US Highway 25 (US 25) was a highway in the state of Michigan that ran northeasterly from the Ohio state line near Toledo through Monroe and Detroit to Port Huron. Continuing near the foot of the Blue Water Bridge, it proceeded north and northwesterly along the Lake Huron shoreline to the tip of The Thumb in Port Austin. Created with the initial US Highway System in 1926, US 25 followed some roadways dating from the 19th and early 20th centuries, and replaced several state highway designations. The highway was extended to Port Austin in 1933. Starting in the early 1960s, segments of Interstate 75 and Interstate 94 were built, and US 25 was shifted to follow them concurrently south of Detroit to Port Huron. On September 26, 1973, the entire designation was removed from the state. The final routing of the highway is still maintained by the state under eight different designations, some unsigned.
Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Route_25_in_Michigan
_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
1687:
The Parthenon in Athens was partially destroyed (ruins pictured) during an armed conflict between the Venetians under Francesco Morosini and Ottoman forces. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parthenon
1907:
The British Colony of New Zealand officially became a dominion to reflect its political independence since the 1850s. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominion_of_New_Zealand
1983:
The racing yacht Australia II, captained by John Bertrand, won the America's Cup, ending the New York Yacht Club's 132-year defense of the trophy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia_II
2008:
Swiss pilot and inventor Yves Rossy flew a wingpack powered by jet engines across the English Channel. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yves_Rossy
_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:
apricate: 1. (intransitive, rare) To bask in the sun. 2. (transitive, also figuratively, rare) To disinfect and freshen by exposing to the sun; to sun. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/apricate
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The most thought-provoking thing in our thought-provoking time is that we are still not thinking. --Martin Heidegger https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Martin_Heidegger