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Welcome to Wikipedia,the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit.2,343,836 articles in EnglishArtsBiographyGeographyHistoryMathematicsScienceSocietyTechnologyAll portalsOverview · Editing · Questions · HelpContents · Categories · Featured content · A–Z indexToday’s featured articleThierry Henry is a French football player. Renowned for his pace, goal scoring record and ability to create assists, he plays as a striker for the France national team and FC Barcelona. He was spotted by AS Monaco in 1990 and signed instantly, making his professional debut in 1994. Good form led to an international call-up in 1998, after which he signed for the Italian defending champions Juventus. He had a disappointing season playing on the wing, before joining Arsenal for £10.5 million in 1999. It was at Arsenal that Henry made his name as a world-class footballer. Despite initially struggling in the Premiership, he emerged as Arsenal’s top goal-scorer for almost every season. Henry spent his final two seasons with Arsenal as club captain, leading them to the UEFA Champions League final in 2006. In June 2007, after eight years with Arsenal, he transferred to FC Barcelona for a fee of £16.1 million. Henry has enjoyed similar success with the French national squad, having won the 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000. In October 2007, he surpassed Michel Platini’s record becoming the country’s top goal-scorer of all time. Given his accomplishments, he is regarded today by many as one of the best footballers in the world. 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Henry of Pineville, overcame a missing forearm at birth to become a plumber-businessman and then a statewide figure in Louisiana parish government?…that Wilf Hurd, a former member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly, resigned less than a year after being re-elected?Archive – Start a new article…In the newsFernando Lugo (pictured) wins the presidential election in Paraguay, ending the Colorado Party’s 61-year rule.In auto racing, Danica Patrick wins the Indy Japan 300, becoming the first female driver to win an IndyCar race.An airliner operated by Hewa Bora Airways crashes upon takeoff in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing at least 47 people.An alliance led by Silvio Berlusconi of the People of Freedom party wins the general election in Italy.Trevor Immelman of South Africa wins the 2008 Masters Tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club.Jacques-Édouard Alexis is ousted as Prime Minister of Haiti following riots over the price of food.The Channel Island Sark abolishes the last remaining feudal system in Europe.Wikinews – Recent deaths – More current events…On this day…April 23: 150th birthday of physicist Max Planck; Administrative Professionals’ Day in Canada and the United States (2008); World Book and Copyright Day; Children’s Day in Turkey; St George’s Day in various countries.1661 – Charles II was crowned King of England, Ireland, and Scotland at Westminster Abbey.1827 – Irish mathematician and physicist William Rowan Hamilton (pictured) presented his Theory of Systems of Rays.1920 – The Grand National Assembly of Turkey, the Turkish unicameral parliament, was founded in Ankara in the midst of the Turkish War of Independence.1923 – Gdynia was inaugurated as a Polish seaport on the coast of Gdańsk Bay, a southwestern bay of the Baltic Sea.1961 – Dressed in his 1940s-vintage general’s uniform, President Charles de Gaulle delivered a televised speech calling on the military personnel and civilians of France to oppose the Algiers putsch, a coup d’état attempt against him.1968 – Students protesting the Vietnam War at Columbia University in New York City took over administration buildings and shut down the university.More events: April 22 – April 23 – April 24Archive – By email – More anniversaries…Today’s featured picturePronounced sun dogs on both sides of a setting sun in New Ulm, Minnesota. Note the halo arcs passing through each. Sun dogs are an atmospheric optical phenomenon primarily associated with the reflection or refraction of sunlight by small ice crystals making up cirrus or cirrostratus clouds. Often, two or more can be seen on opposite sides of the sun simultaneously.Photo credit: Erik AxdahlRecently featured: Chipping Sparrow – Champ de Mars – Hairy Toad LilyArchive – More featured pictures…