Wikipedia picture of the day on April 11, 2021: View of Damascus in Schedel’s World History, woodcut by Michael Wolgemut, printed in the very rare pirated edition of 1497 by Johann Schönsperger in Augsburg. More Info
Wikipedia article of the day is The Boat Races 2015. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: The 2015 Boat Races took place on 11 April. The Boat Race is an annual side-by-side rowing race between crews from the universities of Oxford and Cambridge along a 4.2-mile (6.8 km) tidal stretch of the River Thames. For the first time […]
Wikipedia article of the day is Isopogon anethifolius. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: Isopogon anethifolius is a shrub in the family Proteaceae. The species is found only in coastal areas near Sydney in New South Wales, and to the immediate west. It occurs naturally in woodland, open forest and heathland on sandstone soils. An upright […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on April 10, 2021: Skyline of Cambridge, Massachusetts, as viewed from Harvard Bridge. Prominently visible are the Great Dome and Green Building of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), which was established on April 10, 1861. More Info
Wikipedia article of the day is Parks and Recreation (season 1). Check it out: Article-Link Summary: The six episodes of the first season of Parks and Recreation originally aired in the United States on the NBC television networks on Thursdays between April 9 and May 14, 2009. The comedy series was created by Greg Daniels and Michael […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on April 9, 2021: Cliff at Vaucluse with New Zealand sea lions, Sydney, New South Wales, AustraliaWikipedia: Sydney, New South Wales More Info
Wikipedia article of the day is Antiochus XII Dionysus. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: Antiochus XII Dionysus (died 82 BC) was a Seleucid ruler who reigned as King of Syria during the Hellenistic period from 87 BC until his death. He was the youngest son of Antiochus VIII, who was assassinated in 96 BC. Antiochus XII’s four brothers laid claim to […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on April 8, 2021: Catkins in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden More Info
Wikipedia picture of the day on April 7, 2021: An autumn view to Raftsundet and mountains of Austvågøya (including Trolltindan) over Tennfjorden, Hinnøya, Norway. More Info
Wikipedia article of the day is République-class battleship. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: The République class consisted of a pair of pre-dreadnought battleships—République and Patrie (pictured)—built for the French Navy in the early 1900s. They were a significant improvement over previous French battleships, with the same four 305 mm (12 in) guns and eighteen 164 mm (6.5 in) guns, […]