King's Highway 61 is a provincially maintained highway in the Canadian province of Ontario that forms part of the Lake Superior Circle Tour. The 61-kilometre (38 mi) route extends from a junction at Highway 11, Highway 17 and the Harbour Expressway in Thunder Bay south to a bridge over the Pigeon River, where it crosses into the United States and becomes Minnesota State Highway 61. The roads on either side of the river were completed in 1916, but there was no bridge to connect them. Funding for a bridge over the international crossing at the Pigeon River required federal approval from both governments, but local civic groups in Port Arthur and Duluth expected that the process would be too slow, and built it without approval. The bridge was opened by a travelling motorcade in August 1917, permitting travel between Ontario and Minnesota. To the surprise of the civic groups, Canadian and American highway officials attending the opening announced federal funding to cover the bridge costs.

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451:

Flavius Aetius, with the help of Roman foederati, defeated Attila in the Battle of the Catalaunian Plains, and halted the invasion of Gaul by the Huns and their allies. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Catalaunian_Plains

1837:

Victoria succeeded to the British throne, starting a reign that lasted for more than 63 years. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Victoria

1921:

Workers at the Buckingham and Carnatic Mills in the city of Madras, India, began a four-month strike. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1921_Buckingham_and_Carnatic_Mills_strike

1943:

Rioting between blacks and whites began on Belle Isle, Detroit, Michigan, and continued for three days. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1943_Detroit_race_riot

1975:

The film Jaws was released, becoming the prototypical summer blockbuster and establishing the modern Hollywood business model. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaws_(film)

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barcarole: 1. (music) A piece of music composed in imitation of such a song. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/barcarole

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