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This could have been a good candidate, but [Cultural Revolution] carries {cleanup} and [DaZiBao] is a stub.

1966 - The first prominent DaZiBao during the Cultural Revolution in China was posted at Peking University.

--PFHLai 19:10, 15 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Another candidate:

1935 - At Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Babe Ruth hit the last three of his 714 home runs as a member of the Boston Braves.

--PFHLai 08:18, 16 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Candidate:

Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope is released in theatres. --Plasma Twa 2 03:35, 22 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Not this year. It will be featured on Wikipedia:Today's featured article/May 25, 2007. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 16:39, 22 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Towel Day

Could we please add a reference to it? I would do it myself, but I'm not sure it's ok... So better to be safe than sorry :P makeyourself 05:36, 25 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, please do. Volland 07:54, 25 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I had added it, but it was removed tonight because of the three-holiday limit and the fact that the article towel day is bad. --User:Krator (t c) 08:24, 25 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Awww.... well, I guess I'll go ahead and try to improve it with some pictures and references, and hope it appears next year. (so long and) Thanks (for all the fish)! makeyourself 08:25, 25 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Bad news always travels the fastest, I'm afraid. Next year indeed. --User:Krator (t c) 08:32, 25 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You might want to address the concerns that have been posted at Talk:Towel Day#Notability too. Thanks. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 18:40, 25 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

May Revolution

I suggest changing the image for File:Revolución de Mayo.jpg. Being a bicentennial, it's clearly more notable (at least this year) than the one used. MBelgrano (talk) 20:22, 24 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

File:Revolución de Mayo.jpg

It's hard to tell exactly what is going on there when the image is displayed on a thumbnail scale on high-resolution, wide-screen monitors. Otherwise, it looks like a non-descriptive building. Do you have a suggestion as to what to add to the normal (pictured) caption in the text? Zzyzx11 (talk) 20:40, 24 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It's a great idea, since its 200 years from the May Revolution, the most important national festivity on Argentina (through not independence per sé), and its comparable to the 4 or July in the United States. However, I believe that in thumbnail size a picture of the Cabildo Abierto, through less descriptive as Zzyzx11, would be better for this template. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 186.136.46.59 (talk) 23:13, 22 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

2012 notes

Omitted: Primera Junta (ineligible—maintenance)/May Revolution; Republic of Formosa; Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope; South Lebanon conflict (1982–2000); China Airlines Flight 611
Included: H.M.S. Pinafore (first appearance); Abdullah I of Jordan (9th appearance, last in 2010); Baltimore Steam Packet Company (first appearance); Disappearance of Etan Patz (first appearance); 2009 North Korean nuclear test (2nd appearance, last in 2010)

—howcheng {chat} 06:50, 24 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

2013 notes

Moved to Ineligible: May Revolution (TFA for 2013)
Omitted: H.M.S. Pinafore; Abdullah I of Jordan; Baltimore Steam Packet Company; Disappearance of Etan Patz; 2009 North Korean nuclear test
Included: Republic of Formosa (2nd appearance, last in 2011); Government of Ireland Act 1914 (first appearance; rescued from Ineligible); Remington Rand strike of 1936–1937 (first appearance); Kangchenjunga (first appearance); Apollo program (7th appearance, last in 2010)

—howcheng {chat} 06:45, 24 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

2014 notes

New articles (unused): Great Wall of China
Omitted: Republic of Formosa (ineligible—maintenance); Remington Rand strike of 1936–37; Kangchenjunga; Apollo program
Included: Halley's Comet (first appearance); May Revolution (5th appearance, last in 2011); Battle of Boulogne (1940) (first appearance); South Lebanon conflict (1985–2000) (4th appearance, last in 2011)
Repeats: Government of Ireland Act 1914 (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total; 100th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 06:21, 24 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

2015 notes

New articles (unused): Dragon (spacecraft)/Dragon C2+
Omitted: Halley's Comet; Government of Ireland Act 1914; Battle of Boulogne (1940); South Lebanon conflict (1985–2000)
Included: Great Wall of China (first appearance); H.M.S. Pinafore (2nd appearance, last in 2012); Disappearance of Etan Patz (2nd appearance, last in 2012); 2013 Naxal attack in Darbha valley (first appearance)
Repeats: May Revolution (2nd consecutive appearance, 6 total)

—howcheng {chat} 07:11, 24 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

2016 notes

Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Star Wars (film)
Omitted: Great Wall of China; May Revolution; Disappearance of Etan Patz; 2013 Naxal attack in Darbha valley
Included: Halley's Comet (2nd appearance, last in 2014); Remington Rand strike of 1936–37 (2nd appearance, last in 2013; 80th anniversary); Abdullah I of Jordan (10th appearance, last in 2012; 70th anniversary); Dragon (spacecraft)/Dragon C2+ (both: first appearance)
Repeats: H.M.S. Pinafore (2nd consecutive appearance, 3 total)

—howcheng {chat} 16:07, 23 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

2017 notes

Moved to Ineligible: Henry the Navigator (maintenance); Government of Ireland Act 1914 (maintenance); Kangchenjunga (maintenance); South Lebanon conflict (1985–2000) (maintenance)
Omitted: Halley's Comet; Remington Rand strike of 1936–37; Abdullah I of Jordan (ineligible—maintenance); SpaceX Dragon/Dragon C2+
Included: Africa Day (rescued from Ineligible); May Revolution (7th appearance, last in 2015); Apollo program (8th appearance, last in 2013); Star Wars (film) (5th appearance, last in 2016; appears also on April 17); 2009 North Korean nuclear test (3rd appearance, last in 2012); Anna Maria Rückerschöld (first appearance); Princess Helena of the United Kingdom (first appearance); Ian McKellen (first appearance)
Repeats: H.M.S. Pinafore (3rd consecutive appearance, 4 total)

—howcheng {chat} 04:26, 25 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

No mention of the Feast of the Ascension, rarely celebrated by both Eastern and Western churches on the same date this year? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 31.48.184.184 (talk) 06:01, 25 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

In 2014 it was still included. 91.3.242.159 (talk) 16:18, 25 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

There is a section that is flagged for not having enough references, which makes it ineligible for inclusion. —howcheng {chat} 16:35, 25 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

2018 notes

Moved to Ineligible: China Airlines Flight 611 (maintenance)
New articles (unused): American Airlines Flight 191
Omitted: May Revolution; H.M.S. Pinafore; Star Wars (film) (moved to April 17 because that date doesn't have many eligible articles); 2009 North Korean nuclear test; Anna Maria Rückerschöld; Princess Helena of the United Kingdom; Ian McKellen
Included: Great Wall of China (2nd appearance, last in 2015); Cresap's War (first appearance); Kubla Khan (first appearance); Disappearance of Etan Patz (3rd appearance, last in 2015); 2013 Naxal attack in Darbha valley (2nd appearance, last in 2015); Louise de Broglie, Countess d'Haussonville (first appearance); Gustav Holst (first appearance); Bülent Arınç (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 18:36, 24 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

2019 notes

New articles (ineligible): Crawford expedition (TFA for 2019)
New articles (unused): Constitutional Convention (United States) (moved from May 14); The Oprah Winfrey Show
Omitted: Towel Day/Geek Pride Day (both: maintenance; Geek Pride is new); Cresap's War; Kubla Khan; Disappearance of Etan Patz; 2013 Naxal attack in Darbha valley; Louise de Broglie, Countess d'Haussonville; Gustav Holst; Bülent Arınç
Included: May Revolution (8th appearance, last in 2017); American Airlines Flight 191 (first appearance; 40th anniversary); 2009 North Korean nuclear test (4th appearance, last in 2017; 10th anniversary); Mary Magdalene de' Pazzi (first appearance); Günther Lütjens (first appearance); Ian McKellen (2nd appearance, last in 2017; 80th birthday)
Repeats: Great Wall of China (2nd consecutive appearance, 3 total)

—howcheng {chat} 20:32, 27 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

2020 notes

Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Crawford expedition
Omitted: Great Wall of China; American Airlines Flight 191; 2009 North Korean nuclear test; Mary Magdalene de' Pazzi; Günther Lütjens; Ian McKellen
Included: Constitutional Convention (United States) (3rd appearance, last in 2015; moved from May 14); H.M.S. Pinafore (5th appearance, last in 2017); Baltimore Steam Packet Company (2nd appearance, last in 2012); SpaceX Dragon/SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 2 (both: 2nd appearance, last in 2016); Flann Sinna (first appearance); Naim Frashëri (first appearance); Sonia Rykiel (first appearance; 90th birthday)
Repeats: May Revolution (2nd consecutive appearance, 9 total)

—howcheng {chat} 20:09, 26 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

2021 notes

New articles (ineligible): Operation Rösselsprung (1944) (TFA for 2021)
New articles (unused): George Floyd/Murder of George Floyd
Rescued from Ineligible (unused): 1955 British Kangchenjunga expedition (blurb previously featured Kangchenjunga, which remains ineligible)
Omitted: Constitutional Convention (United States); May Revolution; Baltimore Steam Packet Company; SpaceX Dragon/SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 2; Flann Sinna; Naim Frashëri; Sonia Rykiel
Included: Great Wall of China (4th appearance, last in 2019); Kubla Khan (2nd appearance, last in 2018); Apollo program (8th appearance, last in 2013; 60th anniversary); The Oprah Winfrey Show (first appearance; 10th anniversary); Princess Helena of the United Kingdom (2nd appearance, last in 2017; 175th birthday); Elizabeth Kane (first appearance); Ruby Payne-Scott (first appearance; 40th anniversary)
Repeats: H.M.S. Pinafore (2nd consecutive appearance, 6 total)

—howcheng {chat} 22:19, 26 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

2022 notes

Omitted: Kubla Khan; H.M.S. Pinafore; Apollo program; The Oprah Winfrey Show; Princess Helena of the United Kingdom; Elizabeth Kane; Ruby Payne-Scott
Included: May Revolution (10th appearance, last in 2020); Operation Rösselsprung (1944) (first appearance; rescued from Ineligible); Baltimore Steam Packet Company (3rd appearance, last in 2020; 60th anniversary); SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 2/SpaceX Dragon (both: 3rd appearance, last in 2020; 10th anniversary); Flann Sinna (2nd appearance, last in 2020); Louise de Broglie, Countess d'Haussonville (2nd appearance, last in 2018); Elisabeth Geleerd (first appearance)
Repeats: Great Wall of China (2nd consecutive appearance, 5 total)

—howcheng {chat} 07:16, 26 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]