#expandyourknowledge — Public Fediverse posts
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The creator and first moderator of #MeetThePress was a woman, Martha Rountree.
She moderated from June 24, 1945 to 1947 on the radio version, and on NBC television network from November 6, 1947 to November 1, 1953.
There hasn't been a female moderator since in the 70 years that followed.
Her famous line was, 'Now See Here!' which she would say when BS was being peddled.
#ExpandYourKnowledge #News #Journalism #News #WetNoodleChuckTodd
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January 6 #Wikipedia featured article: The London and North Western Railway War Memorial
The #London and North Western Railway War Memorial is a First World War memorial outside Euston station in London, #england
The memorial was designed by Reginald Wynn Owen and commemorates employees of the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) who were killed in the First World War.
#ExpandYourKnowledge #ArticleOfTheDay #WW1
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January 5 Wikipedia featured article: Brazza's martin
Brazza's martin (Phedinopsis brazzae) is a bird in the swallow family with grey-brown upperparts, black-streaked white underparts, and a brownish breast
The sexes are similar, but juveniles have more diffuse breast streaking
Its song is of a series of short notes of increasing frequency, followed by a complex buzz that is sometimes completed by a number of clicks
#ExpandYourKnowledge #ArticleOfTheDay #Birds #Fowl
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January 4 #Wikipedia featured article: Project Waler
Project Waler was an unsuccessful Australian defence procurement exercise which sought to replace the Australian Army's M113 armoured personnel carriers (example pictured) during the mid-1990s with between 500 and 1,000 armoured fighting vehicles optimised for Australian conditions.
#ExpandYourKnowledge #ArticleOfTheDay #War #Australia
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January 3 #Wikipedia featured article: The Albany Charter half dollar
The Albany Charter half dollar is a commemorative half dollar struck by the United States Bureau of the Mint in 1936.
It was designed by sculptor Gertrude K. Lathrop, who lived in #Albany, #NewYork's state capital.
In 1936, Congress approved many commemorative coins for issuance, including some of mostly local significance, such as the Albany piece.
#ExpandYourKnowledge #ArticleOfTheDay #Coins
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January 2 Wikipedia featured article
Ai-Khanoum is the archaeological site of a #Hellenistic city in Takhar Province, #afghanistan
It was probably established in the early 3rd century BC by a monarch of the Seleucid Empire at the confluence of the Oxus and Kokcha rivers, controlling access to valuable mines and strategic choke points.
#ExpandYourKnowledge #ArticleOfTheDay #archaeology
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January 1 Wikipedia featured article: The history of timekeeping devices
The history of timekeeping devices dates back to ancient civilizations observing astronomical bodies. Sundials and water clocks originated in ancient Egypt, while incense clocks were used in China. Mechanical clocks were developed in medieval Europe after the invention of the bell-striking alarm;
#ExpandYourKnowledge #ArticleOfTheDay #Wikipedia #Time #Science #Mechanical
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December 31 Wikipedia featured article: John Hay
John Hay (1838–1905) was an American statesman and official whose career in government stretched over almost half a century.
Through the American Civil War, Hay was close to Lincoln, and stood by his deathbed after Lincoln was shot at Ford's Theatre. In 1897, President William McKinley made him the ambassador to Britain.
#ExpandYourKnowledge #USPol #ArticleOfTheDay #Lincoln
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December 30 Wikipedia featured article: U.S. Highway 8
U.S. Highway 8 runs east–west for 280 miles (451 km), mostly within the state of Wisconsin. It connects Interstate 35 in Forest Lake, #Minnesota, to U.S. Highway 2 at Norway in the Upper Peninsula of #Michigan. Part of the U.S. Highway System, it was commissioned on November 11, 1926.
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December 29 Wikipedia featured article: Operation Grandslam
Operation Grandslam was an offensive undertaken by United Nations peacekeeping forces from 28 December 1962 to 15 January 1963 against the gendarmerie of the State of Katanga, which was rebelling against the Republic of the Congo in central Africa.
#ExpandYourKnowledge #ArticleOfTheDay #Wikipedia
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December 28 Wikipedia featured article: Battle of Van Buren
The Battle of Van Buren was fought at Van Buren, Arkansas, on December 28, 1862, during the American Civil War. After winning the Battle of Prairie Grove on December 7, Union brigadier generals James G. Blunt (pictured) and Francis J. Herron prepared for a raid against the Confederate positions at Van Buren and Fort Smith.
#ExpandYourKnowledge #ArticleOfTheDay #CivilWar #US
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December 26 Wikipedia featured article: John Raymond science fiction magazines
Between 1952 and 1954, John Raymond published three #scienceFiction magazines and a #fantasy #magazine.
#ExpandYourKnowledge #ArticleOfTheDay #Wikipedia #SciFi
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December 25 Wikipedia featured article: 'Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry like Christmas' is the third book of a seven-volume autobiography series by Maya Angelou
Set between 1949 and 1955, the book largely spans her twenties. Angelou describes her struggles to support her young son, form relationships, and forge a career in entertainment.
#ExpandYourKnowledge #ArticleOfTheDay #AutoBiography #MayaAngelou #learning #reading #books #library #Wikipedia
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December 23 Wikipedia featured article: The Nintendo 64 Blast Corps
Blast Corps is a 1997 action video game for the Nintendo 64 (pictured). In the game, the player uses vehicles to destroy buildings in the path of a runaway nuclear missile carrier. In the game's 57 levels, the player solves puzzles by moving objects and bridging gaps with the vehicles.
#ExpandYourKnowledge #ArticleOfTheDay #Wikipedia #Gaming #VideoGames #Nintendo #Nintendo 64
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December 22 #Wikipedia featured article: "Like I'm Gonna Lose You", a song by #American #singer -#songwriter Meghan Trainor from her debut major-label #studio album Title (2015), featuring guest #vocals from singer John Legend. Trainor wrote the #song with Justin Weaver and Caitlyn Smith, and produced it with Chris Gelbuda. Epic Records released it as the #album's fourth single on June 23, 2015
#ExpandYourKnowledge #ArticleOfTheDay #SingerSongWriter #Music
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December 21 Wikipedia featured article: SS Politician
SS Politician was a cargo #ship that ran aground off the coast of the Hebridean island of #Eriskay (pictured) in February 1941. During #WorldWar2 the ship participated in the Atlantic convoys between the #UK and the #US. She grounded while attempting to rendezvous with a convoy to the north of #Scotland. No one was badly injured or killed in the accident.
#ExpandYourKnowledge #ArticleOfTheDay #Wikipedia
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December 20 Wikipedia featured article
The Réunion swamphen (Porphyrio caerulescens) is a hypothetical extinct species of rail that was endemic to the Mascarene island of Réunion.
#ExpandYourKnowledge #ArticleOfTheDay #Wikipedia #fowl #Birds
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December 19 Wikipedia featured article: The battle of Adys
The battle of Adys was fought in late 255 BC during the First Punic War between a Roman army led by Marcus Atilius Regulus and a Carthaginian army jointly commanded by Bostar, Hamilcar and Hasdrubal.
#ExpandYourKnowledge #ArticleOfTheDay #Wikipedia #History
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December 17 Wikipedia featured article:
Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles is a 2021 American concert #film. It stars singer-songwriter Billie Eilish (pictured), who performs all 16 tracks from her second studio album, Happier Than Ever, at Los Angeles's Hollywood Bowl. Inspired by Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) and Cool World (1992), the film blends live action with animation.
#ExpandYourKnowledge #ArticleOfTheDay #Wikipedia #Music #BillieEilish
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December 16 Wikipedia featured article: Tom Eastick
Tom Eastick (3 May 1900 – 16 December 1988) was a senior #AustralianArmy artillery officer during #WorldWarII, a post-war leader of the principal ex-service organisation in South Australia, and a justice of the peace.
#ExpandYourKnowledge #ArticleOfTheDay #Wikipedia #Australia
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December 15 Wikipedia featured article: John Sherman
John Sherman (1823–1900) was an #American congressman and senator from #Ohio during the second half of the nineteenth century. The brother of General William Tecumseh Sherman, he was the principal author of the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890.
#ExpandYourKnowledge #ArticleOfTheDay #Wikipedia #
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December 14 Wikipedia featured article: The Mandrill
The #mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) is a large Old World #monkey native to west-central #Africa. It is one of the most colorful #mammals in the world, with red and blue skin on its face and posterior.
#ExpandYourKnowledge #ArticleOfTheDay #Wikipedia
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December 13 Wikipedia featured article: CSS Baltic
CSS Baltic was a casemate ironclad that served in the Confederate States Navy during the American #CivilWar. A towboat and cotton lighter before the war, it was purchased by the state of Alabama in December 1861 for conversion into an ironclad.
She was taken up the Tombigbee River near the end of the war, where she was captured by Union forces on May 10, 1865
#ExpandYourKnowledge #ArticleOfTheDay #Wikipedia #Boats
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December 12 Wikipedia featured article, Gurl dot com.
Gurl dot com was a US website for teenage girls that was online from 1996 to 2018
Known for its humorous tone and unconventional approach to teen-related topics, it was a target of conservatives for its sex-positive stance and sex education resources
📷 Lauren Weinstein, whose comic Girl Stories was serialized on Gurl.com, Wikipedia Commons
#ExpandYourKnowledge #ArticleOfTheDay #Wikipedia #Feminism #Teens
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Shout out to what has become one of my favorite accounts to follow.
I'm learning so much just from @conradhackett 's posts.
It's a grand buffet of #Sociology, #PoliticalScience, #History, and sometimes #DadJean humor.
Follow that account if you want to #ExpandYourKnowledge
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December 11 Wikipedia featured article
Apollo 17 (December 7–19, 1972) was the final mission of NASA's Apollo program, with, on December 11, the most recent crewed lunar landing.
Commander Gene Cernan (pictured) and Lunar Module Pilot Harrison Schmitt walked on the Moon, while Command Module Pilot Ronald Evans orbited above.
Part of the #ExpandYourKnowledge #ArticleOfTheDay #Wikipedia series.
#Science #NASA #Apollo #Appollo17
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December 10 Wikipedia featured article
The Low Memorial Library is a building at the center of Columbia University's Morningside Heights campus in Manhattan, New York City, United States.
#ExpandYourKnowledge #ArticleOfTheDay #Wikipedia #library #NYC #US
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December 7 Wikipedia featured #ArticleOfTheDay
During his three Olympic seasons, Yuzuru Hanyu, a Japanese figure skater, won two gold medals in the men's singles event, one each in 2014 and 2018. He also placed fourth in 2022. In 2014, at the age of 19, he became the first Asian men's singles skater to win an Olympic gold medal, and the youngest male skater to win the title since American Dick Button did in 1948.
#ExpandYourKnowledge #Wikipedia
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December 5 #Wikipedia featured article
The 2006 Securitas depot robbery in #Tonbridge, #Kent, was the largest ever cash heist in the UK. Seven criminals stole almost £53 million in used and unused Bank of England sterling #banknotes.
#ExpandYourKnowledge #ArticleOfTheDay
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For years, I've read the #Wikipedia featured #ArticleOfTheDay religiously. They introduce me to topics I may not otherwise have been exposed to.
This week, I started toot posting them here under the hashtags #ExpandYourKnowledge #ArticleOfTheDay.
About Wikipedia:Today's featured article, the archives, current and upcoming articles:
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