The Capitol Loop is a state trunkline highway running through Lansing,
Michigan, in the United States that was commissioned on October 13,
1989. It forms a loop route off Interstate 496 through downtown near the
Michigan State Capitol complex, home of the state legislature and
several state departments. The trunkline follows a series of one-way and
two-way streets through downtown Lansing, directing traffic to the State
Capitol (pictured) and other government buildings. Unlike the other
streets downtown, the seven streets comprising the Capitol Loop are
under state maintenance and jurisdiction. The loop was originally
proposed in 1986 as part of a downtown revitalization effort. Almost
from the beginning the highway was affected by various controversies.
Local community leaders suggested renaming the Capitol Loop for Martin
Luther King, Jr., immediately before the state designated the highway.
Reconstruction projects along the loop in 2004–05 were also
contentious. In 2010, additional issues surfaced regarding the posting
and enforcement of speed limits on city streets in Michigan, including
the streets that make up the Capitol Loop.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitol_Loop>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
54:
Claudius (bust pictured), the first Roman emperor to be born
outside Italy, died mysteriously, most likely by poison administered by
his wife Agrippina.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudius>
1710:
Queen Anne's War: The French surrender ending the Siege of Port
Royal gave the British permanent possession of Nova Scotia.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Port_Royal_(1710)>
1843:
B'nai B'rith, the oldest continually operating Jewish service
organization in the world, was founded in New York City.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%27nai_B%27rith>
1917:
At least 30,000 people in the Cova da Iria fields near Fátima,
Portugal, witnessed the "Miracle of the Sun".
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miracle_of_the_Sun>
1943:
World War II: With a new government led by General Pietro
Badoglio, parts of Italy switched sides to the Allies and declared war
on the Axis powers.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pietro_Badoglio>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
purple prose:
Extravagant or flowery writing, especially in a literary work.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/purple_prose>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Far above the golden clouds, the darkness vibrates. The earth
is blue. And everything about it is a love song. Everything about it.
--Paul Simon
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Paul_Simon>