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A fact from John R. Davis Jr. appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 5 May 2020 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that John R. Davis Jr., the U.S. ambassador to Poland, was known to host leaders of the banned trade union Solidarity at his home?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2020/May. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/John R. Davis Jr..

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:26, 1 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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... that John R. Davis Jr., the United States Ambassador to Poland, was known to host leaders of the banned trade union, Solidarity, at his home? Source: "John R. Davis ... openly developed relations with the Solidarity leaders, hosting them in private meetings in his home."
- ALT1:... that Polish dictator Wojciech Jaruzelski claimed that John R. Davis Jr. was only hosting dinners with leaders of banned trade union Solidarity? Source: "the Polish leader, Gen. Wojciech Jaruzelski, picked at his food and said the banned union no longer existed. It was just a bunch of people that John Davis was always having to dinner."

Reviewed: Wigwag (flag signals).

Created by Javert2113 (talk). Self-nominated at 15:17, 13 April 2020 (UTC).[reply]

Definitely new enough, long enough and notable. Source checks out and the article itself has no issues. Hook 1 appeals to a broader audience more than ALT1, so let's go with that. I think we're all set! --Sky Harbor ^(talk) 03:20, 17 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]