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Today's featured article for June 9, 2025
Kate Moss in 2019 The illusion of Kate Moss is an art piece first shown at the conclusion of the Alexander McQueen runway show The Widows of Culloden (Autumn/Winter 2006). It consists of a short film of English model Kate Moss dancing slowly while wearing a long, billowing gown of white chiffon, projected life-size within a glass pyramid in the centre of the show's catwalk. Although sometimes referred to as a hologram, the illusion was made using a 19th-century theatre technique called Pepper's ghost. McQueen conceived the illusion as a gesture of support for Moss; she was a close friend of his and was embroiled in a drug-related scandal at the time of the Widows show. It is regarded by many critics as the highlight of the Widows runway show, and it has been the subject of a great deal of academic analysis, particularly as a wedding dress and as a memento mori. The illusion appeared in both versions of Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty, a retrospective exhibition of McQueen's designs. (Full article...) Archive By email More featured articles About view – talk – edit – history – watch
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1537 - Pope Paul III declared, "Indians are human beings, with the qualities and faults of human beings."

commited suicide to evade a Senate-imposed death by flogging ?

First, was this Nero or his scribe ? Second, there should be another T: committed. -- 64.229.229.120 14:03, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)

That's what our June 9 article claims. Nero doesn't mention it. I'll remove it. Zocky 14:36, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Thanks. -- 64.229.229.120 14:53, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Donald Duck

The Donald Duck photo is not freely-licensed, so can't be used on the main page. — BRIAN0918 • 2006-06-09 00:55

China and Vietnam

China can not give up something it doesn't have sovereignty over (nor claim sovereignty). What it gave up was its claim of suzerainty over Vietnam. DHN 21:43, 9 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

2012 notes

Moved to Ineligible: James Oglethorpe (maintenance); William Jennings Bryan (maintenance)
Omitted: Congress of Vienna; Jackson's Valley Campaign; Bhumibol Adulyadej (ineligible—maintenance); Battle of Dong Xoai
Included: Gaspée Affair (3rd appearance, last in 2009); Alexandra Palace (first appearance); Army–McCarthy hearings (first appearance)
Repeats: Nero (8th consecutive appearance, 15 total; was duplicated on October 10); Charles Kingsford Smith (3rd consecutive appearance, 4 total)

—howcheng {chat} 23:13, 8 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

2013 notes

New articles (unused): 1972 Black Hills flood
Omitted: Nero; Gaspée Affair; Alexandra Palace; Army–McCarthy hearings
Included: James Oglethorpe (first appearance, rescued from Ineligible); Congress of Vienna (6th appearance, last in 2011); Battle of Brandy Station (first appearance; 150th anniversary); Secretariat (horse) (2nd appearance, last in 2004; rescued from Ineligible)
Repeats: Charles Kingsford Smith (4th consecutive appearance, 5 total)

—howcheng {chat} 05:57, 8 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

2014 notes

Omitted: James Oglethorpe; Congress of Vienna; Battle of Brandy Station; Charles Kingsford Smith; Secretariat (horse)
Included: Mormon handcart pioneers (4th appearance, last in 2010); Bhumibol Adulyadej (8th appearance as blurb, last in 2011; rescued from Ineligible); Army–McCarthy hearings (2nd appearance, last in 2012; 60th anniversary); Battle of Dong Xoai (4th appearance, last in 2011); Nadahan wedding bombing (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 07:57, 8 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

2015 notes

Moved to Ineligible: Congress of Vienna (maintenance); Alexandra Palace (maintenance)
Omitted: Mormon handcart pioneers; Bhumibol Adulyadej; Army–McCarthy hearings; Nadahan wedding bombing
Included: Athenian coup of 411 BC (first appearance); Gaspee Affair (4th appearance, last in 2012); Jackson's Valley Campaign (2nd appearance, last in 2011); Charles Kingsford Smith (6th appearance, last in 2013)
Repeats: Battle of Dong Xoai (2nd consecutive appearance, 5 total; 50th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 19:52, 7 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

2016 notes

Moved to Ineligible: William Jennings Bryan (maintenance)
Omitted: Gaspee Affair (ineligible—maintenance); Jackson's Valley Campaign; Charles Kingsford Smith; Battle of Dong Xoai
Included: Mormon handcart pioneers (5th appearance, last in 2014); Bulgarian coup d'état of 1923 (first appearance); Bhumibol Adulyadej (9th appearance as blurb, last in 2014; 70th anniversary); Secretariat (horse) (3rd appearance, last in 2013)
Repeats: Athenian coup of 411 BC (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total)

—howcheng {chat} 07:38, 7 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

2017 notes

Moved to Ineligible: James Oglethorpe (maintenance); Bulgarian coup d'état of 1923 (maintenance)
Omitted: Columba (ineligible—maintenance); Mormon handcart pioneers; Bhumibol Adulyadej (ineligible—maintenance); Secretariat (horse)
Included: Gaspee Affair (5th appearance, last in 2015; rescued from Ineligible); Charles Kingsford Smith (7th appearance, last in 2015); Army–McCarthy hearings (3rd appearance, last in 2014); Nadahan wedding bombing (2nd appearance, last in 2014); Shahrbaraz (3rd appearance, last in 2017; normally appears on April 27); Susanna Paine (first appearance); Brian Williamson (first appearance)
Repeats: Athenian coup of 411 BC (3rd consecutive appearance, 3 total)

—howcheng {chat} 07:55, 9 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

2018 notes

Deleted: Shahrbaraz (returned to April 27)
Moved to Ineligible: 1972 Black Hills flood (maintenance)
New articles (unused): Iain Banks
Omitted: Athenian coup of 411 BC; Gaspee Affair; Army–McCarthy hearings; Shahrbaraz; Susanna Paine; Brian Williamson
Included: Abbasid Revolution (first appearance); Simon de Colines (first appearance); Battle of Dong Xoai (6th appearance, last in 2015); Władysław IV Vasa (first appearance); Victoria Woodhull (2nd appearance, last in 2013; normally appears on May 10); Sonam Kapoor (first appearance)
Repeats: Charles Kingsford Smith (2nd consecutive appearance, 8 total); Nadahan wedding bombing (2nd consecutive appearance, 3 total)

—howcheng {chat} 17:18, 9 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Pentecost

Whys is Pentecost not even mentioned? It is one of the biggest Christian holidays. Many minor holidays from other religions are constantly mentioned. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.24.162.16 (talk) 08:23, 9 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Because Pentecost § Liturgical celebration has an orange tag for maintenance, and per the rules, that makes it ineligible for inclusion. —howcheng {chat} 15:31, 10 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

2019 notes

Deleted: Carl Nielsen (moved to October 3, death anniversary)
Moved to Ineligible: Mormon handcart pioneers (maintenance)
New articles (unused): Doveton Sturdee
Omitted: Charles Kingsford Smith; Nadahan wedding bombing; Władysław IV Vasa; Victoria Woodhull; Sonam Kapoor
Included: William Jennings Bryan (2nd appearance, last in 2004); Tulle massacre (first appearance; 75th anniversary); Ambrogio Lorenzetti (first appearance); Jane Avril (first appearance); Chandrashekhar Agashe (first appearance)
Repeats: Abbasid Revolution (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total); Simon de Colines (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total); Battle of Đồng Xoài (2nd consecutive appearance, 7 total)

—howcheng {chat} 15:57, 10 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

2020 notes

New articles (unused): Natalie Portman
Omitted: Columba (ineligible—maintenance); Abbasid Revolution; William Jennings Bryan; Tulle massacre; Battle of Đồng Xoài; Ambrogio Lorenzetti; Jane Avril; Chandrashekhar Agashe
Included: Athenian coup of 411 BC (4th appearance, last in 2017); Mormon handcart pioneers (6th appearance, last in 2016; rescued from Ineligible); Charles Kingsford Smith/Southern Cross (aircraft) (Smith: 9th appearnance, last in 2018; SC: first); Nadahan wedding bombing (4th appearance, last in 2018; 10th anniversary); Peter des Roches (first appearance); Doveton Sturdee (first appearance); Heather Mitts (first appearance)
Repeats: Simon de Colines (3rd consecutive appearance, 3 total)

—howcheng {chat} 23:54, 10 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

2021 notes

New articles (ineligible): George Stephenson (maintenance); William Feiner (TFA for 2021-05-04); Emma Louisa Turner (TFA for 2021-06-09)
Omitted: Athenian coup of 411 BC; Simon de Colines; Mormon handcart pioneers; Charles Kingsford Smith/Southern Cross (aircraft); Nadahan wedding bombing; Peter des Roches; Doveton Sturdee; Heather Mitts
Included: Abbasid Revolution (3rd appearance, last in 2019); Gaspee Affair (6th appearance, last in 2017); Congress of Vienna (7th appearance, last in 2017; rescued from Ineligible); Tulle massacre (2nd appearance, last in 2019); Kumanovo Agreement (first appearance); Władysław IV Vasa (2nd appearance, last in 2018); Jane Avril (2nd appearance, last in 2019); Natalie Portman (first appearance; 40th birthday)

—howcheng {chat} 07:24, 11 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

2022 notes

Omitted: Abbasid Revolution; Congress of Vienna (ineligible—maintenance); Tulle massacre; Kumanovo Agreement; Władysław IV Vasa; Jane Avril; Natalie Portman
Included: Simon de Colines (4th appearance, last in 2020); Mormon handcart pioneers (7th appearance, last in 2020); Battle of Đồng Xoài (8th appearance, last in 2019); Nadahan wedding bombing (5th appearance, last in 2020); William Feiner (first appearance); Emma Louisa Turner (first appearance); Hein Eersel (first appearance; 100th anniversary)
Repeats: Gaspee Affair (2nd consecutive appearance, 7 total)

—howcheng {chat} 07:39, 10 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]