User:Jerrch

Jerrch, a Taiwanese contributor of the English Wikipedia. 10,730 contributions in English

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Today's featured article The 1910 London to Manchester air race took place between two aviators, Claude Grahame-White (pictured) and Louis Paulhan, who each attempted to win a £10,000 prize for flying from London to Manchester in under 24 hours. Grahame-White was the first to make the attempt, on 23 April 1910, but engine trouble forced him to land near Lichfield, where he had to give up because of inclement weather. Several days later Paulhan began his flight, with Graham-White, his aeroplane only just repaired, following several hours behind. Despite Graham-White's best efforts, Paulhan arrived in Manchester on 28 April, and won the prize. The event marked the first long-distance aeroplane race in England, the first take-off by a heavier-than-air machine at night, and the first powered flight into Manchester from outside the city. (more...) Recently featured: Martha Layne Collins – Cyclone Elita – Banksia cuneata Contributions Main articles: /Pages and /Did you know Articles GA-class content  Chai Trong-rong Chen Chi-mai Hsu Tain-tsair B-class content  Economic history of Taiwan Shanhua, Tainan C-class content  Chiang Peng-chien Sub-pages  /Did you know /Pages /Photo gallery /Sandbox /Vandalism count

Motto of the Day “ → You're in suspension ” —Today's Motto of the Day On this day... March 9 1776 – The Wealth of Nations by Scottish political economist Adam Smith (bust pictured) was first published, becoming the first modern work in the field of economics. 1925 – The British Royal Air Force began Pink's War, an air-to-ground bombardment against the mountain strongholds of Mahsud tribesmen in South Waziristan, British Raj, without the support of the British Army. 1932 – Éamon de Valera, one of the dominant political figures in twentieth century Ireland, became President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State. 1945 – World War II: A bomb raid on Tokyo by American B-29 heavy bombers started a firestorm, killing over 100,000 people. 1977 – Twelve gunmen seized three buildings in Washington, D.C., and took 149 hostages in a 39-hour standoff that ended in only two deaths. More anniversaries: March 8 – March 9 – March 10 It is now March 9, 2012 (UTC) – Refresh this page

Today's featured picture The Collaroy, one of the ships that comprise the fleet of the Manly ferry services, connecting Manly, New South Wales, Australia, to Circular Quay in Sydney. The services are provided by Sydney Ferries, an agency of the Government of New South Wales. Ferry services began in Manly in 1855 and have been instrumental in promoting the development of Manly. Photo: David Iliff Recently featured: Heterochromia iridum – Laughing Kookaburra – The Alamo, San Antonio, Texas

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	WikiProject Taiwan		WikiProject Baseball		WikiProject Biography
	Counter-Vandalism Unit		WikiProject Military history		WikiProject The Simpsons

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Jerrch
666,702nd Wikipedian
Personal details
Nationality	Taiwanese
Political party	Dem. Progressive Party
Residence	Virginia, United States

Rank	Language	Pages	Edits
1	English	70	10 730
2	Chinese	1	270
3	Spanish	2	15
4	Japanese	0	5
5	Italian	1	0

Awards

I, Folic Acid, award this Republic of China Barnstar to Jerrch for his tireless work in expanding and updating all Taiwan-related articles. Keep up the good work! I, The4325, award you this barnstar for your contributions.	I, Loren, award you, Jerrch, this Cool Cucumber for maintaining your cool in difficult debate situations.