Wikipedia:Goings-on/October 8, 2017

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 Goings-on in the week starting Sunday, October 8, 2017

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New featured content
Articles that gained featured status
 * Ethiopian historiography (11 Oct)
 * Maurice Wilder-Neligan (11 Oct)
 * SMS Brandenburg (11 Oct)
 * Lesley J. McNair (14 Oct)
 * Pru (album) (14 Oct)
 * Guilden Morden boar (14 Oct)
 * Hurricane Fred (2015) (14 Oct)
 * Manchester Cenotaph (14 Oct)

Lists that gained featured status
 * List of accolades received by Velaiilla Pattadhari (9 Oct)
 * List of India women Twenty20 International cricketers (9 Oct)
 * John Ford filmography (12 Oct)

Pictures that gained featured status
 * Maroon Bells (12 Oct)
 * Agile frog (13 Oct)
 * Ugandan kobs (13 Oct)
 * Roadside hawk (13 Oct)

Topics that gained featured status
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