A fact from Equestrian statue of Joseph Hooker appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 23 June 2020 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
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ALT1:... that historian Charles Francis Adams Jr. called the equestrian statue of Joseph Hooker "an opprobrium cast on every genuine Massachusetts man who served in the Civil War"? Source: "General Hooker's Honor: How Did a Soldier of Dubious Distinction Rate a Statue in Front of Our State House?". Article by Sam Allis in The Boston Globe, Sept. 10, 2001. Page F1.
Overall: Excellent hook, had to think twice there... Well written article, well sourced, meets 5x criteria. Only second DYK, so no need for QPQ. Onceinawhile (talk) 21:12, 8 June 2020 (UTC)Reply