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Featured content in Wikipedia Featured content represents the best that Wikipedia has to offer. These are the articles, pictures, and other contributions that showcase the polished result of the collaborative efforts that drive Wikipedia. All featured content undergoes a thorough review process to ensure that it meets the highest standards, and can serve as the best example of our end goals. A small bronze star () in the top right corner of a page indicates that the content is featured. This page gives links to all of Wikipedia's featured content, and showcases one randomly selected example of each type of content. You can view another one at . Also check out featured content from the other Wikimedia projects.

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Featured article: July 26, 2008 Strike in the Lenin Shipyard in Gdańsk, 1980 The history of Solidarity, a Polish non-governmental trade union, began in August 1980 at the Gdańsk Shipyards where Lech Wałęsa and others formed Solidarity. In the early 1980s, it became the first independent labor union in a Soviet-bloc country. Solidarity gave rise to a broad anti-communist nonviolent social movement that, at its height, united some 10 million members and vastly contributed to the fall of communism. Poland's communist government attempted to destroy the union by instituting martial law in 1981, followed by several years of political repression, but in the end was forced to begin negotiating with the union. The Roundtable Talks between the weakened government and the Solidarity-led opposition resulted in semi-free elections in 1989. By the end of August 1989, a Solidarity-led coalition government had been formed, and, in December 1990, Wałęsa was elected president. This was soon followed by the dismantling of the communist governmental system and by Poland's transformation into a modern democratic state. Solidarity's example led to the spread of anti-communist ideas and movements throughout the countries of the Eastern Bloc, weakening their communist governments; a process that eventually culminated in the Revolutions of 1989 (the "Autumn of Nations"). (more...) Recently featured: William Gibson – Exmoor – SS Christopher Columbus

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Featured picture: August 02, 2008 JetBlue Airways Flight 292, an Airbus A320-232, making an emergency landing at LAX on September 21, 2005 after the front landing gear malfunctioned. The front gear was turned perpendicular to the runway causing the tires to be torn off and sparks to fly up on impact. No one was injured during the landing and passengers began to disembark less than seven minutes later. Photo credit: Andrew Marino Recently featured: Tanks in World War I – Yellow coneflowers – Patchwork quilt

Featured list: List of sister cities in Maryland

This is a list of sister states, regions, and cities in the U.S. state of Maryland. Sister cities, known in Europe as town twins, are cities which partner with each other to promote human contact and cultural links, although this partnering is not limited to cities and often includes counties, regions, states and other sub-national entities. Sister states, regions and cities of Maryland A major street in the city of Huainan, northern Anhui Province, one of Maryland's sister regions. Maryland Jurisdiction Sister State, Region, or City Country Flag Since State of Maryland Anhui Province China 1980 Tartu Estonia 2003 Gyeongsangnam-do Province South Korea 1991 Sister cities of Maryland cities and counties Maryland Jurisdiction Sister State, Region, or City Country Flag Since Annapolis Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia Canada 1980 Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland United Kingdom 1987 Karlskrona, Blekinge County Sweden 1994 See full list...

Featured topic: Silver Slugger Award
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