Dr Pepper Ballpark is the home ballpark of the Frisco RoughRiders Class AA minor league baseball club. Located in Frisco, Texas, U.S., the stadium has a capacity of up to 10,600. The ballpark is host to numerous functions in addition to minor league baseball games, including corporate and charity events, wedding receptions, city of Frisco events, and church services. Local soft drink manufacturer Dr Pepper/Seven Up holds naming rights and exclusive non-alcoholic beverage rights in the park. Since its opening in 2003, the Dr Pepper Ballpark has won awards and garnered praise for its unique design, feel, and numerous facilities. In his design, park architect David M. Schwarz desired the creation of a village-like "park within a (ball)park". Dr Pepper Ballpark received the 2003 Texas Construction award for Best Architectural Design and was named the best new ballpark in the country by BaseballParks.com.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1880:

Paul Kruger, who would eventually become the international face of the Boer resistance during the Second Boer War, was elected President of the Transvaal Republic. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Kruger

1896:

Philippine Revolution: Nationalist José Rizal was executed by a firing squad in Manila after Spanish authorities convicted him of rebellion, sedition, and conspiracy. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Rizal

1903:

In the deadliest single-building fire in United States history, the Iroquois Theater Fire claimed 602 lives in Chicago. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iroquois_Theater_Fire

1947:

Michael, King of Romania, was forced to abdicate as the Kingdom of Romania became Communist Romania. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_of_Romania

2006:

Former President of Iraq Saddam Hussein was executed after being found guilty of crimes against humanity by the Iraqi Special Tribunal. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Execution_of_Saddam_Hussein

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

monochrome (n): 1. A black and white image, especially a photograph. 2. A ceramic glaze of a single colour, or an object so glazed. 3. <span class="qualifier-brac">(</span><span class="qualifier-content">dated</span><span class="qualifier-brac">)</span> A painting executed in shades of a single colour http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/monochrome

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It is the artist's business to create sunshine when the sun fails. --Romain Rolland http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Romain_Rolland