Wikipedia talk:Selected anniversaries/March 3

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Apollo 9 (March 3–13, 1969) was the third crewed mission in the United States Apollo program. Launched by a Saturn V rocket and flown in Low Earth Orbit, the mission flight-qualified the Lunar Module (LM), showing that its crew could fly it independently, then rendezvous and dock, as would be required for Apollo 11, the first crewed lunar landing. Commander James McDivitt, Command Module Pilot David Scott, and Lunar Module Pilot Rusty Schweickart tested systems and procedures critical to landing on the Moon. A spacewalk tested the extravehicular life support backpack. McDivitt and Schweickart, entering the lunar module through the docking tunnel, became the first humans to pass between spacecraft without going outside them, two months after Soviet cosmonauts spacewalked to transfer between Soyuz 4 and Soyuz 5. Apollo 9, a complete success, was followed by Apollo 10, the dress rehearsal for Apollo 11. This photograph, taken by Schweickart, shows Scott performing a stand-up extravehicular activity from the Command Module Gumdrop, seen from docked LM Spider. Photograph credit: Rusty Schweickart / NASA Recently featured: Katharine Hepburn

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• 1910 - Rockefeller Foundation: J.D. Rockefeller Jr. announces his retirement to philanthropy.

Rockefeller Foundation is a stub and it has not been updated to reflect the historical event. If and when those two things change, this entry can go back in. --mav 00:37, 29 Feb 2004 (UTC)

• 1969 - Sirhan Sirhan admits he killed presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy.

Sirhan Sirhan is a stub. Robert F. Kennedy is not, so I'm going to create a Robert F. Kennedy entry on the day of his death. --mav 00:37, 29 Feb 2004 (UTC)

• 1905 - Tsar Nicholas II of Russia agrees to create an elected assembly (the Duma).

Same as RFK. Please read the guidelines. --mav

Liberation of Bulgaria

Please fix year to 1878 (currently shown: 1978). Thanks. --Cryout 00:24, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

Steve Irwin - did not die on March 3. this is not the date on his Bio page and as March 3 is my Birthdqay I would have remembered if the ensuing drama after his death occurred on my birthday.

"Rocket 88"

March 3, 2011, marks the 60th anniversary of the (probable) recording date of "Rocket 88" by Jackie Brenston with Ike Turner, widely cited as "the first rock and roll record".[1][2] This should be marked in some way. I'm aware of some differences between sources as to whether it was recorded on 3 March or 5 March 1951 - there appears to be no consensus, but this should not stand in the way of commemorating the event. Ghmyrtle (talk) 15:20, 28 January 2011 (UTC)

2012 notes

• Moved to Ineligible: Carmen (undergoing major revision)
• Rescued from Ineligible (unused): The Star-Spangled Banner
• Omitted: First indoor hockey game, Free State of Fiume, Bethnal Green tube station, Rocket 88
• Included: Battle of Nassau (first appearance), Pawłokoma massacre (first appearance), Rodney King (3rd appearance, last in 2010), Sky Tower (4th appearance, last in 2010)
• Repeats: Statute of Rhuddlan (3rd consecutive appearance, 3 total)

—howcheng {chat} 03:10, 3 March 2012 (UTC)

2013

2013 marks the centennial of the Woman Suffrage Parade of 1913, an important event for women's suffrage in the US. Gobōnobō ^{+ c} 17:31, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

Alas, the article is in dire need of more references. Luckily, you have a couple of weeks to improve it. —howcheng {chat} 18:55, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

I'll see what I can do. Gobōnobō ^{+ c} 07:02, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

I've provided more sources for the article. While it still could use some expansion, the article has most of the salient details. Gobōnobō ^{+ c} 16:23, 1 March 2013 (UTC)

Looks good to go. Nice work! —howcheng {chat} 16:35, 1 March 2013 (UTC)

2013 notes

• Moved to Ineligible: The Star-Spangled Banner
• Rescued from Ineligible (unused): American Telephone & Telegraph
• Omitted: Statute of Rhuddlan; Battle of Nassau; Pawłokoma massacre; Rodney King (ineligible—maintenance)
• Included: Missouri Compromise (2nd appearance, last in 2004; rescued from Ineligible); Carmen (2nd appearance, last in 2009; rescued from Ineligible); Woman Suffrage Parade of 1913 (first appearance; 100th anniversary); Bethnal Green tube station (2nd appearance, last in 2011)
• Repeats: Sky Tower (Auckland) (2nd consecutive appearance, 5 total)

—howcheng {chat} 06:00, 2 March 2013 (UTC)

2014 notes

• Omitted: Missouri Compromise; Carmen; Woman Suffrage Parade of 1913; Bethnal Green tube station; Sky Tower (Auckland)
• Included: Emancipation reform of 1861 (first appearance; rescued from Ineligible); AT&T Corporation (first appearance); Free State of Fiume (2nd appearance, last in 2011; 90th anniversary); Bombing of the Bezuidenhout (first appearance); Historical Archive of the City of Cologne (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 10:10, 2 March 2014 (UTC)

2015 notes

• Moved to Ineligible: Woman Suffrage Parade of 1913 (POTD for 2015)
• Omitted: AT&T Corporation; Free State of Fiume; Bombing of the Bezuidenhout; Historical Archive of the City of Cologne
• Included: Statute of Rhuddlan (4th appearance, last in 2012); National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (first appearance; 100th anniversary); Pawłokoma massacre (2nd appearance, last in 2012; 70th anniversary); Szczekociny rail crash (first appearance)
• Repeats: Emancipation reform of 1861 (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total)

2016 notes

• Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Woman Suffrage Parade of 1913
• Omitted: Statute of Rhuddlan; Emancipation reform of 1861; First indoor hockey game; National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics; Pawłokoma massacre; Szczekociny rail crash
• Included: Battle of Nassau (2nd appearance, last in 2012); Carmen (3rd appearance, last in 2013); Free State of Fiume (3rd appearance, last in 2014); Rocket 88 (2nd appearance, last in 2011); Historical Archive of the City of Cologne (2nd appearance, last in 2014)

—howcheng {chat} 10:46, 1 March 2016 (UTC)

Ruins of the municipal archive of Cologne

So what is the point of featuring the "Ruins of the municipal archive of Cologne" - feature something more positive and educational. - Owain Knight (talk) 20:58, 2 March 2016 (UTC)

2017 notes

• Moved to Ineligible: Sky Tower (Auckland) (maintenance)
• Omitted: Hinamatsuri (ineligible—maintenance); Battle of Nassau; Carmen; Free State of Fiume; Rocket 88; Historical Archive of the City of Cologne
• Included: Emancipation reform of 1861 (3rd appearance, last in 2015); First indoor hockey game (3rd appearance, last in 2015); Woman suffrage parade of 1913 (2nd appearance, last in 2013); Bethnal Green tube station (3rd appearance, last in 2013); Thick as a Brick (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 08:37, 3 March 2017 (UTC)

2018 notes

• Moved to Ineligible: AT&T Corporation (maintenance); National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (maintenance); National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (maintenance)
• Omitted: Bulgaria (ineligible—maintenance); Emancipation reform of 1861; First indoor hockey game; Woman suffrage parade of 1913; Thick as a Brick; Robert Hooke; Hergé
• Included: Hinamatsuri (rescued from Ineligible); Statute of Rhuddlan (5th appearance, last in 2015); Carmen (4th appearance, last in 2016); Free State of Fiume (4th appearance, last in 2016); Rodney King (4th appearance, last in 2012; rescued from Ineligible); Antony Bek (bishop of Durham) (first appearance); Maurice Garin (3rd appearance, last in 2016; normally appears on July 19); Johanna Wokalek (first appearance)
• Repeats: Bethnal Green tube station (2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total; 75th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 21:55, 3 March 2018 (UTC)

2019 notes

• Deleted: Sky Tower (Auckland) (moved to August 3)
• Moved to Ineligible: Emancipation reform of 1861 (maintenance)
• New articles (unused): Shoshone National Forest
• Omitted: Statute of Rhuddlan; Carmen; Free State of Fiume (ineligible—maintenance); Bethnal Green tube station (ineligible—maintenance); Rodney King; Antony Bek (bishop of Durham); Maurice Garin; Johanna Wokalek
• Included: Bulgaria (rescued from Ineligible); Raid of Nassau (3rd appearance, last in 2016); First indoor ice hockey game (4th appearance, last in 2017); Bombing of the Bezuidenhout (2nd appearance, last in 2014); Thick as a Brick (2nd appearance, last in 2017); Szczekociny rail crash (2nd appearance, last in 2015); Michael Kantakouzenos Şeytanoğlu (first appearance); Georg Cantor (first appearance); Rebecca Lancefield (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 17:18, 4 March 2019 (UTC)

2020 notes

• Moved to Ineligible: Rocket 88 (maintenance)
• Omitted: Raid of Nassau; First indoor ice hockey game; Bombing of the Bezuidenhout; Szczekociny rail crash; Michael Kantakouzenos Şeytanoğlu; Georg Cantor; Rebecca Lancefield
• Included: Statute of Rhuddlan (6th appearance, last in 2018); Missouri Compromise (3rd appearance, last in 2013; 200th anniversary); Shoshone National Forest (first appearance); Pawłokoma massacre (3rd appearance, last in 2015; 75th anniversary); Matthias de l'Obel (first appearance); Thomas Otway (first appearance); May Cutler (first appearance)
• Repeats: Thick as a Brick (2nd consecutive appearance, 3 total)

—howcheng {chat} 17:52, 4 March 2020 (UTC)

2021 notes

• Moved to Ineligible: Carmen (TFA for 2021)
• New articles (ineligible): Raid of Nassau (maintenance); Ascanio Sforza (maintenance)
• Omitted: Statute of Rhuddlan; Missouri Compromise; Pawłokoma massacre; Thick as a Brick; Matthias de l'Obel; Thomas Otway; May Cutler
• Included: First indoor ice hockey game (5th appearance, last in 2019); Abolition of the Caliphate (first appearance; blurb previously featured Abdulmejid II, which is currently ineligible); Rodney King (5th appearance, last in 2018; 30th anniversary); Szczekociny rail crash (3rd appearance, last in 2019); Thomas Field Gibson (first appearance); Maurice Garin (4th appearance, last in 2018); Xavier Bettel (first appearance)
• Repeats: Shoshone National Forest (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total)

—howcheng {chat} 07:36, 5 March 2021 (UTC)

2022 notes

• Omitted: First indoor ice hockey game; Shoshone National Forest; Abolition of the Caliphate; Rodney King; Szczekociny rail crash; Thomas Field Gibson; Maurice Garin; Xavier Bettel
• Included: Raid of Nassau (4th appearance, last in 2019; rescued from Ineligible); Carmen (5th appearance, last in 2018; rescued from Ineligible); Bombing of the Bezuidenhout (3rd appearance, last in 2019); Thick as a Brick (4th appearance, last in 2020; 50th anniversary); Michael Kantakouzenos Şeytanoğlu (2nd appearance, last in 2019); Ghulam Kadir (first appearance); Tolu Ogunlesi (first appearance; 40th birthday)
• Repeats: Szczekociny rail crash (2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total; 10th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 08:26, 4 March 2022 (UTC)