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* ... that '''[[February 1983 North American blizzard|a blizzard]]''' helped end the [[Cold War]]?
* ... that Mount Churchill, a volcano in Alaska, distributed ash as far as Europe and may have driven migration from Canada to southwestern North America?
* ... that '''[[Mount Churchill]]''', a volcano in Alaska, distributed ash as far as Europe and may have driven migration from Canada to southwestern North America?
* ... that fighter pilot '''[[Donald H. Bochkay]]''' shot down two jet-powered [[Messerschmitt Me 262]]s while flying a propeller-driven [[North American P-51 Mustang|{{nowrap|P-51}} Mustang]]?
* ... that '''[[December 2017 North American winter storm|a winter storm in December 2017]]''' cancelled an attempt at the world's largest snowball fight at [[Six Flags Great Adventure]] in [[New Jersey]]?
* ... that a downed power line caused a fire spanning more than 100 acres (40 ha) during a '''[[November 2013 North American storm complex|November 2013 North American storm]]'''?
* ... that a '''[[Sounds of North American Frogs|1950s album of frog calls]]''' developed a cult following?
Recent In the news items
30 July 2024 –
Interpol announces that more than 200 people have been arrested and more than US$1.6 billion of illegal drugs and precursor chemicals seized as part of a two-month operation against narcotics trafficking conducted across Europe, North America, and Africa. (ABC News)
:[[Interpol]] announces that more than 200 people have been arrested and more than US$1.6 billion of illegal drugs and precursor chemicals seized as part of a two-month operation against narcotics trafficking conducted across [[Europe]], [[North America]], and [[Africa]]. [https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/interpol-anti-narcotics-operation-leads-206-arrests-seizure-112392660 (ABC News)]
:The [[North American Aerospace Defense Command]] intercepts two [[Russia|Russian]] and two [[China|Chinese]] bomber aircraft flying together near [[Alaska]], marking the first record of Chinese [[Xi'an H-6|H-6 aircraft]] entering Alaska's [[Air Defense Identification Zone (North America)|Air Defense Identification Zone]], and marking the first time both countries were intercepted operating together. [https://cnn.com/2024/07/24/politics/norad-russian-chinese-bombers-alaska/index.html (CNN)]
:The confirmed death toll from [[Hurricane Beryl]] in [[Texas]], [[United States]], increases to 22, with several deaths in the [[Greater Houston]] area caused by [[heat illness]] due to prolonged power outages amid an ongoing [[2024 North America heat waves|heat wave]]. [https://www.npr.org/2024/07/17/nx-s1-5043279/beryl-houston-repair-crews-face-threats-still-without-power (NPR)] [https://www.fox26houston.com/news/beryl-death-toll-houston-fallen-trees-flooding-fire (KRIV-TV)]
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Use this table to note when articles on the main page are changed to easily keep track how long articles have been up. Thanks. --J@red[T]/[+]01:07, 12 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Dcabirac (talk) 13:08, 29 July 2009 (UTC)The satellite image on this page is labeled "Satellite Imagery of Africa". It should be "Satellite Imagery of North America". I can not see how to change the label on the image, so perhaps a more knowledgeable soul could correct this.[reply]
I can't help but notice that the quotes currently listed are all from Americans. Perhaps we can diversify this a bit? Aluvus13:33, 1 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
There reads: Territories, dependencies, and subnational entities of a country not located primarily in North America are italicized.
Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands are territories of USA. So U.S. is not "primarily in North America"? There must be some error. 82.141.67.203 (talk) 08:39, 14 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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