Wikipedia:Today's featured list/January 2026
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January 2
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There have been many adaptations of the French novel Manon Lescaut (1731) by Antoine François Prévost into stage plays, ballets, operas, and films. The novel tells a tragic love story about a French nobleman (known only as the Chevalier des Grieux) and a common woman (Manon Lescaut). The first adaptation was a theatrical comedy in 1772. Early theatrical and operatic adaptations were not particularly successful, but several major operas were produced in the 19th century. The most renowned adaptations of Manon Lescaut are operas by Daniel Auber (1856), Jules Massenet (1884), and Giacomo Puccini (1893; performance pictured). Film adaptations followed as soon as the medium was invented, beginning with a 1908 silent-film adaptation of Puccini's opera. (Full list...)
January 5
The U.S. Figure Skating Championships are an annual figure skating competition to crown the national champions of the United States in figure skating. Organized by U.S. Figure Skating, medals are awarded in men's singles, women's singles, pair skating and ice dance, at the senior and junior levels. The first U.S. Championships were held in 1914 in New Haven, Connecticut; while they were interrupted during World War I, they have been held without interruption since 1920. Dick Button and Roger Turner are tied for winning the most U.S. Championships titles in men's singles (with seven each), while Maribel Vinson and Michelle Kwan are tied for winning the most titles in women's singles (with nine each). Theresa Weld-Blanchard and Nathaniel Niles hold the record in pair skating (with nine), while Meryl Davis and Charlie White, and Madison Chock and Evan Bates, are tied for winning the most titles in ice dance (with six each). (Full list...)
January 7
American musician, singer and songwriter Chuck Mosley recorded more than 100 songs during his career, both as a solo artist and as a member of Faith No More, Cement, and Primitive Race. Mosley began his career in Los Angeles, performing in the local bands the Animated and Haircuts That Kill, before joining Faith No More in 1983. He appeared on two albums with the group, We Care a Lot (1985) and the follow-up Introduce Yourself (1987), before being fired for "erratic behaviour" the following year. After Faith No More, Mosley briefly joined the group Bad Brains before moving on to form Cement. The latter group released two albums – Cement and The Man with the Action Hair – before a bus accident, which left Mosley with a broken back, curtailed their career. Mosley then left the music industry for several years before returning in 2009 with his solo debut, Will Rap Over Hard Rock for Food. He joined the musical supergroup Primitive Race for their album Soul Pretender, which was released a week before his death in 2017. (Full list...)
January 9
There are 39 constituencies of the Bahamian National Assembly, the lower house of the bicameral legislature of The Bahamas, an island country in the Caribbean. It is housed at the Bahamian Parliament Building in Nassau, the national capital. The current Assembly was elected by the general election held on 16 September 2021. The Members of Parliament (MPs) are directly elected from single-seat constituencies and sit for a term of five years. The current constituencies are based on the recommendations of the Constituency Commission in 2021. The commission conducts a review of the electoral boundaries every five years and makes recommendations to keep constituencies roughly the same size while considering other factors like "the needs of sparsely populated areas". The constituency of MICAL is the smallest in terms of the number of voters (1,392), while Golden Isles is the largest with 7,391 voters. (Full list...)
January 12
South Korean actor Kim Seon-ho has been recognized with numerous awards and nominations in film and television. He has won a Baeksang Arts Award, one Blue Dragon Film Award, one Grand Bell Award, and a Buil Film Award. Kim has also won nine times at the Asia Artist Awards. In the year of his television debut, Kim won Best New Actor and the Excellence Award for an Actor in a Monday–Tuesday Drama at the 2017 MBC Drama Awards for his role in the drama Two Cops (2017). Kim's breakthrough role in Start-Up (2021) earned him the Most Popular Actor award at the 57th Baeksang Arts Awards, alongside a nomination for Best Supporting Actor – Television at the same ceremony. Kim made his feature film debut in Park Hoon-jung's noir The Childe (2023), where he was given top-billing status. His portrayal of the nobleman in The Childe earned critical acclaim, leading to his winning the New Actor award at the 32nd Buil Film Awards and the 59th Grand Bell Awards. (Full list...)
January 14
The Green Bay Packers participated in 35 drafts of players between 1936 and 1969. The Packers have competed in the National Football League (NFL) since 1921, two years after their original founding. The NFL draft, officially known as the "NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting", is an annual event that serves as the league's most common source of player recruitment. The draft order is determined based on the previous season's standings. The Packers participated in the league's initial draft in 1936, as well as every year since then, and additionally took part in the 1950 All-America Football Conference dispersal draft when that league merged with the NFL. Twelve of the players drafted by the Packers between 1936 and 1969 have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Eleven of these players, along with 33 other Packers draftees, have been inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame. (This list is part of a featured topic: Green Bay Packers draft history.)
January 16
There are sixty-three extant species of heteromyids, members of Heteromyidae, a family of small mammals in the order Rodentia. Members include kangaroo rats (example pictured), kangaroo mice, pocket mice, and spiny pocket mice. They are found in North America, Central America, and the northwest tip of South America, primarily in forests, shrublands, and deserts, though some species can be found in grasslands or rocky areas. The sixty-three extant species in Heteromyidae are divided into three subfamilies: Dipodomyinae, containing twenty-two species of kangaroo rats and kangaroo mice in two genera; Heteromyinae, containing fourteen species of spiny pocket mice in a single genus; and Perognathinae, containing twenty-seven species of pocket mice in two genera. (Full list...)
January 19
English actor Josette Simon's first theatrical role was as a chorus member in the Leicester Haymarket Theatre production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, which was followed by several minor roles in other productions at the same venue. Her first television role was as Dayna Mellanby in the third and fourth series of the television sci-fi series Blake's 7 from 1980 to 1981. In 1984 she starred as Dorcas Ableman in Golden Girls, directed by Barry Kyle, which became a breakthrough role for her. Later that year she landed her first leading role at the Royal Shakespeare Company, the first for a black actress, when she was cast by Kyle as Rosaline in Love's Labour's Lost. She won the Evening Standard's Best Actress award, a Critics' Circle Theatre Award, and Plays and Players Critic Awards for Arthur Miller's After the Fall, in which she played Maggie, thought to have been based on Marilyn Monroe. (Full list...)
January 21
As of 2026, there are 120 Intangible Cultural Heritage elements listed on Ukraine's national register, seven of which are also recognized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Under the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, UNESCO defines intangible cultural heritage as non-physical traditions and practices performed by a people. Ukraine ratified the convention on 27 May 2008, and since 2012 its Ministry of Culture has maintained a national register to protect the traditions and make them eligible for inclusion on UNESCO's lists. Petrykivka decorative painting became Ukraine's first internationally recognized Intangible Cultural Heritage element in 2013. The egg-painting tradition of pysanka (example pictured) – the only transnational element, shared with Estonia – and the safeguarding programme for the kobza and wheel lyre musical-instrument tradition were most recently inscribed in 2024. (Full list...)
January 23
There are nine World Heritage Sites in Morocco, all selected for their cultural significance by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). World Heritage Sites are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972. Cultural heritage consists of monuments (such as architectural works, monumental sculptures, or inscriptions), groups of buildings, and sites (including archaeological sites). The Kingdom of Morocco accepted the convention on 28 October 1975, making its historical sites eligible for inclusion on the list. Morocco's first site, the Medina of Fez (pictured), was inscribed on the list at the 5th Session of the World Heritage Committee, held in Paris in 1981. The most recent inscription, Rabat, Modern Capital and Historic City: a Shared Heritage, was added to the list in 2012. (Full list...)
January 26
The Coretta Scott King Award is an annual award presented by the Coretta Scott King Book Award Round Table, part of the American Library Association (ALA). Named after Coretta Scott King (pictured), wife of Martin Luther King Jr., the award recognizes outstanding books for young adults and children by African Americans that reflect the African-American experience. Awards are given both to authors and to illustrators for universal human values. The first author award was given in 1970, and the award was expanded to honor illustrators in 1974. Beginning in 1978, runner-up Author Honor Books have been recognized, and recognition of runner-up Illustrator Honor Books began in 1981. In addition, the Coretta Scott King Awards committee has presented the Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement since 2010, and beginning in 1996 an occasional John Steptoe Award for New Talent. (Full list...)
January 28
The Linda Lindas, an American rock band, have recorded songs since 2020 for one studio album, two extended plays (EPs), multiple singles, and other album appearances. The band consists of guitarist Lucia de la Garza, drummer Mila de la Garza, guitarist Bela Salazar, and bassist Eloise Wong. The Linda Lindas formed in 2018, starting out as a cover band. They released their debut single, "Claudia Kishi", independently in 2020, followed by the EP The Linda Lindas. Their debut album, Growing Up, was released in 2022, and their second album, No Obligation, in 2024. Along with their main catalog, the Linda Lindas have appeared on one cover, one remix, and one tribute album, as well as soundtracks. They have released forty songs, of which eight are covers, and most were produced by Carlos de la Garza, the father of band members Lucia and Mila. (Full list...)
January 30
The discography of South African singer Tyla consists of one studio album, two extended plays (EP), 23 singles, and 22 music videos. Her self-titled debut studio album was released on 22 March 2024 and debuted at number 24 on the US Billboard 200. It was led by the global hit "Water", which became the first song by a South African solo artist to enter the US Billboard Hot 100 in 66 years, peaking at number 7 and achieving multi-platinum status in several countries. Further singles included "Truth or Dare", "Art", and "Jump". A deluxe edition followed on 11 October 2024, spawning the single "Push 2 Start". In 2025, Tyla released the WWP EP on 25 July, preceded by the singles "Bliss" and "Is It", the latter giving her her biggest Spotify debut to date. She contributed "Everything Goes with Blue" to the Smurfs soundtrack, and "Show Me Love". As a featured artist, Tyla appeared on Cardi B's "Nice Guy", and Lisa's "When I'm with You". American rapper Yung Miami accused Tyla of stealing "Chanel" prior to its release. (Full list...)