The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by SL93 (talk) 05:32, 14 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thatcher in 1975

• ... that Margaret Thatcher (pictured) was first called the "Iron Lady" by a Soviet newspaper in response to a 1976 anti-communist speech? "‘Irony Lady’: How a Moscow propagandist gave Margaret Thatcher her famous nickname ... Krasnaya Zvezda, known as a mouthpiece for the Soviet army, was responding to a speech in which Thatcher had accused Moscow of seeking world domination ... The original Russian item carried the headline 'Zheleznaya Dama Ugrozhayet', which Evans translated as 'Iron Lady Wields Threats'"from: Fisher, Max (8 April 2013). "'Irony Lady': How a Moscow propagandist gave Margaret Thatcher her famous nickname". Washington Post. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  • ALT1:... that Margaret Thatcher's 1976 "Britain Awake" speech led to her being named the "Iron Lady" by a Soviet newspaper? Source as ALT0

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/May 1915 Triple Entente declaration

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 13:15, 10 May 2021 (UTC).[reply]

• It is a delight to read about one of the most powerful speechs from the late great Margaret Thatcher. Date and length fine. I prefer ALT1 because it is more succinct and direct. QPQ done, no close paraphrasing. Picture licence fine (and would be great to use). Good to go for this review's not for turning @Dumelow:. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 08:40, 11 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the review The C of E, I'm hoping to create more in the near future - Dumelow (talk) 08:48, 11 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]