt/36Bp0XQ Summary: The Battle of Pontvallain, part of the Hundred Years’ War, took place in north-west France on 4 December 1370. A French army under Bertrand du Guesclin heavily defeated an English force which had broken away from an army commanded by Robert Knolles. The […]
Wikipedia article of the day is The Princesse de Broglie. Check it out: https://ift.tt/2hmHuEj Summary: The Princesse de Broglie is an oil-on-canvas painting by the French Neoclassical artist Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres. Completed between 1851 and 1853, it shows Pauline de Broglie, who adopted the courtesy title princesse, and married Albert de Broglie, the 28th prime minister […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on December 3, 2020: Headlands of Point Reyes National Seashore, California. https://ift.tt/37qSXcA
Wikipedia article of the day is Alpine newt. Check it out: https://ift.tt/2cnOOsh Summary: The alpine newt (Ichthyosaura alpestris) is a species of newt native to continental Europe and introduced to Great Britain and New Zealand. Adults measure 7–12 cm (2.8–4.7 in) and are usually dark grey to blue on the back and sides, with an orange belly […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on December 2, 2020: Baldy Hill from Snowslide Valley, Craigieburn Range, Canterbury, New Zealand https://ift.tt/3qgFi05
Wikipedia picture of the day on December 1, 2020: Church of San Juan el Real in the center of Calatayud, province of Zaragoza, Spain. The baroque church was built in the 17th and 18th century and hosts among others some of the oldest remaining paintings by Francisco de Goya in the pendentives of the main […]
Wikipedia article of the day is Jack Crawford (cricketer). Check it out: https://ift.tt/1TtBnbN Summary: Jack Crawford (1 December 1886 – 2 May 1963) was an English first-class cricketer who played mainly for Surrey County Cricket Club and for South Australia. An amateur, he played as an all-rounder. Unusually for a first-class cricketer, Crawford wore spectacles while playing. He played Test […]
Wikipedia article of the day is Landis’s Missouri Battery. Check it out: https://ift.tt/2M8teeN Summary: Landis’s Missouri Battery was an artillery battery that served in the Confederate States Army during the early stages of the American Civil War. The battery was formed in late 1861 and early 1862, and was crewed by a maximum of 62 men. […]