Wikipedia talk:Selected anniversaries/April 7

Frequently asked questions 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 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 writing articles about recent events. If you would like to further help mitigate the systemic bias in Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:WikiProject Countering systemic bias . Q3: This page seems to be biased toward events based in [Insert country or region here]. What can be done about it? A3: This again is attributed to the systemic bias of Wikipedia. Many users are generally more interested in working on good, well-written articles pertaining to their home country. Since this is the English Wikipedia, there will be more English-speaking users, and thus more articles pertaining to English-speaking countries. And if there are more users who are from the United States, there will probably be more well-written articles about events based in the United States. Again, if you would like to further help mitigate the systemic bias in Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:WikiProject Countering systemic bias . 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. Independence Days , and other holidays celebrating the nationhood of a country are generally marked by the year of the significant historic date being observed.

• 1795 - France adopts the metre as the unit of length
• Teapot Dome oil reserves in Wyoming
  .
• Washington, DC to New York City; image was of Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover
  ).
• 1939 - World War II: Italy invades Albania.
• African American to be depicted on a United States postage stamp
  .
• 1948 - The World Health Organization is established by the United Nations.
• United Nations Secretary General
  .
• 1954 - President Dwight D. Eisenhower gives his"domino theory" speech during a news conference.
• 1956 - Spain relinquishes its protectorate in Morocco.
• Socialist republic and Josip Broz Tito
  is named President for life.
• System/360
• 1969 - The Internet's symbolic birth date: publication of RFC 1.
• 1980 - The United States severs diplomatic relations with Iran and imposes economic sanctions following the taking of American hostages on November 4, 1979.
• space shuttle
  spacewalk (duration: 4 hours, 10 minutes).
• Iran Contra Affair: John Poindexter
  is found guilty of five charges for his part in the scandal but the convictions were later reversed after an appeal.
• Tutsis begin in Kigali, Rwanda
  .
• 1999 - Kosovo War: Kosovo's main border crossings are closed by Serbian forces to prevent ethnic Albanians from leaving.
• Mars Odyssey
  is launched.

• Rescued from Ineligible (unused): World Health Organization; Request for Comments
• Omitted:
  Charles University in Prague; Symphony No. 3 (Beethoven); Battle of Shiloh; Nansen's Fram expedition/Fridtjof Nansen, Booker T. Washington; Samashki massacre
• Included: St John Passion (first appearance); Burmese–Siamese War (1765–1767) (first appearance); Ba'ath Party (4th appearance, last in 2006); Federal Express Flight 705 (first appearance); 2001 Mars Odyssey (first appearance)

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