Manchester Cenotaph is a First World War memorial, with additions for later conflicts, designed by Edwin Lutyens for St Peter's Square in Manchester, England. Manchester was late in commissioning a war memorial compared to most British towns and cities, convening a war memorial committee in 1922. Lutyens' design is a variation of the one for his cenotaph in London. The memorial consists of a central cenotaph and a Stone of Remembrance flanked by twin obelisks, all features characteristic of Lutyens' works. The cenotaph is topped by an effigy of a fallen soldier and decorated with relief carvings of the imperial crown, Manchester's coat of arms and inscriptions commemorating the dead. The memorial was unveiled on 12 July 1924 by the Earl of Derby, assisted by a local resident whose three sons had died in the war. In 2014, Manchester City Council dismantled the memorial and reconstructed it at the northwest corner of St Peter's Square next to Manchester Town Hall.

Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manchester_Cenotaph

_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1801:

French Revolutionary Wars: A squadron of British Royal Navy ships of the line defeated a larger squadron of ships from the Spanish and French navies in the Strait of Gibraltar. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Battle_of_Algeciras

1920:

The Soviet–Lithuanian Peace Treaty was signed, with Soviet Russia agreeing to recognize an independent Lithuania. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet%E2%80%93Lithuanian_Peace_Treaty

1943:

World War II: German and Soviet forces engaged each other at the Battle of Prokhorovka, one of the largest tank battles in military history (German tanks pictured). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Prokhorovka

1979:

Rowdy fans at Comiskey Park in Chicago stormed the field during a promotional event in which a crate of disco records was blown up. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disco_Demolition_Night

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

abeyant: Being in a state of abeyance; suspended. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/abeyant

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

Acquire the art of detachment, the virtue of method, and the quality of thoroughness, but above all the grace of humility.   --William Osler https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/William_Osler