The South Lake Union Streetcar is a streetcar route in Seattle, Washington, United States. Traveling 1.3 miles (2.1 km), it connects downtown to the South Lake Union neighborhood on Westlake Avenue, Terry Avenue, and Valley Street. It was the first modern Seattle Streetcar line, beginning service on December 12, 2007, two years after a separate heritage streetcar ceased operations. It was conceived as part of the redevelopment of South Lake Union into a technology hub, with lobbying and financial support from Paul Allen. The line is popularly known by its nickname, the South Lake Union Trolley (abbreviated as "SLUT"), which is used on unofficial merchandise. The streetcar was controversial in its first few years due to its slow speed, low ridership, and ties to real estate development. Improvements to its corridor since 2011 have increased service and improved schedule reliability, but ridership has declined since 2014.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1388:

Unable to defend her possessions, Maria of Enghien sold the Lordship of Argos and Nauplia to the Republic of Venice. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lordship_of_Argos_and_Nauplia

1939:

The Royal Navy destroyer HMS Duchess collided with HMS Barham, the battleship she was escorting, sinking with heavy loss of life. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Duchess_%28H64%29

1979:

A Mw  8.2 earthquake struck just offshore of Tumaco, Colombia, causing at least 300 deaths, mostly by the resulting tsunami. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979_Tumaco_earthquake

2012:

North Korea made its first successful satellite launch, as Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 Unit 2 successfully reached orbit. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwangmy%C5%8Fngs%C5%8Fng-3_Unit_2

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

oximeter: 1. (chemistry) A device that measures the quantity of oxygen in something, particularly air in the atmosphere. 2. (medicine, specifically) A device that measures the oxygen saturation of arterial blood. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/oximeter

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I have been derisively called a "Woman's Rights Man". I know no such distinction. I claim to the a Human Rights Man, and wherever there is a human being, I see God-given rights inherent in that being, whatever may be the sex or complexion.   --William Lloyd Garrison https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/William_Lloyd_Garrison