Wikipedia talk:Selected anniversaries/August 17

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Today's featured article for August 17, 2024
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well i just registered on here .... not sure if this is going to help me but here i go...... I went to an estate sale and was GIVEN this painting. It is an original and has Folton on it...I understand that he painted as well but I am not sure if this is a "real" Fulton. I have looked up a couple of thing w/ his signature and both look diffrent from eachother and on this painting it is in Print not cursive. if anyone has any information to help me find out if i have the real thing please email me at [email protected] i can send you pix of this painting if it may help you to help me find out about the history of this mistirious painting i have.

Thank you, Melissa

• Deleted: Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (moved to July 5)
• Omitted: Battle of the Gates of Trajan; Leo Frank; Indonesian National Revolution; Radcliffe Line; Michael Phelps
• Included:
  2009 Sayano-Shushenskaya hydro accident
  (first appearance)

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