Wikipedia article of the day is Mysteries of Isis. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: The mysteries of Isis were religious initiation rites performed in the cult of the goddess Isis in the Greco-Roman world. Alluding to the worship of Isis from ancient Egyptian religion, they were modeled on other mystery rites, particularly the Eleusinian mysteries, […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on May 29, 2021: California gull (Larus californicus) landing in Palo Alto Duck Pond, Baylands Nature Preserve, Palo Alto, California. More Info
Wikipedia article of the day is Menstrual cycle. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: The menstrual cycle is a series of natural changes in hormone production and the structures of the uterus and ovaries of the female reproductive system that make pregnancy possible. Naturally occurring hormones drive two concurrent and coordinated cycles that last about 28 […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on May 28, 2021: Detail of Distinction Hotel facade, Christchurch, New Zealand More Info
Wikipedia picture of the day on May 27, 2021: Aerial shot of the Church of the Savior on Blood in Saint Petersburg, Russia More Info
Wikipedia article of the day is 2007 Coca-Cola 600. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: The 2007 Coca-Cola 600 was the twelfth stock car race of the 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and the 48th iteration of the event in the U.S. It was held on May 27, 2007, before a crowd of 175,000 in Concord, North Carolina, […]
Wikipedia article of the day is Yazid I. Check it out: Article-Link Summary: Yazid I (c. 646 – 683) was the second caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate, ruling from April 680 until his death. His appointment, the first hereditary succession to the caliphate in Islamic history, was opposed by several Muslim grandees from Medina, including Muhammad’s grandson Husayn ibn […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on May 26, 2021: Inventor Nikola Tesla in December 1899, reading in his laboratory of Colorado Springs next to his giant “magnifying transmitter” high voltage generator while the machine produces huge bolts of electricity. This photo was in fact a promotional stunt by photographer Dickenson V. Alley. More Info
Wikipedia article of the day is Operation Rösselsprung (1944). Check it out: Article-Link Summary: Operation Rösselsprung was a combined airborne and ground assault by the German XV Mountain Corps on the Supreme Headquarters of the Yugoslav Partisans during World War II. Launched on 25 May 1944, the operation was aimed at the Partisan leader Marshal Josip Broz Tito (pictured) […]
Wikipedia picture of the day on May 25, 2021: Five antennas of the Australia Telescope Compact Array, near Narrabri (New South Wales). This photograph was taken in the late phase of the construction process (~1984). More Info