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Today's featured article for July 6, 2024
Taylor Swift on the Eras Tour "Wildest Dreams" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift; it is the fifth single from her fifth studio album, 1989 (2014). She wrote the synth-pop, dream pop, and electropop song with its producers Max Martin and Shellback. The lyrics feature Swift pleading with a lover to remember her even after their relationship ends. Retrospectively, critics have described "Wildest Dreams" one of Swift's most memorable songs. The single peaked within the top five on charts of Australia, Canada, Poland, South Africa, and also the United States, where it became 1989's fifth consecutive top-ten single on the Billboard Hot 100. The track was certified four-times platinum. The music video depicts Swift as a classical Hollywood actress who falls in love with her co-star; media publications praised the production as cinematic but accused the video of glorifying colonialism. (This article* is part of a featured topic: 1989 (album).)* Recently featured: Ed Bradley Statue of Liberty On Her Majesty's Secret Service (novel) Archive By email More featured articles About view – talk – edit – history – watch
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2012 notes edit

Latest comment: 11 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Rabies vaccine
New articles (unused): Dead Women Crossing, Oklahoma; AK-47
Omitted: Mindaugas; Thomas More; Homestead Strike; Piper Alpha; Nathu La
Included: Treaty of Edinburgh (first appearance); 1887 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii (7th appearance, last in 2010; 125th anniversary); Sedan (nuclear test) (first appearance; 50th anniversary); Tel Aviv Jerusalem bus 405 suicide attack (first appearance); 1997 nationalist riots in Northern Ireland (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 06:22, 5 July 2012 (UTC)Reply

2013 notes edit

Latest comment: 10 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Moved to Ineligible: Thomas More (POTD for 2013); AK-47 (maintenance); Piper Alpha (maintenance)
Omitted: Treaty of Edinburgh; 1887 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii; Sedan (nuclear test); Tel Aviv–Jerusalem bus 405 suicide attack; 1997 nationalist riots in Northern Ireland
Included: Mindaugas (2nd appearance, last in 2011); Ming–Kotte War (first appearance); Battle of Wagram (2nd appearance, last in 2008; rescued from Ineligible); Rabies vaccine (first appearance); Taunton sleeping car fire (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 16:49, 5 July 2013 (UTC)Reply

2014 notes edit

Latest comment: 9 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Omitted: Mindaugas; Ming–Kotte War (deleted—not a suitable date); Battle of Wagram; Rabies vaccine; Taunton sleeping car fire
Included: Richard III of England (first appearance); Raid of Żejtun (first appearance; 400th anniversary); Homestead Strike (2nd appearance, last in 2011); Story Bridge (first appearance); Tel Aviv–Jerusalem bus 405 suicide attack (2nd appearance, last in 2012; 25th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 06:31, 5 July 2014 (UTC)Reply

2015 notes edit

Latest comment: 8 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Moved to Ineligible: Rabies vaccine (maintenance)
Omitted: Richard III of England; Raid of Żejtun; Homestead Strike; Tel Aviv–Jerusalem bus 405 suicide attack
Included: Comoros (rescued from Ineligible); Treaty of Edinburgh (2nd appearance, last in 2012); Siege of Fort Ticonderoga (1777) (2nd appearance, last in 2010); 1997 nationalist riots in Northern Ireland (2nd appearance, last in 2012); Nathu La (4th appearance, last in 2011)
Repeats: Story Bridge (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total; 75th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 09:54, 4 July 2015 (UTC)Reply

2016 notes edit

Latest comment: 7 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Omitted: Treaty of Edinburgh; Siege of Fort Ticonderoga (1777); Story Bridge; 1997 nationalist riots in Northern Ireland
Included: Mindaugas (3rd appearance, last in 2013); Battle of Wagram (3rd appearance, last in 2013); Dead Women Crossing, Oklahoma (first appearance); Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal (first appearance)
Repeats: Nathu La (2nd consecutive appearance, 5 total; 10th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 07:31, 6 July 2016 (UTC)Reply

2017 notes edit

Latest comment: 6 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Moved to Ineligible: 1887 Constitution of the Kingdom of Hawaii (maintenance); Dead Women Crossing, Oklahoma (maintenance)
New articles (unused): Battle of Sedgemoor; First Battle of Algeciras
Omitted: Comoros (ineligible—maintenance); Mindaugas; Battle of Wagram; Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal; Nathu La
Included: Raid of Żejtun (2nd appearance, last in 2014); Homestead Strike (3rd appearance, last in 2014; 125th anniversary); R33-class airship (first appearance); The Quarrymen (2nd appearance, last in 2009; 60th anniversary); 1997 nationalist riots in Northern Ireland (3rd appearance, last in 2015; 20th anniversary); Goar of Aquitaine (first appearance); Ethel Sands (first appearance); Frida Kahlo (2nd appearance, last in 2007)

—howcheng {chat} 02:55, 6 July 2017 (UTC)Reply

2018 notes edit

Latest comment: 5 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Deleted: The Late Late Show (Irish talk show) (appears on July 5)
Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Jadranka Kosor
Omitted: Raid of Żejtun; Homestead Strike; R33-class airship; The Quarrymen; 1997 nationalist riots in Northern Ireland; Goar of Aquitaine; Ethel Sands; Frida Kahlo
Included: Richard III of England (2nd appearance, last in 2014); First Battle of Algeciras (first appearance); Story Bridge (3rd appearance, last in 2015); Taunton sleeping car fire (2nd appearance, last in 2013; 40th anniversary); Yobe State school shooting (first appearance); Eino Leino (first appearance); Nancy Reagan (first appearance); Jagjivan Ram (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 17:20, 7 July 2018 (UTC)Reply

2019 notes edit

Latest comment: 4 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Omitted: Richard III of England; First Battle of Algeciras; Story Bridge; Taunton sleeping car fire; Yobe State school shooting; Eino Leino; Nancy Reagan; Jagjivan Ram (ineligible—maintenance)
Included: Treaty of Edinburgh (3rd appearance, last in 2015); Battle of Wagram (4th appearance, last in 2016); R33-class airship (2nd appearance, last in 2017; 100th anniversary); Tel Aviv–Jerusalem bus 405 suicide attack (3rd appearance, last in 2014; 30th anniversary); Jadranka Kosor (first appearance; 10th anniversary); Sophie Adlersparre (first appearance); Mary Theresa Ledóchowska (first appearance); Murder of Barry Winchell (first appearance; 20th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 16:33, 17 July 2019 (UTC)Reply

2020 notes edit

Latest comment: 3 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Moved to Ineligible: Taunton sleeping car fire (maintenance); Nathu La (maintenance)
Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Jagjivan Ram
Omitted: Treaty of Edinburgh; Battle of Wagram; R33-class airship; Tel Aviv–Jerusalem bus 405 suicide attack; Jadranka Kosor; Sophie Adlersparre; Mary Theresa Ledóchowska; Murder of Barry Winchell
Included: Mindaugas (4th appearance, last in 2016); First Battle of Algeciras (2nd appearance, last in 2018); Story Bridge (4th appearance, last in 2018; 80th anniversary); Asiana Airlines Flight 214 (first appearance); Godelieve (first appearance; 950th anniversary); Maria Luisa, Duchess of Lucca (first appearance); Nancy Reagan (2nd appearance, last in 2018)

—howcheng {chat} 16:35, 7 July 2020 (UTC)Reply

2021 notes edit

Latest comment: 2 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Deleted: Bayonne Statute (moved to July 26)
New articles (unused): George W. Bush
Omitted: Mindaugas; First Battle of Algeciras; Story Bridge; Asiana Airlines Flight 214; Godelieve; Maria Luisa, Duchess of Lucca
Included: Raid on Żejtun (3rd appearance, last in 2017); Homestead strike (4th appearance, last in 2017); Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal (2nd appearance, last in 2016); July Theses (first appearance; 50th anniversary); Eino Leino (2nd appearance, last in 2018); Jagjivan Ram (2nd appearance, last in 2018)
Repeats: Nancy Reagan (2nd appearance, 3 total; 100th birthday)

—howcheng {chat} 04:05, 8 July 2021 (UTC)Reply

2022 notes edit

Latest comment: 1 year ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Moved to Ineligible: Sophie Adlersparre (maintenance); Mary Theresa Ledóchowska (maintenance)
Omitted: Homestead strike; Manchester Bolton & Bury Canal; July Theses; Eino Leino; Nancy Reagan; Jagjivan Ram
Included: Richard III of England (3rd appearance, last in 2018); First Battle of Algeciras (3rd appearance, last in 2020); Sedan (nuclear test) (2nd appearance, last in 2012; 60th anniversary); 1997 Northern Ireland riots (4th appearance, last in 2017; 25th anniversary); Maria Luisa, Duchess of Lucca (2nd appearance, last in 2020); Ethel Sands (2nd appearance, last in 2017); Frida Kahlo (3rd appearance, last in 2017)
Repeats: Raid on Żejtun (2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total)

—howcheng {chat} 16:09, 7 July 2022 (UTC)Reply

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