King's Highway 402 is a 400-series highway in the Canadian province of
Ontario and a vital trade link with the Midwestern United States,
connecting the Blue Water Bridge international crossing near Sarnia to
Highway 401 in London. The controlled access freeway is four-laned for
nearly its entire length, widening at the approach to the Blue Water
Bridge. It originally ended within the Sarnia city limits, merging into
Highway 7 near the present Highway 40 interchange. Although it was one
of the original 400-series highways, it was not completed until 1982;
construction extending it to London began in 1972 and was completed with
the final link between Highway 81 and Highway 2. The entire route
became a controlled-access highway with the removal of an intersection
at Front Street in Sarnia. Highway 402 offers access to Interstate 69
(I-69) and I-94 into Port Huron, Michigan, as well as Toronto via
Highway 401, and onwards to Montreal via A-20 in Quebec. The only town
along Highway 402 between Sarnia and London is Strathroy.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ontario_Highway_402>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1739:
The identity of English highwayman Dick Turpin was uncovered by
his former schoolteacher, who recognised his handwriting, leading to
Turpin's arrest.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Turpin>
1847:
Mexican–American War: The United States Army used artillery
to repulse the much larger Mexican army at the Battle of Buena Vista
near Saltillo, Coahuila.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Buena_Vista>
1947:
The International Organization for Standardization, responsible
for worldwide industrial and commercial standards, was founded.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Organization_for_Standardization>
1987:
Light from SN 1987A, a supernova in the Large Magellanic Cloud,
reached the Earth.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SN_1987A>
2007:
A Virgin express train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
derailed near Grayrigg, Cumbria (accident scene pictured), killing one
person and injuring thirty.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grayrigg_derailment>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
easel:
An upright frame, typically on three legs, for displaying or supporting
something, such as an artist's canvas.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/easel>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Believe in life! Always human beings will progress to greater,
broader, and fuller life.
--W. E. B. Du Bois
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/W._E._B._Du_Bois>