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Leo Major and Leo Minor
Leo Minor is a small and faint constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere. Its name is Latin for "the smaller lion", in contrast to Leo, the larger lion (19th-century illustration of both pictured). It lies between the larger and more recognizable Ursa Major to the north and Leo to the south. Leo Minor was not regarded as a separate constellation by classical astronomers; it was designated by Johannes Hevelius in 1687. There are 37 stars brighter than apparent magnitude 6.5 in the constellation; three are brighter than magnitude 4.5. 46 Leonis Minoris, an orange giant of magnitude 3.8, is located some 95 light-years from Earth. At magnitude 4.4, Beta Leonis Minoris is the second brightest star and the only one in the constellation with a Bayer designation. It is a binary star, the brighter component of which is an orange giant and the fainter a yellow-white main sequence star. The third brightest star is 21 Leonis Minoris, a rapidly rotating white main-sequence star of average magnitude 4.5. The constellation also includes two stars with planetary systems, two pairs of interacting galaxies, and the unique deep-sky object Hanny's Voorwerp. (Full article...)
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Brita von Horn
... that Swedish director Brita von Horn (pictured) was the first to stage a Chekhov play in Sweden?
... that newly signed Alex Rae was made captain of Jersey RFC?
... that the Sydney green wattle can grow to 8 metres (26 ft) tall in five years?
... that the 2008 Boat Race featured the oldest ever competitor, a 36-year-old?
... that Ilie Moscovici was detained for instigating the Romanian strike of 1920, though he "did not wish for a revolution", and for his party's Comintern affiliation, though he had opposed it?
... that Beryl Randle broke two world records, nearly 40 years apart?
... that you can buy a monkey's fist at Arthur Beale?
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In the news


Aircraft used for Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
The Cook Islands Party retains its majority in the Cook Islands general election.
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (aircraft pictured), en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, is shot down in eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 people on board.
Israel launches a ground invasion of the Gaza Strip.
Militants attack two checkpoints in the Chaambi Mountains, Tunisia, killing fourteen soldiers.
Typhoon Rammasun causes at least 94 deaths in the Philippines and at least 18 in China.
The BRICS summit is held in Brazil.
A train derails on the Moscow Metro, killing at least 23 people and injuring at least 160 others.
The Church of England votes to allow women to be ordained as bishops.
Ongoing: Ukrainian unrest
Recent deaths: James Garner – Elaine Stritch – Johnny Winter

On this day...


July 21: National Day in Belgium (1831); Marine Day in Japan (2014)

Soldier with a queue
230 – Pope Pontian began his pontificate, succeeding Urban I.
1645 – Qing dynasty regent Dorgon issued an edict ordering all Han Chinese men to shave their forehead and braid the rest of their hair into a queue (pictured) identical to those of the Manchus.
1774 – The Russo-Turkish War officially ended after the Russian and Ottoman Empires signed the Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca, with the latter ceding parts of the Yedisan region to the former.
1944 – World War II: American troops landed on Guam to liberate it from Japanese control.
1970 – The Aswan High Dam in Egypt was completed after 11 years of construction.
More anniversaries: July 20 – July 21 – July 22
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A photograph of two grey benches facing a short stone wall with metal plaques on top all in front of a large number of trees under a bright sky
Between 1942 and 1978, a total of 22 Australians were decorated with the George Cross (GC), the highest civil decoration for heroism in the United Kingdom and in several countries comprising the Commonwealth of Nations. Fourteen of these medals were awarded directly: nine to military personnel and five to civilians. At the time of the institution of the GC, living recipients of the Empire Gallantry Medal automatically became recipients of the new award, and were required to return their previous medal; two Australians became GC holders through this method. In 1971, when the British Government announced that living recipients of the Albert Medal would be invited to exchange their medals for the GC, six of the 27 Australian holders of the Albert Medal were living and all opted to exchange their insignia for the GC. Australians received the GC under the Imperial honours system until the establishment of the Australian honours system in 1975. One further award of the GC, however, was granted after this date to Constable Michael Kenneth Pratt in 1978. (Full list...)
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Beppe Grillo
Beppe Grillo (b. 1948) is an Italian comedian, actor, blogger and political activist who established the Five Star Movement in 2009. Born in Genoa, Grillo became well-known as a comic through several television shows in the 1980s, but following jokes which attacked the corruption of the Italian Socialist Party and its leader Bettino Craxi he was banned from television. Grillo continued to tour as a comedian while speaking out against corruption and banking scandals, and in 2005 Time named him a European hero.
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From today's featured article


Leo Major and Leo Minor
Leo Minor is a small and faint constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere. Its name is Latin for "the smaller lion", in contrast to Leo, the larger lion (19th-century illustration of both pictured). It lies between the larger and more recognizable Ursa Major to the north and Leo to the south. Leo Minor was not regarded as a separate constellation by classical astronomers; it was designated by Johannes Hevelius in 1687. There are 37 stars brighter than apparent magnitude 6.5 in the constellation; three are brighter than magnitude 4.5. 46 Leonis Minoris, an orange giant of magnitude 3.8, is located some 95 light-years from Earth. At magnitude 4.4, Beta Leonis Minoris is the second brightest star and the only one in the constellation with a Bayer designation. It is a binary star, the brighter component of which is an orange giant and the fainter a yellow-white main sequence star. The third brightest star is 21 Leonis Minoris, a rapidly rotating white main-sequence star of average magnitude 4.5. The constellation also includes two stars with planetary systems, two pairs of interacting galaxies, and the unique deep-sky object Hanny's Voorwerp. (Full article...)
Recently featured: Australian contribution to the Battle of Normandy – McDonald's Cycle Center – "Today" (The Smashing Pumpkins song)
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Did you know...


From Wikipedia's new and recently improved content:

Brita von Horn
... that Swedish director Brita von Horn (pictured) was the first to stage a Chekhov play in Sweden?
... that newly signed Alex Rae was made captain of Jersey RFC?
... that the Sydney green wattle can grow to 8 metres (26 ft) tall in five years?
... that the 2008 Boat Race featured the oldest ever competitor, a 36-year-old?
... that Ilie Moscovici was detained for instigating the Romanian strike of 1920, though he "did not wish for a revolution", and for his party's Comintern affiliation, though he had opposed it?
... that Beryl Randle broke two world records, nearly 40 years apart?
... that you can buy a monkey's fist at Arthur Beale?
Archive – Start a new article – Nominate an article

 
In the news


Aircraft used for Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
The Cook Islands Party retains its majority in the Cook Islands general election.
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (aircraft pictured), en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, is shot down in eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 people on board.
Israel launches a ground invasion of the Gaza Strip.
Militants attack two checkpoints in the Chaambi Mountains, Tunisia, killing fourteen soldiers.
Typhoon Rammasun causes at least 94 deaths in the Philippines and at least 18 in China.
The BRICS summit is held in Brazil.
A train derails on the Moscow Metro, killing at least 23 people and injuring at least 160 others.
The Church of England votes to allow women to be ordained as bishops.
Ongoing: Ukrainian unrest
Recent deaths: James Garner – Elaine Stritch – Johnny Winter

On this day...


July 21: National Day in Belgium (1831); Marine Day in Japan (2014)

Soldier with a queue
230 – Pope Pontian began his pontificate, succeeding Urban I.
1645 – Qing dynasty regent Dorgon issued an edict ordering all Han Chinese men to shave their forehead and braid the rest of their hair into a queue (pictured) identical to those of the Manchus.
1774 – The Russo-Turkish War officially ended after the Russian and Ottoman Empires signed the Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca, with the latter ceding parts of the Yedisan region to the former.
1944 – World War II: American troops landed on Guam to liberate it from Japanese control.
1970 – The Aswan High Dam in Egypt was completed after 11 years of construction.
More anniversaries: July 20 – July 21 – July 22
Archive – By email – List of historical anniversaries
It is now July 21, 2014 (UTC) – Reload this page




From today's featured list


A photograph of two grey benches facing a short stone wall with metal plaques on top all in front of a large number of trees under a bright sky
Between 1942 and 1978, a total of 22 Australians were decorated with the George Cross (GC), the highest civil decoration for heroism in the United Kingdom and in several countries comprising the Commonwealth of Nations. Fourteen of these medals were awarded directly: nine to military personnel and five to civilians. At the time of the institution of the GC, living recipients of the Empire Gallantry Medal automatically became recipients of the new award, and were required to return their previous medal; two Australians became GC holders through this method. In 1971, when the British Government announced that living recipients of the Albert Medal would be invited to exchange their medals for the GC, six of the 27 Australian holders of the Albert Medal were living and all opted to exchange their insignia for the GC. Australians received the GC under the Imperial honours system until the establishment of the Australian honours system in 1975. One further award of the GC, however, was granted after this date to Constable Michael Kenneth Pratt in 1978. (Full list...)
Recently featured: Polish flags – FIFA World Cup finals – Extant papal tombs
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Beppe Grillo
Beppe Grillo (b. 1948) is an Italian comedian, actor, blogger and political activist who established the Five Star Movement in 2009. Born in Genoa, Grillo became well-known as a comic through several television shows in the 1980s, but following jokes which attacked the corruption of the Italian Socialist Party and its leader Bettino Craxi he was banned from television. Grillo continued to tour as a comedian while speaking out against corruption and banking scandals, and in 2005 Time named him a European hero.
Photograph: Niccolò Caranti
Recently featured: Crew of Apollo 11 – Soldier fly – Venus and Anchises

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This Wikipedia is written in English. Started in 2001, it currently contains 4,561,897 articles. Many other Wikipedias are available; some of the largest are listed below.
More than 1,000,000 articles: Deutsch ·
 español ·
 français ·
 italiano ·
 Nederlands ·
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