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Today's featured article for April 10, 2025

"Abyssinia, Henry" was the last episode to feature this character line-up

"Abyssinia, Henry" is the 72nd episode of the M*A*S*H television series, and the final episode of the third season. First aired on March 18, 1975, and written by Everett Greenbaum and Jim Fritzell, the episode was most notable for its shocking and unexpected ending. The plot of the episode centers on the honorable discharge and subsequent departure of the 4077th MASH's commander, Lieutenant Colonel Henry Blake, played by McLean Stevenson. The controversial ending to the episode, which has since been referenced and parodied many times, prompted an estimated 1,000-plus letters to series producers Gene Reynolds and Larry Gelbart, and drew fire from both CBS and 20th Century Fox. After the production of this episode, both Stevenson and Wayne Rogers, who played the character of Trapper John McIntyre, left the series to pursue other interests. These combined departures and their subsequent replacements signaled the beginning of a major shift in focus of the M*A*S*H series as a whole. (Full article...)

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Picture of the day for April 10, 2025

The gatekeeper (Pyronia tithonus) is a species of butterfly in the Nymphalidae family, which is found across Europe.It is typically orange with two large brown spots on its wings and a brown pattern on the edge of its wings, although a large number of aberrant forms are known. The eyespots on the fore wings most likely reduce bird attacks, therefore the gatekeeper is often seen resting with its wings open. Colonies vary in size depending on the available habitat, and can range from a few dozen to several thousand butterflies. This male gatekeeper was photographed in Bernwood Forest, Buckinghamshire, England.

Photograph credit: Charles J Sharp

Recently featured:

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1919 - Mexican Revolutionary leader Emiliano Zapata (pictured) was shot to his death near Ciudad Ayala, Morelos.

-> please change to "shot to death" (sounds as if he ... fell to his death or something!) Rousse 02:04, 11 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Next time, try WP:ERRORS. Response is usually quicker there. --PFHLai 05:09, 10 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

re the 1978 entry--Volkswagen was NOT the first non-US auto manufacturer to build cars in the US. Rolls-Royce briefly built autos in Springfield, Mass for around 3 years in the mid 1920s. They are often referred to as "Springfield Rolls" and are highly prized. versen 04:48, 10 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, we don't have a 1978 entry. Were you trying to post your message at Talk:April 10 instead of here ? --PFHLai 05:09, 10 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

1997 - Hellsing series first published in Young King Ours - today is the tenth anniversary.:Stirb Nicht Vor Mir:. 13:55, 10 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You need a decent article about this event, with the date mentioned, plus a line on April 10#Events. But, please excuse my ignorance, how notable is this manga ? --PFHLai 18:29, 10 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

A candidate for next year:

1606 - The Charter of the Virginia Company of London was established by royal charter by King James I of England with the purpose of establishing colonial settlements in North America.

-- PFHLai 18:34, 10 April 2007 (UTC) I would like to bring up the 44th anniversary of the loss with all on board of the USS Thresher, a US Navy nuclear submarine (and a prototype) on April 10th, 1963. I feel it is worth a place on 'this day in history' headings. Sorry if I have not entered this correctly, I have never done this before. Thanks. tadenny626Tadenny626 09:57, 13 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

2012 notes

Deleted: SMS Zrínyi (moved to April 12)
Omitted: Statute of Anne; 1868 Expedition to Abyssinia; Maraga Massacre; 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash (ineligible—maintenance)
Included: Big Ben (first appearance); Emiliano Zapata (7th appearance, last in 2009; rescued from Ineligible); 2009 Fijian constitutional crisis (first appearance)
Repeats: Mount Tambora (9th consecutive appearance, 9 total); Independent State of Croatia (3rd appearance, last in 2005; blurb previously featured Ante Pavelić, which is ineligible due to maintenance)

—howcheng {chat} 05:39, 9 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Addendum: RMS Titanic added later for balance. Normally it appears on April 15 (anniversary of its sinking) but it will be TFA for 2012. It should be removed for 2013. —howcheng {chat} 16:24, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Titanic maiden voyage centenary

I can't quite believe we've managed to overlook this, but today - in about half an hour's time to be exact - it's the 100th anniversary of the start of the Titanic's maiden voyage in 1912. It's getting a huge amount of media coverage at the moment. A related article will be the Featured Article of the day on 15 April, the centenary of the sinking, so it would be good to have something on OTD leading up to that. Could someone please add the following item:

1912 – The RMS Titanic began its ill-fated maiden voyage from Southampton in England, five days before its sinking.

Grateful if someone could take a look at this asap. Prioryman (talk) 10:28, 10 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

2013 notes

Rescued from Ineligible (unused): 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash
Omitted: Big Ben; RMS Titanic (deleted; normally appears on April 15); Emiliano Zapata; Independent State of Croatia; 2009 Fijian constitutional crisis
Included: British Expedition to Abyssinia (2nd appearance, last in 2011); The Great Gatsby (2nd appearance, last in 2010; rescued from Ineligible); Paul McCartney (first appearance); Maraga Massacre (2nd appearance, last in 2011)
Repeats: Mount Tambora (10th consecutive appearance, 10 total)

—howcheng {chat} 04:26, 10 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

2014 notes

Added and deleted: Sun Tzu (not a good date for this article)
Omitted: Mount Tambora; British Expedition to Abyssinia; The Great Gatsby; Paul McCartney; Maraga Massacre
Included: Statute of Anne (2nd appearance, last in 2011); War of the Fifth Coalition (first appearance); Emiliano Zapata (8th appearance, last in 2012); Empress Michiko (4th appearance, last in 2008; rescued from Ineligible); 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash (2nd appearance, last in 2011)

—howcheng {chat} 06:20, 9 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

2015 notes

New articles (unused): Second Bank of the United States
Omitted: Statute of Anne; War of the Fifth Coalition; Emiliano Zapata (ineligible—maintenance); 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash
Included: Mount Tambora (11th appearance, last in 2013; 200th anniversary); Big Ben (2nd appearance, last in 2012); Independent State of Croatia/Ante Pavelić (Croatia: 4th appearance, last in 2012; Pavelić: first appearance); 2009 Fijian constitutional crisis (2nd appearance, last in 2012)
Repeats: Empress Michiko (2nd consecutive appearance, 5 total)

—howcheng {chat} 07:37, 8 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

2016 notes

Omitted: Mount Tambora; Big Ben; Independent State of Croatia/Ante Pavelić; Empress Michiko; 2009 Fijian constitutional crisis
Included: Statute of Anne (3rd appearance, last in 2014); Second Bank of the United States (first appearance; 200th anniversary); The Great Gatsby (3rd appearance, last in 2013); Paul McCartney (first appearance); 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash (3rd appearance, last in 2014)

—howcheng {chat} 06:03, 9 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

2017 notes

Moved to Ineligible: Empress Michiko (maintenance)
Omitted: Statute of Anne; Second Bank of the United States; Paul McCartney; 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash
Included: War of the Fifth Coalition (2nd appearance, last in 2014); Big Ben (3rd appearance, last in 2015); Rudolf Vrba (first appearance); Maraga massacre (3rd appearance, last in 2013); Gabrielle d'Estrées (first appearance); Stuart Sutcliffe (first appearance); Evelyn Waugh (first appearance)
Repeats: The Great Gatsby (2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total)

—howcheng {chat} 03:44, 8 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

2018 notes

Deleted: Statute of Anne (moved to April 5)
Moved to Ineligible: British Expedition to Abyssinia (maintenance); 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash (maintenance)
Omitted: War of the Fifth Coalition; The Great Gatsby; Gabrielle d'Estrées; Stuart Sutcliffe; Evelyn Waugh
Included: Siblings Day (first appearance); Mount Tambora (12th appearance, last in 2015); 2009 Fijian constitutional crisis (3rd appearance, last in 2015); Wilhelm Egon von Fürstenberg (first appearance); Samuel Hahnemann (first appearance); Jagjit Singh Lyallpuri (first appearance)
Repeats: Big Ben (2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total); Rudolf Vrba (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total); Maraga massacre (2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total)

—howcheng {chat} 02:19, 10 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

2019 notes

Moved to Ineligible: Second Bank of the United States (maintenance)
New articles (ineligible): Dolores Huerta (maintenance)
Omitted: Mount Tambora; Rudolf Vrba; Maraga massacre; Wilhelm Egon von Fürstenberg; Samuel Hahnemann; Jagjit Singh Lyallpuri
Included: War of the Fifth Coalition (3rd appearance, last in 2017); The Great Gatsby (5th appearance, last in 2017); Empress Michiko (6th appearance, last in 2015; 60th anniversary); Michael Tarchaniota Marullus (first appearance); Thomas Jones (bishop) (first appearance; 400th anniversary); Kishori Amonkar (first appearance)
Repeats: Big Ben (3rd consecutive appearance, 5 total); 2009 Fijian constitutional crisis (2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total; 10th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 15:46, 10 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

2020 notes

Deleted: London Company (date not in article)
News articles (unused): Event Horizon Telescope
Omitted: Big Ben; Empress Michiko; 2009 Fijian constitutional crisis; Michael Tarchaniota Marullus; Thomas Jones (bishop); Kishori Amonkar
Included: Rudolf Vrba (3rd appearance, last in 2018); Paul McCartney (2nd appearance, last in 2017; 50th anniversary; previously appeared on June 18, his birthday); Maraga massacre (5th appearance, last in 2018); Gabrielle d'Estrées (2nd appearance, last in 2017); Lew Wallace (first appearance); Carol V. Robinson (first appearance)
Repeats: War of the Fifth Coalition (2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total); The Great Gatsby (2nd consecutive appearance, 6 total)

—howcheng {chat} 20:47, 11 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

2021 notes

Moved to Ineligible: Empress Michiko (maintenance)
Omitted: War of the Fifth Coalition; Rudolf Vrba; Paul McCartney; Maraga massacre; Gabrielle d'Estrées; Lew Wallace; Carol V. Robinson
Included: Battle of Mollwitz (3rd appearance, last in 2010; rescued from Ineligible); Third siege of Missolonghi (first appearance; rescued from Ineligible); Event Horizon Telescope (first appearance); Giovanni Aldini (first appearance); Jagjit Singh Lyallpuri (2nd appearance, last in 2018); Carole Goble (first appearance; 60th birthday)
Repeats: The Great Gatsby (2nd consecutive appearance, 7 total)

—howcheng {chat} 07:15, 13 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

2022 notes

Omitted: Battle of Mollwitz; Third siege of Missolonghi; The Great Gatsby; Event Horizon Telescope; Giovanni Aldini; Jagjit Singh Lyallpuri; Carole Goble
Included: Mount Tambora (13th appearance, last in 2018); Big Ben (6th appearance, last in 2019); Emiliano Zapata (9th appearance, last in 2014; rescued from Ineligible); USS Thresher (SSN-593) (2nd appearance, last in 2004; rescued from Ineligible); Maraga massacre (6th appearance, last in 2020; 30th anniversary); Samuel Hahnemann (2nd appearance, last in 2018); Kishori Amonkar (2nd appearance, last in 2019; 90th birthday); Stuart Sutcliffe (2nd appearance, last in 2017; 60th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 07:56, 11 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]