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A fact from Mo Cowan appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 9 February 2013 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that the appointment of Mo Cowan(pictured) to the U.S. Senate marks the first time two African Americans served concurrently?
Latest comment: 11 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion
He's been assigned to Commerce, Science and Transportation, Environment and Public Works and the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committees. 74.69.11.229 (talk) 19:53, 4 February 2013 (UTC)Reply
Latest comment: 11 years ago3 comments2 people in discussion
Is the lead image now his Senate portrait? It's on the senate.gov website.[1] – Muboshgu (talk) 18:37, 7 February 2013 (UTC)Reply
While this definitally clarifies that it's a free-image, it could very well be temporary, as it is not the style of senate portraits. Grammarxxx(What'd I do this time?) 18:45, 7 February 2013 (UTC)Reply
Sounds right to me. I changed the licensing on the image and added it to the DYK nom. – Muboshgu (talk) 20:42, 7 February 2013 (UTC)Reply
