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Today's featured article for February 24, 2025

Linda Griffiths

Overdrawn at the Memory Bank is a 1984 science fiction television film starring Raul Julia and Linda Griffiths (pictured). Based on a 1976 short story by John Varley from the Eight Worlds series, the film takes place in a dystopian future where an employee at a conglomerate, played by Julia, gets trapped inside the company's computer, where he is monitored and later abetted by a character played by Griffiths as he affects the real world. It was co-produced by Canada's RSL Films in Toronto and the New York television station WNET. Because of its limited budget, the motion picture was shot on videotape instead of film and was pre-sold to small American cable companies. It premiered on CBC Television in 1984 and was broadcast on American Playhouse in 1985. The film had a mixed reception from critics. Overdrawn at the Memory Bank was featured in the eighth season finale episode of the comedy television series Mystery Science Theater 3000 in 1997. (Full article...)

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Picture of the day for February 24, 2025

The National Library of Poland is a central library of Poland and serves as the primary archive of the nation’s written cultural heritage. Established on February 24, 1928, by a decree of President Ignacy Mościcki, it traces its origins to the Załuski Library, one of the first public libraries in Europe, founded in 1747. The library's headquarters is located in the Ochota district of Warsaw, with additional facilities at the Krasiński Palace, which houses its collection of early printed books and manuscripts. This photograph shows the main library building, surrounded by Mokotów Field.

Photograph credit: Emptywords

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Please add

Flag Day in Mexico.

-- 199.71.174.100 23:16, 26 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

2012 notes

Moved to Ineligible: Juan Perón (maintenance)
Omitted: L'Orfeo, Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Ahmedabad, Treaty of Yandabo, Merrill's Marauders, 2006 state of emergency in the Philippines
New observances: National Artist Day in Thailand
Included: Battle of Pavia (first appearance), Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (first appearance), Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek (first appearance), SS Gothenburg (3rd appearance, last in 2010), United Airlines Flight 811 (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 06:44, 23 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

2013 notes

Omitted: Battle of Pavia; Theatre Royal, Drury Lane; Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek; SS Gothenburg; United Airlines Flight 811
Included: Rinaldo (opera) (first appearance); Marbury v. Madison (7th appearance, last 2010; rescued from Ineligible); Andrew Johnson (first appearance); Merrill's Marauders (2nd appearance, last in 2011); 2006 state of emergency in the Philippines (3rd appearance, last in 2011)

—howcheng {chat} 05:50, 23 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

2014 notes

Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Juan Perón
Omitted: Rinaldo (opera); Marbury v. Madison; Andrew Johnson; 2006 state of emergency in the Philippines
Included: Diocletianic Persecution (4th appearance, last in 2010); L'Orfeo (2nd appearance, last in 2011); Nazi Party (first appearance); United Airlines Flight 811 (2nd appearance, last in 2012; 25th anniversary)
Repeats: Merrill's Marauders (2nd consecutive appearance, 3 total; 70th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 07:04, 23 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

2015 notes

Omitted: Diocletianic Persecution; L'Orfeo; Merrill's Marauders (ineligible—maintenance); United Airlines Flight 811
Included: Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (2nd appearance, last in 2012); Treaty of Yandabo (2nd appearance, last in 2011); SS Gothenburg (3rd appearance, last in 2012); Juan Perón (7th appearance, last in 2010)
Repeats: Nazi Party (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total)

—howcheng {chat} 06:52, 22 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

2016 notes

Omitted: Theatre Royal, Drury Lane; Treaty of Yandabo; SS Gothenburg; Nazi Party
Included: Battle of Pavia (2nd appearance, last in 2012); Rinaldo (opera) (2nd appearance, last in 2013); Kalupur Swaminarayan Mandir (3rd appearance, last in 2011); 2006 state of emergency in the Philippines (4th appearance, last in 2013; 10th anniversary)
Repeats: Juan Perón (2nd consecutive appearance, 8 total; 70th anniversary)

—howcheng {chat} 08:40, 22 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

2017 notes

Moved to Ineligible: Nazi Party (maintenance)
Omitted: Estonian Declaration of Independence (ineligible—maintenance); Battle of Pavia; Rinaldo (opera); Kalupur Swaminarayan Mandir; 2006 state of emergency in the Philippines
Included: L'Orfeo (3rd appearance, last in 2014); Marbury v. Madison (8th appearance, last in 2013); SS Gothenburg (5th appearance, last in 2015); United Airlines Flight 811 (3rd appearance, last in 2014); Steve Jobs (first appearance); Æthelberht of Kent (first appearance)
Repeats: Juan Perón (3rd consecutive appearance, 9 total)

—howcheng {chat} 07:56, 24 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

2018 notes

Moved to Ineligible: Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek (maintenance); 2006 state of emergency in the Philippines (maintenance)
Omitted: Flag of Mexico (ineligible—maintenance); National Artist (Thailand) (ineligible—maintenance); L'Orfeo; Marbury v. Madison; SS Gothenburg; Juan Perón; United Airlines Flight 811; Æthelberht of Kent; Steve Jobs
Included: Diocletianic Persecution (5th appearance, last in 2014); Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (3rd appearance, last in 2015); Treaty of Yandabo (3rd appearance, last in 2015); Andrew Johnson (2nd appearance, last in 2013; 150th anniversary); Battle of Kasserine Pass (first appearance; 75th anniversary); Arcangela Tarabotti (first appearance); Thomas Bowdler (2nd appearance, last in 2017; also appears on [[Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/July 11|July 11], his birthday); Alain Prost (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 19:51, 24 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

2019 notes

Moved to Ineligible: Juan Perón (maintenance); Steve Jobs (maintenance)
Omitted: Diocletianic Persecution; Theatre Royal, Drury Lane; Treaty of Yandabo; Andrew Johnson/Impeachment of Andrew Johnson (impeachment was previously ineligible); Arcangela Tarabotti; Thomas Bowdler; Alain Prost
Included: Battle of Pavia (3rd appearance, last in 2016); Rinaldo (opera) (3rd appearance, last in 2016); Marbury v. Madison (9th appearance, last in 2017); United Airlines Flight 811 (4th appearance, last in 2017; 30th anniversary); Marc-Antoine Charpentier (first appearance); Lydia Becker (first appearance); Judah Folkman (first appearance)
Repeats: Battle of Kasserine Pass (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total)

—howcheng {chat} 17:19, 25 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

2020 notes

Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Battle of Los Angeles
New articles (unused): Internment of Japanese Canadians
Omitted: Battle of Pavia; Rinaldo (opera); Marbury v. Madison; Battle of Kasserine Pass; United Airlines Flight 811; Marc-Antoine Charpentier; Lydia Becker; Judah Folkman
Included: Diocletianic Persecution (6th appearance, last in 2018); L'Orfeo (4th appearance, last in 2017); Andrew Johnson/Impeachment of Andrew Johnson (Johnson: 3rd appearance, last in 2018; Impeachment: first appearance); SS Gothenburg (6th appearance, last in 2017); Joseph Banks (first appearance); Carlo Buonaparte (first appearance); Sridevi (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 16:42, 25 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

2021 notes

Omitted: Diocletianic Persecution; L'Orfeo; Andrew Johnson/Impeachment of Andrew Johnson; SS Gothenburg; Joseph Banks; Carlo Buonaparte (ineligible—maintenance); Sridevi
Included: Marbury v. Madison (10th appearance, last in 2019); Treaty of Yandabo (4th appearance, last in 2018); Internment of Japanese Canadians (first appearance); Battle of Huế (first appearance); United Airlines Flight 811 (5th appearance, last in 2019); Properzia de' Rossi (first appearance); Leo von Caprivi (first appearance); Denis Law (first appearance)

—howcheng {chat} 07:45, 26 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

2022 notes

Moved to Ineligible: Liu Yun (governor) (maintenance); SS Gothenburg (maintenance)
New articles (ineligible): Giovanni Pico della Mirandola (maintenance); Francis, Duke of Guise (maintenance); Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz (maintenance)
New articles (unused): Leo Ornstein
Omitted: Marbury v. Madison; Treaty of Yandabo; Internment of Japanese Canadians (ineligible—maintenance); United Airlines Flight 811; Properzia de' Rossi; Leo von Caprivi; Denis Law
Included: Battle of Pavia (4th appearance, last in 2019); Raid on Nassau (1720) (first appearance); Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (4th appearance, last in 2018); Yuba County Five (first appearance); Edmund Andros (first appearance); Carlo Buonaparte (2nd appearance, last in 2020; rescued from Ineligible); Risa Hontiveros (first appearance)
Repeats: Battle of Huế (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total)

—howcheng {chat} 08:07, 25 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]