19featured articles were promoted this month.

• The1998 Football League First Division play-off Final(nominated byThe Rambling Man) was anassociation football match played on 25 May 1998 atWembley Stadium, London, betweenCharlton Athletic andSunderland. The match was to determine the third and final team to gainpromotion from theFootball League First Division, the second tier ofEnglish football, to thePremier League for the1998–99 season. The top two teams of the1997–98 Football League First Division season gained automatic promotion, and the teams placed from third to sixth place in the table took part in play-off semi-finals; Sunderland had ended the season in third position and Charlton had finished fourth. The clubs won their semi-finals and competed for the final promotion place. Winning the game was estimated to be worth between five and ten millionpounds to the successful team. Played in front of 78,000 spectators, Charlton won 7–6 onpenalties.
• Evelyn Mase(nominated byMidnightblueowl) was a South African nurse. She was the first wife of theanti-apartheid activist and future presidentNelson Mandela, to whom she was married from 1944 to 1958.
• Meghan Trainor(nominated byMaranoFan) is an American singer-songwriter and talent show judge. She rose to prominence after signing withEpic Records in 2014 and releasing her debut single "All About That Bass", which reached number one on the USBillboard Hot 100 chart and sold 11 million copies worldwide, and drew criticism for its lyrical content. Trainor has releasedthree studio albums with the label, and has received variousawards and nominations, including the 2016Grammy Award for Best New Artist.
• Orangutans(nominated byLittleJerry) aregreat apes native to Indonesia and Malaysia. They are found in therainforests ofBorneo andSumatra, but during thePleistocene they ranged throughoutSoutheast Asia andSouth China. The mostarboreal of the great apes, orangutans spend most of their time in trees. They have proportionally long arms and short legs and their hair is reddish-brown. Orangutans are among the most intelligentprimates. All three orangutan species are consideredcritically endangered. Human activities have caused severe declines in populations and ranges. Threats to wild orangutan populations include poaching,habitat destruction because ofpalm oil cultivation, and the illegalpet trade. Several conservation and rehabilitation organisations are dedicated to the survival of orangutans in the wild.
• Portraits of Odaenathus(nominated byAttar-Aram syria):Odaenathus, the king ofPalmyra from 260 to 267 CE, has been identified by modern scholars as the subject of sculptures, seal impressions, and mosaic pieces.
• Alfred Worden(nominated byWehwalt) was an Americantest pilot andastronaut, and thecommand module pilot for theApollo 15 lunar mission in 1971. A formertest pilot, he served on the support and backup crews forApollo 9 and12 before selection for Apollo 15. Inlunar orbit, he became the individual who was the furthest from any other human being, a record he still holds. He also performed the first deep-spaceextravehicular activity, or spacewalk, in history. His career was effectively ended by a scandal overcarrying postal covers to the Moon, and he retired in 1975.

• British nuclear tests at Maralinga(nominated byHawkeye7) were conducted between 1956 and 1963 in theWoomera Prohibited Area inSouth Australia. A total of sevennuclear tests took place withapproximate yields ranging from 1 to 27kilotonnes of TNT (4 to 100 TJ). The site was also used for trials ofneutron initiators and tests on the compression of nuclear weaponcores and the effects of fire on atomic weapons. The site was left contaminated withradioactive waste, and a clean-up was attempted in 1967. A further clean-up was completed in 2000. In 1994, the Australian government paid $13.5 million compensation to the traditional owners, theMaralinga Tjarutja people.

• TheFirst Battle of Newtonia(nominated byHog Farm) was fought on September 30, 1862, nearNewtonia, Missouri, during theAmerican Civil War.Confederate soldiers commanded byColonelDouglas H. Cooper clashed with aUnion column commanded byBrigadier GeneralFrederick C. Salomon. Cooper's force consisted mostly ofcavalry including abrigade ofNative Americans. After a sharp skirmish in the morning, seesaw fighting took place during the afternoon. Shortly before nightfall, the Confederates made an all-out attack, causing Salomon to withdraw. The entire Union force advanced towards Newtonia in early October, and Cooper abandoned Missouri.

• Horseshoe bats(nominated byEnwebb) arebats in the family 'Rhinolophidae'. In addition to the single livinggenus,Rhinolophus, which has about 106 species, the extinct genusPalaeonycteris has also been recognized. Horseshoe bats are considered small or medium-sizedmicrobats, weighing 4–28 g (0.14–0.99 oz), with forearm lengths of 30–75 mm (1.2–3.0 in) and combined lengths of head and body of 35–110 mm (1.4–4.3 in). Horseshoe bats are relevant to humans in some regions as a source of disease, as food, andtraditional medicine. Several species are the natural reservoirs ofSARS coronavirus, thoughmasked palm civets were the intermediate hosts through which humans became infected. Some evidence suggests that some species could be the natural reservoir ofSARS-CoV-2, which causescoronavirus disease 2019. They are hunted for food in several regions, particularlysub-Saharan Africa, but alsoSoutheast Asia. Some species or theirguano are used in traditional medicine in Nepal, India, Vietnam, and Senegal.
• Siamosaurus(nominated byPaleoGeekSquared) is agenus ofspinosauriddinosaur that lived in what is nowThailand during theEarly Cretaceousperiod (Barremian toAptian) and is the first reported spinosaurid from Asia. It is confidently known only from toothfossils; the first were found in theSao Khua Formation, with more teeth later recovered from the youngerKhok Kruat Formation. Like in all spinosaurids,Siamosaurus' teeth were conical, with reduced or absentserrations. This made them suitable for impaling rather than tearing flesh, a trait typically seen in largelypiscivorous (fish-eating) animals. Spinosaurids are also known to have consumedpterosaurs and small dinosaurs, and there is fossil evidence ofSiamosaurus itself feeding onsauropod dinosaurs, either viascavenging or active hunting.Siamosaurus' role as a partially piscivorous predator may have reduced the prominence of some contemporaneous crocodilians competing for the same food sources.Isotope analysis of the teeth ofSiamosaurus and other spinosaurids indicatessemiaquatic habits.Siamosaurus lived in asemi-arid habitat offloodplains and meandering rivers, where it coexisted with other dinosaurs, as well as pterosaurs, fishes, turtles, andcrocodyliforms.
• TheTreaty of Lutatius(nominated byGog the Mild) was the agreement of 241 BC betweenCarthage andRome which ended theFirst Punic War after 23 years. Accepting defeat, the CarthaginianSenate ordered their commander on Sicily to negotiate apeace treaty. A treaty was agreed by which Carthage would hand over what it still held of Sicily, relinquish several groups of islands nearby, release all Roman prisoners without ransom, and pay largereparations over 10 years. In 237 BC Carthage prepared an expedition to recover the island ofSardinia, which had been lost to rebels. Cynically, the Romans announced that this an act of war and that their peace terms were the ceding of Sardinia andCorsica and the payment of an additional indemnity; these were added to the treaty as a codicil.

• Bob Mann(nominated byGonzo fan2007 andCbl62) was an American professionalfootball player in theNational Football League (NFL). A native ofNew Bern, North Carolina, Mann playedcollege football atHampton Institute in 1942 and 1943 and at theUniversity of Michigan in 1944, 1946 and 1947. Playing theend position, he broke theBig Ten Conference record forreceiving yards in 1946 and 1947. After not being selected in the1948 NFL Draft, Mann signed his first professional football contract with theDetroit Lions, where he stayed for two seasons. He later played for theGreen Bay Packers for parts of five seasons until 1954. Mann broke thecolor barrier for both teams.
• The2010 Twenty20 Cup Final(nominated byHarrias) was a 20overs-per-sidecricket match betweenHampshire County Cricket Club andSomerset County Cricket Club played on 14 August 2010 at theRose Bowl inSouthampton. It was the eighth final of theTwenty20 Cup.
• Al-Hafiz(nominated byCplakidas) was the eleventhcaliph of theFatimids from 1132 to his death in 1149. ManyIsma'ili followers abroad refused to recognize him and even in Egypt there were uprisings throughout his reign. He tried to restrain his over-mightyviziers, with mixed success. He was repeatedly forced to give way to the demands of various military factions, and ultimately was unable to halt the evolution of the vizierate into ade factosultanate, independent of the caliph. His successors would be reduced to puppets at the hands of powerful viziers, until the end of the Fatimid Caliphate in 1171.

• Hurricane Willa(nominated byHurricane Noah,KN2731, andHurricanehink) was a powerfultropical cyclone that brought torrential rains and destructive winds to southwestern Mexico, particularly the states ofSinaloa andNayarit, during late-October 2018. It was the twenty-fifth tropical cyclone, twenty-second named storm, thirteenth hurricane, tenth major hurricane, and record-tying thirdCategory 5 hurricane of the2018 Pacific hurricane season. Willa was the first major hurricane to makelandfall in theMexican state of Sinaloa sinceLane in2006.
• Infinity Science Fiction(nominated byMike Christie) was an Americanscience fiction magazine, edited byLarry T. Shaw, and published by Royal Publications. The first issue, which appeared in November 1955, includedArthur C. Clarke's "The Star", a story about a planet destroyed by anova (an exploding star) that turns out to have been theStar of Bethlehem; it won theHugo Award for that year. Shaw obtained stories from some of the leading writers of the day, includingBrian Aldiss,Isaac Asimov, andRobert Sheckley, but the material was of variable quality. In 1958Irwin Stein, the owner of Royal Publications, decided to shut downInfinity; the last issue was dated November 1958. The title was revived a decade later by Stein's publishing house,Lancer Books, as a paperback anthology series. Five volumes were published between 1970 and 1973, edited byRobert Hoskins; a sixth was prepared but withdrawn after Lancer ran into financial problems at the end of 1973.
• Theqibla(nominated byHaEr48) is the direction towards theKaaba in theSacred Mosque,Mecca, Saudi Arabia, which is used by Muslims in various religious contexts, such as serving as the including thedirection of thesalah or ritual prayer.
• Yugoslav destroyer Beograd(nominated byPeacemaker67) was thelead ship ofa class ofdestroyers built for theRoyal Yugoslav Navy during the late 1930s. InWorld War II, she was captured and saw extensive service with theRoyal Italian Navy, completing over 100convoy escort missions, mainly on routes between Italy and theAegean orNorth Africa. In September 1943, she was captured by theGerman Navy and redesignatedTA43. She was sunk orscuttled atTrieste in 1945.
• TheRoman withdrawal from Africa in 255 BC(nominated byGog the Mild) was the attempt by the Roman Republic to rescue the survivors of their defeated expeditionary force to Carthaginian Africa (in what is now northeastern Tunisia) during the First Punic War. A force of 390 warships fought and defeated 200 Carthaginian vessels and the Roman survivors of the previous year's invasion were evacuated. While returning to Italy the Roman fleet encountered a storm off the south-east corner of Sicily: 384 ships were sunk and more than 100,000 men were lost.

20featured lists were promoted this month.

• Cardiff City Football Club is a Welsh professionalassociation football team based inCardiff. The club was founded in 1899 and initially played in local amateur leagues before joining theEnglish football league system. After spending a decade in theSouthern Football League, Cardiff joined theFootball League in 1920.A total of 123 players(nominated byKosack) have won at least one cap in senior international football while playing for Cardiff, representing 25 nations.Chris Gunter is the youngest Cardiff player to win an international cap, having represented Wales in 2017 at the age of 16.Kenwyne Jones has scored more international goals than any other Cardiff player. He scored ten times forTrinidad and Tobago between 2014 and 2016.
• Hot Country Songs is achart that ranks the top-performingcountry music songs in the United States, published byBillboard magazine.13 different singles(nominated byChrisTheDude) topped the chart in 1966 and19 in 1965(nominated byChrisTheDude), which was published at the time under the title Hot Country Singles. Chart placings were based on playlists submitted by country music radio stations and sales reports submitted by stores.
• In baseball, a home run is credited to a batter when he hits a fair ball and reaches home safely on the same play, without the benefit of an error.One hundred and twenty-seven players(nominated byBloom6132) have hit a home run in their first at bat of a Major League Baseball (MLB) game to date, the most recent being Keibert Ruiz of the Los Angeles Dodgers on August 16, 2020. George Tebeau and Mike Griffin both hit home runs in their first at bats on April 16, 1887. Both players are recognized as the first player to homer in his first major league at bat because the exact time when each home run was hit is unclear.
• Since July 2009, Israeli broadcast monitoring serviceMedia Forest has been publishing four rankings which list the top ten most-broadcast Romanian and foreign songs on Romanian radio stations and television channels separately on a weekly basis. In2009, eight and eleven singles(nominated byCartoon network freak) were listed by Media Forest as the most-broadcast tracks on radio and television respectively.
• Sigourney Weaver is an American actor, playwright, and producer who first began acting in plays in the early 1970s. Throughout her career she has acted in nearly40 stage productions(nominated byHAL333). She made her film debut with a minor role in theWoody Allen-directedAnnie Hall (1977). Her breakthrough role was asEllen Ripley in theRidley Scott-directedAlien (1979). She reprised the role inAliens (1986), this time helmed by directorJames Cameron. Her performance netted her a nomination for theAcademy Award for Best Actress. She would reprise the role in two more sequels:Alien 3 (1992) andAlien: Resurrection (1997), both of which were not as well-received. Although originally written as a man, Ripley is now regarded as one of the most significant female protagonists in cinema history, and consequently, Weaver is considered to be a pioneer of action heroines inscience fiction films
• The Mandalorian, an Americanspace Westernweb television series set in theStar Wars universe created byJon Favreau and released onDisney+, features anextensive cast of characters(nominated byHunter Kahn).
• TheUnited Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)World Heritage Sites are places of importance tocultural ornatural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972.Lithuania accepted the convention on 31 March 1992, making its natural and historical sites eligible for inclusion on the list. The first site added to the list was theVilnius Historic Centre, in 1994. Three further sites were added in 2000, 2004, and 2005. In total, there arefour sites on the list(nominated byTone), all of them cultural. Two sites are transnational: theCuronian Spit is shared with Russia and theStruve Geodetic Arc is shared with nine other countries. In addition to its World Heritage Sites, Lithuania also maintains two properties on its tentative list.
• TheBoston Marathon, one of the sixWorld Marathon Majors, is a 26.2-mile (42.2 km) race which has been held in theGreater Boston area inMassachusetts since 1897. It is the oldest annualmarathon in the world. The event is held onPatriots' Day, the third Monday of April. Various factors meant that until 1957 the course varied in length, due to which the marathon recognizes several course records that are slower than previous records due to being run on longer courses. The first Boston Marathon included only 15 runners, all of whom were men, and was won byJohn McDermott. The race was cancelled for the first time in its history in 2020, due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.The winners(nominated byHarrias) have represented 27 different countries: Americans have won the marathon the most, doing so on 108 occasions; Kenyans have won 34 times; and Canadians 21 times.Ernst van Dyk is the most successful individual athlete, having won the men's wheelchair division ten times. The current course records are held byGeoffrey Mutai,Buzunesh Deba,Marcel Hug andManuela Schär.
• TheWCW Light Heavyweight Championship(nominated byGrapple X) was aprofessional wrestling championship that was contested inWorld Championship Wrestling (WCW) between 1991 and 1992. Conceived in 1991, the championship was first awarded as the result of a single-elimination tournament; its subsequent lineage ended when the final championBrad Armstrong was stripped of the title due to injury. A second tournament to decide Armstrong's successor was announced, but never took place. The title was held by four different champions; the inaugural championBrian Pillman was the only wrestler to win it on more than one occasion. The light heavyweight division which contested the championship had proved popular with fans, but its viability suffered as a result of WCW's creative decisions; in 1992,Bill Watts became the headbooker, and implemented storyline changes in WCW's product which stymied the division's style. WCW would later introduce a similar title as theWCW Cruiserweight Championship; the two titles are now considered one and the same by the wrestling promotionWWE, which purchased WCW's assets in 2001.
• TheWikimedian of the Year(nominated byCAPTAIN MEDUSA) is an annual award that honorsWikipedia editors to highlight major achievements within theWikimedia movement. The award was established in August 2011 by Wikipedia's co-founderJimmy Wales, who selects the recipients and honors them atWikimania, an annual conference of theWikimedia Foundation. From 2011 to 2017 the award was named 'Wikipedian of the Year'. The award includes prize money, which as of 2020 is $5,000.
• Clark Gable (1901–1960) was an American actor and producer who appeared in over70 feature films and several short films(nominated byHAL333). Gable first began acting in stage productions, before his film debut in 1924. After many minor roles, Gable landed a leading role in 1931, subsequently becoming one of the most dominantleading men in Hollywood. He often acted alongside reoccurringleading ladies: six films withJean Harlow, six withMyrna Loy, eight withJoan Crawford, and four withLana Turner, among many others. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest actors in cinematic history.
• TheDHL Fastest Lap Award(nominated byMWright96) is given annually by the courier,Formula One global partner and logistics providerDHL "to recognise the driver who most consistently demonstrates pure speed, with the fastest lap at the highest number of races each season", and to reward the winning driver for "characteristics such as excellent performance, passion, can-do attitude, reliability and precision". First awarded in2007 by DHL, the trophy's official naming patron, it is presented to the driver with the highest number offastest laps over the course of the season, with one point awarded to the fastest lap holder of aGrand Prix.
• TheHennepin County Library, which servesHennepin County, Minnesota, including the city ofMinneapolis, consists of41 branches(nominated byBobamnertiopsis) in 24 cities and towns. Of these, 15 are in Minneapolis; collectively they made up the Minneapolis Public Library until they were absorbed by the Hennepin system in the merger. Four branches (Central, Franklin, Hosmer, and Sumner) were originally founded asCarnegie libraries. Several other libraries, separate from the system, also operate within the county's boundaries.
• TheRoman Catholic archbishop of New York(nominated byBloom6132) is the head of theRoman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, who is responsible for looking after its spiritual and administrative needs. As the archdiocese is themetropolitan see of theecclesiastical province encompassing nearly all of thestate of New York, the Archbishop of New York also administers the bishops who head thesuffragan dioceses ofAlbany,Brooklyn,Buffalo,Ogdensburg,Rochester,Rockville Centre andSyracuse. The current archbishop isTimothy M. Dolan.
• TheNWA World Welterweight Championship(nominated byMPJ-DK) is an inactiveprofessional wrestling championship governed by theNational Wrestling Alliance (NWA) and most recently promoted by NWA Mexico.
• Natalie Wood (1938–1981) was an American actress who started her career as a child by appearing in films directed byIrving Pichel. Wood's first credited role was as an Austrian war refugee in the Pichel-directedTomorrow Is Forever (1946) withClaudette Colbert andOrson Welles. The following year, she played a child who does not believe inSanta Claus in the Christmas comedy-dramaMiracle on 34th Street (1947) oppositeMaureen O'Hara,John Payne, andEdmund Gwenn.She has since appeared innumerous films(nominated byCowlibob), was the recipient of fourGolden Globes, and received threeAcademy Award nominations.
• TheJohn Arlott Cup for the PCA Young Player of the Year(nominated byHarrias) is an annualcricket award presented to the player who is adjudged to be the most promising young player in Englishcounty cricket. Only players that are aged under 24 on 1 April of the awarding year are eligible for the prize.Michael Atherton was the first winner of the award in 1990. Two players,Kabir Ali andAlastair Cook, have won the award twice, both doing so in successive years; Ali in 2002 and 2003, and Cook in 2005 and 2006. Representatives of thirteen of the eighteen first-class counties have won the award.Yorkshire players have collected the most awards, doing so on six occasions.
• Brad Pitt is an American actor and film producer who has receivedvarious awards and nominations(nominated byCAPTAIN MEDUSA), including twoAcademy Awards, twoBritish Academy Film Awards, and twoGolden Globe Awards. He has been nominated for an additional five Academy Awards.
• Timeline of Mary Pickford(nominated byJimknut)Mary Pickford (1892–1979) was a Canadian motion picture actress, producer, and writer. During thesilent film era she became one of the first great celebrities of the cinema and a popularicon known to the public as "America's Sweetheart".
• TheArchbishop of Montreal(nominated byBloom6132)is the head of theRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Montreal, who is responsible for looking after its spiritual and administrative needs. This archdiocese is themetropolitan see of theecclesiastical province encompassing the south-central part of the province ofQuebec, and so the Archbishop of Montreal also administers the bishops who head thesuffragan dioceses ofJoliette,Saint-Jean-Longueuil,Saint-Jérôme, andValleyfield. The current archbishop isChristian Lépine.

20featured pictures were promoted this month.

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  Poster for the première ofJules Massenet's operaAriane. Colour lithograph, 0.87 x 0.61 m (About 34 x 24 inches)(nominated byAdam Cuerden)
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  Connor Barth, a placekicker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, prepares to kick a field goal during the first quarter of the Bucs v. New York Giants National Football League military appreciation game at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla., Nov. 8, 2015.(created by U.S. Air Force, photographer Ned T. Johnston;nominated byBammesk)
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  King Girvan Yuddhavikram Shah(restored andnominated byCAPTAIN MEDUSA)
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  Portrait of the American singerNina Simone, 1965.(restored andnominated byBammesk)
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  Sketch for the set of Act III, Scene 1 ofLa Esmeralda, an opera byLouise Bertin(restored andnominated byAdam Cuerden)
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  Jessie Bonstelle(restored andnominated byCAPTAIN MEDUSA)
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  A Composite Imaginary View of Japan(created by Khalili Collections;nominated byMartinPoulter)
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  Pygocentrus nattereriKner, 1858, Red-bellied piranha;Karlsruhe Zoo,Karlsruhe,Germany.(created byLlez;nominated byMER-C)
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  Blue tiger (Tirumala limniace exoticus) male, Kumarakom, Kerala, India(created andnominated byCharlesjsharp)
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  Prime ministerDavid Ben Gurion.(created andnominated byAndrew J.Kurbiko)
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  Purple sea urchin (Sphaerechinus granularis), Madeira, Portugal(created byPoco a poco;nominated byMER-C)
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  English composer and suffragetteEthel Smyth (1858-1944)(restored andnominated byAdam Cuerden)
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  Mizrah, papercut(created by Israel Dov Rosenbaum;nominated byAndrew J.Kurbiko)
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  "George Kleine presents the Cines photo dramaQuo Vadis: Lygia Bound to the Wild Bull." Chromolithograph poster for 1913 film.(restored andnominated byAdam Cuerden)
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  Talamanca hummingbird (Eugenes spectabilis) male, Mount Totumas cloud forest, Panama.(created andnominated byCharlesjsharp)
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  Chorda filum on top of a layer of soft blanket weed (Cladophora glomerata), coastline of Sweden.(created byW.carter;nominated byBammesk)
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  Eurasian coot (Fulica atra) juvenile inFrance(created andnominated byCharlesjsharp)
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  Hazel MacKaye, actress,suffragist, and writer of various pageants and plays, many of which for women's suffrage events, as well as working with theYoung Women's Christian Association and becoming their Director of Pageantry and Drama.(restored andnominated byAdam Cuerden)
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  Hortus Haren.(Laetiporus sulphureus) on(Ginkgo biloba).(created byAgnes Monkelbaan;nominated byMER-C)
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  Lilac-breasted roller (Coracias caudatus caudatus) inBotswana(created andnominated byCharlesjsharp)

Onefeatured topic was promoted this month.

• Operas by Claudio Monteverdi(nominated byAza24):Claudio Monteverdi (1567–1643) composedten operas, a genrewhich emerged while he was court musician inMantua. His first opera,L'Orfeo, was premiered in 1607 and became the first opera still in today's repertoire. For seven opera projects themusic is mostly lost. Four of these were completed and performed, while he abandoned the others at some point.Librettos have survived for some of them, and fragments of the music forL'Arianna andProserpina rapita. Monteverdi composed operas for a theatre inVenice when he was master of music atSan Marco there, includingIl ritorno d'Ulisse in patria in 1640 andL'incoronazione di Poppea in 1643, both of which also remain in the repertoire.

• "from August 22 through July 26" — Signpost, are you reversing the flow of normal spacetime again!??!#WEVETALKEDABOUTTHIS --FeRDNYC (talk)22:31, 30 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• I've fixed a typo in the signpost. I wasn't sure if I was allowed to do that, so I decided to post here to tell you guys about it.Ghinga7 (talk)19:33, 1 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]