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DYK for Yad Kennedy & David Resnick
[edit]On 29 September 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article David Resnick, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Yad Kennedy (pictured), an Israeli memorial to John F. Kennedy designed by architect David Resnick, is shaped like the trunk of a felled tree, symbolizing a life cut short? If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Chaim Koppelman
[edit]On 31 January 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Chaim Koppelman, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that American printmaker Chaim Koppelman produced many works about Napoleon throughout his career, placing the French Emperor in surprising settings such as Napoleon Entering Brighton Beach? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Chaim Koppelman. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Jermyn Symonds
[edit]On 29 January 2014, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Jermyn Symonds, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Captain Jermyn Symonds, who became a Member of Parliament from Auckland, originally moved to New Zealand in 1841 to join his brother, who drowned that year? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Jermyn Symonds. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
DYK for Huysman Gallery
[edit]On 26 June 2014, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Huysman Gallery, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the Huysman Gallery of Los Angeles closed after less than a year due to a controversial poster for its War Babies exhibition? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Huysman Gallery. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
DYK for Sandi Peterson
[edit]On 19 September 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Sandi Peterson, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that within two years of the hiring of Sandi Peterson as Group Worldwide Chairman of Johnson & Johnson, the company doubled its number of women in executive leadership positions? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Sandi Peterson. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
DYK for Azita Shariati
[edit]On 25 September 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Azita Shariati, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Iranian-born Azita Shariati, an executive with the French catering and support services multinational Sodexo, has been named the most powerful businesswoman in Sweden? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Azita Shariati. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
DYK for María Luisa Dehesa Gómez Farías
[edit]On 26 October 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article María Luisa Dehesa Gómez Farías, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that María Luisa Dehesa Gómez Farías was the first Latin American woman to graduate with a degree in architecture? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/María Luisa Dehesa Gómez Farías. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
DYK for Beverly Loraine Greene
[edit]On 17 November 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Beverly Loraine Greene, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the memorial service for Beverly L. Greene, "believed to be the first African American woman licensed as an architect in the United States", took place in a funeral home she had designed? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Beverly Loraine Greene. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
DYK for Kathleen I. Pritchard
[edit]On 19 November 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Kathleen I. Pritchard, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Canadian oncologist Kathleen I. Pritchard was one of the most cited researchers in the world in 2014 and 2015? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Kathleen I. Pritchard. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
DYK for Ulrike Beisiegel
[edit]On 22 November 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ulrike Beisiegel, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that German biochemist Ulrike Beisiegel is the first woman to serve as president of the University of Göttingen? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ulrike Beisiegel. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
DYK for Gloria Lim
[edit]On 10 December 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Gloria Lim, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Singaporean fungi expert Gloria Lim was once summoned by her country's Ministry of Defence when their storage area developed mold? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Gloria Lim. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
DYK for Ida Dixon
[edit]On 16 December 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ida Dixon, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Ida Dixon, designer of the 18-hole golf course at the Springhaven Club, was the first female golf course architect in the United States? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ida Dixon. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
DYK for Victoria Joyce Ely
[edit]On 21 December 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Victoria Joyce Ely, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that of the more than 3,000 midwives working in the state of Florida in the early 1920s, Victoria Joyce Ely was the only one who was trained and licensed? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Victoria Joyce Ely. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
DYK for In the Workhouse – Christmas Day
[edit]On 25 December 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article In the Workhouse – Christmas Day, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that "Christmas Day in the Workhouse" was a criticism of the harsh conditions in English and Welsh workhouses under the 1834 Poor Law? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/In the Workhouse – Christmas Day. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
DYK for Gus Levene
[edit]On 25 December 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Gus Levene, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas", as sung by Frank Sinatra and backed by Gus Levene and his orchestra, was originally recorded for the soundtrack of a 1963 war film? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Gus Levene. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
DYK for Rachel Henderlite
[edit]On 3 January 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Rachel Henderlite, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that after Rachel Henderlite's 1965 ordination as a minister, a retired pastor sent her a postcard every year quoting the biblical injunction, "Let the women keep silent in the churches"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Rachel Henderlite. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
DYK for Ida Silverman
[edit]On 13 January 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ida Silverman, which you recently nominated. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ida Silverman. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
DYK for Mary Magdalena Lewis Tate
[edit]On 17 January 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Mary Magdalena Lewis Tate, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that at least seven denominations trace their history to a Pentecostal church founded by Mary Magdalena Lewis Tate, the first American woman to serve as bishop in a nationally-recognized denomination? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mary Magdalena Lewis Tate. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
DYK for Georgeta Stoleriu
[edit]On 2 February 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Georgeta Stoleriu, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Romanian soprano and music educator Georgeta Stoleriu established a scholarship to recognize outstanding students from the National University of Music Bucharest, but never her own students? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Georgeta Stoleriu. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
DYK for Janet McNeill
[edit]On 10 March 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Janet McNeill, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Janet McNeill, a prolific Irish writer of adult and children's fiction, peopled her adult novels with "menopausal, middle-aged, middle-class Protestants"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Janet McNeill. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
DYK for Rivka Basman Ben-Hayim
[edit]On 11 June 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Rivka Basman Ben-Hayim, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Yiddish poet Rivka Basman Ben-Hayim began writing poetry to cheer up fellow inmates at the Kaiserwald concentration camp during World War II? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Rivka Basman Ben-Hayim. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
DYK for Women's Torah Project
[edit]On 12 June 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Women's Torah Project, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that a Torah scroll commissioned by the Women's Torah Project was written by female scribes and clothed in a mantle stitched with items of clothing donated by women? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Women's Torah Project. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
DYK for Margarete Zuelzer
[edit]On 18 June 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Margarete Zuelzer, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Margarete Zuelzer, only the 37th woman to earn a doctorate at the University of Heidelberg, had to get special permission from her professors to attend their classes? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Margarete Zuelzer. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
DYK for June Chan
[edit]On 27 June 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article June Chan, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that a 1980s slide show of Asian lesbians in history and literature created by June Chan and Katherine Hall has been called "grassroots scholarship"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/June Chan. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
DYK for Babette's
[edit]On 19 August 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Babette's, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that police always tipped off the owner of Babette's Supper Club before they raided its illegal backroom casino, and gamblers escaped through a trap door? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Babette's. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
DYK for Semra Ertan
[edit]On 30 December 2016, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Semra Ertan, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that in 1982, Semra Ertan set herself on fire in a Hamburg marketplace to protest about xenophobia against Turks in Germany? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Semra Ertan. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
DYK for Fay E. Davis
[edit]On 15 March 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Fay E. Davis, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that 50 years after a mural by Fay E. Davis depicting Native Americans in battle was installed in the post office in Oglesby, Illinois, a janitor claimed it was pornographic? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Fay E. Davis. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
DYK for Lucie Ingemann
[edit]On 30 March 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Lucie Ingemann, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Danish artist Lucie Ingemann (pictured), known for her large altarpieces depicting biblical figures, also created flower paintings with religious and mystical themes? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lucie Ingemann. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
DYK for Jerry London (wrestler)
[edit]On 13 June 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Jerry London (wrestler), which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that professional wrestler Jerry London worked in the main event of both the first and second EMLL 33rd anniversary show, three weeks apart? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Jerry London (wrestler). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
DYK for First World Congress of Jewish Women
[edit]On 31 December 2018, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article First World Congress of Jewish Women, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the 1923 World Congress of Jewish Women in Vienna unanimously resolved to support the settlement of Jews in Palestine? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/First World Congress of Jewish Women. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
DYK for Jennie Jackson
[edit]On 20 February 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Jennie Jackson, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Jennie Jackson, an original member of the Fisk Jubilee Singers, performed with the ensemble before US President Ulysses S. Grant, Mark Twain, and Queen Victoria? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Jennie Jackson. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
DYK for Dorothy Vena Johnson
[edit]On 22 February 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Dorothy Vena Johnson, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that, influenced by the Harlem Renaissance, Los Angeles teacher Dorothy Vena Johnson wrote poems such as "Epitaph for a Bigot" and "Post War Ballad"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Dorothy Vena Johnson. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
DYK for Leikeli47
[edit]On 23 February 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Leikeli47, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that African-American rapper Leikeli47 always masks her face while performing, saying it makes her feel "free"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Leikeli47. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
DYK for A. C. Bilbrew
[edit]On 24 February 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article A. C. Bilbrew, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Madame A. C. Bilbrew directed the choir that appeared as cotton pickers singing spirituals in Hearts in Dixie, one of the first all-black talkies? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/A. C. Bilbrew. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
DYK for Joyce Sumbi
[edit]On 25 February 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Joyce Sumbi, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Joyce Sumbi, one of thirteen black librarians in the 242-librarian LA County Library system in 1971, charged her employer with discrimination against minorities? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
DYK for Salomon Klass
[edit]On 29 September 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Salomon Klass, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that when a German colonel found out that Finnish captain Salomon Klass (pictured) was Jewish, he said "I have nothing personal against you as a Jew" and gave him the Hitler salute? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Salomon Klass. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
DYK for Nino Tkeshelashvili
[edit]On 22 February 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Nino Tkeshelashvili, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Nino Tkeshelashvili and other early Georgian feminists campaigned to uphold women's "moral standards", labeling prostitution a "social evil"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Nino Tkeshelashvili. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
DYK for Grace Kodindo
[edit]On 8 March 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Grace Kodindo, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the 2005 BBC documentary Dead Mums Don't Cry follows Grace Kodindo's efforts to stem the maternal mortality rate in Chad, where pregnant and childbearing women had a 9 per cent chance of dying? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Grace Kodindo. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
DYK for Angelina Atyam
[edit]On 8 March 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Angelina Atyam, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Angelina Atyam was awarded the 1998 UN Prize in the Field of Human Rights for campaigning for the release of captive children, including her own daughter kidnapped by Ugandan guerrillas? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Angelina Atyam. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
DYK for Anna Bērzkalne
[edit]On 17 March 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Anna Bērzkalne, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Latvian folklorist Anna Bērzkalne wrote her 1942 doctoral thesis in English instead of German as a form of non-violent resistance to the Nazi occupation of Latvia during World War II? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Anna Bērzkalne. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
DYK for Anca Giurchescu
[edit]On 27 March 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Anca Giurchescu, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that while studying dance, Anca Giurchescu joined the Romanian national shooting team and won individual and team medals at the 1955 European Shooting Championships? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Anca Giurchescu. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
DYK for Bríd Mahon
[edit]On 31 March 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Bríd Mahon, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Irish folklorist Bríd Mahon wrote the first of her hundreds of radio scripts for Radio Éireann as a child, discussing the history and music of County Cork? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bríd Mahon. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
DYK for Kateryna Skarzhynska
[edit]On 19 April 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Kateryna Skarzhynska, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Kateryna Skarzhynska founded Ukraine's first private museum, housing archaeological artifacts, scientific books, and her collection of more than 2,100 Ukrainian Easter eggs (examples pictured)? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Kateryna Skarzhynska. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
DYK for Ljuba Prenner
[edit]On 23 July 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ljuba Prenner, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that in the 1950s, Slovene transgender lawyer and writer Ljuba Prenner would introduce himself: "I am Dr. Ljuba Prenner, neither man nor woman"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ljuba Prenner. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
DYK for Nerine Barrett
[edit]On 29 July 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Nerine Barrett, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Nerine Barrett, one of the few black women to have achieved international recognition as a classical pianist, first performed on Radio Jamaica for her third birthday? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Nerine Barrett. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
DYK for Edith L. Williams
[edit]On 6 August 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Edith L. Williams, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that women in the U.S. Virgin Islands did not gain suffrage until after Edith L. Williams attempted to register to vote in 1935? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Edith L. Williams. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
DYK for Belva Cottier
[edit]On 24 August 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Belva Cottier, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Belva Cottier proposed and took part in the first occupation of Alcatraz in 1964 to claim the island for the Sioux? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Belva Cottier. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
DYK for Justyna Krzyżanowska
[edit]On 29 August 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Justyna Krzyżanowska, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Chopin's mother was his first music teacher, but his musical ability surpassed hers before he was seven? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Justyna Krzyżanowska. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
DYK for LaNada War Jack
[edit]On 9 September 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article LaNada War Jack, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that LaNada War Jack, a leader of the Third World Strike at UC Berkeley and the Occupation of Alcatraz during her student days, is today a distinguished professor of Native law and governance? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/LaNada War Jack. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
DYK for Nellie Weekes
[edit]On 21 September 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Nellie Weekes, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Nellie Weekes ran for public office even before women received the right to vote in Barbados? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Nellie Weekes. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
DYK for Beulah Ream Allen
[edit]On 28 September 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Beulah Ream Allen, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that American volunteer civilian physician Beulah Ream Allen (pictured, right) survived three Japanese internment camps in the Philippines during World War II? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Beulah Ream Allen. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
DYK for Socorro Sánchez del Rosario
[edit]On 10 October 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Socorro Sánchez del Rosario, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that a prominent obituary of Socorro Sánchez, the first feminist journalist in the Dominican Republic, criticized her as "manly" and too political? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Socorro Sánchez del Rosario. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
DYK for Taneko Suzuki
[edit]On 31 October 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Taneko Suzuki, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Taneko Suzuki, an expert in protein chemistry, led the development of a fish-based product that had the texture of hamburger and could be seasoned to taste like beef? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Taneko Suzuki. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
DYK for Mary Dee
[edit]On 3 November 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Mary Dee, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Mary Dee (pictured), a popular radio personality in Pittsburgh, Baltimore, and Philadelphia, is widely regarded as the first African-American woman disc jockey in the United States? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mary Dee. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
DYK for Danièle Aron-Rosa
[edit]On 4 November 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Danièle Aron-Rosa, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the French painter Genskof is a pioneer in laser eye surgery? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Danièle Aron-Rosa. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
DYK for Alma Vessells John
[edit]On 8 November 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Alma Vessells John, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that after working to desegregate nursing in the US, Alma John (pictured) produced the 1970s television show Black Pride, interviewing prominent figures like Rosa Parks and Ella Fitzgerald? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Alma Vessells John. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
DYK for Alba Roballo
[edit]On 10 November 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Alba Roballo, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that four-term Uruguayan senator Alba Roballo was also an award-winning poet with a rebellious spirit? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Alba Roballo. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
DYK for Adelia Silva
[edit]On 11 November 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Adelia Silva, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the case of Adelia Silva, an Afro-Uruguayan teacher who was removed from three different schools due to her race, generated national attention and disciplinary action against one of the principals? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Adelia Silva. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
DYK for Daisy Yen Wu
[edit]On 19 November 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Daisy Yen Wu, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Daisy Yen Wu helped establish the new field of nutrition research at Peking Union Medical College? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Daisy Yen Wu. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
DYK for Leda Valladares
[edit]On 26 November 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Leda Valladares, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Leda Valladares produced a "Musical Map of Argentina" to document her country's folk music traditions? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Leda Valladares. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Leda Valladares), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
DYK for Ronnie L. Podolefsky
[edit]On 8 December 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Ronnie L. Podolefsky, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that in 2006, social-justice advocate Ronnie L. Podolefsky represented six female athletes who accused their high-school basketball coach of sexual misconduct? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ronnie L. Podolefsky. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if it received over 400 views per hour. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
DYK for Sarah Wilkerson Freeman
[edit]On 9 December 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Sarah Wilkerson Freeman, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that American historian Sarah Wilkerson Freeman curated a photo exhibit depicting the fluidity of race, gender, and sexuality in New Orleans during the McCarthy era? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Sarah Wilkerson Freeman. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if it received over 400 views per hour. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
DYK for Florence Lewis (activist)
[edit]On 10 December 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Florence Lewis (activist), which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that NCJW activist Florence Lewis was invited by President John F. Kennedy in 1963 to a White House discussion on how women's organizations could help solve civil rights issues? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Florence Lewis (activist). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if it received over 400 views per hour. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
DYK for Women's poll tax repeal movement
[edit]On 11 December 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Women's poll tax repeal movement, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that after U.S. women secured the right to vote in 1920, those from the South fought against paying a poll tax for the next 40 years? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Women's poll tax repeal movement. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if it received over 400 views per hour. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
DYK for Marie-Louise Lacoste
[edit]On 30 December 2020, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Marie-Louise Lacoste, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that the diaries of Lady Lacoste, a 19th-century philanthropist from Montreal, give historians a rare look into how emotions impacted the lives of women in her social class? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Marie-Louise Lacoste. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if it received over 400 views per hour. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
DYK for Bryan Cohen
[edit]On 4 January 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Bryan Cohen, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that American-Israeli basketball player Bryan Cohen is the only athlete in the history of the Patriot League to win its Defensive Player of Year award three times? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bryan Cohen. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if it received over 400 views per hour. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
DYK for Frances Todman
[edit]On 9 January 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Frances Todman, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Fran Todman, who fundraised for the Retina Foundation for decades, was honored with an electrophysiology laboratory at the Schepens Eye Research Institute being named for her? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Frances Todman. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if it received over 400 views per hour. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
DYK for Katherine Loker
[edit]On 16 January 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Katherine Loker, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Katherine Loker donated $30 million each to Harvard and USC, and millions more to develop university, medical, and cultural programs in California? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Katherine Loker. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if it received over 400 views per hour. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
DYK for Marjorie (song)
[edit]On 16 January 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Marjorie (song), which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Taylor Swift's 2020 song "Marjorie" has been described as "a heart-rending tribute" to her grandmother, opera singer Marjorie Finlay, who inspired Swift's musical career? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if it received over 400 views per hour. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
DYK for Marjorie Finlay
[edit]On 16 January 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Marjorie Finlay, which you recently nominated. The fact was ... that Taylor Swift's 2020 song "Marjorie" has been described as "a heart-rending tribute" to her grandmother, opera singer Marjorie Finlay, who inspired Swift's musical career? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if it received over 400 views per hour. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |