Wikipedia:Today's featured list/November 2022

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November 4

The Manga Taishō ("Cartoon Grand Prize") is a Japanese comics award recognizing achievement in manga. It is awarded annually to a manga series published in the previous calendar year of eight or fewer collected volumes in length. The prize is presented by a volunteer committee of roughly one hundred "manga lovers from all walks of life", primarily bookstore workers who manage in-store manga sections. Individuals directly involved in the manga industry are barred from sitting on the committee; this distinguishes the Manga Taishō from the majority of the other major manga industry awards, which are typically organized by a specific publishing company and voted on by the company's editors. The Manga Taishō has been awarded fifteen times since its inception in 2008, most recently in 2022 to Darwin Jihen by Shun Umezawa. Akiko Higashimura is the most-nominated author, with seven lifetime nominations including her win for Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist's Journey in 2015. (Full list...)


November 7

Gigi Riva is an Italian former association football forward who represented the Italy national football team, and he is the country's all-time top goalscorer. Since debuting for Italy against Hungary on 27 June 1965, Riva scored 35 goals in 42 appearances. He scored his first international goal in his fourth appearance for his country on 1 November 1967, as part of a hat-trick scored against Cyprus during a UEFA Euro 1968 qualifier match. Riva made his last appearance for Italy on 19 June 1974 in a 1–1 draw against Argentina during the 1974 FIFA World Cup. Riva scored a second hat-trick for his national team in a 4–1 win against Wales in a 1970 FIFA World Cup qualifier. He scored six times in total against Luxembourg, the most against any team. On 31 March 1973, he scored four goals against Luxembourg during a 1974 FIFA World Cup qualifier. He also scored a brace (two goals) seven times. (Full list...)


November 11

Seal of the State of Washington
Seal of the State of Washington

In the U.S. state of Washington, ballot measures have been a feature of every statewide election since 1898 and become a prominent feature of the state's electoral landscape. Washington has had a system of direct voting since gaining statehood in 1889. Ballot measures have allowed Washington to lead the nation on social issues, including legalizing assisted suicide in 2008 via Initiative Measure 1000, recognizing same-sex marriage in 2012 with the passage of Referendum Measure 74, and requiring comprehensive sex education in public schools in 2020 with Referendum Measure 90. As of 2020, more than 2000 different initiatives have been filed with the state, along with a significantly smaller number of referendums. (Full list...)


November 14

James Cameron
James Cameron

The 1997 American epic romance and disaster film Titanic won 111 awards from 162 nominations. At the 55th Golden Globe Awards, Titanic won in the categories of Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Director, Best Original Score, and Best Original Song. Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet and Gloria Stuart were also nominated for their acting performances. At the 70th Academy Awards, the film garnered fourteen nominations, tying the record set in 1950 by Joseph L. Mankiewicz's All About Eve, with eleven wins, including Best Picture and Best Director for James Cameron (pictured). It was the second film to win eleven Academy Awards, after Ben-Hur (1959). After winning the Golden Globe and the Oscar for Best Original Song, "My Heart Will Go On" won all the awards for which it was nominated at the 41st Annual Grammy Awards, including Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Song Written for a Motion Picture or for Television. (Full list...)


November 18

Headquarters of the ILO in Geneva
Headquarters of the ILO in Geneva

There are 187 member states of the International Labour Organization (ILO), a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) that sets international standards related to work. Established in 1919 as a result of the Treaty of Versailles, the ILO was the first agency to be incorporated into the United Nations in 1946. It is the third-oldest pre-existing UN agency, the fourth-oldest existing multilateral organization, and the only remaining organization with direct links to the League of Nations. The ILO started with 42 member states, of which 29 are considered founder members as signatories to the Treaty of Versailles; another 13 states, not signatories, were invited to be members and granted status as founder members. All member states of the ILO are also member states of the United Nations, but seven UN member states which have not joined the ILO. Since establishment, 19 states have withdrawn from membership, although all subsequently rejoined. (Full list...)


November 21

Gloria Estefan
Gloria Estefan

During the 1990s, there were 36 number-one albums on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart. Published in Billboard magazine, it is a record chart that features Latin music sales information. The data is compiled by Nielsen SoundScan from a sample that includes music stores, music departments at electronics and department stores, Internet sales (both physical and digital) and verifiable sales from concert venues in the United States. The chart was first published on July 10, 1993. One album peaked at number one in the first year of publication: Mi Tierra, by Cuban singer-songwriter Gloria Estefan (pictured). Mi Tierra spent 25 weeks at number one in 1993 and 33 weeks at this position in 1994. Segundo Romance by Mexican singer Luis Miguel also peaked at number one; this album was at the top for 29 weeks, starting in late 1994. Five albums by Tex-Mex music performer Selena reached number one on the chart; her album Amor Prohibido was number one during four separate stretches. The self-titled debut album by Enrique Iglesias was atop the chart for 11 weeks. Two albums related to the song "Macarena" hit the top spot of the chart: (Full list...)


November 25

Map of the system with trail logos
Map of the system with trail logos

The National Trails System is a series of trails in the United States designated "to promote the preservation of, public access to, travel within, and enjoyment and appreciation of the open-air, outdoor areas and historic resources of the Nation". There are four types of trails: the national scenic trails, national historic trails, national recreation trails, and connecting or side trails. In response to a call by President Lyndon B. Johnson to have a cooperative program to build public trails for "the forgotten outdoorsmen of today" in urban and backcountry areas, the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation recommended a network of trails to provide recreational opportunities and evaluated several possible trails, both scenic and historic. The National Trails System Act created a program for long-distance natural trails on October 2, 1968, establishing the first two of eleven national scenic trails: the Appalachian National Scenic Trail and Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail. The first four of nineteen national historic trails were established by Congress in 1978, marking the routes of early travels across the country. Over 1,300 national recreation trails have since been administratively designated. (map pictured). (Full list...)


November 28

The Japan National Stadium during the 2020 Summer Olympics
The Japan National Stadium during the 2020 Summer Olympics

Ninety-three nations received medals at the 2020 Summer Olympics, and 65 of them won at least one gold medal, both records. The 2020 Summer Olympics was an international multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan, from 23 July to 8 August 2021. The games were postponed by one year as part of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports. Athletes from the United States won the most medals overall, with 113, and the most gold medals, with 39. Host nation Japan won 27 gold medals surpassing its gold medal tally of 16 at both the 1964 and 2004 summer editions. American swimmer Caeleb Dressel won the most gold medals at the games with five. Meanwhile, Australian swimmer Emma McKeon won the greatest number of medals overall, with seven in total. As a result, she tied Soviet gymnast Maria Gorokhovskaya's seven medals at the 1952 summer edition for most medals won at a single games by a female athlete. Bermuda, Qatar, and the Philippines won their nation's first Olympic gold medals. (Full list...)