New York State Route 74 and Vermont Route 74 (NY 74 and VT 74) are two state highways connected by a cable ferry in the northeastern United States. Together they extend 34 miles (55 km) through Essex County, New York, and Addison County, Vermont. The connecting ferry route, predating both NY 74 and VT 74, began operation in 1759. The ferry operation upgraded to a cable system in 1946. NY 74 begins at exit 28 off Interstate 87 in the hamlet of Severance in the Adirondack Mountains region of northern New York State. It extends 20.44 miles (32.89 km) to the western shore of Lake Champlain in Ticonderoga. There, the seasonal Fort Ticonderoga – Larrabees Point Ferry carries cars across the state border to VT 74, which starts at the lake's eastern shore and terminates 13.26 miles (21.34 km) later at a junction with VT 30 in the town of Cornwall. Segments of NY 74 follow the alignment of the historic Ticonderoga and Schroon Turnpike, a privately owned highway chartered in 1832.

Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Route_74_%28New_York%E2%80%93Vermont%29

_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1852:

Swedish operatic soprano Jenny Lind concluded a successful concert tour of the United States under the management of showman P. T. Barnum. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenny_Lind_tour_of_America,_1850%E2%80%9352

1935:

The Messerschmitt Bf 109, the most-produced fighter aircraft in history, made its first flight. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messerschmitt_Bf_109

1942:

Bing Crosby recorded his version of the song "White Christmas", which went on to become the best-selling single of all time, with more than 50 million copies sold. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Christmas_%28song%29

1954:

The first annual Bilderberg Meeting of leaders from European countries and the United States opened in Oosterbeek, Netherlands. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilderberg_Meeting

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

nick: 1. (transitive) To make a nick or notch in; to cut or scratch in a minor way. 2. (transitive) To make ragged or uneven, as by cutting nicks or notches in; to deface, to mar. 3. (transitive, rare) To make a crosscut or cuts on the underside of (the tail of a horse, in order to make the animal carry it higher). 4. (transitive, obsolete) To fit into or suit, as by a correspondence of nicks; to tally with. 5. (transitive) To hit at, or in, the nick; to touch rightly; to strike at the precise point or time. 6. (transitive, cricket) To hit the ball with the edge of the bat and produce a fine deflection. 7. (transitive, gaming) To throw or turn up (a number when playing dice); to hit upon. 8. (transitive, mining) To make a cut at the side of the face. 9. (transitive, Australia, Britain, slang) To steal. 10. (transitive, Britain, law enforcement, slang) To arrest. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nick

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

Across the gulfs and barriers that now divide us, we must remember that there are no permanent enemies. Hostility today is a fact, but it is not a ruling law. The supreme reality of our time is our indivisibility as children of God and our common vulnerability on this planet.   --John F. Kennedy https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/John_F._Kennedy