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Articles created/expanded on April 22

Articles created/expanded on April 21

• ...that in May 2007 Padre Serra Church (pictured) became the first Catholic church in the Los Angeles Archdiocese to have a married priest? new article, self nom. Cbl62 (talk) 23:18, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

• ...that Gregorio Cárdenas Hernández, also known as the "strangler of Tacuba", who murdered four women in Mexico City in 1942, was pardoned in 1976 and celebrated as a hero? Self-nom Mixcoatl (talk) 22:56, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
• ...that John Caldwell (Michigan State Representative) (pictured) was originally given the name at birth of George Washington Caldwell because he was born on the Fourth of July? New Article (self-nom) Doug 21:01, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
• ...the John Coltrane Home is where the saxophonist composed many of his later works including the masterwork, A Love Supreme? self-nom by --evrik  17:03, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

• Not long enough. You need 1500 characters of main text, and you only have 1091.--Bedford 17:48, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

• ...that the Greek musical group C:Real sang solely in English before the arrival of lead vocalist Irini Douka in 2002 which led to a focus on Greek language songs? - I'd like the article to be in the section for something, Any other ides? I worked very hard. Article expanded like you wouldn't believe and self-nom by Grk1011 (talk) 16:14, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
• ...that the history of media in Sierra Leone began in 1794 when the first printing press in Africa was delivered to the capital Freetown but that the press was destroyed before it could be used? -- Article expanded fivefold and self-nom by Kaly99 (talk) 14:08, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
• ...that Mahendralal Sarkar, an allopath-turned-homeopath doctor, was the founder of the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, the first national science association of India? (self-nom) --Dwaipayan (talk) 10:46, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
• ...that the Tang Dynasty chancellor Fang Guan tried to use a centuries-old strategy from the Spring and Autumn Period against An Lushan's army, with disastrous consequences? (self-nomination) --Nlu (talk) 05:35, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
• ...that no other county in Kentucky had as many Confederate Medal of Honor winners than Barren County? (self-nom)--Bedford 03:54, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

• Length and ref verified, but the hook's link is rather misleading. BuddingJournalist 04:31, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

• Yeah, I know, but I couldn't think of a better one. Anyone have ideas?--Bedford 05:00, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

• (alt hook)...that Confederate Soldiers of Glasgow/Barren County attained more Confederate Medals of Honor than those from any other county in Kentucky? (self-nom)--Bedford 05:26, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

• (alt)...that the Confederate Monument in Glasgow, which honors Confederate soldiers of the American Civil War, is in Barren County, Kentucky, home to more Southern Cross of Honor recipients than any other state county? This hook is a bit long though, and the "more winners" fact is more to do with the county than the monument. Is there more interesting info about the monument? 05:42, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

• ...that American diplomat Elbridge Durbrow was one of the 730 delegates who attended the Bretton Woods conference in July 1944? self-nom by Nishkid64 _{(Make articles, not love)} 02:17, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

• Length and refs verified. BuddingJournalist 04:27, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

• ...that Magat Dam was at one time Southeast Asia's largest multipurpose dam? -- created and self-nom by seav (talk) 05:52, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on April 20

• ...that the court appointment of valet de chambre (pictured), nominally as a personal servant, was given to a wide range of artists, musicians, poets and others, including the first air crash fatality? redirect until April 15, stub till 20th, by User:Stomme and self-nom. Or there is a crash pic. Johnbod (talk) 23:42, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
• ...that the Chigi vase is the earliest representation of the ancient Greek hoplite phalanx? self nom Twospoonfuls (ειπέ) 19:45, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
• ...that guests on the American PBS television series Soul! (1967–1971) included Stevie Wonder, African musician Hugh Masekela, and Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan? - Jmabel | Talk 01:58, 21 April 2008 (UTC) (self-nom)
  • I know the article is barely over the minimum length; information about the show is very hard to come by, and I believe that even at this short length this is probably the most extensive online piece about the show. - Jmabel | Talk 01:58, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Alternate hook: *...that PBS's television series Soul! (1967–1971), the only nationally broadcast African American television series of its time, was hosted by an openly gay man, Ellis Haizlip? - Jmabel | Talk 15:59, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

• ...that Theodor von Holst was the first illustrator of Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein (pictured)? (self-nom; new article) Awadewit (talk) 22:17, 20 April 2008 (UTC)
• ...that photographer Burt Glinn was at a New Year's Party when he was notified that Fidel Castro had taken over Cuba, and arrived at the scene before dawn? New article by Editorofthewiki 19:20, 20 April 2008 (UTC)
• ...that mental conditioning coach Paddy Upton helped cricketers Gary Kirsten and Jacques Kallis overcome personal crises and helped Virender Sehwag stay hydrated and focused as he scored 319 in the 2008 Chennai Test? Vishnava (talk) 17:31, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

Alternate hook *...that Paddy Upton, the South African mental conditioning coach of the Indian cricket team was married in a Vedic ceremony in an ashram in India? Vishnava (talk) 17:33, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

• ...that the Healthcare system in France was ranked number one in the world by the World Health Organization in 1997 and 2000? -- new article self-nom by Neıl ☎ 15:57, 20 April 2008 (UTC)
• ...that the Tang Dynasty chancellor Wei Jiansu was nearly killed in the same imperial guard riot that killed fellow chancellor Yang Guozhong? (self-nomination, expansion) --Nlu (talk) 15:44, 20 April 2008 (UTC)
• ...that the San Ardo Oil Field is the 13th-largest oil field in California, and of the top twenty California oil fields in size, it is the most recent to be discovered (1947)? By User:Antandrus. Nom by Milk’s Favorite Cookie 14:38, 20 April 2008 (UTC)
• ...that Boston Red Sox pitcher Mike Nagy was selected as American League rookie pitcher of the year in 1969, but never pitched another full season due to injury?

or,

• • ...that Boston Red Sox pitcher Mike Nagy was traded five times from 1972 to 1974?

Article created on April 20 by myself. Self-nomination. STORMTRACKER 94 14:07, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

• ...that in May 1899, less than 18 months after he led the Australian cricket team to an Ashes victory over England in 1897–08, Australian Test cricket captain Harry Trott (pictured) was committed to a psychiatric hospital? -- Article expanded fivefold and self-nom by Mattinbgn\ 13:32, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

• ...that Lower Mill, Woodchurch (pictured), a smock mill in Kent, is a Scheduled Ancient Monument? New article created on 20 April and self-nom by Mjroots (talk) 08:41, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

• ...that Paul Auster's Leviathan, has a pivotal character based on real-life photographic artist Sophie Calle who also makes narrative fictions? -- new article Julia Rossi (talk) 07:58, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

or,

• ...that the title of Paul Auster's Leviathan is borrowed from the biblical whale that Thomas Hobbes used as a metaphor for the State in his own book of that title? Julia Rossi (talk) 00:25, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

or,

• ...that the hero of Paul Auster's Leviathan echoes the Unabomber, academic urban terrorist Theodore Kaczynski who was active when the novel was being written? Julia Rossi (talk) 00:25, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

• ...that, at one point during the chancellorship of Yang Guozhong, he served in over 40 posts simultaneously? (self-nomination, expansion) --Nlu (talk) 05:12, 20 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Alternative hook: ...that Pei Rou, the wife of the Tang Dynasty chancellor Yang Guozhong, was a prostitute before marrying him? --Nlu (talk) 05:19, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

• ...that from 1787 to 1793, American music printer John Aitken was the only publisher of sheet music in the United States? (self-nom; new article) BuddingJournalist 05:06, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

• (alt)...that music printer John Aitken published the first American collection of Catholic music? (self-nom; new article) BuddingJournalist 05:06, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

• ...that David Goodstein in his book Out of Gas: The End of the Age of Oil rejected the notion that after peak oil alternative energy will be able continue the industry in the same way as it is at present?

or,

• ...that David Goodstein in his book Out of Gas: The End of the Age of Oil gives the scientific view that the age of petroleum is coming to an end? (self-nom; new article) Otolemur crassicaudatus (talk) 00:59, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

or,

• ...that Publishers Weekly described David Goodstein's work Out of Gas: The End of the Age of Oil as an "alarming little book"? Otolemur crassicaudatus (talk) 01:03, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

• ...that William Godwin's (pictured) philosophical work Political Justice (1793) argues that the existence of governments indicates that people are not yet ready to rely on their reason to regulate their conduct? (self-nom; new article) Awadewit (talk) 00:00, 20 April 2008 (UTC)
• ...that San Sebastian Church, the only all-steel church in Asia, is threatened by rust caused by the salty sea breeze from nearby Manila Bay? (Five-fold expansion & self-nom) --Anyo Niminus (talk) 17:51, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

...that Lt. John Weston Brooke, FRGS, a veteran of the Second Boer War and an explorer with the East African Syndicate, was the first Englishman to gain an audience with the Dalai Lama, in 1906, and led two expeditions to Tibet? -- Ctatkinson (talk) 23:55, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on April 19

• ...that the recent Typhoon Neoguri was the earliest tropical cyclone on record to affect China? - Miss Madeline | Talk to Madeline 17:17, 20 April 2008 (UTC) (Created by User:Hurricanehink; the hook is his and is taken from Portal:Tropical cyclones)

• ...that Lesotho (pictured) is the only country in the world that lies entirely above 1,000 metres (3,300 ft)? (If you can word it to include the full title of the article in the hook, great.) The previous version was cut and pasted from the cia world factbook. It's expanded at least five-fold from a couple of paragraphs in the main Lesotho article (self-nom). - Bobet 14:12, 20 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Maybe: ...that Lesotho (pictured) is the only country in the world that lies entirely above 1,000 metres (3,300 ft)? Circeus (talk) 19:33, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

• ...that Aleksandr Zatayevich was one of the most important exponents of Kazakh folk music, composing over 2,300 pieces during his life? (new, self)ALTON .ıl 05:07, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

• ...that Kloster Wienhausen has the world's oldest surviving example of rivet eyeglasses? Durova 04:11, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

• ...that Albert Geldard, at age 15 years 158 days on 16 September 1929, became the joint youngest player to appear in the Football League? (self-nom; new article) Sunderland06 (talk) 00:55, 20 April 2008 (UTC)
  • the expression "to be tied for" might help this awkwardness. --Wetman (talk) 16:29, 21 April 2008 (UTC)
    • ...that at 15 years and 156 days, Albert Geldard became the youngest player to appear in The Football League in 1929? changed. Sunderland06 (talk) 21:51, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

• ...that nineteenth-century Irish portrait painter Richard Rothwell is buried next to the Romantic poet John Keats in the Protestant cemetery in Rome? (self-nom; new article) Awadewit (talk) 22:41, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

• ...that certain flies such as the Cayman crab fly Drosophila endobranchia live solely in and on land crabs? --Sarefo (talk) 19:33, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

• ...that French-Gabonese relations are highlighted by the approximately 10,000 French nationals and a Marine Infantry Battalion stationed in Gabon? (self nom, created article by--Thomas.macmillan (talk) 17:30, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

• ...that Davison's Mill, Stelling Minnis, was the last windmill in Kent working commercially by wind when it closed in the autumn of 1970? New article created on 19 April and self-nom by Mjroots (talk) 16:31, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

• ...that the Tang Dynasty chancellor Chen Xilie first endeared Emperor Xuanzong by explaining the Tao Te Ching and the I Ching to Emperor Xuanzong? (self-nomination, expansion) --Nlu (talk) 14:07, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

Or, how about, "that the Tang Dynasty chancellor Chen Xilie first endeared himself to Emperor Xuanzong by explaining the Tao Te Ching and the I Ching? Julia Rossi (talk) 01:33, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

• ...that Edgar Allan Poe's 1831 short story "Bon-Bon" features an amateur philosopher who meets a soul-eating devil? (Expanded but not created by me, so self-nom. --Midnightdreary (talk) 12:12, 19 April 2008 (UTC))

• ...that Sarre Windmill (pictured) was the first windmill in Kent to have a steam engine installed as auxiliary power? New article created on 19 April and self-nom by Mjroots (talk) 10:36, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

• ...that Annie Armstrong (pictured), for whom the Southern Baptist Easter collection for domestic missions is named, resigned from the missionary organization she founded vowing never to serve the SBC again? -- Article self-nom by --SonPraises (talk) (contributions) 06:57, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

• ...that sprinter Jaysuma Saidy Ndure holds both the Gambian and Norwegian records in both the 100 and 200 metres? -- self-nom, expanded by Punkmorten (talk) 09:58, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

• ...that Enfield Old Park (see map, right) contained 207 fallow deer in April 1620, of which 73 were antlered males? -- self-nom by creator Smerus (talk) 15:14, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

• ...that architect John Desmond was able to design the acclaimed Louisiana State University Student Union building in Baton Rouge without disturbing a canopy of stately oak trees?--self-nom Billy Hathorn (talk) 17:23, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

• ...that British band The Furze were formally known as Kid Galahad? Or that as Kid Galahad the band recorded “Stealin’ Beats” which featured on the PlayStation 2 game Dancing Stage MegaMix? -- new article self-nom by WW9066 (talk) 15:33, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

• ...that the Boone Bridge (pictured) in Wilsonville, Oregon, was expanded to six lanes only 16 years after it was completed? (self, expansion) Aboutmovies (talk) 19:42, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on April 18

• ...that Sir John Betjeman wrote of Joan Jackson (née Hunter Dunn) being "Furnish'd and burnish'd by Aldershot sun"? -- One pound (talk) 23:30, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

• ...that Eliza Tibbets is credited with founding the California citrus industry?
  • ...that Eliza Tibbets planted the first two navel orange trees in California? - created by ] (] · ]), cleaned up and nominated by ~ Eóin (talk) 21:46, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

• ...that Halema`uma`u crater (pictured) in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park erupted explosively on March 19 2008 for the first time since 1924? -- new article by User:Mbz1 and Walter Siegmund (talk) 21:12, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

• ...that despite Al Gore's efforts to appease Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. (pictured) and Jesse Jackson, at the 2000 Democratic National Convention they agreed that endorsing Gore was like taking castor oil?--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTD) 07:59, 20 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Comment please remove {{underconstruction}} at the time of main page placement.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTD) 07:59, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

So is it still under construction or not? --74.13.124.203 (talk) 16:35, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

• It is still under construction now, but the tag can be moved when it goes to the main page. I still have to check the Atlantic Monthly and his .gov pages for information in the short term. In the longer run I have a lot of Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times and possibly Chicago Reader information to look up in hopes of an FA. I will need even a bit of this for a GA. However, the percentage by which the page changes daily will be smaller after DYK time is up. Look at the history to get a feel ofr it construction.--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTD) 04:25, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

• ...that modern historians still debate on whether or not the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644) of China had sovereignty over Tibet?--Pericles of Athens 22:02, 19 April 2008 (UTC)
  • ...that official Chinese historians assert that Tibet during the Ming Dynasty was under the sovreignty of Ming China? --more accurate suggested alternative Wetman (talk) 01:35, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

• ALT:...that official Chinese historians assert that Ming China had sovereignty over Tibet? --74.13.130.118 (talk) 06:28, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

• ...that the inscribed alphabet on King Ahiram's sarcophagus, which is housed in the National Museum of Beirut, is the earliest known example of alphabetical writing? -- Article expanded over fivefold and self-nom by Eli+ 21:01, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

• ...that in the 2000 offseason Matthew Lytle, a former American football quarterback played for the Rhein Fire of NFL Europe who won World Bowl VIII? By User:Chrisjnelson. Nom by Milk’s Favorite Cookie 13:26, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

• ...Jim Eddy and head coach Bob O'Billovich rebuilt the Argonauts team that had gone 2-14 the prior season into a team that won the East Division championships in both of Eddy's seasons there and won the 71st Grey Cup in 1983? -- new article by User:Hirolovesswords ; Nom by SriMesh | talk 04:42, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

• ...that the cultures of the Western Mexico shaft tomb tradition not only considered dogs to be soul guides for the dead (dog vessel from Colima pictured), but a major source of protein as well?

• ...Julien Joseph Audette was first Canadian to break 9144m (30,000ft.) in a sailplane? -- new article by User:Cahf; Nom by SriMesh | talk 04:42, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

• ...Carlyle Clare Agar learned the secrets of helicopter flying in the high reaches of the Rocky Mountains, and perfected new skills and operational techniques of high altitude landings and takeoffs from hitherto inaccessible locations, which became the accepted worldwide standard? -- new article by User:Cahf; Nom by SriMesh | talk 04:42, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

• 278 character hook. Art LaPella (talk) 06:05, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

• how about this?: *...that the skills Carlyle Clare Agar learned from flying a helicopter in the high reaches of the Rocky Mountains became the accepted global standard for landings and takeoffs from inaccessible locations? - DaughterofSun (talk) 19:49, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

• ...that the Saskatchewan Government Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure employs 1,476 employees diversified amongst 105 communities in Saskatchewan and maintains Template:Km to mi roads and highways? -- new article self-nom by SriMesh | talk 23:29, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

• ...that the Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw (pictured) defining socialist realism in Poland, was designed in the Soviet Union and erected by 3500 Soviet workers brought into the Polish capital in 1952–1955? -- Article expanded over fivefold and self-nom by Poeticbent talk 22:12, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

• ...that although the traditional explanation for Abraham Lincoln's speech on May 29, 1856 having been lost is that it was so engrossing that reporters forgot to take notes, modern historians believe that the real explanation is that the speech was too inflammatory? (created by user:IvoShandor, suggested by DS (talk) 21:50, 18 April 2008 (UTC) )

• 262 character hook. Art LaPella (talk) 23:06, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

• how about this?: *...that though the usual explanation for losing Abe Lincoln’s May 1856 speech is that it engrossed reporters to forget to take notes, historians now believe that real reason was the speech was too inciting? - DaughterofSun (talk) 20:04, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

• ...that although spoken only by an estimated 18,686 people, the language of the Kulung has eight dialects and covers the "Mahakulung" ethno-linguistic area? Vishnava (talk) 17:29, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

• ...that in 2006 Austrian alpine style mountain climber Christian Stangl ran up the northeast ridge route of Mount Everest from Camp III (elev. 6,500 m) to the summit (elev. 8,848 m), alone and without oxygen tank, in the record time of 16h 42min? -- new article self-nom by AxelBoldt (talk) 15:43, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

• ...that Percy Hoskins, chief crime reporter for the Daily Express, was the only journalist working for a national British newspaper to defend suspected serial killer Dr John Bodkin Adams when he was arrested for murdering patients in 1956? -- New article, self-nom Malick78 (talk) 15:12, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

• ...that St. Brendan's Church (pictured) has been a location for two apocalypse movies: the Martian attack in 1953's War of the Worlds and the wedding at the end of Armageddon? new article, self nom. Cbl62 (talk) 15:06, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

• ...that the Tang Dynasty chancellor Li Shizhi was known as one of the Eight Immortals of the Wine Cup due to his ability to drink a large amount of wine without being drunk? (self-nomination, expansion) --Nlu (talk) 14:48, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

  Withdrawn. Not five-fold expansion. --Nlu (talk) 14:51, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

• ...that F. Sionil José's (pictured) Filipino novel Po-on is regarded as the equivalent of Colombian Gabriel García Márquez's One Hundred Years of Solitude?

Alternate: *...that F. Sionil José's (pictured) Filipino novel Po-on is regarded as the equivalent of Latin America's One Hundred Years of Solitude? - (self-nom/new page/ around 3772 characters) - DaughterofSun (talk) 03:41, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

Regarded by who? Whose POV is this? Does putting this on Misplaced Pages's frontpage gives the false impression that this is Misplaced Pages's POV? I hope not. You are better off having a hook like:

• ALT:...that Filipino literary critics regard Po-on, a novel by F. Sionil José (pictured), as the equivalent of Latin America's One Hundred Years of Solitude? --74.13.130.118 (talk) 06:28, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

• Thanks. I like that, and just another suggestion, although I prefer your alternate hook above: *...that when Random House published Po-on, a novel by F. Sionil José (pictured), it was described as “meaningful to Philippine literature as One Hundred Years of Solitude is to Latin America”? - DaughterofSun (talk) 11:20, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

• ...that Minneapolis's Longfellow House (pictured) is a 2/3 scale replica of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's actual home, and was never lived in by Longfellow himself? Self nom of new article by BobAmnertiopsis (talk) 03:13, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

• Alt hook (shortened)...that Minneapolis's Longfellow House (pictured) is a 2/3 scale replica of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's actual home?BobAmnertiopsis (talk) 13:05, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

• ...that Grand Duke Boris Vladimirovich of Russia, a first cousin of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, was called: “The terror of jealous husbands as well as of watchful mothers”? self nom Miguelemejia (talk • contribs)

01:19, 18 April 2008

• ...that the Winchester Bible (pictured), the largest surviving twelfth-century English Bible, incorporated the skins of 250 calves? -- new article self-nom by Kafka Liz (talk) 02:11, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

• No qualifying article. Art LaPella (talk) 02:29, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

• Oops, my bad. I've incorporated the correct link. Kafka Liz (talk) 02:38, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

• ...that the Washington Irving sidewheeler (depicted) is the biggest passenger-carrying riverboat ever built and sunk after colliding with an oil barge in 1926? self-nom WilliamKF (talk) 04:00, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

• ...that American photojournalist Daniel Smith was once kidnapped by members of the Mehdi Army, taken to meet Muqtada al-Sadr, and subsequently released?

Alternate: *...that American photojournalist Daniel Smith has interviewed Muqtada al-Sadr and is also a composer and devotee of old-time radio? (self-nom, new page, about 3696 characters. I piped the link because the page uses the middle name only to distinguish from others named Daniel Smith.) —Josiah Rowe (talk • contribs) 07:35, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

• ...that Commodore Cruise Line was the first company to operate week-long cruises out of Florida around the year? -- Self nom and article creation by -- Kjet (talk · contribs) 11:51, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

• ...that L. B. Henry of Pineville, Louisiana, overcame a missing forearm at birth to become a plumber-businessman and then a statewide figure in Louisiana parish government? --self-nom Billy Hathorn (talk) 20:33, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

• …that the village of Denshaw in Greater Manchester (pictured) achieved international notoriety when spoof information added to its Misplaced Pages entry was reported in national and international media? Article expanded fivefold in a collaboration by a number of editors from the Misplaced Pages:WikiProject Greater Manchester including;User:Jza84, User:Ddstretch, User:Malleus_Fatuarum, User:Hassocks5489, User:Nev1 and User:Mike Peel; Nom by Richerman Richerman (talk) 23:24, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

• ...that Jim Humphreys, former manager of the large Pitchfork Ranch in West Texas, spent his later years preserving western buildings for the benefit of future generations?--self-nom Billy Hathorn (talk) 04:52, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on April 17

• ...that Leona Florentino is the “mother of Filipino women writers” and the “founder of Philippine women’s literature?”

• Alternate: ...that the four main influential figures to Filipino women writers are Gabriela Silang, Leonor Rivera (pictured), Imelda Marcos and Corazon Aquino? - (self-nom/new page) - DaughterofSun (talk) 06:42, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

• ...that water privatization in Brazil began under Brazil's post-colonial Empire (Pedro II of Brazil pictured)? Savidan 03:10, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

• ...that over 25% of Brazil's electricity is generated by a single hydroelectric plant, at Itaipu on the Paraná River? Article created by Amateos; nominated by Hassocks5489 (talk) 13:07, 19 April 2008 (UTC).

• ...that the Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science, founded in 1853, was edited for sixty-eight years by the Lankester family, first by Edwin Lankester and then by his son Ray? (self-nom) Espresso Addict (talk) 00:05, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

• ...that John Dick, the high scorer in the first-ever NCAA men's basketball championship, would later command the U.S. Navy supercarrier USS Saratoga? --Esprqii (talk) 17:20, 18 April 2008 (UTC) (selfnom)

• ...that a Muslim fundamentalist decapitated a statue of Virgin Mary at St. Augustine's (pictured) in October 2001 and carted a bronze statue of Father Serra to a nearby mosque? new article, self nom. Cbl62 (talk) 05:21, 18 April 2008 (UTC)
  • ...that during the 1930s the pastor at St. Augustine's (pictured) often acted as a technical advisor for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films, whose studios were across the street? new article, self nom. by Cbl62 (talk) 05:34, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

References and length is good. I'd suggest using the second hook. ~ Eóin (talk) 18:52, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

I thought the first hook was more interesting, since it happened the month after 9/11, but either one is fine.Cbl62 (talk) 23:12, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

• ...that Vasyl Krychevsky, a Ukrainian artist, designed the state emblem of the Ukrainian National Republic at the request of Mykhailo Hrushevskyi? -- article written by Ostap R (talk · contribs); nominated by --Riurik 02:55, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

• ...that Peace College Main Building was first used as a Confederate military hospital and regional headquarters for the Freedmen's Bureau? (self-nomination...moved from sandbox to mainspace, hence the edit history starting on April 12) AgnosticPreachersKid (talk) 02:26, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

• ...that, although he wrote most of his work in the Romanian language, Romanian poet Panait Cerna is thought to have had a better grasp of his native Bulgarian? (new; self-nom) Dahn (talk) 00:47, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

• ...that its deep harbor led to Jeffersonville, Indiana being the United States largest builder of steamboats? (self-nom)--Bedford 23:55, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

• ...that PT 617, the last surviving 80 foot Elco type PT boat, was also known as Big Red Cock and Dragon Lady?

• Alt: (short, more sedate) ...that PT 617 is the last surviving 80 foot Elco type PT boat? (self-nom, new) doncram (talk) 22:59, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

• ...that Stewart White has presented the regional BBC News programme Look East for 24 years?

• Alt: (bit more obscure, probably needs rewriting) ...that Stewart White is the last journalist to have conducted a live radio interview with singer Michael Jackson in the United Kingdom? (self-nom) Gran 21:26, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

• Comment: The alternative wording makes it sound as if Michael Jackson's dead. Steve 08:10, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

• Yeah, I had similar concerns that it doesn't really read well. Maybe it needs something clarifying it, perhpas changing "last" to "most recent" or something similar? If not, then (if this is selected) the first hook is probably better anyway. Gran 11:49, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

• ...that Wilf Hurd, a former member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly, resigned less than a year after being re-elected? Miss Madeline | Talk to Madeline 04:12, 17 April 2008 (UTC) (self-nom)

• ...that Maria Weston Chapman, founder of the abolitionist fundraising gift book The Liberty Bell (frontispiece pictured), was able to persuade Elizabeth Barrett Browning to submit anti-slavery poetry twice during the book's 15 year publication run? (self nom) ++Lar: t/c 03:27, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

• ...that state senator Larry George sued Senate President Peter Courtney to prevent an experimental session of the Oregon Legislature? (self) Aboutmovies (talk) 23:45, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

slight Reword for clarity: -Pete (talk) 17:24, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

• ...that state senator Larry George sued Senate President Peter Courtney in an attempt to prevent an experimental session of the Oregon Legislature?

• ...that Jamshedji Framji Madan was a pioneer of Indian cinema, whose film production company Madan Theatres Limited once controlled half of British India's box office? (self) GDibyendu (talk) 06:55, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

Expiring noms

Articles created/expanded on April 16

• ...that cyber law author and professor Jonathan Zittrain (pictured) co-founded StopBadware.org to distribute the task of collecting data about malware to Internet users at large? --self-nom of 5-fold expansion (apart from references and external links) of an article started by 24.61.133.46. Thanks. -Susanlesch (talk) 00:54, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

Saying this in a more positive way might help more, alternate below. -Susanlesch (talk) 10:31, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

• ...that Oxford law scholar Jonathan Zittrain (pictured) sees the future safety of the Internet in its users and in the principles on which the IETF and Misplaced Pages are founded?

• ...that Academy Award winner "Going My Way" was filmed at St. Monica's, and the irascible old Irish priest character was based on its pastor? new article, self nom. Cbl62 (talk) 05:03, 18 April 2008 (UTC)
  • ALT: ...that death penalty opponents, including Jesse Jackson, protested at St. Monica's due to the refusal of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (a parishioner) to stop an execution?

• ...that Sheenboro, Quebec, Canada, started out as a trading post along the Ottawa River and has retained its character as a "Little Corner of Ireland"? -- P199 (talk) 14:27, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

  The "little corner of Ireland" thing isn't referenced (although I don't think that's a huge issue). Someone who reads French needs to look at the refs. The length is fine. - Bobet 19:08, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

• ...that Lionel Monckton (pictured), the most popular musical theatre composer of the Edwardian period, after dropping into obscurity by the end of the 20th century, recently has had two albums of his music released? self-nom by Ssilvers (talk) 06:22, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

• ...that John Percy Farrar recommended George Mallory for inclusion on the 1921 British Reconnaissance Expedition to Mount Everest (pictured)? (new article, self-nom) Ericoides (talk) 21:54, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

• ...that John Madden has most wins of any Oakland Raiders head coach? ref. Buc (talk) 20:44, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

Pretty short. Can this be expanded? Blnguyen (bananabucket) 07:21, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

Exspanded it a bit. Buc (talk) 19:48, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

• ...that when the Young Men's Christian Association of Berwick was incorporated in Pennsylvania in 1883, the majority of the organization's trustees were current executives of Jackson and Woodin Manufacturing Company? Slambo (Speak) 15:39, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

• ...that in his first major league appearance, Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Jim Nelson struck out Willie Mays and got Willie McCovey to hit into a double play? (selfnom) NawlinWiki (talk) 20:20, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

• ...that Patrick LeBlanc, a prominent businessman and Republican politician in Lafayette, Louisiana, perished in a single-engine plane crash on March 10, 2008, eleven days before his 54th birthday? -- self-nom Billy Hathorn (talk) 13:33, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

Eleven days before? Not interesting, unless it's on (or on the eve of) a special day. --74.13.130.118 (talk) 06:32, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

• ...that Juan Garcia Abrego, in 1995, was the first drug trafficker to ever be listed on the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation's Top Ten Most Wanted List. (self nom) article largely expanded on April 16, 2007 - --I Write Stuff (talk) 14:24, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

• ...that despite winning the 1989 World Indoor Championships, West German 400 metres sprinter Helga Arendt failed to reach the final round at the European Championships one year later? -- self-nom by Punkmorten (talk) 21:52, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

Other hook ideas are welcome. Punkmorten (talk) 21:52, 20 April 2008 (UTC)

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