Esplanade MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Circle line (CCL) in Singapore. The station serves the Esplanade performing arts centre, alongside various developments such as War Memorial Park, Suntec City Mall and the Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition Centre. Esplanade station is linked to the nearby City Hall station via CityLink Mall, an underground retail development. The station was initially announced as Convention Centre station in 1999 as part of the Marina MRT line, which was later incorporated into Stage 1 of the CCL. The station was renamed Esplanade in 2005 through a public poll. The station opened on 17 April 2010, with provisions to interchange with a future MRT line. Esplanade station features the Art- in-Transit artwork A Piece of Ice-Clear Heart by Lim Mu Hue, a collage of woodblock prints featuring scenes of shadow puppetry and other traditional performances.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1896:

A group including George Carmack and Skookum Jim Mason discovered gold near Dawson City, Canada, setting off the Klondike Gold Rush. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klondike_Gold_Rush

1906:

An earthquake registering approximately 8.2 Mw struck Valparaíso, Chile, killing 3,882 people. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1906_Valpara%C3%ADso_earthquake

1946:

Widespread riots between Hindus and Muslims took place in Calcutta following the All-India Muslim League's call for an independent Pakistan. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_Action_Day

2009:

At the World Championships in Athletics in Berlin, Usain Bolt ran the 100 metres in 9.58 seconds, breaking his own record set a year earlier. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usain_Bolt

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

proteranthous: 1. Of a plant: having flowers that appear earlier than the leaves. 2. Of a plant: having leaves that appear earlier than the flowers. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/proteranthous

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

Defendant Donald John Trump lost the United States presidential election held on November 3, 2020. One of the states he lost was Georgia. Trump and the other Defendants charged in this Indictment refused to accept that Trump lost, and they knowingly and willfully joined a conspiracy to unlawfully change the outcome of the election in favor of Trump. That conspiracy contained a common plan and purpose to commit two or more acts of racketeering activity in Fulton County, Georgia, elsewhere in the State of Georgia, and in other states.   --The State of Georgia v. Donald J. Trump, et al. https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Georgia_%28U.S._state%29