Wikipedia picture of the day on October 18, 2023: View to the east from Cho La, 5,400 metres (17,700 ft) a. s. l., a feature-rich mountain pass to the south of the Great Himalayan Range in the Everest Zone of Nepal, Himalayas. Glacial field covered with snow, black cliffs exposing geological layers and a small glacial […]
Wikipedia article of the day is Growing Up Absurd. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: Growing Up Absurd is a 1960 book by Paul Goodman (pictured) on the relationship between American juvenile delinquency and the lack of societal opportunities to fulfill natural needs. It drew from his prior works, psychotherapy practice, and personal experiences and relationships. […]
Wikipedia article of the day is Venus in fiction. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: The planet Venus has been used as a setting in fiction since before the 19th century. Its impenetrable cloud cover gave writers free rein to speculate on conditions at Venus’s surface, which was often depicted as warmer than Earth’s but habitable. […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on October 17, 2023: Breil-Brigels, Panorama road between Waltensburg / Vuorz and Breil/Brigels, Canton of Grisons, Switzerland. Carved out passage. More Info
Wikipedia article of the day is Walt Disney. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: Walt Disney (1901–1966) was an American animator, film producer and entrepreneur. A pioneer of the American animation industry, he holds the individual records for the most Academy Award wins (22) and nominations (59). On October 16, 1923, he founded the Disney Brothers […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on October 16, 2023: Golden Gate Bridge (in fog), San Francisco, California, USA More Info
Wikipedia picture of the day on October 15, 2023: View of the Tower of Hercules near the center of A Coruña, Galicia, north-western coast of Spain. The 55 metres (180 ft) hight tower, an ancient Roman lighthouse, is the oldest (almost 1900 years) Roman lighthouse in use today and the second tallest lighthouse in Spain (after […]
Wikipedia article of the day is Kyriakos Pittakis. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: Kyriakos Pittakis (1798–1863) was a Greek archaeologist. The first Greek to serve as the head of the country’s archaeological service, he carried out the conservation and restoration of monuments on the Acropolis of Athens. Largely self-taught as an archaeologist, he was one […]
Wikipedia article of the day is Tinder Fire. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: The Tinder Fire was a wildfire that burned 16,309 acres (66.00 km2) of the Coconino National Forest in the U.S. state of Arizona during April and May 2018. The 2017 Arizona wildfires had been followed by drought, including a historically dry winter season. The […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on October 14, 2023: Shila village on the right bank of the Tsarap River, Zanskar, Ladakh, India. Surrounded by groves of birch in autumn colouration. Elev. 3,590 m (11,780 ft). More Info