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From today's featured article Bill Newton (8 June 1919 – 29 March 1943) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, honoured for his actions as a bomber pilot in Papua New Guinea during March 1943. Raised in Melbourne, he joined the Citizen Military Forces in 1938 and enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in February 1940. He served as a flying instructor in Australia before being posted to No. 22 Squadron, which began operating Boston light bombers in New Guinea late in 1942. Having just taken part in the Battle of the Bismarck Sea, he was on his fifty-second mission when he was shot down. Newton was still posted as missing when given the Victoria Cross in October 1943. It later emerged that he was captured by the Japanese and beheaded. Newton was the only Australian airman to receive a Victoria Cross for action in the South West Pacific theatre of World War II, and the sole Australian to be so decorated while flying with an RAAF squadron. (Full article...) Recently featured: Munsey's Magazine Saving Private Ryan Double sovereign Did you know... Circle Tower ... that the Circle Tower (pictured), an Art Deco building in Indianapolis, features ziggurat-like upper floors? ... that Jacob Christiaan Koningsberger, a biologist who catalogued the flora and fauna of Java, also served as the Dutch minister of the colonies? ... that researchers submitting to the IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy intentionally introduced security bugs into Linux? ... that the Tang dynasty politician Fang Yi'ai, together with his wife Princess Gaoyang, rebelled against Emperor Gaozong of Tang, but their rebellion was swiftly suppressed, resulting in their deaths? ... that El Califa de León is the first Mexican taqueria to be awarded a Michelin star? ... that first-team All-American soccer player Jordynn Dudley holds her high school's basketball scoring record? ... that the Larmanjat guided rail system was successfully demonstrated in England but failed completely when used commercially in Lisbon? ... that during a comedy routine Reuben Solo drew a graph plotting the audience's reaction to his routine? ... that in 2016, the removal of a few lines of code briefly "broke the Internet"? Other areas of Wikipedia Community portal – The central hub for editors, with resources, links, tasks, and announcements. Village pump – Forum for discussions about Wikipedia itself, including policies and technical issues. Site news – Sources of news about Wikipedia and the broader Wikimedia movement. Teahouse – Ask basic questions about using or editing Wikipedia. Help desk – Ask questions about using or editing Wikipedia. Reference desk – Ask research questions about encyclopedic topics. Content portals – A unique way to navigate the encyclopedia. In the news Boeing Starliner launch The Boeing Starliner spacecraft conducts its first crewed flight (launch pictured), carrying two astronauts to the International Space Station. The CNSA Chang'e 6 completes sampling and takeoff from the far side of the Moon. Claudia Sheinbaum is elected as the president of Mexico. In South Africa's general election, the African National Congress wins the most seats but loses its majority for the first time since the end of apartheid. Ongoing: Israel–Hamas war timeline Russian invasion of Ukraine timeline Sudanese civil war timeline Recent deaths: Sergei Novikov Rosa Brigitte Bierlein John Burnside Alexander Lang Carl Cain Wikipedia is a multilingual, free-content encyclopedia project  based on an openly editable model. Our goal is to create a complete, accurate and neutral encyclopedia. All content are released under CC BY-SA 3.0, everyone can freely use these contents under the terms of agreement. Site links Mobile access Milestones List of languages Wikimedia Foundation Contact us Non-English speakers New user Welcome Introduction About Wikipedia Help index Seek help Portals To editors Start editing Edit articles Edit practice Create articles Policies and guidelines Manual of Style

Today's featured picture Arp 273 Arp 273 is a group of interacting galaxies, lying 300 million light years away in the constellation Andromeda and first discovered in 1966. In this photograph from the Hubble Space Telescope, the larger of the spiral galaxies, known as UGC 1810, has a disk that is tidally distorted into a rose-like shape by the gravitational tidal pull of the companion galaxy below it, known as UGC 1813. A swath of blue jewels across the top is the combined light from clusters of intensely bright and hot young blue stars. Photograph: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team On this day June 8 Margaret Bondfield 1826 – In York, Upper Canada, members of the Family Compact destroyed William Lyon Mackenzie's printing press in the Types Riot after Mackenzie accused them of corruption. 1929 – Margaret Bondfield (pictured) became the first female member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom when she was named Minister of Labour by Ramsay MacDonald. 1941 – World War II: The Allies commenced the Syria–Lebanon campaign against Vichy French possessions in the Levant. 1953 – An F5 tornado struck Flint and Beecher, Michigan, causing 116 fatalities, 844 injuries and $19 million in damage during a larger tornado outbreak sequence. William of York (d. 1154) Cora Agnes Benneson (d. 1919) Lauren Burns (b. 1974) Omar Bongo (d. 2009) More anniversaries: June 7 June 8 June 9 Donate to Wikipedia The free operation of Wikipedia needed everyones support. If you are benefited, please consider to donate to Wikipedia, thank you. Click here to donate

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