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Today's featured article for December 1, 2024

The Benty Grange helmet is a boar-crested Anglo-Saxon helmet from the 7th century. It was excavated by Thomas Bateman in 1848 from a burial mound at the Benty Grange farm in Monyash in western Derbyshire. The grave had probably been looted by the time of Bateman's excavation, but still contained other high-status objects suggestive of a richly furnished burial, such as the fragmentary remains of a hanging bowl. The ornate helmet was constructed by covering the outside of an iron framework with plates of horn and the inside with cloth or leather, now decayed. It would have provided some protection against weapons, but may have also been intended for ceremonial use. It was the first Anglo-Saxon helmet to be discovered; others have been found at Sutton Hoo, York, Wollaston, Shorwell, and Staffordshire. The helmet is displayed at Sheffield's Weston Park Museum, which purchased it from Bateman's estate in 1893. (Full article...)

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Picture of the day for December 1, 2024

The African helmeted turtle (Pelomedusa subrufa) is a species of side-necked terrapin in the family Pelomedusidae. The species naturally occurs in fresh and stagnant water bodies throughout much of sub-Saharan Africa, and in southern Yemen. It has omnivorous with its diet consisting mainly of aquatic invertebrates, small fish, and vegetation. It is typically a small turtle, with most individuals being less than 20 cm (7.9 in) in straight carapace length. The female lays two to ten eggs on average, normally during late spring and early summer. The eggs are placed in a flask-shaped nest about 4 to 7 in (10 to 18 cm) deep and hatch in 75–90 days This African helmeted turtle was photographed in Phinda Private Game Reserve, South Africa.

Photograph credit: Charles J. Sharp

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Copied from WP:ERRORS:

I can't see why we're using a rubbish logo instead of an image that's actually relevant to the days events, but if we are, 'awareness ribbon' should be wikilinked since the term isn't widely understood outside the US Modest Genius ^talk 01:32, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Also, why not use Image:Rosaparks.jpg or Image:DpedroI-brasil-full.jpg instead? Modest Genius ^talk 01:40, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Google has the same so-called "rubbish logo" on their website, too. It can't be that "rubbish"... --74.14.20.24 (talk) 13:13, 1 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

As the international symbol of World AIDS Day,[1], an image that has been here one this page in some form since 2005[2], this is one admin who is reluctant to change it. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 04:50, 2 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

world aids day and union day (romania)

why are world aids day and union day in romania listed differently that the rest of these anniversaries / events? it seems like they should be listed like all the others e.g.:
December 1

Union Day in Romania (1918)

World AIDS Day

Rosa Parks was arrested for violating the racial segregation laws of Montgomery, Alabama, after refusing to give up her seat on a public bus to a white man, precipitating the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

etcetera

~~just my opinion. (edited) badmachine (talk) 07:59, 2 December 2008 (UTC)~~oh... never mind. i just looked at dec 2 and see that 2 are at the top and the rest are listed as usual. odd format, but consistent. carry on. badmachine (talk) 08:05, 2 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The difference you are seeing is that holidays and observances for each day are listed separately at the top. Cheers. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 16:22, 2 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

2012 notes

Moved to Ineligible: Civil Air Patrol (maintenance)
Omitted: Pedro I of Brazil; Assembly line; Locarno Treaties (moved to September 14: Dec. 1 was incorrect and the Dec. 3 date is uncited); Rosa Parks; 1989 Philippine coup attempt
Included: Shaw University (first appearance); Taman Shud Case (first appearance); Antarctic Treaty System (6th appearance, last in 2010; moved from June 23); Gävle goat (first appearance); Treaty of Lisbon (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 07:20, 30 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

2013 notes

Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Civil Air Patrol; Channel Tunnel
Omitted: Shaw University; Antarctic Treaty System; Gävle goat (ineligible—maintenance); Treaty of Lisbon
Included: Decembrist revolution (Argentina) (first appearance); Assembly line (3rd appearance, last in 2011; 100th anniversary); Rosa Parks (8th appearance, last in 2011); Ukrainian independence referendum, 1991 (first appearance)
Repeats: Taman Shud Case (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total)

—howcheng {chat} 06:19, 30 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

2014 notes

Moved to Ineligible: 1989 Philippine coup attempt (maintenance)
Omitted: Taman Shud Case; Rosa Parks; Ukrainian independence referendum, 1991
Included: Civil Air Patrol (first appearance); Antarctic Treaty System (7th appearance, last in 2012); Channel Tunnel (14th appearance, last in 2010)
Repeats: Decembrist revolution (Argentina) (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total); Assembly line (2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total)

—howcheng {chat} 08:15, 30 November 2014 (UTC)[reply]

2015 notes

Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Buenos Aires Underground
Moved to Ineligible: Shaw University (maintenance)
Omitted: Decembrist revolution (Argentina); Assembly line; Civil Air Patrol; Antarctic Treaty System; Channel Tunnel (ineligible—maintenance)
Included: Pedro I of Brazil (7th appearance, last in 2011); Kingdom of Iceland (first appearance); Taman Shud Case (3rd appearance, last in 2013); Rosa Parks (9th appearance, last in 2013; 60th anniversary); Ukrainian independence referendum, 1991 (2nd appearance, last in 2013)

—howcheng {chat} 07:58, 29 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

2016 notes

December 1, 2016 is the 50th anniversary of the opening of The Pit, a basketball arena on the campus of the University of New Mexico. The Pit was the site of the NCAA Final Four in 1983, including a famous upset win and celebration by coach Jim Valvano. Including the date annually would not be appropriate, but the 50th anniversary may be a worthy addition. Laszlo Panaflex (talk) 02:43, 20 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

2016 notes

Moved to Ineligible: Civil Air Patrol (maintenance)
Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Gävle goat
Omitted: Pedro I of Brazil; Taman Shud Case; Rosa Parks
Included: Francis Walsingham (first appearance); Decembrist revolution (Argentina) (3rd appearance, last in 2014); The Pit (arena) (first appearance; 50th anniversary); Gävle goat (2nd appearance, last in 2012; 50th anniversary)
Repeats: Kingdom of Iceland (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total); Ukrainian independence referendum, 1991 (2nd consecutive appearance, 3 total; 25th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 17:15, 30 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

2017 notes

Moved to Ineligible: Buenos Aires Underground (maintenance); Assembly line (maintenance); Treaty of Lisbon (maintenance)
Omitted: Decembrist revolution (Argentina); Kingdom of Iceland; The Pit (arena); Gävle goat
Included: Pedro I of Brazil (8th appearance, last in 2015); Rosa Parks (10th appearance, last in 2015); Antarctic Treaty System (8th appearance, last in 2014); Saint Eligius (first appearance); Marie Tussaud (first appearance); Masao Horiba (first appearance)
Repeats: Francis Walsingham (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total); Ukrainian independence referendum, 1991 (3rd consecutive appearance, 4 total)

—howcheng {chat} 06:55, 1 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

2018 notes

New articles (ineligible): Hassan Modarres (maintenance)
New articles (unused): Gleno Dam
Omitted: Pedro I of Brazil; Rosa Parks; Antarctic Treaty System; Ukrainian independence referendum, 1991; Saint Eligius; Marie Tussaud; Masao Horiba
Included: Decembrist revolution (Argentina) (4th appearance, last in 2016); Kingdom of Iceland (3rd appearance, last in 2016; 100th anniversary); Tamam Shud case (4th appearance, last in 2015); 1988 Ordzhonikidze bus hijacking (first appearance; 30th anniversary); Giovanni Morone (first appearance); William Swainson (lawyer) (first appearance); Candace Bushnell (first appearance; 60th birthday)
Repeats: Francis Walsingham (3rd consecutive appearance, 3 total)

—howcheng {chat} 17:37, 1 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

2019 notes

Omitted: Francis Walsingham; Kingdom of Iceland; Tamam Shud case; 1988 Ordzhonikidze bus hijacking; Giovanni Morone; William Swainson (lawyer); Candace Bushnell
Included: Gleno Dam (first appearance); Antarctic Treaty System (9th appearance, last in 2017; 60th anniversary); Gävle goat (3rd appearance, last in 2016); 1991 Ukrainian independence referendum (5th appearance, last in 2017); 9th Dalai Lama (first appearance); Jeni Bojilova-Pateva (first appearance); J. B. S. Haldane (first appearance)
Repeats: Decembrist revolution (Argentina) (2nd consecutive appearance, 5 total)

—howcheng {chat} 17:09, 2 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

2020 notes

New articles (ineligible): Jack Crawford (cricketer) (TFA for 2020)
Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Sergei Kirov; Civil Air Patrol
Omitted: Decembrist revolution (Argentina); Gleno Dam; Antarctic Treaty System; Gävle goat; 1991 Ukrainian independence referendum; 9th Dalai Lama; Jeni Bojilova-Pateva; J. B. S. Haldane
Included: Francis Walsingham (4th appearance, last in 2018); Pedro I of Brazil (9th appearance, last in 2017); Kingdom of Iceland (4th appearance, last in 2018); Rosa Parks (11th appearance, last in 2017); 1988 Ordzhonikidze bus hijacking (2nd appearance, last in 2018); Muhammad III of Alamut (first appearance); Martin Heinrich Klaproth (first appearance); Jo Walton (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 04:15, 4 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

2021 notes

Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Channel Tunnel; Jack Crawford (cricketer)
Omitted: Pedro I of Brazil; Kingdom of Iceland; Rosa Parks; 1988 Ordzhonikidze bus hijacking; Muhammad III of Alamut; Martin Heinrich Klaproth; Jo Walton
Included: Republic of Spanish Haiti (first appearance; 200th anniversary); Civil Air Patrol (2nd appearance, last in 2014; 80th anniversary); Croatian Spring (first appearance; 50th anniversary); 1991 Ukrainian independence referendum (6th appearance, last in 2019; 30th anniversary); Archie MacLaren (first appearance; 150th birthday); Anna Roosevelt Halsted (first appearance)
Repeats: Francis Walsingham (2nd consecutive appearance, 5 total)

—howcheng {chat} 07:26, 2 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]