Wikipedia:Picture of the day/April 2010
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April 1
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An advertisement exhorting readers to "GET FAT", in which the woman depicted makes a conspiratorial wink as she shares the secret to her beauty .
Advertisement: The Gribler Bank Note Co. from photo by Bakers Art Gallery
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April 2
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MW, and that number is expected to rise to 300 MW by 2015. A 37 km (23 mi) 150 kV undersea cable connects the wind farm to the shore.
Photo credit: Hans Hillewaert
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April 3
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April 4
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The florets , or small flowers, which are often yellow, maroon, or orange in color. The florets are arranged in a spiral pattern that allows for the most efficient packing of seeds within the flower head.
Photo credit: Muhammad Mahdi Karim
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April 5
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Two boys enjoy treats during the 1911 Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox cultures. The White House Easter egg roll has been held annually since 1814.
Photo: Harris & Ewing; Restoration: Lise Broer
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April 6
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A Macbeth of Scotland .
Lithography: W.J. Morgan & Co.; Restoration: Adam Cuerden
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April 7
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Leaving the opera in the year 2000, a ca. 1882 lithograph by Albert Robida, showing a futuristic view of air travel over Paris in the year 2000. Science fiction in the late 1800s is best represented by Jules Verne and H. G. Wells, but Samuel Butler, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Rudyard Kipling also wrote futuristic stories that were popular. Restoration: Michel Vuijlsteke
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April 8
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United States President Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty .
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April 9
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A wasp of the genus Polistes, the most common type of paper wasp, on a vespiary. There are over 300 recognized species and subspecies, making it the largest genus within the family Vespidae. They commonly build nests on human habitation, where they can be very unwelcome, although they are generally non-aggressive. Photo credit: Muhammad Mahdi Karim |
April 10
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Photo: Harris & Ewing; Restoration: Michel Vuijlsteke |
April 11
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An reformers, and as the older sister of King Francis I of France, Marguerite held tremendous influence in France, so much so that French historian Jules Michelet called her the "Mother" of the French Renaissance and American scholar Samuel Putnam called her the "First Modern Woman".
Engraver: John James Hinchliff; Restoration: Adam Cuerden |
April 12
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April 13
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A poster for El Capitan, an operetta by John Philip Sousa with libretto by Charles Klein. It opened on April 13, 1896, in Boston, after which it transferred to Broadway, where it ran for 112 performances, starring DeWolf Hopper. Since then, it has been produced numerous times internationally and has remained popular for some time. The piece was Sousa's first successful operetta and his most successful stage work. Poster: Sewell T. Collins, Jr.; Restoration: Adam Cuerden
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April 14
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George Atzerodt (1835–1865) conspired with John Wilkes Booth in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Atzerodt planned to assassinate Vice President Andrew Johnson on April 14, 1865. He got as far as the hotel where Johnson was staying, entered the hotel bar, and spent the evening drinking instead of attempting the assassination. Atzerodt's inquiries as to the whereabouts of Johnson raised suspicions soon after Lincoln's death, and authorities were notified. He was arrested on April 20 and executed along with three other co-conspirators by hanging on July 7. Photo: Alexander Gardner; Restoration: Lise Broer
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April 15
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Photo credit: David Iliff
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April 16
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An 1890s Allied bombing on February 13, 1945.
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April 17
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One stalk of Photo credit: Fir0002
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April 18
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The cellular location, progestagens, mineralocorticoids, glucocorticoids, androgens and estrogens, although some classes overlap. White circles indicate changes in molecular structure compared with precursors .
Image credit: David Richfield/Mikael Häggström
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April 19
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Ottoman machine gun corps, before the Second Battle of Gaza, which took place on 19 April 1917. The First Battle of Gaza, just three weeks prior, had ended in defeat for the British Empire, and this second attempt to break through Turkish defenses was also unsuccessful. Six months later, on the third attempt, the Allied forces were finally able to break the Gaza–Beersheba line. Photo:
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April 20
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The swallowtail butterflies, commonly known as swordtails. Because they are very colorful, species of Graphium are popular with collectors .
Photo credit: Muhammad Mahdi Karim
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April 21
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The flower of a Pig's Ear (Cotyledon orbiculata), a succulent plant belonging to the Crassulaceae family. The bell-shaped flowers are small, usually less than 3 cm (1.2 in) in length, and droop from the top of a 60 cm (24 in) tall stalk. They are usually orange-red in colour but yellow varieties also exist. Photo credit:
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April 22
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April 23
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Andrew Gregg Curtin (1817–1894) was a U.S. lawyer and politician. He served as the 15th governor of Pennsylvania during the American Civil War. During the Civil War, Curtin organized the Pennsylvania reserves into combat units, and oversaw the construction of the first Union military camp for training militia. After the Battle of Gettysburg, Governor Curtin was the principal force behind the establishment of the National Cemetery there. After serving two terms as governor, Curtin was appointed ambassador to Russia by Ulysses S. Grant, and he later served in the House of Representatives from 1881 until 1887. Photo: Mathew Brady/Levin Handy; Restoration: Michel Vuijlsteke
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April 24
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An pipe in the background while the Effingham family form a group in front. Gilbert, with Arthur Sullivan, had already produced their hit one-act comic opera Trial by Jury by the time Tom Cobb was written, but both Gilbert and Sullivan were still producing a considerable amount of work separately. The play premiered on 24 April 1875, but although it was praised by the critics, the original production ran for only 53 performances.
Artist: David Henry Friston; Restoration: Adam Cuerden
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April 25
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An 1838 colored Great Hypostyle Hall of the Precinct of Amun-Re, the largest of the four main enclosed areas of Karnak, a complex of ruins near the city of Luxor, Egypt. The site is a vast open-air museum and the largest ancient religious site in the world. Construction of temples started in the Middle Kingdom and continued through to Ptolemaic times. Approximately thirty pharaohs contributed to the buildings, enabling it to reach a size, complexity, and diversity not seen elsewhere. Hypostyle Hall contains 134 massive columns arranged in 16 rows, with some of the columns reaching 21 m (69 ft) tall and up to 3 m (9.8 ft) in diameter.
Artist: David Roberts & Louis Hahge; Restoration: Lise Broer
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April 26
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A photomontage of the four sides of the Frieze of Parnassus, a large sculpted stone frieze circling the base of the Albert Memorial in London, England. It consists of 169 life-size full-length sculptures of individual artists from history. The total length of the frieze is around 210 ft (64 m). Depicted from top: musicians and poets (south side), painters (east), architects (north), and sculptors (west). Photo credit: David Iliff
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April 27
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A ethnic persecution, extrajudicial killings, nepotism, corruption and gross economic mismanagement. The number of people killed as a result of his regime is estimated by international observers and human rights groups to range from 100,000 to 500,000. Tanzanians and exiled Ugandans infiltrated Uganda and overthrew Amin's government in 1979. He fled to Libya, then Saudi Arabia , where he remained for the rest of his life.
Artist: Edmund S. Valtman; Restoration: Lise Broer
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April 28
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Sedum rubrotinctum, commonly known as the "Jelly Bean Plant" or "Pork and Beans", is a succulent plant native to Mexico. The plant has short tips that resemble jelly beans, which turn red during the summer, and blooms yellow flowers in mid-spring. Sedum rubrotinctum is poisonous and can cause irritation when ingested or touched. Photo credit:
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April 29
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One of over a thousand species of carpenter ant. These ants are found throughout the world. They build colonies in moist, decaying, or hollow wood, which makes them pests to humans due to their proclivity for establishing nests in buildings. Photo credit: Muhammad Mahdi Karim
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April 30
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A Poster: Rehse-Archiv für Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik
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