Talk:March 21

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March 21: Harmony Day in Australia; Oltenia Day in Romania Alcatraz Island 1556 – Thomas Cranmer, a former archbishop of Canterbury and one of the founders of Anglicanism, was burned at the stake for heresy in Oxford, England. 1844 – The Baháʼí calendar, used in the Baháʼí Faith, began. 1963 – The Federal Bureau of Prisons closed Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary on Alcatraz Island (pictured) in San Francisco Bay, California. 1983 – In the West Bank, a number of Palestinian girls complained of breathing difficulties due to strange odors, leading to accusations of poison gas. 2006 – Jack Dorsey sent the first message on the social-media network Twitter. Benito Juárez (b. 1806) André Delvaux (b. 1926) Rachael MacFarlane (b. 1976) Nawal El Saadawi (d. 2021) More anniversaries: March 20 March 21 March 22

My entry about Doonesbury comic strip

The other day, I added an event to both March 21 and also October 26. The latter was the first time the Doonesbury comic strip was published. The former was the first time it was published on a Sunday.

My addition was removed with a note about needing a citation.

1. Why does this need a citation? Looking at dozens of other events on the same day, most of them don't have citations and are not well-known dates/events. March 21 is the day that President Carter announced the boycott of the 1980 Olympics. Oh, really? Where's the citation for that? I have no way to verify that.

2. For my entry, I can include a link to an archive showing the first comic or the first Sunday comic for Doonesbury. Would that be enough? But, looking at the documentation, it's not clear how I should add a citation. Help, please. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Zonker.in.geneva (talk • contribs) 21:28, 2 December 2020 (UTC)

@Zonker.in.geneva: Since you missed edit notice on this page, I'll point you directly to WP:DOYCITE. I reverted your re-addition of the material because while the "source" you provided was indeed a link to that comic strip, it did nothing to support the claim you made and as such was not a source. WP:V is <- that way. Toddst1 (talk) 21:52, 2 December 2020 (UTC)

truant day holidays

not a real thing.--142.163.194.73 (talk) 22:10, 21 March 2021 (UTC)

let's take it out. 2607:FEA8:FF01:5C5B:70DE:9CEE:2056:C019 (talk) 02:02, 21 March 2024 (UTC)

"international colour day"

it's an industry promotion day. Shouldn't be here 2607:FEA8:FF01:5C5B:70DE:9CEE:2056:C019 (talk) 02:03, 21 March 2024 (UTC)