Wikipedia:Today's featured list/April 2016

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April 4

Jaco Van Dormael
Jaco Van Dormael

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Soeur Sourire with one. (Full list...
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April 8

Joseph Priestley
Joseph Priestley

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soda water, and his discovery of 10 previously unknown "Airs" (gases), that he reported about from 1774–1786 in a giant book of 6 volumes: Experiments and Observations on Different Kinds of Air. (Full list...
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April 15

Roman Baths
Roman Baths

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April 18

Apollo 1 disaster. These were purchased by astronauts and support crew personnel at NASA Astronaut Flight Office, and a total of over 3,000 sterling silver Robbins medallions were flown into space across the 12 manned flights of the Apollo program. Some of these were later sold in public auction for up to $60,000. (Full list...
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April 22

Redoubt Volcano

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Aleutians East Borough holds the most, with four. Natural Landmarks in Alaska range from 170 to 1,800,000 acres (69 to 728,434 ha; 0.27 to 2,812.50 sq mi) in size. Owners include private individuals and several state and federal agencies. The National Natural Landmarks Program is administered by the National Park Service, a branch of the Department of the Interior. The National Park Service determines which properties meet NNL criteria and, after notifying the owners, makes nomination recommendations. (Full list...
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April 25

Edward James Olmos
Edward James Olmos

The American television series

Tony Awards, only Johnson and Olmos won acting awards for their work on the series, while composer Jan Hammer earned two Grammy awards for his composition for the show's opening credits, "Miami Vice Theme". Of a total of thirty-three nominations earned by the series, it went on to win ten awards. The series spawned several successful soundtrack albums, with both Miami Vice and Miami Vice II charting in several countries worldwide. (Full list...
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April 29

Robert Plant and Jimmy Page
Robert Plant and Jimmy Page

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live albums, nine compilation albums, 16 singles and eight music downloads. Formed in London in 1968, the rock group consisted of guitarist Jimmy Page, singer Robert Plant, bass player John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham. The band (Plant and Page pictured) pioneered the concept of album-oriented rock and often refused to release popular songs as singles. Their debut album, Led Zeppelin (1969), released by Atlantic Records, charted at number six on the UK Albums Chart and at number ten on the United States Billboard 200. Led Zeppelin's second studio album, Led Zeppelin II, produced the group's most successful single, "Whole Lotta Love", which peaked at several music charts in the top 10. Led Zeppelin's untitled fourth album, often called Led Zeppelin IV and released on 8 November 1971, is their most commercially successful album. It received a 23 times multi-platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America, the third-highest of all albums. The band has sold over 300 million albums worldwide, including 111.5 million certified units in the United States. (Full list...
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