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1921 - Ten socialist parties founded the 2½ International in Vienna.

Proposal

1812 – Manuel Belgrano raises the Flag of Argentina in the city of Rosario for the first time. (picture) MBelgrano (talk) 01:46, 1 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

2012 notes

New articles (unused): Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge, Labour Party (UK), John Jay Report
Omitted: Treaty of Berwick (1560), 1962 South Vietnamese Independence Palace bombing, D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, Caracazo
Included: Edict of Thessalonica (first appearance), History of Washington, D.C. (6th appearance, last in 2010; rescued from Ineligible), Carbon-14 (4th appearance, last in 2010), Godhra train burning/2002 Gujarat violence (1st appearance for train; 2nd appearance for violence, last in 2005, rescued from Ineligible)
Repeats: Manuel Belgrano/Flag of Argentina (2nd consecutive appearance for both; 2 total for Belgrano, 8 total for flag, which used to be on June 20 but has since been replaced by Flag Day (Argentina); 200th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 18:07, 27 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Proposal

1988 – Sumgait Pogrom: The Armenian community of Sumgait in Azerbaijan was in the target of a violent pogrom. Ali55te (talk) 01:55, 1 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

2013 notes

Moved to Ineligible: Labour Party (UK) (maintenance); Caracazo (maintenance)
Omitted: Edict of Thessalonica; History of Washington, D.C.; Manuel Belgrano (blurb previously also featured Flag of Argentina, which is now ineligible); Carbon-14; 2002 Gujarat violence/Godhra train burning (both ineligible—maintenance)
Included: Treaty of Berwick (1560) (2nd appearance, last in 2011); Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge (first appearance); Flag of Japan (first appearance); Sumgait pogrom (first appearance); John Jay Report (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 05:55, 26 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

2014 notes

Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Reichstag fire; 2002 Gujarat violence/Godhra train burning
New articles (unused): Wounded Knee incident
Moved to Ineligible: History of Washington, D.C. (maintenance); Pokémon (maintenance)
Omitted: Treaty of Berwick (1560); Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge; Flag of Japan; Sumgait pogrom
Included: Emperor Taizu of Liao (first appearance); Manuel Belgrano (3rd appearance, last in 2012); 1962 South Vietnamese Independence Palace bombing (3rd appearance, last in 2011); Caracazo (2nd appearance, last in 2011; rescued from Ineligible; 25th anniversary)
Repeats: John Jay Report (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total; 10th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 09:43, 26 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

2015 notes

Omitted: Emperor Taizu of Liao; Manuel Belgrano; 1962 South Vietnamese Independence Palace bombing; Caracazo; John Jay Report
Included: Edict of Thessalonica (2nd appearance, last in 2012); Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge (2nd appearance, last in 2012); FC Bayern Munich (first appearance); Reichstag fire (8th appearance, last in 2010); 2002 Gujarat riots/Godhra train burning (riots: 3rd appearance, burning: 2nd appearance, both last in 2012)

—howcheng {chat} 05:08, 26 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

2016 notes

Omitted: Edict of Thessalonica; Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge; FC Bayern Munich; Reichstag fire; 2002 Gujarat riots/Godhra train burning
Included: Treaty of Berwick (1560) (3rd appearance, last in 2013); Flag of Japan (2nd appearance, last in 2012); Carbon-14 (5th appearance, last in 2012); Pokémon (2nd appearance, last in 2009; 20th anniversary); Assassination of Boris Nemtsov (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 08:12, 25 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

2017 notes

Moved to Ineligible: Labour Party (UK) (maintenance); Reichstag fire (maintenance); Wounded Knee incident (maintenance); John Jay Report (maintenance)
Omitted: Treaty of Berwick (1560); Flag of Japan; Pokémon; Assassination of Boris Nemtsov
Included: Abaoji (2nd appearance, last in 2014); Manuel Belgrano (4th appearance, last in 2014); D'Oyly Carte Opera Company (2nd appearance, last in 2011); 2002 Gujarat riots/Godhra train burning (Riots: 4th appearance; Train: 3rd appearance; both last in 2015); Chelsea Clinton (first appearance); Ivan Pavlov (first appearance)
Repeats: Carbon-14 (2nd consecutive appearance, 6 total)

—howcheng {chat} 04:30, 27 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

2018 notes

Omitted: Abaoji (ineligible—maintenance); Manuel Belgrano (ineligible—maintenance); Carbon-14; D'Oyly Carte Opera Company; 2002 Gujarat riots; Ivan Pavlov; Chelsea Clinton
Included: Edict of Thessalonica (3rd appearance, last in 2015); Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge (3rd appearance, last in 2015); FC Bayern Munich (2nd appearance, last in 2015); 1962 South Vietnamese Independence Palace bombing (4th appearance, last in 2014); Sumgait pogrom (2nd appearance, last in 2013; 30th anniversary); Robert of Melun (first appearance); Joaquín Sorolla (first appearance); Leah Poulton (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 17:39, 20 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

2019 notes

New articles (unused): Ellen Terry
Omitted: Edict of Thessalonica ; Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge; FC Bayern Munich; 1962 South Vietnamese Independence Palace bombing; Sumgait pogrom; Robert of Melun; Joaquín Sorolla; Leah Poulton
Included: Treaty of Berwick (1560) (4th appearance, last in 2016); Flag of Japan (3rd appearance, last in 2016); Reichstag fire (first appearance; rescued from Ineligible); Caracazo (3rd appearance, last in 2014; 30th anniversary); Assassination of Boris Nemtsov (2nd appearance, last in 2016; blurb also previously featured Boris Nemtsov, which is currently ineligible); William Alabaster (first appearance); Alice Hamilton (first appearance; 150th birthday); Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 16:54, 27 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

2020 notes

Omitted: Treaty of Berwick (1560); Reichstag fire; Caracazo; Assassination of Boris Nemtsov; William Alabaster; Alice Hamilton; Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar
Included: Treaty of Stolbovo (4th appearance, last in 2007; rescued from Ineligible); FC Bayern Munich (3rd appearance, last in 2018); Carbon-14 (7th appearance, last in 2017; 80th anniversary); 2002 Gujarat riots/Godhra train burning (Riots: 5th appearance, Train: 4th, both last in 2017); Ellen Terry (first appearance); Hosteen Klah (first appearance); Chelsea Clinton (2nd appearance, last in 2017; 40th birthday)
Repeats: Flag of Japan (2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total; 150th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 16:44, 28 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

2021 notes

Omitted: Treaty of Stolbovo; Flag of Japan; FC Bayern Munich; Carbon-14; 2002 Gujarat riots; Ellen Terry; Hosteen Klah; Chelsea Clinton
Included: Edict of Thessalonica (4th appearance, last in 2018); Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge (4th appearance, last in 2018); Reichstag fire (10th appearance, last in 2019); Pokémon Red and Blue (first appearance; blurb previously featured Pokémon, which is currently ineligible, and is making its 3rd appearance, last in 2016); Ruprecht of the Palatinate (archbishop of Cologne) (first appearance); Mabel Keaton Staupers (first appearance); Necmettin Erbakan (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 05:28, 2 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

2022 notes

Omitted: Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge; Reichstag fire; Pokémon Red and Blue; Ruprecht of the Palatinate (archbishop of Cologne); Mabel Keaton Staupers; Necmettin Erbakan
Included: Treaty of Berwick (1560) (5th appearance, last in 2019); 1962 South Vietnamese Independence Palace bombing (5th appearance, last in 2018; 60th anniversary); D'Oyly Carte Opera Company (3rd appearance, last in 2017; 40th anniversary); 2002 Gujarat riots/Godhra train burning (Riots: 6th appearance; Train: 5th; both last in 2020; 20th anniversary); Pietro Gnocchi (first appearance); Ellen Terry (2nd appearance, last in 2020); Tina Strobos (first appearance; 10th anniversary)
Repeats: Edict of Thessalonica (2nd consecutive appearance, 5 total)

—howcheng {chat} 08:15, 28 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]