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On 17 February 2011, Did you know? ... that legend says that Welsh noblewoman Gwladys ferch Dafydd Gam was so beloved that when she died 3000 knights, nobles and weeping peasants followed her body to its burial place?
On 25 February 2011, Did you know? ... that Sir Richard Herbert was the illegitimate son of William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke, and Maud, daughter of Adam ap Howell Graunt?
On 28 March 2011, Did you know? ... that Portrait of Pére Tanguy, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the final Portrait of Père Tanguy (pictured) was purchased by the sculptor Auguste Rodin and now resides in his museum in Paris?
On 7 May 2011, Did you know? ... that Vincent van Gogh called his 1888 painting Langlois Bridge at Arles (pictured) "something funny ... I will not create every day"?
On 11 June 2011, Did you know? ... that Native American Taos Pueblo artists Albert Looking Elk, Juan Mirabal, and Albert Lujan were known as the "Three Taos Pueblo" painters?
On 11 June 2011, Did you know? ... that Juan Mirabal, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Native American Taos Pueblo artists Albert Looking Elk, Juan Mirabal, and Albert Lujan were known as the "Three Taos Pueblo" painters?
On 11 June 2011, Did you know? ... that Native American Taos Pueblo artists Albert Looking Elk, Juan Mirabal, and Albert Lujan were known as the "Three Taos Pueblo" painters?
On 26 June 2011, Did you know? ... that the Anasazi Heritage Center in the U.S. state of Colorado has two pueblos dating back to the 12th century?
On 24 September 2012, Did you know? ... that Autism Cymru worked with the Welsh Government to develop the first national autism online community?
On 21 December 2013, Did you know? ... that Matilda Hays started writing periodicals, often regarding women's issues, from about 1838?
On 28 December 2013, Did you know? ... that Francisco Javier Muñiz was considered the first important naturalist from Argentina?
On 30 January 2014, Did you know? ... that Ethel Sands was "one of the leading artist hostesses of her time"?
On 8 March 2014, Did you know? ... that Jennie Augusta Brownscombe (1850–1936), painter of the The First Thanksgiving, was a "New Woman" painter and considered "one of America's best artists"?
On 16 September 2014, Did you know? ... that the artist Rhoda Holmes Nicholls (self-portrait pictured) and her husband Burr divorced after her work was accepted at the Paris Salon but his painting was rejected?}}
On 25 October 2014, Did you know? ... ... that Emily Sartain was the first woman in Europe and the United States to practice the art of mezzotint engraving?
Updated DYK query On 30 March 2015, Did you know?... that Mary Brewster Hazelton exhibited The Letter (pictured) at the 1915 Panama–Pacific International Exposition, where she won a bronze medal?
Updated DYK query On 11 February 2017, Did you know ... that, objecting to World War I, Georgia O'Keeffe painted The Flag?
James Hoban, President's House, Washington, D.C., 1793
On 4 February 2020, Did you know ... that Edith Hern Fossett, one of Thomas Jefferson's slaves, was taught French cuisine in the White House and became the head chef at Monticello?

On 11 March 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Floating Freedom School, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that John Berry Meachum anchored the Floating Freedom School in the Mississippi River under federal government protection? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Floating Freedom School. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Floating Freedom School), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

theleekycauldron (talkcontribs) (she/they) 00:31, 11 March 2022 (UTC)


On 27 May 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Francis Jackson (kidnapped), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Frank Jackson was born free but had to win two court cases before he was freed from forced slavery? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Francis Jackson (kidnapped). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Francis Jackson (kidnapped)), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

—valereee (talk) 12:02, 27 May 2021 (UTC)


On 12 February 2022, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Francis B. Murdoch, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that lawyer Francis B. Murdoch filed one-third of all freedom suits in St. Louis from 1840 to 1847, representing Dred Scott, Harriet Robinson Scott, Lucy A. Delaney and Polly Berry, among others? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Francis B. Murdoch. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Francis B. Murdoch), and if they received a combined total of at least 416.7 views per hour (i.e., 5,000 views in 12 hours or 10,000 in 24), the hook may be added to the statistics page. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Cwmhiraeth (talk) 00:02, 12 February 2022 (UTC)


Hello, CaroleHenson. Floating Freedom School, an article you either created or to which you significantly contributed, has been nominated to appear on Wikipedia's Main Page as part of Did you knowDYK comment symbol. You can see the hook and the discussion here. You are welcome to participate! Thank you. EnterpriseyBot (talk!) 12:01, 22 February 2022 (UTC)