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Osirak

Latest comment: 18 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

For 1981, I propose we make it the following:

1981 - Operation Opera: The Israeli Air Force attacked and disabled Iraq's Osirak nuclear reactor.

It was merely disabled by Israel; the United States destroyed it in the first Gulf War. --Kitch 23:05, 7 June 2006 (UTC)Reply

Treaty of Tordesillas

Latest comment: 14 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Please see here for a comment on the wording of the "Treaty of Tordesillas" entry, specifically regarding the description of territories inhabited by non-Europeans as "newly discovered" without any additional clarification. Thank you, -- Black Falcon ^(talk) 18:00, 10 June 2010 (UTC)Reply

2012 notes

Latest comment: 12 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Graceland
New articles (unused): Carrie Nation; Murder of James Byrd, Jr.
Omitted: Petition of Right; Homer Plessy; Battle of Messines; Operation Opera
Included: Treaty of Tordesillas (5th appearance, last in 2010); Mariano Moreno (first appearance as blurb, 2nd as observance); Lateran Treaty (first appearance); Cricket World Cup (first appearance)
Repeats: Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total)

—howcheng {chat} 04:39, 7 June 2012 (UTC)Reply

2013 notes

Latest comment: 11 years ago2 comments1 person in discussion

Omitted: Treaty of Tordesillas; Mariano Moreno; Lateran Treaty (moved to February 11); Cricket World Cup; Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
Included: Siege of Jerusalem (1099) (5th appearance, last in 2008; rescued from Ineligible); 1692 Jamaica earthquake (2nd appearance, last in 2010); Carrie Nation (first appearance); Operation Opera (6th appearance, last in 2011); Murder of James Byrd, Jr. (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 09:43, 6 June 2013 (UTC)Reply

Addendum: Siege of Jerusalem (1099) no longer eligible; replaced with Treaty of Tordesillas (2nd consecutive appearance, 6 total). —howcheng {chat} 16:36, 7 June 2013 (UTC)Reply

2014 notes

Latest comment: 10 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Omitted: Treaty of Tordesillas; 1692 Jamaica earthquake; Carrie Nation; Operation Opera; Murder of James Byrd, Jr.
Included: Petition of Right (3rd appearance, last in 2011); Day of the Tiles (first appearance); Mariano Moreno (2nd appearance as blurb, last in 2012); Battle of Messines (1917) (2nd appearance, last in 2011); Graceland (2nd appearance, last in 2010)

—howcheng {chat} 06:14, 6 June 2014 (UTC)Reply

2015 notes

Latest comment: 9 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Moved to Ineligible: Lee Resolution (maintenance)
Omitted: Petition of Right; Mariano Moreno (still included as observance); Battle of Messines (1917); Graceland
Included: Treaty of Tordesillas (7th appearance, last in 2013); Homer Plessy (2nd appearance, last in 2011); Griswold v. Connecticut (first appearance; rescued from Ineligible; 50th anniversary); Cricket World Cup (2nd appearance, last in 2012; 40th anniversary)
Repeats: Day of the Tiles (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total)

—howcheng {chat} 06:30, 6 June 2015 (UTC)Reply

2016 notes

Latest comment: 8 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Omitted: Treaty of Tordesillas; Homer Plessy; Griswold v. Connecticut; Cricket World Cup
Included: 1692 Jamaica earthquake (3rd appearance, last in 2013); Carrie Nation (2nd appearance, last in 2013); Edvard Beneš (6th appearance, last in 2008; rescued from Ineligible); Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (3rd appearance, last in 2012; 10th anniversary)
Repeats: Day of the Tiles (3rd consecutive appearance, 3 total)

—howcheng {chat} 18:42, 5 June 2016 (UTC)Reply

Gwendolyn Brooks 2017

Latest comment: 7 years ago4 comments2 people in discussion

Can Gwendolyn Brooks be in the list of Birthdays for 2017, her 100.[1]. Thanks. Alanscottwalker (talk) 13:32, 29 May 2017 (UTC)Reply

@Alanscottwalker: Sorry, the list of honors section needs more references. —howcheng {chat} 17:55, 5 June 2017 (UTC)Reply

How much time do I have? ;) Alanscottwalker (talk) 17:57, 5 June 2017 (UTC)Reply

@Howcheng: I have addressed the tags. Thanks. Alanscottwalker (talk) 00:04, 6 June 2017 (UTC)Reply

2017 notes

Latest comment: 7 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Moved to Ineligible: Treaty of Tordesillas (maintenance); Homer Plessy (maintenance); Griswold v. Connecticut (maintenance); Graceland (maintenance); Murder of James Byrd Jr. (maintenance)
Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Lee Resolution
New articles (unused): Nikki Giovanni
Omitted: Sette Giugno (ineligible—maintenance); 1692 Jamaica earthquake; Carrie Nation; Edvard Beneš; Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
Included: Aelia Eudocia (first appearance); Petition of Right (4th appearance, last in 2014); Battle of Messines (1917) (3rd appearance, last in 2014; 100th anniversary); 1938 Yellow River flood (first appearance); Operation Opera (7th appearance, last in 2013); Roderigo Lopez (first appearance); Paul Gauguin (first appearance); Gwendolyn Brooks (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 07:50, 6 June 2017 (UTC)Reply

2018 notes

Latest comment: 6 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Moved to Ineligible: Vatican City (maintenance); Edvard Beneš (maintenance); Cricket World Cup (maintenance)
New articles (ineligible): Branimir of Croatia (maintenance; moved from May 21)
Omitted: Aelia Eudocia; Petition of Right; Battle of Messines (1917); Operation Opera; Roderigo Lopez; Paul Gauguin; Gwendolyn Brooks
Included: 1692 Jamaica earthquake (4th appearance, last in 2016); Day of the Tiles (3rd appearance, last in 2015); Mariano Moreno (3rd appearance as blurb, last in 2014); Lynching of James Byrd Jr. (2nd appearance, last in 2013; 20th anniversary); Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (first appearance); Joseph von Fraunhofer (first appearance); Prince (musician) (first appearance)
Repeats: 1938 Yellow River flood (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total; 80th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 03:08, 8 June 2018 (UTC)Reply

2019 notes

Latest comment: 5 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Moved to Ineligible: Jean Harlow (maintenance)
New articles (unused): Reform Act 1832
Omitted: 1692 Jamaica earthquake; Day of the Tiles; Mariano Moreno; 1938 Yellow River flood; Murder of James Byrd Jr.; Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire; Joseph von Fraunhofer; Prince (musician)
Included: Aelia Eudocia (2nd appearance, last in 2017); Lee Resolution (4th appearance, last in 2010); Battle of Messines (1917) (4th appearance, last in 2017); Blind Faith (first appearance); Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr (first appearance); James Young Simpson (first appearance); Louise Erdrich (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 16:29, 7 June 2019 (UTC)Reply

2020 notes

Latest comment: 4 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Moved to Ineligible: 1938 Yellow River flood (maintenance)
New articles (ineligible): Pope Vigilius (maintenance)
Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Jean Harlow
Omitted: Lee Resolution; Mines in the Battle of Messines (1917)/Battle of Messines (1917); Blind Faith; Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr; James Young Simpson; Louise Erdrich
Included: Reform Act 1832 (first appearance); Carrie Nation (3rd appearance, last in 2016); Operation Opera (8th appearance, last in 2017); Murder of James Byrd Jr. (3rd appearance, last in 2018); Roderigo Lopez (2nd appearance, last in 2017); Amelia Edwards (first appearance); Mike Pence (first appearance)
Repeats: Aelia Eudocia (2nd consecutive appearance, 3 total)

—howcheng {chat} 18:50, 8 June 2020 (UTC)Reply

2021 notes

Latest comment: 3 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Omitted: Reform Act 1832; Carrie Nation; Murder of James Byrd Jr.; Roderigo Lopez; Amelia Edwards; Mike Pence
Included: Petition of Right (5th appearance, last in 2017); Griswold v. Connecticut (2nd appearance, last in 2015; rescued from Ineligible); 1975 Cricket World Cup/Cricket World Cup (1975: first appearance; CWC: 3rd, last in 2015; rescued from Ineligible); Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (2nd appearance, last in 2018); Knud Rasmussen (first appearance); Jean Harlow (first appearance)
Repeats: Aelia Eudocia (3rd consecutive appearance, 4 total; 1600th anniversary); Operation Opera (2nd consecutive appearance, 9 total; 40th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 07:20, 9 June 2021 (UTC)Reply

2022 notes

Latest comment: 2 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Omitted: Aelia Eudocia; Petition of Right; Griswold v. Connecticut; 1975 Cricket World Cup; Operation Opera; Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire; Knud Rasmussen; Jean Harlow
Included: 1692 Jamaica earthquake (5th appearance, last in 2018); Mariano Moreno (4th appearance as blurb, last in 2019); Mines in the Battle of Messines (1917)/Battle of Messines (1917) (Mines: first appearance; Battle: 5th appearance, last in 2019); 1948 Anti-Jewish riots in Oujda and Jerada (first appearance); Blind Faith (2nd appearance, last in 2019); Roderigo Lopes (3rd appearance, last in 2020); Joseph von Fraunhofer (2nd appearance, last in 2018); Allen Iverson (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 05:33, 8 June 2022 (UTC)Reply

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