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An Icelandic horse performing the tölt 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...) Recently featured: Whisky Galore! (1949 film) Death of Kevin Gately The Spider (magazine)
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• 1579 - Sir Francis Drake claims California for England
• 1775 - American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Bunker Hill is fought
• 1776 - American invasion of Quebec ends
• 1885 - The Statue of Liberty arrives in New York Harbor
• 1972 - Watergate scandal: Five White House operatives are arrested for burglarizing the offices of the Democratic National Committee
• 1976 - China tests its first hydrogen bomb

The NIght Attack

Please change the name of Vlad III the Impaler to Vlad III Dracula, as it is mentioned in the Night Attack, the article which is featured On this Day. It is a matter of consistency and nothing else. It is not good to have Vlad III Impaler on the main page and Vlad III Dracula in the article. --Thus Spake Anittas 22:01, 17 June 2007 (UTC)

Also, I don't think it should say that he attacked an Ottoman Empire camp, but an Ottoman camp. Otherwise, everything else is fine. --Thus Spake Anittas 22:05, 17 June 2007 (UTC)

2012 notes

• Omitted: New Albion; Battle of Bunker Hill; Population Registration Act
• Included: The Night Attack (4th appearance, last in 2009; rescued from Ineligible); Battle of Vienna, Virginia (first appearance); Hyatt Regency walkway collapse (first appearance)
• Repeats: Origins and architecture of the Taj Mahal (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total); Joint Communique (3rd consecutive appearance, 3 total)

—howcheng {chat} 05:26, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

2013 notes

• Deleted: New Democratic Party (Canada) (moved to August 3)
• Omitted: The Night Attack; Origins and architecture of the Taj Mahal; Battle of Vienna, Virginia; Joint Communique; Population Registration Act, 1950
• Included: New Albion (3rd appearance, last in 2011); Wairau Affray (first appearance); Battle of Dagu Forts (1900) (first appearance); Watergate complex (2nd appearance, last in 2010)

—howcheng {chat} 05:50, 16 June 2014 (UTC)

2014 notes

• New articles (unused): Sultan bin Salman Al Saud (30th anniversary next year)
• Omitted: New Albion; Watergate complex/Watergate scandal
• Included: Battle of the Rosebud; Joint Communique; O. J. Simpson
• Repeats: Wairau Affray (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total); Battle of Dagu Forts (1900) (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total)

—howcheng {chat} 07:49, 16 June 2014 (UTC)

2015 notes

• New articles (ineligible): RMS Lancastria (maintenance)
• New articles (unused): First aerial crossing of the South Atlantic
• Omitted: Wairau Affray; Battle of the Rosebud; Joint Communiqué; O. J. Simpson
• Included: The Night Attack (4th appearance, last in 2012); Battle of Bunker Hill (8th appearance, last in 2011); Sultan bin Salman Al Saud (first appearance; 30th anniversary); Population Registration Act, 1950 (3rd appearance, last in 2012)
• Repeats: Battle of Dagu Forts (1900) (3rd consecutive appearance, 3 total)

—howcheng {chat} 09:37, 16 June 2015 (UTC)

2016 notes

• Moved to Ineligible: New Albion (maintenance); Watergate complex/Watergate scandal (Scandal: maintenance)
• Omitted: The Night Attack; Battle of Bunker Hill; Battle of Dagu Forts (1900); Sultan bin Salman Al Saud
• Included: Origins and architecture of the Taj Mahal (3rd appearance, last in 2012); Wairau Affray (3rd appearance, last in 2014); First aerial crossing of the South Atlantic (first appearance); RMS Lancastria (first appearance; rescued from Ineligible)
• Repeats: Population Registration Act, 1950 (2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total; 25th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 06:51, 16 June 2016 (UTC)

2017 notes

• Moved to Ineligible: Sultan bin Salman Al Saud (maintenance)
• New articles (unused): Cornwallis's Retreat (moved from June 16)
• Omitted: Origins and architecture of the Taj Mahal (ineligible—maintenance); RMS Lancastria; Population Registration Act, 1950 (ineligible—maintenance)
• Included: Night Attack at Târgovişte (6th appearance, last in 2015); Battle of Taku Forts (1900) (4th appearance, last in 2015); Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act (first appearance; rescued from Ineligible); Joint Communiqué (5th appearance, last in 2014); John Kay (flying shuttle) (first appearance); M. C. Escher (first appearance); Annie S. Swan (first appearance)
• Repeats: Wairau Affray (2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total)

—howcheng {chat} 07:28, 17 June 2017 (UTC)

2018 notes

• Moved to Ineligible: O. J. Simpson/O. J. Simpson murder case (both: maintenance)
• Omitted: Night Attack at Târgovişte; Battle of Taku Forts (1900); Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act; Joint Communiqué; John Kay (flying shuttle); M. C. Escher
• Included: Kalmar Union (first appearance); New Albion (4th appearance, last in 2013; rescued from Ineligible); RMS Lancastria (2nd appearance, last in 2016); Charleston church shooting (first appearance); Carl Van Vechten (first appearance); Carmen Casco de Lara Castro (first appearance)
• Repeats: Wairau Affray (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total; 175th anniversary); Annie S. Swan (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total; 75th birthday)

—howcheng {chat} 07:26, 17 June 2018 (UTC)

2019 notes

• Omitted: Kalmar Union; New Albion; Wairau Affray; Charleston church shooting; Carl Van Vechten; Carmen Casco de Lara Castro; Annie S. Swan
• Included: Pope Martin I (first appearance); Mumtaz Mahal/Taj Mahal (Mahal: 2nd appearance, last in 2019 (on April 27, her birthday); Taj: first appearance; blurb previously featured Origins and architecture of the Taj Mahal, which is currently ineligible, and is making its 4th appearance, last in 2016); Battle of the Rosebud (2nd appearance, last in 2014); Sultan bin Salman Al Saud (2nd appearance, last in 2015; rescued from Ineligible); Birgitte Thott (first appearance); Susan La Flesche Picotte (first appearance); M. C. Escher (2nd appearance, last in 2017)
• Repeats: RMS Lancastria (2nd consecutive appearance, 3 total)

—howcheng {chat} 16:02, 17 June 2019 (UTC)

Suggestion to be added

Hello, @Howcheng:, Could you please add the following:

• Mohamed Morsi (d. 2019), president of Egypt. Thanks for your help. --Dr-Taher (talk) 04:14, 17 June 2020 (UTC)

@Dr-Taher: Looks good for next year. —howcheng {chat} 06:39, 17 June 2020 (UTC)

Thanks. --Dr-Taher (talk) 04:48, 18 June 2020 (UTC)

2020 notes

• Moved to Ineligible: Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act (maintenance)
• Omitted: Pope Martin I; Mumtaz Mahal/Taj Mahal; Battle of the Rosebud (ineligible—maintenance); Sultan bin Salman Al Saud (ineligible—maintenance); Birgitte Thott; Susan La Flesche Picotte; M. C. Escher
• Included: Night Attack at Târgoviște (7th appearance, last in 2017); Cornwallis's Retreat (3rd appearance, last in 2016); Decree 900 (3rd appearance, last in 2015); Sakanoue no Tamuramaro (first appearance); Daskalogiannis (first appearance); Isabelle Delobel (first appearance)
• Repeats: RMS Lancastria (3rd consecutive appearance, 4 total; 80th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 17:05, 18 June 2020 (UTC)

2021 notes

Hello, @Howcheng:, This is to remind you regarding this addition (*Mohamed Morsi (d. 2019), president of Egypt.). Thanks for you. --Dr-Taher (talk) 12:18, 6 June 2021 (UTC)

2021 notes

• New articles (unused): Richard Gagnon
• Omitted: Night Attack at Târgoviște; Cornwallis's Retreat; RMS Lancastria; Decree 900; Sakanoue no Tamuramaro; Isabelle Delobel
• Included: Kalmar Union (2nd appearance, last in 2018); Wairau Affray (6th appearance, last in 2018); Battle of the Taku Forts (1900) (5th appearance, last in 2017); Joint Communiqué (6th appearance, last in 2017); June 2017 Portugal wildfires (first appearance); Gauhar Ara Begum (first appearance); Mohamed Morsi (first appearance)
• Repeats: Daskalogiannis (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total; 250th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 17:28, 19 June 2021 (UTC)

2022 notes

• New articles (ineligible): Battle of St. Charles (TFA for 2022)
• Moved to Ineligible: First aerial crossing of the South Atlantic (maintenance)
• Omitted: Wairau Affray; Battle of the Taku Forts (1900); Joint Communiqué; June 2017 Portugal wildfires; Gauhar Ara Begum; Daskalogiannis; Mohamed Morsi
• Included: New Albion (5th appearance, last in 2018); Cornwallis's Retreat (4th appearance, last in 2020); Decree 900 (4th appearance, last in 2020; 70th anniversary); Charleston church shooting (2nd appearance, last in 2018); M. C. Escher (3rd appearance, last in 2019); Annie S. Swan (3rd appearance, last in 2018); Grace Towns Hamilton (first appearance; 30th anniversary)
• Repeats: Kalmar Union (2nd consecutive appearance, 3 total; 675th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 07:13, 21 June 2022 (UTC)