King's Highway 416 is a 400-series highway in the Canadian province of Ontario that connects the Trans-Canada Highway (Highway 417) in Ottawa with Highway 401 between Brockville and Cornwall. The 76.4-kilometre- long (47.5 mi) freeway is part of an important trade corridor between New York and Eastern Ontario. It passes through a largely rural area, except near its northern terminus where it enters the suburbs of Ottawa (approach to Ottawa pictured). It had two distinct construction phases. Highway 416 "North" was a 21-kilometre (13 mi) freeway starting from an interchange at Highway 417 and bypassing the original route of Highway 16 into Ottawa along a new right-of-way. Highway 416 "South" was the twinning of 57 kilometres (35 mi) of Highway 16 New—a two- lane expressway bypassing the original highway that was constructed throughout the 1970s and finished in 1983—and the construction of a new interchange with Highway 401. Sections of both opened throughout the late 1990s. Highway 416 was commemorated as the Veterans Memorial Highway on the 54th anniversary of D-Day in 1998. The final link was officially opened by a World War I veteran and local officials on September 23, 1999.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1400:

The Trần Dynasty of Vietnam was deposed after 175 years of rule by Hồ Quý Ly, a court official. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tr%E1%BA%A7n_Dynasty

1862:

American Civil War: Confederate General Stonewall Jackson suffered his only defeat during the war in the First Battle of Kernstown in Frederick County, Virginia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Battle_of_Kernstown

1905:

About 1,500 Cretans, led by Eleftherios Venizelos (pictured), met at the village of Theriso to call for the island's unification with Greece, beginning the Theriso revolt. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theriso_revolt

1978:

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon was dispatched to confirm Israeli withdrawal after its invasion nine days earlier. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Interim_Force_in_Lebanon

1989:

Two researchers announced the discovery of cold fusion, a claim which was later discredited. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_fusion

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

escapade: A daring or adventurous act; an undertaking which goes against convention. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/escapade

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

 Only the person who has faith in himself is able to be faithful to others.   --Erich Fromm https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Erich_Fromm