The Riegelmann Boardwalk (also known as the Coney Island Boardwalk) is a
2.7-mile-long (4.3 km) boardwalk along the southern shore of the Coney
Island peninsula in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, adjacent to
the Atlantic Ocean. Opened in 1923, it has become an icon of Coney
Island, with appearances in the visual arts, music, and film. The
boardwalk has been considered the most important public works project in
Brooklyn since the Brooklyn Bridge, with an impact comparable to Central
Park. By the mid-19th century, the Coney Island waterfront was divided
by owners who erected barriers. First discussed in the late 1890s as a
means of uniting the different sections of Coney Island, the boardwalk
was designed by Philip P. Farley, and named for Brooklyn borough
president Edward J. Riegelmann, who championed its construction. Its
first portion opened in 1923, and it connects sites such as the New York
Aquarium, Luna Park and MCU Park.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riegelmann_Boardwalk>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1811:
Peninsular War: At the Battle of Barrosa, Anglo-Iberian forces
trying to lift the Siege of Cádiz defeated a French attack but could
not break the siege itself.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Barrosa>
1943:
World War II: The Gloster Meteor, the Allies' only operational
jet aircraft, made its maiden flight.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloster_Meteor>
1963:
American country-music performers Patsy Cline, Cowboy Copas,
and Hawkshaw Hawkins were killed when their PA-24 crashed shortly after
takeoff in Camden, Tennessee.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1963_Camden_PA-24_crash>
1981:
The ZX81 (example pictured), a pioneering British home
computer, was launched by Sinclair Research, and went on to sell more
than 1.5 million units around the world.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZX81>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
dekulakize:
(transitive, historical) Usually with reference to the Soviet Union and
communist Eastern Europe: to dispossess (a kulak, that is, a prosperous
peasant) of his or her property and/or rights.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dekulakize>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
If every trace of any single religion were wiped out and nothing
were passsed on, it would never be created exactly that way again. There
might be some other nonsense in its place, but not that exact nonsense.
If all of science were wiped out, it would still be true and someone
would find a way to figure it all out again.
--Penn Jillette
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Penn_Jillette>