This day in history: Did you know...

Thursday, 30 October 2014

From Wikipedia's new and recently improved content:

... that several 19th-century buildings were integrated into the design of Jerusalem's outdoor Mamilla Mall (pictured), including the Convent of St. Vincent de Paul?
... that Romeyn Beck Hough's American Woods is a set of over 1,000 paper-thin wood slices collected from 354 different tree species?
... that the capital of Madagascar, Antananarivo, was founded in 1625 by King Andrianjaka on the site of a village occupied by Vazimba, the island's earliest inhabitants?
... that visitors to the Florentine villa of Theodosia Trollope found the atmosphere less intense than that at the nearby home of Elizabeth Barrett Browning?
... that no part of Stranger Hollow is within 500 metres (1,600 ft) of a road?
... that according to one review of The War Symphonies: Shostakovich Against Stalin, Shostakovich would be "horrified" by the film's "mickey-mousings" of his music?
... that a revealing red frock by Australian designer Ruth Tarvydas had more coverage than Jennifer Hawkins when she won Miss Universe 2004?

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