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Today's featured article for December 19, 2024

SMS Niobe was a light cruiser of the Gazelle class, built for the Imperial German Navy. Launched in 1899, Niobe was armed with ten 10.5 cm (4.1 in) guns and had a top speed of 21.5 knots (39.8 km/h; 24.7 mph). The ship served as a flotilla leader for torpedo boats, a scout for the fleet, and a station ship with the East Asia Squadron. In World War I, Niobe helped defend Germany's North Sea coast. One of the cruisers permitted Germany by the Treaty of Versailles, Niobe was modernized, but was sold in 1925 to the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later Yugoslavia). Renamed Dalmacija the vessel served until April 1941, when she was captured by the Italians. Renamed again as Cattaro, she served until the Italian surrender in September 1943. Seized by the Germans, she was used in the Adriatic Sea until 19 December 1943, when she ran aground on the island of Silba, and was destroyed by British motor torpedo boats. (This article is part of a featured topic: Ships of the Royal Yugoslav Navy.)

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Picture of the day for December 19, 2024

The papaya (Carica papaya), also known as the pawpaw, is a plant species in the family Caricaceae, and also the name of the plant's fruit. It was first domesticated in Mesoamerica, within modern-day southern Mexico and Central America, and is now grown in several countries in regions with a tropical climate. The papaya fruit is a large berry about 15 to 45 cm (5.9 to 17.7 in) long and 10 to 30 cm (3.9 to 11.8 in) in diameter. The fruit is cultivated for food, being typically consumed when ripe and eaten raw without skin or seeds. The black seeds are also edible and have a sharp, spicy taste. This photograph shows the longitudinal cross section of a papaya fruit lying on its side, with orange flesh and numerous black seeds visible. The picture was focus-stacked from seven separate images.

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I'm not sure how to do edit the article - it appears only Administrators can do that. This year December 19 is Tenth of Tevet. If someone can add this I would really appreciate it. Manassehkatz 03:51, 19 December 2007 (UTC) Thank you PinchasC Manassehkatz 13:45, 19 December 2007 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Manassehkatz (talk • contribs)

2011 notes

Swapped out: South Carolina Exposition and Protest, BBC World Service, John Bodkin Adams, December 1964 South Vietnamese coup
Swapped in: A Christmas Carol (6th appearance, last in 2009), Raid on Alexandria (1941) (first appearance), First Indochina War (first appearance), Impeachment of Bill Clinton (3rd appearance, last in 2009)
Other: "Liberation Day in Goa" links now to Goa instead of 1961 Indian annexation of Goa (disputed title)
Note: User:Nikkimaria had swapped in Titanic (1997 film), but I took it out again to avoid having two pop culture items.

--howcheng {chat} 20:31, 18 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

2012 notes

Moved to Ineligible: Sino-British Joint Declaration (maintenance)
Omitted: A Christmas Carol; Raid on Alexandria (1941); First Indochina War; Andrei Sakharov (ineligible—maintenance); Impeachment of Bill Clinton
Included: Henry II of England (3rd appearance, last in 2009; rescued from Ineligible); South Carolina Exposition and Protest (2nd appearance, last in 2010); BBC World Service (2nd appearance, last in 2010; 80th anniversary); December 1964 South Vietnamese coup (2nd appearance, last in 2010); SilkAir Flight 185 (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 05:32, 18 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

2013 notes

Omitted: Henry II of England; South Carolina Exposition and Protest; BBC World Service; December 1964 South Vietnamese coup; SilkAir Flight 185
Included: A Christmas Carol (7th appearance, last in 2011); John Bodkin Adams (2nd appearance, last in 2010); Andrei Sakharov (7th appearance, last in 2011); Penlee lifeboat disaster (first appearance); Impeachment of Bill Clinton (4th appearance, last in 2011)

—howcheng {chat} 05:57, 18 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Addendum: Henry II of England added for Main Page balance. —howcheng {chat} 16:44, 19 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

2014 notes

Somehow I skipped this day when doing the daily updates and did not update this for 2014. The only change was to remove Penlee lifeboat disaster to get back down to 5 items. —howcheng {chat} 16:44, 19 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

2015 notes

Omitted: John Bodkin Adams; Andrei Sakharov; Impeachment and acquittal of Bill Clinton
Included: South Carolina Exposition and Protest; BBC World Service; Yakutsk United Air Group Flight 101/435 (first appearance; 30th anniversary)
Repeats: Henry II of England (4th consecutive appearance, 6 total); A Christmas Carol (3rd consecutive appearance, 9 total)

—howcheng {chat} 11:35, 17 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

2016 notes

Omitted: Henry II of England; BBC World Service; Yakutsk United Air Group Flight 101/435
Included: Raid on Alexandria (1941) (2nd appearance, last in 2011; 75th anniversary); John Bodkin Adams (4th appearance, last in 2014; 60th anniversary); Andrei Sakharov (9th appearance, last in 2014; 30th anniversary)
Repeats: South Carolina Exposition and Protest (2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total); A Christmas Carol (4th consecutive appearance, 10 total)

—howcheng {chat} 09:13, 19 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

2017 notes

Moved to Ineligible: BBC World Service (maintenance); Penlee lifeboat disaster (maintenance); Impeachment of Bill Clinton (maintenance)
Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Sino-British Joint Declaration
Omitted: Goa (ineligible—maintenance); South Carolina Exposition and Protest; Raid on Alexandria (1941); John Bodkin Adams; Andrei Sakharov (ineligible—maintenance)
Included: The American Crisis (first appearance); December 1964 South Vietnamese coup (3rd appearance, last in 2012); FIFA World Cup Trophy (first appearance); SilkAir Flight 185 (2nd appearance, last in 2012; 20th anniversary); Vitus Bering (first appearance); Ann Bishop (biologist) (first appearance); Stella Gibbons (first appearance)
Repeats: A Christmas Carol (5th consecutive appearance, 11 total)

—howcheng {chat} 17:00, 19 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

2018 notes

Omitted: The American Crisis; FIFA World Cup Trophy; SilkAir Flight 185; Vitus Bering; Ann Bishop (biologist); Stella Gibbons
Included: Henry II of England (7th appearance, last in 2015); South Carolina Exposition and Protest (5th appearance, last in 2016); Assassination of Andrei Karlov (first appearance); Adelaide of Susa (first appearance); Mary Livermore (first appearance); Kristina Keneally (first appearance)
Repeats: A Christmas Carol (6th consecutive appearance, 12 total; 175th anniversary); December 1964 South Vietnamese coup (2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total)

—howcheng {chat} 16:57, 19 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

2019 notes

Omitted: South Carolina Exposition and Protest; A Christmas Carol; December 1964 South Vietnamese coup; Assassination of Andrei Karlov; Adelaide of Susa; Mary Livermore; Kristina Keneally
Included: The American Crisis (2nd appearance, last in 2017); Raid on Alexandria (1941) (3rd appearance, last in 2016); Sino-British Joint Declaration (7th appearance, last in 2009); Gaia (spacecraft) (first appearance); Pope Urban V (first appearance); Grace Marie Bareis (first appearance); Stella Gibbons (2nd appearance, last in 2017; 30th anniversary)
Repeats: Henry II of England (2nd consecutive appearance, 8 total)

—howcheng {chat} 16:39, 20 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

2020 notes

Omitted: Henry II of England; The American Crisis (ineligible—maintenance); Raid on Alexandria (1941); Sino-British Joint Declaration; Gaia (spacecraft); Grace Marie Bareis; Stella Gibbons
Included: A Christmas Carol (13th appearance, last in 2018); John Bodkin Adams (5th appearance, last in 2016); FIFA World Cup Trophy (2nd appearance, last in 2017); Titanic (1997 film) (2nd appearance, last in 2009); Mary Livermore (2nd appearance, last in 2018; 200th birthday); Jake Gyllenhaal (first appearance; 40th birthday)
Repeats: Pope Urban V (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total; 650th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 04:22, 22 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

2021 notes

Moved to Ineligible: Raid on Alexandria (1941) (maintenance)
Rescued from Ineligible (unused): The American Crisis
New articles (unused): Ahmet Emin Yalman
Omitted: A Christmas Carol; FIFA World Cup Trophy; Titanic (1997 film); Pope Urban V; Mary Livermore; Jake Gyllenhaal
Included: Henry II of England (9th appearance, last in 2019); Great Swamp Fight (first appearance); Aeroflot Flight 101/435 (2nd appearance, last in 2015); Assassination of Andrei Karlov (2nd appearance, last in 2018); J. M. W. Turner (first appearance); Mileva Marić (first appearance); Ashfaqulla Khan (first appearance)
Repeats: John Bodkin Adams (2nd consecutive appearance, 6 total)

—howcheng {chat} 08:09, 20 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]