Template:Did you know nominations/Green Man, Blackheath

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:51, 22 October 2019 (UTC)

Green Man, Blackheath

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• ... that the first Trafalgar Day toast to Nelson was at the Green Man, Blackheath in 1811? Source: "The Royal Navy celebrates Nelson each year on 21 October as part of its annual Trafalgar Day celebrations ... The first known record of the toast was in 1811 when Trafalgar Day was celebrated in The Green Man public house in Blackheath, near Greenwich." ([1])
  • ALT1:... that David Bowie's first gig as lead singer was at the Green Man, Blackheath? Source: "We had a gig at the Green Man pub in Blackheath ... A doctor drove me to hospital and they did the gig without me. David went on as the front man that night." ([2])

• Reviewed: Dire Wolf (song)
• Comment: Would be particularly appropriate for the principal hook to be on the Main Page on 21 October

Created by Ritchie333 (talk) and Philafrenzy (talk). Self-nominated at 19:02, 9 October 2019 (UTC).

• @Ritchie333 and Philafrenzy: I will review. epicgenius (talk) 03:29, 10 October 2019 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook eligibility:

• Cited:
• Interesting:
• Other problems: - Either hook is fine with me

QPQ: Done.

Overall: epicgenius (talk) 03:29, 10 October 2019 (UTC)