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Today Today is Sunday 15 of March, 2026. Now it's 11:17, and Wikipedia is working on 7,151,874 articles. que Picture of the day Lauren Bacall (1924–2014) was an American actress. One of the last surviving major stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood, she was named the 20th-greatest female star of classic Hollywood cinema by the American Film Institute, and received an Academy Honorary Award in 2009 in recognition of her contribution to the Golden Age of motion pictures. Bacall made her acting debut on Broadway in 1942 at the age of 17, and her final role was as a guest voice appearance in 2014. During her long career, she won seven major awards: one Oscar, one Critics' Choice Award, two Golden Globes, one Screen Actors Guild Award, and two Tony Awards. This photograph, taken by Bernard Gotfryd circa 1979, shows Bacall with the manuscript of her first autobiography, Lauren Bacall by Myself, at the offices of the publishing house Alfred A. Knopf.Photograph credit: Bernard Gotfryd Archive – More featured pictures... Today's Featured Article Coin depicting Zenobia as empress Zenobia (c. 240 – c. 274) was the queen of the Palmyrene Empire. Her husband Odaenathus became king in 260 and elevated Palmyra's power in the Near East by defeating the Sassanians and stabilizing the Roman East. After his assassination, she became the regent of her son Vaballathus and held de facto power throughout his reign. In 270, Zenobia launched an invasion which brought most of the Roman East under her sway, culminating with the annexation of Egypt. In reaction to Roman emperor Aurelian's campaign in 272, Zenobia declared Palmyra's secession from Rome, naming her son emperor and assuming the title of empress. The Romans were victorious after heavy fighting; the queen was besieged in her capital and captured by Aurelian. He exiled her to Rome, where she spent the remainder of her life. Zenobia fostered a multicultural and intellectual environment in her court, which was open to scholars and philosophers. Her biography has inspired historians, artists and novelists. (Full article...) Recently featured: Pi Swift Justice Young Head coinage Archive By email More featured articles About Anniversaries que March 15: Ides of March; Night of Power (Shia Islam, 2026); Laetare Sunday (Western Christianity, 2026) Empress Theodora 856 – Byzantine emperor Michael III overthrew the regency of his mother Theodora (pictured) to assume power for himself. 1783 – George Washington delivered a speech to Continental Army officers in Newburgh, New York, asking them to support the supremacy of the Congress of the Confederation, defusing a potential coup. 1874 – France and Vietnam signed the Second Treaty of Saigon, further recognizing the full sovereignty of France over Cochinchina. 1921 – Talaat Pasha, the main perpetrator of the Armenian genocide, was assassinated by Soghomon Tehlirian. 1990 – Iraqi authorities hanged Iranian freelance reporter Farzad Bazoft on charges of spying for Israel. Walter V, Count of Brienne (d. 1311) Johan Vaaler (b. 1866) Norm Van Brocklin (b. 1926) Sarla Thukral (d. 2010) More anniversaries: March 14 March 15 March 16 Archive By email List of days of the year About Did you know... Quincy Market's central building ... that Boston's Quincy Market (building pictured), once described by the city's mayor as an "eyesore", later became more popular than Disney World? ... that after divorcing her husband, Winifred Lewellin James was required to report to a police station each time she went more than 5 miles (8 km) from her home? ... that a fuel-tax evasion scheme in Mexico involves importing fuels under unrelated customs categories? ... that Steve Potter fired his father? ... that an independent panel reviewing research conducted by the National Cold Fusion Institute found no evidence that cold fusion had occurred? ... that the Salem Methodist Church in Harlem operated a boxing club in its basement? ... that the current mayor of Nagoya once operated a computer shogi program that won a world championship? ... that two-thirds of the New York production staff for Melania requested to be omitted from the credits? ... that the novelist Rosa Praed believed that she and her medium were the reincarnations of an ancient Roman woman and the slave girl that she had mistreated? Archive Start a new article Nominate an article Current Events