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A fact from George Frederick Cumming Smillie appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 6 November 2024 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that a portrait engraver made the controversial decision to change a Sioux chief's war bonnet so that it would fit on the 1899 United States five-dollar silver certificate?
Latest comment: 18 days ago3 comments3 people in discussion
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... that a portrait engraver(pictured) made the controversial decision to change a Sioux chief's war bonnet so that it would fit on the 1899 United States five-dollar Silver Certificate?
New enough and long enough. Image is free, though a crop may help. Earwig shows 3.8%, which is good. Only comment I have (choppy prose) is not a DYK issue. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 11:18, 23 October 2024 (UTC)