Wikipedia article of the day is William Bonville, 1st Baron Bonville. Check it out: https://ift.tt/2QMRuUA Summary: William Bonville, 1st Baron Bonville (1392–1461), was a powerful landowner in southwest England. Undertaking royal service, he fought in France in the later years of the Hundred Years’ War. In 1415, he joined the English invasion of France in […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on April 17, 2020: Aerial photo of clouds gliding in Makhtesh Ramon, Negev desert, Israel https://ift.tt/2VDw8fN
Wikipedia article of the day is Abbasid invasion of Asia Minor (806). Check it out: https://ift.tt/3ab2vrf Summary: The Abbasid invasion of Asia Minor in 806 CE was an attack by the Abbasid Caliphate against the Byzantine Empire in southeastern and central Asia Minor. Soon after his accession in 802, the Byzantine emperor Nikephoros I ceased […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on April 16, 2020: A female llama (Lama glama) with her cria at Laguna Colorada, Reserva Nacional de Fauna Andina Eduardo Avaroa, Bolivia. https://ift.tt/3bex7JM
Wikipedia article of the day is Vision in White. Check it out: https://ift.tt/3aggCvw Summary: Vision in White is the first book of the Bride Quartet series of romance novels, written by Nora Roberts (pictured). After its April 2009 release, it spent two weeks atop one of the New York Times bestseller lists and reached number three […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on April 15, 2020: New Brighton Pier during the sunset. New Brighton, Christchurch, New Zealand https://ift.tt/3ckdaBG
Wikipedia article of the day is Circumstellar habitable zone. Check it out: https://ift.tt/1rDS4zs Summary: Horologium is a constellation of six faintly visible stars in the southern celestial hemisphere. It was first described by the French astronomer Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille in 1756 and visualized by him as a clock with a pendulum and a second hand. […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on April 14, 2020: View of a lake in the Eagle River Valley, Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska, United States. https://ift.tt/34zWV0H
Wikipedia article of the day is Razing of Friesoythe. Check it out: https://ift.tt/2DECZLT Summary: The Razing of Friesoythe took place on 14 April 1945 towards the end of World War II. The 4th Canadian (Armoured) Division, advancing into north-west Germany, attacked the German-held town of Friesoythe. The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada captured the town. During the […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on April 13, 2020: Rows of seats in Olympiastadion Munich which is situated at the heart of the Olympiapark München. The stadium was built as the main venue for the 1972 Summer Olympics. With an original capacity of 80,000, the stadium also hosted many major football matches including the 1974 […]