Marshfield was a rapid transit station on the Chicago "L" in the U.S.
between 1895 and 1954. Originally part of the Metropolitan West Side
Elevated Railroad, it was the westernmost station of the Metropolitan's
main line. West of the station, the main line diverged into three
branches; this junction, served by the station, has been described as
the most complex on the entire Chicago "L" system. After 1905, the
Chicago Aurora and Elgin Railroad, an interurban line, also served the
station, but limited its service based on direction to avoid competing
with the "L". The lines that had been constructed by the Metropolitan,
including those serving Marshfield, were subject to modifications
planned since the 1930s that incrementally withdrew service from the
station. It fully closed on April 4, 1954, and was demolished shortly
thereafter. The junction Marshfield served was rebuilt in reduced form,
but with a new station on Racine Avenue to the east.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshfield_station>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1081:
The Komnenos dynasty came to full power with the coronation of
Alexios I Komnenos as Byzantine emperor.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexios_I_Komnenos>
1859:
Bryant's Minstrels premiered the minstrel song "Dixie" in New
York City as part of their blackface show.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dixie_%28song%29>
1949:
Twelve nations signed the North Atlantic Treaty, establishing
NATO, an international military alliance whereby its member states agree
to mutual defense in response to an attack by any external party.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO>
1973:
A year after the completion of the second of the complex's twin
towers, the World Trade Center in New York City was officially
dedicated.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Trade_Center_%281973%E2%80%932001%29>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
anoxia:
(ecology, pathology) A condition in which a body tissue or an
environment is severely or totally deprived of oxygen; severe hypoxia.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/anoxia>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
One day we must come to see that peace is not merely a distant
goal that we seek, but that it is a means by which we arrive at that
goal. We must pursue peaceful ends through peaceful means.
--Martin Luther King, Jr.
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King,_Jr.>