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From today's featured article Monte Ne is a former health resort and planned community in the U.S. state of Arkansas, open from 1901 to the mid-1930s. It was owned and operated by William Hope Harvey, a financial theorist and writer, in the Ozark hills of the White River valley east of Rogers on the edge of Beaver Lake. Two of its hotels, Missouri Row and Oklahoma Row, were the largest log buildings in the world at the time, and Oklahoma Row's tower is one of the earliest examples of a multi-story concrete structure. The resort was not a financial success, due in part to Harvey's management style, and shortly after his death the property was sold off. The remainder of the resort and town was almost completely submerged after Beaver Lake was created in 1964. The severely vandalized Oklahoma Row tower is the only remaining structure that can be seen at normal lake levels. The area on the edge of Beaver Lake still referred to as Monte Ne, owned and managed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, serves mainly as a boat ramp. (Full article...) Recently featured: 1983 Atlantic hurricane season 2012 Tour de France Murder of Dwayne Jones Did you know... Amfleet I coaches at Kingston station (Rhode Island) ... that the Amfleet (coaches pictured) was Amtrak's first new intercity passenger cars and the Budd Company's last? ... that Margaret Amoakohene, currently a member of Ghana's Council of State, is the country's former High Commissioner to Canada? ... that radio station KRGE in Weslaco, Texas, once shared time with another station that later moved 350 miles (560 km) from Brownsville to Port Arthur? ... that Mirwaiz Yusuf Shah of Kashmir was one of the founders of All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference? ... that the vegetable leaf miner became a serious problem in tomato crops in Florida after insecticides had killed the wasps that had previously kept it under control? ... that tea garden worker Karimul Haque has been awarded India's fourth highest civilian award? ... that the YPG was denounced after the Battle of al-Yaarubiyah for fighting the Free Syrian Army, which was not even present during the battle? ... that Rick Langford pitched 22 consecutive complete baseball games in 1980? ... that the Tjele helmet fragment is part of one of only five known Viking Age helmets?

In the news Chris Froome The Women's Cricket World Cup concludes with England defeating India in the final. In cycling, Chris Froome (pictured) wins the Tour de France. Ram Nath Kovind is elected President of India. Iranian mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani, the first woman to receive the Fields Medal, dies at the age of 40. Liu Xiaobo, a Chinese pro-democracy activist, political prisoner and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, dies at the age of 61. Ongoing Recent deaths: Chester Bennington Blaoui Houari Red West On this day... July 24: Pioneer Day in Utah (1847) Rescuers at the Santiago de Compostela derailment 1701 – French explorer Antoine de La Mothe Cadillac established Fort Pontchartrain du Détroit, which later grew into the city of Detroit. 1910 – Ottoman forces captured the city of Shkodër to put down the Albanian revolt of 1910. 1967 – During a speech in Montreal, French President Charles de Gaulle declared "Long live free Quebec!", a statement that was interpreted as support for Quebec independence from Canada. 1998 – A gunman entered the United States Capitol and opened fire, killing two United States Capitol Police officers. 2013 – A Spanish high-speed train derailed at Santiago de Compostela; 79 died and around 140 were injured (rescue efforts pictured). Muhammad ibn Tughj al-Ikhshid (d. 946) · Prince William, Duke of Gloucester (b. 1689) · Zelda Fitzgerald (b. 1900) More anniversaries: July 23 July 24 July 25

From today's featured list Bislett stadion Ten competition and eight non-competition venues were used during the 1952 Winter Olympics, which were held in and around Oslo, Norway, from 14 to 25 February 1952. Six of the competition venues were located in Oslo, while one each was located in Bærum, Skedsmo, Drammen and Krødsherad. Bislett stadion (pictured) was the centerpiece of the games, hosting the opening and closing ceremonies, the speed skating and the figure skating. Bislett featured both a 400-meter (1,300 ft) circumference speed skating track and a 60-meter (200 ft) long rink used for figure skating, separated by snow banks. Jordal Amfi, an outdoor artificial ice rink, was built with a capacity for 10,000 spectators. This allowed ice hockey to be played on artificial ice for the first time at the Olympics. The ski jumping, cross-country skiing and Nordic combined events were held at Holmenkollbakken, 8 kilometers (5 mi) from the city center. The alpine skiing events were split between Rødkleiva, located in Oslo near Holmenkollen, and Norefjell, located at Krødsherad, 113 kilometers (70 mi) from Oslo and the only venue outside Greater Oslo. (Full list...) Recently featured: Songs recorded by Oh Land Rail transport in Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Works by W. E. Johns

Today's featured picture Zehnder's is a restaurant in Frankenmuth, Michigan, that serves American or midwestern-style food, including all-you-can-eat chicken dinners. Built in a former hotel, it has seating for 1,500 people and a total annual patronage of approximately a million people. In the 1980s, it was one of the ten largest restaurants in the United States. Photograph: Chris Woodrich Recently featured: Pillars of Creation The Temptation of St. Anthony Apollo 11 in popular culture

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