Interstate 96 (I-96) is an Interstate Highway running 192 miles (309 km) roughly east–west entirely within the US state of Michigan, from east of Lake Michigan at US Highway 31 near Muskegon to I-75 near the Ambassador Bridge in Detroit. From Grand Rapids through Lansing to Detroit, the freeway parallels Grand River Avenue, never straying more than a few miles from the decommissioned US 16. Within the city of Detroit, the road was renamed the Rosa Parks Memorial Highway in 2005 in honor of the late civil rights pioneer. There are four auxiliary Interstate Highways as well as two current and four former business routes associated with I-96. Grand River Avenue originated as an Indian trail before Michigan statehood. It was later used as a wagon road across the state. In 1919 the roadway was included in the State Trunkline Highway System as M-16 and later the US Numbered Highway System as US 16. Construction of the freeway was started in 1956 and initially completed across the state to Detroit in 1962. I-96 was completed in the Detroit area on November 21, 1977.
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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
1386:
Turco-Mongol conqueror Timur captured and sacked the Georgian capital of Tbilisi, forcing King Bagrat V to convert to Islam. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timur%27s_invasions_of_Georgia
1894:
First Sino-Japanese War: After capturing the city of Lüshunkou, the Japanese Second Army killed more than 1,000 Chinese servicemen and civilians. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Arthur_massacre_(China)
1916:
HMHS Britannic was destroyed by a naval mine off the Greek island of Kea, making it the largest ship lost during the First World War. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMHS_Britannic
1977:
"God Defend New Zealand" (audio featured) became New Zealand's second national anthem, on equal standing with "God Save the Queen", which had been the traditional one since 1840. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_Defend_New_Zealand
2009:
An explosion in a coal mine in Heilongjiang, China, killed 108 miners. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Heilongjiang_mine_explosion
_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:
elevator pitch: A brief and simple sales pitch; a short summary of a business plan, process, or product, and its selling point and value proposition. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/elevator_pitch
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