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Pećanac (second from left) with a German military officer and Kosovo Albanian collaborator in October 1941
Kosta Pećanac (1879–1944) was a Serbian Chetnik commander during both of the Balkan Wars, World War I, and World War II. Pećanac (pictured, second from left) fought on the Serbian side in the Balkan Wars and World War I, joining the Toplica uprising of 1917. After the war he was an important leader of Chetnik veteran associations, known for his strong hostility to the Yugoslav Communist Party, which made him popular with conservatives. As president of the Chetnik Association, he transformed the association during the 1930s into an aggressively partisan Serb political organisation with over half a million members. During World War II, Pećanac collaborated with the German military administration and with their Serbian puppet government in the Territory of the Military Commander in Serbia. In July 1942, rival Chetnik leader Draža Mihailović arranged for the Yugoslav government-in-exile to denounce Pećanac as a traitor, and his continuing collaboration with the Germans ruined what remained of the reputation he had developed in the Balkan Wars and World War I. By March 1943, the Germans saw Pećanac's Chetniks as inefficient and unreliable, and disbanded them. He was interned, then killed in May or June 1944 by agents of Mihailović. (Full article...)
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View of Sathorn Unique Tower from Saphan Taksin BTS Station
... that some believe the fate of the unfinished Sathorn Unique Tower (pictured) is due to the shadow it casts on Wat Yan Nawa?
... that the Texan businessman George Neel, Jr. published western-themed short stories and a novel featuring a Marine in South Korea?
... that a corallite is a cup for a coral?
... that Tsien Tsuen-hsuin, who recently died at age 105, risked his life to ship rare books from China to the United States, out of the reach of the Japanese Army?
... that the architectural design of the Moorish Mosque, Kapurthala is patterned after the Koutoubia Mosque in Marrakesh in Morocco?
... that Ricky Ponting's 140 not out in the 2003 Cricket World Cup Final is the highest score by a captain in a World Cup final?
... that Amos Yee won the Best Actor and Best Short Film awards at the 2011 First Film Fest for a film he made "in his bedroom" at the age of 13?
... that The Last of Us: Left Behind featured entire gameplay encounters involving water guns, and a photo booth?
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Artist's rendering of the MESSENGER spacecraft in orbit around Mercury
In horse racing, American Pharoah, ridden by Victor Espinoza, wins the Kentucky Derby.
Following a week of protests in Baltimore, Maryland, six police officers are charged in the death of Freddie Gray.
More than 500 women and children are freed during military operations against Boko Haram in the Sambisa Forest, Nigeria.
NASA's MESSENGER probe (artist's rendering pictured) purposely crashes into the surface of Mercury, completing an eleven-year mission.
Scientists announce the discovery of Yi qi, the first known dinosaur with membranous wings.
The Americas becomes the first World Health Organization region to be officially declared free of rubella.
Ongoing: Nepal earthquake – Yemeni Civil War
Recent deaths: Ruth Rendell – Maya Plisetskaya – Ben E. King
 
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May 5: Feast of St George (Palestinians); Liberation Day in Denmark, Ethiopia, and the Netherlands; Children's Day in Japan and South Korea

Isaac Stern Auditorium, Carnegie Hall
553 – The Second Council of Constantinople, considered by many Christian churches to have been the fifth Christian Ecumenical Council, began to discuss the topics of Nestorianism and Origenism, among others.
1860 – Led by Italian general Giuseppe Garibaldi, the volunteer Expedition of the Thousand set sail from Genoa on a campaign to conquer the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.
1891 – New York City's Carnegie Hall (interior pictured), built by philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, officially opened with a concert conducted by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
1940 – World War II: A squad of 250 Norwegian volunteers in Hegra Fortress finally surrendered to a vastly superior Nazi force after a 25-day siege.
1991 – Rioting broke out in Washington, D.C., after a rookie police officer shot a Salvadorean man in the chest.
More anniversaries: May 4 – May 5 – May 6
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Heath fritillary
The heath fritillary (Melitaea athalia) is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae, which can be found in heathland, grassland, and coppiced woodlands throughout the Palaearctic. They typically fly close to the ground, though they are generally sedentary and will rarely fly further than 100 metres (330 ft) at a time.
Photograph: Darius Baužys
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From today's featured article
 

Pećanac (second from left) with a German military officer and Kosovo Albanian collaborator in October 1941
Kosta Pećanac (1879–1944) was a Serbian Chetnik commander during both of the Balkan Wars, World War I, and World War II. Pećanac (pictured, second from left) fought on the Serbian side in the Balkan Wars and World War I, joining the Toplica uprising of 1917. After the war he was an important leader of Chetnik veteran associations, known for his strong hostility to the Yugoslav Communist Party, which made him popular with conservatives. As president of the Chetnik Association, he transformed the association during the 1930s into an aggressively partisan Serb political organisation with over half a million members. During World War II, Pećanac collaborated with the German military administration and with their Serbian puppet government in the Territory of the Military Commander in Serbia. In July 1942, rival Chetnik leader Draža Mihailović arranged for the Yugoslav government-in-exile to denounce Pećanac as a traitor, and his continuing collaboration with the Germans ruined what remained of the reputation he had developed in the Balkan Wars and World War I. By March 1943, the Germans saw Pećanac's Chetniks as inefficient and unreliable, and disbanded them. He was interned, then killed in May or June 1944 by agents of Mihailović. (Full article...)
Recently featured: Secret of Mana – Javan slow loris – California Chrome
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Did you know...
 

From Wikipedia's new and recently improved content:

View of Sathorn Unique Tower from Saphan Taksin BTS Station
... that some believe the fate of the unfinished Sathorn Unique Tower (pictured) is due to the shadow it casts on Wat Yan Nawa?
... that the Texan businessman George Neel, Jr. published western-themed short stories and a novel featuring a Marine in South Korea?
... that a corallite is a cup for a coral?
... that Tsien Tsuen-hsuin, who recently died at age 105, risked his life to ship rare books from China to the United States, out of the reach of the Japanese Army?
... that the architectural design of the Moorish Mosque, Kapurthala is patterned after the Koutoubia Mosque in Marrakesh in Morocco?
... that Ricky Ponting's 140 not out in the 2003 Cricket World Cup Final is the highest score by a captain in a World Cup final?
... that Amos Yee won the Best Actor and Best Short Film awards at the 2011 First Film Fest for a film he made "in his bedroom" at the age of 13?
... that The Last of Us: Left Behind featured entire gameplay encounters involving water guns, and a photo booth?
Archive – Start a new article – Nominate an article

 
In the news
 

Artist's rendering of the MESSENGER spacecraft in orbit around Mercury
In horse racing, American Pharoah, ridden by Victor Espinoza, wins the Kentucky Derby.
Following a week of protests in Baltimore, Maryland, six police officers are charged in the death of Freddie Gray.
More than 500 women and children are freed during military operations against Boko Haram in the Sambisa Forest, Nigeria.
NASA's MESSENGER probe (artist's rendering pictured) purposely crashes into the surface of Mercury, completing an eleven-year mission.
Scientists announce the discovery of Yi qi, the first known dinosaur with membranous wings.
The Americas becomes the first World Health Organization region to be officially declared free of rubella.
Ongoing: Nepal earthquake – Yemeni Civil War
Recent deaths: Ruth Rendell – Maya Plisetskaya – Ben E. King
 
On this day...
 

May 5: Feast of St George (Palestinians); Liberation Day in Denmark, Ethiopia, and the Netherlands; Children's Day in Japan and South Korea

Isaac Stern Auditorium, Carnegie Hall
553 – The Second Council of Constantinople, considered by many Christian churches to have been the fifth Christian Ecumenical Council, began to discuss the topics of Nestorianism and Origenism, among others.
1860 – Led by Italian general Giuseppe Garibaldi, the volunteer Expedition of the Thousand set sail from Genoa on a campaign to conquer the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies.
1891 – New York City's Carnegie Hall (interior pictured), built by philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, officially opened with a concert conducted by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
1940 – World War II: A squad of 250 Norwegian volunteers in Hegra Fortress finally surrendered to a vastly superior Nazi force after a 25-day siege.
1991 – Rioting broke out in Washington, D.C., after a rookie police officer shot a Salvadorean man in the chest.
More anniversaries: May 4 – May 5 – May 6
Archive – By email – List of historical anniversaries
It is now May 5, 2015 (UTC) – Reload this page

 


Today's featured picture
 

Heath fritillary
The heath fritillary (Melitaea athalia) is a species of butterfly in the family Nymphalidae, which can be found in heathland, grassland, and coppiced woodlands throughout the Palaearctic. They typically fly close to the ground, though they are generally sedentary and will rarely fly further than 100 metres (330 ft) at a time.
Photograph: Darius Baužys
Recently featured: Boulevard du Temple – Chancellorsville Campaign – Soybean cyst nematode

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This Wikipedia is written in English. Started in 2001, it currently contains 4,863,403 articles. Many other Wikipedias are available; some of the largest are listed below.
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 español ·
 français ·
 italiano ·
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