Trafford Park is an area of the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, opposite Salford Quays on the southern side of the Manchester Ship Canal, 3.4 miles (5.5 km) southwest of Manchester city centre. Until the late 19th century, it was the ancestral home of the Trafford family, who sold it to financier Ernest Terah Hooley in 1896. It was the first planned industrial estate in the world and remains the largest in Europe, at 4.7 square miles (12 km2). Trafford Park was a major supplier of materiel in the First and Second World Wars, producing the Rolls-Royce Merlin engines used to power both the Spitfire and the Lancaster. At its peak in 1945, an estimated 75,000 workers were employed in the park. Employment began to decline in the 1960s as companies closed in favour of newer, more efficient plants elsewhere. The new Manchester Metrolink line from Pomona to the Trafford Centre is under construction.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1612:

The trial of the Pendle and Samlesbury witches, among the most famous of England's witch trials, began at the assizes in Lancaster. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samlesbury_witches

1877:

American astronomer Asaph Hall discovered Phobos, the larger of Mars's two moons, six days after discovering Deimos, the smaller one. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phobos_%28moon%29

1964:

Hildegard Trabant was killed while attempting to cross the Berlin Wall, making her the only person known to have been loyal to East Germany who was killed at the wall. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hildegard_Trabant

1989:

Leading Colombian presidential candidate Luis Carlos Galán was assassinated during a public demonstration in the town of Soacha, Cundinamarca. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Carlos_Gal%C3%A1n

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

disquisition: 1. (archaic) A methodical inquiry or investigation. 2. A lengthy, formal discourse that analyses or explains some topic; (loosely) a dissertation or treatise. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/disquisition

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

Part of my lifestyle you should all remember is having fun. Being funny is a big part of it. After all, if one is in tune, funny is the tune to play. Giving laughter is more fun than giving advice. Giving laughter while giving advice is the jackpot.   --Peter Fonda https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Peter_Fonda