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Sherman's March to the Sea was a military campaign of the American Civil War conducted through Georgia by Major General William Tecumseh Sherman of the Union Army. The campaign began on November 15, 1864, with Sherman's troops leaving Atlanta, recently taken by Union forces, and ended with the capture of the port of Savannah on December 21. His forces followed a "scorched earth" policy, destroying military targets as well as industry, infrastructure, and civilian property, disrupting the Confederacy's economy and transportation networks. The operation debilitated the Confederacy and helped lead to its eventual surrender. This picture shows an engraving by Alexander Hay Ritchie depicting Sherman's March to the Sea. Engraving. credit: Alexander Hay Ritchie; restored by Adam Cuerden Recently featured:

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Alternative image suggestion

We might also consider using this image, of the Intel 4004, for this date. --Wernher 17:43, 3 November 2005 (UTC)

Establishment of Northernm Cyprus

I propose adding the establishment of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. A new sovereign state is more important than a military operation, for example. --Seksen (talk) 13:23, 20 May 2011 (UTC)

2012 notes

• Omitted: Penda of Mercia; Zappas Olympics; Commonwealth of the Philippines; Porajmos; Northern Cyprus
• Included: Glorious Revolution (6th appearance, last in 2008; moved from November 5 (Julian date)); William Tecumseh Sherman (3rd appearance, last in 2010); Operation Commando Hunt (2nd appearance, last in 2010); Buran (spacecraft) (5th appearance, last in 2010); Palestinian Declaration of Independence (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 10:40, 14 November 2012 (UTC)

2013 notes

• New articles (unused): In Cold Blood; Hu Jintao/Xi Jinping
• Omitted: William Tecumseh Sherman; Operation Commando Hunt; Buran (spacecraft); Palestinian Declaration of Independence
• Included: Battle of Morgarten (first appearance); Decline and fall of Pedro II of Brazil (first appearance); Porajmos (2nd appearance, last in 2011; 70th anniversary); Northern Cyprus (2nd appearance, last in 2011; 30th anniversary)
• Repeats: Glorious Revolution (2nd consecutive appearance, 7 total; 325th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 07:21, 14 November 2013 (UTC)

2014 notes

• Omitted: Battle of Morgarten; Glorious Revolution; Porajmos; Northern Cyprus (ineligible—maintenance)
• Included: Penda of Mercia (7th appearance, last in 2011); William Tecumseh Sherman (4th appearance, last in 2012; 150th anniversary); In Cold Blood (first appearance); Hu Jintao/Xi Jinping (both: first appearance)
• Repeats: Decline and fall of Pedro II of Brazil (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total; 125th anniversary)

2015 notes

• Omitted: Penda of Mercia; William Tecumseh Sherman; Decline and fall of Pedro II of Brazil; In Cold Blood; Hu Jintao/Xi Jinping
• Included: Battle of Morgarten (2nd appearance, last in 2013; 700th anniversary); Glorious Revolution (8th appearance, last in 2013); Zappas Olympics (2nd appearance, last in 2011); Commonwealth of the Philippines (5th appearance, last in 2011; 80th anniversary); Palestinian Declaration of Independence/State of Palestine (Declaration: 2nd appearance, last in 2012; State: first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 08:51, 13 November 2015 (UTC)

2016 notes

• Moved to Ineligible: Hu Jintao/Xi Jinping (maintenance)
• Omitted: Battle of Morgarten; Glorious Revolution; Zappas Olympics; Commonwealth of the Philippines; Palestinian Declaration of Independence/State of Palestine
• Included: Justin II (first appearance); William Tecumseh Sherman (5th appearance, last in 2014); Decline and fall of Pedro II of Brazil (3rd appearance, last in 2014); Porajmos (3rd appearance, last in 2013); Buran (spacecraft) (6th appearance, last in 2012)

—howcheng {chat} 21:33, 14 November 2016 (UTC)

2017 notes

• Moved to Ineligible: Glorious Revolution (maintenance); Commonwealth of the Philippines (maintenance)
• Omitted: Justin II; William Tecumseh Sherman; Porajmos; Buran (spacecraft) (ineligible—maintenance)
• Included: Penda of Mercia (8th appearance, last in 2014); Castellania (Valletta) (first appearance); In Cold Blood (2nd appearance, last in 2014); Operation Commando Hunt (3rd appearance, last in 2012); Madeleine de Scudéry (first appearance); Émile Durkheim (first appearance); María Santos Gorrostieta Salazar (first appearance)
• Repeats: Decline and fall of Pedro II of Brazil (2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total)

—howcheng {chat} 08:14, 15 November 2017 (UTC)

2018 notes

• Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Xi Jinping (Hu Jintao remains ineligible)
• New articles (unused): Æthelhere of East Anglia
• Omitted: Shichi-Go-San (ineligible—maintenance); Penda of Mercia/Battle of the Winwaed; Decline and fall of Pedro II of Brazil; In Cold Blood; Operation Commando Hunt (ineligible—maintenance); Madeleine de Scudéry; Émile Durkheim; María Santos Gorrostieta Salazar
• Included: Battle of Morgarten (3rd appearance, last in 2015); Zappas Olympics (3rd appearance, last in 2015); Romani genocide (4th appearance, last in 2016; 75th anniversary); Buran (spacecraft) (7th appearance, last in 2016; 30th anniversary); Odo II, Count of Blois (first appearance); Hamilton–Mohun Duel (first appearance); Gus Poyet (first appearance)
• Repeats: Castellania (Valletta) (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total)

—howcheng {chat} 17:02, 15 November 2018 (UTC)

2019 notes

• Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Commonwealth of the Philippines
• Omitted: Battle of Morgarten; Castellania (Valletta); Zappas Olympics; Romani genocide; Buran (spacecraft); Odo II, Count of Blois; Hamilton–Mohun Duel; Gus Poyet
• Included: Justin II (2nd appearance, last in 2016); William Tecumseh Sherman (2nd appearance, last in 2016); 1922 Guayaquil general strike (first appearance); In Cold Blood (3rd appearance, last in 2017; 60th anniversary); Xi Jinping (2nd appearance, last in 2014); Æthelhere of East Anglia (first appearance); Sara Josephine Baker (first appearance); Johanna Westerdijk (2nd appearance, last in 2018; also appeared on January 4, her birthday)

—howcheng {chat} 16:56, 18 November 2019 (UTC)

2020 notes

• Moved to Ineligible: Battle of Morgarten (maintenance); Free City of Danzig (maintenance)
• Omitted: Brazil (Republic Day not really mentioned); Justin II; William Tecumseh Sherman; 1922 Guayaquil general strike; In Cold Blood; Xi Jinping; Æthelhere of East Anglia; Sara Josephine Baker; Johanna Westerdijk (deleted—appears elsewhere)
• Included: Penda of Mercia/Battle of the Winwaed (Penda: 9th appearance, last in 2017; Battle: 5th, last in 2009); Castellania (Valletta) (3rd appearance, last in 2018); Zappas Olympics (4th appearance, last in 2018); Palestinian Declaration of Independence/State of Palestine (Declaration: 3rd appearance; Palestine: 2nd; both last in 2015); Georgia O'Keeffe (first appearance); Claus von Stauffenberg (first appearance); Charles Thomson Rees Wilson (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 04:37, 17 November 2020 (UTC)

2021 notes

• Omitted: Penda of Mercia/Battle of the Winwaed; Castellania (Valletta); Zappas Olympics; Commonwealth of the Philippines; Palestinian Declaration of Independence/State of Palestine; Georgia O'Keeffe; Claus von Stauffenberg; Charles Thomson Rees Wilson
• Included: Justin II (3rd appearance, last in 2019); Decline and fall of Pedro II of Brazil (5th appearance, last in 2017); Fountain of Time (3rd appearance, last in 2016; moved from September 1); Romani genocide (5th appearance, last in 2018); Buran (spacecraft) (8th appearance, last in 2018); Malo (saint) (first appearance; 1400th anniversary); Sara Josephine Baker (2nd appearance, last in 2019); Margaret Mead (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 04:30, 17 November 2021 (UTC)