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An image of a young Lincoln on the left, wearing a suit, and an older Whitman on the right, wearing a hat and suit. The image of Whitman has the words "Walt Whitman" above it, and "on Abraham Lincoln" below it.
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The American poet Walt Whitman spoke publicly many times on the life and assassination of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States. A series of at least ten lectures began in Steck Hall, New York City, on April 14, 1879, and concluded in Philadelphia on April 14, 1890, two years before Whitman's death. They were generally well received, and cemented the poet's public image as an authority on Lincoln. Whitman greatly admired Lincoln and was moved by his assassination in 1865 to write several poems honoring him, including "O Captain! My Captain!", which Whitman recited during some of the talks. The lecture in 1887 at Madison Square Theatre in New York is considered the most successful of the series, and was attended by many prominent members of American society. Whitman later described its reception as "the culminating hour" of his life. (This article is part of a featured topic: Walt Whitman and Abraham Lincoln.)

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Nassarius arcularia

Nassarius arcularia, commonly known as the casket nassa or little box dog whelk, is a species of sea snail in the Nassa mud snail or dog whelk family, Nassariidae. It is found in tropical and subtropical coastal waters across the world, inhabiting muddy areas close to the shoreline. The shell, which is very common, has a thickness of up to 3 centimetres (1.2 in) and varies in form - for example the elongation of the whorls and the longitudinal folds - as well as in color, with some specimens entirely white while others have brown bands. The young of this species have folds and striae which are much more prominent. This photograph shows five different views of a N arcularia shell originating from Madagascar.

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assassination[edit]

I do not understand why you would say Booth "mortally shot" Lincoln instead of Booth "assassinated" Lincoln. If you read the definition of assassin, Booth's act fits the description. I just looked in the Columbia Encyclopedia and it uses the word assassin to describe Booth. Please explain your reasoning. Kingturtle 09:25, 14 Apr 2004 (UTC)

The act was not completed all on the 14th - Lincoln was alive for the whole day. So yes he was assassinated by Booth, but that act was not complete until Lincoln was dead. --mav 09:44, 14 Apr 2004 (UTC)

Weapon used[edit]

The gun was a Derringer, not a Deringer, which I cant find in any dictionary. Seems we have a mis spellingt on the main page for today, and in the relevant Derringer article too. I'm notusually pedantic, but can we not get the front page right?

TonyClarke 22:11, 14 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Deringer with 1 R seems correct. Please see Deringer and Derringer. -- PFHLai 05:53, 9 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Wouldn't it make sense to link to the Abraham Lincoln assassination article somewhere in the blurb? Kelvinc 06:02, 14 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Mumbai harbour[edit]

I would like the Mumbai harbour explosion to be included in the selected anniversary. Here are some links:

 =Nichalp (talk · contribs)= 20:02, Apr 10, 2005 (UTC)

Wikipages Mumbai & History of Mumbai lack the relevant info. Please add content to these pages first. The item on the sinking of the Titanic can be moved to April 15th to make way. (see Wikipedia talk:Selected anniversaries/April 15). No rush, though. There is always next year. Thanks. -- PFHLai 16:25, 2005 Apr 13 (UTC)
I never knew there was an article on it here since 2003. See Bombay Explosion (1944). Better late than never. =Nichalp «Talk»= 13:47, Jun 22, 2005 (UTC)
That's still a stub in 2006. -- PFHLai 05:53, 9 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Kevin Freeman & Osama[edit]

Hey folks, what do you think about this entry that appeared resently in section Birts? Here it is:
"1991 - Kevin Freeman, Plans to assassinate Osama Bin Laden"
Sounds to me like someone is having fun again, or?
GGenov 09:29, 23 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Titanic[edit]

Surely the sinking of the Titanic should be a noteable date. I think people would be more interested in the sinking of the Titanic than the Georgian language, for example. (no offence to the Georgian Language). Codu (t)(c) •  19:54, 20 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, the Titanic hit the iceberg on April 14, and eventually sank on April 15. Thus, it is listed on Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/April 15 instead. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 16:03, 13 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Apollo 13[edit]

Discussion merged to Wikipedia talk:Selected anniversaries/April 13#Where's Apollo 13? Zzyzx11 (Talk) 04:15, 16 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Vishu[edit]

Vishu: A Hindu festival celebrated in the Indian state of Kerala and in the Mangalore and Udupi districts of Karnataka, usually in the second week of April in the Gregorian calendar. -- ♪Karthik♫ ♪Nadar♫ 05:12, 13 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, Vishu is ineligible because it requires maintenance. howcheng {chat} 11:25, 15 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

2012 notes[edit]

howcheng {chat} 11:31, 15 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

South & Southeast Asian traditional New Year festivals[edit]

This seems rather tricky to deal with. Most span multiple days, but they don't all fall on the same range. Some are fixed by date; some vary each year. There are a whole lot of relevant articles (see April 14#Holidays and observances and New Year#Mid-April (Northern spring)), but not a central article to conveniently link to. How should this be dealt with? --180.180.148.46 (talk) 09:24, 28 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Firstly, we can only feature the articles that are of good quality. That probably will winnow the number of listings to include. If there are still too many, then we'll pick the 2 or 3 best-quality articles and maybe link to April 14#Holidays and observances. howcheng {chat} 05:10, 12 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

2013 notes[edit]

howcheng {chat} 06:02, 13 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

2014 notes[edit]

howcheng {chat} 06:20, 13 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

2015 notes[edit]

howcheng {chat} 12:04, 12 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Ineligible list[edit]

@Howcheng: I checked the ineligible list and I think all of those articles are still not eligible for inclusion. Mhhossein (talk) 13:08, 11 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

That's no surprise, but thanks for checking. howcheng {chat} 15:42, 11 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Howcheng: You're welcome and sorry for my delay. What can I do next? Mhhossein (talk) 19:16, 11 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]
The next step is to make sure all the eligible articles are still eligible. I've taken care of April 14, so if you want to start on April 15 that would be great. Thanks. howcheng {chat} 06:29, 12 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Sure, I'll do that. Mhhossein (talk) 06:50, 12 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

2016 notes[edit]

howcheng {chat} 15:45, 12 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

2017 notes[edit]

howcheng {chat} 03:52, 14 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

2018 notes[edit]

howcheng {chat} 03:17, 15 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

2019 query[edit]

Hi Howcheng, the last two entries, Pierre Gaspard Chaumette (d. 1794) and Abdul Salam Arif (d. 1966), both seemed to have died 13 April? JennyOz (talk) 16:57, 13 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

2019 notes[edit]

howcheng {chat} 16:49, 15 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

2020 notes[edit]

howcheng {chat} 16:07, 15 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

2021 notes[edit]

howcheng {chat} 06:47, 16 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

2022 notes[edit]

howcheng {chat} 07:08, 15 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]