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A fact from International Building (Rockefeller Center) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 3 September 2022 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that in 1933, the groundbreaking ceremony for the Italian wing of Rockefeller Center's International Building was interrupted by a fascist chant led by an unemployed bricklayer?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2022/September. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/International Building (Rockefeller Center).

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Notes/sources[edit]

At the moment, the notes generated by {{Reflist}} and the list of sources, sourrounded by {{Refbegin}} and {{Refend}}, are not separated by a subheading. That makes them quite confusing, particularly as the sources are presented unusually as a numbered list (they are normally shown as a bulleted list). I suggest to add subheadings to "References" ("Notes" and "Sources"), use bullets instead of numbers, and probably show "Sources" not in columns but as a straight list.

Further, there are two references from the NYT from 1932 related to "leased by Britain and France" combined as a bulleted list, resulting in a very odd appearance in the notes. I suggest to cite them individually, or keep them combined, but drop the bullets and separate them by a semicolon. Cheers, Michael Bednarek (talk) 02:07, 24 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

PS: The first part of these comments applies similarly to British Empire Building and La Maison Francaise (Rockefeller Center). -- Michael Bednarek (talk) 02:31, 24 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Did you know nomination[edit]

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The result was: promoted by Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 13:09, 31 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Rockefeller Center's International Building

... that an unemployed bricklayer interrupted the groundbreaking ceremony for the Italian wing of Rockefeller Center's International Building by leading a fascist chant? Source: "Fascist Cheers Cap Rockefeller Center's Fete: Jobless Bricklayer Turns Italian Building Dedication Into Demonstration Dignitaries Join Salute Palazzo Hailed as New Link in International Amity Ground-Breaking for Italian Unit of Rockefeller Center". New York Herald Tribune. July 13, 1933. p. 19.
- ALT1: ... that in 1933, the groundbreaking ceremony for the Italian wing of Rockefeller Center's International Building was interrupted by a fascist chant led by an unemployed bricklayer? Source: "Fascist Cheers Cap Rockefeller Center's Fete: Jobless Bricklayer Turns Italian Building Dedication Into Demonstration Dignitaries Join Salute Palazzo Hailed as New Link in International Amity Ground-Breaking for Italian Unit of Rockefeller Center". New York Herald Tribune. July 13, 1933. p. 19.
- ALT2: ... that workers spent 1.3 million hours constructing the International Building but lost only 5,000 man-hours due to accidents? Source: "New Skyscraper Record; Rockefeller Center Units Notable for Construction Speed" (PDF). The New York Times. June 26, 1935.
- ALT3: ... that it took 136 days to build the 41-story International Building, one of two skyscrapers to open in Manhattan during 1935? Source: "New Skyscraper Record; Rockefeller Center Units Notable for Construction Speed" (PDF)
- ALT4: ... that Rockefeller Center's International Building became a hub for consular offices, including Italian and Japanese consulates, soon after it opened? Source: "Printing Firms Lease Big Space: With Allied Lines Rent in Eight Buildings 130,000 Square Feet Consulate Takes Office Portugal Joins 18 Nations Now Represented in Rockefeller International Building". The New York Times. January 4, 1941. p. 26.
- ALT5: ... that Rockefeller Center's International Building had 19 consular offices, including Italian and Japanese consulates, soon after it opened? Source: "Printing Firms Lease Big Space: With Allied Lines Rent in Eight Buildings 130,000 Square Feet Consulate Takes Office Portugal Joins 18 Nations Now Represented in Rockefeller International Building". The New York Times. January 4, 1941. p. 26.
- Reviewed: Kessy Sawang

Improved to Good Article status by Epicgenius (talk). Self-nominated at 16:23, 10 August 2022 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: I reviewed matches over 5% on Earwig's Copyvio Detector; no concerns. The positioning of the "Lawrie's stone screen" image may cause text sandwiching on some screens, but it was OK on mine. I ran a couple of scripts for very minor changes - I think the New York Daily News amendment is OK, but please check and revert this or any of the other ones if appropriate. Hooks all OK, but I found ALTs 3 and 4 less interesting than the others. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 08:18, 15 August 2022 (UTC) @Epicgenius: Nice work, thanks. Let me know when the QPQ is done and I'll approve this. Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 10:03, 11 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@BennyOnTheLoose: Thanks for the review. I have now done a QPQ. Epicgenius (talk) 14:39, 14 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]