Podokesaurus is a genus of coelophysoid dinosaur that lived in what is
now the eastern United States during the Early Jurassic Period between
201 and 190 million years ago. Its only fossil was discovered by the
geologist Mignon Talbot near Mount Holyoke, Massachusetts, in 1910.
Talbot described and named the new genus and species Podokesaurus
holyokensis based on it, becoming the first woman to find and describe a
dinosaur. The holotype fossil (pictured) was recognised as significant
and was studied by other researchers, but was lost when the building it
was in burned down in 1917; no unequivocal Podokesaurus specimens have
since been discovered. It was nominated as the state dinosaur of
Massachusetts in 2021. Estimated to have been about 1 m (3 ft) in
length and 1–40 kg (2–90 lb) in weight, Podokesaurus was lightly
constructed with hollow bones and it is estimated it could have run at
15–20 km/h (9–12 mph). It is believed to have been a fleet-footed
predator, with powerful forelimbs and grasping hands.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podokesaurus>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1883:
In the Victoria Hall disaster, 183 children were crushed to
death when they ran down the stairs to collect gifts after a variety
show in Sunderland, England.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Hall_disaster>
1911:
The technology company IBM was founded as the Computing-
Tabulating-Recording Company in Endicott, New York.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computing-Tabulating-Recording_Company>
1961:
Pioneering Russian ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev defected from
the Soviet Union at Paris–Le Bourget Airport with the help of French
police and a Parisian socialite friend.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolf_Nureyev>
2013:
A cloudburst caused severe flooding in the northern Indian
state of Uttarakhand, continuing for several days and resulting in over
5,700 deaths.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_North_India_floods>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
nuke:
1. (transitive, chiefly US, colloquial) To use a nuclear weapon on a
target.
2. (transitive, chiefly US, colloquial, figuratively) To destroy or
erase completely.
3. (transitive, Internet slang, by extension) To carry out a denial-of-
service attack against (an IRC user).
4. (transitive, chiefly US, colloquial) To expose to some form of
radiation.
5. (transitive, chiefly US, colloquial) To cook in a microwave oven.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nuke>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
my God after that long kiss I near lost my breath yes he said I
was a flower of the mountain yes so we are flowers all a womans body yes
that was one true thing he said in his life and the sun shines for you
today yes that was why I liked him because I saw he understood or felt
what a woman is and I knew I could always get round him and I gave him
all the pleasure I could leading him on till he asked me to say yes and
I wouldnt answer first only looked out over the sea and the sky I was
thinking of so many things he didnt know
--Ulysses
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Ulysses>
The Bombing of Yawata on the night of 15/16 June 1944 was the first
air raid on the Japanese home islands conducted by United States Army
Air Forces (USAAF) strategic bombers during World War II. The attack
was undertaken by 75 B-29 Superfortress heavy bombers (examples
pictured) staging from bases in China. Only 47 of these aircraft dropped
bombs near the raid's primary target, the Imperial Iron and Steel Works
at Yawata, and little damage was caused. Five B-29s were lost in
accidents during the operation and two were destroyed by Japanese
aircraft. While the raid did not achieve its aims, it raised Japanese
civilians' awareness that their country was being defeated and received
unduly positive media coverage in the United States. Intelligence
gathered also revealed weaknesses in Japan's air defenses and the raid
was the first of many on Japan. Yawata was attacked again on
20 August 1944. Much of the city was destroyed in a firebombing raid
conducted by B-29s based in the Mariana Islands on 8 August 1945.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombing_of_Yawata_%28June_1944%29>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1896:
A 7.2 Ms earthquake and a subsequent tsunami struck Japan,
destroying about 9,000 homes and causing at least 22,000 deaths.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1896_Sanriku_earthquake>
1944:
In the Saskatchewan general election, the Co-operative
Commonwealth Federation led by Tommy Douglas won enough seats in the
Legislative Assembly to form the first socialist government in North
America.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Douglas>
1991:
The eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines deposited
large amounts of particulate matter into the atmosphere, enough to lower
global temperatures by about 0.5 °C (0.9 °F).
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Pinatubo>
2001:
Leaders of China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
and Uzbekistan formed the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_Cooperation_Organisation>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
Magna Carta:
1. (law, historical) A charter granted by King John to the barons at
Runnymede in 1215, which is one of the bases of English constitutional
tradition; a physical copy of this charter, or a later version.
2. (figuratively) A landmark document that sets out rights or important
principles.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Magna_Carta>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
London is always beautiful to those who love and understand that
extraordinary microcosm; but at five of a summer morning there is about
her an exquisite quality of youthful fragrance and debonair freshness
which goes to the heart.
--William McFee
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/William_McFee>
Enthiran (Robot) is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language science fiction film
written and directed by S. Shankar. Produced by Kalanithi Maran, it
stars Rajinikanth and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (both pictured). The story
revolves around a scientist's struggle to control his creation, an
android that can comprehend and exhibit human emotions. The project
backfires when the robot falls in love with the scientist's girlfriend,
and is manipulated by a rival scientist into becoming homicidal.
Enthiran received praise for Rajinikanth's performance and for its
cinematography, art direction, and visual effects. It emerged as the
top-earning Indian film of 2010 and is among the highest-grossing South
Indian films of all time. It won two Indian National Film Awards, three
Filmfare Awards, seven Vijay Awards and two Screen Awards. It has
spawned parodies and homages. Enthiran was followed up by a standalone
sequel, 2.0, released in 2018.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enthiran>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1846:
Settlers in Sonoma began a rebellion against Mexico,
proclaiming the California Republic and eventually raising a homemade
flag with a bear and star (pictured).
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Republic>
1940:
Second World War: Four days after the French government fled
Paris, German forces occupied the French capital, a major accomplishment
in the Fall Rot operation.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_Rot>
1971:
Emerson, Lake & Palmer released the progressive rock album
Tarkus.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarkus>
2014:
War in Donbas: An Ilyushin Il-76 transport aircraft of the
Ukrainian Air Force was shot down by forces of the self-proclaimed
Luhansk People's Republic, killing all 49 people on board.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Ukrainian_Air_Force_Il-76_shootdown>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
bloviation:
(US, possibly originally Ohio, informal) A boastful or pompous manner of
speaking or writing; a lengthy discourse delivered in that manner.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bloviation>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
When we see the beauty of the snow, when we see the beauty of the
full moon, when we see the beauty of the cherries in bloom, when in
short we brush against and are awakened by the beauty of the four
seasons, it is then that we think most of those close to us, and want
them to share the pleasure. The excitement of beauty calls forth strong
fellow feelings, yearnings for companionship, and the word "comrade" can
be taken to mean "human being".
--Yasunari Kawabata
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Yasunari_Kawabata>
Barren Island is a former island on the southeast shore of Brooklyn in
New York City. Located on Jamaica Bay, it was occupied by the Lenape
Native Americans prior to the arrival of Dutch settlers in the 17th
century. Its name is a corruption of Beeren Eylandt, the Dutch-language
term for "Bears' Island". From the 1850s to the mid-1930s, the island
was an industrial complex with plants for rendering fish and processing
the carcasses of the city's dead horses, converting them into industrial
products. Because of this, the body of water on the island's western
shore was nicknamed "Dead Horse Bay". By the 1920s, most of the
industrial activity had tapered off, and most residents were evicted in
the late 1920s for the construction of an airport called Floyd Bennett
Field. Since 1972, the former island's site has been part of the Gateway
National Recreation Area, managed by the National Park Service.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barren_Island,_Brooklyn>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1514:
Henry Grace à Dieu (depicted), the largest warship in the
world at the time, was launched from Woolwich Dockyard, England.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Grace_%C3%A0_Dieu>
1971:
The New York Times published the first excerpts from the
Pentagon Papers, a 7,000-page classified Department of Defense history
of the United States' political and military involvement in the Vietnam
War.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentagon_Papers>
1981:
English teenager Marcus Sarjeant fired six blanks at Queen
Elizabeth II as she rode down The Mall to the Trooping the Colour
ceremony.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Sarjeant>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
nitrox:
1. (metallurgy) An industrial process for case hardening (imparting
greater surface hardness to) metal objects, involving nitrocarburizing
(the diffusion of carbon and nitrogen into the metal) followed by
oxidation.
2. (underwater diving) A mixture of nitrogen and oxygen, the nitrogen
content being lower than what is normally present in air, which is used
in place of air as a breathing gas.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nitrox>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Let's be simple and calm, Like the trees and streams, And God
will love us, making us Us, even as the trees are trees And the
streams are streams, And will give us greenness in the spring, which is
its season, And a river to go to when we end... And he'll give us
nothing more, since to give us more would make us less us.
--Fernando Pessoa
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Fernando_Pessoa>
Durrell's vontsira (Salanoia durrelli) is a Madagascan mammal in the
family Eupleridae of the order Carnivora. It is most closely related to
the brown-tailed mongoose (Salanoia concolor), with which it forms the
genus Salanoia. The two are genetically similar, but morphologically
distinct, leading scientists to recognize them as separate species. The
animal was first known to science after an individual was observed in
2004, and S. durrelli was described as a new species in 2010. A small,
reddish-brown carnivore, Salanoia durrelli is characterized by broad
feet with prominent pads, reddish-buff underparts, and broad, robust
teeth, among other differences from the brown-tailed mongoose. In the
only two weighed specimens, the body masses were 600 and 675 g (21.2
and 23.8 oz). S. durrelli is a marsh-dwelling animal that may feed on
crustaceans and mollusks. It is found only in the Lac Alaotra area, a
threatened ecosystem, and may also be endangered by competition with
introduced species.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durrell%27s_vontsira>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1775:
Thomas Gage, the governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay,
offered a general pardon to colonists who remained loyal to Britain.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Gage>
1914:
As part of the Ottoman Empire's policies of ethnic cleansing,
Turkish irregulars (examples pictured) began a six-day massacre of the
predominantly Greek town of Phocaea.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massacre_of_Phocaea>
1963:
African-American civil-rights activist Medgar Evers was
murdered by Ku Klux Klan member Byron De La Beckwith.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medgar_Evers>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
tokamak:
(nuclear physics) A torus-shaped chamber used in nuclear fusion research
in which a plasma is magnetically confined.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tokamak>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
The heart of a virtuous person has settled down and he does not
rush about at things. A person of little merit is not at peace but walks
about making trouble and is in conflict with all.
--Yamamoto Tsunetomo
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Yamamoto_Tsunetomo>
A 7 January 1989 match between Sutton United and Coventry City took
place as part of the third round of the 1988–89 FA Cup association
football competition. Coventry City were in the top tier of English
league football, while Sutton United were in the fifth. Coventry, the
away team, started as strong favourites. The home side took the lead
three minutes before half-time when a corner towards the near post was
missed by the Coventry goalkeeper and volleyed into the goal by Tony
Rains. Seven minutes into the second half, David Phillips was able to
shoot past the Sutton goalkeeper to make it 1–1. In the 59th minute, a
short corner kick was crossed to Matthew Hanlan who volleyed in to give
Sutton the lead once again. Despite numerous late chances for Coventry,
the match ended 2–1. One of the most famous "giant-killings" in the
competition's history, the match has been described as "the biggest
shock in the history of the FA Cup [and] one of the biggest in any game
ever".
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sutton_United_2%E2%80%931_Coventry_City_%2819…>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1776:
The Second Continental Congress established the Committee of
Five to draft a declaration of independence for the Thirteen Colonies.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Committee_of_Five>
1917:
Alexander was crowned King of Greece, succeeding his father
Constantine I, who had abdicated.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_of_Greece>
1955:
The deadliest accident in motorsport history occurred when two
cars collided during a running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, causing 84
deaths.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1955_Le_Mans_disaster>
2012:
Two earthquakes struck northern Afghanistan, triggering a
massive landslide that buried a village and killed 75 people.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Afghanistan_earthquakes>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
esquamulose:
(botany, mycology) Not covered in scales or scale-like objects; having a
smooth skin or outer covering.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/esquamulose>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
This Nation was founded by men of many nations and backgrounds.
It was founded on the principle that all men are created equal, and that
the rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are
threatened. Today we are committed to a worldwide struggle to promote
and protect the rights of all who wish to be free. … We are confronted
primarily with a moral issue. It is as old as the scriptures and is as
clear as the American Constitution. The heart of the question is
whether all Americans are to be afforded equal rights and equal
opportunities, whether we are going to treat our fellow Americans as we
want to be treated.
--John F. Kennedy
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/John_F._Kennedy>
Hurricane Fay was the first of two hurricanes to make landfall on
Bermuda in October 2014. The fifth hurricane of the 2014 Atlantic
hurricane season, it was Bermuda's first landfalling hurricane since
Emily in 1987. Fay briefly achieved Category 1 hurricane status while
making landfall on Bermuda early on October 12, and despite its modest
strength, produced extensive damage. Winds gusting over 100 mph
(160 km/h) clogged roadways with downed trees and utility poles, and
left a majority of the island's electric customers without power. The
terminal building at L.F. Wade International Airport was flooded, and
along the coast, the storm unmoored and destroyed numerous boats. Within
six days, before cleanup efforts could be completed, the stronger
Hurricane Gonzalo struck the island and compounded the damage. Fay and
Gonzalo marked the first recorded instance of two Bermuda hurricane
landfalls in one season.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Fay>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1786:
Ten days after being formed by an earthquake, a landslide dam
on the Dadu River in China was destroyed by an aftershock, causing a
flood that killed an estimated 100,000 people.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1786_Kangding-Luding_earthquake>
1838:
At least 28 unarmed Indigenous Australians were massacred at
Myall Creek, New South Wales.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myall_Creek_massacre>
1916:
Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca, orchestrated a revolt against
the Ottoman Empire with the aim of creating a single unified and
independent Arab state.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_Revolt>
1991:
Eleven-year-old Jaycee Dugard was kidnapped in South Lake
Tahoe, California; she remained a captive until 2009.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidnapping_of_Jaycee_Dugard>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
fillip:
1. (archaic) The action of holding the tip of a finger against the thumb
and then releasing it with a snap; a flick.
2. A smart strike or tap made using this action, or (by extension) by
other means.
3. (by extension) Something unimportant, a trifle; also, the brief time
it takes to flick one's finger (see noun sense 1); a jiffy.
4. (by extension) Something that excites or stimulates.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fillip>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
There is no God but Love.
--Fakhruddin 'Iraqi
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Fakhruddin_%27Iraqi>
Emma Louisa Turner (9 June 1867 – 13 August 1940) was an English
ornithologist and pioneering bird photographer. Due to family
responsibilities, she did not take up photography until 1900. By 1904
she was giving talks illustrated with her own photographic slides and by
1908 was established as a professional lecturer. Turner spent part of
each year in Norfolk, and her 1911 image of a nestling bittern was the
first evidence of the species's return to the United Kingdom after its
local extinction. She travelled widely in the United Kingdom and abroad
photographing birds. She wrote eight books and many journal and magazine
articles, and her image of a great crested grebe led to her being
awarded the Royal Photographic Society's Gold Medal. She was one of the
first women to be elected to fellowship of the Linnaean Society and the
first female honorary member of the British Ornithologists' Union.
Though not a graduate, she was also an honorary member of the British
Federation of University Women.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Louisa_Turner>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1772:
In an act of defiance against the Navigation Acts, American
colonists led by Abraham Whipple attacked and burned the British
schooner Gaspee (depicted).
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaspee_Affair>
1815:
The Congress of Vienna ended, redrawing the political map of
Europe after the defeat of Napoleon.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congress_of_Vienna>
1944:
World War II: In reprisal for successful French Resistance
attacks, the SS and SD hanged 99 men in the town of Tulle.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulle_massacre>
1999:
The Kumanovo Agreement was signed, bringing an end to the
Kosovo War the next day.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumanovo_Agreement>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
ennead:
1. (obsolete) The number nine.
2. (rare) Any grouping or system containing nine objects.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ennead>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
You are my fav'rite star, My haven in heaven above, You are
ev'rything I love.
--Cole Porter
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Cole_Porter>
SS Minnesotan was a cargo ship built in 1912 for the American-Hawaiian
Steamship Company. During World War I, she was known as
USAT Minnesotan in service for the U.S. Army and USS Minnesotan
(ID-4545) in service for the U.S. Navy. She was built as one of eight
sister ships, and employed in inter-coastal service via the Isthmus of
Tehuantepec and the Panama Canal. In World War I, Minnesotan carried
cargo and animals to France from September 1917. After the Armistice,
she returned over 8,000 American troops. In 1919, Minnesotan resumed
inter-coastal cargo service. During World War II, the ship was
requisitioned by the War Shipping Administration and initially sailed
between New York and Caribbean ports. In the latter half of 1943,
Minnesotan sailed between Indian Ocean ports, and the following year
between ports in New York and the United Kingdom, before returning to
the Caribbean. In 1949, Minnesotan was sold to Italian owners, who
renamed her Maria Luisa R. She was scrapped in 1952 at Bari.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Minnesotan>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1783:
Laki, a volcanic fissure in Iceland, began an eight-month
eruption, triggering a major famine and causing massive fluoride
poisoning.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laki>
1941:
World War II: The Allies commenced the Syria–Lebanon campaign
against Vichy French possessions in the Levant.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria%E2%80%93Lebanon_campaign>
1953:
An F5 tornado struck Flint and Beecher, Michigan, causing 116
fatalities, 844 injuries and $19 million in damage during a larger
tornado outbreak sequence.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flint%E2%80%93Worcester_tornado_outbreak_sequ…>
2008:
A Japanese man drove a truck into a crowd of pedestrians in
Akihabara, Tokyo, and proceeded to stab at least 12 people before being
apprehended (police activity pictured).
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akihabara_massacre>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
polynya:
(hydrology, oceanography) A naturally formed area of open water
surrounded by sea ice, especially in the Arctic.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/polynya>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
The world is big … May it please the One who perchance Is to
expand the human heart to life's full measure.
--Marguerite Yourcenar
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Marguerite_Yourcenar>
Interstate 69 in Michigan enters that state south of Coldwater and
passes the cities of Lansing and Flint in the Lower Peninsula. I-69 is a
part of the Interstate Highway System, and will eventually run from the
Mexican border in Texas to the Canadian border at Port Huron, Michigan.
A north–south freeway from the Indiana–Michigan border to the
Lansing area, it changes direction to east–west after running
concurrently with I-96. The freeway continues to Port Huron before
terminating in the middle of the twin-span Blue Water Bridge while
running concurrently with I-94 at the border. There are four related
business loops for I-69 in the state, connecting the freeway to adjacent
cities. Predecessors to I-69 include the first M-29, US Highway 27
(US 27), M-78 and M-21. The freeway was not included on the original
Interstate Highway System planning maps in the mid-1950s, but it was
added in 1958 along a shorter route. Michigan built segments of freeway
for the future Interstate in the 1960s, and the state was granted
additional Interstate mileage in 1968 to extend I-69 north and east to
Flint. Later extensions in 1973 and 1987 resulted in the modern highway.
The first freeway segment designated as I-69 in Michigan opened in 1967,
and the last was completed in 1992, finishing Michigan's Interstate
System. US 27 previously ran concurrently with I-69 from the
Indiana–Michigan state line north to the Lansing area, but this
designation was removed in 2002.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_69_in_Michigan>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1628:
The Petition of Right, a major English constitutional document
that set out specific liberties of individuals, received royal assent
from King Charles I.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petition_of_Right>
1965:
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Griswold v. Connecticut that a
Connecticut law prohibiting the use of contraceptives violated the
"right to marital privacy".
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Griswold_v._Connecticut>
1975:
The inaugural edition of the Cricket World Cup, the premier
international championship of men's One Day International cricket, began
in England.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricket_World_Cup>
1981:
The Israeli Air Force attacked and disabled the Osirak nuclear
reactor under the assumption that it was about to start producing
plutonium to further an Iraqi nuclear-weapons program.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Opera>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
victual:
1. (archaic) Food fit for human (or occasionally animal) consumption.
2. (archaic, chiefly in the plural) Food supplies; provisions.
3. (specifically, obsolete)
4. Edible plants.
5. (Scotland) Grain of any kind.
6. (transitive, reflexive, chiefly military, nautical) To provide
(military troops, a place, a ship, etc., or oneself) with a stock of
victuals or food; to provision.
7. (intransitive, chiefly military, nautical) To lay in or procure food
supplies.
8. (intransitive) To eat.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/victual>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Love... Thy will be done I can no longer hide, I can no longer
run No longer can I resist Your guiding light That gives me the power
2 keep up the fight Oh Lord, Love... Thy will be done Since I have
found you, my life has just begun And I see all of Your creations as
one perfect complex No one less beautiful or more special than the next
We are all blessed and so wise 2 accept Thy will, Love, be done.
--Prince
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Prince_%28musician%29>