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2006 notes

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May 15th marks Nakba Day. --Fjmustak 03:39, 15 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the suggestion. I've just posted this. I've also added this to May 15#Holidays and observances. -- PFHLai 04:21, 15 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

2007 notes

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Bartholomew Gosnold @ Cape Cod

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Moved from Wikipedia:Main Page/Errors.

The Cape Cod page mentions at least two Europeans to have approached or named the Cape before Bartholomew Gosnold is claimed to have been the first European to discover it. 59.167.51.4 10:34, 15 May 2007 (UTC)Dave[reply]

  • Bartholomew Gosnold indicates he was the first, and neither article has a source. If someone has a source to settle this, it would be helpful.--Chaser - T 10:48, 15 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    • Esteban Gómez indicates he sailed down the entire east coast of North America in 1525, and the Cape Cod article mentions him naming the cape. There is an image of a map on the Gomez page which is a 19th century copy of a 1529 map by Diego Ribero which has the east coast charted. Unfortunately neither has the resolution to pick out the cape per se. I would suggest the Gosnold article claims he was the first because of the Archer source which mentions the naming of the cape, presumably because the party was unaware of the previous discovery. 59.167.51.4 13:48, 15 May 2007 (UTC)Dave[reply]
I've removed this from MainPage for now. --PFHLai 15:03, 15 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Cape Cod continued

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Please at least change the wording from "discover Cape Cod" to "sight/see Cape Cod." I'm not trying to be overly PC, but that just seems POV/Eurocentric as it is now. —OverMyHead 16:27, 15 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

2010 notes

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Per the guideline about article quality, I ask that this late-2009 era FA be included. There are undersourced start class articles there YellowMonkey (vote in the Southern Stars and White Ferns supermodel photo poll) 03:46, 14 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Current submissions

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2013 notes

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Pinewood derby track at St. Francis de Sales Roman Catholic Church in Philadelphia

In 1953, Cubmaster Don Murphy organized the first pinewood derby, in Manhattan Beach, California, by Pack 280c. Murphy's son was too young to participate in the popular Soap Box Derby races, so he came up with the idea of racing miniature wood cars. The pinewood derby was selected as part of "America's 100 Best" in 2006 as "a celebrated rite of spring" by Reader's Digest.

There are couple of sections in that article that need more references. Two months should be plenty of time to fix it up. Thanks. howcheng {chat} 16:49, 5 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

2013 notes

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howcheng {chat} 06:35, 14 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

2014 notes

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howcheng {chat} 01:50, 14 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

2015 notes

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howcheng {chat} 08:19, 13 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

2016 notes

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howcheng {chat} 06:35, 15 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

2017 notes

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howcheng {chat} 17:55, 15 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

2018 notes

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howcheng {chat} 16:07, 15 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: Australian cricket team in England in 1948 probably best moved to August 18, when they concluded the tour. howcheng {chat} 17:17, 17 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

2019 notes

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2020 notes

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2021 notes

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2022 notes

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howcheng {chat} 07:29, 16 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]