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Union gunboats bombarding Confederate defenses

The Battle of Grand Gulf was fought on April 29, 1863, during the American Civil War. Union Army forces commanded by Ulysses S. Grant had failed several times to bypass or capture the Confederate-held city of Vicksburg, Mississippi. Grant decided to move his army south of Vicksburg, cross the Mississippi River, and then advance on the city. A Confederate division under John S. Bowen prepared defenses—Forts Wade and Cobun—at Grand Gulf, Mississippi. To clear the way for a Union crossing, seven ironclad warships from the Mississippi Squadron of the Union Navy commanded by Admiral David Dixon Porter bombarded the Confederate defenses at Grand Gulf. Union fire silenced Fort Wade, but the overall Confederate position held. Grant decided to cross the river elsewhere. The next day, Union forces crossed the river at Bruinsburg, Mississippi. The position at Grand Gulf was abandoned and became a Union supply point. The Grand Gulf battlefield is preserved in Grand Gulf Military State Park. (Full article...)

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Picture of the day for April 29, 2024

Sphalerite is a sulfide mineral with the chemical formula (Zn,Fe)S. It is found in a variety of deposit types, and is found in association with galena, chalcopyrite, pyrite (and other sulfides), calcite, dolomite, quartz, rhodochrosite, and fluorite. Sphalerite is an important ore of zinc, with around 95% of all primary zinc extracted from its ore. Due to its variable trace element content, sphalerite is also an important source of several other metals such as cadmium, gallium, germanium and indium. The zinc in sphalerite is also used to produce brass. This sphalerite sample was extracted in Creede, Colorado, United States.

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Choice of language[edit]

"1992 – The acquittal of policemen who had beaten motorist Rodney King sparked civil unrest in Los Angeles that lasted for six days and killed over 50 people."

It seems to me that if they were aquitted, then it is possible libel to say they did beat him, video evidence notwithstanding. The jury did not find them guilty, so for our purposes, we can't say they did it is a fact, but rather an accusation. Right? Danthemankhan 16:31, 29 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

2012 notes[edit]

Deleted: Operation Frequent Wind (appears on April 30)
Omitted: Singeing the King of Spain's Beard; People's Budget; Dachau massacre; International Military Tribunal for the Far East; Chemical Weapons Convention
Included: HMS Endeavour (6th appearance, last in 2010); Capture of New Orleans (first appearance); Hair (musical) (4th appearance, last in 2010); Cambodian Campaign (first appearance); Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 05:32, 28 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

2013 notes[edit]

Omitted: Capture of New Orleans; Cambodian Campaign; Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton
Included: Singeing the King of Spain's Beard (2nd appearance, last in 2011); Frank Slide (first appearance); People's Budget (2nd appearance, last in 2011); International Military Tribunal for the Far East (2nd appearance, last in 2011; rescued from Ineligible)
Repeats: HMS Endeavour (2nd consecutive appearance, 7 total); Hair (musical) (2nd consecutive appearance, 5 total)

—howcheng {chat} 09:06, 28 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

2014 notes[edit]

Moved to Ineligible: Dachau liberation reprisals (maintenance)
Omitted: HMS Endeavour (ineligible—TFA for 2014); Frank Slide; People's Budget; International Military Tribunal for the Far East; Hair (musical)
Included: Capture of New Orleans (2nd appearance, last in 2012); Nancy Wake (first appearance); Chemical Weapons Convention (3rd appearance, last in 2011); Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton (2nd appearance, last in 2012)
Repeats: Singeing the King of Spain's Beard (2nd consecutive appearance, 3 total)

—howcheng {chat} 05:45, 28 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

2015 notes[edit]

Omitted: Singeing the King of Spain's Beard; Chemical Weapons Convention; Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton
Included: HMS Endeavour (8th appearance, last in 2013; rescued from Ineligible); People's Budget (3rd appearance, last in 2013); Hair (musical) (6th appearance, last in 2013)
Repeats: Capture of New Orleans (2nd consecutive appearance, 3 total); Nancy Wake (2nd appearance, 2 total)

—howcheng {chat} 07:58, 27 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

2016 notes[edit]

New articles (unused): Bali Nine
Omitted: Capture of New Orleans; People's Budget; Nancy Wake; Hair (musical)
Included: Singeing the King of Spain's Beard (4th appearance, last in 2014); Frank Slide (2nd appearance, last in 2013); International Military Tribunal for the Far East (3rd appearance, last in 2013; 70th anniversary); Chemical Weapons Convention (4th appearance, last in 2014)
Repeats: HMS Endeavour (2nd consecutive appearance, 9 total)

—howcheng {chat} 07:08, 27 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

1991 Bangladesh cyclone[edit]

@Howcheng: 1991 Bangladesh cyclone killed at least 1,38,000 people in one night. It should be on the Main page on 29 April. - Mar11 (talk) 05:49, 29 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Mar11: Despite it being the 25th anniversary, the article has a {{Refimprove}} tag on it, and per the rules, that makes it ineligible for inclusion. —howcheng {chat} 06:30, 29 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

1991 Bangladesh cyclone[edit]

@Howcheng: I am proposing 1991 Bangladesh cyclone article for 2017 OTD. It is one of the deadliest hurricane in the history killing around 1,38,000 people. The article has been edited and improved since I proposed it in 2016. - Mar11 (talk) 15:48, 26 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Howcheng: Have you seen my comment above? - Mar11 (talk) 00:51, 28 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Mar11: There are still paragraphs and several facts that lack a reference. Step hen 01:46, 28 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

2017 notes[edit]

New articles (ineligible): Tsinghua University (moved from April 22)
Omitted: HMS Endeavour; Frank Slide; International Military Tribunal for the Far East
Included: Capture of New Orleans (4th appearance, last in 2015); Nancy Wake (3rd appearance, last in 2015); 1991 Bangladesh cyclone (4th appearance, last in 2008; rescued from Ineligible); George Farquhar (first appearance); Harold Urey (first appearance); Ludwig Wittgenstein (first appearance)
Repeats: Singeing the King of Spain's Beard (2nd consecutive appearance, 5 total); Chemical Weapons Convention (2nd consecutive appearance, 5 total; 20th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 02:44, 29 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

29th April[edit]

Please add Shōwa Day and Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.53.75.29 (talk) 15:32, 29 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

2018 notes[edit]

Moved to Ineligible: International Military Tribunal for the Far East (maintenance)
Omitted: Capture of New Orleans; Nancy Wake; East Sea Campaign; 1991 Bangladesh cyclone; Chemical Weapons Convention; George Farquhar; Harold Urey; Ludwig Wittgenstein (deleted; moved to April 26)
Included: Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare (first appearance); HMS Endeavour (10th appearance, last in 2016); People's Budget (4th appearance, last in 2015); Hair (musical) (7th appearance, last in 2015; 50th anniversary); 1992 Los Angeles riots (6th appearance, last in 2008; rescued from Ineligible); Bali Nine (first appearance); Thomas Cooper (bishop) (first appearance); Georgia Hopley (first appearance); Hendrik Nicolaas Werkman (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 01:58, 30 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

2019 notes[edit]

New articles (unused): Uma Thurman
Moved to Ineligible: Capture of New Orleans (maintenance); Cambodian Campaign (maintenance); Chemical Weapons Convention (maintenance)
Omitted: People's Budget; Hair (musical); 1992 Los Angeles riots; Bali Nine; Thomas Cooper (bishop); Georgia Hopley; Hendrik Nicolaas Werkman
Included: Dachau liberation reprisals (2nd appearance, last in 2011); East Sea Campaign (first appearance); Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton (3rd appearance, last in 2014); Catherine of Siena (first appearance); James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde (first appearance); Rae Johnstone (first appearance)
Repeats: HMS Endeavour (2nd consecutive appearance, 11 total)

—howcheng {chat} 16:44, 29 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

2020 notes[edit]

Moved to Ineligible: 1992 Los Angeles riots (maintenance)
Omitted: East Sea Campaign; Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton; Catherine of Siena; James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde; Rae Johnstone
Included: Frank Slide (3rd appearance, last in 2016); Cambodian campaign (2nd appearance, last in 2012; 50th anniversary; rescued from Ineligible); Bali Nine (2nd appearance, last in 2018); Louis II of Anjou (first appearance); Thomas Beecham (first appearance); Uma Thurman (first appearance; 50th birthday)
Repeats: HMS Endeavour (3rd consecutive appearance, 12 total; 250th anniversary); Dachau liberation reprisals (2nd consecutive appearance, 3 total; 75th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 16:46, 30 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

2021 notes[edit]

New articles (unused): Giacomo dalla Torre del Tempio di Sanguinetto
Omitted: Frank Slide; Dachau liberation reprisals; Cambodian campaign; Bali Nine; Louis II of Anjou; Thomas Beecham; Uma Thurman
Included: Centaurus A (first appearance); Nancy Wake (4th appearance, last in 2017); 1991 Bangladesh cyclone (5th appearance, last in 2017; 30th anniversary); Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton (4th appearance, last in 2019; 10th anniversary); Catherine of Siena (2nd appearance, last in 2019); Hendrik Nicolaas Werkman (2nd appearance, last in 2018); Arthur B. C. Walker Jr. (first appearance; 20th anniversary)
Repeats: HMS Endeavour (4th consecutive appearance, 13 total)

—howcheng {chat} 07:21, 1 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

2022 notes[edit]

Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Chemical Weapons Convention
Omitted: HMS Endeavour; Centaurus A; Nancy Wake; 1991 Bangladesh cyclone; Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton; Catherine of Siena; Hendrik Nicolaas Werkman; Arthur B. C. Walker Jr.
Included: Battle of the Vikhra River (first appearance); Siege of Quebec (1760) (first appearance); People's Budget (5th appearance, last in 2018); 1992 Los Angeles riots (7th appearance, last in 2018; 30th anniversary; rescued from Ineligible); George Farquhar (2nd appearance, last in 2017); Marietta Blau (first appearance); Giacomo dalla Torre del Tempio di Sanguinetto (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 07:22, 30 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]