12/23/2015 Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page 1/5 Falcon 9 rocket's first stage on the landing pad Welcome to Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit. 5,038,940 articles in English Arts Biography Geography History Mathematics Science Society Technology All portals From today's featured article Tropical Storm Edouard was the first of eight named storms to form in September 2002, the most such storms for any month in the Atlantic at the time. The fifth tropical storm of the 2002 Atlantic hurricane season, Edouard developed into a tropical cyclone on September 1 from an area of convection associated with a cold front east of Florida. Under weak steering currents, Edouard drifted to the north and executed a clockwise loop to the west. Despite moderate to strong levels of wind shear, the storm reached a peak intensity of 65 mph (100 km/h) on September 3, but quickly weakened as it tracked westward. Edouard made landfall in northeastern Florida two days later, and dissipated the next day after crossing the state. The storm dropped moderate rainfall across Florida, exceeding 7 inches (175 mm) in the western portion of the state. Though Edouard was a tropical storm at landfall, wind speeds along the storm's path over land were light. The rain flooded several roads, but there were no casualties, and damage was minimal. The storm was eventually absorbed into the larger circulation of Tropical Storm Fay. (Full article...) Part of the 2002 Atlantic hurricane season series, one of Wikipedia's featured topics. Recently featured: Miniopterus aelleni · Benjamin Disraeli · The Wrestlers (Etty) In the news After launching a Falcon 9 rocket, SpaceX successfully lands the vehicle's first stage (pictured) in Cape Canaveral. Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini, the suspended presidents of FIFA and UEFA respectively, are banned from association football for eight years amid a corruption case. More than 70 people are missing after a landslide in Shenzhen, China. In the Spanish general election, the ruling People's Party, led by Mariano Rajoy, loses one third of its seats, but remains the largest single party. Deep coal mining ceases in the United Kingdom with the closure of Kellingley Colliery. Ongoing events: Syrian Civil War · European migrant crisis Recent deaths: Jimmy Hill · Kurt Masur On this day... December 23: The Emperor's Birthday in Japan; Festivus
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Falcon 9rocket's firststage on thelanding pad
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Tropical Storm Edouard was the first of eightnamed storms to form in September 2002, the mostsuch storms for any month in the Atlantic at thetime. The fifth tropical storm of the 2002 Atlantichurricane season, Edouard developed into atropical cyclone on September 1 from an area ofconvection associated with a cold front east ofFlorida. Under weak steering currents, Edouard
drifted to the north and executed a clockwise loop to the west. Despitemoderate to strong levels of wind shear, the storm reached a peak intensityof 65 mph (100 km/h) on September 3, but quickly weakened as it trackedwestward. Edouard made landfall in northeastern Florida two days later,and dissipated the next day after crossing the state. The storm droppedmoderate rainfall across Florida, exceeding 7 inches (175 mm) in thewestern portion of the state. Though Edouard was a tropical storm atlandfall, wind speeds along the storm's path over land were light. The rainflooded several roads, but there were no casualties, and damage wasminimal. The storm was eventually absorbed into the larger circulation ofTropical Storm Fay. (Full article...)
Part of the 2002 Atlantic hurricane season series, one of Wikipedia'sfeatured topics.
Recently featured: Miniopterus aelleni · Benjamin Disraeli · TheWrestlers (Etty)
In the news
After launching a Falcon 9 rocket,SpaceX successfully lands thevehicle's first stage (pictured) inCape Canaveral.Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini, thesuspended presidents of FIFA andUEFA respectively, are banned fromassociation football for eight yearsamid a corruption case.More than 70 people are missingafter a landslide in Shenzhen, China.In the Spanish general election, theruling People's Party, led by MarianoRajoy, loses one third of its seats, but remains thelargest single party.Deep coal mining ceases in the United Kingdom withthe closure of Kellingley Colliery.
Ongoing events: Syrian Civil War · European migrantcrisisRecent deaths: Jimmy Hill · Kurt Masur
On this day...
December 23: The Emperor's Birthday in Japan; Festivus
... that Jonathan Swift satirized the building ofthe Magazine Fort (pictured) in Dublin, as hefelt the conditions in the city too poor to warrantdefence?... that the British orthopaedic surgeonSamantha Tross made long jumps during hereducation?... that the song "Vrehei Fotia Sti Strata Mou" ("It's Raining Fire InMy Way"), heard in the 1970 film Visibility Zero, launched thecareer of Greek laïko singer Stratos Dionysiou?... that Steven J. Lopes has been named the first bishop of any of theCatholic Church's three Anglican Use ordinariates?... that the extinct bee Euglossopteryx has a pollen basket made oflong setae?... that the lord of Palmyra, Muhanna ibn Isa, twice defected to theIlkhanate, but was forgiven by Sultan al-Nasir and returned toMamluk authority?... that Chris Christie credits his wife, Mary Pat Christie, and herfinancial success on Wall Street as the reason he could give up hislaw career and run for political office?... that the Royal Regalia Building Museum exhibits include thegolden hand and forearm that the Sultan of Brunei used to prop uphis chin during his coronation?
962 – Byzantine–Arab Wars:Under the future EmperorNicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troopsstormed the city of Aleppo.1823 – A Visit from St. Nicholas,also known as The Night BeforeChristmas, was first publishedanonymously. Authorship was laterattributed to Clement Clarke Moore.1888 – During a bout of mentalillness, Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh (pictured)stalked his friend French painter Paul Gauguin with arazor, and then afterwards cut off the lower part of hisown left ear and gave it to a prostitute.1957 – Ian Craig of Australia became the youngestTest cricket captain in history.1990 – About 88% of the population in Slovenia votedto secede from the Socialist Federal Republic ofYugoslavia.
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A map depicting the Kingdom of Armenia in c. 50 BC. The kingdom existed from 321 BC to 428 AD; its history is divided intosuccessive reigns by three royal dynasties: Orontid, Artaxiad, and Arsacid. During the Byzantine–Sasanian wars, Armenia was ultimately
partitioned into Byzantine Armenia and Persian Armenia.
Map: Konstantinos Plakidas
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