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Five steps of Wikipedia for Sunday, 28th April 2024
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Five steps of Wikipedia from "Kutschera (Bohemian noble family ennobled 1805)" to "Project Gutenberg". 🪜👣
Start page 👣🏁: Kutschera (Bohemian noble family ennobled 1805)
"The Kutschera family is a Bohemian and Austrian noble family descended from Matthäus Kutschera (died 1755), a burgher of Leitmeritz, who became an accountant for the Prämonstratenserstift Strahow outside Prague...."
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Step 1️⃣ 👣: Baron
"Baron is a rank of nobility or title of honour, often hereditary, in various European countries, either current or historical. The female equivalent is baroness. Typically, the title denotes an aristocrat who ranks higher than a lord or knight, but lower than a viscount or count. Often, barons hold..."
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Step 2️⃣ 👣: Alfred, Lord Tennyson
"Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson, (; 6 August 1809 – 6 October 1892), was an English poet. He was the Poet Laureate during much of Queen Victoria's reign. In 1829, Tennyson was awarded the Chancellor's Gold Medal at Cambridge for one of his first pieces, "Timbuktu". He published his first solo..."
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Step 3️⃣ 👣: Alfred Austin
"Alfred Austin (30 May 1835 – 2 June 1913) was an English poet who was appointed Poet Laureate in 1896, after an interval following the death of Tennyson, when the other candidates had either caused controversy or refused the honour. It was claimed that he was being rewarded for his support for the..."
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Step 4️⃣ 👣: Alfred Henry Miles
"Alfred Henry Miles (26 February 1848 – 30 October 1929) was a prolific Victorian-age author, editor, anthologist, journalist, composer and lecturer who published hundreds of works on a wide range of topics, ranging from poetry (The Poets and the Poetry of the Century, 10 vols. (London: Hutchinson,..."
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Step 5️⃣ 👣: Project Gutenberg
"Project Gutenberg (PG) is a volunteer effort to digitize and archive cultural works, as well as to "encourage the creation and distribution of eBooks." It was founded in 1971 by American writer Michael S. Hart and is the oldest digital library. Most of the items in its collection are the full texts..."
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On this day in Wikipedia: Sunday, 28th April
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What does @Wikipedia say about 28th April through the years 🏛️📜🗓️?
28th April 2021 🗓️ : Death - El Risitas
El Risitas, Spanish comedian (b. 1956)
"Juan Joya Borja (5 April 1956 – 28 April 2021), better known by his stage name El Risitas (English: The Giggles), was a Spanish comedian and actor. He gained widespread popularity in 2015 thanks to a series of memes based on a television interview recorded in 2007 on Jesús Quintero's TV show Ratones..."
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28th April 2019 🗓️ : Death - John Singleton
John Singleton, American film director (b. 1968)
"John Daniel Singleton (January 6, 1968 – April 28, 2019) was an American director, screenwriter, and producer. He made his feature film debut writing and directing Boyz n the Hood (1991), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director, becoming, at age 24, the first African..."
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28th April 2014 🗓️ : Death - Idris Sardi
Idris Sardi, Indonesian violinist and composer (b. 1938)
"Muhammad Idris Sardi (June 7, 1938 – April 28, 2014) was an Indonesian violinist and composer. Idris Sardi was born on June 7, 1938, to Sardi, an Indonesian composer, and Hadidjah, an Indonesian actress. Idris learned to play the violin when he was six years old. At age 10, he performed in public..."
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28th April 1974 🗓️ : Birth - Dominic Matteo
Dominic Matteo, Scottish footballer and journalist
"Dominic Matteo (born 28 April 1974) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a defender and midfielder in a 17-year professional career from 1992 to 2009. He made a total of 366 league and cup appearances, of which 276 were in the Premier League. Matteo played for Liverpool,..."
28th April 1924 🗓️ : Birth - Blossom Dearie
Blossom Dearie, American singer and pianist (d. 2009)
"Margrethe Blossom Dearie (April 28, 1924 – February 7, 2009) was an American jazz singer and pianist. She had a recognizably light and girlish voice. Dearie performed regular engagements in London and New York City over many years and collaborated with many musicians, including Johnny Mercer, Miles..."
28th April 1819 🗓️ : Birth - Ezra Abbot
Ezra Abbot, American scholar and academic (d. 1884)
"Ezra Abbot (April 28, 1819, Jackson, Maine – March 21, 1884, Cambridge, Massachusetts) was an American biblical scholar...."
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28th April 🗓️ : Holiday - Christian feast day: Louis de Montfort
"Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort (French pronunciation: [lwi maʁi ɡʁiɲɔ̃ də mɔ̃fɔʁ]), TOSD (31 January 1673 – 28 April 1716) was a French Catholic priest known for his preaching and his influence on Mariology. He was made a missionary apostolic by Pope Clement XI. Montfort wrote a number of books..."
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Top 5 @Wikipedia pages from a year ago: Friday, 28th April 2023
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1️⃣: 2023 NFL Draft
2️⃣: Jerry Springer
"Gerald Norman Springer (February 13, 1944 – April 27, 2023) was an English-American broadcaster, journalist, actor, lawyer, and politician. He was best known for hosting the controversial tabloid talk show Jerry Springer from 1991 to 2018. He was noted as a pioneer in the emergence of "trash TV";..."
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3️⃣: Indian Premier League
"The Indian Premier League (IPL), also known as the TATA IPL for sponsorship reasons, is a men's Twenty20 (T20) cricket league held annually in India. Founded by the BCCI in 2007, the league features ten city-based franchise teams. The IPL usually takes place during the summer, between March and May..."
4️⃣: ChatGPT
"ChatGPT is a chatbot developed by OpenAI and launched on November 30, 2022. Based on large language models (LLMs), it enables users to refine and steer a conversation towards a desired length, format, style, level of detail, and language. Successive user prompts and replies are considered at each..."
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5️⃣: 2023 Indian Premier League
"The 2023 Indian Premier League (also known as Tata IPL 2023 for sponsorship reasons and sometimes referred to as IPL 2023 or IPL 16) was the 16th season of the Indian Premier League, a franchise Twenty20 cricket league in India. It is organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India. In the..."
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Top 5 @Wikipedia pages from yesterday: Friday, 26th April 2024
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What were the top pages visited on @Wikipedia (26th April 2024) 🏆🌟🔥?
1️⃣: 2024 NFL draft
"The 2024 NFL draft is the ongoing 89th annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible players. The draft is being held around Campus Martius Park and Hart Plaza in Detroit, Michigan, on April 25–27, 2024. The Chicago Bears held the first pick in the draft,..."
2️⃣: 2024 Indian general election
"General elections are being held in India from 19 April to 1 June 2024 in seven phases, to elect 543 members of the Lok Sabha. The votes will be counted and the results will be declared on 4 June 2024. This is the largest-ever election in history, surpassing the 2019 Indian general election, and..."
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3️⃣: Indian Premier League
"The Indian Premier League (IPL), also known as the TATA IPL for sponsorship reasons, is a men's Twenty20 (T20) cricket league held annually in India. Founded by the BCCI in 2007, the league features ten city-based franchise teams. The IPL usually takes place during the summer, between March and May..."
4️⃣: Richard Gadd
"Richard Robert Steven Gadd (born 11 May 1989) is a Scottish writer, actor and comedian. He created and starred in the 2024 Netflix drama series Baby Reindeer, based on his one-man show and real-life experience...."
5️⃣: Challengers (film)
"Challengers is a 2024 American romantic sports drama film directed by Luca Guadagnino from a screenplay by Justin Kuritzkes. It follows a professional tennis champion (Mike Faist) who plots a comeback with the help of his wife (Zendaya), a former tennis prodigy who retired after an injury, as he..."
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Five steps of Wikipedia for Saturday, 27th April 2024
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Five steps of Wikipedia from "Ricardo McPhee" to "10th parallel south". 🪜👣
Start page 👣🏁: Ricardo McPhee
"Ricardo Rivaldo Jade McPhee (born 3 June 1999) is a Bahamian footballer who plays for United FC and the Bahamas national football team...."
Step 1️⃣ 👣: The Bahamas
"The Bahamas ( bə-HAH-məz), officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is a country in North America. It is an island country within the Lucayan Archipelago of the West Indies in the Atlantic Ocean. It contains 97% of the Lucayan Archipelago's land area and 88% of its population. The archipelagic..."
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Step 2️⃣ 👣: 28th parallel north
"The 28th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 28 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Africa, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America and the Atlantic Ocean. In Mexico the parallel defines the border between the states of Baja California and Baja California Sur. This..."
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Step 3️⃣ 👣: 10th parallel north
"The 10th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 10 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Africa, the Indian Ocean, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, the Pacific Ocean, Central America, South America and the Atlantic Ocean. At this latitude the sun is visible for 12..."
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Step 4️⃣ 👣: 105th meridian east
"The meridian 105° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole. Under mean solar time represents the offset of UTC+07:00 time zone. The 105th meridian east forms a..."
Step 5️⃣ 👣: 10th parallel south
"The 10th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 10 degrees south of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses the Atlantic Ocean, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Australasia, the Pacific Ocean and South America. Part of the border between Brazil and Peru is defined by the parallel...."
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On this day in Wikipedia: Saturday, 27th April
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What does @Wikipedia say about 27th April through the years 🏛️📜🗓️?
27th April 2023 🗓️ : Death - Jerry Springer
Jerry Springer, American politician and actor (b. 1944)
"Gerald Norman Springer (February 13, 1944 – April 27, 2023) was an English-American broadcaster, journalist, actor, lawyer, and politician. He was best known for hosting the controversial tabloid talk show Jerry Springer from 1991 to 2018. He was noted as a pioneer in the emergence of "trash TV";..."
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27th April 2018 🗓️ : Event - Panmunjom Declaration
The Panmunjom Declaration is signed between North and South Korea, officially declaring their intentions to end the Korean conflict.
"The Panmunjom Declaration for Peace, Prosperity and Reunification of the Korean Peninsula was adopted between the President of the Republic of Korea (ROK), Moon Jae-in and the President of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Kim Jong Un, on 27 April..."
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27th April 2014 🗓️ : Death - Dan Colchico
Daniel Colchico, American football player and coach (b. 1935)
"Daniel Mametta Colchico (May 27, 1935 – April 27, 2014) was an American athlete who played defensive end in the National Football League (NFL)...."
27th April 1974 🗓️ : Event - 1974 Leningrad Aeroflot Il-18 crash
109 people are killed in a plane crash near Pulkovo Airport.
"On 27 April 1974, an Aeroflot Il-18 airliner crashed while operating a charter flight from Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) to Zaporizhzhia, continuing to Krasnodar, Russia. The plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Pulkovo Airport in Leningrad. None of the 109 people on board survived. The engine..."
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27th April 1924 🗓️ : Birth - Vernon B. Romney
Vernon B. Romney, American lawyer and politician, 14th Attorney General of Utah (d. 2013)
"Vernon Bradford Romney (April 27, 1924 – July 13, 2013) was an American lawyer who served as the attorney general of Utah from 1969 to 1977, and the Republican candidate for Governor of Utah in 1976. He was a member of the Romney family and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints...."
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27th April 1822 🗓️ : Birth - Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant, American general and politician, 18th President of the United States (d. 1885)
"Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant; April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885) was an American military officer, politician, and the 18th president of the United States, who served from 1869 to 1877. As commanding general, Grant led the Union Army to victory in the American Civil War in 1865 and..."
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27th April 🗓️ : Holiday - Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Sierra Leone from United Kingdom in 1961.
"This is a list of holidays in Sierra Leone. National holidays are non-working days only, and employers have to give workers the day off but they do not have to pay them. Businesses are not required to close...."
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On this day in Wikipedia: Saturday, 27th April
Welcome, bonvenon, أهلا بك (ahlan bika), sveiki 🤗
What does @Wikipedia say about 27th April through the years 🏛️📜🗓️?
27th April 2023 🗓️ : Death - Jerry Springer
Jerry Springer, American politician and actor (b. 1944)
"Gerald Norman Springer (February 13, 1944 – April 27, 2023) was an English-American broadcaster, journalist, actor, lawyer, and politician. He was best known for hosting the controversial tabloid talk show Jerry Springer from 1991 to 2018. He was noted as a pioneer in the emergence of "trash TV";..."
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27th April 2018 🗓️ : Event - Panmunjom Declaration
The Panmunjom Declaration is signed between North and South Korea, officially declaring their intentions to end the Korean conflict.
"The Panmunjom Declaration for Peace, Prosperity and Reunification of the Korean Peninsula was adopted between the President of the Republic of Korea (ROK), Moon Jae-in and the President of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Kim Jong Un, on 27 April..."
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27th April 2014 🗓️ : Death - Dan Colchico
Daniel Colchico, American football player and coach (b. 1935)
"Daniel Mametta Colchico (May 27, 1935 – April 27, 2014) was an American athlete who played defensive end in the National Football League (NFL)...."
27th April 1974 🗓️ : Event - 1974 Leningrad Aeroflot Il-18 crash
109 people are killed in a plane crash near Pulkovo Airport.
"On 27 April 1974, an Aeroflot Il-18 airliner crashed while operating a charter flight from Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) to Zaporizhzhia, continuing to Krasnodar, Russia. The plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Pulkovo Airport in Leningrad. None of the 109 people on board survived. The engine..."
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27th April 1924 🗓️ : Birth - Vernon B. Romney
Vernon B. Romney, American lawyer and politician, 14th Attorney General of Utah (d. 2013)
"Vernon Bradford Romney (April 27, 1924 – July 13, 2013) was an American lawyer who served as the attorney general of Utah from 1969 to 1977, and the Republican candidate for Governor of Utah in 1976. He was a member of the Romney family and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints...."
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27th April 1822 🗓️ : Birth - Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant, American general and politician, 18th President of the United States (d. 1885)
"Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant; April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885) was an American military officer, politician, and the 18th president of the United States, who served from 1869 to 1877. As commanding general, Grant led the Union Army to victory in the American Civil War in 1865 and..."
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27th April 🗓️ : Holiday - Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Sierra Leone from United Kingdom in 1961.
"This is a list of holidays in Sierra Leone. National holidays are non-working days only, and employers have to give workers the day off but they do not have to pay them. Businesses are not required to close...."
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Top 5 @Wikipedia pages from a year ago: Thursday, 27th April 2023
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What were the top pages visited on @Wikipedia (27th April 2023) 🏆🌟🔥?
1️⃣: Jerry Springer
"Gerald Norman Springer (February 13, 1944 – April 27, 2023) was an English-American broadcaster, journalist, actor, lawyer, and politician. He was best known for hosting the controversial tabloid talk show Jerry Springer from 1991 to 2018. He was noted as a pioneer in the emergence of "trash TV";..."
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2️⃣: Indian Premier League
"The Indian Premier League (IPL), also known as the TATA IPL for sponsorship reasons, is a men's Twenty20 (T20) cricket league held annually in India. Founded by the BCCI in 2007, the league features ten city-based franchise teams. The IPL usually takes place during the summer, between March and May..."
3️⃣: ChatGPT
"ChatGPT is a chatbot developed by OpenAI and launched on November 30, 2022. Based on large language models (LLMs), it enables users to refine and steer a conversation towards a desired length, format, style, level of detail, and language. Successive user prompts and replies are considered at each..."
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4️⃣: 2023 Indian Premier League
"The 2023 Indian Premier League (also known as Tata IPL 2023 for sponsorship reasons and sometimes referred to as IPL 2023 or IPL 16) was the 16th season of the Indian Premier League, a franchise Twenty20 cricket league in India. It is organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India. In the..."
5️⃣: Carol Burnett
"Carol Creighton Burnett (born April 26, 1933) is an American comedian, actress, and singer. Her comedy-variety show The Carol Burnett Show, which originally aired on CBS, was one of the first to be hosted by a woman. She has performed on Broadway, on television, and in film of varying genres,..."
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Top 5 @Wikipedia pages from yesterday: Thursday, 25th April 2024
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What were the top pages visited on @Wikipedia (25th April 2024) 🏆🌟🔥?
1️⃣: Richard Gadd
"Richard Robert Steven Gadd (born 11 May 1989) is a Scottish writer, actor and comedian. He created and starred in the 2024 Netflix drama series Baby Reindeer, based on his one-man show and real-life experience. ..."
2️⃣: 2024 Indian general election
"General elections are being held in India from 19 April to 1 June 2024 in seven phases, to elect 543 members of the Lok Sabha. The votes will be counted and the results will be declared on 4 June 2024. This is the largest-ever election in history, surpassing the 2019 Indian general election, and..."
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3️⃣: Baby Reindeer
"Baby Reindeer is a British black comedy drama-thriller miniseries created by and starring Richard Gadd. An adaptation of Gadd's autobiographical one-man show of the same name, the series is based on Gadd's real life experience of being stalked and sexually assaulted in his twenties. The series..."
4️⃣: 2024 NFL draft
"The 2024 NFL draft is the ongoing 89th annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible players. The draft is being held around Campus Martius Park and Hart Plaza in Detroit, Michigan, on April 25–27, 2024. The Chicago Bears held the first pick in the draft,..."
5️⃣: Cleopatra
"Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (Koinē Greek: Κλεοπάτρα Θεά Φιλοπάτωρ lit. Cleopatra "father-loving goddess"; 70/69 BC – 10 August 30 BC) was Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt from 51 to 30 BC, and its last active ruler. A member of the Ptolemaic dynasty, she was a descendant of its founder..."
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Five steps of Wikipedia for Friday, 26th April 2024
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Five steps of Wikipedia from "Helderman Creek" to "1810 United States census". 🪜👣
Start page 👣🏁: Helderman Creek
"Helderman Creek is a stream in Cape Girardeau County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of Cane Creek. Helderman Creek was named after the local Helderman family which emigrated from North Carolina...."
Step 1️⃣ 👣: List of rivers of Missouri
"List of rivers in Missouri (U.S. state)...."
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Step 2️⃣ 👣: Anthony Branch
"Anthony Branch is a stream in Oregon County in the Ozarks of southern Missouri. It is a tributary of the Warm Fork Spring River. The stream source area lies south of Missouri Route P about 5 miles west of Alton. The stream flows south-southeast for about six miles and joins the Warm Fork about 4.5..."
Step 3️⃣ 👣: Missouri
"Missouri ( miz-OOR-ee) is a landlocked state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it borders Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas to the south and Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska to the west. In the south are the Ozarks, a..."
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Step 4️⃣ 👣: 1820 United States census
"The 1820 United States census was the fourth census conducted in the United States. It was conducted on August 7, 1820. The 1820 census included six new states: Louisiana, Indiana, Mississippi, Illinois, Alabama and Maine. There has been a district wide loss of 1820 census records for Arkansas..."
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Step 5️⃣ 👣: 1810 United States census
"The 1810 United States census was the third census conducted in the United States. It was conducted on August 6, 1810. It showed that 7,239,881 people were living in the United States, of whom 1,191,362 were slaves. The 1810 census included one new state: Ohio. The original census returns for the..."
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On this day in Wikipedia: Friday, 26th April
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What does @Wikipedia say about 26th April through the years 🏛️📜🗓��?
26th April 2023 🗓️ : Death - Execution of Tangaraju Suppiah
Tangaraju Suppiah, Singaporean drug trafficker (b. 1977)
"Tangaraju s/o Suppiah (19 January 1977 – 26 April 2023) was a Singaporean convicted drug trafficker who was charged in February 2014 with abetting the trafficking of about 1 kg (2.2 lb) of cannabis (also known as marijuana). Prior to his arrest in 2014, Tangaraju had been to prison several times for..."
26th April 2017 🗓️ : Death - Jonathan Demme
Jonathan Demme, American filmmaker, producer and screenwriter (b. 1944)
"Robert Jonathan Demme ( DEM-ee; February 22, 1944 – April 26, 2017) was an American filmmaker, whose career directing, producing, and screenwriting spanned more than 30 years and 70 feature films, documentaries, and television productions. He was an Academy Award and a Directors Guild of America..."
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26th April 2014 🗓️ : Death - Paul Robeson Jr.
Paul Robeson, Jr., American historian and author (b. 1927)
"Paul Leroy Robeson Jr. (November 2, 1927 – April 26, 2014) was an American author, archivist and historian...."
26th April 1973 🗓️ : Birth - Chris Perry (English footballer)
Chris Perry, English footballer
"Christopher John Perry (born 26 April 1973) is an English football coach, former footballer and pundit. As a player, he was a defender who notably played in the Premier League for Wimbledon, Tottenham Hotspur and Charlton Athletic, as well as in the Football League for West Bromwich Albion, Luton..."
26th April 1924 🗓️ : Birth - Browning Ross
Browning Ross, American runner and soldier (d. 1998)
"Harris Browning 'Brownie' Ross (April 26, 1924 – April 27, 1998) is often referred to as the father of long-distance running in the United States...."
26th April 1822 🗓️ : Birth - Frederick Law Olmsted
Frederick Law Olmsted, American journalist and designer, co-designed Central Park (d. 1903)
"Frederick Law Olmsted (April 26, 1822 – August 28, 1903) was an American landscape architect, journalist, social critic, and public administrator. He is considered to be the father of landscape architecture in the United States. Olmsted was famous for co-designing many well-known urban parks with..."
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26th April 🗓️ : Holiday - Christian feast day: Riquier
"Richarius (French: Riquier; c. 560 – April 26, 645) was a Frankish hermit, monk, and the founder of two monasteries. He is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church, and Eastern Orthodox Church. ..."
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Top 5 @Wikipedia pages from a year ago: Wednesday, 26th April 2023
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What were the top pages visited on @Wikipedia (26th April 2023) 🏆🌟🔥?
1️⃣: Indian Premier League
"The Indian Premier League (IPL), also known as the TATA IPL for sponsorship reasons, is a men's Twenty20 (T20) cricket league held annually in India. Founded by the BCCI in 2007, the league features ten city-based franchise teams. The IPL usually takes place during the summer, between March and May..."
2️⃣: Harry Belafonte
"Harry Belafonte (born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.; March 1, 1927 – April 25, 2023) was an American singer, actor, and civil rights activist who popularized calypso music with international audiences in the 1950s and 1960s. Belafonte's career breakthrough album Calypso (1956) was the first..."
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3️⃣: 2023 Indian Premier League
"The 2023 Indian Premier League (also known as Tata IPL 2023 for sponsorship reasons and sometimes referred to as IPL 2023 or IPL 16) was the 16th season of the Indian Premier League, a franchise Twenty20 cricket league in India. It is organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India. In the..."
4️⃣: ChatGPT
"ChatGPT is a chatbot developed by OpenAI and launched on November 30, 2022. Based on large language models (LLMs), it enables users to refine and steer a conversation towards a desired length, format, style, level of detail, and language. Successive user prompts and replies are considered at each..."
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5️⃣: Tucker Carlson
"Tucker Swanson McNear Carlson (born May 16, 1969) is an American conservative political commentator and writer who hosted the nightly political talk show Tucker Carlson Tonight on Fox News from 2016 to 2023. Since his contract with Fox News was terminated, he has hosted Tucker on X. An advocate of..."
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Top 5 @Wikipedia pages from yesterday: Wednesday, 24th April 2024
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What were the top pages visited on @Wikipedia (24th April 2024) 🏆🌟🔥?
1️⃣: Indian Premier League
"The Indian Premier League (IPL), also known as the TATA IPL for sponsorship reasons, is a men's Twenty20 (T20) cricket league held annually in India. Founded by the BCCI in 2007, the league features ten city-based franchise teams. The IPL usually takes place during the summer, between March and May..."
2️⃣: Richard Gadd
"Richard Robert Steven Gadd (born 11 May 1990) is a Scottish writer, actor and comedian. He created and starred in the 2024 Netflix drama series Baby Reindeer, based on his one-man show and real-life experience...."
3️⃣: Baby Reindeer
"Baby Reindeer is a Scottish Black comedy drama-thriller miniseries created by and starring Richard Gadd. An adaptation of Gadd's autobiographical one-man show of the same name, the series is based on Gadd's real life experience of being stalked and sexually assaulted in his 20s. The series consists..."
4️⃣: Shōgun (2024 miniseries)
"Shōgun is an American historical drama television miniseries created by Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks. It is based on the 1975 novel by James Clavell, which was previously adapted into a 1980 miniseries. Its ensemble cast includes Hiroyuki Sanada, Cosmo Jarvis, Anna Sawai, Tadanobu Asano, Takehiro..."
5️⃣: Cleopatra
"Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (Koinē Greek: Κλεοπάτρα Θεά Φιλοπάτωρ lit. Cleopatra "father-loving goddess"; 70/69 BC – 10 August 30 BC) was Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt from 51 to 30 BC, and its last active ruler. A member of the Ptolemaic dynasty, she was a descendant of its founder..."
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On this day in Wikipedia: Thursday, 25th April
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What does @Wikipedia say about 25th April through the years 🏛️📜🗓️?
25th April 2023 🗓️ : Death - Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte, American singer, activist, and actor (b. 1927)
"Harry Belafonte (born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.; March 1, 1927 – April 25, 2023) was an American singer, actor, and civil rights activist who popularized calypso music with international audiences in the 1950s and 1960s. Belafonte's career breakthrough album Calypso (1956) was the first..."
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25th April 2019 🗓️ : Death - John Havlicek
John Havlicek, American basketball player (b. 1940)
"John Joseph Havlicek ( HAV-lih-chek; April 8, 1940 – April 25, 2019) was an American professional basketball player who spent his entire career with the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A swingman, Havlicek played collegiate basketball for the Ohio State Buckeyes from..."
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25th April 2014 🗓️ : Event - Flint water crisis
The Flint water crisis begins when officials at Flint, Michigan switch the city's water supply to the Flint River, leading to lead and bacteria contamination.
"The Flint water crisis is a public health crisis that started in 2014 after the drinking water for the city of Flint, Michigan was contaminated with lead and possibly Legionella bacteria. In April 2014, during a financial crisis, state-appointed emergency manager Darnell Earley changed Flint's water..."
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25th April 1974 🗓️ : Event - Carnation Revolution
Carnation Revolution: A leftist military coup in Portugal overthrows the authoritarian-conservative Estado Novo regime and establishes a democratic government.
"The Carnation Revolution (Portuguese: Revolução dos Cravos), also known as the 25 April (Portuguese: 25 de Abril), was a military coup by military officers that overthrew the authoritarian Estado Novo government on 25 April 1974 in Lisbon, producing major social, economic, territorial, demographic,..."
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25th April 1924 🗓️ : Birth - Paulo Vanzolini
Paulo Vanzolini, Brazilian singer-songwriter and zoologist (d. 2013)
"Paulo Emilio Vanzolini (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpawlu eˈmiliu vɐ̃zoˈlini]; April 25, 1924 – April 28, 2013) was a Brazilian scientist and music composer. He was best known for his samba compositions, including the famous "Ronda", "Volta por Cima", and "Boca da Noite", and for his scientific..."
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25th April 1808 🗓️ : Event - Dano-Swedish War of 1808–1809
Dano-Swedish War of 1808–1809: The Battle of Trangen took place at Trangen in Flisa, Hedemarkens Amt, between Swedish and Norwegian troops.
"The Dano–Swedish War of 1808–1809 was a war between Denmark–Norway and Sweden due to Denmark–Norway's alliance with France and Sweden's alliance with the United Kingdom during the Napoleonic Wars. Neither Sweden nor Denmark-Norway had wanted war to begin with but once pushed into it through their..."
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25th April 🗓️ : Holiday - Christian feast day: Maughold
"Maughold (also known as Macaille, Maccaldus, Machalus, Machaoi, Machella, Maghor, Mawgan, Maccul, Macc Cuill; died c. 488 AD) is venerated as the patron saint of the Isle of Man. Tradition states that he was an Irish prince and captain of a band of freebooters who was converted to Christianity by..."
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Five steps of Wikipedia for Thursday, 25th April 2024
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Five steps of Wikipedia from "Park Byeongseon" to "110th meridian east". 🪜👣
Start page 👣🏁: Park Byeongseon
"Park Byeongseon (Korean: 박병선; 1927 – 23 November 2011) was a South Korean librarian and historian. Park studied history education at Seoul National University, graduating in 1950. In 1955 she moved to France, to study Korean antiquities. Park pursued her doctorate at Paris Diderot University and..."
Step 1️⃣ 👣: French expedition to Korea
"The French expedition to Korea (French: Expédition française en Corée, Korean: 병인양요) was an 1866 punitive expedition undertaken by the Second French Empire against Joseon Korea in retaliation for the execution of seven French Catholic missionaries. The encounter over Ganghwa Island lasted nearly six..."
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Step 2️⃣ 👣: Anglo-French War (1627–1629)
"The Anglo-French War (French: Guerre Franco-Anglaise) was a military conflict fought between the Kingdom of France and the Kingdom of England between 1627 and 1629. It mainly involved actions at sea. The centrepiece of the conflict was the siege of La Rochelle (1627–28), in which the English Crown..."
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Step 3️⃣ 👣: Acadia
"Acadia (French: Acadie) was a colony of New France in northeastern North America which included parts of what are now the Maritime provinces, the Gaspé Peninsula and Maine to the Kennebec River. The population of Acadia included the various indigenous First Nations that comprised the Wabanaki..."
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Step 4️⃣ 👣: 46th parallel north
"The 46th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 46 degrees north of the Earth's equatorial plane. It crosses Europe, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America, and the Atlantic Ocean. At this latitude the sun is visible for 15 hours, 45 minutes during the summer solstice and 8 hours, 38 minutes..."
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Step 5️⃣ 👣: 110th meridian east
"The meridian 110° east of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, Asia, the Indian Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole. The 110th meridian east forms a great circle with the 70th meridian west...."
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Top 5 @Wikipedia pages from a year ago: Tuesday, 25th April 2023
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What were the top pages visited on @Wikipedia (25th April 2023) 🏆🌟🔥?
1️⃣: Harry Belafonte
"Harry Belafonte (born Harold George Bellanfanti Jr.; March 1, 1927 – April 25, 2023) was an American singer, actor, and civil rights activist who popularized calypso music with international audiences in the 1950s and 1960s. Belafonte's career breakthrough album Calypso (1956) was the first..."
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2️⃣: Indian Premier League
"The Indian Premier League (IPL), also known as the TATA IPL for sponsorship reasons, is a men's Twenty20 (T20) cricket league held annually in India. Founded by the BCCI in 2007, the league features ten city-based franchise teams. The IPL usually takes place during the summer, between March and May..."
3️⃣: ChatGPT
"ChatGPT is a chatbot developed by OpenAI and launched on November 30, 2022. Based on large language models (LLMs), it enables users to refine and steer a conversation towards a desired length, format, style, level of detail, and language. Successive user prompts and replies are considered at each..."
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4️⃣: Tucker Carlson
"Tucker Swanson McNear Carlson (born May 16, 1969) is an American conservative political commentator and writer who hosted the nightly political talk show Tucker Carlson Tonight on Fox News from 2016 to 2023. Since his contract with Fox News was terminated, he has hosted Tucker on X. An advocate of..."
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5️⃣: 2023 Indian Premier League
"The 2023 Indian Premier League (also known as Tata IPL 2023 for sponsorship reasons and sometimes referred to as IPL 2023 or IPL 16) was the 16th season of the Indian Premier League, a franchise Twenty20 cricket league in India. It is organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India. In the..."
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Top 5 @Wikipedia pages from yesterday: Tuesday, 23rd April 2024
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What were the top pages visited on @Wikipedia (23rd April 2024) 🏆🌟🔥?
1️⃣: Indian Premier League
"The Indian Premier League (IPL), also known as the TATA IPL for sponsorship reasons, is a men's Twenty20 (T20) cricket league held annually in India. Founded by the BCCI in 2007, the league features ten city-based franchise teams. The IPL usually takes place during the summer, between March and May..."
2️⃣: Richard Gadd
"Richard Robert Steven Gadd (born 11 May 1989) is a Scottish writer, actor and comedian. He created and starred in the 2024 Netflix drama series Baby Reindeer, based on his one-man show and real-life experience...."
3️⃣: Baby Reindeer
"Baby Reindeer is a British psychological drama-thriller miniseries created by and starring Richard Gadd. An adaptation of Gadd's autobiographical one-man show of the same name, the series is based on Gadd's real life experience of being stalked and sexually assaulted in his 20s. The series consists..."
4️⃣: Shōgun (2024 miniseries)
"Shōgun is an American historical drama television miniseries created by Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks. It is based on the 1975 novel by James Clavell, which was previously adapted into a 1980 miniseries. Its ensemble cast includes Hiroyuki Sanada, Cosmo Jarvis, Anna Sawai, Tadanobu Asano, Takehiro..."
5️⃣: Saint George's Day
"Saint George's Day is the feast day of Saint George, celebrated by Christian churches, countries, regions, and cities of which he is the patron saint, including Albania, Bulgaria, England, Ethiopia, Greece, Georgia, Portugal, Romania, Syria, Lebanon, Castile and León, Catalonia, Alcoi, Aragon,..."
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