Wikipedia talk:Selected anniversaries/January 12

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[edit] Question

why is this page protected? Surely we could add more significant points to this then what is there. For example, I'd like to see:

• 1737 - John Hancock, a leader of the American Revolution and the the largest and first signer of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, was born on this day.
• 1932 - on this day, Hattie Ophelia Caraway became the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate.
• 1876 - Jack London, an American novelist, was born in San Francisco.
• 1991 - Congress OK's US military action against Iraq in Operation Desert Storm.
• 1915 - The US Congress establishes the Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado.
• 1896 - H.L. Smith takes the world's first x-ray picture.
• 1879 - Seeking control over Zululand, this day marks the beginning of Zulu War in eastern South Africa.
  I'd rather see some of these items instead of some of the less important items that are there. Also, why only five points? --Maniwar (talk) 17:35, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

This template is protected because it is scheduled to always appear on the main page, see Wikipedia:Protection policy#Uses. Your suggestions may be considered in 2008, but the articles in question will have to meet Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries#Criteria for listing items on this set of pages. Thanks. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 00:12, 13 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] All in the Family

This was moved from WP:ERRORS. Zzyzx11 (Talk) 00:13, 13 January 2007 (UTC)

Recommend that the All in the Family item specify that it was the first show on US network television to mention certain controversial issues. All in the Family was based on a British network tv show which itself known for pioneering discussing certain controversial issues. Bwithh 18:25, 12 January 2007 (UTC)