Ninian Park was an association football stadium in the Leckwith area of
Cardiff, Wales, that was the home of Cardiff City Football Club from
1910 to 2009, and of the Wales national football team from 1911 until
the late 1980s. Named after Lord Ninian Crichton-Stuart, it was
originally constructed with a single wooden stand and three large banks
made of ash, but gradual improvements saw the construction of the Canton
Stand, the Grange End, and the Popular Bank in addition to the
grandstand (pictured). A record 62,634 fans watched a match against
England on 17 October 1959, but the stadium's capacity was eventually
reduced to 21,508 over safety concerns. The ground hosted its last match
on 25 April 2009 against Ipswich Town and was demolished soon after,
being replaced by the newly constructed Cardiff City Stadium located
opposite. The site was converted into a residential housing estate named
Ninian Park.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninian_Park>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1809:
Peninsular War: French forces under Jean-de-Dieu Soult attacked
the British's amphibious evacuation under Sir John Moore at Corunna in
Galicia, Spain.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Corunna>
1920:
The League of Nations, the first worldwide intergovernmental
organization with a focus on peace and security, held its first council
meeting in Paris.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/League_of_Nations>
1945:
World War II: Adolf Hitler and his staff moved into the
Führerbunker in Berlin (entrance pictured), where he would eventually
commit suicide.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%BChrerbunker>
2018:
In Mrauk U, Myanmar, police fired into a crowd protesting the
ban of an event to mark the anniversary of the end of the Kingdom of
Mrauk U, resulting in seven deaths and twelve injuries.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mrauk_U_riot>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
bounden:
1. (dated) Now chiefly in the term bounden duty: made obligatory;
binding.
2. (obsolete) Bound.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bounden>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
For Peace. Against War. Who is not? But how can you stop those
bent on genocide without making war?
--Susan Sontag
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Susan_Sontag>
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