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Using a DYK suggestion string (see below examples), list new suggestions in the candidate entries section below under the date the article was created or the expansion began (not the date you submit it here), with the newest dates at the top. Any user may nominate a DYK suggestion; self-nominations are permitted and encouraged. Thanks for participating and please remember to check back for comments on your nomination. Every approved hook will appear on the main page.

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How to list a new nomination

Please use one of the strings below to post your DYK nomination, using the "author" and "nominator" fields to identify the users who should receive credit for their contributions if the hook is featured on the main page.

1. Nom without image: {{subst:NewDYKnom | article= | hook=... that ? | author= }}
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   To include more than one new or expanded article in a single hook: |article2= |article3= |article4= | (etc)

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{{subst:NewDYKnom
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 | author     = User
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• Note that you should only use one of the above templates for the original hook. If you want to suggest a second, alternative hook for the same article submission, just type it in manually. The above templates output useful code for each submission and if you employ them for alternative hooks, you will mess up the page formatting.
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Candidate entries

Articles created/expanded on July 10

Róża Thun

• ... that MEP Ryszard Czarnecki, thought Róża Thun (pictured), whose full name is Róża Gräfin von Thun und Hohenstein, might do harm to the Civic Platform in the elections of 2009, because of her name?

Created by ArCgon (talk). Self nom at 11:58, 10 July 2010 (UTC)

The Adoration of the Shepherds (Mantegna)

• ... that it has been suggested that the shepherds in Mantegna's The Adoration of the Shepherds (pictured) are facing Joseph rather than Jesus?

Created by Attilios (talk). Nominated by StAnselm (talk) at 08:57, 10 July 2010 (UTC)

• ... that Anthony Amoroso, winner on Iron Chef America and Executive Chef at SeaBlue at The Borgata, received his culinary education at a community college?

5x expanded by Theornamentalist (talk) 04:51, 10 July 2010 (UTC)

• Portion of article was plagiarized and character count was around 600, now ~3400. Also, I am not sure if this is a good hook, as it makes it sound as though it is odd for someone to be successful out of a community college, when this can be quite the contrary from what I've seen, I just can't think of anything better at this point. Any suggestions or alternatives are highly welcomed :) - Theornamentalist (talk) 04:51, 10 July 2010 (UTC)
  • No comment on the article, but that problem with the hook could be solved by just saying "received his culinary education at Hudson County Community College". Melchoir (talk) 07:22, 10 July 2010 (UTC)

Enrique Pérez Santiago

• ... that Enrique Pérez Santiago established a research center in Puerto Rico in 1958 to study the Tropical sprue, which was at that time an endemic condition on the island and in tropical regions of Asia.?

Created by Eljohnson15 (talk). Self nom at 06:17, 10 July 2010 (UTC)

ALT 1: ... that Enrique Pérez Santiago was the first Puertorican hematologist?

Articles created/expanded on July 9

Hope Mills Dam

A stepped labyrinth spillway and dam

• ... that Hope Mills Dam in Hope Mills, North Carolina failed in 2010 just two years after being reconstructed due to a 2003 failure ?

5x expanded by NortyNort (talk). Nominated by Dincher (talk) at 14:22, 10 July 2010 (UTC)

Loyalty

• … that, although many others had written about it, until the work of Josiah Royce philosophers had by and large not addressed the idea of loyalty?
  Me again. NuclearWarfare suggested that I type the "l" word one more time. How do you feel about a DYK from an article that Jimbo nominated for deletion? Uncle G (talk) 06:48, 10 July 2010 (UTC)

Southeast Asian Youth Conference

• ... that it has often been claimed that the Southeast Asian Youth Conference, held in 1948 in Calcutta, marked the starting point for various armed communist insurgencies in different Asian countries?

Created by Soman (talk). Self nom at 03:39, 10 July 2010 (UTC)

Sanford Biggers

• ... that Sanford Biggers is an artist that has been presented internationally at Tate Modern in London, Prospect 1 in New Orleans and the Whitney Biennial, the Kitchen and Performa 07 (curated by Roselee Goldberg) in New York?

Created by Bon1vers (talk). Nominated by Gosox5555 (talk) at 23:54, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

• Feel free to modify hook, it seems a bit awkward. Gosox₍₅₅₎ 23:54, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

References are bare URLs (see rule D3). Normally, if there were just a few, I would fix them myself, but there are 25 of them. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 03:38, 10 July 2010 (UTC)

Jeffrey A. Warsh

• ... that Jeffrey A. Warsh proposed banning the use of photo radar systems, calling it an "assault on the system of American jurisprudence" that would replace "the tradition that we are innocent until proven guilty"?

Created by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 22:20, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

• Everything verified. I added "the use of" to better agree with the rest of the hook. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 03:57, 10 July 2010 (UTC)

Quantum rotor model

• ... that the quantum rotor model can be used to describe superconducting Josephson junction arrays?

Created by SPat (talk). Self nom at 21:40, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

Pierino Gelmini

• ... that Italy's Pierino Gelmini remained a respected member of the Roman Catholic priesthood despite his four years in prison in the 1970s?

Created by Zloyvolsheb (talk). Self nom at 21:02, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

Calochlaena dubia

• ... that the common soft bracken of eastern Australia is more closely related to the tree fern than it is to bracken?

Created/expanded by Casliber (talk), Poyt448 (talk). Nominated by Casliber (talk) at 20:44, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

Stephen A. Mikulak

• ... that in the wake of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, Stephen A. Mikulak proposed a bill signed into law that would impose the death penalty for terrorists who kill anyone in New Jersey?

Created by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 20:06, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

• Date and length of the article verified, length of the hook OK, hook fact verified. Basically looks fine, although I must admit that I am struggling a bit with the grammar in "a bill signed into law that would impose ..." Is there perhaps a slightly smoother way to say this? Perhaps a native English speaker (which I am not) could see if some minor copyediting of the hook is appropriate at the promotion stage. Nsk92 (talk) 20:53, 9 July 2010 (UTC)
  • I guess the more exact way would be to say that he proposed a bill that passed both houses of the New Jersey Legislature and was signed into law by the Governor of New Jersey. I just don't know how to fit that under the 200-character limit. The wording I used indicates that he was the sponsor of the legislation and that his proposal became the law of the land in the Garden State. I would appreciate any alternate wording for the hook. Alansohn (talk) 22:22, 9 July 2010 (UTC)
    • I was rather thinking of a really minor tweak, e.g. something like "a bill, later signed into law, that would impose ..." (although this would make the hook 202 characters, so something else would have to be trimmed then) or maybe "a bill, later signed into law, to impose ..." Nsk92 (talk) 04:08, 10 July 2010 (UTC)
  • "sponsored" is the usual term, rather than "proposed". Members of U.S. legistatures sponsor bills. So if you want to improve this, find out the name of the Act that the bill became, and say that Mikulak "sponsored the XYZ Act that imposed". (Note "imposed", not "would impose". It did, after all, impose the penalty.) Uncle G (talk) 07:24, 10 July 2010 (UTC)

Godbout, Quebec

• ... that the ferry (pictured) from Godbout to Matane (Quebec, Canada) is Godbout's main employer?

5x expanded by P199 (talk). Self nom at 19:36, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

5x+ expansion verified, length of the article OK, length of the hook OK. However, the sentence in the article mentioning the hook fact (namely, the first sentence in Godbout, Quebec#Economy section, does not have an inline citation supporting the hook. WP:DYK rules require such an inline citation to be present. Nsk92 (talk) 20:36, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

• • There is an inline citation at the end of the subsequent sentence, with this ref. My French is rather rusty, but I did not see anything related to the ferry being the main employer there. Nsk92 (talk) 20:42, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

Robert S. Lancaster

• ... that Robert S. Lancaster created the website Stop Sylvia Browne.com because he "found her work with missing children to be incredibly offensive"?

Created by Krelnik (talk). Nominated by Wilhelmina Will (talk) at 19:09, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

• ALT hook: ... that in July, 2009, Robert S. Lancaster received the first annual Citizen Skeptic Award from the James Randi Educational Foundation for his work as a skeptic?

Tropical Storm Ignacio (1997)

• ... that Tropical Storm Ignacio of August 1997 caused unprecedented rainfall in San Francisco, California, which typically receives only a trace of precipitation during the month?

Created by Juliancolton (talk). Nominated by Juliancolton (talk) at 18:45, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

Andy Leaning

• ... that footballer Andy Leaning was named man of the match following York City's 3–1 extra time defeat at Liverpool in the FA Cup fifth round in 1986, with his performance being described as "heroic"?

Created by Mattythewhite (talk). Self nom at 18:32, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

• 214 character hook. LittleMountain5 20:47, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

• Shortened. Now 197 characters. Mattythewhite (talk) 20:55, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

KANUKOKA

• ... that KANUKOKA is an association of the municipalities of Greenland?

Created by Algkalv (talk). Nominated by Dr. Blofeld (talk) at 18:25, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

Frederick Arthur Whitaker

• ... that Frederick Arthur Whitaker was elected President of the Institution of Civil Engineers after his predecessor became the first to die in office?

• ALT1:... that Frederick Arthur Whitaker served as Civil Engineer-In-Chief to the Admiralty for 14 years?
• ALT2:... that Frederick Arthur Whitaker worked for the civil engineering department of the Admiralty during the First and Second World Wars?

Created by Dumelow (talk). Self nom at 15:03, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

Todmorden Unitarian Church

• ... that Todmorden Unitarian Church in West Yorkshire (pictured) was built in memory of "Honest John" Fielden, and paid for by his three sons?

Created by Peter I. Vardy (talk). Self nom at 14:33, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

• Verified, image verified as CCA. Gatoclass (talk) 15:33, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

Nils Rosén von Rosenstein

• ... that Swedish physician Nils Rosén von Rosenstein was professor of botanica at the Uppsala University before he switched with Carl Linnaeus, who teached anatomy and pathology at the same university?

• ALT1:... that Swedish physician Nils Rosén von Rosenstein is considered to be the founder of modern pediatrics with his 1764 book The diseases of children, and their remedies?

Created by Fram (talk). Self nom at 13:50, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

• Shouldn't "teached" be replaced with "taught"?--PinkBull 15:50, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

SS Invicta (1939)

• ... that the Landing Ship, Infantry HMS Invicta took part in Operation Jubilee and Operation Overlord?

Created by Mjroots (talk). Nominated by Mjroots (talk) at 12:40, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

• ALT 1 ... that the passenger ferry SS Invicta was considered to be a Class 99 locomotive by British Rail?

• I'd really prefer this to be the used hook, but it is currently unreferenced (conflict between what is common knowledge and having the source to hand to verify it, assistance in supplying ref requested at WT:UKRail). Mjroots (talk) 12:43, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

We can't use an uncited hook. Are you asking to have this one held over to give you a chance to find a reference? Gatoclass (talk) 15:37, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

I'm saying that if we can get a cite for ALT 1, then use that instead of the other hook. If we can't get a cite, then go with what we can verify. Mjroots (talk) 17:37, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

Okay, well let us know when you have found a cite, or given up looking, and someone will verify this. Gatoclass (talk) 21:55, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

Prayopavesa

• ... that Hinduism allows voluntary death for a person who has no desire or ambition left and no responsibilities remaining in life; by fasting to death known as Prayopavesa?

5x expanded by Arjun024 (talk). Self nom at 11:27, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

• According to the article, there are other conditions as well, such as announcing it publicly and planning it in advance. Perhaps the part of the hook that says "who has no desire or ambition left and no responsibilities remaining in life" should be replaced with "under certain conditions"?--PinkBull 15:56, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

• The article is too short with 999 characters of prose (bulleted lists don't count). Please expand to at least 1,500. Thanks, LittleMountain5 20:52, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

oops i guess i was vague! Another editor has de-bulleted stuff. Have a look at it now. Sorry, i haven't got the time to expand it now. Thanks for considering. Have a look at the ALT below. If it ain't convincing, considering the nom being dropped. Arjun 11:39, 10 July 2010 (UTC)

• ALT 1 ... that Hinduism allows voluntary death for a person who has no desire or ambition left and no responsibilities remaining in life by fasting to death, and the privilege to end the life of those affected by terminal disease or great disability; known as Prayopavesa? Arjun 11:39, 10 July 2010 (UTC)

Mark Cutifani

• ... that, in the first two and a half years as CEO of AngloGold Ashanti, Mark Cutifani reduced the number of fatalities within the company by 70%?

Created by Calistemon (talk). Nominated by Calistemon (talk) at 09:20, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

• The hook makes it sound like he reduced it himself singlehandedly. According to the source, it was the "program that he spearheaded" that reduced fatalities. Perhaps that wording should be included in the hook, to somewhat minimize (in my opinion) the overly promotional tone of the hook.--PinkBull 16:04, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

• I guess you got a point there. What about this version? Calistemon (talk) 00:12, 10 July 2010 (UTC)
• ALT1:... that, in the first two and a half years as CEO of AngloGold Ashanti, Mark Cutifani lead a program that reduced the number of fatalities within the company by 70%?

Kubera

• ... that originally described as the Lord of thieves, Kubera (pictured, 1st img) is now worshipped as the Hindu god of wealth and the reagent of the North?

• ALT1:... that the Hindu god of wealth Kubera (pictured, 2nd img) is often depicted riding a man?

5x expanded by Redtigerxyz (talk). Nominated by Redtigerxyz (talk) at 06:21, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

Big-4 League

• ... that Alberta's Big-4 hockey league collapsed in 1921 following repeated accusations its teams were using ineligible players?

Created by Resolute (talk). Nominated by Resolute (talk) at 04:28, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

Ernest L. Oros

• ... that Ernest L. Oros proposed a bill to tack on a $5 surcharge on New Jersey traffic tickets to pay for police cars, though opponents argued this would only encourage cops to give out more tickets?

Created by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 03:55, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

• Verified. Might do as a quirky. Gatoclass (talk) 16:09, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

• I have a minor issue with the wording: Opposition to a bill and rationales opposing a bill generally arise after the bill is introduced, not before. The wording of the hook, "proposed a bill......though opponents argued" implies that there was opposition to the bill even before it was introduced. That may not make too much sense. The Misplaced Pages article does not provide access to the full newspaper article so I can't confirm if perhaps that was the case. Perhaps "though" can simply be replaced with "and."--PinkBull 16:14, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

• I really don't understand this reservation. Surely one can oppose a bill at any stage of its development, even at the germinal stage. Gatoclass (talk) 17:03, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

• It's not a big deal. It's possible that the opposition arose before the bill was even proposed, but it's more likely that the opposition arose after it was proposed. It seems like the creator of the article has access to the source hidden by a pay-wall, so perhaps he can clarify this issue. Either way, it's not a big deal at all. I just thought the wording can be slightly improved.--PinkBull 17:23, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

would ALT1 "that after Ernest L. Oros proposed a bill to tack on a $5 surcharge on New Jersey traffic tickets to pay for new police cars, opponents argued that cops would only be encouraged to give out more tickets?" address the issues discussed above. Alansohn (talk) 20:08, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

I think the above hook is the best so far, though I would suggest consideration be given to deleting the first "on".--Epeefleche (talk) 02:50, 10 July 2010 (UTC)

Hold-And-Modify

• ... that the Commodore Amiga computer had a display mode known as Sliced HAM?

Created by Richardcavell (talk). Self nom at 03:42, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

• Not a new article and therefore not eligible. Please read the DYK rules. Gatoclass (talk) 15:57, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

Bidya Debbarma

• ... that Indian communist politician and six-time state assembly member Bidya Debbarma never lost any election he contested?

Created by Soman (talk). Self nom at 03:38, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

• Looks good, but the references are inadequately formatted, the details of the source should be included. Gatoclass (talk) 16:01, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

• The references are now properly formatted.--PinkBull 16:32, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

• Thanks! Verified. Gatoclass (talk) 16:49, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

• Would suggest that "state assembly" be changed to " Indian Legislative Assembly".--Epeefleche (talk) 02:58, 10 July 2010 (UTC)
  • Wouldn't that just be more ambigous? It would be understood as the national parliament for many. --Soman (talk) 04:02, 10 July 2010 (UTC)

Duke Keats

• ... that according to legend, Hockey Hall of Famer Duke Keats once scored a goal after carrying the puck the length of the ice while skating backwards?

5x expanded by Resolute (talk). Nominated by Resolute (talk) at 01:58, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

• Verified.--PinkBull 16:35, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

Ture Königson

• ... that Swedish liberal parliamentarian Ture Königson decided the outcome of the crucial 1959 vote on pension reform by abstaining?

Created by Soman (talk). Self nom at 01:32, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

• Again, references need more detail. Gatoclass (talk) 16:02, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

• References fleshed out somewhat now. --Soman (talk) 18:18, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

• Verified. Gatoclass (talk) 13:26, 10 July 2010 (UTC)

2010 Coke Zero 400

• ... that the 2010 Coke Zero 400 was the first NASCAR race broadcasted in 3D?

5x expanded by Nascar1996 (talk), NerdyScienceDude (talk). Nominated by NerdyScienceDude (talk) at 01:20, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

• Seems okay, but the sources state it was the first NASCAR race, not the first auto race.--PinkBull 16:43, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

• Thanks; I've adjusted the hook accordingly. ~NerdyScienceDude (✉ • ✐ • ✍) 14:05, 10 July 2010 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on July 8

Bud Beardmore

• ... that college lacrosse coach Bud Beardmore led Maryland to the 1975 NCAA tournament championship, despite the fact that the team lost two of its six NCAA games and almost failed to qualify?

Created by Strikehold (talk). Nominated by Strikehold (talk) at 23:30, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

Paul the Octopus

• ... that Paul the Octopus (pictured) received death threats from German fans, when his prediction about Spain's victory over Germany in semi finals of 2010 FIFA World Cup proved to be correct?

5x expanded by Mbz1 (talk). Self nom at 20:10, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

• Two problems, first you don't appear to be the main expander of this article, second it's already been nominated as part of a double hook, see Special occasion holding area. Mikenorton (talk) 11:23, 10 July 2010 (UTC)

Well, here's my first expansion, but of course hardly anything left from it. I did included two other contributors in the nomination, but they both refused here and here. So I was forced to remove them. Then I added DYK note to the talk page of the article and asked who should be included, but nobody seemed very interested. I did not know about other DYK nomination. When the article was created. it was much below required 1500 characters. That's why I went ahead with the nomination. Thanks.--Mbz1 (talk) 12:15, 10 July 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for the explanation, a bit tricky if no-one else wants to be involved. As to the other nomination, it was 9½ hours later than yours, so I'll drop a note there too. Mikenorton (talk) 12:36, 10 July 2010 (UTC)

No wonder I did not see the other nomination :) BTW there's one more thing about the other nomination. I see it was nominated as new, but before my first expansion it was below 1500 characters, and besides it was created on June 30. It was too late to nominate it as a new article on July 10, or even on July 8, when I got to it. So no matter what it should have been nominated as expanded IMO. Thanks.--Mbz1 (talk) 12:48, 10 July 2010 (UTC)

• Hi Mbz1, you may want to view my proposed solution for our two similar nominations. You can find it at the Special occasion holding area. I believe our aims are generally the same anyway, so let's collaborate. Hope you agree. Cheers, AngChenrui (talk) 13:02, 10 July 2010 (UTC)

Not really a disapproval, but best to merge this into the special occasion holding area. Let's call it a mind meld. — Rlevse • Talk • 14:07, 10 July 2010 (UTC)

• Agreed. To all viewers, let's conduct our discussion at the special occasion holding area from now. AngChenrui (talk) 14:34, 10 July 2010 (UTC)

Sandnes FK

• ... that the football club Ulf-Sandnes altered its name to Sandnes Ulf to accomodate the merger partner Sandnes FK?

Created by Geschichte (talk). Self nom at 20:04, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

Oude Ram Afrikaner

• ... that Creole slaves under the leadership of Oude Ram Afrikaner were among the first to call themselves Africans, and that Afrikaans got its name from this appellation?

Created by Pgallert (talk). Self nom at 09:15, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

Atalaya multiflora

• ... that the rare and endangered Broad Leaved Whitewood of eastern Australian rainforests is a member of the soapberry family?

• Comment: I thought the name "soapberry" sounded pretty cool...

Created by Poyt448 (talk). Nominated by Casliber (talk) at 06:01, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

• Lacking in citations. Every paragraph apart from the intro should have a cite. Gatoclass (talk) 16:13, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

Oops. fixed. Casliber (talk · contribs) 22:25, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

Thanks, but now you seem to have cited everything in the article but the hook statement! Gatoclass (talk) 13:32, 10 July 2010 (UTC)

William E. Ward House

• ... that Ward's Castle (pictured) on the state line between Rye Brook, New York, and Greenwich, Connecticut, is believed to be the first reinforced concrete building in the United States?

Created by Daniel Case (talk). Nominated by Daniel Case (talk) at 03:58, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

• Couldn't locate the hook in the article. Gatoclass (talk) 16:16, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

GRB 980425

• ... that GRB 980425 provided the first evidence that gamma-ray bursts and supernovae might be related?

Created by Cryptic C62 (talk). Self nom at 02:52, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

• Page was originally a redirect to SN 1998bw. --Cryptic C62 · Talk 02:52, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

Date and expansion from redirect verified, as well as the hook ref. Note: I looked up an earlier hook which I remembered from June: ... that GRB 030329 provided the definitive link between gamma-ray bursts and supernovae? I changed the current hook, which originally said "are related" to "might be related" as it seemed to me that it would be more historically accurate, since it was apparently five years later that the relationship was definitively established. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 10:06, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

• Excellent, good catch! --Cryptic C62 · Talk 22:24, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

Teach Me How To Dougie

• ... that the "dougie" dance referred to in Cali Swag District's "Teach Me How to Dougie" actually originated in Dallas, Texas?

5x expanded by Candyo32 (talk). Nominated by Candyo32 (talk) at 00:24, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

Independent Brewing Company of Pittsburgh

• ... that on 5 April 1933 the Independent Brewing Company of Pittsburgh sent President Roosevelt a case of low point beer to celebrate the passing of the Cullen-Harrison Act?

Created by Alekjds (talk). Self nom at 23:42, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

• Dates, length, and sourcing all look good. --Allen3  19:55, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

Fort McGilvray

• ... that during World War II, Fort McGilvray sat 650 feet above Alaska's Resurrection Bay to defend against a possible Japanese invasion?

Created by Grsz11 (talk). Self nom at 22:58, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

• Verified, although I had to check three references to do it. Gatoclass (talk) 16:26, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

Israel Hicks

• ... that when asked if he would be willing to direct all 10 plays in August Wilson's The Pittsburgh Cycle, Israel Hicks replied "Hell, yeah" and accomplished the feat over 20 years of directing?

Created by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 21:33, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

• Verified. Might squeeze in as a quirky. Gatoclass (talk) 16:30, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

Bill Porter (sound engineer)

• ... that audio engineer Bill Porter nearly ruined his first number one record, "The Three Bells" by The Browns, and had to splice two takes together to fix it?

5x expanded by Binksternet (talk). Self nom at 21:24, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

• The statement that the record went to No. 1 lacks a cite. Gatoclass (talk) 16:37, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

• You got it. Named ref for that statement. Binksternet (talk) 03:07, 10 July 2010 (UTC)

• Verified. Pity you don't have an image, this would make a nice lead. Gatoclass (talk) 13:12, 10 July 2010 (UTC)

1960 Ethiopian coup

• ... that the unsuccessful 1960 Ethiopian coup was the most serious threat to Emperor Haile Selassie's rule between his return to Ethiopia in 1941 and his deposition in 1974?

Created by Llywrch (talk). Self nom at 21:00, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

• Verified. Gatoclass (talk) 16:44, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

Maurice W. Long

• ... that Maurice W. Long, an American electrical engineer, radar engineer, and physicist, served as director of the Georgia Tech Research Institute from 1968 to 1975?

Created by Disavian (talk). Nominated by MC10 (talk) at 20:31, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

Steven C. Krane

• ... that Steven C. Krane was, at age 44, the youngest president of the New York State Bar Association, and died at the age of 53?

Created by Bearian (talk). Self nom at 20:29, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

• Hook sources and length have been verified. The word "that" was added as the first word in the hook, per DYK rules. Alansohn (talk) 21:29, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

• Thanks. Are the citations OK? Bearian (talk) 23:35, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

Shinan District

• ... that Shinan District, Qingdao, China is the site of the Qingdao International Sailing Centre, a sailing marina constructed for the 2008 Summer Olympics?

• ... that Shinan District, Qingdao, China is home to one of China’s major trade ports, handling 10.0244 million standard containers in the 2008, making it one of the top 10 ports in the world?

5x expanded by Noraft (talk). Self nom at 19:47, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

Wainsgate Baptist Church

• ... that while John Fawcett was minister of Wainsgate Baptist Church in Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, (pictured) he wrote the words of the hymn Blessed Be the Tie that Binds?

Created by Peter I. Vardy (talk). Self nom at 19:32, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

Don Dodge

• ... that Don Dodge, as a start-up evangelist for Microsoft, was one of its most visible employees, where he helped start-up companies integrate Microsoft's technologies into their businesses?

Created by Gary King (talk). Nominated by Gary King (talk) at 18:30, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

Lewis Warrington (Medal of Honor)

• ... that Medal of Honor recipient First Lieutenant Lewis Warrington III is the grandson of American naval hero Lewis Warrington?

Created by 72.74.226.179 (talk). Nominated by HJ Mitchell (talk) at 16:46, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

• Size/date/hook verified. Offline ref accepted in good faith. —mono(how's my driving?) 18:05, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

Andrew J. Weaher

• ... that Andrew J. Weaher was awarded the Medal of Honor in 1869 at one of the US Army's largest-ever presentations of the medal at the time?

Created by 72.74.226.179 (talk). Nominated by HJ Mitchell (talk) at 16:07, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

• Hook not fully (inline) cited in article. Size/date/hook (size) verified.—mono(how's my driving?) 18:07, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

It says "Weaher was among the thirty-four members of his regiment who were recommended for the Medal of Honor, officially cited for "bravery in scouts and actions against Indians",", what's wrong with that? HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 18:11, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

Mono, if you don't mind, I'm going to verify this one. It has enough citations and I don't see anything that is lacking a citation in the text.--White Shadows 21:16, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

"one of the US Army's largest-ever presentations of the medal at the time" was not inline cited. —mono(how's my driving?) 01:03, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

Yes it is, see citation 7. It's in that website's text. This article is still verified.--White Shadows 01:32, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

The ref was at the end of the next sentence, but I've cited it there as well. That should be more than sufficient. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 10:24, 10 July 2010 (UTC)

Peter Ronald

• ... that on 28 August 1920, Peter Ronald scored Watford Football Club's first ever Football League goal?

Created by WFCforLife (talk). Nominated by WFCforLife (talk) at 15:34, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

• Length, date, hook size verified. Offline ref(s) accepted in good faith. —mono(how's my driving?) 18:13, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

Frome Hoard

• ... that the Frome Hoard was found by a metal detectorist just 35 cm (14 in) below ground in Somerset and contained 52,503 Roman coins (coin pictured)?

Created by BabelStone (talk). Nominated by Bubba hotep (talk) at 13:49, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

• Size/date/hook/ref verified. —mono(how's my driving?) 18:24, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

I've added a picture of a silver coin from the hoard. BabelStone (talk) 22:23, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

Slovak referendum, 1997

• ... that only 9.5% of voters turned out in a Slovak referendum in 1997, due to an opposition boycott?

Created by Bastin (talk). Self nom at 09:36, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

• Wouldn't it be better to say 9.5%, like in the article? Size/date/hook size verified, however. Offline ref accepted in good faith. —mono(how's my driving?) 18:27, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

Yeah, fair enough. You probably shouldn't have accepted that reference, because I now realise I'd quoted the wrong page number. Now it's correct - and it's verifiable online, too. Bastin 19:36, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

Accepted! —mono(how's my driving?) 01:06, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

Moscow Oblast

• ... that Moscow Oblast hosts the Russian Mission Control Centers (one pictured) for spacecraft and military satellites?

• Comment: See "Science" subsection

5x expanded by Materialscientist (talk). Nominated by Materialscientist (talk) at 09:22, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

• Looks good to me.--Epeefleche (talk) 03:17, 10 July 2010 (UTC)

ROH The Big Bang!

• ... that a professional wrestler broke his leg at Ring of Honor's pay-per-view, The Big Bang!, but was still able to win his match?

• ALT1:... that professional wrestler Christopher Daniels returned to Ring of Honor for the first time in nearly three years at The Big Bang! to challenge Davey Richards?
• ALT2:... that the Internet-only pay-per-view The Big Bang! was Ring of Honor's debut show in Charlotte, North Carolina?

5x expanded by NiciVampireHeart (talk). Self nom at 05:55, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

Sherman White (basketball)

• ... that Sherman White was banned from ever playing in the NBA due to his involvement in a point shaving scandal in college?

Created by Jrcla2 (talk). Self nom at 05:36, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

Tiny Gooch

• ... that Tiny Gooch placed third in the discus at the NCAA track championships, won the Southwest Conference heavyweight wrestling championship and was acknowledged as "the tallest attorney in Texas" until 1950?

Created by Cbl62 (talk). Self nom at 04:45, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

John J. Fay, Jr.

• ... that after a fire killed 23 at a home for the elderly, John J. Fay, Jr. proposed a bill creating the Office of the Ombudsman for the Institutionalized Elderly and was appointed as the first ombudsman?

Created by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 03:34, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

Weidmann's Restaurant

• ... that Weidmann's Restaurant (pictured), a historic restaurant in Meridian, Mississippi established in 1870, was originally listed as a contributing property to the Meridian Urban Center Historic District?

Created by Dudemanfellabra (talk). Nominated by MC10 (talk) at 02:49, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

• ALT1: ... that Weidmann's Restaurant (pictured), established in 1870, is the oldest restaurant in the state of Mississippi?--Dudemanfellabra (talk) 10:21, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

• I actually prefer the alt, so please use the alt instead of the original. —MC10 (T•C•GB•L) 23:56, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

National Archives of Indonesia

• ... that the National Archives of Indonesia holds the largest archive collection related to the Dutch East India Company worldwide?

Created by Arsonal (talk). Self nom at 01:49, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

• the article doesn't mention that it is worldwide. You may want to add that in.--White Shadows 02:50, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

• Thanks. I made it more explicit. Arsonal (talk) 08:21, 8 July 2010 (UTC)
• Then it's good to go :)--White Shadows 14:16, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

Laurence S. Weiss, 19th Legislative District (New Jersey)

• ... that Laurence S. Weiss was a key supporter of Governor of New Jersey Jim Florio's $2.8 billion tax hike, then pushed for its repeal after losing his re-election bid in the 19th Legislative District?

Created by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 01:24, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

Shorty Green

• ... that Shorty Green led the first player's strike in National Hockey League history as the Hamilton Tigers' players refused to participate in the 1925 playoffs unless they received $200 bonuses?

5x expanded by Resolute (talk). Nominated by Resolute (talk) at 01:07, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

Date, length, hook, and sources verified. I moved the article into the "July 8th" area, because the history does not show it being edited on the 7th of July, and much of the nominator's work was done on the eighth. Wilhelmina Will (talk) 01:20, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

E. L. Patton Yukon River Bridge

• ... that the E. L. Patton Yukon River Bridge carries both the Dalton Highway and Alaska Pipeline across the Yukon River?

Created by Patriarca12 (talk). Nominated by Patriarca12 (talk) at 00:41, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on July 7

Ronde-bosse

• ... that the most famous medieval work in ronde-bosse enamel is the "Golden Pony" of Altötting?

Created by Johnbod (talk). Nominated by Johnbod (talk) at 02:14, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

Perhaps I'm just missing it, but (even assuming the ref is an RS), I'm not seeing the support in the ref within the article for the "most famous" statement here. If John can just point out where it is, that would be great.--Epeefleche (talk) 03:10, 10 July 2010 (UTC)

Deep Notch

• ... that the Shandaken Tunnel reaches its 2,215-foot (675 m) maximum depth below the surface at Deep Notch (pictured) in Lexington, New York?

Created by Daniel Case (talk). Nominated by Daniel Case (talk) at 16:14, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

Beck University

• ... that one of the professors hired by Beck University, David Barton, was described by founder Glenn Beck as "the Library of Congress in shoes"?

Created by Stonemason89 (talk). Nominated by Stonemason89 (talk) at 13:59, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

Vidyadhara

• ... that Vidyadharas, semi-gods of Hindu mythology, milked Mother Earth, who had assumed the form of cow, to collect mystic powers and the art of flying as her milk?

Created by Redtigerxyz (talk). Nominated by Redtigerxyz (talk) at 12:54, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

• Good to go Offline sources AGFThelmadatter (talk) 17:56, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

Codex Vaticanus 2061

• ... that Codex Vaticanus 2061, a double palimpsest, contains some parts of the New Testament, homilies of several authors, and Strabon's Geographica?

5x expanded by Leszek Jańczuk (talk). Self nom at 11:03, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

James H. Turpin

• ... that James H. Turpin was among 23 men awarded the Medal of Honor during Lieutenant Colonel George Crook's "winter campaign" of 1872 and 1873?

Created by 72.74.213.12 (talk). Nominated by HJ Mitchell (talk) at 10:55, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

Jacob Trautman and Paul H. Weinert

• ... that 23 cavalrymen, including Jacob Trautman and Paul H. Weinert, were awarded the Medal of Honor for their service at the Battle of Wounded Knee in 1890?

Created by 72.74.213.12 (talk). Nominated by HJ Mitchell (talk) at 10:42, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

Akihiko Kumashiro

• ... that Liberal Democratic Party member Akihiko Kumashiro, a four-termer in the House of Representatives of Japan, dropped out of a race for re-election when his party fielded another candidate against him?

Created by Scapler (talk). Self nom at 07:15, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

Jehovah's Witnesses Association of Romania

• ... that in 2003, the Jehovah's Witnesses Association of Romania became the first religious group granted official state recognition since just after the Romanian Revolution of 1989?

Created by Biruitorul (talk). Self nom at 03:08, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

• • ALT - ... that during the Communist period, the Jehovah's Witnesses Association of Romania gained converts from among the new urban working class, which was neglected by the Romanian Orthodox Church?
  • Verify first hook here (under Section II, "The total number of recognized religions..."). Second hook here.

John Tracy (Medal of Honor recipient)

• ... that the grave of Medal of Honor winner John Tracy was unmarked for almost a century after his interment?

Created by 72.74.213.12 (talk). Nominated by HJ Mitchell (talk) at 00:27, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

• My server said that is cannot find citation number 10. Can someone else tell me if the same problem comes up for them and if not, then can they review this nom. Everything is good to go except the citation which I cannot see. --White Shadows 00:31, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

Frank Tolan

• ... that Frank Tolan was one of 22 American soldiers awarded the Medal of Honor for volunteering to carry water to comrades wounded in the Battle of the Little Bighorn?

Created by 72.74.213.12 (talk). Nominated by HJ Mitchell (talk) at 23:41, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

Date, length, hook, and many, many sources verified! :) Wilhelmina Will (talk) 23:46, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

Frederick E. Toy

• ... that, after earning the Medal of Honor in 1890, Frederick E. Toy went on to serve as an orderly to US President Theodore Roosevelt?

• Comment: the hook citation requires registration, which is unfortunate, but I registered to check the hook and it was free. The hook fact is towards the bottom of the PDF once you've logged in. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 23:25, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

Created by 72.74.213.12 (talk). Nominated by HJ Mitchell (talk) at 23:25, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

Knobbed porgy

• ... that Knobbed porgies are born female, but become males over their lifetimes?

Created by Ryan shell (talk). Self nom at 22:59, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

Date, length, and hook verified. Offline source accepted in good faith. Wilhelmina Will (talk) 23:52, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

Comment: I also placed the page in four categories, as it was not in any before. Wilhelmina Will (talk)

1930 Irpinia earthquake

• ... that only 1,404 people died in the 1930 Irpinia earthquake, despite 70% of houses being destroyed near the epicenter, as most villagers were sleeping in the fields during the wheat harvest?

• Comment: the hook ref is in Italian and you have to dig down into the CFTI4MED website to get it I'm afraid, by zooming into the area and selecting the earthquake and choosing details

Created by Mikenorton (talk). Self nom at 22:55, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

Reichsgau Flandern

• ... that Nazi Germany actually annexed Belgium during World War II? In 1944 it established the Reichsgau Flandern, the Reichsgau Wallonien, and the District of Brussels, in spite of the Allied liberation of the country.

Created by Morgan Hauser (talk). Self nom at 22:17, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

• The nominated article (not articles) must appear in bold. —mono(how's my driving?) 01:47, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

• Corrected it.

Sashes Island

• ... that Sashes Island was the site of a Roman crossing of the River Thames and an Anglo-Saxon defensive burh?

Created by Motmit (talk). Self nom at 22:05, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

• Does not meet required size. —mono 00:06, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

• It's not far from the minimum size, though, so a couple more good sentences could bring it up past the minimum (1500 characters of prose). --Metropolitan90 (talk) 07:34, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

• I added a bit; it is now long enough, so someone please re-check it.  Chzz  ►  13:39, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

William Y. Thompson

• ... that the historian William Y. Thompson during the 1950s researched the origins of the U.S. Sanitary Commission, forerunner of the American Red Cross?

Created by Billy Hathorn (talk). Self nom at 21:26, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

ALT:... that William Y. Thompson's biography of Confederate Robert Toombs depicts the Georgian as an unrepentant individualist who refused to take the Union oath in 1865?

Dissenters' Chapel, Kensal Green

• ... that the Dissenters' Chapel in Kensal Green Cemetery, London, (pictured) was the first purpose-built Nonconformist chapel to be built in a public cemetery in England?

Created by Peter I. Vardy (talk). Self nom at 20:00, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

• - all ready to go. Dincher (talk) 02:19, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

Poul Johansen Geleff

• ... that when Danish socialist pioneer and former prisoner Poul Johansen Geleff (pictured) emigrated to the United States, Danish police helped pay for his travel costs?

Created by Soman (talk). Self nom at 19:16, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

• Date, length and hook verified. decltype (talk) 20:51, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

Zyzzyva

• ... that Zyzzyva is a South American weevil. A Entomologist at New York's Museum of Natrual History thought that because there was not a Latin name or Brazillian name associated with this weevil, it was probably named Zyzzyva as a practical joke, placing it in a prominent ending posistion in many guides and manuals?

Created/expanded by FlugKerl (talk). <Nominated by FlugKerl (talk) at 18:55, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

• Only expanded from 206 to 619 characters, well short of the 1500 required, and only about twice the length of the hook, which is 315 characters, way over the 200 limit. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 19:39, 7 July 2010 (UTC)
• The article is still short (quote doesn't count) and the hook is too long and unwieldy. I am also worried by that the whole story seems like a joke/hoax - even the recent reprint of the quoted 1922 book by Thomas Casey (available on google books) does not mention this story. Materialscientist (talk) 23:55, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

• Still only at 745 characters (quote not included). —MC10 (T•C•GB•L) 23:59, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

Wally Johansen

• ... that Wally Johansen, a starting guard on the first-ever NCAA men's basketball championship team in 1939, later became president of the Oregon State Bar?

Created by Esprqii (talk). Nominated by Esprqii (talk) at 18:49, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

• Article was not created within the past 10 days. —mono(how's my driving?) 00:08, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

I created it today. Sure you looked at the bolded article? --Esprqii (talk) 00:23, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

Whoops! I think I got a different one (I have a script that goes down the list), my mistake! Anyway, date/size verified, PDF ref accepted in good faith. —mono(how's my driving?) 01:02, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

Paulius Galaunė

• ... that the Lithuanian art historian Paulius Galaunė studied Neuropsychology at university?

5x expanded by Nefesf9 (talk). Nominated by Nefesf9 (talk) at 18:46, 7 July 2010 (UTC) :* The hook seems to be an unfinished sentence. Also, the author for this article is missing. You need to fix that and add in your name in order to get credit.--White Shadows 19:05, 7 July 2010 (UTC) done. i dont see how the "hook" is an unfinished sentence, but my english isn't perfect, so please fix it yourself. Nefesf9 (talk) 20:00, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

All DYK hooks finish the sentence beginning "Did you know..."--Wetman (talk) 05:27, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

....well, I dont see why "that the Lithuanian art historian Paulius Galaunė..." is not finishing the sentence....Nefesf9 (talk) 15:57, 8 July 2010 (UTC) ....it's on the main page now. thanks. Nefesf9 (talk) 13:12, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

Henry R. Tilton

• ... that Henry R. Tilton (pictured) risked his life protecting wounded soldiers at the Battle of Bear Paw but wasn't awarded the Medal of Honor until almost 20 years after the fact?

Created by 72.74.213.12 (talk). Nominated by HJ Mitchell (talk) at 17:38, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

• Verified. Though you don't really need over 15 citations to one sentence...--White Shadows 17:41, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

Amund Helland

• ... that geologist Amund Helland (pictured) published pioneering works on glacial erosion and the role of glaciers in the formation of valleys, fjords and lakes in the mid 1870s?

Created/expanded by Oceanh (talk). Self nom at 16:44, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

• good to go. AGF for the Norwegian citation.--White Shadows 18:18, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

Bubanj Memorial Park

• ... that central monument in Bubanj Memorial Park (pictured) in Niš, Serbia is shaped like three huge raised hands with clenched fists?

Created by Tadija (talk). Nominated by Tadija (talk) at 16:20, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

• Length date and hook all check out. AGF for the Serbian source since I can only read English and Spanish.--White Shadows 18:07, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

Military History Detachment

• ... that the United States Army sends Military History Detachments to war zones to collect historical documents, such as oral histories, for writing histories?

Created by Sadads (talk). Nominated by Sadads (talk) at 16:09, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

• Size/date/ref verified. —mono(how's my driving?) 00:10, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

Fujiyama (roller coaster)

• ... that Fujiyama (pictured) was the tallest roller coaster in the world from 1996 until 2000?

5x expanded by IronGargoyle (talk). Self nom at 15:09, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

• Links, hook, size, expansion all check out. Gosox₍₅₅₎ 01:13, 10 July 2010 (UTC)

Bethesda Methodist Chapel, Hanley

• ... that Bethesda Methodist Chapel in Hanley, Staffordshire, now redundant, has been known as the "Cathedral of the Potteries?

Created by Peter I. Vardy (talk). Self nom at 15:07, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

• - ready --Dincher (talk) 02:21, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

Princess Louise

• ... that despite the noble birth of her mother Princess Louise (pictured), Elisabeth Radziwill was considered an unsuitable marriage prospect for future emperor Wilhelm I?

Created by Ruby2010 (talk). Nominated by Ruby2010 (talk) at 07:58, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

• Date and length of article verified, length of the hook verified, hook fact supported by offline in-line refs which are accepted per AGF. I took the liberty of changing "birth" to "noble birth" in the hook, to clarify its meaning. Nsk92 (talk) 14:28, 10 July 2010 (UTC)

Gomel Palace

• ... that a copy of Bertel Thorvaldsen's equestrian statue from Gomel Palace in Belarus stands in front of the Presidential Palace (pictured) in Warsaw?

Created by Ghirlandajo (talk). Nominated by Ghirlandajo (talk) at 07:37, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

• Verified and fixed. AGF for offline and Russian ref. And, for me, it is far more interesting that statue was dismantled by the Poles during the Polish-Soviet War and transported back to Warsaw, only to be destroyed by the Germans in the 1940s. Can you add some ALT version, including this? Or, maybe something about palace itself? --Tadija 10:35, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

  One wouldn't expect a statue from the provinces of Imperial Russia to grace a major square in Poland's capital. Let alone a copy of that statue. --Ghirla 22:27, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

  ... that Thorvaldsen's equestrian statue of a Polish military hero spent 80 years in the country estate of a Russian Field Marshal but was destroyed within 20 years after its return to Warsaw? --Ghirla 22:35, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

• Well, i like it now... :) AGF for offline and Russian ref. --Tadija 13:06, 10 July 2010 (UTC)

Tsylmosuchus

• ... that the rauisuchian Tsylmosuchus is known from strata in Russia that are early Olenekian in age, making it one of the earliest archosaurs?

Created by Smokeybjb (talk). Self nom at 06:03, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

Wonder Ballroom

• ... that the music venue Wonder Ballroom in Portland, Oregon was originally built in 1914 for the Ancient Order of Hibernians?

Created by Another Believer (talk). Nominated by Another Believer (talk) at 03:38, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

• Date and length of the article verified, length of the hook verified, hook fact verified. Good to go. Nsk92 (talk) 14:20, 10 July 2010 (UTC)

George Otlowski

• ... that George Otlowski resigned after 14 years as mayor of Perth Amboy, New Jersey, saying "I had a lot of fun being mayor. There were tremendous challenges. It was like fighting some kind of dragon."?

Created by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 02:20, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

J.H.C. Petersen's Sons' Store

• ... that the J.H.C. Petersen's Sons' Store building (pictured) was the flagship Von Maur department store?

Created/expanded by Ctjf83 (talk). Nominated by Ctjf83 (talk) at 02:14, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

Say Aah

• ... that Fabolous decided to contribute Trey Songz's single, "Say Aah" during the week of the release of his fifth studio album, Loso's Way?

5x expanded by Candyo32 (talk). Nominated by Candyo32 (talk) at 01:36, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on July 6

Phaius australis

• ... that the easy-to-grow swamp orchid Phaius australis of eastern Australia is endangered with extinction?

• Comment: yeah I know the hook is a little lame but I thought the drawing was cool and it was about an endangered species....

Created by Poyt448 (talk). Nominated by Casliber (talk) at 05:54, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

Alfred S. Hartwell

• ... that after leading African-American troops in the American Civil War, Alfred Stedman Hartwell became a supreme court judge in the Kingdom of Hawaii?

Created by W Nowicki (talk). Nominated by W Nowicki (talk) at 22:22, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

• Interesting article and an interesting hook. Date and length of the article verified, length of the hook OK. The hook verified: the second part (about being a supreme court judge in Hawaii) is supported by an in-line ref available online. The first part of the hook (about leading African-American troops in the American Civil War) is supported by several sentences, with in-line cites, in the War section of the article. For the sake of DYK protocol, I would have preferred to see an in-line cite for the first part of the hook in the lede section of the article (at least temporarily), but ultimately the hook checks out fine. Nsk92 (talk) 21:10, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

Willi Eichler, Urgent Call for Unity

• ... that editor Willi Eichler's 1932 Urgent Call for Unity was signed by 33 leading German intellectuals including Albert Einstein, Erich Kästner and Käthe Kollwitz?

• ALT1:... that editor Willi Eichler's 1932 Urgent Call for Unity to thwart the Nazi Party's rise to power was signed by 33 leading German intellectuals including Albert Einstein, Erich Kästner and Käthe Kollwitz?

Created by Marrante (talk). Self nom at 12:03, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

• Alternate hook added.

Dzungarian Gate

• ... that the Dzungarian Gate, the only gateway through the 3000 mile mountain-wall from Manchuria to Afghanistan, has been linked to the North Wind, griffins (pictured), and the legendary Hyperboreans?

Created by Medeis (talk). Nominated by Medeis (talk) at 04:22, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

Please let me know if this hook is too long, with spaces and "(pictured)" it totals 191 characters. (I see the limit is 200.)μηδείς (talk) 22:47, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

Also, the page was expanded from a redirect, so I do not know if that counts as "new" or "expanded", but it is much larger than the article to which it had pointed, which is now titled Alashankou, and which covers a different topic.μηδείς (talk) 04:24, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

To aid in verification of the hook, here it is with ref links to the online sources: "the Dzungarian Gate, the only gateway through the 3000 mile mountain-wall from Manchuria to Afghanistan, has been linked to the North Wind , griffins see map (pictured), and the legendary Hyperboreans" Mallory, offline Wasson, offline

Die Zeit, die Tag und Jahre macht, BWV 134a

• ... that Bach composed Die Zeit, die Tag und Jahre macht, BWV 134a in 1719 as a congratulatory cantata for the court of Anhalt-Köthen?

Created by Gerda Arendt (talk). Self nom at 21:20, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

1914–15 Watford F.C. season, George Edmonds (footballer)

• ... that despite being Watford's top scorer as they won the Southern League in 1914–15, professional footballer George Edmonds continued working as a printer?

Created by WFCforLife (talk). Self nom at 21:13, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

Bendinat

• ... that the honorary president of Bendinat's golf club is King Juan Carlos of Spain?

Created by Rosiestep (talk). Self nom at 20:07, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

Macarios III Zaim

• ... that the Patriarch of Antioch Macarios III Zaim had a large part in the liturgical reform of the Russian Patriarch Nikon?

Created by A ntv (talk). Self nom at 19:42, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

William Young (1761–1847)

• ... that by the time of his death in 1847, Vice-Admiral William Young had spent 70 years serving in the Royal Navy?

Created by Benea (talk). Self nom at 14:25, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

William Young (1751–1821)

• ... that Admiral Sir William Young's (pictured) clashes with Lord Cochrane led to Frederick Marryat including Young in a novel as 'Sir Hurricane Humbug'?

Created by Benea (talk). Self nom at 13:47, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

Chasse (casket)

• ... that a chasse (example right) is a medieval box shaped like a house or church, and usually a reliquary?

Created by Johnbod (talk). Nominated by Johnbod (talk) at 12:50, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

• Date and length verified. AGF for offline ref. Rollover needed for image. --Tadija 21:05, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

What does "Rollover needed for image" mean? Johnbod (talk) 02:48, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

Just figured that out myself - it is an alternative text that describes the image for those who cannot see it - basically a caption for the image you submitted.μηδείς (talk) 04:26, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

AGF for offline ref. All ok now. Can go. --Tadija 13:56, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

Gordie Gillespie

• ... that Gordie Gillespie is the all-time winningest college baseball coach and was also selected as the head coach of the Chicago Tribune all-time Illinois high school football team?

Created by Cbl62 (talk). Self nom at 07:36, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

Jean-Joseph Marcel

• ... that Jean-Joseph Marcel was first to realize that the middle text of the Rosetta Stone was Egyptian demotic script, and not Syriac?

Created by Captmondo (talk). Nominated by Wilhelmina Will (talk) at 03:32, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

• Date and length verified (1501 characters). AGF on the offline ref. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 06:47, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

Mary Virginia Terhune

• ... that Mary Virginia Terhune (pictured), mother of famed novelist Albert Payson Terhune was a prolific writer who published over 50 novels and non-fiction works during her life time?

• ALT1:... that Mary Virginia Terhune (pictured) published 25 novels, 25 homemaking books, 3 volumes of short stories, and numerous articles and essays under the name Marion Harland?
• ALT2:... that Mary Virginia Terhune (pictured), also known as Marion Harland, continued writing after going blind in her 90s by dictating her works to a secretary?

5x expanded by AnmaFinotera (talk). Nominated by AnmaFinotera (talk) at 03:06, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

Date, length, hooks, and sources verified. Also tweaked the hooks by bolding the article link in last two, and inserting notification of the picture. Personally, I like the third hook the best. Wilhelmina Will (talk) 03:41, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

Jacksonville Kingfish Tournament

• ... that the 15,177 pounds of fish caught in the Jacksonville Kingfish Tournament are sold to a local fish market, then shipped across North America?

5x expanded by Mgreason (talk). Self nom at 00:31, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

Wonder Ballroom

• ... that the Wonder Ballroom has been occupied by the Ancient Order of Hibernians, the Catholic Youth Organization, the Portland Boxing School, the American Legion Organization, and a community center eventually known as the Collins Center?

Created by Another Believer (talk). Nominated by Wilhelmina Will (talk) at 00:00, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

W. Averell Harriman State Office Building Campus

• ... that the W. Averell Harriman State Office Building Campus in Albany, New York, has an underground bunker designed to withstand a nuclear attack and assure continuation of the New York State Government?

Created by Camelbinky (talk). Nominated by UpstateNYer (talk) at 22:58, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

Marshall S. Cornwell

• ... that after reading Marshall S. Cornwell's editorials in the Petersburg Gazette, United States Senator Stephen Benton Elkins invited Cornwell to take charge of the The Inter-Mountain in Elkins?

Created by Caponer (talk). Self nom at 22:52, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

• ALT1: ... that upon reading Marshall S. Cornwell's poem "Success," American writer and poet James Whitcomb Riley wrote Cornwell "your gift seems genuine and far above that indicated in verse"?--Caponer (talk) 23:02, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

Louis Congo

• ... that in 1725, Louis Congo received freedom from slavery in exchange for becoming the public executioner of Louisiana?

5x expanded by Rising*From*Ashes (talk). Self nom at 22:22, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

• - time period drawing of Mr. Congo would be a great addition. Ready for DYK. Dincher (talk) 02:28, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

Systemin

• ... that systemin helps protect tomato plants against damage from herbivorous insects?

• ALT1:... that systemin can change gene expression when present at femtomolar concentrations, making it one of the most potent gene activators known?
• Comment: I hope the article's not too difficult to understand - let me know if it is and I'll try to simplify it

5x expanded by Smartse (talk). Nominated by Smartse (talk) at 22:12, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

Yosef Meir Weiss

• ... that the first Spinka Rebbe, Yosef Meir Weiss, was buried in Romania in 1909, but reinterred in Petah Tikva, Israel in 1972?

Created by Brewcrewer (talk). Nominated by Brewcrewer (talk) at 21:37, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

Clement Finch

• ... that research by Clement Finch showed that bloodletting could be an effective treatment for hemochromatosis?

Created by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 21:27, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

Holy Spirit College

• ... that Holy Spirit College in Atlanta, Georgia, will admit its first class of full-time undergraduate students later this year?

Created by Alekjds (talk). Self nom at 19:42, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

• - ready --Dincher (talk) 02:45, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

The Level Club

• ... … that The Level Club (pictured) has been called ""the only true-to-size rendering of King Solomon's Temple that exists in the world today."?

Created by AMuseo (talk). Self nom 6 July 2010 (UTC)

Job Bicknell Ellis

• ... … that together with his wife Arvilla, American mycologist Job Bicknell Ellis (pictured) collected, dried, and distributed 200,000 specimens of fungi to subscribers?

Created by Sasata (talk). Self nom at 17:24, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

America's Historical Roundhouse

• ... that an investment group led by Chicago Bears running back Walter Payton converted the nation's oldest limestone roundhouse to an entertainment center?

Created by Teemu08 (talk). Self nom at 17:01, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

• ready to go. Very nice work. Dincher (talk) 00:22, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

Hermann Snellen

• ... that the Snellen eye chart (pictured) developed by Hermann Snellen in 1862 is the top-selling poster in U.S. history?

5x expanded by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 16:40, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

• Verified. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 19:56, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

• Great hook (w/photo).--Epeefleche (talk) 20:52, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

1989–90 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

• ... that 1989–90 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team established Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball records by scoring 173 points and winning by a 95-point margin three nights later?

5x expanded by TonyTheTiger (talk). Nominated by TonyTheTiger (talk) at 16:09, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

Looks good.--Epeefleche (talk) 16:53, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

Anna-Lena Löfgren

• ... that Swedish singer Anna-Lena Löfgren had more than 40 songs on Svensktoppen between 1962 and 1995?

Created by Theleftorium (talk). Nominated by Theleftorium (talk) at 15:58, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

IDF tic toc

• ... that six Israel soldiers may face disciplinary action for filming a dance video called IDF tic toc?

created by AMuseo (talk). Nominated by AMuseo (talk) on 6 July 2010 (UTC)

Jerome Wolken

• ... that in 1962, biophysicist Jerome Wolken proposed sending cockroaches (pictured) into space as part of an effort to detect signs of extraterrestrial life?

Created by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 15:29, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

• - ready, very interesting. Dincher (talk) 00:26, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

The Split Second

• ... that in The Split Second a universe called The Seems provides resources from Sunrises to Time for our World?

5x expanded by Derild4921 (talk). Nominated by Derild4921 (talk) at 15:20, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

• DYK entries about fiction are supposed to have a real-world connection. I don't know if this qualifies, so someone else will have to look at this. Meanwhile, the hook is not cited in the article. The citations used in the article have nothing to do with this hook. Not sure about the capitalization either. It may come from the book, but I don't think that means it needs to be used in a hook. Length and date check out. Marrante (talk) 08:24, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

Bukit Timah Monkey Man

• ... that the Bukit Timah Monkey Man, a cryptid said to inhabit the forested Bukit Timah region of Singapore, has sometimes been described as being immortal?

5x expanded by AngChenrui (talk). Self nom at 15:10, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

• ALT1:... that the habitation of the Bukit Timah Monkey Man, a cryptid inhabiting the the forested Bukit Timah region of Singapore, would probably measure no more than a mere 1.6 square kilometres in area? AngChenrui (talk) 15:22, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

Whitney Young Memorial Bridge

• ... that 650,000 cubic yards (500,000 m) of sediment were taken from Kingman Lake in Washington, D.C., and replaced with twice as much fill to build approach ramps to the Whitney Young Memorial Bridge?

5x expanded by Tim1965 (talk). Nominated by Tim1965 (talk) at 14:48, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

Jonathan Wolken

• ... that having taken a single dance class at Dartmouth College, Jonathan Wolken co-founded Pilobolus, which The New York Times called "one of the most popular modern-dance companies in the world"?

Created by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 14:24, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mine

• ... that the Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mine is the largest current producer of gold in Colorado?

Created by Calistemon (talk). Nominated by Calistemon (talk) at 11:37, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

Telemarksavisa

• ... that for its first two years, the newspaper Telemarksavisa was not published out of Telemark, but from Larvik and Drammen?

5x expanded by Geschichte (talk). Self nom at 11:14, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

Quién Como Tú (song)

• ... that the album that includes the number-one hit "Quién Como Tú" by Mexican singer Ana Gabriel received a Lo Nuestro Award and a Grammy Award nomination?

Created by Jaespinoza (talk) 07:48, 6 July 2010 (UTC). Self nom at 07:46, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

Louis Aleno St Aloüarn

• ... that in 1772, Lieutenant Louis Aleno de St Aloüarn claimed sovereignty over Western Australia, on behalf of France?

Created by Grant65 (talk). Self nom at 06:45, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

• Started on June 30; references completed today. Grant | Talk 06:47, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

ALT1 ... that in 1772, Lieutenant Louis Aleno de St Aloüarn of the French Navy became the first European to claim sovereignty over Western Australia? Grant | Talk 08:28, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

Kenwood branch (CTA)

• ... that when the Chicago Junction Railway stopped regularly maintaining the Kenwood branch, the Chicago Rapid Transit Company refused to pay them rent to operate trains on the branch?

Created by TheCatalyst31 (talk). Self nom at 03:46, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

Deuterium burning

• ... that deuterium burning acts as a thermostat in newly forming stars?

Created by Reyk (talk). Self nom at 02:43, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

• Good to go. Smartse (talk) 12:50, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

Banta-Coe House

• ... that the Banta-Coe House in Teaneck, New Jersey is one of the oldest existing homes in the Garden State?

Created by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 01:18, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

• Date, length, hook verified. BejinhanTalk 07:09, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

Abingdon (plantation)

• ... that the weeping willow planted by John Parke Custis on his Abingdon plantation is known as the progenitor of all weeping willows in the United States?

5x expanded by Caponer (talk). Nominated by Caponer (talk) at 00:36, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

• ALT1:... that future United States President James A. Garfield received 40 acres (16 ha) of Abingdon plantation from Major Alexander Hunter in exchange for his legal services? --Caponer (talk) 00:43, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on July 5

Zanzibarian general election, 1957

• ... that the 1957 election in Zanzibar was the first election to be held in East Africa?

Created by Number 57 (talk). Self nom at 08:43, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

• - ready. Dincher (talk) 01:25, 10 July 2010 (UTC)

Robert Dorman

• ... that Irish Socialist Republican Party co-founder Robert Dorman became the first Labour Party member of the Senate of Northern Ireland?

Created by Warofdreams (talk). Self nom at 16:54, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

Richie Castellano

• ... that as a senior at Curtis High School in 1997, Blue Öyster Cult guitarist Richie Castellano (pictured) was able to talk Paul McCartney into singing with his high school's guitar ensemble at New York City's Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts?

Created by DiverDave (talk). Self nom at 14:27, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

Morris: A Life with Bells On

• ... with the addition of a few palm trees, Sandbanks beach in Dorset doubled as Venice Beach, California in the mockumentary film Morris: A Life with Bells On?

5x expanded by Wiltshireway (talk). Self nom at 09:21, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

ALT: ... that although it cost just £500,000 to make, on its opening day Morris: A Life with Bells On had a higher take per screen than the studio-backed big budget film The Soloist? Wiltshireway (talk) 09:27, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

• Expansion and date checks out, but I can't find any mention of "palm trees" in ref 3, and ref 8 compares this film to The Soloist, not The Pianist. —Bruce1ee 13:01, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

Whoops my bad got my Bournemouth Daily Echo refs muddled - have changed it to this one and I got my films about musical -ists muddled too - thanks for checking it so thoroughly! All changed in the article now. Wiltshireway (talk) 13:45, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

• Thanks, both hooks verified (I replaced The Pianist with The Soloist in the ALT hook). —Bruce1ee 13:54, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

1978–79 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

• ... that the 1978–79 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team played two of its Big Eight Conference opponents four times?

Created by TonyTheTiger (talk). Nominated by TonyTheTiger (talk) at 00:51, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

1983–84 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team, 1984–85 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

• ... that Wayman Tisdale became the first college basketball player selected to the Associated Press All American first team as a freshman, sophomore and junior with the 1982–83, 1983–84, and 1984–85 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball teams?

Created by TonyTheTiger (talk). Nominated by TonyTheTiger (talk) at 22:34, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

1978 Miyagi earthquake

• ... that the extent of damage to buildings in the 1978 Miyagi earthquake caused revisions to both the Japanese Building Standards act and the Earthquake Insurance System?

Created by Qrfqr (talk), Mikenorton (talk). Self nom at 16:32, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

• Verified. --Diego Grez 20:02, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

1988–89 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

• ... that the 1988–89 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team set a school record by scoring 100 points twenty times?

Created by TonyTheTiger (talk). Nominated by TonyTheTiger (talk) at 07:53, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

1987–88 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

• ... that the 1987–88 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team, which was led by three future NBA Draft first round selections, defeated every ranked opponent they faced and averaged 102.5 points per game?

5x expanded by TonyTheTiger (talk). Nominated by TonyTheTiger (talk) at 07:18, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

Notes Left Behind

• ... that six-year-old Elena Desserich left hundreds of notes, which were published in Notes Left Behind, for her parents to find after her death?

Created by 216.196.223.242 (talk). Nominated by HJ Mitchell (talk) at 23:53, 5 July 2010 (UTC)

• Verified.--White Shadows 00:01, 6 July 2010 (UTC)
• The article contained content copied in violation of WP:C. I reworded some of it and removed the rest. It may be a bit too short now. Theleftorium 12:46, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

• Exactly as you say, only 1167 characters (193 words) "readable prose size". One more paragraph required. --Pgallert (talk) 09:47, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

• I've expanded it. It's now 2357 characters. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 18:18, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

• Sorry for not catching that copy-violation. I was paying more attention to the hook in the citations rather than the entire prose. Verified now.--White Shadows 19:30, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

Frankliniella tritici

• ... that Frankliniella tritici, known as Eastern flower thrips, is an insect that damages crops in the United States of America, including strawberries, grapes, beans and asparagus?

Created by Chzz (talk). Self nom at 22:46, 5 July 2010 (UTC)

• Verified. I've changed attacks > damages in the hook and added some wikilinks. Smartse (talk) 12:28, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

Rita Abrams

• ... that a performance by Rita Abrams of her 1970 Grammy-nominated song "Mill Valley", which she had recorded with a group of children from the school where she taught in that town, was filmed by Francis Ford Coppola?

Created by Ghmyrtle (talk). Self nom at 22:30, 5 July 2010 (UTC)

• 213 character hook. LittleMountain5 02:58, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

ALT1: ... that a performance by schoolteacher Rita Abrams of her 1970 Grammy-nominated song "Mill Valley", which she had recorded with children from that town, was filmed by Francis Ford Coppola? Ghmyrtle (talk) 06:21, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

Marshall H. Twitchell

• ... that the Louisiana Reconstruction politician Marshall H. Twitchell survived six bullets in an 1876 assassination attempt but lost the use of both arms?

Created by Billy Hathorn (talk). Self nom at 22:18, 5 July 2010 (UTC)

• - ready. Dincher (talk) 01:28, 10 July 2010 (UTC)

George W. Thompson (Medal of Honor recipient)

• ... that George W. Thompson was one of five men in his unit awarded the Medal of Honor for gallantry at Little Blue, Nebraska in 1870?

Created by 71.184.58.124 (talk). Nominated by HJ Mitchell (talk) at 22:11, 5 July 2010 (UTC)

Operation Checkmate (commando raid)

• ... that in 1943 all the British Commandos involved in Operation Checkmate were captured and sent to concentration camps?

x5 expansion by --Jim Sweeney (talk) 22:07, 5 July 2010 (UTC)

— Rlevse • Talk • 02:18, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

Bernard Taylor (Medal of Honor recipient)

• ... that Bernard Taylor earned the Medal of Honor rescuing his commanding officer during the Apache Wars in 1874?

Created by 71.184.58.124 (talk). Nominated by HJ Mitchell (talk) at 22:05, 5 July 2010 (UTC)

Portrait of Wally

• ... that Egon Schiele's 1912 Portrait of Wally (pictured) was seized by the United States Customs Service which alleged that the painting was Nazi plunder?

Created by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 21:38, 5 July 2010 (UTC)

• Article checks out but is the image ok for DYK?Thelmadatter (talk) 18:08, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

Camilla Tilling

• ... that Camilla Tilling was the soprano soloist in Mahler's Resurrection Symphony in the opening concert of the Rheingau Musik Festival 2010, conducted by Paavo Järvi?

Created by Gerda Arendt (talk). Self nom at 21:00, 5 July 2010 (UTC)

Rudyard Kipling (Ship)

• ... that the Rudyard Kipling was the 27th merchant ship to be sunk by a German U-boat in World War II?

Created by White Shadows (talk). Nominated by White Shadows (talk) at 20:41, 5 July 2010 (UTC)

Pac-Man Pinball Advance

• ... that the plot of Pac-Man Pinball Advance focuses on the kidnapping of all the residents of Pac-Land by the four ghosts Inky, Pinky, Blinky, and Clyde?

Created by Nomader (talk). Self nom at 19:37, 5 July 2010 (UTC)

Danny Valencia

• ... that Danny Valencia, who after being drafted only 576th in baseball's 2006 draft said: "It does not matter where you start, but where you finish", debuted in the majors in 2010?

Expanded by --Epeefleche (talk) 19:24, 5 July 2010 (UTC)

Cache In Trash Out

• ... that Cache In Trash Out is a type of Geocaching event held by Geocachers in which they maintain the landscape and pick up litter whilst finding Geocaches?

Created by Rock drum (talk). Nominated by Rock drum (talk) at 19:12, 5 July 2010 (UTC)

• Article is too short. It needs to be at least 1500 characters in prose. —fetch·comms 20:55, 5 July 2010 (UTC)

Kim Bồng woodworking village

• ... that woodworkers from the Vietnamese village of Kim Bồng (sample art pictured) created not only detail work for Huế's Imperial City, but also an entire warship for the Spanish navy?

5x expanded by Dragfyre (talk). Self nom at 18:51, 5 July 2010 (UTC)

Shutout (baseball)

• ... that Ed Reulbach of the 1908 Chicago Cubs is the only pitcher in Major League Baseball history to have pitched two shutouts on the same day?

Created by Notorious4life (talk). Self nom at 18:44, 5 July 2010 (UTC)

Thomas H. Paterniti

• ... that Thomas H. Paterniti introduced legislation that would hold owners of adult bookstores liable if individuals contracted AIDS as a result of sexual activity on the premises?

Created by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 17:43, 5 July 2010 (UTC)

I think the hook might be even better if it were to indicate where the legislation was introduced (i.e., the NJ Assembly).--Epeefleche (talk) 02:45, 10 July 2010 (UTC)

New Kilpatrick

• ... that in 1649, Sir Umphra Colquhoun tried to stop the building of New Kilpatrick parish church by commandeering the workmen's tools?

5x expanded by Wikiwayman (talk). Self nom at 15:53, 5 July 2010 (UTC)

• Problem - This article has made a 5x expansion, but not over five days as far as pure text is concerned... Victuallers (talk) 17:52, 5 July 2010 (UTC)

• Fixed - Recent substantial changes now exceed 5 in last couple of days. Since last review, added responsibility for justice, the poor and a bill granting a market, plus minor additions Wikiwayman (talk) 09:24, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

Blount Island

Map of Blount Island, Jacksonville, Florida

• ... that Blount Island in the St. Johns River is home to both the United States Marine Corps' Maritime Prepositioning ship program and the largest container facility at the Port of Jacksonville?

Created by Mgreason (talk). Self nom at 15:19, 5 July 2010 (UTC)

Cathal Goan

• ... that after the broadcast of images of nude paintings of Brian Cowen on RTÉ, Cathal Goan was asked "consider his position" as Director-General of RTÉ?

Created by Cargoking (talk). Nominated by Cargoking (talk) at 15:03, 5 July 2010 (UTC)

• Most things are good, but I'm concerned about the use of source #4. I don't see why this website (which concentrates on Frankie Kennedy) is a reliable source, and I'm reluctant to support an article that so heavily uses an unreliable source. Nyttend (talk) 12:43, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

•  Removed I've removed the source. All but one of the times it was used, it was just a 'second source'. Thanks, —  Cargoking  talk  14:20, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

Erysiphe alphitoides

• ... that Erysiphe alphitoides, which causes powdery mildew on oak trees, is one of the most common diseases in European forests today, but may have originated in the tropics?

Created by Smartse (talk). Nominated by Smartse (talk) at 14:00, 5 July 2010 (UTC)

Operation Blumenpflücken

• ... that the Nazi false flag liquidation operation Blumenpflücken has, well into the 1990s, misled people to believe that non-Nazis carried out certain liquidations?

Created by Geschichte (talk). Self nom at 13:42, 5 July 2010 (UTC)

St Benet's Chapel, Netherton

• ... that although St Benet's Chapel, Netherton, Liverpool, was built in 1793, when Catholics were free to worship openly, it was concealed behind the presbytery?

Created by Peter I. Vardy (talk). Self nom at 13:25, 5 July 2010 (UTC)

Gunsa Airport

• ... that Gunsa Airport started operations on 1 July 2010, becoming the fourth civil airport in Tibet, providing easy access for pilgrims to Mt. Kailash and Lake Manasarovar?

Created by John Hill (talk) 09:24, 5 July 2010 (UTC)

• At 1265 characters of prose, it's a little short of the 1500 required. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 10:34, 5 July 2010 (UTC)

Please note that I have corrected the spelling of the name of the airport from Gunsar Airport to Gunsa Airport. I have also added some more text which I think expands it to more than the required 1500 characers of prose.John Hill (talk) 23:13, 5 July 2010 (UTC)

I removed a copyright violation. (I would have removed the part which merely quoted someone giving out flight schedule information even if it wasn't part of a copyvio.) The article now stands at 1007 characters. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 00:49, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

Taylor Vixen

• ... that pornographic actress Taylor Vixen (pictured) stated on The Howard Stern Show that her D-cup breasts were all natural?

5x expanded by Nomader (talk). Nominated by Nomader (talk) at 06:35, 5 July 2010 (UTC)

• 5x expansion and hook verified - image isn't fair use so all good to go. Smartse (talk) 13:40, 5 July 2010 (UTC)

Harriet E. Derman, 18th Legislative District (New Jersey)

• ... that Harriet E. Derman of New Jersey's 18th Legislative District supported a bill expanding those who could arrange adoptions as "we should do everything we can to encourage adoption versus abortion"?

Created by Alansohn (talk). Self nom at 03:45, 5 July 2010 (UTC)

Mississippian stone statuary

• ... that some Mississippian stone statuary was purposefully buried (pictured) by Native Americans in platform mounds, some so hastily that they were damaged in the process?

Created by Heironymous Rowe (talk). Self nom at 04:00, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

Older nominations

Articles created/expanded on July 4

Garland E. Bayliss

• ... that the retired Texas A&M University historian Garland E. Bayliss researched the 19th century origins of the Arkansas state penitentiary?

Created by Billy Hathorn (talk). Self nom at 17:20, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

ALT:... that the retired Texas A&M University historian Garland E. Bayliss researched the Agricultural Wheel agrarian reform movement of the 19th century?

The Mongoliad

• ... that the experimental fiction project The Mongoliad by speculative fiction authors including Neal Stephenson and Greg Bear is to be released via smartphones as a serialized novel to which readers can contribute?

Created by Skomorokh (talk). Nominated by Skomorokh (talk) at 07:23, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

• Other hook suggestions welcome. Skomorokh 07:23, 8 July 2010 (UTC)

Chhaya

• ... that the Hindu goddess Chhaya is described to be born from the shadow of goddess Sanjna and substituted her in her house, after she abandoned her husband?

• Comment: former redirect

Created by Redtigerxyz (talk). Nominated by Redtigerxyz (talk) at 15:36, 5 July 2010 (UTC)

Lucas Maius

• ... that German Reformation theologian, pastor and playwright Lucas Maius signed the 1577 Lutheran Formula of Concord, then converted to the Reformed faith after being accused of Crypto-Calvinism?

Created by Til Eulenspiegel (talk). Self nom at 03:35, 5 July 2010 (UTC)

Beach Nourishment

• ... that the Beach Nourishment project that created the wide beach at Coney Island (pictured) started in 1922 and was the first project of its kind?

Created by Weissmax25 (talk), Jeff G. (talk). Nominated by Jeff G. (talk) at 01:48, 5 July 2010 (UTC)

• This article appears to overlap with Beach nourishment, which also has the benefit of being properly capitalized. These articles should probably be merged, unless I'm missing something. Alansohn (talk) 03:49, 5 July 2010 (UTC)

William Foster (Medal of Honor)

• ... that Medal of Honor recipient William Foster was interred at San Francisco National Cemetery?

Created by 71.184.32.146 (talk). Nominated by Fetchcomms (talk) at 23:17, 4 July 2010 (UTC)

• What is eyecatching about this? Geschichte (talk) 13:47, 5 July 2010 (UTC)

John H. Foley

• ... that John H. Foley was recommended for the Medal of Honor for "gallantry in action" and received the award one month later?

Created by 71.184.32.146 (talk). Nominated by Fetchcomms (talk) at 21:18, 4 July 2010 (UTC)

• Not a terribly good hook, I think you should add something about what he actually did to earn the award. Gatoclass (talk) 08:19, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

1980 National League West tie-breaker game

• ... that in 1980 the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Houston Astros in three straight games by one run each to force a tie-breaker game between the two teams which the Dodgers ultimately lost?

5x expanded by Staxringold (talk). Nominated by Staxringold (talk) at 21:16, 4 July 2010 (UTC)

• - ready Dincher (talk) 21:26, 4 July 2010 (UTC)

• Added year, just FYI. Staxringold _talk 18:24, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

Fort Morris Historic Site

• ... that several forts at Fort Morris Historic Site in Georgia protected the Medway River and its settlements during the French and Indian and American Revolutionary Wars and the War of 1812?

Created by Dincher (talk). Self nom at 21:12, 4 July 2010 (UTC)

• Length, date, sources, and hook verified. LittleMountain5 20:18, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

National Library of Indonesia

• ... that the National Library of Indonesia was established in 1980 through a consolidation of four libraries?

Created by Arsonal (talk). Self nom at 19:40, 4 July 2010 (UTC)

Excellent. Good catch. Dr. Blofeld 13:04, 5 July 2010 (UTC)

• Referencing problems. While the hook is sourced to a "Wassil 2001", there is nothing by "Wassil" listed in the references section. I suspect the multiple footnotes listing "Wassil" should be corrected to "Massil" but do not have the access to offline sources needed to confirm this suspicion. --Allen3  13:13, 10 July 2010 (UTC)

Action Man: Search for Base X

• ... that the plot of Action Man: Search for Base X centers around the protagonist Alex "Action" Mann and his mission to stop the evil Dr. X from releasing a weapon of mass destruction?

Created by Nomader (talk). Self nom at 19:24, 4 July 2010 (UTC)

Pilate's Court

• ... that the praetorium site of the Pilate's Court is believed to be either Antonia Fortress or the Palace of Herod?

Created by Twilight Chill (talk). Self nom at 19:23, 4 July 2010 (UTC)

• Gosox₍₅₅₎ 03:35, 5 July 2010 (UTC)

John A. Saliba

• ... that according to the Catholic religious scholar John A. Saliba, new religious movements often serve as a temporary haven for young people, enabling them to stabilise their lives?

Created by Jayen466 (talk). Self nom at 17:48, 4 July 2010 (UTC)

• Verified. Gatoclass (talk) 08:32, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

• The hook is referring to the proper noun Roman Catholic Church, not the more generic use of the word. Accordingly, "catholic" should be "Catholic" or "Roman Catholic." Cbl62 (talk) 23:15, 8 July 2010 (UTC)
  • Thanks. Changed to upper case, and wikilinked to Catholic Church (which Roman Catholic Church redirects to). --JN466 13:55, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

Herb Gardiner

• ... that Herb Gardiner (pictured) earned the nickname "the ironman of hockey" and won the Hart Trophy as most valuable player after being said to have played every minute of every National Hockey League game for the Montreal Canadiens in 1926–27?

5x expanded by Resolute (talk). Nominated by Resolute (talk) at 17:17, 4 July 2010 (UTC)

• 232 character hook. LittleMountain5 21:54, 4 July 2010 (UTC)

• Doh! How about: ... that Herb Gardiner (pictured), nicknamed "the ironman of hockey", won the Hart Trophy as most valuable player after being said to have played every minute of every game for the Montreal Canadiens in 1926–27? Resolute 22:28, 4 July 2010 (UTC)

• Sounds good, Length, date, image, and hook (ALT1) verified. Offline sources accepted assuming good faith. Thanks, LittleMountain5 23:07, 4 July 2010 (UTC)

Bölkow Bo 46

• ... that the Bölkow Bo 46 was an experimental helicopter built to test the high-speed Derschmidt rotor system?

5x expanded by Maury Markowitz (talk). Nominated by Maury Markowitz (talk) at 15:16, 4 July 2010 (UTC)

• It's been 5x expanded but it needs an inline citation for each paragraph to meet the requirements at Misplaced Pages:DYKDN, at the moment, the background section looks as if it is original research. If this is incorrect and it came from a source can this be added? Smartse (talk) 13:47, 5 July 2010 (UTC)

I have added a direct ref to the hook statement (in the intro), that appears to meet spec. I don't like putting refs in intros though, this seems to be a specification collision. Maury Markowitz (talk) 15:37, 5 July 2010 (UTC)

Maury and I disagree as to what is required (see here). Can someone else take a look and decide whether it is suitable for DYK? Thanks Smartse (talk) 12:11, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

Maury is known for his valuable, yet unreferenced contributions. Not until the article is properly referenced (at least one ref covering a paragraph - actually more, given a number of strong claims). Materialscientist (talk) 00:09, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

Operation Collar (commando raid)

• ... that in June 1940 the Royal Air Force supplied the boats for Operation Collar the first British raid on occupied France?

x5 expansion by --Jim Sweeney (talk) 14:58, 4 July 2010 (UTC)

• Hmmm, well the source uses the word "Commando" in inverted commas since it appears no actual Commandos took part in it. So your hook might be considered a little misleading. Gatoclass (talk) 08:47, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

Changed wording a bit to - occupied France --Jim Sweeney (talk) 05:21, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

Andrew Balmford

• ... that Andrew Balmford calculated that the benefits of conserving natural habitats far outweigh the benefits of developing them, by a factor of 100 to 1 due to the loss of ecosystem services?

Created by Smartse (talk). Nominated by Smartse (talk) at 12:09, 4 July 2010 (UTC)

Note that this was moved from my user space today. Smartse (talk) 12:16, 4 July 2010 (UTC)

ALT 1: ... that Andrew Balmford found that 8 year-old British children could identify 80% of Pokémon characters but only 50% of common species of British wildlife. Smartse (talk) 12:16, 4 July 2010 (UTC)

• Dates, length, and sourcing all look good. --Allen3  13:06, 10 July 2010 (UTC)

List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Ian Botham

• ... that Ian Botham's three five-wicket hauls during the 1981 Ashes series helped it gain the moniker "Botham's Ashes"?

Created by Harrias (talk). Self nom at 10:33, 4 July 2010 (UTC)

Bill Long (writer)

• ... that Bill Long was Ireland's longest surviving heart transplant patient?

Created by Candlewicke (talk). Self nom at 08:25, 4 July 2010 (UTC)

• Dates, length, and sourcing all look good. --Allen3  19:07, 9 July 2010 (UTC)

U.S. Route 30 in Iowa

• ... that it cost USD$30,000-per-mile ($19,000-per-kilometer), $658 thousand-per-mile ($409 thousand-per-kilometer), adjusted for inflation, to pave U.S. Route 30 in Iowa in the late-1920s and early-1930s?

• Comment: I can add what it would cost in today's dollars if desired.

Created by Fredddie (talk). Self nom at 07:09, 4 July 2010 (UTC)

• You can do that as long as you have a source for the conversion, it might make the hook a little more interesting. Gatoclass (talk) 08:16, 4 July 2010 (UTC)

Inflation figures added. Since I used {{Inflation}} to figure the inflation, is {{Inflation-fn}} sufficient for citations? —Fredddie™ 22:35, 4 July 2010 (UTC)

On reflection, I think there is a better hook in that article. I might take a closer look at it a little later. Gatoclass (talk) 07:21, 5 July 2010 (UTC)

OK, thanks. —Fredddie™ 23:24, 5 July 2010 (UTC)

Apologies for taking so long to get back to this. Might I suggest the following:

ALT1: - that the USD$30,000-per-mile ($19,000-per-kilometer) construction cost for U.S. Route 30 in Iowa was a major deterrent to completion? Gatoclass (talk) 13:18, 10 July 2010 (UTC)

Articles created/expanded on July 3

Russian battleship Ioann Zlatoust

• ... that the Russian battleship Ioann Zlatoust was named for Saint John Chrysostom?

5x expanded by Sturmvogel 66 (talk). Nominated by Sturmvogel 66 (talk) at 22:42, 5 July 2010 (UTC)

• Date and length check out, but there is no reference for the fact that it was named for Saint John Chrysostom, although that is the English translation of its name, and it's highly unlikely that it would refer to anyone else. Is that sufficient? Voceditenore (talk) 09:00, 7 July 2010 (UTC)

Eagle Butte Mine

• ... that Eagle Butte Mine in Gillette, Wyoming is an open-pit "truck and shovel" mine that has produced over 500 million short tons of coal since 1978?

Created by Roborunt (talk). Nominated by Chzz (talk) at 15:52, 3 July 2010 (UTC)

• The interesting factoid is the "500 million short tons of coal", which isn't followed by a reference in the article. Please add a reference immediately following this fact in the article and we'll be good here. Also suggest lower-casing "o" in Open :)-- φ OnePt618 φ 05:56, 4 July 2010 (UTC)

I added a reference inline with the factoid and have made minor typographical changes to the article. Roborunt (talk) 06:48, 4 July 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for adding the reference - there's still a problem I'm afraid though as I can't find the fact in the reference. Could you point me to the page that you got the number 521 from? Also can you change the article to explain what the abbreviation "mm" means as in "471 mm tons" - I assume it is million million but I might well be wrong. Smartse (talk) 19:52, 4 July 2010 (UTC)

If you add up the total productions shown, it is 521,427,969.

The units quoted in the source are 'millions of tons', so I will change mm to 'million'.  Chzz  ►  20:05, 4 July 2010 (UTC)

mm is a "thousand thousands", or one million, and is used in the coal mining industry. It is an archaic leftover and I agree that just writing a million is a more clear way to represent the data. The raw data behind the 521 million is displayed in the inline reference (#4). This graph can be used to interpolate the entire production history of the mine, year by year. References 6 & 7 contain numerical data for 1983-2009 production quantities. The production for 1978-1982 were extrapolated from the graph that is located at Reference 4. Reference 4 is published by the company that owns the mine and when you check the reference 4 data for 1983-2009 it tracks with what is listed in references 6 & 7. If you need anything else, let me know.Roborunt (talk) 03:00, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

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18 July, seventh Sunday after Trinity

Ärgre dich, o Seele, nicht, BWV 186

• ... that Bach composed in Leipzig his cantata Ärgre dich, o Seele, nicht, BWV 186 for the seventh Sunday after Trinity expanding his cantata written in Weimar for Advent?

Created by Gerda Arendt (talk). Self nom at 13:52, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

• — Rlevse • Talk • 14:02, 10 July 2010 (UTC)

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