Main Page

The Chetco River is a 56-mile (90 km) long stream located in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Oregon. It drains approximately 352 square miles (912 km²) of Curry County. Flowing through a rugged and isolated coastal region, it descends rapidly from about 3,200 feet (975 m) to sea level at the Pacific Ocean. The river's watershed was originally settled one to three thousand years ago by the Chetco and other Native American tribes. Several explorers, including Sir Francis Drake, George Vancouver, and Jedediah Smith visited the region between the 16th and 19th centuries. European American settlers arrived soon after gold and other precious metals were discovered in the 1840s and 1850s. The watershed remains largely undeveloped, protected by the Rogue River – Siskiyou National Forest and the Kalmiopsis Wilderness. The upper 45 miles (72 km) of the river have been designated Wild and Scenic since October 28, 1988. Supporting a large population of salmon and trout, the Chetco's water is of very high quality. The watershed is home to many other species, including several that are endemic to the Siskiyou Mountains area. The northernmost grove of Redwoods—the tallest trees on Earth—grow in the southern region of the Chetco's drainage basin. In total, the river is home to over 200 species of animals, and 97 percent of the watershed is forested. (more...)

Recently featured: 2004 World Series – Frank McNamara – GRB 970228

From Wikipedia's newest articles:

• ... that the Jacob P. Perry House (pictured) in Pearl River, New York, is one of the few post-Revolutionary Dutch Colonial houses in Rockland County built in a prewar style?
• ... that undefeated MMA fighter Dragan "Gagi" Tešanović makes his North American debut tonight at the Bellator 34 event?
• ... that Ardelve has a notable population of Grebes?
• ... that Orgy's cover of "Blue Monday" was said to help guide a cyberpunk revival?
• ... that the current Brutalist synagogue building of Temple Israel of the City of New York was completed in 1967?
• ... that Count Rudolf of Geneva performed the act of homage to his overlord, Peter II, Count of Savoy, in an orchard outside of a castle in 1263?
• ... that American electric bluesman Maxwell Street Jimmy Davis remained a regular performer on Chicago's Maxwell Street for over 40 years?
• ... that the underground Elisenberg railway station at Elisenberg, Oslo, was only partially finished and never taken into use?
• ... that boxer Jacob Hyer has been called "The Father of the American Ring" although he broke his arm in his only match, in 1816?
  
  Archive – Start a new article – Nominate an article

• Néstor Kirchner (pictured), Secretary General of UNASUR and former President of Argentina, dies aged 60.
• Scientists announce the discovery of the Myanmar Snub-nosed Monkey.
• An earthquake and consequent tsunami off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, kill over 300 people and leave hundreds missing.
• In preparation for the Seoul summit, finance ministers of the G-20 agree to reform the IMF and shift 6% of the voting shares to developing nations and countries with emerging markets.
• The World Artistic Gymnastics Championships conclude, with China winning the men's team all-around and Russia winning the women's.
• The Prime Minister of Barbados, David Thompson, dies in office and is succeeded by Freundel Stuart.
• A collection of 391,832 classified field reports from the Iraq War is released by WikiLeaks.
  Wikinews – Recent deaths – More current events...

October 28: Feast day of Simon the Zealot and Jude the Apostle (Western Christianity); Ohi Day in Greece (1940)

• 312 – Constantine the Great (statue pictured) defeated Maxentius at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge in Rome.
• 1919 – The U.S. Congress passed the Volstead Act over President Woodrow Wilson's veto, reinforcing Prohibition in the United States.
• 1954 – The Kingdom of the Netherlands was re-founded as a federacy with the proclamation of the Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
• 1965 – Nostra Aetate, the "Declaration on the Relation of the Church with Non-Christian Religions" of the Second Vatican Council, was promulgated by Pope Paul VI, absolving the Jews of the killing of Jesus, and calling for increased relations with all non-Christian religions.
• 2007 – In the Argentine general election, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner became the first female to be elected President of Argentina, winning with a 22 percent lead over her nearest rival, one of the widest margins obtained by a candidate since the collapse of the National Reorganization Process in 1983.

More anniversaries: October 27 – October 28 – October 29