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Candidate entries

Articles created/expanded on June 13

• ... that the Parbatya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samiti organized the Shanti Bahini to launch an armed struggle for autonomy for the people of the Chittagong Hill Tracts? article expanded by Vishnava _talk 01:49, 13 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the Flying Super Saturator was the world's first roller coaster allowing riders to dump payloads of water on other amusement park attendees? -- new article self-nom by IronGargoyle (talk) 01:47, 13 June 2008 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on June 12

• ... that 5,000 people went to Eugene V. Debs' home to attend his funeral sermon in 1926? (self-nom)--Bedford 00:13, 13 June 2008 (UTC)

• ...what kind of printing mistake appears in so-called Wicked Bibles? (Created by Timpul my talk 20:52, 12 June 2008 (UTC)) - oh dear ... you haven't said "that", but "what" ... well done. nice hookVictuallers (talk) 21:55, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the southernmost city to host the IIHF World Under 20 Championships was Boston, Massachusetts? (Created by User:Scorpion0422, nom by Maxim) Maxim_(talk) 20:23, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the Mosque of the Cloak of the Prophet Mohammed, in Kandahar, has been described as the "heart of Afghanistan"? (article created by John Carter (talk) 19:37, 12 June 2008 (UTC))

• ... that the Shrine of Hazrat Ali, said to be the burial place of Ali, also gave its city of Mazari Sharif its name? (article created by John Carter (talk) 18:55, 12 June 2008 (UTC))

• ... that at the age of 74, Robert Sterling Yard (pictured) became a founding member and the first president of The Wilderness Society? (expanded, self-nom, with pic) María (habla conmigo) 18:43, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Jabal Amman is one of the seven original hills that Amman, Jordan was built on during the Neolithic period? (self nominated) ل داد 15:26, 12 June 2008 (UTC) Ldud talk

• ... that the Millersburg Ferry in Pennsylvania is the last ferry on the Susquehanna River and the last authentic stern-wheeled paddle wheeler operating in the United States? (self nom) Dincher (talk) 13:46, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that it was largely the zeal of Bishop Russell McVinney of Providence that reestablished the American College of the Immaculate Conception in 1952? B-May (talk) 13:09, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
• ... that before the 17th century, penetrating trauma was treated by pouring hot oil into wounds to cauterize damaged blood vessels? Self nom, expanded >5 times. Is this too disgusting? I can come up with another one if so. delldot talk 08:27, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

Alt: *... that penetrating trauma by a high-velocity object causes a shock wave that forces tissues out of place, creating a temporary cavity and damaging tissue? (but I like the disgusting one better :-P ) delldot talk 08:54, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the Palestinian village of al-Fasayil is the site of the ancient village of Phasaelis founded by Herod the Great? Al Ameer son (talk) 20:33, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
  • That's User:Al Ameer son's nom above, btw. —97198 talk 08:08, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
• ... that an exploding cigar was at the heart of an alleged plot by the Central Intelligence Agency to assassinate Fidel Castro? Self-nomination.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 03:57, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
• ... that the Government of Bangladesh and the Parbatya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samiti promulgated the Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord in 1997? Vishnava _talk 02:22, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
  • Hook is 210 characters long - bring it down a bit to 200 or less per the requirements. Thanks. --JamieS93 02:51, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

I've trimmed the length - should be OK now. Vishnava _talk 05:21, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that André Devigny, a member of the French Resistance, escaped the allegedly escape-proof Fort Montluc Gestapo prison using a safety pin, a spoon, a rope, and a grappling hook? self-nom --Carabinieri (talk) 01:55, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
• ... that Opoku Ware II, King of the Ashanti people in Ghana from 1970 to 1999, worked as a building inspector, a surveyor, a lawyer, and an ambassador prior to his enthronement? self-nom--Carabinieri (talk) 00:34, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
• ... that with Cambodian-Vietnamese relations improving after the Cambodian-Vietnamese War, both nations set a target to increase bilateral trade to USD 2.3 billion by 2010? Vishnava _talk 01:09, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
• ... that Alén Diviš painted illustrations for nineteenth-century Czech ballads after spending the Second World War in La Santé Prison and several internment camps? -- Article expanded fivefold and self-nom by TheMightyQuill (talk) 01:41, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the 1960–1961 NBC Western series Klondike featured James Coburn as con man Jeff Durain in the Alaskan gold rush town of Skagway?--self-nom Billy Hathorn (talk) 22:54, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on June 11

• ... that approximately 90 percent of the buildings were destroyed at Maumere, the hardest hit town of the 1992 Indonesia earthquake (location pictured)? New article by I'm an Editorofthewiki 00:40, 13 June 2008 (UTC)
• ... that the East Roman general Comentiolus was briefly imprisoned by the khagan of the Avars for being insolent towards him? - new article, self-nom, Constantine ✍ 23:47, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
• ... that Jenny Wiley State Resort Park is named for a woman who escaped by herself from Cherokees that tomahawked her three-month-old child? (self-nom)--Bedford 23:17, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
• ... that the tourist industry in Seychelles was born with the completion of the Seychelles International Airport in 1971? New article by I'm an Editorofthewiki 19:38, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
• ... that Jeita Grotto's White Chamber houses the world's longest stalactite measuring 8.2m? -- Article expanded fivefold and self-nom by Eli+ 06:44, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the Virginia City Historic District comprises where the first silver rush took place? (Created by User:Doncram and myself--Bedford 06:25, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
  • Marks the what where? Where is this Silver City? First silver rush ever? No. --Wetman (talk) 19:12, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

Yes. Everything is sourced.--Bedford 23:18, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

If the Planchas de Plata district was the site of Mexico's first silver rush in 1736, how could the 1859 Virginia City Historic District be where the first silver rush took place? The silver article states silver has been known since ancient times and has long been valued as a precious metal. Someone must have rushed towards it before they did in Virginia City. Also, does not seem independent of Virginia City Historic District. The references should be third-party published sources. Bebestbe (talk) 00:58, 13 June 2008 (UTC)

1. 2 is a nomination form for the reasons why the historic district should be placed on the National Register of Historic Places, which the National Park Service accepted, so they had no problems with its accuracy. If its proved that there was another silver rush before it, then the hook can be amended, which it appears to have been, then let's revise the hook.--Bedford 03:00, 13 June 2008 (UTC)

• • • ... that the Virginia City Historic District comprises where the first silver rush to intensely apply large-industrial mining methods took place?--Bedford 03:00, 13 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the Chase Promenade hosted a monthlong Museum of Modern Ice exhibit of abstract art on a Template:Ft to m wall of ice called Paintings Below Zero (pictured)?--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 05:33, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

Removed image. As a work of copyrighted public art, no photograph primarily of it taken in the US can possibly be free per US copyright law as freedom of panorama doesn't cover statuary sculpture or murals. I'll have to list it for deletion at Commons as well. Daniel Case (talk) 02:49, 13 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that sternal fracture is associated with a mortality rate of 25–45%? Self nom.

alt ... that because it is frequently accompanied by serious injuries, sternal fracture is associated with a mortality rate of 25–45%? delldot talk 03:20, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Christian musician Francesca Battistelli was inspired to spend her life performing after seeing the musical The Secret Garden performed on Broadway at the age of six? — self-nomination. JamieS93 21:32, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

(alt hook) ... that Christian musician Francesca Battistelli knew she would spend her life performing after seeing the musical The Secret Garden on Broadway at the age of six? — reworded, more accurate now. JamieS93 16:22, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the total cultivable area of Seychelles is only about 400 hectares? New article by I'm an Editorofthewiki 19:55, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
• ... that of the eleven Japanese films submitted for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film since its conception, none have won it? (self-nomination) Sephiroth BCR 19:19, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

• Bolded for ya. Thingg 19:33, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

• Thanks. Forgot that one :p Sephiroth BCR 21:01, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Fortified Area Silesia was Polish fortifications, constructed along the interbellum border of Poland and Germany in the area of Upper Silesia? self-nom by Tymek (talk) 19:04, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
• ... that after three years of absence, the juniors' team of the Mapúa Institute of Technology, which is the winningest basketball team in the Philippine NCAA, will return in the 2008-09 season? --Howard the Duck 16:19, 11 June 2008 (UTC) (self-nom)

• ... that the New York City Police Museum (pictured) is housed in a building near South Street Seaport that was the home of New York City's first police precinct? expanded today, self nom _{TravellingCari} 14:38, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

• (alt hook)... that the New York City Police Museum includes a Hall of Heroes that includes the name and badge of every member of NYPD killed in the line of duty? _{TravellingCari} 14:38, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
• (second alt)... that exhibits at the New York City Police Museum include a gun used by Al Capone's gang in the 1928 murder of Frankie Yale, the first machine gun used in a gangland murder in New York City? still me _{TravellingCari} 14:38, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that for helping endow a professorship of botany at the University of Oxford, James Sherard was granted a doctorate in medicine by the university in 1731? self-nom. BuddingJournalist 13:51, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Y1 is a form of cross bred tobacco that was used in the early 1990s in cigarettes in the United States despite its production being illegal? -- self-nom (improvement - diff) by Neıl 龱 11:46, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

• Looks like a fivefold expansion. Length, date, and ref verified. -- RyRy5 (talk) 20:58, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

• alternate: *... that Y1, a strain of tobacco containing twice as much nicotine as typical strains, was developed by Brown & Williamson so they could make low-tar cigarettes without reducing the nicotine content? Thatcher 00:38, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

• Either one would be approved. Although, I personally like the first one better. -- RyRy5 (talk) 01:36, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

The problem with #1 is that it was not actually illegal to grow Y1. It was illegal to export the seeds from the US to Brazil because the tobacco company did not apply for the right permits. But it was legal to grow and re-import for use in US cigarettes. Thatcher 01:58, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

Ah, I didn't see that. The alternate should work then.--RyRy5 (talk) 04:38, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Church of Scientology International official Leisa Goodman went on a six-month fact finding mission to investigate the treatment of Scientologists in Germany? -- self-nom by Cirt (talk) 09:15, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the Union Pacific Railroad made the Herndon House its headquarters 12 years after celebrating the launch of construction on the First Transcontinental Railroad there? (self) • Freechild'sup? 05:57, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Huguenot exile and secretary to Samuel Pepys, Paul Lorrain more than doubled his prison income by publishing dubious Confessions of the condemned at Newgate Prison, around the turn of the 17th century? --self-nom by Tagishsimon (talk) 05:09, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

• Hook is 207 characters long. It needs to be 200 characters or less. --RyRy5 (talk) 05:34, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

Just drop "Huguenot exile and secretary to Samuel Pepys,". 7 characters should be no big deal, eh? --74.13.129.8 (talk) 06:05, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

Alt: ... that Paul Lorrain more than doubled his prison income by publishing dubious Confessions of the condemned at Newgate Prison, around the turn of the 17th century? -- RyRy5 (talk) 09:31, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

• • "circa 1700" is the turn of the 18th century. --Wetman (talk) 18:11, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
    • Let's add Pepys back - notability helps a hook & he dates the sentence ... 179 characters by my count:

Alt:... that Samuel Pepys's former clerk, Paul Lorrain more than doubled his prison income by publishing dubious Confessions of the condemned at Newgate Prison? --Tagishsimon (talk) 19:38, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that actor George Takei’s autobiography To the Stars was featured on display for a month at the Bill Clinton Presidential Library? -- self-nom by Cirt (talk) 04:57, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Israel and the China have maintained extensive military cooperation since the 1980s and before the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1992? Vishnava _talk 04:22, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the banknote exhibit at the Banknotes museum in Corfu, owned by Alpha Bank, is the first such collection in Greece which has been made available to the general public on a regular, scheduled basis? (expanded more than fivefold. self nom). Dr.K. (talk) 00:13, 11 June 2008 (UTC) (Original creator: Blofeld of SPECTRE) Dr.K. (talk) 00:28, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

• Hook is just too long at 204 characters. Dropping either "scheduled" or "regular" (I'd recommend "scheduled" be removed) would bring it under 200 characters. Thingg 13:48, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

Thank you very much Thingg for your suggestion. Dropped "general" and "scheduled" and replaced "has been made available" with "is open". Take care. Dr.K. (talk) 14:51, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

• (reworded as per suggestion. Please see above)... that the banknote exhibit at the Banknotes museum in Corfu, owned by Alpha Bank, is the first such collection in Greece which is open to the public on a regular basis? Dr.K. (talk) 15:11, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that a notable 1888 United States district court decision ruled that the Omaha Horse Railway Company's horsecar tracks were not the same as cable car tracks, thereby allowing voters' approval of a new public transportation service to stand? • Freechild'sup? 04:09, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

• Hook is 241 characters long. It needs to be 200 characters or less. -- RyRy5 (talk) 05:28, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

• (reworded)... that a United States district court decision against the Omaha Horse Railway Company allowed cable car tracks to be installed in Omaha, Nebraska? • Freechild'sup? 05:57, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Pete Young was drafted twice, first by the Cincinnati Reds being in the 22nd round not signing, and again by the Montreal Expos, 3 years later but instead in the 6th round, this time signing? Self nom. -- RyRy5 (talk) 10:47, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

• Hook is grammatically tortured. Also, those unfamiliar with baseball will have no idea what this means. BuddingJournalist 13:58, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

• ALT:... that Pete Young declined to sign with the Cincinnati Reds after being selected in the 1986 minor league baseball draft, but later, following the 1989 draft, he signed with the Montreal Expos instead? Thingg 19:26, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

• That seems better. I'll use the alternate. -- RyRy5 (talk) 20:38, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on June 10

• ... that writer Neil Gaiman invented the fiction that Shakespeare wrote A Midsummer Night's Dream to ensure that humans never forgot Faerie? - created by JonStrines (talk · contribs), nom by BorgQueen (talk) 17:22, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the town of Morris, Connecticut is named in honor of coeducation pioneer Major James Morris, who served in the Continental Army with George Washington and Alexander Hamilton? — self-nomination. Burnsie510 (talk) 01:19, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the presidential campaign of Chuck Baldwin began only two weeks before the 2008 Constitution Party Convention yet still edged the campaign of political veteran Alan Keyes in the delegate count? self nom by --William Saturn (talk) 00:17, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Pope Benedict XVI is receiving Pres. George W. Bush this month in a medieval tower where Pope John Paul II resided temporarily while the papal apartments were being remodeled? Carlos_X (talk) 20:55, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the first exhibition at the Boeing Galleries was a series of photographs taken from helicopters and hot air balloons?--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 05:49, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

• Length, date, and reference verified. -- RyRy5 (talk) 01:47, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that King Louis XVI had originally decreed that condemned criminals be the pilots to attempt the first free flight with human passengers in the history of ballooning? - by User:AndrewDressel nom by --Work permit (talk) 03:55, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

How do you plan to relate the hook to the suggested picture? The Montgolfier brothers weren't condemned criminals, were they? :) BTW, pls don't hide the country's name. --74.14.21.182 (talk) 04:57, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

We can skip the picture:

ALT... that Louis XVI of France had originally decreed that condemned criminals be the pilots to attempt the first free flight with human passengers in the history of ballooning? - by User:AndrewDressel nom by --Work permit

Or perhaps use

ALT... that Louis XVI of France had originally decreed that condemned criminals be the pilots to attempt the first free flight with human passengers (pictured) in the history of ballooning? - by User:AndrewDressel nom by --Work permit

• ... that the United States owns all of Zachary Taylor National Cemetery (pictured), except where Zachary Taylor and his family are actually buried? (self-nom, 5x expansion)--Bedford 00:09, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

"the United States owns..."? Do you mean the U.S. federal government? --74.14.21.182 (talk) 04:57, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

Yes, I mean the federa; government.--Bedford 10:27, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

*... that a gas explosion and coal mine collapse (location pictured) in Ukraine caused the shutdown of 22 other coal mines in the country for safety inspections? Not true, developments show.

Alt: ... that Ukranian president Viktor Yushchenko criticized the country's 2008 coal mine collapse (location pictured) as a failing of Ukraine's government policy? New article, by myself and with help by many others. BobAmnertiopsis_{ChitChat Me!} 21:31, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

On ITN right now. --74.14.21.182 (talk) 04:57, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

True but 1) there's no rule that prohibits an article from being DYK and ITN simultaneously and 2), by the time this gets to DYK in four or five days, it'll be off the main page for ITN. BobAmnertiopsis_{ChitChat Me!} 22:51, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that in Post-Scarcity Anarchism (1971), Murray Bookchin anticipated the importance of cybernetic technology to the development of human potential over a decade before the origin of cyberpunk? Self-nom, ɥʞoɹoɯoʞS 20:45, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that before Jean Miélot (pictured) created an illuminated manuscript for Duke Philip the Good of Burgundy, he produced for approval a full-length dummy, complete with pictures and decorations? self-nom by Johnbod (talk) 20:15, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that most of the water in 267 acre (1.08 km²) Lake Delton emptied out in two hours after heavy rains caused it to overflow its banks? *Lake Delton self-nom by Royalbroil (talk · contribs), expansion credit to Dual Freq (talk · contribs) and 75.73.209.32 (talk · contribs) Royalbroil 18:34, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

• Length, date and reference verified. -- RyRy5 (talk) 08:23, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Indian Agent James Givins worked with Mississauga leader Peter Jones to establish the Credit Mission, which became an example for the Reserve System in Canada? (self-nom) WilyD 18:56, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Irish architect Thomas Duff designed St. Patrick's School in Belfast, believed to be the city's last surviving gothic building? (new article, self nom) by Fribbler (talk) 18:01, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that British model Daisy Lowe began her modelling career at the age of two? (self-nom, I created article). Seraphim♥Whipp 16:52, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

British is a disambiguation page. You wanna link to British people or United Kingdom? --74.14.21.182 (talk) 04:57, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

Thanks, I meant British people :). Seraphim♥Whipp 09:40, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

The article shouldn't be marked as a stub, according to the selection criteria. Fribbler (talk) 11:05, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

Article is currently marked as a stub which means the article is currently ineligible. -- RyRy5 (talk) 11:59, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

Easily fixed - stub tag removed (an article of that length isn't a stub, anyway). Neıl 龱 13:28, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

• 1598 character article, not a stub, date and ref verified. -- RyRy5 (talk) 21:04, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for fixing; I'd forgotten that I'd left the stub tag on it. Seraphim♥Whipp 19:07, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the Golf Club Managers' Association represents over 65% of all golf courses in the United Kingdom? selfnom (Article written by myself and User:Albo2005) UltraExactZZ ~ Evidence 16:41, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that problem sets are a common form of assignment in many undergraduate science courses? Self nom by Oreo Priest 15:40, 10 June 2008 (UTC).

• Article needs a lot of work. It largely consists of original research and unsourced statements, with the word "most" and "usually" thrown around liberally. Controversy section is quite odd, focusing on one specific recent example. BuddingJournalist 14:06, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

• I've added a whole bunch more citations, and (I hope) gotten rid of most of the "most" and "usually". (Ironically, a Google search turns up so many problem sets that it's hard to find general information about them.) What do you think now? -Oreo Priest 16:08, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the Indian politician Jamuna Nishad was dropped as cabinet minister after he was named in the murder of a police constable? (self-nom, new article) mukerjee (talk) 15:06, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that there are seven known subspecies of Keeltail needlefish, each being found in a specific region? selfnom Ryan shell (talk) 12:53, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that most historians now believe that stories about Dutch shipwreck survivors of the Concordia, settling at a desert oasis believed to be Palm Valley in the Northern Territory, Australia in 1708, were a hoax? (self-nom, new article) Spy007au (talk) 09:58, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

Dutch is a disambiguation page. Wanna link to Netherlands or Dutch (ethnic group)? --74.14.21.182 (talk) 04:57, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard composed the music for Space Jazz – a concept album companion to his science fiction novel Battlefield Earth? -- expanded over 5x from stub, self-nom by Cirt (talk) 05:32, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that in 1939 René Pleven (pictured) stated "Politics do not interest me", only to join the Free French exile government and thus launch a long political career in 1941?

• OR:... that it took French Prime Minister René Pleven (pictured) three days and two nights of parliamentary debate to push through the ratification of the European Coal and Steel Community, a forerunner of the EU? self-nom expansion--Carabinieri (talk) 03:29, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

• Note: te second hook is 209 characters. Thingg 15:19, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

• The first hook is quite interesting! Royalbroil 18:34, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the SS Carsbreck survived being torpedoed by Heinrich Liebe's U-38 in 1940, but was sunk by Reinhard Suhren's U-564 in 1941? - both self noms, new articles, Benea (talk) 00:23, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that The Fourth Tower of Inverness is a radio drama that combines Americana and old-time radio with past life regression, Sufi wisdom, Tibetan Buddhism and shamanism? -- expanded over 5x from stub, self-nom by MightyAtom (talk) 00:07, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Minnie Lou Bradley, a Texas Panhandle rancher, became in 1953 the first woman to receive a degree in animal husbandry from Oklahoma State University in Stillwater? --self-nom Billy Hathorn (talk) 00:41, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

OR

• ... that Minnie Lou Bradley was inducted in 2006 into the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame in Fort Worth because of her work encouraging women to enter the fields of livestock breeding and management?--self-nom Billy Hathorn (talk) 00:41, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

OR

• ... that Minnie Lou Bradley, a Texas Panhandle rancher, was the first woman ever to head the American Angus Association?--self-nom Billy Hathorn (talk) 00:45, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Washington Irving's church, Christ Episcopal (pictured) in Tarrytown, New York, was one of the first in the U.S. to use the Gothic Revival style? Expanded fivefold by myself, Daniel Case (talk) 20:43, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on June 9

• ... that the Mountain Gorillas (juvenile pictured) of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park are the prime tourist attraction in Uganda? (new article, self-nom) Bláthnaid 21:16, 11 June 2008 (UTC)
• ... that the Church of Daniel's Band, based in Michigan, chose its name from the title of a sermon delivered by Charles Spurgeon in London? (article created by User:Jack1956, expanded a little and nominated by John Carter (talk) 00:14, 11 June 2008 (UTC))

• ... that Skabo Jernbanevognfabrikk in 1926 produced a firewood powered snow smelter? —self-nom Arsenikk 12:35, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
  • A small Norwenglish typo: Smelting is supposed to melting. Manxruler (talk) 18:36, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
• ... that Kirori Singh Bhainsla, retired colonel of the Indian Army, is leading the 2008 caste violence in Rajasthan in which 43 people have died? - nominating as the article was recovered after deletion and expanded multifold. --gppande «talk» 10:27, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Yukon storyteller Angela Sidney was awarded the Order of Canada? (new; self nom; and it's a short hook!) --Rosiestep (talk) 04:53, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Royal Reed and Chris Roberts, two-thirds of the country music group One Flew South, met while starring in a production of the Broadway musical The Civil War? -- self nom by Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • 04:02, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Christopher Smart's A Song to David was a work that Dante Gabriel Rossetti declared "the only great accomplished poem of the century"? -- self nom Ottava Rima (talk) 03:04, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

Note - Jubilate Agno was added to a potential triple-hook for June 7's nominations, so check before selecting to see if it made it to the front page. Bencherlite 16:29, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Christopher Smart's The Parables of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ was dedicated to a three year old child and was mocked by literary reviewers over it? -- self nom Ottava Rima (talk) 03:09, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Taylorsville Lake State Park is the most heavily stocked lake in Kentucky? (self-nom, 5x expansion)--Bedford 00:18, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Cuba-Venezuela relations includes development aid and in 2005 alone, 50,000 Venezuelans went to Cuba for free eye treatment? (article significantly expanded, self-nom) Otolemur crassicaudatus (talk) 21:37, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

or,

• ... that as part of Cuba-Venezuela relations, Venezuela sends patients for medical treatment in Cuba and in 2005 alone, 50,000 Venezuelans went to Cuba for free eye treatment? Otolemur crassicaudatus (talk) 21:42, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that of the original 400 acres of property the Richard Taylor-built Zachary Taylor House held, less than an acre remains of the property?(self-nom) 5x expansion --Bedford 20:39, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

Added Richard Taylor (colonel)--Bedford 01:03, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that from inception to 2005, the Prairie Habitat Joint Venture in Canada received $236.1 million of funding from federal and state governments in the United States under the auspices of the North American Waterfowl Management Plan? (self-nom) Mindmatrix 16:21, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

• ALT: if that's too long, this may be more suitable: ... that from inception to 2005, the Prairie Habitat Joint Venture in Canada received $236.1 million of funding from federal and state governments in the United States via the North American Waterfowl Management Plan? Mindmatrix 16:24, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

• The first hook is 234 characters and the second is 217. Two suggestions:

ALT 2: ... that from inception to 2005, the Prairie Habitat Joint Venture in Canada received $236.1 million of funding from the United States via the North American Waterfowl Management Plan? (remove some text to bring it under 200 characters)

ALT 3: ... that despite being an agency of Canada, the Prairie Habitat Joint Venture has received nearly $200 million of funding from the United States federal government? (Same general idea, worded differently) Obviously, I am slightly biased ;-), but I think Alt 3 is a little more interesting. Thingg 02:36, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

That seems OK to me, though I'll have to tweak it because it's not a government agency. Of course, the problem is that North American Waterfowl Management Plan contains 40 characters on its own, and nobody would understand NAWMP. Mindmatrix 02:53, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

ALT4:... that the Prairie Habitat Joint Venture in Canada has received nearly $200 million of funding from the United States federal government? (To accurately capture the actual structure of the venture would make the hook too long.) Mindmatrix 02:53, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

Works for me. :) Date, length, and ref verified. Thingg 03:18, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that while some Esperanto profanity consists of informal neologisms, much of it is generated from the fundamental vocabulary? (New article; self-nomination) - Smerdis of Tlön (talk) 14:42, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the location of the Timexpo Museum in Waterbury, Connecticut is marked by a 40 foot high replica of an Easter Island statue? new article, self nom _{TravellingCari} 14:09, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

• Date, length, and ref verified. -- RyRy5 (talk) 11:48, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the Prague pneumatic post system is the last remaining of its kind in the world? (article by User:Jiri Svoboda, nominated by moi) --User:AlbertHerring 14:03, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

• Statement is not cited. Indeed, the entire article has no citations or external links. Thingg 02:19, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the Symmachi-Nicomachi diptych (pictured), intended to celebrate traditional Roman paganism, was incorporated into a Christian reliquary for almost 500 years? -- new article self-nom by Kafka Liz (talk) 00:14, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the songs "Solid Gold Easy Action" and "Baby Fratelli" were featured on the soundtrack to the film Hot Fuzz? -- new article self-nom by 03md 9 June 2008 (UTC)

This hook sounds like an ad for the soundtrack. --74.13.130.58 (talk) 11:38, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Jørgen Aall (pictured), one of the the founding fathers of the Norwegian Constitution in 1814, went out of business as a ship-owner only four years later? -- self-nom by Punkmorten (talk) 10:32, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

  Date, length, and ref verified. (I had to use google translator to verify as all refs are in Norwegian) I think it should be noted that very little info about Aall is available in English and this article is likely to be by far the best article on him that is written in English. I also found and added an image. Thingg 03:14, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Erik Fankhouser is the first West Virginia native to become a professional bodybuilder? (self-nom) Ecoleetage (talk) 17:28, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

• Length and date verified. I just don't see in the article where it says "he is the first West Virginia native to become a professional bodybuilder". Please clarify. Thanks, RyRy5 (talk) 15:51, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

now fixed Victuallers (talk) 22:18, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Karakore was the epicenter of the most destructive earthquake of 20th century Ethiopia, which destroyed one town and left 5,000 people homeless? new article self-nom by llywrch (talk) 20:36, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Black Panther Party co-founder Huey Newton said the Brampton Jail in Brampton, Ontario was "worse than any jail in Cuba"? (article by User: Jc128842 nominated by me) Ecoleetage (talk) 21:08, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

• I've bolded Brampton Jail for ya.--Carabinieri (talk) 00:52, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Tarrytown's Foster Memorial AME Zion Church is the oldest continuously-used black church in Westchester County, New York? Self-nom. Daniel Case (talk) 16:37, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

• Date, length, and ref verified. -- RyRy5 (talk) 11:53, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on June 8

• ... that Bob Beck led the effort to capture and breed the remaining wild Guam Rails, (pictured) Micronesian Kingfishers (pictured) and other endangered Guamanian native birds in captivity? -- self nom Scanlan (talk) 13:05, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

• Date, length, and reference verified. -- RyRy5 (talk) 15:41, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Madagascar's unique wildlife, such as the Red-bellied Lemur (pictured), is one of the country's main tourist attractions? (new article, self-nom) Bláthnaid 22:09, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

• Length, source and picture confirmed. Vishnava _talk 16:11, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called bilateral relations with Cuba "firm and progressive"? New article by I'm an Editorofthewiki 16:47, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

Some problems with the article are likely shortness of length and that the main source is the Islamic Republic News Agency, which is a mouthpiece of the Iranian government and thus not really WP:NPOV or without WP:COI. Vishnava _talk 16:05, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

It is over 2 kB while the minimum for DYK? is 1.5. Also, the same story was featured in the BBC News but the IRNA decided to pick it up because it had to do with Iran. Also, if you search for Iran-Cuba relations you find mostly blogs about the dangers of a Iran-Cuba alliance and whatnot. It therefore meets the DYK criteria IMO. I'm an Editorofthewiki 17:06, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

Indeed, I have expanded the article significantly from a Christian Science Monitor source. I'm an Editorofthewiki 17:29, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

Well I still think that a hook cited via IRNA is a problem - if you have the original BBC report, then you should just use that one. A better suggestion is using the Christian Science Monitor-sourced data:

• ... that Iran-Cuba relations have grown stronger under the rule of the President of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad? Vishnava _talk

Well I do have the BBC report though I can't find a link for it, that's why I used the IRNA report. But your hook is fine anyhow. I'm an Editorofthewiki 17:53, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the Roman-Parthian War of 58–63 over Armenia ended with a compromise that saw the Arsacid dynasty established on the Armenian throne? - new article, self nom, Constantine ✍ 13:03, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

• Date, length, and reference verified. Vishnava _talk 16:15, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Christopher Smart's Jubilate Agno contains 74 lines on his cat Jeoffrey, a section one critic describes as "the most anthologized extract in our literature"? -- self nom, expanded five fold Ottava Rima (talk) 03:01, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

• Length and reference verified. Although the hook maybe shouldn't carry an opinion from one critic; the fact is interesting by itself. You may consider changing that, but its a minor issue IMO. Vishnava _talk 16:18, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

Note - Jubilate Agno was added to a potential triple-hook for June 7's nominations, so check before selecting to see if it made it to the front page. Bencherlite 16:28, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Christopher Smart's Hymns and Spiritual Songs were composed in a mental asylum where the author was held for "religious mania"? -- self nom Ottava Rima (talk) 03:01, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

The hook is not cited/sourced. Vishnava _talk 16:21, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

Actually, it is. See the section "Hymns and Spiritual Songs" with footnote as the reference. Ottava Rima (talk) 17:18, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

Sorry - my mistake, completely missed it. Vishnava _talk 17:34, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Christopher Smart's Hymns for the Amusement of Children were finished by the author while in debtors prison and that he died before he ever received notice that the work was a success? -- self nom Ottava Rima (talk) 03:01, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

• Length and reference verified. Vishnava _talk 16:24, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Tony Hussein Hinde pioneered surfing in the Maldives, which was previously unknown in the country, after being shipwrecked on Malé Atoll in 1973? -- self nom Scanlan (talk) 00:38, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

• Length and reference checked. Vishnava _talk 16:31, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that one of the humanoid robots created by Japanese roboticist Tomotaka Takahashi was listed in Time's Coolest Inventions in 2004? - created by WilliamsSSessions (talk · contribs), nom by BorgQueen (talk) 17:34, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

• Length and reference checked. Vishnava _talk 16:33, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the alleged perpetrator of the Akihabara massacre posted messages on the Internet revealing his intention to kill? -- new article by several contributors including myself Fg2 (talk) 10:56, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

Try WP:ITN/C. Your work may be featured on the main page for days on ITN, instead of a few hours on DYK. --74.13.130.58 (talk) 11:51, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. User:BanyanTree has already nominated it and User:Mailer diablo expressed support. Fg2 (talk) 12:21, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

On ITN right now. --74.13.124.49 (talk) 05:25, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Widtsoe, Utah was made a ghost town in 1936 by the federal Resettlement Administration, a New Deal program that bought out indebted landowners? (Self-nom) Ntsimp (talk) 02:57, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

• Length and reference checked. Vishnava _talk 16:35, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the North Vietnamese Foreign Minister Xuan Thuy was first arrested at age sixteen and sent to a penal colony at eighteen, as a member of the underground communist anti-colonial movement? self-nom expansion--Carabinieri (talk) 23:31, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

• Vishnava _talk 16:46, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the Java (pictured) is the second oldest breed of chicken in the United States, having been featured in print since 1835? (Selfnom) VanTucky 23:26, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

• (Alt Hook) ... that Java chickens, the second oldest breed in the U.S., were once hatched as part of an exhibit at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry? VanTucky 23:26, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
• Both confirmed. Vishnava _talk 16:48, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the Czech castle of Hauenštejn (pictured) is private property of a descendant of the so-called "Father of the Nation" František Palacký? (Self-nomination by Aloysius (talk) 22:23, 8 June 2008 (UTC))

Charles Bennet, 4th Earl of Tankerville

• ... that the member of the hunt at Markeaton who helped agree to the leg before wicket rule in cricket was Harry Peckham (pictured)? self nom Victuallers (talk) 21:54, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
  • (alt double nom) ... that the member of the Markeaton hunt who with the Earl of Tankerville agreed to cricket's leg before wicket rule was Harry Peckham (pictured)?

• ... that half of all Quebec's program spending for the Eastern Habitat Joint Venture is devoted to the nationally significant wetlands in the biosphere reserve and region of Lac Saint-Pierre? (self-nom) Mindmatrix 20:52, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that, as a poet, Antoni Edward Odyniec (pictured) was a mediocre imitator of his friend, the Polish poet Adam Mickiewicz, but left colorful memoirs describing Mickiewicz's private life? (Self-nomination by Nihil novi (talk) 20:43, 8 June 2008 (UTC))

• Length, date, and reference verified. -- RyRy5 (talk) 21:31, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Arthur Hartley developed the Fog Investigation and Dispersal Operation which is credited with safely landing 2500 aircraft during World War Two?

or:

• ... that Arthur Hartley developed the pipe used in Operation Pluto (pictured) which supplied one million gallons of fuel per day to the Allied armies during the invasion of Germany in World War Two? - new article, self nom Dumelow (talk) 20:29, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the walled city of Ray, Iran, was a military objective so often that its inhabitants eventually moved out, to an undefended nearby village called Tehran? David Trochos (talk) 19:11, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

PS: Suggestions about the length of the page welcomed on the talk page! David Trochos (talk) 19:11, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

When did the move take place? --74.13.130.58 (talk) 11:51, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

They just sort of drifted away, starting about the late 12th century. Does that mean you'd prefer something like:

• ... that the walled city of Ray, Iran, was a military objective so often that, starting in the late 12th century CE, its inhabitants gradually moved out, to an undefended nearby village called Tehran? David Trochos (talk) 17:50, 9 June 2008 (UTC) (PS, forgot to mention the article is self-nom).

I'd drop "Iran" from the hook, as the country wasn't called "Iran" at the time. I'd also change to "...an undefended village nearby..." --74.14.17.45 (talk) 17:58, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

"Iran" is part of the article name (borrowed from the parent article name "Ray, Iran"), but I agree the words "nearby" and "village" should be swopped. David Trochos (talk) 07:59, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

i meant "... the walled city of ''']'''...... village called Tehran in presentday Iran?" --74.13.129.34 (talk) 14:10, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

Hmmm, tricky. As you'll see in the introductory paragraph to the article, I really prefer Persia to Iran in a historical context, and I rather wish the title of the parent article was something like "Ray (ancient Persian city)"- but it isn't. As I understand it, DYKs should contain something as close as possible to the actual article title- my version only adds a single letter, so I think it's probably the least worst alternative. Any thoughts from other editors? David Trochos (talk) 17:26, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the North American Waterfowl Management Plan is a plan established in 1986 to protect and enhance wetlands in North America used by migratory birds? (self-nom) Mindmatrix 16:10, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

• ALT:... that the North American Waterfowl Management Plan was established in 1986 to protect and enhance wetlands in North America used by migratory birds? (better tense? BTW, is there anything more catchy and interesting that will get people to click on the link to your article?) --74.13.126.156 (talk) 18:38, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

Your version is better; and you're right, the hook isn't particularly interesting. I'll try to come up with a better one. Mindmatrix 20:52, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

How about: ... that since its establishment in 1986, the North American Waterfowl Management Plan has spent $4.5 billion to protect wetlands used by migratory birds in North America? (I linked "billion" to the short-scale number so people don't think $4,500,000,000,000 have been spent) Thingg 22:11, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

That's better still; let's go with that... Mindmatrix 23:51, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that St Mary and St Abraam Coptic Orthodox Church, Hove (pictured), one of nine Coptic churches in the British Isles, has an iconostasis which is believed to be the tallest in the world?

• ALT: ... that St Mary and St Abraam Coptic Orthodox Church, Hove (pictured), one of nine Coptic churches in the British Isles, is housed in a former Anglican church which had fallen into disrepair? ~ Both self-nom by Hassocks5489 (tickets please!) 14:44, 8 June 2008 (UTC).

• ... that Andreas Frederik Krieger (pictured) was one of the most vocal critics of the morganatic marriage between Frederick VII of Denmark and Louise Rasmussen? Self-nomination by Hemmingsen 14:22, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the McDonald's Cycle Center (pictured) provides lockers, showers, a snack bar, bike repair, and bike rental to bicycle commuters in Template:City-state?--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTM) 14:09, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

• Verified. Gatoclass (talk) 14:18, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that instead of discarding the runes in favour of the Latin alphabet, the Scandinavians developed the extended medieval runes? (self-nom)--Berig (talk) 12:23, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the winners of the first Twenty20 Champions League, a tournament between domestic Twenty20 cricket champions from Australia, England, India and South Africa, will collect a prize estimated to be worth $5m? --Pretty Green (talk) 10:50, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

• 214 character hook. "... that the winners of the Twenty20 Champions League, a tournament between Twenty20 cricket champions from Australia, England, India and South Africa, will collect a prize estimated to be worth $5m?" (dropping "domestic" and "first") is 199 characters. Thingg 21:56, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Sir Archibald Bodkin prosecuted James Joyce's Ulysses for containing "a great deal of unmitigated filth and obscenity" even though he had read only pages 690 to 732 and could make neither "head nor tail" of it? -- new page, self nom Malick78 (talk) 10:11, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

• 219 character hook. Dropping the last phrase ("and could make neither heads nor tails of it") would bring the hook comfortably under 200 characters. Thingg 21:51, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

• Ok, how about: ... that Sir Archibald Bodkin prosecuted James Joyce's Ulysses for containing "a great deal of unmitigated filth and obscenity" even though he had read only pages 690 to 732? Malick78 (talk) 10:38, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

I've expanded this further to give greater detail about his life and career beyond these specific cases. More to come. David Underdown (talk) 16:12, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

Date, length, and ref verified. Thingg 03:21, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the Red Bridge (pictured), one of the former Aar bridges in Berne, was nicknamed the "Angel of Death" because of frequent fatal accidents? — Created June 7 in userspace, moved to main space on June 8, self-nom by  Sandstein  07:47, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that, late in the life of the great Tang Dynasty general Li Guangbi, he disobeyed imperial orders, causing generals under him to disobey his orders as well? (self-nomination) --Nlu (talk) 03:11, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

• Does "his orders" mean Li Guangbi's orders or the emperor's imperial orders? I couldn't guess which, even after reading the article. Art LaPella (talk) 06:01, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
  • OK, I'll try to make that more clearly in the article, and meanwhile, revise the hook to:
  • ... that, late in the life of the great Tang Dynasty general Li Guangbi, he disobeyed imperial orders, causing subordinate generals to disobey Li Guangbi's orders as well? --Nlu (talk) 14:28, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Eugene C. Barker, premier historian at the University of Texas at Austin was in 1945 the first living person to have had a campus building -- the Barker History Center -- named in his honor?--self-nom Billy Hathorn (talk) 20:33, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

OR

• ... that Eugene C. Barker's 1925 work The Life of Stephen F. Austin is still considered the best single piece of scholarship on a Texas topic?--self-nom Billy Hathorn (talk) 20:33, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

OR

• ... that Eugene C. Barker, premier historian of Texas, was in 1937 one of the first three faculty members to have been given "distinguished" designation by the University of Texas at Austin?--self-nom Billy Hathorn (talk) 20:33, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that eminent anthropologist John Buettner-Janusch, after he was convicted of running an illegal drug lab, sent a batch of poisoned candy to judge Charles L. Brieant Jr.? (self-nom) --ragesoss (talk) 02:37, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

Let's drop the PEACOCK-ish word "eminent". --74.13.124.49 (talk) 05:22, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Eleanor King was a principal dancer and choreographer in the early days of American modern dance? (self nom) --Elonka 01:17, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the Latham Confederate Monument (pictured) of Hopkinsville, Kentucky was supposed to honor both Confederate and Union soldiers? (self-nom)--Bedford 00:55, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Canadian supermodel Yasmeen Ghauri was the daughter of an Islamic cleric who opposed his her daughter's career? — Article expanded fivefold and self-nom by Arun Reginald (talk · contribs) 02:44, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
  • That should be "his daughter", right? Ntsimp (talk) 15:22, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
  • Alt: ... that Canadian supermodel Yasmeen Ghauri was the daughter of an Islamic cleric who opposed his daughter's career? Arun Reginald (talk · contribs) 17:04, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the 7th District Police Station (pictured), a designated National Registered Historic Place, was used as the picture of the precinct house in the opening credits of Hill Street Blues? (self-nom)--Lvklock (talk) 03:51, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

Where? Pls mention the town and country in the hook. --74.13.126.156 (talk) 18:38, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

Oops, sorry.

• Alt... that the 7th District Police Station (pictured), on Maxwell Street in Chicago, Illinois, was used as the picture of the precinct house in the opening credits of Hill Street Blues? Lvklock (talk) 09:17, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that ship-owner and Norwegian Parliament member Hans Eleonardus Møller has been described as the "father of Norwegian marine insurance"? -- self-nom by Punkmorten (talk) 13:08, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

• Arsenikk 23:21, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that in the aftermath of the Austrian victory at Mantua in 1799, the Polish Second Legion was betrayed by the French commander, who was later stripped by Napoleon of his rank? --self-nom by _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk} 21:45, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Tedford Williamson, a businessman who previously served on the City Council of Round Rock, Texas, is the scion of a Louisiana political family from Shreveport?--self-nom Billy Hathorn (talk) 01:57, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the fluted black elfin saddle (pictured) is actually a mushroom that appears in woodlands and lawns in North America and Europe? ...self-nom Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 04:31, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the Hungarian Communist Party, despite losing badly in the 1945 election and doing just slightly better in 1947, held absolute power by 1949? -- self-nom by Biruitorul 08:09, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

Pls be encouraged to turn Hungarian parliamentary election, 1949 blue and go for a triple-DYK. :-) --74.13.130.58 (talk) 11:51, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

Done. Biruitorul 18:21, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

Well done. --74.13.124.49 (talk) 05:22, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the Yūshūkan (pictured), a Japanese military and war museum owned and operated by Yasukuni Shrine, has been at the center of an international controversy? -- new article by User:Fox; Nom by --Torsodog 21:54, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the diet of the Crescent Honeyeater (pictured) changes from nectar and invertebrates to wholly insects during the breeding season? ...self-nom. (exp x5) Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 10:56, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

(alternate)

• ... that male nestlings of the Crescent Honeyeater (pictured) can be distinguished by their yellow wing feathers from seven days of age?

• ... that Marcus J. Ranum suggested that the U.S. government register Whitehouse.com long before it was registered by an adult entertainment site? -- self-nom Jclemens (talk) 22:43, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

• Length and reference verified. But it wasn't created on June 7. It was created on June 8. Date not verified. -- RyRy5 (talk) 05:25, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

Whoops. Moved to June 8 section, thanks for the catch. Jclemens (talk) 05:31, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

• Length, date, and reference verified. -- RyRy5 (talk) 05:38, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

Expiring noms

Articles created/expanded on June 7

• ... that there are 296 historic places listed on the U.S. National Register in Chicago, including a German U-boat (pictured)? -- created and co-developed by KudzuVine, DYK and co-developed by Doncram. New article with all-new intro text, and new table, replacing untabulated list section of List of Registered Historic Places in Cook County, Illinois doncram (talk) 19:12, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Christopher Smart (pictured) spent five years in a mental asylum and wrote his most important works, Jubilate Agno and A Song to David, during this time? -- self nom, expanded five fold and removed old version completely Ottava Rima (talk) 02:52, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

Jubilate Agno is also newly expanded. Make it a double-DYK hook? --74.13.124.49 (talk) 05:32, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

Both Jubilate Agno and A Song to David have hooks listed in more recent sections. :) Ottava Rima (talk) 20:56, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

So let's have a triple DYK (which will help cut down on Smart overload of the front page). for the 3DYK hook (bold added to the two poems). Bencherlite 16:26, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

Sounds good! I was just weary about it before since the two other pages were not eligble until 2 days after the Christopher Smart page. :) Ottava Rima (talk) 17:22, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that the statue of Daniel Webster that sits on top of the Daniel Webster Memorial (pictured) in Washington, D.C. was a gift by the founder of the Washington Post? (self-nom) APK 01:54, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

• Date and reference verified. Length not verified. The article is 1468 characters long. It needs to be 1500 characters or more to be eligible. -- RyRy5 (talk) 15:21, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

My word count says "Characters (no spaces) = 1517 & Characters (with spaces) = 1761" I'm not sure where you're getting 1468 from and I'm well aware of the length requirement. APK 22:28, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

says 1483 starting from "The Daniel ..." and ending with "... ". Of course if you add the infobox, the gallery and/or the See also you'll get other numbers, but I don't think these are included in "main body text" (infobox is explicitly excluded). -- Jao (talk) 22:42, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

<sigh> I did not include references, infobox, gallery, see also, etc. I used Microsoft Word to count the characters from the main text. It says 1517 w/o spaces & 1761 w/ spaces. APK 00:29, 13 June 2008 (UTC)

I went ahead and added descriptions of the bronze panels to make you two happy, even though it was long enough to begin with. APK 01:00, 13 June 2008 (UTC)

• ... that Colonel Philip Cochran, USAAF, was the inspiration for a character in two different comic strips by Milton Caniff? -- x5 expansion by Foofbun (talk) --​​​​D​​tbohrer​​​​ 15:35, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
  • Alt hook... that Philip Cochran was the inspiration for the character "Flip Corkin" in the comic strip Terry and the Pirates by Milton Caniff?

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