The London and North Western Railway War Memorial is a First World War
memorial outside Euston station in London, England. The memorial was
designed by Reginald Wynn Owen and commemorates employees of the London
and North Western Railway (LNWR) who were killed in the First World War.
Over 37,000 LNWR employees left to fight in the war, of whom 3,719 were
killed. The memorial cost £12,500 and consists of a single obelisk, 13
metres (43 feet) tall, on a pedestal. At the top, on each side, is a
cross in relief and a bronze wreath. At each corner of the base is a
statue of a military figure—an artilleryman, an infantryman, a sailor,
and an airman—each larger than life-size. Field Marshal Earl Haig
unveiled the memorial on 21 October 1921, accompanied by the Archbishop
of Canterbury; more than 8,000 people attended the ceremony. The
memorial and two entrance lodges are all that remain of the former
Euston station complex, as it was rebuilt in the 1960s. The memorial is
a Grade II* listed building.
Read more:
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_and_North_Western_Railway_War_Memorial>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1322:
Stefan Dečanski was crowned King of Serbia, succeeding his
half-brother Stefan Konstantin, whom he later defeated in battle.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stefan_De%C4%8Danski>
1839:
The worst storm to impact Ireland in 300 years damaged or
destroyed more than 20 per cent of houses in Dublin with 100-knot
(190 km/h) winds.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_of_the_Big_Wind>
1907:
Italian educator Maria Montessori opened her first school and
day-care centre for working-class children in Rome, employing a
philosophy of education that now bears her name.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Montessori>
1994:
Two-time American Olympic figure-skating medalist Nancy
Kerrigan was hit on the leg with a police baton by an assailant hired by
the ex-husband of her rival Tonya Harding.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assault_of_Nancy_Kerrigan>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
Epiphany:
1. The appearance of Jesus Christ to the Magi, recorded in Matthew
2:1–12 in the Bible.
2. An annual Christian feast celebrating this event on January 6, the
twelfth day after Christmas.
3. The day of the celebration, January 6, or sometimes (in Western
Christianity), the Sunday between January 2 and 8.
4. The season or time of the Christian church year, either from the
Epiphany feast day to Shrove Tuesday (the day before Ash Wednesday, the
start of Lent), or from the Epiphany feast day to the feast of Candlemas
(marking the presentation of Jesus Christ in the Temple in Jerusalem).
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Epiphany>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
The violent assault on the Capitol — and disruption of a
Constitutionally-mandated meeting of Congress — was undertaken by
people whose passions have been inflamed by falsehoods and false
hopes.In the United States of America, it is the fundamental
responsibility of every patriotic citizen to support the rule of law. To
those who are disappointed in the results of the election: Our country
is more important than the politics of the moment. Let the officials
elected by the people fulfill their duties and represent our voices in
peace and safety.
--George W. Bush
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/George_W._Bush>