M-1 is a north–south state trunkline highway in the Metro Detroit area of the US state of Michigan. The highway runs from Detroit north- northwesterly to Pontiac. The Federal Highway Administration has listed it as the Automotive Heritage Trail, an All-American Road in the National Scenic Byways Program. Created after Detroit's Great Fire of 1805, the road follows the route of the Saginaw Trail, a Native American trail that linked Detroit with Pontiac, Flint, and Saginaw. M-1 passes through several historic districts in Detroit, and runs next to the Highland Park Ford Plant, home of the original moving assembly line used to produce Model Ts. Commonly known as Woodward Avenue, the street has become synonymous with Detroit's cruising culture and automotive industry. Downtown entertainment venues along Woodward include the Fox Theatre and the Majestic Theatre. M-1 exits Detroit at 8 Mile Road and runs through the city's northern suburbs in Oakland County.

Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M-1_%28Michigan_highway%29

_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1846:

French shepherd children Mélanie Calvat and Maximin Giraud reported a Marian apparition, now known as Our Lady of La Salette (statue pictured), near La Salette-Fallavaux. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Lady_of_La_Salette

1893:

New Zealand became the first country to introduce universal suffrage following the women's suffrage movement led by Kate Sheppard. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_suffrage_in_New_Zealand

1991:

Ötzi, a well-preserved natural mummy of a man dating from about 3300 BC, was discovered by two German tourists in the Alps. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%96tzi

2011:

Mariano Rivera surpassed Trevor Hoffman to become Major League Baseball's all-time leader in the number of saves. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariano_Rivera

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

yo-ho-ho: A cry associated with pirates and seafaring, originally a repetitive chant intended to synchronize workers performing some collective physical labour, such as hauling on a rope. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/yo-ho-ho

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

We need more humanity, more care, more love. There are those who expect a political system to produce that; and others who expect the love to produce the system. My own faith is that the truth of the future lies between the two and we shall behave humanly and a bit humanely, stumbling along, haphazardly generous and gallant, foolishly and meanly wise until the rape of our planet is seen to be the preposterous folly that it is. For we are a marvel of creation.   --William Golding https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/William_Golding