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Welcome to Wikipedia,the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit.2,443,816 articles in EnglishArtsBiographyGeographyHistoryMathematicsScienceSocietyTechnologyAll portalsOverview · Editing · Questions · HelpContents · Categories · Featured content · A–Z indexToday’s featured articleNew York State Route 32 is a north–south state highway that extends for 176.73 miles (284.42 km) through the Hudson Valley and Capital District regions of the U.S. state of New York. It is a surface road for nearly its entire length, with few divided and no limited-access sections. For much of its route it is closely parallel to Interstate 87 and US 9W, overlapping with the latter in several places. NY 32 begins at NY 17 near Harriman, and ends at NY 196 north of Hudson Falls. In between, the road passes through the cities of Newburgh, Kingston, Albany and Glens Falls. Outside of the cities, it offers views of the Hudson Highlands, Shawangunk Ridge, Catskill Mountains, and, during an overlap with US 4 north of Albany, the Hudson River. The roads now making up the highway were originally part of several privately-maintained turnpikes, which enhanced the growth of settlements along the corridor. Once part of the former NY 58, it has been NY 32 since 1930. It has had three suffixed spur routes, only one of which remains. (more…)Recently featured: Russian-Circassian War – Typhoon Paka – Macintosh ClassicArchive – By email – More featured articles…Did you know…From Wikipedia’s newest articles:… that the one-make Procar Championship (pictured) was created in 1979 to help BMW produce the 400 M1 sports cars necessary to compete in the World Championship for Makes?… that a World War II pilot from No. 466 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, escaped death when he fell onto a fellow crew member in mid-air and shared his parachute?… that mass lesions in the brain stem cause coma, a severe alteration in the level of consciousness, by affecting the reticular formation?… that Uncommon Friends of the 20th Century is a 1999 documentary film about businessman James D. Newton’s friendships with well-known figures such as Thomas A. Edison, Charles Lindbergh and Henry Ford?… that Elliott Cutler, who performed the world’s first successful heart valve surgery in 1923, was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal twice for his distinguished service in the two World Wars?… that Dickie’s Bladder-fern was first found in a yawn in Scotland, but that Victorian fern collectors may have removed every specimen from this site?… that during the Texas Revolution, soldiers in the Texian Army were not issued official uniforms, so many purchased US Army surplus uniforms to wear?Archive – Start a new article…In the newsAn explosion near the Lal Masjid in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad kills at least 10 people on the first anniversary of the deadly siege and storming of the mosque.In tennis, Rafael Nadal of Spain and Venus Williams (pictured) of the United States win the men’s and women’s singles title, respectively, at the 2008 Wimbledon Championships.Clashes are reported between Georgian and South Ossetian forces near Tskhinvali.Weekend cross-strait charter flights between Taiwan and Mainland China resume after 59 years.A series of explosions at a depot storing 1,500 tonnes of obsolete munitions forces the evacuation of some 2,000 people in Sofia and the closure of the Bulgarian capital’s main airport.NASA announces the discovery of water in the atmosphere of Mercury by its MESSENGER probe.Wikinews – Recent deaths – More current events…On this day…July 7: Independence Day in the Solomon Islands (1978); Tanabata in Japan; Ivan Kupala Day in Russia and Ukraine1585 – The Treaty of Nemours was first signed, forcing Henry III of France (pictured) to give in to the demands of the Catholic League and revoking all edicts granting concessions to the Huguenots.1807 – Tsar Alexander I of Russia and Napoleon I of France signed the first agreement of the Treaties of Tilsit, ending the War of the Fourth Coalition.1937 – The Imperial Japanese Army defeated the Republic of China’s National Revolutionary Army on Beijing’s Marco Polo Bridge, marking the beginning of the Second Sino-Japanese War.2005 – Motivated by the 2003 invasion of Iraq, suicide bombers killed 52 people in a series of four explosions in London’s public transport system.2007 – Pope Benedict XVI issued the Apostolic Letter Summorum Pontificum, removing restrictions on celebrating the old Latin Mass.More events: July 6 – July 7 – July 8Archive – By email – More anniversaries…It is now 05:23, July 7, 2008 (UTC) – Refresh this pageToday’s featured pictureA Bell 206 Jetranger helicopter of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) showing clearly the searchlight, loudspeakers, antennas and other law enforcement modifications.Photo credit: Matthew FieldRecently featured: Scene composed using Blender – American Robin – Raising the Flag on Iwo JimaArchive – More featured pictures…