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Platform level of Toa Payoh MRT station

Toa Payoh MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the North South line (NSL) in Toa Payoh, Singapore. The station is underneath the intersection of three roads: Lorong 1 Toa Payoh, Lorong 2 Toa Payoh and Lorong 6 Toa Payoh. Located within the town centre, it is integrated with the Toa Payoh Bus Interchange and the HDB Hub, headquarters of the Housing and Development Board. The station was first announced in May 1982. Construction of the station began in 1983 as part of Phase I of the MRT system. In August 1985, Toa Payoh was the first MRT station in Singapore to have its concrete structure completed. The station opened on 7 November 1987 and was one of the first MRT stations to operate in revenue service. The station has a bright yellow scheme (pictured) with a set of coloured tiles at the concourse level. It is also one of the few stations on the initial network to have a double-height ceiling. (Full article...)

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1917 – World War I: British forces captured Gaza following the retreat of the Ottoman garrison.
1987 – Singapore's first Mass Rapid Transit line opened (train pictured), with train services running between Yio Chu Kang and Toa Payoh.
1991 – Professional basketball player Magic Johnson announced his retirement from the game due to HIV infection.

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Gigi Riva is an Italian former association football forward who represented the Italy national football team, and he is the country's all-time top goalscorer. Since debuting for Italy against Hungary on 27 June 1965, Riva scored 35 goals in 42 appearances. He scored his first international goal in his fourth appearance for his country on 1 November 1967, as part of a hat-trick scored against Cyprus during a UEFA Euro 1968 qualifier match. Riva made his last appearance for Italy on 19 June 1974 in a 1–1 draw against Argentina during the 1974 FIFA World Cup. Riva scored a second hat-trick for his national team in a 4–1 win against Wales in a 1970 FIFA World Cup qualifier. He scored six times in total against Luxembourg, the most against any team. On 31 March 1973, he scored four goals against Luxembourg during a 1974 FIFA World Cup qualifier. He also scored a brace (two goals) seven times. (Full list...)

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Jeannette Rankin (1880–1973) was an American politician and advocate for women's rights, and the first woman to hold federal office in the United States. She was elected to the House of Representatives as a Republican from Montana in 1916 and again in 1940, and remains the only woman ever elected to Congress from the state. This photograph of Rankin was taken in 1917, shortly before she began her term as a member of Congress.

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