Wikipedia:Main Page alternatives/(outline links)

the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit.

Today's featured article
No. 2 Squadron Canberra, which Evans flew in Vietnam Selwyn David Evans (3 June 1925 – 2 September 2020) was a senior commander of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and a writer and consultant on defence matters. He was a member of the Australian contingent in the Berlin Airlift, then a VIP captain with the Governor-General's Flight, the latter of which earned him the Air Force Cross. In the 1960s, Evans was twice posted to No. 2 Squadron, where he flew Canberra jet bombers (example pictured) and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order after completing a tour in Vietnam. He became Chief of Air Force Operations and was later promoted to Chief of the Air Staff. Evans was appointed Companion of the Order of Australia in 1984. Retiring from the RAAF in 1985, he was a board member and advisor to British Aerospace Australia, and chairman of the National Capital Authority. In 2001, he was awarded the Centenary Medal for his services to the Australian Defence Force and the Canberra community. (Full article...) Recently featured: Zeng Laishun Namco The Boat Race 2018 Archive By email More featured articles About
Did you know...
Medway Street footbridge ... that after the Medway Street footbridge had become twisted (pictured) in the 2010 Canterbury earthquake, part of it was turned into a memorial? ... that the first defendants indicted for a crime of apartheid have not yet faced trial? ... that the Saxe–Goldstein hypothesis has been used to explain burial practices in Greece, Australia, Madagascar and Peru? ... that surveyors in colonial Pennsylvania may have deliberately excluded fertile land from a tract granted to the Okehocking people in 1703? ... that the German explorer Gustav Conrau shot himself in 1899 to avoid recapture, according to a later report by his local interpreter? ... that a Long Island TV station sued a columnist for satirizing its signal and programming? ... that the music video for "The Kids from Yesterday" by My Chemical Romance was directed by a fan? ... that Scott Burnside received journalism awards for writing about shift work, murders, and ice hockey? Archive Start a new article Nominate an article

In the news
Josep-Lluís Serrano Pentinat Josep-Lluís Serrano Pentinat (pictured) is sworn in as the new episcopal co-prince of Andorra. Kenyan writer and activist Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o dies at the age of 87. Flooding submerges the town of Mokwa, Nigeria, leaving more than 200 people dead. In sumo, Ōnosato Daiki is promoted to yokozuna. In association football, Liverpool win the Premier League title. Ongoing: Gaza war Russian invasion of Ukraine timeline Sudanese civil war timeline Recent deaths: Robert Jarvik Susann McDonald Per Nørgård Len St. Jean Harrison Ruffin Tyler Phil Robertson Nominate an article
On this day...
June 3: Martyrs Day in Uganda Silhouette of Jack Jouett 1781 – American Revolutionary War: Jack Jouett (pictured) rode 40 miles (64 km) to warn Thomas Jefferson and the Virginia legislature of British cavalry who had been sent to capture them. 1892 – Liverpool F.C., one of England's most successful football clubs, was founded. 1937 – Half a year after abdicating the British throne, Edward, Duke of Windsor, married American socialite Wallis Simpson in a private ceremony in France. 1969 – During a SEATO exercise in the South China Sea, a collision between HMAS Melbourne and USS Frank E. Evans resulted in the latter vessel being cut in two and the deaths of 74 personnel. 1982 – A failed assassination attempt was made on Shlomo Argov, the Israeli ambassador to the United Kingdom, triggering an Israeli decision to invade Lebanon three days later. Garret Hobart (b. 1844) Eric A. Havelock (b. 1903) Franz Kafka (d. 1924) Pierre Poilievre (b. 1979) More anniversaries: June 2 June 3 June 4 Archive By email List of days of the year About

Today's featured picture

The eastern quoll (Dasyurus viverrinus) is a medium-sized carnivorous marsupial in the dasyurid family, and one of six extant species of quolls. Endemic to Australia, the species occurs on the island of Tasmania, and was formerly found across much of southeastern mainland Australia before becoming functionally extinct there in the 1960s. Eastern quolls are about the size of a small domestic cat and have a thick, light fawn or near-black, coat with white spots. They are solitary predators, hunting at night for their prey of insects, small mammals, birds, and reptiles. This fawn-morph eastern quoll was photographed in Upper Esk, Tasmania.

Photograph credit: Charles J. Sharp

Recently featured:

Other areas of Wikipedia

Community portal – The central hub for editors, with resources, links, tasks, and announcements.
Village pump – Forum for discussions about Wikipedia itself, including policies and technical issues.
Site news – Sources of news about Wikipedia and the broader Wikimedia movement.
Teahouse – Ask basic questions about using or editing Wikipedia.
Help desk – Ask questions about using or editing Wikipedia.
Reference desk – Ask research questions about encyclopedic topics.
Content portals – A unique way to navigate the encyclopedia.

Wikipedia's sister projects

Wikipedia is written by volunteer editors and hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation, a non-profit organization that also hosts a range of other volunteer projects: