Wikipedia picture of the day on July 7, 2021: View of the right bank from the left bank of the Spiti River across a narrow valley about 15 km above Kaza, Spiti, Himachal, India. The river has cut a gorge about 100m (330′) deep in the floor of the valley. The river bed elevation is […]
Wikipedia article of the day is Lion-class battlecruiser. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: Two Lion-class battlecruisers were built, for the Royal Navy before World War I. Lion served as the flagship of the British Grand Fleet’s battlecruisers during most of the war, and Princess Royal became the flagship of the 1st Battlecruiser Squadron in 1915. The […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on July 6, 2021: French marigold (Tagetes patula), possibly a hybrid cultivar. Ukraine. More Info
Wikipedia article of the day is Imaginative Tales. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: Imaginative Tales was an American fantasy and science fiction magazine launched in September 1954 by William Hamling’s Greenleaf Publishing Company. It began as a vehicle for novel-length humorous fantasy, with initial issues featuring stories by Charles F. Myers and Robert Bloch. After a […]
Wikipedia article of the day is Fort Concho. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: Fort Concho is a former United States Army installation and a National Historic Landmark located in San Angelo, Texas. It was established in 1867 and was an active military base for 22 years. The fort was the base of the 4th Cavalry […]
Wikipedia article of the day is Ambulocetus. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: Ambulocetus natans is a species of early amphibious archaeocete cetacean from the Kuldana Formation in Pakistan during the early Eocene, 48 or 47 million years ago. It is among the most completely known Eocene cetaceans, vital to the study of cetacean evolution and the […]
Wikipedia article of the day is Green rosella. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: The green rosella (Platycercus caledonicus) is a parrot native to the Australian state of Tasmania and some Bass Strait islands. The species was described by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in 1788. At up to 37 cm (14.5 in) long, it is the […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on July 1, 2021: Ostankino TV Tower in Moscow More Info
Wikipedia article of the day is John Early (educator). Check it out: Article-Link Summary: John Early (July 1, 1814 – May 23, 1873) was a Catholic priest and Jesuit who held several prominent positions in American academia. Born in Ireland, he emigrated to the United States in 1833 and was educated in Maryland and Washington, D.C. After he […]
Wikipedia article of the day is All About That Bass. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: “All About That Bass” is the debut single of American singer-songwriter Meghan Trainor (pictured), released through Epic Records on June 30, 2014. The song was included on Trainor’s first extended play (EP) Title (2014) and her studio album of the same […]