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Welcome to Wikipedia,the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit.2,348,893 articles in EnglishArtsBiographyGeographyHistoryMathematicsScienceSocietyTechnologyAll portalsOverview · Editing · Questions · HelpContents · Categories · Featured content · A–Z indexToday’s featured articlePeter Jennings was a Canadian-American journalist and news anchor. He was the sole anchor of ABC’s World News Tonight from 1983 until his death in 2005 of complications from lung cancer. A high-school dropout, he transformed himself into one of television’s most prominent journalists. Jennings started his career early, hosting a Canadian radio show at the age of nine. In 1965, ABC News tapped him to anchor its flagship evening news program. His inexperience marred his first short stint in the anchor chair, and Jennings became a foreign correspondent in 1968, honing his reporting skills in the Middle East. He returned as one of World News Tonight’s three anchors in 1978, and was promoted to the role of sole anchor in 1983. Jennings formed part of the “Big Three” news anchors who dominated American evening news in the 1980s and 1990s. Having always been fascinated with the United States, Jennings became a dual citizen of Canada and the United States in 2003. His death, which closely followed the retirements of Tom Brokaw and Dan Rather, marked the end of the “Big Three” era. (more…)Recently featured: Manzanar – Ocean sunfish – VasaArchive – By email – More featured articles…Did you know…From Wikipedia’s newest articles:…that the distinctive pagodas created for Wadham’s Oil and Grease Company of Milwaukee (pictured) are among the earliest examples of architecture used to forge a brand identity?…that Sheesh Mahal (Palace of Mirrors) in Lahore Fort was originally decorated with frescoes that were later replaced with pietra dura and convex glass and mirror mosaic?…that Martial van Schelle fought as an American soldier in World War I, but was executed as a Belgian citizen during World War II?…that Allumette Island (Quebec, Canada), the largest island in the Ottawa River, was once called One-Eyed Island because Algonquin chief Tessouat had only one eye?…that mutations in the CNDP1 gene may cause carnosinemia, a rare metabolic disorder with diverse neurological problems, such as hypotonia, tremors and seizures, neuronal degeneration and mental retardation?…that the John Coltrane Home is where the saxophonist composed many of his later works including the masterwork, A Love Supreme?…that the first printing press in Sierra Leone was destroyed by the French before it could be used?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.Wikinews – Recent deaths – More current events…On this day…April 27: Easter in Eastern Christianity (2008); Independence Day in Togo and Sierra Leone; Freedom Day in South Africa1296 – In the first battle of the First War of Scottish Independence, the English defeated the Scots near Dunbar, Scotland.1565 – Conquistador Miguel López de Legazpi and 500 armed soldiers arrived at Cebu and established the first Spanish settlement in the Philippines.1865 – An explosion destroyed the steamboat Sultana (pictured) on the Mississippi River, killing 1,700 passengers.1909 – Abdul Hamid II, the last Sultan of the Ottoman Empire to rule with absolute power, was overthrown by Mehmed V.1967 – The Expo 67 World’s Fair opened in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, with over 50 million visitors and 62 nations participating.1992 – Betty Boothroyd became the first female Speaker of the British House of Commons.1993 – Members of the Zambia national football team were killed in a plane crash off Libreville, Gabon en route to Dakar, Senegal to play a 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against the Senegal national team.More events: April 26 – April 27 – April 28Archive – By email – More anniversaries…Today’s featured pictureThe Flatirons, rock formations located near Boulder, Colorado, as seen on a winter morning. The most iconic of the formations are the five numbered Flatirons (seen here right to left, north to south), located along the east slope of Green Mountain (numerous smaller named Flatirons can be found on the southern slopes of the mountain and among the surrounding foothills).Photo credit: Jesse VarnerRecently featured: Frankfurt – Horehound bug – Eddie RickenbackerArchive – More featured pictures…