Talk:Edward M. Kirby

	Biography portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject Biography, a collaborative effort to create, develop and organize Wikipedia's articles about people. All interested editors are invited to join the project and contribute to the discussion. For instructions on how to use this banner, please refer to the documentation.BiographyWikipedia:WikiProject BiographyTemplate:WikiProject Biographybiography articles
	This article is supported by the military biography work group (assessed as Low-importance).

Military history: Biography / North America / United States / World War II / Cold War

This article is within the scope of the Military history WikiProject. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the project and see a list of open tasks. To use this banner, please see the full instructions.Military historyWikipedia:WikiProject Military historyTemplate:WikiProject Military historymilitary history articles

This article has been checked against the following criteria for B-class status:
Referencing and citation: criterion met Coverage and accuracy: criterion met Structure: criterion met Grammar and style: criterion met Supporting materials: criterion met

Associated task forces:
/
	Military biography task force
	North American military history task force
	United States military history task force
	World War II task force
	Cold War task force (c. 1945 – c. 1989)

A fact from Edward M. Kirby appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 7 January 2022 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Edward M. Kirby proposed the first Pageant of Peace, to follow the lighting of the National Christmas Tree in Washington, D.C.?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2022/January. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Edward M. Kirby.

Wikipedia

Did you know nomination

The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 00:39, 30 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

(

Comment or view
Article history

)

... that Edward M. Kirby proposed the first Pageant of Peace, to follow the lighting of the National Christmas Tree in Washington DC? Source: "Working for the Washington D.C. Board of Trade he originated the Christmas "Pageant of Peace", an event that has taken place annually on the Ellipse to this day." from:"Collection: Edward Kirby papers". University of Maryland Archives. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- ALT1: ... that Edward M. Kirby persuaded Universal Pictures to make The Glenn Miller Story? Source: "Kirby was also instrumental in persuading Universal Pictures to do a film about famous bandleader Glenn Miller, who lost his life while on a plane trip to entertain American troops during World War II. Kirby had worked closely with Miller in arranging his schedules and camp shows during his military career. During the filming of the production, Colonel Kirby served as one of the technical advisers. The movie, The Glenn Miller Story came out in 1954" from the same source
- ALT2: ... that Lieutenant-Colonel Edward M. Kirby co-ordinated all radio broadcasts associated with the Invasion of Normandy? Source: " Kirby was given the task of coordinating all radio coverage of D-Day and the subsequent invasion, as well as establishing an allied radio network to serve all the troops involved in the operation." from the same source
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Abel Tasman Monument
- Comment: First of two credits from the QPQ linked. Shame I didn't discover the Christmas connection before the season.

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 09:07, 26 December 2021 (UTC).[reply]

- Article moved to mainspace on 26 December, is plenty long enough at 5312 characters of readable prose, is written in a neutral tone and referenced throughout with inline citations. Earwig's copvio tool returns violation unlikely [[1]]. Hooks are of appropriate length and correctly formatted, are cited in the article and available to view online. Meets core policies. --Ykraps (talk) 11:13, 26 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

ALT0 to T:DYK/P7