Wikipedia picture of the day on August 17, 2021: Bourtzi Castle and harbour of Karystos, Euboea, Greece. More Info

Wikipedia article of the day is Murder of William de Cantilupe. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: William de Cantilupe was killed by multiple stab wounds in Scotton, Lincolnshire, in March 1375. The de Cantilupes were a wealthy English family and had a history of service to the crown. They were major landholders in the Midlands, with […]

Wikipedia picture of the day on August 16, 2021: Girl with a Pearl Earring by Johannes Vermeer. From the Mauritshuis collection. More Info

Wikipedia article of the day is Dimple Kapadia. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: Dimple Kapadia (born 1957) is an Indian actress of Hindi films. She was discovered at age 14 by Raj Kapoor, who cast her in the title role of Bobby, a major success in 1973. The same year, she married and then quit acting […]

Wikipedia picture of the day on August 15, 2021: Polish Air Force Mikoyan MiG-29A Fulcrum at ILA Berlin Air Show 2016. More Info

Wikipedia article of the day is Shaw and Crompton. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: Shaw and Crompton is a civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, containing the town of Shaw. Formerly known as Crompton, the parish lies at the edge of the South Pennines, 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Manchester. There […]

Wikipedia picture of the day on August 14, 2021: View of three volcanoes (Avachinsky, Koryaksky, and Kozelsky) on Kamchatka Peninsula in the Russian Far East More Info

Wikipedia article of the day is Ring ouzel. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: The ring ouzel (Turdus torquatus) is a medium-sized thrush, breeding mainly in Europe. Males are mostly black with a white crescent across the breast, females are browner and duller than males, and young birds may lack chest markings. A high-altitude bird, it […]

Wikipedia picture of the day on August 13, 2021: Log Pod Mangrtom and the Rombon in the background, municipality Bovec, Slovenia, EU More Info

Wikipedia article of the day is Battle of Blenheim. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: The Battle of Blenheim was fought on 13 August 1704 during the War of the Spanish Succession. The French were seeking to knock Austria out of the war by seizing its capital, Vienna. An army of the reconstituted Grand Alliance, led by the […]