Interstate 696 is an east–west auxiliary Interstate Highway in the US state of Michigan. Known as the Walter P. Reuther Freeway in honor of the former head of the United Automobile Workers, it is a bypass route through the northern suburbs of Detroit in Oakland and Macomb counties. Its western terminus connects with I-96 and I-275 in Farmington Hills. It runs east through suburbs including Southfield, Royal Oak and Warren before merging on its east end into I-94 at St. Clair Shores. Planning for the freeway started in the 1950s, and construction on the first segment started in 1961. The western third of the freeway opened in 1963, and the eastern third was completed in January 1979. The central segment was the subject of controversy over its routing and the effect on local communities and the environment, delaying its completion until December 15, 1989. (This article is part of a featured topic: Interstate 96.).
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1778:
American Revolutionary War: In the Battle of St. Lucia, the Royal Navy prevented French Navy ships from reaching their garrison on Saint Lucia in the West Indies. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_St._Lucia
1939:
The American historical epic film Gone With the Wind (poster shown), adapted from Margaret Mitchell's Pulitzer Prize–winning novel of the same name, premiered in Atlanta, Georgia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gone_with_the_Wind_%28film%29
1961:
Former Nazi leader Adolf Eichmann was sentenced to death after being found guilty on fifteen criminal charges, including war crimes and crimes against humanity. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_Eichmann
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Groom of the Stool: (Britain, monarchy, historical) Originally an official responsible for helping the English monarch use the toilet; later a senior official who was allowed access to the monarch's privy chamber and served as a personal secretary. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Groom_of_the_Stool
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I keep thinking what happens when the power of love is twisted into the love of power. --Maurice Davis https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Maurice_Davis