Wikipedia picture of the day on May 23, 2021: A female African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana) with her six-week-old baby in the Matetsi Safari Area, Zimbabwe, having just crossed the border from Botswana. More Info
Wikipedia article of the day is Western Chalukya literature in Kannada. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: A large body of Western Chalukya literature in the Kannada language was produced during the empire’s reign (973–1200) in present-day India (map pictured). Kannada literature from this period, usually considered Old Kannada, constituted the bulk of the Chalukya court’s […]
Wikipedia article of the day is Opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: The opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway (L&M), often considered the dawn of modern transport, took place on 15 September 1830. Eight trains set out from Liverpool to Manchester carrying dignitaries including the Duke of Wellington, then prime […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on May 22, 2021: Aveiro lighthouse, west coast of Portugal. More Info
Wikipedia picture of the day on May 21, 2021: Black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus) courtship behaviour. Kinburn Peninsula, Ukraine. More Info
Wikipedia article of the day is George Vincent (painter). Check it out: Article-Link Summary: George Vincent (1796 – c. 1832) was an English landscape artist who produced watercolours, etchings and oil paintings. He is considered to be one of the most talented of the Norwich School of painters, a group of artists inspired by the Norfolk countryside. […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on May 20, 2021: Light trail of the largest German ferry M/S Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in Warnemünde, Germany More Info
Wikipedia article of the day is Battle of Rethymno. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: The Battle of Rethymno was part of the Battle of Crete, fought during World War II on the Greek island of Crete between 20 and 29 May 1941. Two Australian battalions, supported by Greek forces, defended an airstrip and the nearby town of Rethymno […]
Wikipedia article of the day is Angkor Wat. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: Angkor Wat is a temple at Angkor, Cambodia, built in the capital city for King Suryavarman II in the early 12th century as the state temple. The largest and best-preserved temple at the site, it is the only one to have remained a […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on May 19, 2021: African fish eagle (Haliaeetus vocifer), Lake Ziway, Ethiopia. More Info