Wikipedia article of the day is John FitzWalter, 2nd Baron FitzWalter. Check it out: https://ift.tt/2Ntka2i Summary: John FitzWalter, 2nd Baron FitzWalter (c. 1315 – 1361), was a prominent Essex landowner who waged an armed campaign against the neighbouring town of Colchester. With connections to the powerful de Clare family, who had arrived in England at the time […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on June 22, 2020: View of the Yukon River near Carmacks, Yukon, Canada. https://ift.tt/2YWB7K3
Wikipedia article of the day is Randall Davidson. Check it out: https://ift.tt/3djYToE Summary: Randall Davidson (1848–1930) was an Anglican priest who was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1903 to 1928. Conciliatory by nature, he spent much of his term of office striving to keep the Church together in the face of deep and sometimes acrimonious divisions […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on June 21, 2020: Photo showing both the sun and the moon around the winter solstice (see also June solstice). South New Brighton’s beach, Christchurch, New Zealand https://ift.tt/2NjDVeI
Wikipedia picture of the day on June 20, 2020: Black-veined white butterfly (Aporia crataegi) on an early marsh-orchid (Dactylorhiza incarnata), Tagamõisa Conservation Area, Saaremaa, Estonia https://ift.tt/2AI2AqZ
Wikipedia article of the day is High Explosive Research. Check it out: https://ift.tt/2lOF5Ua Summary: High Explosive Research was the independent British project to develop atomic bombs after the Second World War. The decision to undertake it was made in 1947 and publicly announced in 1948. The project was a civil, not a military, one. Production […]
Wikipedia article of the day is California State Route 76. Check it out: https://ift.tt/1LpcPry Summary: State Route 76 (SR 76) is a state highway 52.63 miles (84.70 km) long in the U.S. state of California. It is a much-used east–west route in the North County region of San Diego County that begins in Oceanside near Interstate 5 (I-5) and […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on June 19, 2020: Daniel Souček playing for Czechia in European Under-21 Championship 2021 Qualifying Round between the Czech Republic and Greece https://ift.tt/2YRqSH1
Wikipedia article of the day is George Washington and slavery. Check it out: https://ift.tt/2qxr7nM Summary: George Washington was a slaveowner and Founding Father who became uneasy with the institution of slavery but provided for the emancipation of his slaves only after his death. Most of his slaves worked on his Mount Vernon estate. They built […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on June 18, 2020: Cruise ship Regal Princess (2013) at Warnemünde, Rostock, Germany https://ift.tt/3fD64Kb