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28 February 2018

  • 00:00, 28 February 2018 (UTC)
Fannie Lou Hamer
Fannie Lou Hamer

27 February 2018

  • 00:00, 27 February 2018 (UTC)
Alexandra Palace
Alexandra Palace

26 February 2018

  • 00:00, 26 February 2018 (UTC)
Austin United States Courthouse
Austin United States Courthouse

25 February 2018

  • 00:00, 25 February 2018 (UTC)
John W. Overton
John W. Overton
  • ... that John W. Overton (pictured) was killed in World War I, a year after setting the world track and field records in the indoor mile and indoor 1000 yard (910 m) races in 1917?
  • ... that the organizers of FESTIMA, a festival in Burkina Faso celebrating traditional African masks, estimate that 100,000 people attended in 2016?
  • ... that after the shooting of Trayvon Martin, Seattle author Ijeoma Oluo started writing about her social concerns on a blog that she had previously devoted to food?
  • ... that what at first sight appears to be a single Oedera capensis flowerhead, is in fact typically a group of nine densely cropped heads?
  • ... that because she felt she lacked acting experience, Japanese voice actress Tomori Kusunoki initially auditioned as a singer?
  • ... that the killings at the Alem Bekagn prison were visible from the windows of the Organisation of African Unity headquarters, but were never mentioned by the OAU?
  • ... that the Yellow River put an end to Wanting in 1168?

24 February 2018

  • 00:00, 24 February 2018 (UTC)
Su Bai
Su Bai

23 February 2018

  • 00:00, 23 February 2018 (UTC)
General George Washington Resigning His Commission
General George Washington
Resigning His Commission

22 February 2018

  • 00:00, 22 February 2018 (UTC)
I Saw the Figure 5 in Gold
I Saw the Figure 5 in Gold

21 February 2018

  • 00:00, 21 February 2018 (UTC)
Fagersta airspace surveillance tower
Fagersta airspace surveillance tower

20 February 2018

  • 00:00, 20 February 2018 (UTC)
National Coalition Party poster, 1964
National Coalition Party poster, 1964

19 February 2018

  • 00:00, 19 February 2018 (UTC)
Graham Waterhouse
Graham Waterhouse

18 February 2018

  • 00:00, 18 February 2018 (UTC)
An inscribed oracle bone from Yinxu
An inscribed oracle bone from Yinxu

17 February 2018

  • 00:00, 17 February 2018 (UTC)
Vadstena Town Hall
Vadstena Town Hall

16 February 2018

  • 00:00, 16 February 2018 (UTC)
Pyramid of Neferirkare
Pyramid of Neferirkare

15 February 2018

  • 00:00, 15 February 2018 (UTC)
Lenten rose
Lenten rose

14 February 2018

  • 00:05, 14 February 2018 (UTC)
SS Storskär, a listed ship
SS Storskär, a listed ship

13 February 2018

  • 00:20, 13 February 2018 (UTC)
Summer Lake Hot Springs bathhouse
Summer Lake Hot Springs bathhouse

12 February 2018

  • 00:35, 12 February 2018 (UTC)
The CPRR's Lilly Belle locomotive and caboose
The CPRR's Lilly Belle locomotive and caboose

11 February 2018

  • 00:50, 11 February 2018 (UTC)
"Snoopy", a modified A3D Skywarrior
"Snoopy", a modified A3D Skywarrior

10 February 2018

  • 01:05, 10 February 2018 (UTC)
Slices of New York-style pizza
Slices of New York-style pizza

9 February 2018

  • 01:20, 9 February 2018 (UTC)
Chrysler Turbine Car
Chrysler Turbine Car

8 February 2018

  • 01:35, 8 February 2018 (UTC)
Wainui Falls
Wainui Falls

7 February 2018

  • 01:50, 7 February 2018 (UTC)
The nine sheets of the Treaty of Waitangi
The nine sheets of the Treaty of Waitangi

6 February 2018

  • 02:05, 6 February 2018 (UTC)
Humphrey and Isabella's wedding
Humphrey and Isabella's wedding

5 February 2018

  • 02:20, 5 February 2018 (UTC)
Skydart
Skydart

4 February 2018

  • 00:00, 4 February 2018 (UTC)
Portrait by school of Anthony van Dyck
Portrait by school of Anthony van Dyck

3 February 2018

  • 00:00, 3 February 2018 (UTC)
Sutton Hoo Helmet (2002)
Sutton Hoo Helmet (2002)

2 February 2018

  • 00:00, 2 February 2018 (UTC)
Ollagüe with steam plume on the left
Ollagüe with steam plume on the left

1 February 2018

  • 05:48, 1 February 2018 (UTC)
HMS Mantua
HMS Mantua