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Articles suggested here must already be Featured Articles. Articles do not have to be suggested to appear on the main page. Requests must be for dates within the next thirty days that have not yet been scheduled. There may be no more than five requests on this page at any time.

Requests are not the only factor in scheduling Today's Featured Article; the final decision rests with the Featured Article Director (Raul654). Please confine date requests to this page, and remember that community endorsement on this page does not mean the article will appear on the requested date.

Points are awarded per article according to the following criteria:

Age:

• Promoted over a year, but less than two, ago: 1 point
• Promoted two or more years ago: 2 points

Timing:

• Date relevant to article topic: 1 point
• Decennary anniversary (10 years): 2 points
• Semicentennial anniversary (50 years): 4 points
• Centennial anniversary (100 years): 6 points

Importance

• Notable topic: 1 point
• Vital article: 2 points
• Core topic: 3 points

Diversity

• Subject underrepresented in Wikipedia (category has fewer than 50 featured articles: See WP:FA "Contents" for list of categories): 1 point

If another article is already suggested for your ideal date, you may nominate the article under the same date giving an explanation of how the points are awarded and the total. Reviewers will debate to determine which article best fits the date. Please nominate only one article at a time.

Notes

Requests

July 2 or 3

Winfield Scott Hancock (February 14 1824 – February 9 1886) was a career U.S. Army officer and the Democratic nominee for President of the United States in 1880. He served with distinction in the Army for four decades, including service in the Mexican-American War and as a Union general in the American Civil War. Known to his Army colleagues as "Hancock the Superb," he was noted in particular for his personal leadership at the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863. One military historian wrote, "No other Union general at Gettysburg dominated men by the sheer force of their presence more completely than Hancock." His military service continued after the Civil War, as Hancock participated in the military Reconstruction of the South and the Army's presence at the Western frontier. After the Civil War, Hancock's reputation as a soldier, dedication to conservative constitutional principles, and noted integrity made him a quadrennial Presidential possibility. This nationwide popularity led the Democrats to nominate him for President in 1880. Although he ran a strong campaign, Hancock was defeated by Republican James Garfield by the closest popular vote margin in American history. (more...)

I request July 2 or 3 because Hancock became famous for his actions at the Battle of Gettysburg on those dates. This, plus his notablility gives him 2 points, I think. Coemgenus 14:05, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

• Support, but this nomination should only have one point as I have never heard of him so I doubt that this is basic subject matter for a twelve-year old. –thedemonhog talk • edits 18:36, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

June 15

Bradley Joseph (born 1965, Willmar, Minnesota) is an American composer, arranger, and producer of contemporary instrumental music. His compositions include works for orchestra, quartet, and solo piano, with his musical style ranging from "quietly pensive mood music to a rich orchestration of classical depth and breadth". Active since 1983, he played various instruments in rock bands throughout the Midwest until 1989 when Greek composer Yanni hired him for his next tour, sight unseen, based on a tape of his own compositions. He was a featured concert keyboardist with Yanni through six major tours and appeared in the 1994 multi-platinum album and video, Yanni Live at the Acropolis. He also spent four years as musical director and lead keyboardist for Sheena Easton, including a 1995 performance on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Joseph joined with Yanni in 2003 for the 60-city Ethnicity tour. In 1994, Joseph's solo career began when he independently released Hear the Masses, featuring many of his Yanni bandmates. This debut release was followed by Rapture, an instrumental album recorded with a 50-piece orchestra, in which Joseph wrote and conducted all of the scores. It was released on the Narada label and reached NAV's "Airwaves Top 30". He has produced 15 albums, DVDs, and numerous piano books under his own record label, Robbins Island Music. Two of these albums, Christmas Around the World and One Deep Breath, also held positions on NAV’s Top 100 radio chart. His music is included in numerous various-artist compilation albums, most recently the 2008 release of The Weather Channel Presents: Smooth Jazz II. (more…)

...or any date available in June. Has been more than a year since promotion, notable topic, noncontroversial, stable (has never beenn vandalized). ♫ Cricket02 (talk) 17:54, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

• Comment: This nomination receives one point for being promoted over a year ago. –thedemonhog talk • edits 18:38, 7 June 2008 (UTC)
• Question Why? His page doesn't even have the word "June" in it. —OverMyHead 18:42, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

June 19

The Superman film series is a film franchise that consists of five superhero films based on the fictional DC comics character of the same name. The series was conceived in 1973 under producers Alexander and Ilya Salkind. Between these and other producers, five films were made as of 2006. The original four Superman films starred Christopher Reeve in the title role. Distributor Warner Bros. picked up production rights in 1993, and a series of unsuccessful attempts to either film The Death of Superman story or reboot the series followed. For 19 years, the series was stuck in development hell, with Warner Bros. constantly looking for new ideas, producers, and directors. Tim Burton, who directed Batman and Batman Returns, and Nicolas Cage were once attached to the series for production of Superman Lives, a canceled film that created many rumors and tension for the studio. After Superman Lives was canceled and several unsuccessful attempts were pitched, Bryan Singer directed Superman Returns in 2006, a semi-sequel to the first two Reeve films. (more…)

Gets one point; June 19 was the date that Superman II, one of the most popular films in the series, was released in the US. Limetolime ^{talk to me • look what I did!} 23:04, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

• Support, per Limetolime (talk · contribs), though it is vulnerable to being bumped off this nom page due to the one point thing and the fact that it's relatively close to the Jurassic Park date, above. Cirt (talk) 23:09, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
  • Don't forget Judy Garland. All three are very obivous examples of commercial, film-related Americana. On top of that Ran was the very first article to be featured this month. Peter ^Isotalo 10:18, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
    • Ah, all good points. Cirt (talk) 10:22, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
• Oppose This would be the 4th movie related article to be featured this month. Maybe we can put it on hold for a few months and use this date for some more varity. Tavix (talk) 19:22, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
• Oppose, but you should for try July 24, which was when Superman IV: The Quest for Peace was released. –thedemonhog talk • edits 08:01, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
• Oppose Sorry, nothing again the article myself, but wrong time to nominate, as already said above. Noble Story (talk • contributions) 14:04, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
• Oppose I just can't support another film article right now. Wrad (talk) 14:10, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
• Oppose No more film articles...Juliancolton ^{Tropical Cyclone} 16:00, 6 June 2008 (UTC)

June 22

Judy Garland plays Dorothy Gale in 1939's Wizard of Oz

Judy Garland was an American Academy Award-, Tony Award-, Grammy Award-, and Golden Globe-winning actress (film and stage) and singer. Through a career that spanned 45 of her 47 years, Garland attained international stardom as an actress in both musical and dramatic roles, as a recording artist and on the concert stage. After appearing in vaudeville with her sisters, Garland was signed to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer as a teenager. There she made over two dozen films, including nine with Mickey Rooney, and the film with which she would be most identified, The Wizard of Oz (1939). After 15 years, Garland was released from the studio but gained renewed success through record-breaking concert appearances, including a critically acclaimed Carnegie Hall concert, a well-regarded but short-lived television series and a return to film acting beginning with A Star Is Born (1954). Despite her professional triumphs, Garland battled personal problems throughout her life. Insecure about her appearance, her feelings were compounded by film executives who told her she was unattractive and overweight. Plied with drugs to control her weight and increase her productivity, Garland endured a decades-long struggle with addiction. Garland was plagued by financial instability, often owing hundreds of thousands of dollars in back taxes. Married five times, four of her marriages ended in divorce. She attempted suicide on a number of occasions. Garland died of an accidental drug overdose at the age of forty-seven, leaving children Liza Minnelli, Lorna Luft and Joey Luft. (more…)

Date she was born and date she died, respectively. Buc (talk) 10:35, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

• Comment June 10 is already taken, so the date should be the 22nd. Also, one point for being a relevant day. Noble Story (talk) 10:46, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
• Support the 22nd, per Noble Story (talk · contribs). Cirt (talk) 15:38, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
• Support June 22 is a good date. Juliancolton ^{Tropical Cyclone} 15:40, 29 May 2008 (UTC)
• Support and blurb box has been added. –thedemonhog talk • edits 00:19, 30 May 2008 (UTC)
• Support well, it is her death date. I'm an Editorofthewiki^{[citation needed]} 00:17, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
• Support as I think it is a relevant day. Noble Story (talk • contributions) 02:06, 4 June 2008 (UTC)