Interstate 805 (I-805) is a major north–south Interstate Highway in Southern California, USA. It is a bypass of I-5, running along the eastern areas of the Greater San Diego region from San Ysidro to near Del Mar. From I-5 in San Ysidro (less than a mile north of the Mexico–U.S. border), I-805 then traverses through the cities of Chula Vista and National City before reentering San Diego. The freeway passes though the San Diego neighborhoods of North Park, Mission Valley, Clairemont, and University City before terminating at I-5 in the Sorrento Valley neighborhood near the Del Mar city limit. Planning for I-805 began in 1956, and the route was officially designated in 1959 before it was renumbered in the 1964 state highway renumbering. Construction started in 1967 and it was opened in 1975. Named the Jacob Dekema Freeway after the longtime head of the regional division of the California Department of Transportation, I-805 has been frequently cited for its complex engineering and architecture, including near I-8 on the Mission Valley Viaduct. High-occupancy toll lanes are under construction on both the northern and southern portions of the route.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1388:

During the Battle of Buyur Lake, General Lan Yu led a Chinese army forward to crush the Mongol hordes of Toghus Temur, the Khan of Northern Yuan. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Buyur_Lake

1912:

The first Indian film, Shree Pundalik by Dadasaheb Torne, was released. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinema_of_India

1944:

The Soviet Union forcibly deported the entire population of Crimean Tatars as special settlers to Uzbek SSR and elsewhere in the country. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimean_Tatars

1953:

At Rogers Dry Lake, California, in her Canadair Sabre, American Jackie Cochran became the first female pilot to break the sound barrier. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacqueline_Cochran

1974:

India conducted its first nuclear test explosion at Pokhran, the first confirmed nuclear test by a nation outside the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smiling_Buddha

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

upend: 1. (transitive) To end up; to set on end. 2. To tip or turn over. 3. To destroy, invalidate, overthrow, or defeat. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/upend

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