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From yesterday's featured article
Did you know ...
- ... that the Circle Tower (pictured), an Art Deco building in Indianapolis, features ziggurat-like upper floors?
- ... that Jacob Christiaan Koningsberger, a biologist who catalogued the flora and fauna of Java, also served as the Dutch minister of the colonies?
- ... that researchers submitting to the IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy intentionally introduced security bugs into Linux?
- ... that the Tang dynasty politician Fang Yi'ai, together with his wife Princess Gaoyang, rebelled against Emperor Gaozong of Tang, but their rebellion was swiftly suppressed, resulting in their deaths?
- ... that El Califa de León is the first Mexican taqueria to be awarded a Michelin star?
- ... that first-team All-American soccer player Jordynn Dudley holds her high school's basketball scoring record?
- ... that the Larmanjat guided rail system was successfully demonstrated in England but failed completely when used commercially in Lisbon?
- ... that during a comedy routine Reuben Solo drew a graph plotting the audience's reaction to his routine?
- ... that in 2016, the removal of a few lines of code briefly "broke the Internet"?
In the news (For today)
- In the Indian general election, the National Democratic Alliance led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi (pictured) is re-elected with a reduced majority.
- The Boeing Starliner spacecraft conducts its first crewed flight, carrying two astronauts to the International Space Station.
- The CNSA Chang'e 6 completes sampling and takeoff from the far side of the Moon.
- Claudia Sheinbaum is elected as the president of Mexico.
On the previous day
- 1549 – The first Book of Common Prayer was legally mandated by Parliament, introducing a fully vernacular Protestant liturgy to the Church of England.
- 1772 – In an act of defiance against the Navigation Acts, American colonists led by Abraham Whipple (pictured) attacked and burned the British schooner Gaspee.
- 1944 – World War II: In reprisal for successful French Resistance attacks, German SS and SD troops hanged 99 men in the town of Tulle.
- 1954 – During hearings investigating conflicting accusations between the United States Army and Senator Joseph McCarthy, Army lawyer Joseph N. Welch asked McCarthy: "At long last, have you left no sense of decency?"
- 1999 – Yugoslav Wars: The Kumanovo Agreement was signed, bringing an end to the Kosovo War the next day.
- William Feiner (d. 1829)
- Doveton Sturdee (b. 1859)
- Wolfdietrich Schnurre (d. 1989)
- Brian Williamson (d. 2004)
Yesterday's featured picture
Euchloe penia, commonly known as the eastern greenish black-tip, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, and northern Iraq. The habitat consists of dry and warm rocky areas. Adults are a bright greenish off-yellow, with a wingspan of 32 to 36 millimetres (1.3 to 1.4 inches). There are two generations per year, with adults on the wing in April and from June to July. The larvae feed on plants of the genus Matthiola. This E. penia butterfly perching on a flower was photographed in Pletvar, North Macedonia. Photograph credit: Charles J. Sharp
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