[Wikipedia-l] Historical anniversaries

[koyaanisqatsi at nupedia.com]

Vicki wrote:
>[snip] and I think more people go to such pages for
>"what happened today" than for "is it a holiday". Newspaper lists of this 
>sort don't
>usually bother with holidays at all.
>
>Also, yes the holiday is celebrated every year, but it's also the 
>anniversary of
>Isaac Newton's birth every year.

I also don't agree that the holidays should go at the top of the page.  I'm generally not as interested in what holiday it might be as I am in more historical events such as rebellions, battles, assassinations, etc.

kq