Template:Did you know nominations/The Boat Race 1839


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The result was: promoted by 97198 (talk) 07:44, 11 November 2014 (UTC)

The Boat Race 1839

 * ... that Cambridge won the 1839 University Boat Race by 35 lengths, the largest winning margin in the history of the race?
 * Reviewed: Not a self-nom.

Improved to Good Article status by The Rambling Man (talk). Nominated by Bloom6132 (talk) at 18:27, 9 November 2014 (UTC).


 * Symbol confirmed.svg Article long enough, listed as GA within required timeframe, and fully referenced; hook short enough, interesting enough, and cited to online source. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 13:01, 10 November 2014 (UTC)