Wikipedia article of the day is Waterloo Bay massacre. Check it out: https://ift.tt/2Sv7k94 Summary: The Waterloo Bay massacre was a clash between European settlers and Aboriginal Australians that took place on the cliffs of Waterloo Bay near Elliston, South Australia, in late May 1849. Part of the Australian frontier wars, it is likely that it resulted […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on May 2, 2020: Sun over Lake Hāwea, Otago, New Zealand https://ift.tt/3bZ8NMC
Wikipedia article of the day is James A. Ryder. Check it out: https://ift.tt/3f9qV8b Summary: James A. Ryder (1800–1860) was an American Catholic priest who led several Jesuit institutions. He studied at Georgetown College before entering the Society of Jesus in 1815. Ryder was then sent to Italy, where he studied and taught theology. He continued […]
Wikipedia article of the day is Isopogon anemonifolius. Check it out: https://ift.tt/HKa4bb Summary: Isopogon anemonifolius is a shrub of the family Proteaceae which is native to eastern New South Wales in Australia. It occurs naturally in woodland, open forest, and heathland on sandstone soils. Described in 1796 by Richard Salisbury, I. anemonifolius usually ranges between 1 […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on April 29, 2020: Transparent roof of the Main Post Office in Saint Petersburg, Russia https://ift.tt/2KNJ6Cp
Wikipedia article of the day is Hudson Sesquicentennial half dollar. Check it out: https://ift.tt/3bYvznu Summary: The Hudson Sesquicentennial half dollar is a fifty-cent piece struck by the United States Bureau of the Mint in 1935 as a commemorative coin. The coin was designed by Chester Beach. Its obverse depicts the Half Moon, flagship of Henry […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on April 28, 2020: Heilig-Geist-Spital (Hospital of the Holy Spirit) in Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany https://ift.tt/2VHzr6L
Wikipedia article of the day is Alf Ramsey. Check it out: https://ift.tt/28YTUJY Summary: Alf Ramsey (22 January 1920 – 28 April 1999) was an English football player and manager. As England manager from 1963 to 1974, he guided them to victory in the 1966 FIFA World Cup. Knighted in 1967, he also managed his country to third place in the […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on April 27, 2020: Cheetah cub, (Acinonyx jubatus) in Phinda Private Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Cubs are hidden in long grass when mother goes hunting. KwaZulu-Natal was created on 27 April 1994 https://ift.tt/2Y909XO
Wikipedia article of the day is Black honeyeater. Check it out: https://ift.tt/2kYlGzW Summary: The black honeyeater (Sugomel niger) is a species of bird in the honeyeater family, Meliphagidae. The bird exhibits sexual dimorphism: the males are black and white, while the females and immature birds are a speckled grey-brown. The species is endemic to Australia, […]