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This new featured picture is of the Mezcala Bridge, a cable-stayed bridge located in the state of Guerrero on Highway 95 in Mexico.
1837 painting of King Kamehameha III meeting with Captain Du Petit Thouars and Captain Edward Belcher. From Alexis Bachelot, a new featured article.
This image of the Washington quarter (from the new featured article on the US coin), shows the quarter as it was originally designed by John Flanagan in 1932; it has been modified since.
Owen Nolan won Olympic gold for Canada, despite being born in Northern Ireland. From the new featured List of National Hockey League players born in the United Kingdom.
Modern ruins of Ludlow Castle. The new featured article Pain fitzJohn explains that he gained control over this castle through marriage in 1115.
The newly featured picture is of the Salvin's Albatross, Thalassarche salvini, a medium sized black and white albatross that ranges across the Southern Ocean.
Lady with an Ermine, a new featured picture, is a painting by Leonardo da Vinci, painted between 1489–1490. It is one of only four female portraits painted by Leonardo, the others being the Mona Lisa, the portrait of Ginevra de' Benci and La belle ferronnière. It is displayed by the Czartoryski Museum, Kraków, Poland and is cited in the museum's guide as the first truly modern portrait.


Black & white photo of a dark-haired Caucasian man seated in front of an audience of children.
Bald headed black man speaking into a microphone. Headshot only with a polo shirt and sweater.
Black man dribbling a basketball with a gold and maroon basketball jersey that says Cavaliers in maroon cursive lettering across the chest. He is wearing a headband with an NBA logo.
(left to right): Jerry Lucas, Lew Alcindor and LeBron James are recognized as the only two-time winners of Mr. Basketball USA, from the new featured list Mr. Basketball USA.]]
van Gogh in 1888
Left to right: Bedroom in Arles, (1888), Van Gogh Museum; The Harvest, Arles, (1888); Bridge at Arles, (1888); The Night Café, (1888), Yale
Bedroom in Arles, (1888), Van Gogh Museum
The Harvest, Arles, (1888)
Bridge at Arles, (1888)
The Night Café, (1888), Yale
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