Brockway Mountain Drive is an 8.883-mile (14.296 km) scenic highway just west of Copper Harbor in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in the United States. Drivers can access the road from state highway M-26 on either end near Eagle Harbor to the west or Copper Harbor to the east in the Keweenaw Peninsula. The drive runs along the ridge of Brockway Mountain on the Keweenaw Fault and climbs to 1,320 feet (402 m) above sea level, 720 feet (220 m) above the surface of Lake Superior. Several viewpoints along the route allow for panoramas of Lake Superior (pictured from the road), Copper Harbor, and undeveloped woodland. On a clear day, Isle Royale (approximately 50 miles (80 km) away) can be seen. Brockway Mountain was named for David D. Brockway, one of the pioneer residents of the area. The road was constructed by the county road commission with funding through Depression-era work programs in 1933. It was briefly used as a connection for the parallel state highway after it opened. Since it opened, it has been recognized nationally and locally in several media outlets for its picturesque qualities, usually in profiles of Keweenaw County, the Upper Peninsula or other scenic drives.

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1863:

American Civil War: In the Battle of Bristoe Station, the Union II Corps was able to surprise and repel the Confederate attack on the Union rear guard, resulting in a Union victory. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bristoe_Station

1888:

French inventor Louis Le Prince filmed Roundhay Garden Scene, the earliest surviving motion picture, in Roundhay, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Le_Prince

1943:

World War II: During the second raid on Schweinfurt, the US 8th Air Force suffered so many losses that it lost air supremacy over Germany for several months. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Raid_on_Schweinfurt

1953:

Israeli military commander Ariel Sharon and his Unit 101 special forces attacked the village of Qibya on the West Bank, destroying 45 buildings, killing 42 villagers, and wounding 15 others. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qibya_massacre

1973:

After student protests against the Thai military government turned to violence, King Bhumibol Adulyadej announced that Prime Minister Thanom Kittikachorn had resigned. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973_Thai_popular_uprising

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iatrogenic: (of a medical condition) Induced by the words or actions of the physician. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/iatrogenic

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