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Welcome to Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit. 7,101,313 articles in English Wikipedia is a multilingual, Web-based, free content encyclopedia project, written collaboratively by volunteers from all around the world. Read more at Wikipedia:About... Overview • Editing • Questions • Help Contents • Categories • Featured content Today's featured articles Jefferson Davis (June 3, 1808 – December 6, 1889) was the president of the Confederate States of America (CSA) from 1861 to 1865. He previously represented Mississippi in the United States Senate and House of Representatives as a Democrat, and was the U.S. secretary of war from 1853 to 1857. A graduate of West Point, Davis served in the U.S. Army, fighting in the Mexican–American War. He was a cotton planter and owned as many as 113 slaves. During the Civil War, Davis served as commander in chief. When the CSA was defeated in 1865, he was captured, accused of involvement in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln and of treason, and imprisoned at Fort Monroe. He was released without trial after two years. Immediately after the war, Davis was often blamed for the CSA's defeat but, after his release from prison, the Lost Cause movement deemed him a hero, and he was celebrated in the South. In the 21st century, however, he has been viewed more harshly, and many memorials to him have been removed. (Full article...) Recently featured: Raichu Flag of Hong Kong Ovalipes catharus Trankov and Volosozhar, the pairs champions The 2015 Trophée Éric Bompard was a figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU), and the fourth event of the 2015–16 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating. Held at the Meriadeck Ice Rink in Bordeaux, France, on 13 November 2015, medals were awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dance. The competition was cancelled after the first day, following the November 2015 Paris terrorist attacks. The ISU later announced that the short program results would be considered the final results for the competition and any prize money and qualifying points for the Grand Prix Final were distributed. Shoma Uno of Japan won the men's event, Gracie Gold of the United States won the women's event, Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov (both pictured) of Russia won the pairs event, and Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue of the United States won the ice dance event. (Full article...) Recently featured: Jefferson Davis Raichu Flag of Hong Kong Did you know... Size chart of various Plagiolophus species ... that the seven­teen species of the prehistoric horse relative Plagiolophus ranged in weight from 10 kg (22 lb) to more than 150 kg (330 lb) (size chart pictured)? ... that in 2025 Oscar Piastri became the first Australian since 2010 to lead the Formula One World Drivers' Championship? ... that tens of thousands of Vietnamese Catholics travel to Missouri annually to attend Marian Days at Our Lady of the Ozarks College? ... that actress Jessica Forrest performed in a play where venues were transformed into fish-and-chip shops? ... that cocoa is grown in Tokyo, almost 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) south of the city centre? ... that Jake Bergey was drafted by the Boston Blazers before being traded back to the Philadelphia Wings, twice? ... that Battle for Dream Island helped to launch a YouTube genre centered on anthropomorphic objects? ... that Agnes Inglis developed her own idiosyncratic cataloging system for the Labadie Collection? ... that people greened rubble? Today's featured media LAPD helicopter A Bell 206 Jetranger helicopter of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) showing clearly the searchlight, loudspeakers, antennas and other law enforcement modifications. Photo credit: Matthew Field Recently featured: Scene composed using Blender – American Robin – Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima In the news Philip Pierre In Saint Lucia, the Labour Party, led by Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre (pictured), retains its majority in the House of Assembly. Playwright and screenwriter Tom Stoppard dies at the age of 88. In motorsport, Sébastien Ogier and Vincent Landais win the World Rally Championship. The New Democratic Party, led by Godwin Friday, wins the Vincentian general election. Ongoing: Gaza war timeline genocide Russo-Ukrainian war timeline Sudanese civil war timeline massacre Recent deaths: Yasser Abu Shabab Anicet Ekane Ena Collymore-Woodstock Elden Campbell Said Assagaff Lorenz Weinrich On this day... December 6: Saint Nicholas's Day (Western Christianity); White Ribbon Day in Canada; Independence Day in Finland (1917) Béla I of Hungary 1060 – Béla I (pictured) was crowned King of Hungary in Székesfehérvár. 1865 – Slavery in the United States was officially abolished with the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. 1942 – The Holocaust: Members of the German Ordnungspolizei massacred 31 people in Stary Ciepielów and Rekówka within occupied Poland for helping Jews. 1975 – Four members of the Provisional Irish Republican Army took two people hostage in a house on Balcombe Street in London, surrendering six days later. 1990 – An Italian Air Force military jet, abandoned by its pilot after an on-board fire, crashed into a high school near Bologna, killing 12 students and injuring 88 other people. Maria de Dominici (b. 1645) Marie Adélaïde of Savoy (b. 1685) Winifred Hoernlé (b. 1885) Devan Nair (d. 2005) More anniversaries: December 5 December 6 December 7

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