Union Station is an Amtrak railroad station and commercial building in downtown Erie in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is the only stop in Pennsylvania for the Lake Shore Limited, a passenger rail line serving Chicago, New York City, and Boston. The first railroad station in Erie, established in 1851, was replaced with a Romanesque Revival-style building in 1866. Union Station, the first Art Deco depot in the U.S., was dedicated on December 3, 1927. Passenger rail service dwindled after World War II, as air and highway travel increased. The station was jointly owned and operated by the New York Central and Pennsylvania railroads, which merged to form Penn Central, and passenger rail service was transferred to Amtrak in 1971. From 1972 to 1975, even Amtrak service in Erie was suspended. Union Station was largely neglected and allowed to decay until the freight management company Logistics Plus bought it in 2003. Since then, it has been restored and portions re- purposed as commercial and retail space.
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1800:
War of the Second Coalition: French forces under General Jean Moreau defeated the Austrians and Bavarians under Archduke John in Hohenlinden, near Munich, forcing the Austrians to sign an armistice. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Hohenlinden
1854:
At least 22 people were killed and 35 others were injured when rebelling miners at the Eureka Stockade in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, clashed violently with the police and the military. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eureka_Rebellion
1904:
Himalia, the largest irregular satellite of Jupiter, was discovered by astronomer Charles Dillon Perrine at the Lick Observatory in San Jose, California. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himalia_(moon)
1959:
The current flag of Singapore was adopted, six months after Singapore became self-governing within the British Empire. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Singapore
1976:
Jamaican reggae musician Bob Marley survived an assassination attempt by unknown assailants. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Marley
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telemark: 1. (uncountable, skiing) Telemark skiing, a method of skiing using the telemark turn and a binding that only connects the boot to the ski at the toes. 2. (countable, skiing) A telemark turn. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/telemark
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