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Trauma (medicine)
| September 10, 2010 | September 25, 2010 | 107 | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trauma_%28medicine%29&oldid=383942570 Before] {{classicon|C}} | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trauma_%28medicine%29&oldid=383942570 After] {{classicon|C}} | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Trauma_%28medicine%29&diff=cur&oldid=383943102 Diff] |
Aengus Finucane
| October 10, 2009 | October 15, 2009 | 35 | N/A | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Aengus_Finucane&oldid=320069088 After] {{classicon|start}} 10px | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Aengus_Finucane&action=historysubmit&diff=320069088&oldid=319064478 Diff] |
Oil
| September 19, 2009 | October 10, 2009 | 54 | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oil&oldid=319056978 Before] {{classicon|start}} | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oil&oldid=319056978 After] {{classicon|start}} | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php??title=Oil&diff=http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oil&diff=cur&oldid=314900424 Diff] |
Battle of the Nobles
| August 24, 2009 | September 19, 2009 | 21 | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Battle_of_the_Nobles&oldid=309697180 Before] {{classicon|start}} | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Battle_of_the_Nobles&oldid=314896051 After] {{classicon|start}} | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Battle_of_the_Nobles&diff=cur&oldid=309697180 Diff] |
Monkey
| August 13, 2009 | August 20, 2009 | 22 | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Monkey&oldid=305195124 Before] {{classicon|start}} | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Monkey&oldid=309009631 After] {{classicon|start}} | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Monkey&diff=309436680&oldid=305195124 Diff] |
{{USS|Massachusetts|BB-59}}
| August 1, 2009 | August 13, 2009 | 111 | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS_Massachusetts_(BB-59)&oldid=305384424 Before] {{classicon|start}} | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS_Massachusetts_(BB-59)&oldid=307840924 After] {{classicon|GA}} | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS_Massachusetts_(BB-59)&diff=cur&oldid=305384424 Diff] |
Dry ice
| July 24, 2009 | August 1, 2009 | 333 | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dry_ice&oldid=304036820 Before] {{classicon|start}} | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dry_ice&oldid=305382630 After] {{classicon|B}} | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dry_ice&diff=cur&oldid=304036820 Diff] |
Marco Polo sheep
| July 16, 2009 | July 24, 2009 | 249 | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marco_Polo_sheep&oldid=302380871 Before] {{classicon|stub}} | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marco_Polo_sheep&oldid=304042861 After] {{classicon|B}} 10px | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marco_Polo_sheep&diff=cur&oldid=292867148 Diff] |
Marco Polo
| July 5, 2009 | July 16, 2009 | 634 | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marco_Polo&oldid=300410353 Before] {{classicon|B}} | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marco_Polo&oldid=302353828 After] {{classicon|GA}} | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marco_Polo&diff=302353828&oldid=300410353 Diff] |
Richard Montgomery
| September 3, 2008 | October 15, 2008 | 185 | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Richard_Montgomery&oldid=235573783 Before] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Richard_Montgomery&oldid=245504430 After] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Richard_Montgomery&diff=245504430&oldid=235573783 Diff] |
Academy Award
| August 26, 2008 | September 2, 2008 | 55 | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Academy_Award&oldid=234358101 Before] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Academy_Award&oldid=235132877 After] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Academy_Award&diff=235132877&oldid=234358101 Diff] |
John Jay
| August 19, 2008 | August 26, 2008 | 224 | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Jay&oldid=230955553 Before] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Jay&oldid=234358864 After] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Jay&diff=234358864&oldid=230955553 Diff] |
Biafra
| August 15, 2008 | August 19, 2008 | 180 | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Biafra&oldid=231649424 Before] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Biafra&oldid=233001538 After] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Biafra&diff=233001538&oldid=231649424 Diff] |
Gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette
| August 11, 2008 | August 15, 2008 | 566 | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gilbert_du_Motier%2C_marquis_de_La_Fayette&oldid=230600988 Before] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gilbert_du_Motier%2C_marquis_de_La_Fayette&oldid=232031842 After] {{classicon|GA}} | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gilbert_du_Motier%2C_marquis_de_La_Fayette&diff=232031842&oldid=230600988 Diff] |
Recording studio
| August 7, 2008 | August 11, 2008 | 19 | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Recording_studio&oldid=150060002 Before] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Recording_studio&oldid=230642501 After] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Recording_studio&diff=230642501&oldid=150060002 Diff] |
Play_(theatre)
| June 14, 2008 | August 7, 2008 | 45 | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Play_(theatre)&oldid=219324197 Before] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Play_(theatre)&oldid=229352302 After] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Play_(theatre)&diff=229352302&oldid=219324197 Diff] |
Michelangelo
| June 9, 2008 | June 16, 2008 | 27 | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Michelangelo&oldid=216849421 Before] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Michelangelo&oldid=219572205 After] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Michelangelo&diff=219572205&oldid=216849421 Diff] |
Artificial sunlight
| May 31, 2008 | June 9, 2008 | 68 | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Artificial_sunlight&oldid=214219665 Before] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Artificial_sunlight&oldid=218093706 After] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Artificial_sunlight&diff=218093944&oldid=216188712 Diff] |
Thirty Years' War
| May 22, 2008 | May 31, 2008 | 166 | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thirty_Years%27_War&oldid=214012699 Before] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thirty_Years%27_War&oldid=215939019 After] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thirty_Years%27_War&diff=215939019&oldid=214012699 Diff] |
Kristallnacht
| May 17, 2008 | May 22, 2008 | 180 | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kristallnacht&oldid=212393462 Before] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kristallnacht&oldid=214021579 After] {{classicon|GA}} | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kristallnacht&diff=214021579&oldid=212393462 Diff] |
Dam
| colspan=2 | August 14, 2007 | 161 | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dam&oldid=148241135 Before] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dam&oldid=151033048 After] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dam&diff=151033048&oldid=148241135 Diff] |
Mao Zedong
| colspan=2 | August 1, 2007 | 50 | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mao_Zedong&oldid=147917823 Before] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mao_Zedong&oldid=148486240 After] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mao_Zedong&diff=148486240&oldid=147917823 Diff] |
Gang
| colspan=2 | July 31, 2007 | 64 | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gang&oldid=148122918 Before] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gang&oldid=148156634 After] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gang&diff=148156634&oldid=148122918 Diff] |
Oil spill
| colspan=2 | July 29, 2007 | 21 | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oil_spill&oldid=146940195 Before] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oil_spill&oldid=148109510 After] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oil_spill&diff=148109510&oldid=146940195 Diff] |
Underground Railroad
| colspan=2 | July 29, 2007 | 18 | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Underground_Railroad&oldid=142700212 Before] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Underground_Railroad&oldid=147760164 After] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Underground_Railroad&diff=147760164&oldid=142700212 Diff] |
History of Russia
| colspan=2 | July 25, 2007 | 337 | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History_of_Russia&oldid=146019480 Before] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History_of_Russia&oldid=146968106 After] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History_of_Russia&diff=146968106&oldid=146019480 Diff] |
Third World
| colspan=2 | July 20, 2007 | 56 | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Third_World&oldid=144439976 Before] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Third_World&oldid=146004558 After] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Third_World&diff=146004558&oldid=144439976 Diff] |
First Lady
| colspan=2 | July 19, 2007 | 65 | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=First_Lady&oldid=144352793 Before] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=First_Lady&oldid=145753720 After] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=First_Lady&diff=145753720&oldid=144352793 Diff] |
William I of England
| colspan=2 | July 19, 2007 | 71 | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William_I_of_England&oldid=144829787 Before] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William_I_of_England&oldid=145566797 After] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William_I_of_England&diff=145566797&oldid=144829787 Diff] |
Environmentally friendly
| colspan=2 | July 15, 2007 | 60 | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Environmentally_friendly&oldid=138579548 Before] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Environmentally_friendly&oldid=143970436 After] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Environmentally_friendly&diff=143970436&oldid=138579548 Diff] |
Casino
| colspan=2 | July 09, 2007 | 18 | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Casino&oldid=128622120 Before] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Casino&oldid=143549864 After] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Casino&diff=143549864&oldid=128622120 Diff] |
Balloon
| colspan=2 | May 11, 2007 | 71 | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Balloon&oldid=126303911 Before] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Balloon&oldid=129692589 After] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Balloon&diff=129692589&oldid=126303911 Diff] |
Legume
| colspan=2 | April 28, 2007 | 7 | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Legume&oldid=124522232 Before] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Legume&oldid=126127309 After] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Legume&diff=126127309&oldid=124522232 Diff] |
Farm
| colspan=2 | April 22, 2007 | 74 | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Farm&oldid=122644955 Before] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Farm&oldid=124699760 After] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Farm&diff=124699760&oldid=122644955 Diff] |
Shogun
| colspan=2 | April 18, 2007 | 69 | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shogun&oldid=122128494 Before] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shogun&oldid=123795947 After] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shogun&diff=123795947&oldid=122128494 Diff] |
Poor Richard's Almanack
| colspan=2 | April 17, 2007 | 112 | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Poor_Richard%27s_Almanack&oldid=122559600 Before] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Poor_Richard%27s_Almanack&oldid=123795947 After] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Poor_Richard%27s_Almanack&diff=123633752&oldid=122559600 Diff] |
Icelanders
| colspan=2 | April 16, 2007 | 241 | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Icelanders&oldid=121222719 Before] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Icelanders&oldid=123205797 After] {{classicon|GA}} | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Icelanders&diff=123205797&oldid=121222719 Diff] |
John Gow
| colspan=2 | April 16, 2007 | 96 | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Gow&oldid=118516444 Before] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Gow&oldid=123118628 After] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Gow&diff=123118628&oldid=118516444 Diff] |
Coloring book
| colspan=2 | April 15, 2007 | 78 | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Coloring_book&oldid=120035255 Before] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Coloring_book&oldid=123077473 After] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Coloring_book&diff=123077473&oldid=120035255 Diff] |
Aelbert Cuyp
| colspan=2 | April 15, 2007 | 24 | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Aelbert_Cuyp&oldid=119508012 Before] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Aelbert_Cuyp&oldid=122878031 After] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Aelbert_Cuyp&diff=122878031&oldid=119508012 Diff] |
Christopher Columbus
| colspan=2 | October 10, 2006 | 118 | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Christopher_Columbus&oldid=80518967 Before] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Christopher_Columbus&oldid=80823529 After] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Christopher_Columbus&diff=80823529&oldid=80518967 Diff] |
Polar exploration
| colspan=2 | September 20, 2006 | 23 | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Polar_exploration&oldid=76708171 Before] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Polar_exploration&oldid=76722944 After] | [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Polar_exploration&diff=76722944&oldid=76708171 Diff] |
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