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I've been here on Wikipedia now for two years. Good for me.
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A Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus lateralis) in Mount Rainier National Park, its cheek pouches full of food. This species of squirrel is native throughout North America and can be found in a wide variety of forest habitats as well as rocky meadows, and even sagebrush flats. It is similar to a chipmunk not only in appearance but behavior as well. Photo credit: K.lee |
Recently featured: San Francisco, California – Katyn massacre – J. R. R. Tolkien
- Ségolène Royal (pictured) wins the Socialist Party's nomination for President of France in next year's election; she becomes France's first-ever female presidential candidate representing a major party.
- Joseph Kabila is declared winner of the election for the presidency of the Democratic Republic of Congo. His opponent, Jean-Pierre Bemba, alleges fraud.
- The Parliament of South Africa votes to legalize same-sex marriage.
- Nadarajah Raviraj, a human rights lawyer and legislator from the Tamil National Alliance, is assassinated in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
- A new Constitution of Kyrgyzstan adopted by the Joghorku Keneš is signed into law by President Kurmanbek Bakiyev.
November 18: Independence Day in Latvia (1918), National Day in Oman (1940)
- 1307 - William Tell, a legendary marksman in Switzerland, is said to have successfully shot an apple on the head of his son with a single bolt from his crossbow.
- 1626 - St. Peter's Basilica (pictured) was consecrated on the anniversary of that of the previous church in 326.
- 1905 - Prince Carl of Denmark became Haakon VII, the first King of Norway after the personal union between Sweden and Norway was dissolved.
- 1987 - An underground fire kills 31 people at London's busiest underground station at King's Cross St Pancras.
- 1991 - The Croatian city of Vukovar is captured by Republic of Serbian Krajina forces, ending an 87-day siege.
Recent days: November 17 – November 16 – November 15
