Template:Did you know nominations/Mel Carnahan

Mel Carnahan

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Carnahan's official portrait c. 1997

• ... that Mel Carnahan (pictured) was the first person in U.S. history to be elected to the United States Senate posthumously?

• Source: https://www.senate.gov/about/origins-foundations/parties-leadership/unforgettable-107th-congress.htm

• ALT1: ... that in 1999, Missouri Governor Mel Carnahan (pictured) commuted a death sentence at the request of Pope John Paul II? Source: https://www.nytimes.com/1999/01/29/us/governor-grants-pope-s-plea-for-life-of-a-missouri-inmate.html
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Improved to Good Article status by FountofInterestingInfo (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has less than 5 past nominations.

FountofInterestingInfo (talk) 14:10, 22 May 2024 (UTC).

• (for original hook, which is most interesting) GA status, date, close paraphrase check ok. No qpq needed. Image free on Commons. --Soman (talk) 19:37, 23 May 2024 (UTC)