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Today's featured article Wells Cathedral is an Anglican place of worship in Wells, Somerset, dedicated to Andrew the Apostle. It is the seat of the Bishop of Bath and Wells, whose cathedra it holds as mother church of the Diocese of Bath and Wells. Built as a Roman Catholic cathedral from around 1175 to replace an earlier church on the site since 705, it became an Anglican cathedral when Henry VIII split from Rome. Its Gothic architecture is mostly inspired from Early English style of the late 12th to early 13th centuries. The stonework of its pointed arcades and fluted piers bears pronounced mouldings and carved capitals in a foliate, "stiff-leaf" style. The east end retains much ancient stained glass. Unlike many cathedrals of monastic foundation, Wells has many surviving secular buildings linked to its chapter of secular canons, including the Bishop's Palace and the 15th-century residential Vicars' Close. It is a Grade I listed building. (Full article...) Recently featured: The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes Takin' It Back Iron Man Selected anniversaries October 23: Mole Day Paulina Wright Davis 1798 – War of the Second Coalition: The Ottoman–Albanian forces of Ali Pasha of Janina defeated French troops and captured the town of Preveza at the Battle of Nicopolis. 1850 – The inaugural National Women's Rights Convention, presided over by American activist Paulina Wright Davis (pictured), began in Worcester, Massachusetts. 1906 – Alberto Santos-Dumont flew his biplane 14-bis for 50 metres (160 ft) at an altitude of about four metres (13 ft). 2001 – Grand Theft Auto III was released, helping to popularize open-world and mature-content video games. 2022 – Myanmar civil war: Burmese military forces launched airstrikes that killed at least 80 concertgoers in Kachin State. Sweyn III of Denmark (d. 1157) Ludwig Leichhardt (b. 1813) Johan Gabriel Ståhlberg (b. 1832) Josh Kirby (d. 2001) More anniversaries: October 22 October 23 October 24	In the news Yahya Sinwar Moldova votes to amend its constitution to include the aim of becoming a European Union member state. Yahya Sinwar (pictured), the leader of Hamas, is killed in a firefight with Israeli forces in Gaza. The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences is awarded to Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James A. Robinson for their comparative studies of prosperity between nations. The Europa Clipper spacecraft is launched to investigate Europa, an icy moon of Jupiter. Ongoing: Israel–Hamas war Israel–Hezbollah conflict Russian invasion of Ukraine timeline Sudanese civil war timeline Recent deaths: Rick Nolan Matia Chowdhury Ginés González García Garbis Aprikian Sukh Dev Robert Fulford Did you know... Computer simulation of a neutron star ... that in fiction, neutron stars (pictured) harbour exotic lifeforms in their vicinity, on their surface, and even in their interior? ... that an Australian wildlife conservationist has trapped and killed more than 1,450 feral cats? ... that the original exhibition of art installation Chocolate Room was shut down after attracting an "army of ants"? ... that Iowa politician June Franklin wrote to ten members of the US Congress urging them to declare Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday a federal holiday? ... that an ancient Canadian archaeological site was discovered during the construction of a dump? ... that Chris Collier is the first NFL player from his college in 37 years? ... that Veto, inspired by the history of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, is considered to be the first Polish collectible card game? ... that a man's body, found wearing only a woman's wedding ring and a pair of socks in 1971, is the oldest unsolved missing persons case in Staffordshire, England? ... that Mdou Moctar's 2021 album Afrique Victime was distributed on pre-loaded Nokia 6120 classic cellphones?
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