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August 25

The Battle of Milne Bay (25 August – 7 September 1942), also known as Operation RE by the Japanese, was a battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II. Japanese naval troops, known as Kaigun Rikusentai (Special Naval Landing Forces), attacked the Allied airfields at Milne Bay that had been established on the eastern tip of New Guinea. The Japanese miscalculated the size of the garrison and initially landed a force roughly equivalent in size to one battalion on 25 August. Meanwhile the Allies, forewarned by intelligence from Ultra, had heavily reinforced the garrison. Despite suffering a significant setback at the outset, when part of the invasion force had its landing craft destroyed by Allied aircraft as they attempted to land on the coast behind the Australian defenders, the Japanese quickly pushed inland and began their advance towards the airfields. Heavy fighting followed as they came up against Australian Militia and the veteran Second Australian Imperial Force units. Allied air superiority helped tip the balance, providing close support to troops in combat and targeting Japanese logistics. Finding themselves outnumbered, lacking supplies and suffering heavy casualties, the Japanese were compelled to withdraw their forces. The battle is considered to be the first in the Pacific campaign in which Allied troops decisively defeated Japanese land forces. As a result of the battle, Allied morale was boosted and Milne Bay was developed into a major Allied base, which was used to mount subsequent operations in the region. (more...)

2 points 70th anniversary of the battle. Hawkeye7 (talk) 21:24, 7 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

• Support This would be a good way to mark the anniversary of this famous battle. Nick-D (talk) 02:14, 11 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
• Obviously. Br'er Rabbit (talk) 21:53, 11 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
• Support--Wehwalt (talk) 14:10, 13 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
• Oppose on this date. Save for maybe the end of the battle. Bzweebl (talk • contribs) 00:22, 14 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
• best to go with whatever day with key, or the turning point, which may be the final day. Up to Hawkeye. Br'er Rabbit (talk) 01:03, 14 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
• Ugh again a war article. Propose something unrelated to blood and stupidity. Regards.--Kürbis (✔) 12:28, 14 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

• But supporting anyway. Regards.--Kürbis (✔) 12:30, 14 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

August 25 (2)

7 points 150th anniversary of station's opening, no articles on train stations or railways within 6 months, nominated by significant contributor.Tommy20000 (talk) 22:09, 8 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

• Support Is it "south London" or "South London"? Hawkeye7 (talk) 01:35, 11 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
• Support: More prominent anniversary date, and the battle can be featured on the main page on its end date.--Chimino (talk) 09:45, 11 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I see we have a competing nomination for 25 August; perhaps that could be shifted to the battle's end date on 7 September? Tommy20000 (talk) 22:09, 8 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The battle went on for two weeks, so I don't see any problem with running on any of the days in that period. Hawkeye7 (talk) 01:35, 11 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

• Support--Wehwalt (talk) 14:11, 13 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
• Support- 150th anniversary is definitely significant. Bzweebl (talk • contribs) 00:24, 14 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

This article has been scheduled to appear on 21 August, four days before its 150th anniversary. Was this a random article selection? Hawkeye7, who nominated the other 25 August article, has said he is happy for it to wait.Tommy20000 (talk) 00:34, 14 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I moved it to the right day. The staff can fix the bottom links once they figure this out. This section should be removed, soon. Br'er Rabbit (talk) 01:00, 14 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Looks like it not going to run on the 25th. Teh Featured Article Dictator haz R[a]uled~! Br'er Rabbit (talk) 13:23, 14 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I intend to run it. I removed it for now because I don't want it scheduled out-of-order. Raul654 (talk) 15:37, 14 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, that's a big problem... Br'er Rabbit (talk) 18:32, 14 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Why do they have to be scheduled in order? It's a problem from the requester's point of view. Wehwalt's article on Avery Brundage will likely get chosen, for example, but he won't be able to post another request to this board until you actually slot Brundage into its date and remove it from here. Thus you are artificially reducing the number of requests that an individual can post. I was going to request Hurricane Gustav (2002) but I gotta stop and think hard about that, because i would then not be able to post any other requests for three weeks while it languishes here on this board. -- Dianna (talk) 18:47, 14 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

August 30

Simon B. Buckner (1823 – 1914) was a soldier in the Mexican–American War and a Confederate lieutenant general in the American Civil War. He graduated from West Point and taught there for five years, with an interlude during the Mexican–American War. He left the army in 1855 to manage real estate he inherited in Chicago. In 1857, he returned to his native state (Kentucky) and was appointed adjutant general by Governor Beriah Magoffin. He attempted to enforce Kentucky's neutrality policy during the early days of the Civil War, but enlisted in the Confederate Army in September 1861. He was the first Confederate general to surrender an army, doing so in at the Battle of Fort Donelson in 1862. He also participated in Braxton Bragg's failed attempt to invade Kentucky. On August 30, 1887, he was inaugurated governor of Kentucky. As governor, he worked to suppress the Hatfield-McCoy feud and the Rowan County War and ordered an audit that prompted the absconsion of state treasurer James W. Tate with $250,000 from the state treasury. He unsuccessfully sought a seat in the U.S. Senate in 1895 and the U.S. Vice-Presidency in 1896. (more...)

2 points Promoted in September 2009 (2 points), quinvigintennial date relevance (175-year anniversary of inauguration as governor; 2 points), similar to July 31 TFA Stephen Trigg (-2 points). Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 18:10, 30 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

• Support. Great article with relevance to military and political history both, especially in this 150th anniversary of the U.S. Civil War. --Coemgenus (talk) 09:56, 31 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
• Support. PumpkinSky talk 01:07, 8 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
• Support My first thought was that he was killed on Okinawa. Wrong Buckner... oops. Hawkeye7 (talk) 01:39, 11 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
  • Yep, that was his son, Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr. I would add that to the blurb if I had room. Acdixon ^{(talk · contribs)} 13:47, 13 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
• Support ran into him on William Jennings Bryan presidential campaign, 1896.--Wehwalt (talk) 14:12, 13 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Two points for the 40th anniversary of his Munich speech ("The Games must go on") which, along with the 40th anniversary of the terrorism the previous day, will certainly gain major media attention. Two points for widely covered (20 languages). Total four.--Wehwalt (talk) 13:43, 11 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

• Obviously. Br'er Rabbit (talk) 21:50, 11 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
• Support significant in history, related to the date. Excellent blurb, covering the important facts including controversy, letting him "speak himself" to conclude, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 22:30, 11 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]