State Route 78 is a state highway in California that runs from Oceanside east to Blythe, a few miles from Arizona. Its western terminus is at Interstate 5 in San Diego County and its eastern terminus is at Interstate 10 in Riverside County. The route is a freeway through the heavily populated cities of northern San Diego County and a two-lane highway running through the Cuyamaca Mountains to Julian. In Imperial County, it travels through the desert near the Salton Sea and passes through the city of Brawley before turning north into an area of sand dunes on the way to its terminus in Blythe. Portions of the route existed as early as 1900, and it was one of the original state highways designated in 1934. The freeway section in the North County of San Diego that connects Oceanside and Escondido was built in the middle of the 20th century in several stages, including a transitory stage known as the Vista Way Freeway, and has been improved several times. An expressway bypass of the city of Brawley was completed in 2012. There are many projects slated to improve the freeway due to increasing congestion.
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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
1783:
A potential uprising in Newburgh, New York, was defused when George Washington asked Continental Army officers to support the supremacy of Congress. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newburgh_Conspiracy
1892:
Liverpool F.C., one of England's most successful football clubs, was founded. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liverpool_F.C.
1916:
Six days after Pancho Villa and his cross-border raiders attacked Columbus, New Mexico, US General John J. Pershing led a punitive expedition into Mexico to pursue Villa. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pancho_Villa_Expedition
1941:
Philippine Airlines, the flag carrier of the Philippines took its first flight, making it the oldest commercial airline in Asia operating under its original name. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_Airlines
2011:
Arab Spring: Protests erupted across Syria against the authoritarian government. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Civil_War
_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:
injurious: 1. Causing physical harm or injury; harmful, hurtful. 2. Causing harm to one's reputation; invidious, defamatory, libelous, slanderous. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/injurious
___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:
Let us accept this as a sign from the Gods, and follow where they beckon, in vengeance on our double-dealing enemies. The die is cast. --Julius Caesar https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Julius_Caesar