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Q1: Why is [Insert event here], an event that is "more important and significant" than all the others that are currently listed, not posted?: A1: Relative article quality along with the mix of topics already listed are often deciding factors in what gets posted. Any given day of the year can have a great many important or significant historical events. The problem is that there is generally only room on the Main Page to list about 5 events at a time, so not everything can be posted.

As stated on Wikipedia:FAQ/Main Page, the items and events posted on the Main Page are chosen based more on how well they are written, not based on how much important or significant their subjects are. It is easier for admins to select a well-written, cited, verifiable article over a poor one versus trying to determine objectively how much a subject is important or significant.

Keep in mind that the quality requirements only apply to the selected bolded article, not the other links. Thus, an event may qualify for multiple dates in a year if there is an article written in a summary style and an article providing detailed content; if one of those pages have cleanup issues, the other page can be bolded as an alternate.

Another criterion is to maintain some variety of topics, and not exhibit, just for example, tech-centrism, or the belief that the world stops at the edge of the English-speaking world. Many days have a large pool of potential articles, so they will rotate in and out every year to give each one some Main Page exposure. In addition, an event is not posted if it is also the subject of this year's scheduled featured article or featured picture.

Q2: There are way too many 20th-century events listed. Why aren't there more events from the 19th century and before?

A2: The short, basic reason is the systemic bias of Wikipedia. There are not enough good, well-written articles on 19th-century and earlier events for all 365 days in the year. Currently, a majority of users seem to be generally more interested in writing articles about recent events. If you would like to further help mitigate the systemic bias in Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:WikiProject Countering systemic bias.

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Q4: Why is the birthday/death anniversary of [Insert name here] not listed?

A4: There are only four slots available for birth and death anniversaries. As with the events, article quality and diversity in time period, geography, and reason for notability are all contributing factors in whether an article gets selected for inclusion.

Q5: Are the holidays/observances listed in any particular order?

A5: Yes, there is a specified order: International observances first, then alphabetically by where observed.

Q6: Some of the holidays/observances that are listed have dates in parentheses beside them. What do they mean?

A6: There are two reasons that some holidays/observances have dates next to them:

Non-Gregorian-based holidays/observances are marked with the current year as a reminder to others that their dates do in fact vary from year to year.
National Days, Independence Days, and other holidays celebrating the nationhood of a country are generally marked by the year of the significant historic date being observed.

Today's featured article for December 27, 2024
A Palo priest and his ritual objects Palo is an African diasporic religion that developed in Cuba during the late 19th or early 20th century. It draws heavily upon the traditional Kongo religion of Central Africa, and from Catholicism and from Spiritism. Central to Palo is the nganga, usually made from an iron cauldron. Many nganga are regarded as material manifestations of ancestral or nature deities known as mpungu. The nganga may contain a wide range of objects, among the most important being sticks and human remains, the latter called nfumbe. In Palo, the presence of the nfumbe means that the spirit of that dead person inhabits the nganga and serves the possessor. The nganga is "fed" with the blood of sacrificed animals and other offerings. Palo is most heavily practiced in eastern Cuba although it is found throughout the island and abroad, including in other parts of the Americas such as Venezuela, Mexico, and the United States. Palo adherents have faced problems with police for grave robbery to procure human bones. (Full article...) Recently featured: 1984–85 Gillingham F.C. season A Very Trainor Christmas 1964 Brinks Hotel bombing Archive By email More featured articles About view – talk – edit – history – watch
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2011 notes

Moved to Ineligible: Peter and Wendy (maintenance), Soviet war in Afghanistan (already appears on February 15, date of Soviet withdrawal), Gaza War (maintenance)
Swapped out: Hagia Sophia, Flushing Remonstrance (ineligible), Japanese aircraft carrier Hōshō, Indonesian National Revolution, Spanish Constitution of 1978
Swapped in: Second voyage of HMS Beagle (5th appearance, last in 2009), Jana Gana Mana (first appearance), Show Boat (first appearance), Billy Wright (loyalist) (first appearance), 2007–2008 Kenyan crisis (first appearance)

--howcheng {chat} 01:07, 26 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

2012 notes

Omitted: Second voyage of HMS Beagle; Jana Gana Mana; Show Boat; Billy Wright (loyalist); SGR 1806-20 (ineligible—maintenance); 2007–08 Kenyan crisis
Included: Hagia Sophia (5th appearance, last in 2010); Ignacy Jan Paderewski (5th appearance, last in 2009); Cave of Swallows (first appearance); Hafizullah Amin (2nd appearance, last in 2007; rescued from Ineligible); Assassination of Benazir Bhutto (2nd appearance, last in 2009)

—howcheng {chat} 06:59, 26 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

2013 notes

Moved to Ineligible: Spanish Constitution of 1978 (maintenance)
Omitted: Hagia Sophia; Ignacy Jan Paderewski; Cave of Swallows; Hafizullah Amin; Assassination of Benazir Bhutto
Included: Manifest destiny (first appearance); Peter and Wendy (3rd appearance, last in 2009; rescued from Ineligible); Japanese aircraft carrier Hōshō (2nd appearance, last in 2010); Billy Wright (loyalist) (2nd appearance, last in 2011); Ashura protests (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 09:59, 26 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

2014 notes

Omitted: Manifest destiny; Peter and Wendy; Japanese aircraft carrier Hōshō; Billy Wright (loyalist); Ashura protests
Included: Hagia Sophia (6th appearance, last in 2012); Second voyage of HMS Beagle (6th appearance, last in 2011); Jana Gana Mana (2nd appearance, last in 2011); Hafizullah Amin (3rd appearance, last in 2012); Clonaid (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 07:38, 25 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

2015 notes

Moved to Ineligible: Show Boat (maintenance)
Omitted: Hagia Sophia; Second voyage of HMS Beagle; Jana Gana Mana; Clonaid
Included: Flushing Remonstrance (first appearance; rescued from Ineligible); Manifest destiny (2nd appearance, last in 2013); Ignacy Jan Paderewski (6th appearance, last in 2012); Gaza War (2008–09) (first appearance)
Repeats: Hafizullah Amin (2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total)

—howcheng {chat} 22:50, 25 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

2016 notes

Omitted: Manifest destiny; Ignacy Jan Paderewski; Hafizullah Amin; Gaza War (2008–09)
Included: Second voyage of HMS Beagle (7th appearance, last in 2014); Togoland (4th appearance, last in 2014; 100th anniversary; normally appears on July 20); Cave of Swallows (2nd appearance, last in 2012; 50th anniversary); Assassination of Benazir Bhutto (3rd appearance, last in 2012)
Repeats: Flushing Remonstrance (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total)

—howcheng {chat} 03:32, 27 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

2017 notes

Moved to Ineligible: Hagia Sophia (maintenance); Manifest destiny (maintenance); Peter and Wendy (maintenance); Jana Gana Mana (maintenance); Ignacy Jan Paderewski (maintenance)
New articles (unused): Dian Fossey
Omitted: Flushing Remonstrance; Togoland; Cave of Swallows; Assassination of Benazir Bhutto
Included: Zwickau prophets (first appearance); Japanese aircraft carrier Hōshō (3rd appearance, last in 2013); Billy Wright (loyalist) (3rd appearance, last in 2013; 20th anniversary); 2007–08 Kenyan crisis (2nd appearance, last in 2011; 10th anniversary); Bertha of Savoy (first appearance); Hayley Williams (first appearance); Carrie Fisher (first appearance)
Repeats: Second voyage of HMS Beagle (2nd consecutive appearance, 8 total)

—howcheng {chat} 02:07, 27 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

2018 notes

Moved to Ineligible: Ashura protests (maintenance)
Omitted: Japanese aircraft carrier Hōshō; Billy Wright (loyalist); 2007–08 Kenyan crisis; Hayley Williams (ineligible—POTD for 2018); Carrie Fisher
Included: Radio City Music Hall (first appearance); Dian Fossey (first appearance); Gaza War (2008–09) (2nd appearance, last in 2015; 10th anniversary); Agda Meyerson (first appearance); Chyna (first appearance)
Repeats: Zwickau prophets (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total); Second voyage of HMS Beagle (3rd consecutive appearance, 9 total); Bertha of Savoy (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total)

—howcheng {chat} 17:14, 27 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

2019 notes

Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Hayley Williams
Omitted: Zwickau prophets; Second voyage of HMS Beagle; Radio City Music Hall; Dian Fossey; Gaza War (2008–09); Bertha of Savoy; Agda Meyerson
Included: Flushing Remonstrance (3rd appearance, last in 2016); Manifest destiny (3rd appearance, last in 2015; rescued from Ineligible); Peter and Wendy (4th appearance, last in 2013; rescued from Ineligible); Cave of Swallows (3rd appearance, last in 2016); Clonaid (2nd appearance, last in 2014); George Whitefield (first appearance); George Cayley (first appearance)
Repeats: Chyna (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total; 50th birthday)

—howcheng {chat} 18:14, 28 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

2020 notes

Omitted: Manifest destiny; Peter and Wendy; Cave of Swallows; Clonaid; George Whitefield; Chyna
Included: Zwickau prophets (3rd appearance, last in 2018); Second voyage of HMS Beagle (10th appearance, last in 2018); Japanese aircraft carrier Hōshō (4th appearance, last in 2017); Dian Fossey (2nd appearance, last in 2018); Assassination of Benazir Bhutto (4th appearance, last in 2016); Sviatoslav II of Kiev (first appearance); Hayley Williams (2nd appearance, last in 2017)
Repeats: Flushing Remonstrance (2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total); George Cayley (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total)

—howcheng {chat} 05:17, 30 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

2021 notes

Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Jana Gana Mana
Omitted: Flushing Remonstrance; Second voyage of HMS Beagle; Japanese aircraft carrier Hōshō; Dian Fossey; Assassination of Benazir Bhutto; Sviatoslav II of Kiev; George Cayley; Hayley Williams
Included: Manifest destiny (4th appearance, last in 2019); Peter and Wendy (5th appearance, last in 2019); Dekulakization (first appearance); 2007–2008 Kenyan crisis (3rd appearance, last in 2017); Anne de Mortimer (first appearance); Ghalib (first appearance); Amy Vanderbilt (first appearance)
Repeats: Zwickau prophets (2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total; 500th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 04:49, 28 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]