Autoimmune thyroid disease: Disease of the thyroid gland due to autoimmunity in which the patient's immune system attacks and damages their thyroid. Graves disease and Hashimoto thyroiditis are forms of autoimmune thyroid disease. In these diseases, thyroid-reactive T cells are formed that infiltrate the thyroid gland. Both disorders are common with a prevalence of about 1% in the US.
While MGM has previously stated that it planned a grant opening by late 2017, the Interstate 91 project is scheduled for completion by July of 2018, or by February of that year if the contractor meets an incentive-based earlier schedule.
The Gateway Arch was expected to open to the public by 1964, but in 1967 the public relations agency stopped forecasting the opening date. The arch's visitor center opened on June 10, 1967, and the tram began operating on July 24. The arch was dedicated by Humphrey on May 25, 1968.