Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests
Here the community can nominate articles to be selected as "Today's featured article" (TFA) on the main page. The TFA section aims to highlight the range of articles that have "featured article" status, from Art and architecture through to Warfare, and wherever possible it tries to avoid similar topics appearing too close together without good reason. Requests are not the only factor in scheduling the TFA (see Choosing Today's Featured Article); the final decision rests with the TFA coordinators: Wehwalt, Dank and Gog the Mild, who also select TFAs for dates where no suggestions are put forward. Please confine requests to this page, and remember that community endorsement on this page does not necessarily mean the article will appear on the requested date.
If you have an exceptional request that deviates from these instructions (for example, an article making a second appearance as TFA, or a "double-header"), please discuss the matter with the TFA coordinators beforehand. It can be helpful to add the article to the pending requests template, if the desired date for the article is beyond the 30-day period. This does not guarantee selection, but does help others see what nominations may be forthcoming. Requesters should still nominate the article here during the 30-day time-frame.
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Currently accepting requests from June 1 to July 1.
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June 1 | Ludwigsburg Palace | beginning of Ludwigsburg Festival | 2 | |
June 8 | Bill Newton | 105th birthday | 1 | |
June 9 | The Ecstatic | 15th anniversary of release | 1 | |
June 13 | Battle of Villers-Bocage | Date of beginning of battle | 1 | |
June 17 | Icelandic horse | Icelandic National Day. TFA re-run from 2009. | 1 | |
June 21 | Giraffe | Giraffe. TFA re-run from 2012. | 1 | |
June 25 | Mckenna Grace | 18th birthday | 1 |
† Tally may not be up to date. The nominator is included in the number of supporters.
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June 1[edit]
Ludwigsburg Palace[edit]
Ludwigsburg Palace is a 452-room palace complex of 18 buildings in Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is the largest palatial estate in the country and has been called the "Versailles of Swabia". Eberhard Louis, Duke of Württemberg, began construction of the palace in 1704. The son of his successor, Charles Eugene, completed it and refurbished parts in the Rococo style, especially its theatre. Charles Eugene abandoned the palace in 1775, and it began a decline until the future Duke, and then King, Frederick moved in in 1795. As King, Frederick, and his Queen, Charlotte, renovated the entirety of the palace in the Neoclassical style. The palace was opened to the public in 1918. It underwent periods of restoration, including for its tricentenary in 2004. It has hosted the Ludwigsburg Festival annually since 1947. The palace is surrounded by gardens named Blooming Baroque (Blühendes Barock), laid out in 1954 as they might have appeared in 1800. (Full article...)
- Most recent similar article(s): don't recall any palace recently
- Main editors: Vami_IV
- Promoted: Dec 2018
- Reasons for nomination: memory of Vami_IV - 1 June is the opening of the Ludwigsburg Festival, but it could run any other day. I didn't change the blurb (it ran first 18 May 2019), but suggest a different image for variety. It shows the older sections better.
- Support as nominator. Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:26, 23 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support in memory. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 20:47, 23 March 2024 (UTC)
June 8[edit]
Bill Newton[edit]
Bill Newton was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, honoured for his actions as a bomber pilot in Papua New Guinea during March 1943. Raised in Melbourne, he joined the Citizen Military Forces in 1938 and enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in February 1940. He served as a flying instructor in Australia before being posted to No. 22 Squadron, which began operating Boston light bombers in New Guinea late in 1942. Having just taken part in the Battle of the Bismarck Sea, he was on his fifty-second mission when he was shot down. Newton was still posted as missing when given the Victoria Cross in October 1943. It later emerged that he was captured by the Japanese and beheaded on 29 March. Newton was the only Australian airman to receive a Victoria Cross for action in the South West Pacific theatre of World War II, and the sole Australian to be so decorated while flying with an RAAF squadron. (Full article...)
- Most recent similar article(s): Raymond Brownell, another RAAF pilot, is scheduled for May 17
- Main editors: Ian Rose
- Promoted: June 12, 2010
- Reasons for nomination: 105th birthday
- Support as nominator. Z1720 (talk) 20:01, 23 March 2024 (UTC)
June 9[edit]
The Ecstatic[edit]
The Ecstatic is the fourth album by American rapper Mos Def (pictured), released by Downtown Records on June 9, 2009. Singer Georgia Anne Muldrow and rappers Slick Rick and Talib Kweli were guest vocalists. The album has been described by music journalists as a conscious and alternative hip hop record. Mos Def's raps about global politics, love, spirituality, and social conditions are informed by Black internationalism and Pan-Islamic ideas. The album's loosely structured, lightly reverbed songs use unconventional time signatures and samples taken from Afrobeat, soul, Eurodance, jazz, reggae, Latin, and Middle Eastern music. The Ecstatic charted at number nine on the Billboard 200 in its first week of release and eventually sold 168,000 copies. A widespread critical success, The Ecstatic was viewed as a return to form for Mos Def and one of the year's best albums. He performed concerts to support the record in North America, Japan, Australia, and the United Kingdom. (Full article...)
- Most recent similar article(s): Thank You (Meghan Trainor album), another music album, will be TFA May 12
- Main editors: Dan56
- Promoted: 13 September 2016
- Reasons for nomination: 15th anniversary of release. TFA blurb from its FAC nomination page.
- Support as nominator. Z1720 (talk) 19:01, 23 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support. Gog the Mild (talk) 20:22, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
June 13[edit]
Battle of Villers-Bocage[edit]
The Battle of Villers-Bocage (wreckage pictured) took place on 13 June 1944 during WWII. Following the D-Day landings on 6 June, the Germans established defences in front of the Caen. The British attacked in an attempt to exploit a gap in the German defences west of the city. They reached Villers-Bocage without incident in the morning but were ambushed by Tiger I tanks as they left the town and numerous tanks, anti-tank guns and transport vehicles were destroyed. The Germans then attacked the town but were repulsed. The British withdrew west of Villers-Bocage that evening and repulsed another attack the next day. The British conduct in the battle was controversial because their withdrawal marked the end of the post–D-Day "scramble for ground" and the start of an attritional battle for Caen. Some historians wrote that the British attack was a failure caused by a lack of conviction among some senior commanders; others judged the British force to be insufficiently strong for the task. (Full article...)
- Most recent similar article(s): Siege of Guînes (1352), another military battle, is scheduled for May 31
- Main editors: EnigmaMcmxc
- Promoted: May 4, 2010
- Reasons for nomination: Date of beginning of battle
- Support as nominator. Z1720 (talk) 19:25, 23 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support. Gog the Mild (talk) 20:20, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
June 17[edit]
Icelandic horse[edit]
The Icelandic horse is a breed of horse developed in Iceland. Developed from ponies brought to Iceland by Norse settlers in the 9th and 10th centuries, the breed is mentioned in Icelandic literature and historical records. They are long-lived, hardy, and have few diseases in their native country. In addition to the gaits typical of other horse breeds, many Icelandic horses can also do the tölt (pictured) and the flying pace. The only breed of horse in Iceland, sizable populations exist in Europe and North America. They are used for sheepherding work in Iceland, leisure, showing, and racing. Selective breeding and natural selection with the Icelandic climate developed them into their current form. In the 1780s, much of the breed was killed after a volcanic eruption at Laki. The first breed society for the Icelandic horse was created in Iceland in 1904; the breed is now represented by organizations in 19 nations organized under the International Federation of Icelandic Horse Associations. (Full article...)
- Most recent similar article(s): Alpine ibex, another mammal, is scheduled for April 20
- Main editors: Dana boomer
- Promoted: October 17, 2009
- Reasons for nomination: Icelandic National Day is June 17. This is a TFA re-run from 2009.
- Support as nominator. Z1720 (talk) 20:57, 23 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support For an old FA, this article is in good shape. Also significant for Iceland.--ZKang123 (talk) 03:38, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
June 21[edit]
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The giraffe is a large African hoofed mammal belonging to the genus Giraffa. It is known for its extremely long neck and legs, its horn-like ossicones, and its spotted coat patterns. Traditionally, giraffes have been thought of as one species, but more recent evidence has proposed dividing them into multiple species. Giraffes usually inhabit savannahs and woodlands. Their food source is leaves, fruits, and flowers of woody plants, primarily acacia species, which they browse at heights most other herbivores cannot reach. Giraffes live in herds of related females and their offspring or bachelor herds of unrelated adult males, but are gregarious and may gather in large aggregations. Females bear sole responsibility for rearing the young. Giraffes have been featured in paintings, books, and cartoons. Giraffes are assessed as Vulnerable from a conservation perspective by the IUCN. They are found in numerous national parks and game reserves. (Full article...)
- Most recent similar article(s): Alpine ibex
- Main editors: LittleJerry
- Promoted: April 28, 2012
- Reasons for nomination: For World Giraffe Day. Was on main page on July 26, 2012.
- Support as nominator. LittleJerry (talk) 19:55, 28 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support. It’s been a while. 750h+ | Talk 02:27, 29 March 2024 (UTC)
June 23[edit]
Cyclone Taylor[edit]
Cyclone Taylor (June 23, 1884 – June 9, 1979) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and civil servant. Born and raised in Southern Ontario, Taylor moved to Houghton, Michigan, and played in the International Hockey League for two years. He then joined the Ottawa Senators, winning the Stanley Cup with the team in his second year. While in Ottawa he began working as an immigration clerk. Two years later signed with the Renfrew Creamery Kings, becoming the highest-paid athlete in the world on a per-game basis. He then played for the Vancouver Millionaires until 1922, where he won five scoring championships and his second Stanley Cup victory with the team. In 1914 Taylor was the first Canadian official to board the Komagata Maru, a major incident relating to Canadian immigration. In 1946 he was named a Member of the Order of the British Empire for his services as an immigration officer and inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1947. (Full article...)
- Most recent similar article(s): Bob Mann (American football), a professional athlete, is scheduled for April 8
- Main editors: Kaiser matias
- Promoted: 15 February 2022
- Reasons for nomination: 140th birthday
- Support as nominator. Z1720 (talk) 19:16, 24 March 2024 (UTC)
June 25[edit]
Mckenna Grace[edit]
Mckenna Grace (born 2006) is an American actress. She began her career at the age of five, making her onscreen debut in the sitcom Crash & Bernstein (2012–2014). In 2017, she starred as a child prodigy in the drama film Gifted, a breakthrough for which she received a nomination for a Critics' Choice Movie Award. Grace subsequently appeared in the films I, Tonya (2017), Troop Zero (2019), and Captain Marvel (2019). During this time, she appeared in several horror projects, including The Bad Seed (2018), The Haunting of Hill House (2018), and Annabelle Comes Home (2019). For playing an abused teenager in The Handmaid's Tale (2021–2022), Grace was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series. She garnered further recognition for her appearances in the supernatural comedy films Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) and Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024), and portrayed Jan Broberg in the miniseries A Friend of the Family (2022). (Full article...)
- Most recent similar article(s): Bradley Cooper, an actor, was featured on 11 March
- Main editors: Pamzeis
- Promoted: 12 September 2023
- Reasons for nomination: 18th birthday
- Support as nominator. Pamzeis (talk) 03:25, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support. Pseud 14 (talk) 14:19, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
- Support. 750h+ | Talk 10:28, 27 March 2024 (UTC)