Wikipedia:Goings-on/October 19, 2008

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Goings-on in the week starting Sunday, October 19, 2008
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New featured content
Articles that gained featured status
 * Volcanism on Io (October 19)
 * Antbird (October 19)
 * Khalid al-Mihdhar (October 19)
 * Stephen Crane (October 21)
 * Iridium (October 21)
 * Joking Apart (October 21)
 * Homer Simpson (October 25)
 * Robert of Jumièges (October 25)
 * Emmeline Pankhurst (October 25)
 * The Other Woman (October 25)
 * Tropical Storm Hanna (2002) (October 25)

Lists that gained featured status
 * Tampa Bay Rays seasons (October 20)
 * List of American Idol finalists (October 20)
 * List of Washington Nationals Opening Day starting pitchers (October 20)
 * List of universities in Canada (October 22)
 * List of universities in Quebec (October 22)
 * List of Soul Eater chapters (October 22)
 * List of universities in Nova Scotia (October 22)
 * List of awards and nominations received by The Strokes (October 22)
 * List of WarCry band members (October 22)
 * Avatar: The Last Airbender (season 1) (October 22)
 * List of awards and nominations received by Katy Perry (October 25)
 * List of awards and nominations received by Beck (October 25)
 * List of awards and nominations received by Guns N' Roses (October 25)
 * List of Second Afghan War Victoria Cross recipients (October 25)
 * List of number-one Billboard Top Latin Albums of 2003 (October 25)
 * List of awards and nominations received by Dave Matthews Band (October 25)
 * List of D.Gray-man chapters (October 25)
 * List of Connecticut tornadoes (October 25)
 * List of D.Gray-man episodes (October 25)
 * List of awards and nominations received by Nirvana (October 25)
 * List of Vancouver SkyTrain stations (October 25)
 * List of Honorary Fellows of Jesus College, Oxford (October 25)
 * Timeline of the 2007 Pacific hurricane season (October 25)
 * The White Stripes discography (October 25)

Pictures that gained featured status
 * Bridgewater Bridge (October 23)
 * Arborist cutting down eucalyptus tree (October 23)
 * Seven Rila Lakes (October 23)
 * Chart of Pedro Reinel (October 23)
 * Aqueduct of Segovia (October 23)
 * Brown tree frog (October 19)
 * San Gorgonio Pass Wind Farm (October 19)
 * Saddam Hussein on trial (October 19)
 * Cercophonius squama (October 19)
 * Havana in the 17th century (October 19)
 * Double-headed eagle of the Holy Roman Empire (October 19)
 * City of London skyline (October 19)

Portals that gained featured status

Sounds that gained featured status

Topics that gained featured status


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