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30 September 2016

  • 00:00, 30 September 2016 (UTC)
Former coat of arms of South Africa
Former coat of arms of South Africa

29 September 2016

  • 00:00, 29 September 2016 (UTC)
Rock-Olga in 1959
Rock-Olga

28 September 2016

  • 00:00, 28 September 2016 (UTC)
Students at the Bryn Mawr Summer School for Women Workers in Industry, ca. 1921
Students at the Bryn Mawr Summer School for Women Workers in Industry

27 September 2016

  • 00:00, 27 September 2016 (UTC)
Ben Barton
Ben Barton
  • ... that Ben Barton (pictured) was able to cheaply purchase a large amount of land in what would become Redlands, California, due to Brigham Young's recall of the Mormon outpost there?
  • ... that the iPhone 7 was criticized for not featuring a headphone jack?
  • ... that a few months after having her right leg amputated, Judith Hamer trekked across the Andes for a reality television show?
  • ... that peppersoup is considered a delicacy in Western Africa, where some believe it has medicinal qualities?
  • ... that Lies Noor originally intended her film career to launch a career in social work?
  • ... that Snowbound was the first American horse to win individual gold in the Olympics?
  • ... that at an average speed of 4 mph (6.4 km/h), the M23 bus won the "Pokey Award" twice for being New York City's slowest bus route?

26 September 2016

  • 00:00, 26 September 2016 (UTC)
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift

25 September 2016

  • 00:00, 25 September 2016 (UTC)
The New High and Low Lights
The New High and Low Lights

24 September 2016

  • 00:00, 24 September 2016 (UTC)
Violetta Thurstan
Violetta Thurstan

23 September 2016

  • 00:00, 23 September 2016 (UTC)
Sachin Tendulkar at Isha Gramotsavam
Sachin Tendulkar

22 September 2016

  • 00:00, 22 September 2016 (UTC)
Dyrham Park
Dyrham Park

21 September 2016

  • 00:00, 21 September 2016 (UTC)
Explosive lenses
Explosive lenses

20 September 2016

  • 00:40, 20 September 2016 (UTC)
Sammy Davis Jr. and his mother at Grace's Little Belmont
Sammy Davis Jr. and his mother

19 September 2016

  • 00:00, 19 September 2016 (UTC)
Helen Freeman
Helen Freeman

18 September 2016

  • 00:00, 18 September 2016 (UTC)
Bahram Gur killing a wolf
Bahram Gur killing a wolf

17 September 2016

  • 00:00, 17 September 2016 (UTC)
Angela Madsen
Angela Madsen

16 September 2016

  • 00:00, 16 September 2016 (UTC)
Daieishō
Daieishō

15 September 2016

  • 00:00, 15 September 2016 (UTC)
Igloo Church
Igloo Church

14 September 2016

  • 00:00, 14 September 2016 (UTC)
Daniel Michel
Daniel Michel

13 September 2016

  • 00:00, 13 September 2016 (UTC)
Common paradise kingfisher
Common paradise kingfisher

12 September 2016

  • 00:00, 12 September 2016 (UTC)
Sharon Jarvis
Sharon Jarvis

11 September 2016

  • 00:00, 11 September 2016 (UTC)
Syster Sol
Syster Sol

10 September 2016

  • 00:00, 10 September 2016 (UTC)
Jurassic limestone
Jurassic limestone

9 September 2016

  • 00:00, 9 September 2016 (UTC)
Restored shuttlecraft prop in 2014
Galileo prop

8 September 2016

  • 16:00, 8 September 2016 (UTC)
Leonard Nimoy as Spock
Leonard Nimoy as Spock
  • 08:00, 8 September 2016 (UTC)
Gene Roddenberry in 1961
Gene Roddenberry
  • 00:00, 8 September 2016 (UTC)
Bradley Cooper in 2009
Bradley Cooper

7 September 2016

  • 00:00, 7 September 2016 (UTC)
Tunbridge Wells Cricket Club's current pavilion
Tunbridge Wells CC's current pavilion

6 September 2016

  • 00:00, 6 September 2016 (UTC)
Rufous-tailed antwren
Rufous-tailed antwren

5 September 2016

  • 00:00, 5 September 2016 (UTC)
Ahmad Abughaush at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
Ahmad Abughaush

4 September 2016

  • 00:00, 4 September 2016 (UTC)
Bocca di Lupo
Bocca di Lupo

3 September 2016

  • 00:00, 3 September 2016 (UTC)
A page from the Liber Veritatis
A page from the Liber Veritatis

2 September 2016

  • 00:00, 2 September 2016 (UTC)
Hertzoggies in a South African bakery
Hertzoggies

1 September 2016

  • 00:00, 1 September 2016 (UTC)
Capitoline Brutus
Capitoline Brutus