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Abraham H. Albertson

2020-01

created

57

A fact from Abraham H. Albertson appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 26 January 2020 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that quotations by architect Abraham H. Albertson about the Cobb Building in Seattle were immortalized 80 years later in a staircase in nearby University Street station?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2020/January. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Abraham H. Albertson.

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Alan Cozzalio

2020-03

created

Albert L. Harris

2022-01

expanded from stub

81

A fact from Albert L. Harris appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 8 February 2022 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that as municipal architect, Albert L. Harris led the design of all city buildings in Washington, D.C., from 1921 until his sudden death in 1934?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2022/February. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Albert L. Harris.

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Analomink, Pennsylvania

2015-09

expanded

Annsville, New York

2016-02

expanded (history section)

Anthem Christmas tree

2019-12

expanded

54

A fact from Anthem Christmas tree appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 25 December 2019 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that the tallest Christmas tree in Arizona (pictured) is decorated with at least 5,000 ornaments and bows?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2019/December. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Anthem Christmas tree.

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Apache Nitrogen Products

2020-02

created

60

A fact from Apache Nitrogen Products appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 17 March 2020 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that the Apache Powder Company used a fleet of fireless locomotives to prevent accidental explosions?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2020/March. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Apache Nitrogen Products.

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Arizona Falls

2020-11

created (replace redirect)

67

A fact from Arizona Falls appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 14 December 2020 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that Arizona Falls is a functioning small hydroelectric plant designed as public art?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2020/December. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Arizona Falls.

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Arizona State Fairgrounds

2016-04

created (replace redirect)

Arizona Miner

2019-06

created

47

A fact from Arizona Miner appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 4 September 2019 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that the Arizona Miner, a newspaper published in Prescott, Arizona Territory, changed its political leanings from Republican to Democrat and back again over a succession of owners?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2019/September. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Arizona Miner.

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Arizona Territory capitals

2019-01

created

43

A fact from Arizona Territory capitals appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 16 February 2019 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that the capital of the Arizona Territory moved from Prescott to Tucson, back to Prescott, and then to Phoenix in its first 25 years?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2019/February. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Arizona Territory capitals.

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Armistead Burwell (judge)

2017-03

created

14

A fact from Armistead Burwell (judge) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 26 March 2017 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that despite being severely wounded in the American Civil War in 1864, Armistead Burwell became licensed to practice law five years later?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2017/March. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Armistead Burwell (judge).

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Augusta, New York

2016-02

expanded (history section)

Ava, New York

2016-02

expanded (history section)

Barton, Kinder and Alderson

2021-11

created

78

A fact from Barton, Kinder and Alderson appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 6 January 2022 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that the only stained glass exported to the United States by Barton, Kinder and Alderson had to pay import duty, unlike much artwork in places of worship, because of its low cost-to-size ratio?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2022/January. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Barton, Kinder and Alderson.

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Baker City Tower

2018-12

expanded from stub

41

A fact from Baker City Tower appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 16 January 2019 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that even though the Baker Hotel (pictured) was nearly fully booked during the filming of the 1969 musical film Paint Your Wagon, it closed shortly thereafter?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2019/January. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Baker City Tower.

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Beezer Brothers

2022-12

created

Blossvale crash of 1907

2016-05

created

Border Personnel Meeting point

2017-11

created

29

A fact from Border Personnel Meeting point appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 23 December 2017 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that in 2015, the Indian army motorcycle acrobatic team performed for the Chinese army at Daulat Beg Oldi, one of five Border Personnel Meeting points?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2017/December. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Border Personnel Meeting point.

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Charles E. Mills

2020-02

created

61

A fact from Charles E. Mills appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 12 March 2020 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that Charles E. Mills had dual careers in banking and explosives?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2020/March. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Charles E. Mills.

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Caughnawaga, New York

2016-04

created

Chinatown, Phoenix

2022-04

expanded

83

A fact from MB/Articles appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 25 April 2022 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that most of the Chinese in the Chinatown of Phoenix, Arizona, had emigrated from the same village in China's Hoping County?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2022/April. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Chinatown, Phoenix.

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Chenail Island

2016-12

created

11

A fact from Chenail Island appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 1 February 2017 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that a monument on Chenail Island honors the families that lived there before much of the island was submerged?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2017/February. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Chenail Island.

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Chesapeake and Ohio 1309

2019-01

created

44

A fact from Chesapeake and Ohio 1309 appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 2 February 2019 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that the restoration of the Chesapeake and Ohio 1309 locomotive was set back when an employee stole thousands of pounds of brass fittings to sell as scrap?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2019/February. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Chesapeake and Ohio 1309.

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Chevelon Creek Bridge

2021-08

expanded 5x

75

A fact from Chevelon Creek Bridge appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 9 September 2021 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that the Chevelon Creek Bridge, built in Arizona in 1912–1913, was part of one of America's first national highways?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2021/September. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Chevelon Creek Bridge.

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Chinese Cultural Center, Phoenix

2022-04

expanded 5x

84

A fact from MB/Articles appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 2 May 2022 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Phoenix's Chinese Cultural Center (pictured) was remodeled into an ordinary office building over the objections of preservationists and community groups?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2022/May. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Chinese Cultural Center, Phoenix.

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Chinese Chemical Society (Beijing)

2016-01

created

CISBOT

2018-02

created

33

A fact from CISBOT appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 19 April 2018 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that the robot CISBOT once found a baseball under New York City?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2018/April. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/CISBOT.

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Courtois Hills

2020-01

created

59

A fact from Courtois Hills appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 6 February 2020 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that the Courtois Hills region has the most rugged terrain and steepest average slopes of any sub-region of the Missouri Ozarks?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2020/February. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Courtois Hills.

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Danhai Light Rail Transit

2016-10

expanded

5

A fact from Danhai Light Rail Transit appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 20 November 2016 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that Taiwan's Danhai Light Rail Transit cars will have batteries so that the overhead power cable does not need to be continuous through intersections?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2016/November. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Danhai Light Rail Transit.

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Delaware Railroad

2017-09

created

25

A fact from Delaware Railroad appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 28 September 2017 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that the Delaware Railroad was sued in 1863 because it didn't have enough freight cars to transport a bumper crop of peaches?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2017/September. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Delaware Railroad.

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Donald Mackay Medal

2016-10

created

Deer Valley, Phoenix

2016-11

created (replace redirect)

8

A fact from Deer Valley, Phoenix appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 20 December 2016 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that you can fly model airplanes or ride model trains behind a flood control dam in Phoenix, Arizona's Deer Valley urban village?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2016/December. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Deer Valley, Phoenix.

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Earl Park Lake

2016-11

expanded

East German balloon escape

2018-03

created

34

A fact from East German balloon escape appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 26 April 2018 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that in 1979, eight people escaped from East Germany to the West in a homemade hot air balloon?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2018/April. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/East German balloon escape.

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Elijah Thomas Webb Residence

2020-08

created (from rough draft)

66

A fact from Elijah Thomas Webb Residence appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 13 September 2020 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that the Elijah Thomas Webb Residence (pictured) was built with a family fortune amassed after John Webb discovered lead when plowing a corn field?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2020/September. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Elijah Thomas Webb Residence.

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Elm Ridge Cemetery, North Brunswick

2016-11

expanded

9

A fact from Elm Ridge Cemetery, North Brunswick appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 12 December 2016 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that there was no marker for the grave of theologian Theodorus Jacobus Frelinghuysen at Elm Ridge Cemetery for more than a century after his burial?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2016/December. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Elm Ridge Cemetery.

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Falcon Nest

2017-04

created

18

A fact from Falcon Nest appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 1 May 2017 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that Falcon Nest is the tallest single-family home in North America?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2017/May. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Falcon Nest.

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Federal Real Estate Board

2017-07

expanded

23

A fact from Federal Real Estate Board appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 18 August 2017 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that Presidents Warren G. Harding and Franklin D. Roosevelt each created a Federal Real Estate Board?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2017/August. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Federal Real Estate Board.

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Fence Viewer

2016-02

expanded

Fred Thomas (athlete)

2019-11

created

52

A fact from Fred Thomas (athlete) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 12 December 2019 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that Fred Thomas has been described as "the greatest Canadian athlete you've never heard of"?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2019/December. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Fred Thomas (athlete).

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Foley, Welch and Stewart

2016-10

expanded

Fugitive dust

2017-12

created

31

A fact from Fugitive dust appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 11 January 2018 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that fugitive dust escapes?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2018/January. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Fugitive dust.

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George Bangs

2019-09

expanded from stub

50

A fact from George Bangs appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 27 September 2019 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that George Bangs's cemetery memorial features a mail car (pictured), carved to scale, commemorating his leadership of the Railway Mail Service?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2019/September. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/George Bangs.

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George J. Roskruge

2019-01

created

45

A fact from George J. Roskruge appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 10 March 2019 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that Tucson, Arizona, school board president George J. Roskruge demanded the resignation or suspension of five female teachers after they were caught smoking and drinking with men?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2019/March. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/George J.Roskruge.

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Gideon Brooke

2017-11

created

30

A fact from Gideon Brooke appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 7 December 2017 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that Gideon Brooke's grave was unmarked for 136 years?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2017/December. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Gideon Brooke.

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Gothic arch barn

2018-04

expanded from stub

36

A fact from Gothic arch barn appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 23 April 2018 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that an entire Gothic-arch barn (example pictured) could be ordered from the Sears & Roebuck catalog?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2018/April. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Gothic arch barn.

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Granby, South Carolina

2018-09

created

37

A fact from Granby, South Carolina appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 17 October 2018 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that during the American Revolution, the British stronghold of Fort Granby in the South Carolina colony was attacked with a Quaker gun?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2018/October. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Granby, South Carolina.

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Granite Mountain Hotshots Memorial State Park

2017-10

created

26

A fact from Granite Mountain Hotshots Memorial State Park appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 4 November 2017 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that the memorial to the 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots is at the exact location where they died?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2017/November. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Granite Mountain Hotshots Memorial State Park.

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Gravel Place, Pennsylvania

2015-08

created/later expanded

74

A fact from Gravel Place, Pennsylvania appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 2 June 2021 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western once stockpiled 15,000 train cars of coal at Gravel Place, Pennsylvania, to be able to operate through a miners' strike?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2021/June. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Gravel Place, Pennsylvania.

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Gustav Schwartz

2016-04

created

Harley Brown

2016-11

created

Hay hood

2022-04

created

85

A fact from MB/Articles appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 17 May 2022 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that some barns have hoods?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2022/May. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hay hood.

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Hi Jolly Monument

2022-01

expanded

80

A fact from Hi Jolly Monument appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 6 March 2022 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that the Hi Jolly Monument in Quartzsite, Arizona, marks the grave of Haiji Ali, recruited to the United States to drive and tend camels for the United States Camel Corps?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2022/March. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Hi Jolly Monument.

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Heterelmis stephani

2016-10

created

6

A fact from Heterelmis stephani appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 30 November 2016 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that less than 50 years after being discovered, Heterelmis stephani is now presumed extinct?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2016/November. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Heterelmis stephani.

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I-17 Mystery Christmas tree

2019-12

created

55

A fact from I-17 Mystery Christmas tree appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 24 December 2019 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that a juniper tree in the median of Interstate 17 in Arizona is mysteriously decorated every year at Christmas?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2019/December. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/I-17 Mystery Christmas tree.

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Isaac T. Stoddard

2017-10

expanded

27

A fact from Isaac T. Stoddard appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 19 November 2017 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that acting Arizona territorial governor Isaac T. Stoddard (pictured) ordered the entire Arizona Territorial Militia sent to control striking miners?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2017/November. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Isaac T. Stoddard.

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James A. Wetmore

2017-08

expanded 5X

24

A fact from James A. Wetmore appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 21 August 2017 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that James A. Wetmore's name is inscribed on more federal buildings than any other U.S. citizen?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2017/August. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/James A. Wetmore.

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James D. Monihon

2019-02

created

46

A fact from James D. Monihon appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 15 March 2019 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that future Phoenix mayor James D. Monihon's regiment was attacked by an estimated 450 Apaches led by chief Cochise during the American Civil War?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2019/March. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/James D. Monihon.

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James Stephen (architect)

2019-12

created

56

A fact from James Stephen (architect) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 21 January 2020 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that James Stephen, who designed several schools listed on the National Register of Historic Places, received his architectural training through a correspondence course?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2020/January. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/James Stephen (architect).

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Jedediah Sanger

2015-09

created

Jedediah Sanger

2019-10

expanded

51

A fact from Jedediah Sanger appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 30 November 2019 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that Jedediah Sanger founded New Hartford, but gave his name to Sangerfield?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2019/November. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Jedediah Sanger.

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John Blair (pastor)

2017-03

created

15

A fact from John Blair (pastor) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 25 March 2017 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that pastor brothers John Blair and Samuel Blair both received their theological education at the Log College?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2017/March.

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John Blair, Sr.

2017-03

created

16

A fact from John Blair, Sr. appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 23 March 2017 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that John Blair, who served four times as acting governor of the Colony of Virginia, resigned his life appointment in 1770 so he would not be acting governor a fifth time?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2017/March. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/John Blair, Sr..

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John Strohm (congressman)

2016-02

expanded

KWDR (FM)

2021-05

created stub

Kerima (actress)

2016-01

created

Lackawanna Limited wreck

2018-11

created

40

A fact from Lackawanna Limited wreck appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 17 December 2018 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that an airplane carrying an emergency shipment of blood plasma for victims of the Lackawanna Limited wreck landed on a runway illuminated by automobile headlights?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2018/December. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lackawanna Limited wreck.

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Lawrence Cowan

2018-12

created

42

A fact from Lawrence Cowan appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 22 January 2019 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that American Lawrence Cowan regained possession of a copper mine in Sonora, Mexico from local claim jumpers through the Supreme Court of Mexico?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2019/January. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lawrence Cowan.

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Leon B. Senter

2022-02

draft rewrite/expansion

82

A fact from Leon B. Senter appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 12 March 2022 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that as the first licensed architect in Oklahoma, Leon B. Senter held "License Number 1" for forty years, from 1925 until his death?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2022/March. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Leon B. Senter.

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Little Falls Gulf Curve crash of 1903

2016-05

created

2

A fact from Little Falls Gulf Curve crash of 1903 appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 22 May 2016 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that when a train carrying newspapers derailed in the Little Falls Gulf Curve crash of 1903, two people believed their lives were saved because they were cushioned by bundles of newspapers?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2016/May.

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Little Falls Gulf Curve crash of 1940

2016-05

created

3

A fact from Little Falls Gulf Curve crash of 1940 appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 31 May 2016 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that the 1940 crash of a New York Central luxury train, the Lakeshore Limited, killed 31, including the engineer who was one month from retirement?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2016/May. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Little Falls Gulf Curve crash of 1940.

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List of historical markers in Prescott, Arizona

2017-08

created

Mayer Red Brick Schoolhouse

2016-06

expanded

4

A fact from Mayer Red Brick Schoolhouse appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 5 July 2016 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that prior to undergoing an historic renovation, the Mayer Red Brick Schoolhouse (pictured) was condemned by the fire marshal?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2016/July. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mayer Red Brick Schoolhouse.

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Missouri Lumber and Mining Company

2020-01

created

58

A fact from Missouri Lumber and Mining Company appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 1 February 2020 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that c. 1900, the Missouri Lumber and Mining Company provided health care to field workers with a mobile clinic transported by railroad flatcar?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2020/February. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Missouri Lumber and Mining Company.

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Mohawk, Adirondack and Northern Railroad

2015-09

created

New Hartford, New York

2015-12

expanded (history section)

Oncosiphon pilulifer

2020-04

created

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A fact from Oncosiphon pilulifer appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 27 April 2020 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that the globe chamomile (pictured), a member of the daisy family native to South Africa, infests parts of Arizona and California?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2020/April. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Oncosiphon pilulifer.

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Ortoire (archeological site)

2020-12

created stub

Ortoire (village)

2020-12

created stub

Pair-house

2018-03

created

35

A fact from Pair-house appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 24 April 2018 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that the Scandinavian-influenced pair-house shows that some level of ethnic diversity was accepted in early Mormon society?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2018/April. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Pair-house.

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Perley Bridge

2016-12

created (replace redirect)

10

A fact from Perley Bridge appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 30 December 2016 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that both towns connected by the 1931 opening of the Perley Bridge declared a half-day holiday to start at noon?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2016/December. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Perley Bridge.

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Pigot Diamond

2016-04

created (replace redirect)

1

A fact from Pigot Diamond appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 23 May 2016 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that the Pigot Diamond was the largest diamond in England at the turn of the 19th century but its location today is unknown, although a popular legend says it was crushed to powder?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2016/May. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Pigot Diamond.

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Ponderosa Park, Arizona

2015-09

created

Poundmaster

2016-04

created

Priestly's Hydraulic Ram

2019-11

expanded

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A fact from Priestly's Hydraulic Ram appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 1 January 2020 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that Priestly's Hydraulic Ram in Gooding County, Idaho, pumped water uphill with no moving parts?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2020/January. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Priestly's Hydraulic Ram.

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Prospect Hill, Waltham, Massachusetts

2015-09

created

Prow house

2018-01

created

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A fact from Prow house appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 2 March 2018 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that a prow house is named after a ship's prow?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2018/March. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Prow house.

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Queen Creek Tunnel

2016-10

expanded

7

A fact from Queen Creek Tunnel appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 27 October 2016 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that Arizona's Queen Creek Tunnel is the first in the state to be equipped with LED lighting?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2016/October. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Queen Creek Tunnel.

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Qit'at Jaradah

2017-10

expanded

28

A fact from Qit'at Jaradah appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 14 October 2017 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that Qit'at Jaradah, an island in the Persian Gulf, rises only 0.4 metres (1 ft 4 in) above water at high tide?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2017/October. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Qit'at Jaradah.

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Railroad and Bank Building

2021-09

replaced redirect

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A fact from Railroad and Bank Building appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 23 October 2021 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that the Railroad and Bank Building was built with six miles (9.7 km) of pneumatic tubes used to send items anywhere within the building in under ten seconds?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2021/October. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Railroad and Bank Building.

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Rainbow Canyon (California)

2017-04

created

19

A fact from Rainbow Canyon (California) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 25 April 2017 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that the US military refers to Death Valley's Rainbow Canyon as Star Wars Canyon?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2017/April.

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Red Caboose Motel

2020-08

expanded 5X

65

A fact from The Red Caboose Motel appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 12 Sep 2020 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that the Red Caboose Motel has the largest privately owned collection of railroad cabooses in the world?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2020/September. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The Red Caboose Motel.

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Red Rock Bridge

2017-04

created

20

A fact from Red Rock Bridge appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 17 May 2017 _{(check views)}. A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2017/May.

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Régnier Motor Company

2017-07

created

Reynolds Brothers

2020-08

created

64

A fact from Reynolds Brothers appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 7 September 2020 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that the founder of Reynolds Brothers retired as chairman on his 100th birthday?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2020/September. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Reynolds Brothers.

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Ronald J. Shurer

2018-09

expanded from stub

38

A fact from Ronald J. Shurer appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 1 October 2018 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that US Army combat medic Ronald J. Shurer's (pictured) Silver Star commendation for service in Afghanistan is being upgraded to a Medal of Honor today?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2018/October. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ronald J. Shurer.

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Ruby Tower

2021-11

created

77

A fact from Ruby Tower appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 25 November 2021 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that the 1968 Ruby Tower collapse was caused by an earthquake centered more than 200 km (120 mi) away?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2021/November. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ruby Tower.

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S. Morgan Smith

2020-12

created

68

A fact from S. Morgan Smith appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 10 January 2021 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that turbine manufacturer S. Morgan Smith Company made large gun lathes during World War I and large aircraft carrier, gun, and tank parts during World War II?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2021/January. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/S. Morgan Smith.

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St. George's Episcopal Memorial Church

2022-01

created

79

A fact from St. George's Episcopal Memorial Church appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 22 January 2022 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that the windows of St. George's Episcopal Memorial Church in Bismarck, North Dakota, contain stained glass fragments collected from English churches damaged during World War II?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2022/January. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/St. George's Episcopal Memorial Church.

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Saint John's Methodist Episcopal Church (Kingman, Arizona)

2021-05

5x expansion

72

A fact from Saint John's Methodist Episcopal Church (Kingman, Arizona) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 11 June 2021 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that Clark Gable and Carole Lombard were married at Saint John's Methodist Episcopal Church after eloping in 1939?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2021/June. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Saint John's Methodist Episcopal Church (Kingman, Arizona).

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Sandra Day O'Connor House

2019-07

created

49

A fact from Sandra Day O'Connor House appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 15 August 2019 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor preserved her house with skim milk?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2019/August. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Sandra Day O'Connor House.

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Samuel Blair (chaplain)

2017-03

expanded

Samuel Blair (pastor)

2017-03

created

17

A fact from Samuel Blair (pastor) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 25 March 2017 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that pastor brothers John Blair and Samuel Blair both received their theological education at the Log College?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2017/March.

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Sauquoit Creek

2015-08

created

Schools at War

2021-05

created

73

A fact from Schools at War appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 6 June 2021 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that the American Schools at War program (promotional poster pictured) raised over $2 billion (over $28 trillion today) to help pay for World War II?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2021/June. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Schools at War.

Seneca Road Company

2015-08

created

Sessility (motility)

2016-04

rewrite and merge

Souper Salad

2017-02

expanded

12

A fact from Souper Salad appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 4 March 2017 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that one location of the all-you-can-eat Souper Salad buffet restaurant is in a former bank branch (pictured) that has been called one of the "10 Coolest Buildings" in Phoenix, Arizona?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2017/March. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Souper Salad.

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South Main Street Historic District (Memphis, Tennessee)

2020-12

created (replace redirect)

69

A fact from South Main Street Historic District (Memphis, Tennessee) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 18 January 2021 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that the site of the 1968 assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. later became part of the South Main Street Historic District (pictured)?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2021/January. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/South Main Street Historic District (Memphis, Tennessee).

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Stewart Peak (British Columbia)

2016-10

created

Swan neck flask

2016-09

created from split

Tapeats Creek

2017-04

created

21

A fact from Tapeats Creek appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 22 May 2017 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that Tapeats Creek in the Grand Canyon National Park is named after the Southern Paiute Indian who claimed ownership of it?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2017/May. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Tapeats Creek.

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Teardrop trailer (truck)

2016-11

created (replace redirect)

Texas World War II Army Airfields

2018-06

created

The Saint Paul Hotel

2021-05

expanded 5x from draft

71

A fact from The Saint Paul Hotel appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 4 June 2021 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that when The Saint Paul Hotel was built in 1908–1910, a rathskeller was carved into the sandstone beneath the building?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2021/June. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/The Saint Paul Hotel.

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Thunder River (Tapeats Creek)

2017-05

created

22

A fact from Thunder River (Tapeats Creek) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 24 May 2017 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that the Grand Canyon's Thunder River is the steepest in the United States?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2017/May. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Thunder River (Tapeats Creek).

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Tom Liddy

2015-12

expanded

Two-room school

2021-02

created

70

A fact from Two-room school appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 15 March 2021 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that the US government once mailed rural school districts scale models from which carpenters could construct actual two-room schools?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2021/March. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Two-room school.

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Uris Buildings Corporation

2017-02

created/expanded

13

A fact from Uris Buildings Corporation appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 3 March 2017 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that Yale University architecture professor Louis Kahn said he would have given a failing grade to Uris Buildings Corporation's Three Penn Center?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2017/March. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Uris Buildings Corporation.

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Western NY Area National Cemetery

2016-03

created

West Second Street Historic District (Mesa, Arizona)

2018-01

created

William Tennent III

2020-03

created

62

A fact from William Tennent III appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 29 May 2020 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that American-colonial minister William Tennent III was known as the "Firebrand Parson" due to his strong support of religious and civil liberty?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2020/May. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/William Tennent III.

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William F. Turner

2019-06

expanded

48

A fact from William F. Turner appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 24 July 2019 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that a jury once rushed out of the courtroom of William F. Turner, first Chief Justice of the Arizona Territorial Supreme Court, to attend to a Native American attack?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2019/July. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/William F. Turner.

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Wilbur Street Historic District

2018-01

created

William G. Blakely

2018-09

created

39

A fact from William G. Blakely appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 24 October 2018 _{(check views)}. The text of the entry was as follows: "Did you know

... that the procession after the 1920 funeral of William G. Blakely reportedly included the longest line of automobiles ever seen at a funeral in Kingman, Arizona?"

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Did you know archive/2018/October. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/William G. Blakely.

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