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The Blackwater fire
The Blackwater fire was caused by a lightning strike on August 18, 1937, in Shoshone National Forest, about 35 miles (56 km) west of Cody, Wyoming, United States. Fifteen firefighters were killed by the forest fire when a dry weather front caused the winds to suddenly increase and change direction. The fire quickly spread into dense forest, trapping some of the firefighters in a firestorm. Nine died during the fire and six died afterwards from severe burns and respiratory complications; 38 others were injured. More U.S. wildland firefighters died in the Blackwater fire than in any incident since the Great Fire of 1910; the death-toll was not surpassed until 2013 when 19 firefighters died in the Yarnell Hill Fire. Firefighters in the first half of the 20th century used mostly hand tools to suppress wildfires, and all gear was carried by the firefighters or by pack animals. Weather forecasting and radio communication were generally poor or nonexistent. After the Blackwater fire, better ways to respond to such fires were developed, including the smokejumper program in 1939 and the Ten Standard Firefighting Orders (a standardized set of wildland firefighting principles) in 1957. (Full article...)
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Cuvier's dwarf caiman
... that Cuvier's dwarf caiman (pictured) is collected from the wild for the pet trade?
... that former New Zealand MP Jonathan Hunt is credited with the idea of integrating private schools into the state system?
... that Chen Liting's 1931 play Put Down Your Whip inspired Xu Beihong's 1939 painting that broke the Chinese auction price record in 2007?
... that in quarterback Tony Robinson's only appearance in the NFL, he led the Washington Redskins to a victory that has been called one of the greatest upsets in league history?
... that Polish settlement in the Philippines has been recorded as early as the seventeenth century?
... that in the 1895 play Trilby, the role of Svengali was created by American actor Wilton Lackaye?
... that Jeffrey Trammell married Stuart Serkin at the United States Supreme Court building, in a ceremony presided over by former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor?
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Manabu Mima
In horse racing, Fiorente, ridden by Damien Oliver, wins the Melbourne Cup.
India launches the Mars Orbiter Mission, its first interplanetary probe.
Kenyans Geoffrey Mutai and Priscah Jeptoo win the New York City Marathon.
German media report that several hundred pieces of Nazi-plundered art, including lost works by Picasso and Matisse, were discovered in Munich in 2012.
In baseball, the Boston Red Sox defeat the St. Louis Cardinals to win the World Series, and the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles defeat the Yomiuri Giants to win the Japan Series (MVP Manabu Mima pictured).
Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud is confirmed killed in a drone strike.
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November 6: Constitution Day in the Dominican Republic (1844) and Tajikistan (1994); Finnish Swedish Heritage Day in Finland

Portrait of George Eliot by François D'Albert Durade
1856 – Scenes of Clerical Life, the first work by English author George Eliot (pictured), was submitted for publication.
1869 – In the first official American football game, Rutgers College defeated the College of New Jersey, 6–4, in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
1935 – The Hawker Hurricane, the aircraft responsible for 60% of the Royal Air Force's air victories in the Battle of Britain, made its first flight.
1977 – The Kelly Barnes Dam in Stephens County, Georgia, US, collapsed, and the resulting flood killed 39 people and caused $2.8 million in damages.
1995 – Madagascar's Rova of Antananarivo, which served as the royal palace from the 17th to 19th centuries, was destroyed by fire.
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The Blackwater fire
The Blackwater fire was caused by a lightning strike on August 18, 1937, in Shoshone National Forest, about 35 miles (56 km) west of Cody, Wyoming, United States. Fifteen firefighters were killed by the forest fire when a dry weather front caused the winds to suddenly increase and change direction. The fire quickly spread into dense forest, trapping some of the firefighters in a firestorm. Nine died during the fire and six died afterwards from severe burns and respiratory complications; 38 others were injured. More U.S. wildland firefighters died in the Blackwater fire than in any incident since the Great Fire of 1910; the death-toll was not surpassed until 2013 when 19 firefighters died in the Yarnell Hill Fire. Firefighters in the first half of the 20th century used mostly hand tools to suppress wildfires, and all gear was carried by the firefighters or by pack animals. Weather forecasting and radio communication were generally poor or nonexistent. After the Blackwater fire, better ways to respond to such fires were developed, including the smokejumper program in 1939 and the Ten Standard Firefighting Orders (a standardized set of wildland firefighting principles) in 1957. (Full article...)
Recently featured: Francis Tresham – "Lisa the Skeptic" – Bob Feller
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Did you know...
 

From Wikipedia's new and recently improved content:

Cuvier's dwarf caiman
... that Cuvier's dwarf caiman (pictured) is collected from the wild for the pet trade?
... that former New Zealand MP Jonathan Hunt is credited with the idea of integrating private schools into the state system?
... that Chen Liting's 1931 play Put Down Your Whip inspired Xu Beihong's 1939 painting that broke the Chinese auction price record in 2007?
... that in quarterback Tony Robinson's only appearance in the NFL, he led the Washington Redskins to a victory that has been called one of the greatest upsets in league history?
... that Polish settlement in the Philippines has been recorded as early as the seventeenth century?
... that in the 1895 play Trilby, the role of Svengali was created by American actor Wilton Lackaye?
... that Jeffrey Trammell married Stuart Serkin at the United States Supreme Court building, in a ceremony presided over by former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor?
Archive – Start a new article – Nominate an article

 
In the news
 

Manabu Mima
In horse racing, Fiorente, ridden by Damien Oliver, wins the Melbourne Cup.
India launches the Mars Orbiter Mission, its first interplanetary probe.
Kenyans Geoffrey Mutai and Priscah Jeptoo win the New York City Marathon.
German media report that several hundred pieces of Nazi-plundered art, including lost works by Picasso and Matisse, were discovered in Munich in 2012.
In baseball, the Boston Red Sox defeat the St. Louis Cardinals to win the World Series, and the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles defeat the Yomiuri Giants to win the Japan Series (MVP Manabu Mima pictured).
Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud is confirmed killed in a drone strike.
Recent deaths – More current events...
 
On this day...
 

November 6: Constitution Day in the Dominican Republic (1844) and Tajikistan (1994); Finnish Swedish Heritage Day in Finland

Portrait of George Eliot by François D'Albert Durade
1856 – Scenes of Clerical Life, the first work by English author George Eliot (pictured), was submitted for publication.
1869 – In the first official American football game, Rutgers College defeated the College of New Jersey, 6–4, in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
1935 – The Hawker Hurricane, the aircraft responsible for 60% of the Royal Air Force's air victories in the Battle of Britain, made its first flight.
1977 – The Kelly Barnes Dam in Stephens County, Georgia, US, collapsed, and the resulting flood killed 39 people and caused $2.8 million in damages.
1995 – Madagascar's Rova of Antananarivo, which served as the royal palace from the 17th to 19th centuries, was destroyed by fire.
More anniversaries: November 5 – November 6 – November 7
Archive – By email – List of historical anniversaries
It is now November 6, 2013 (UTC) – Reload this page

 

Today's featured picture
 

Mandelbulb
A mandelbulb is a three-dimensional analogue of the Mandelbrot set, a mathematical set of points whose boundary is a distinctive and easily recognizable two-dimensional fractal shape. This image, for the iteration z ↦ z8 + c, is rendered with a volumetric ray tracing and path tracing global illumination algorithm in the Corona renderer. It took about 70 hours to completely render.
Image: Ondřej Karlík
Recently featured: Frank Sinatra – Duladeo Temple – Phidippus audax portrait

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This Wikipedia is written in English. Started in 2001, it currently contains 4,368,694 articles. Many other Wikipedias are available; some of the largest are listed below.
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