Frequently asked questions Q1: Why is , an event that is "more important and significant" than all the others that are currently listed, not posted? A1: Relative article quality along with the mix of topics already listed are often deciding factors in what gets posted. Any given day of the year can have a great many important or significant historical events. The problem is that there is generally only room on the Main Page to list about 5 events at a time, so not everything can be posted. As stated on Wikipedia:FAQ/Main Page, the items and events posted on the Main Page are chosen based more on how well they are written, not based on how much important or significant their subjects are. It is easier for admins to select a well-written, cited, verifiable article over a poor one versus trying to determine objectively how much a subject is important or significant. Keep in mind that the quality requirements only apply to the selected bolded article, not the other links. Thus, an event may qualify for multiple dates in a year if there is an article written in a summary style and an article providing detailed content; if one of those pages have cleanup issues, the other page can be bolded as an alternate. Another criterion is to maintain some variety of topics, and not exhibit, just for example, tech-centrism, or the belief that the world stops at the edge of the English-speaking world. Many days have a large pool of potential articles, so they will rotate in and out every year to give each one some Main Page exposure. In addition, an event is not posted if it is also the subject of this year's scheduled featured article or featured picture. Q2: There are way too many 20th-century events listed. Why aren't there more events from the 19th century and before? A2: The short, basic reason is the systemic bias of Wikipedia. There are not enough good, well-written articles on 19th-century and earlier events for all 365 days in the year. Currently, a majority of users seem to be generally more interested in writing articles about recent events. If you would like to further help mitigate the systemic bias in Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:WikiProject Countering systemic bias. Q3: This page seems to be biased toward events based in . What can be done about it? A3: This again is attributed to the systemic bias of Wikipedia. Many users are generally more interested in working on good, well-written articles pertaining to their home country. Since this is the English Wikipedia, there will be more English-speaking users, and thus more articles pertaining to English-speaking countries. And if there are more users who are from the United States, there will probably be more well-written articles about events based in the United States. Again, if you would like to further help mitigate the systemic bias in Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:WikiProject Countering systemic bias. Q4: Why is the birthday/death anniversary of not listed? A4: There are only four slots available for birth and death anniversaries. As with the events, article quality and diversity in time period, geography, and reason for notability are all contributing factors in whether an article gets selected for inclusion. Q5: Are the holidays/observances listed in any particular order? A5: Yes, there is a specified order: International observances first, then alphabetically by where observed. Q6: Some of the holidays/observances that are listed have dates in parentheses beside them. What do they mean? A6: There are two reasons that some holidays/observances have dates next to them: Non-Gregorian-based holidays/observances are marked with the current year as a reminder to others that their dates do in fact vary from year to year. National Days, Independence Days, and other holidays celebrating the nationhood of a country are generally marked by the year of the significant historic date being observed.

Today's featured article for July 27, 2024
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Picture of the day for July 27, 2024
Nathan Francis Mossell (July 27, 1856 – October 27, 1946) Photograph credit:H.D. Carns & Co.; restored by Adam Cuerden Recently featured: Apollo 15 Archive More featured pictures view talk edit history watch file page create protected version (To create the protected version, replace the first line with {{subst:POTD row and save the page.)

Did You Know lists July 27th as the day for London Pride, a flower symbolizing the resilience of the people of London.

what is the USA state department logo doing on this page?

• Rescued from Ineligible (unused): United States Department of State;
• Omitted: Siward, Earl of Northumbria; Battle of Bapheus; Navigation Acts; First Battle of El Alamein
• Included: Battle of Ushant (1778) (first appearance); Charles Fryatt (first appearance); Chicago Race Riot of 1919 (2nd appearance, last in 2010); De Havilland Comet (4th appearance, last in 2011 on May 2); Korean Demilitarized Zone (3rd appearance, last in 2010)
• Repeats: Insulin (11th consecutive appearance, 11 total)

—howcheng {chat} 05:56, 27 July 2012 (UTC)

• Omitted: Battle of Ushant (1778) (ineligible—maintenance); Chicago Race Riot of 1919; Insulin; De Havilland Comet
• Included: Siward, Earl of Northumbria (2nd appearance, last in 2011); Bank of England (2nd appearance, last in 2008; rescued from Ineligible); United States Department of State (2nd appearance, last in 2004)
• Repeats: Charles Fryatt (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total); Korean Armistice Agreement/Korean Demilitarized Zone (Armistice: first appearance; DMZ: 2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total)

—howcheng {chat} 05:29, 26 July 2013 (UTC)

• Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Sknyliv air show disaster
• New articles (unused): 2007 Phoenix news helicopter collision
• Omitted: Siward, Earl of Northumbria; Bank of England; Charles Fryatt; Korean Armistice Agreement
• Included: Battle of Bapheus (2nd appearance, last in 2011); Thermidorian Reaction (2nd appearance, last in 2009; rescued from Ineligible); Iglesia ni Cristo (first appearance; rescued from Ineligible); Bugs Bunny (3rd appearance, last in 2005; rescued from Ineligible)
• Repeats: United States Department of State (2nd consecutive appearance, 3 total; 225th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 05:46, 26 July 2014 (UTC)

• Omitted: Battle of Bapheus; United States Department of State; Iglesia ni Cristo
• Included: Bank of England (3rd appearance, last in 2013); Insulin (12th appearance, last in 2012); Jamaat al Muslimeen coup attempt (first appearance)
• Repeats: Thermidorian Reaction (2nd consecutive appearance, 3 total); Bugs Bunny (2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total)

—howcheng {chat} 07:05, 25 July 2015 (UTC)

Charles Fryatt to be listed, photograph to be used please. This is the 100th anniversary of his execution. Mjroots (talk) 08:06, 11 March 2016 (UTC)reply

@Howcheng: Mjroots (talk) 06:54, 21 July 2016 (UTC)reply

• New articles (unused): Atahualpa (moved from August 29)
• Omitted: Bank of England; Thermidorian Reaction (ineligible—maintenance); Insulin; Bugs Bunny; Jamaat al Muslimeen coup attempt
• Included: Battle of Bapheus (3rd appearance, last in 2014); Battle of Ushant (1778) (2nd appearance, last in 2012); Charles Fryatt (3rd, last in 2016; 100th anniversary); Korean Armistice Agreement (2nd appearance, last in 2013); Sknyliv air show disaster (3rd appearance, last in 2010)

—howcheng {chat} 06:56, 26 July 2016 (UTC)reply

• Deleted: Atahualpa (moved to July 26)
• Moved to Ineligible: Bank of England (maintenance); Insulin (maintenance); Iglesia ni Cristo (maintenance); Bugs Bunny (maintenance)
• Omitted: Battle of Bapheus; Charles Fryatt; Korean Armistice Agreement; Sknyliv air show disaster
• Included: Siward, Earl of Northumbria (3rd appearance, last in 2013); Battle of Ushant (1778) (2nd appearance, last in 2012); First Battle of El Alamein; (2nd appearance, last in 2011; 75th anniversary); Jamaat al Muslimeen coup attempt (2nd appearance, last in 2015); 2007 Phoenix news helicopter collision (first appearance; 10th anniversary); Jeanne Baré (first appearance); Hannah Primrose, Countess of Rosebery (first appearance); Elizabeth Rona (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 07:48, 27 July 2017 (UTC)reply

• Moved to Ineligible: United States Department of State (maintenance)
• New articles (unused): Battle of Killiecrankie; El Al Flight 402
• Omitted: José Celso Barbosa (ineligible—maintenance); Siward, Earl of Northumbria; Battle of Ushant (1778); First Battle of El Alamein; Jamaat al Muslimeen coup attempt; 2007 Phoenix news helicopter collision; Jeanne Baret; Hannah Primrose, Countess of Rosebery; Elizabeth Rona
• Included: Siege of Thessalonica (676–678) (first appearance); Battle of Bouvines (4th appearance, last in 2007; rescued from Ineligible); De Havilland Comet (5th appearance, last in 2012); Korean Armistice Agreement (3rd appearance, last in 2012; blurb previously also featured Korean Demilitarized Zone, which is currently ineligible); Sknyliv air show disaster (4th appearance, last in 2016); Conrad II of Italy (first appearance); Elizabeth Plankinton (first appearance); Alfred Duraiappah (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 15:55, 27 July 2018 (UTC)reply

• New articles (unused): Gary Gygax; Neil Brooks; Shannon Moore
• Omitted: Siege of Thessalonica (676–678); Battle of Bouvines; Korean Armistice Agreement; Sknyliv air show disaster; Conrad II of Italy; Elizabeth Plankinton; Alfred Duraiappah
• Included: Siward, Earl of Northumbria (4th appearance, last in 2017); Battle of Bapheus (4th appearance, last in 2016); Chicago race riot of 1919 (3rd appearance, last in 2012; 100th anniversary); Phoenix news helicopter collision (2nd appearance, last in 2017); Joanna I of Naples (first appearance); Joe Tinker (first appearance); Triple H (first appearance; 50th birthday)
• Repeats: de Havilland Comet (2nd consecutive appearance, 6 total; 70th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 17:19, 5 August 2019 (UTC)reply

• Deleted: Gary Gygax (moved to March 4)
• New articles (unused): Madonna (Madonna album)
• Omitted: Siward, Earl of Northumbria; Battle of Bapheus; Chicago race riot of 1919; De Havilland Comet; Phoenix news helicopter collision; Joanna I of Naples (ineligible—maintenance); Joe Tinker; Triple H (ineligible—maintenance)
• Included: Battle of Killiecrankie (first appearance); Battle of Ushant (1778) (3rd appearance, last in 2017); Charles Fryatt (4th appearance, last in 2016); El Al Flight 402 (first appearance); Jamaat al Muslimeen coup attempt (3rd appearance, last in 2017; 30th anniversary); Frances Stewart, Duchess of Lennox (first appearance); Emil Theodor Kocher (first appearance); A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 16:09, 28 July 2020 (UTC)reply

• Omitted: Battle of Killiecrankie; Battle of Ushant (1778); Charles Fryatt; El Al Flight 402; Jamaat al Muslimeen coup attempt; Frances Stewart, Duchess of Lennox; Emil Theodor Kocher; A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
• Included: Siege of Thessalonica (676–678) (2nd appearance, last in 2018); Battle of Bapheus (5th appearance, last in 2019); Allied-occupied Austria (3rd appearance, last in 2015; moved from May 12); Madonna (Madonna album) (first appearance); Phoenix news helicopter collision (3rd appearance, last in 2019); Jeanne Baret (2nd appearance, last in 2017); Elizabeth Plankinton (2nd appearance, last in 2018); Elizabeth Rona (3rd appearance, last in 2019; 40th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 07:43, 29 July 2021 (UTC)reply

• Moved to Ineligible: Sknyliv air show disaster (short); Hannah Primrose, Countess of Rosebery (maintenance)
• Omitted: Siege of Thessalonica (676–678); Battle of Bapheus; Allied-occupied Austria; Phoenix news helicopter collision; Jeanne Baret; Elizabeth Plankinton
• Included: Siward, Earl of Northumbria (5th appearance, last in 2019); Battle of Bouvines (5th appearance, last in 2018); First Battle of El Alamein (3rd appearance, last in 2017); De Havilland Comet (7th appearance, last in 2019); Conrad II of Italy (2nd appearance, last in 2018); A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (2nd appearance, last in 2020)
• Repeats: Madonna (Madonna album) (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total; 40th anniversary); Elizabeth Rona (2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total)

—howcheng {chat} 17:39, 29 July 2022 (UTC)reply

• Omitted: Siward, Earl of Northumbria; Battle of Bouvines; First Battle of El Alamein; De Havilland Comet; Madonna (Madonna album); Conrad II of Italy; Elizabeth Rona; A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
• Included: Siege of Thessalonica (676–678) (2nd appearance, last in 2021); Visby Cathedral (first appearance); 1943 Surprise Hurricane (first appearance); Korean Armistice Agreement (4th appearance, last in 2018); Sogen Kato (first appearance); Frances Stewart, Duchess of Lennox (2nd appearance, last in 2020); Elizabeth Plankinton (3rd appearance, last in 2021); Wu Zhonghua (first appearance); Alfred Duraiappah (2nd appearance, last in 2018)

Heart ^(talk) 05:10, 4 August 2023 (UTC)reply