University of Washington is a light rail station located on the University of Washington campus in Seattle, Washington, United States. The station is served by Sound Transit's Link light rail system and is the current northern terminus of Line 1. University of Washington station is located adjacent to Husky Stadium and the University of Washington Medical Center. It consists of an underground island platform connected to a surface entrance by elevators and escalators. A pedestrian bridge over Montlake Boulevard connects the station to the University of Washington campus, the Burke–Gilman Trail, and a set of bus stops served by King County Metro and Sound Transit Express routes. Light rail trains serve the station twenty hours a day on most days; the headway between trains is six minutes during peak periods with reduced frequency at other times. The station was built as part of the University Link Extension, which began construction in 2009 and opened on March 19, 2016.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1563:

The Edict of Amboise was signed, ending the first war in the French Wars of Religion and inaugurating a period of official peace that lasted until 1567. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edict_of_Amboise

1911:

Established by Clara Zetkin, Käte Duncker, and others, International Women's Day was first observed. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clara_Zetkin

1979:

The American cable television network C-SPAN, dedicated to airing non-stop coverage of government proceedings and public-affairs programming, was launched. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-SPAN

2011:

First Libyan Civil War: The French Air Force launched Opération Harmattan, beginning foreign military intervention in Libya. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Op%C3%A9ration_Harmattan

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

skulduggery: 1. (countable) A devious device or trick. 2. (uncountable) Dishonest, underhanded, or unscrupulous activities or behaviour. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/skulduggery

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

Obviously the facts are never just coming at you but are incorporated by an imagination that is formed by your previous experience. Memories of the past are not memories of facts but memories of your imaginings of the facts.   --Philip Roth https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Philip_Roth