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These are images I like. thumb|250px|The A380 thumb|300px|right| Hughes H-4 Hercules thumbnail|right|350px|The Master Plan of Diosdado Macapagal International Airport
Did you know? edit
- ... that George Jenkins (pictured) was described in 1901 as "the happiest, proudest, most important and most worried individual" in Australia, but 90 years later as "a lazy, dictatorial, unctuous opportunist"?
- ... that the Golden State Valkyries are the first expansion franchise in the WNBA since 2008?
- ... that a 2021 Dutch translation of the Bible introduces five new animals?
- ... that in Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929–1945, "the 'American people' appear with conspicuous infrequency"?
- ... that Julian Prégardien's performance as the Evangelist in Bach's St Matthew Passion was noted by one reviewer for its emphatic and penetrating "profoundly human" nature?
- ... that The New York Times called Teeth a "feminist awakening with a lethal bite"?
- ... that Debbie Currie once worked as a lollipop lady?
- ... that the Missoula Children's Theatre works with more than 65,000 children every year?
- ... that in two years the Thourots became the Brewers, who became the Palaces, who became the Jackaways, who became the Mules, who then disbanded?
Featured Article of the Day edit
Raymond Brownell (17 May 1894 – 12 April 1974) was a senior officer in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and a World War I flying ace. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force at the outbreak of World War I and served in the Gallipoli campaign before transferring to the Western Front. Awarded the Military Medal for his actions during the Battle of Pozières, he transferred to the Royal Flying Corps in 1917. Moving with his squadron to Italy, he was awarded the Military Cross and credited with shooting down 12 aircraft. After the war, Brownell returned to Australia and was group captain at the outbreak of World War II. Establishing the RAAF base in Singapore, he returned to Australia in 1941 and was appointed to lead No. 1 Training Group. He was Air Officer Commanding Western Area for over two years, then led the No. 11 Group on Morotai. Retiring from the RAAF in 1947, Brownell became a partner in a stockbroking firm. He died in 1974; his autobiography was published posthumously. (Full article...)
25px On This Day edit
May 17: International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia
- 1590 – Anne of Denmark (pictured) was crowned the queen consort of Scotland in a ceremony at Holyrood Abbey in Edinburgh.
- 1863 – American Civil War: At the Battle of Big Black River Bridge in Mississippi, Union forces under John A. McClernand defeated a Confederate rearguard and captured around 1,700 men.
- 1900 – The first copies of the children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum were printed.
- 1954 – The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the landmark case Brown v. Board of Education, outlawing racial segregation in public schools because "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal" and therefore unconstitutional.
- 1987 – An Iraqi jet fired two Exocet missiles at the American frigate USS Stark, killing 37 personnel and injuring 21 others.
- Caroline of Brunswick (b. 1768)
- Little Gerhard (b. 1934)
- Maggie Laubser (d. 1973)
Notes edit
JJ 00:22, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
My Favorite Airlines edit
If you would like to suggest any other airlines please notify me in my talk page.
- United Airlines
- Kingfisher Airlines
- SAS Group
- Philippine Airlines
- Iberia Airlines
- Swiss International Airlines
- Turkish Airlines
- Antonov Airlines
- WestJet
- British Airways
- RyanAir
- Virgin Atlantic Airways
- EL AL
- Royal Jordanian Airlines
- Kuwait Airways
- Qatar Airways
- Saudi Arabian Airlines
- International Lease Finance Corporation
- Emirates Airlines
- Etihad Airways
- Air Canada
- AeroMexico
- Mexicana de Aviacion
- Northwest Airlines
- Aerolineas Argentinas
- Varig
- American Airlines
- South African Airways
- China Southern Airlines
- Cathay Pacific
- Eva Air
- Air India
- All Nippon Airways
- Japan Airlines
- Korean Air
- Malaysia Airlines
- Pakistan International Airlines
- Singapore Airlines
- Thai Airways International
- Qantas
- Austrian Airlines
- Air France-KLM
- Lufthansa
- Aer Lingus
- Alitalia
- Aeroflot
- Air China
- Garuda Indonesia
- L'avion