The York City War Memorial is a First World War memorial designed by Sir
Edwin Lutyens and located in York, in the north of England. A public
meeting in January 1920 to decide how to commemorate York's war dead
opted for a monument, over a more utilitarian memorial. Lutyens was
engaged, and his first design was approved, but it was perceived to
clash with York's existing architecture, and the proposed site was
abandoned in favour of one just outside the city walls. Lutyens
submitted a new design, of a war cross and stone of remembrance, that
was scaled back to the cross alone due to lack of funds. Prince Albert,
Duke of York (later King George VI), unveiled the memorial on
25 June 1925. It consists of a stone cross 33 feet (10 metres) high on
three stone blocks and a stone base, mounted on two further blocks and
two shallow steps. It sits in a memorial garden, with an entrance
designed by Lutyens. The memorial itself is a Grade II* listed
building.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/York_City_War_Memorial>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1884:
Welsh physician William Price was arrested for attempting to
cremate his deceased infant son; he was acquitted in the subsequent
trial, which eventually led to the legalisation of cremation in the
United Kingdom.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Price_%28physician%29>
1953:
An article published in Pravda accused nine eminent doctors in
Moscow of taking part in a plot to poison members of the top Soviet
political and military leadership.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctors%27_plot>
1968:
American singer Johnny Cash recorded his landmark album At
Folsom Prison live at Folsom State Prison in California.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/At_Folsom_Prison>
2001:
The first of two large earthquakes struck El Salvador, killing
at least 944 people and destroying over 100,000 homes.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_2001_El_Salvador_earthquake>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
walk-on girl:
(darts) A woman who escorts a player to the stage at a darts event.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/walk-on_girl>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Rosalynn and I are troubled by the violence at the U.S. Capitol
today. This is a national tragedy and is not who we are as a nation.
Having observed elections in troubled democracies worldwide, I know that
we the people can unite to walk back from this precipice to peacefully
uphold the laws of our nation, and we must. We join our fellow citizens
in praying for a peaceful resolution so our nation can heal and complete
the transfer of power as we have for more than two centuries.
--Jimmy Carter
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Jimmy_Carter>