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GENERAL OUTLOOK
Another cold front will slowly drop southward into our region through mid week providing more of a focus for afternoon and evening showers and storms. Temperatures will warm to above normal on Tuesday and Wednesday ahead of the front and cooler on Thursday to the north of the front.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Wednesday Night
Franklin Area
Today
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 9pm. Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Tuesday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 5pm. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 7pm. Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph decreasing to light winds out of the northwest after midnight.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 80s.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers before 11pm, then a chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s. Chance of rain is 30%.
Highlands Plateau
Today
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 10 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 4pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 70s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 7pm. Mostly clear, with lows in the low-to-mid 50s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Chance of rain is 40%.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 30%.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s. Light and variable winds.
Tuesday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 4pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Calm winds bearly in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph by midmorning. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 80s.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a chance of showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s. Chance of rain is 30%.
Nantahala Area
Today
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 30%.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Tuesday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 5pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds early in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph by midmorning. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Wednesday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 70s. Chance of rain is 30%.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers before 9pm, then a chance of showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s. Chance of rain is 30%.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Strong to severe scattered thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and evening. A few instances of wind damage and large hail could occur from these storms.
Latest US Drought Monitor Map for North Carolina.
Space Weather
Goodbye Solar Snooze Big Flares are Back | Space Weather News 18 May 2023
Back to Top • The Atlantic hurricane season has begun: What we know and what we don’t [ARS TECHNICA]
Hurricane Season 2023: What to Watch For As We Keep Tabs on El Nino | hurricanetrack
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
• The official hurricane season for the Atlantic basin is from June 1 to November 30, but tropical cyclone activity sometimes occurs before and after these dates, respectively. The peak of the Atlantic hurricane season is September 10, with most activity occurring between mid-August and mid-October.
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Mon Jun 5 2023
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical Storm Arlene, located over the eastern Gulf of Mexico.
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 7 days.
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Almanac
PM2.5 AQI is 51 (MODERATE/CODE YELLOW) for most of the county, and the ridges and other higher elevations PM2.5 AQI is 58 (MODERATE/CODE YELLOW)
Fire and Smoke Map
Local Air Monitor
Pollen levels are expected to be in the medium range (5.3 out of 12) today with Oak, Poplar, Grasses being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium range (6.2 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for June 5th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 94°F in Franklin in 1985
Lowest Temperature 35°F at the Coweeta Experimental Stationn in 1946
Greatest One-Day Rain 3.58 inches in Highlands in 1957
Greatest One-Day Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded on this date since record-keeping began in 1871)
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of June Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 99°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 06-30-2012
Lowest Temperature 32°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 06-02-1966
Greatest Rainfall 7.63 inches in Highlands on 06-16-1949
Greatest Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded during June in Macon County)
Record Weather Events for June 4th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 105°F in Louisburg, Franklin County in 1943
Lowest Temperature 31°F in Celo, Yancey County in 1988
Greatest One-Day Rain 5.26 inches in Sparta, Alleghany County in 1992
Greatest One-Day Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded on this date since 1872)
(the excessive rainfall was due to the remnants of Hurricane Gladys)
--> Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of June Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 107°F in Carthage, Moore County on 06-23-1981
Lowest Temperature 23°F in Jefferson, Ashe County on 06-17-1917
Greatest Rainfall 12.41 inches in Belhaven, Beaufort County on 06-30-1962
Greatest Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded during June in the state)
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Macon Calendar
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FRIDAY and SATURDAY, JUNE 16 and 17
ST. FRANCIS CHURCH WOMEN’S GUILD ANNUAL GOOD STUFF SALE
ST. FRANCIS CHURCH WOMEN’S GUILD SETS ANNUAL GOOD STUFF SALE FOR JUNE 16 and 17
FRANKLIN -- The Women’s Guild of St. Francis Church will hold its annual Good Stuff Sale Noon to 3 p.m. on Friday, June 16, and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 17, at the church, 299 Maple St. in Franklin. The event supports the Guild’s ministry activities. Guests can expect great prices on household and decorative objects, kitchen items, linens, books, personal accessories, toys, tools, exercise equipment, furniture, craft supplies and yard tools including indoor and outdoor plants. Everyone is welcome.
CONTACT: Becky Peeling, APR, Women’s Guild President, bapeeling12@gmail.com or (561) 801-3301
WHAT: Good Stuff Sale
WHEN: Noon to 3 p.m. Friday, June 16, and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 17, 2023
WHERE: St. Francis Church, 299 Maple St., Franklin
WHO: St. Francis Women’s Guild
WHY: Raise money for ministry projects
SATURDAY, JUNE 24
Franklin Amateur Radio Club to Hold Annual Field Day in Highlands
The Franklin Amateur Radio Club (HAMS) will hold its annual Field Day at the Highlands Recreation Center on Saturday, June 24, 2 PM until 6 PM. The center is located at 600 North Street and 4 th Street.
Field Day is amateur radio operators’ (hams) open house. Every June, more than 40,000 hams throughout North America set up temporary transmitting stations in public places to demonstrate ham radio's science, skill, service to communities and nation. It combines public service, emergency preparedness, community outreach, and technical skills in a single event. Field Day has been an annual event since 1933 and remains the most popular ham radio event.
There are 190 ham radio operators in Macon County.
Anyone, regardless of residency, is welcome at Field Day.
Amateur Radio is a popular hobby and service that brings people, electronics and communication together. People use ham radio to talk across town, around the world, or even into space, without the Internet or cell phones. It's fun, social, educational, and can be a lifeline during times of need. Anyone interested in learning about Ham radio is welcome. Portable radio stations will be up and operational around 2 PM. Contacts will be made worldwide. As well as in North America. This year the amateur radio operators will also be demonstrating Parks On The Air and Summits On The Air.
Parks on the Air® (POTA) sites are for international portable amateur radio operations that promote emergency awareness and communications from national/federal and state/provincial level parks.
Summits on the Air (SOTA) is designed to make participation possible for all Radio Amateurs and Shortwave Listeners - this is not just for mountaineers! There are awards for activators (those who ascend to the summits) and chasers who operate from home, a local hilltop, or other summits).
Both SOTA and POTA will have stations set up and operators to demonstrate what the hobby is about.
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Local and State News
• Fifth earthquake recorded near Canton in less than two weeks (video and article) [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• After legislative setbacks, NC Democrats see opportunity in 2024 [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• North Carolina Zoo welcomes sand cat triplets (video and article) [WTVD-TV (Durham, NC) ]
• Hicks, Sneed to face off in September General Election [Smoky Mountain News]
• How they voted: NC congressional votes for the week ending June 1 [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• President Joe Biden, first lady Jill Biden will visit NC next Friday. What to know. [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Smoke from Canadian wildfires prompts Air Quality Alert for parts of Carolinas [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• ‘Trump or War’: N.C. man who pledged to ‘kick ass’ inside Capitol sentenced to 7 months [Charlotte Observer]
• Rep. Chuck Edwards spends most of $300,000 congressional allowance funds on staff [BPR]
• Angel Medical Center President's Column for May 2023 [Macon Media]
Macon Media is still experiencing transportation issues and was unable to get to the courthouse to cover this months meeting. Here is the county-sponsored video of the meeting:
Macon County Commissioners Meeting 3-14-23
• HB259 NC House Bill Budget Substitute [PDF Download (640 pages)]
Proposed State Budget for 2023-2025 [Download PDF]
• Macon County Board of Commissioners March 2023 Regular Meeting [Macon Media]
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National and World News Roundup
Close call for Chinese, US warships l ABC WOrld News Tonight
• Error in signaling system led to train crash that killed 275 people in India, official says [AP News]
Unresponsive pilot in DC area leads to plane crash | NewsNation Prime
• No survivors found after plane that flew over DC and led to fighter jet scramble crashes in Virginia [AP News]
Emergency Personnel in Staunton County, Virginia are Dispatched to the Crash Site
• Saudi Arabia Cuts Oil Output After OPEC Members Clash Over Quotas [WSJ (video and audio)] [WSJ (article archive)]
• Another major insurer is halting new policy sales in California [CBS News]
• Police investigate if deaths of six women in Portland are connected to possible serial killer [News. com (Australia)]
• United States files trespass lawsuit against Town of Lac du Flambeau [Wisconsin Public Radio]
• DeSantis signs into law industry-backed bill allowing Florida landlords to charge 'junk fees' instead of security deposits [Orlando Weekly]
• Pence dings Trump over praise for North Korea’s Kim Jong Un [Politico]
• Lauren Boebert now says her failure to vote on the debt limit was 'a protest.' But video from that night shows her frantically running up the Capitol steps trying to make it inside in time. [Insider *via Yahoo! News)]
Washington Today (6-2-23): POTUS on debt limit bill passing: 'stakes could not have been higher' | C-SPAN
Global National: June 4, 2023 | Brush between warships has US calling on China to reign in conduct
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - June 04
PBS NewsHour full episode, (June 04, 2023)
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COVID-19 News and Updates
Here is a section on COVID-19. It includes local, regional, state, national, and global items.
COVID-19 Numbers for Macon County:
Based on current COVID-19 trends, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is planning for the federal Public Health Emergency (PHE) for COVID-19, declared under Section 319 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, to expire at the end of the day on May 11, 2023. Macon County Public Health will stop publishing weekly COVID updates but will continue to monitor local case levels and trends. In the event that case counts increase significantly, MCPH will notify the public and resume weekly COVID updates.
• WHO Coronavirus (COVID-19) Dashboard [World Health Organization]
In United States of America, from 3 January 2020 to 6:07pm CEST, 31 May 2023, there have been 103,436,829 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 1,127,152 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 5 May 2023, a total of 668,168,096 vaccine doses have been administered.
Globally, as of 6:07pm CEST, 31 May 2023, there have been 767,364,883 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 6,938,353 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 29 May 2023, a total of 13,356,281,548 vaccine doses have been administered.
• How Covid made it nearly impossible to pass new vaccine rules [Politico]
• Global plan for dealing with next pandemic just got weaker, critics say [Nature]
• Is Covid ticking up? Viruses and other bugs could make a summer comeback, doctors say [NBC News (via Yahoo! News) ]
TWiV 1012: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin | Microbe TV
• TWiV 1012: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin [Microbe TV]
• TWiV 1013: Bird flu around the world [Microbe TV]
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Science and Technology News Roundup
• The Sky This Week from June 2 to 9: See a Full Strawberry Moon [Astronomy Magazine]
• Qubits 30 meters apart used to confirm Einstein was wrong about quantum [ARS TECHNICA]
• Tesla Will Have Its “ChatGPT Moment” With Full Self-Driving Cars, Says Elon Musk [Clean Technica]
• Caltech prototype funded by O.C. donor beams solar power from space — a terrestrial first [Los Angeles Times]
• Photons from nuclear clock transition are seen at long last [Physics World]
• Majority of consumers care what kind of data they share with retailers and service providers, finds new study [University of Bristol]
• Z-Library returns, aims to avoid seizures by giving each user a secret URL [ARS TECHNICA]
Evergreen Links
• Red Dead Online player bids farewell to Google Stadia save by releasing horse they named after their departed daughter [Games Radar]
Dan Carlin's Hardcore History 69 - Twilight of the Æsir
Hardcore History: Addendum EP26 Dig This! | Dan Carlin
• Neal Stephenson’s Lamina1 drops white paper on building the open metaverse [Venture Beat] [PDF of White paper]
• Yes, the Great Books Make Us Better People [New York Times]
How Do We Know What We Know? Philosophy of Science | Fraser Cain
• Free, legally available series/movies on YouTube in a Netlflix-like interface [Cinetimes]
Podcasts and Long Form Videos (History, Culture, Science, Space, Technology and Current Events)
Anything covering educational, entertainment, history, current events, and technology topics
Video Hasn't Killed The Pinball Star - DTNS 4533 | Level1 Techs
Chris Lattner: Future of Programming and AI | Lex Fridman Podcast #381
Why Fujifilm Survived (and Kodak Didn't) | Asianometry
NSF Live is BACK! Starbase Ship 25, Space Tape, and more - Space News Live Chat | NASA Spaceflight
TWiP 217: ChatGPT solves the case | Microbe TV
Starship vs N1... Is Starship doomed to repeat history? | Everyday Astronaut
Civilization: Is the West History? | Episode 2: Science | BBC Select
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Special Section: The Russo-Ukrainian War
(sharing of a particular source is not an endorsement)
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 04 [Institute for the Study of War] [PDF for June 4th]
• Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 467 [Al Jazeera]
• Russo-Ukrainian War. Day 466: Ukraine continues to signal the counteroffensive is about to start [Euromaiden Press]
• Russia claims to have thwarted ‘large-scale’ Ukraine attack [Al Jazeera]
• Anti-Putin Russian partisans claim captives, offer trade for meeting with governor [TVP World]
• Pro-Ukraine fighters capture soldiers inside Russia [DW News]
• Pro-Ukraine fighters active in Belgorod to hand captured Russian soldiers to Kyiv [France 24]
• Russia says it thwarted major Ukrainian offensive [BBC News]
What is Prigozhin’s Game? - Russian Invasion of Ukraine | Kings and Generals
Escalation Strategy & Aid in Ukraine - How the West manages Russian nuclear threats and 'red lines' | Perun
Osint Bunker Season 5 Episode 6
Russia claims to have thwarted ‘large-scale’ Ukraine attack | Al Jazeera
How to bring Russian criminals to justice for the atrocities committed in Ukraine? | World Today | TVP World
Why Do We Call the War in Ukraine Unprovoked? - Debunking Russian Claims | Kings and Generals
Ukraine Continues to Raid Russia, NATO Attacked in Kosovo | Combat Footage Show
News from Russian or pro-Russian outlets or Video About the Russian Perspective
TCol Macgregor and Prof Glenn Diesen on Russia's Growing Offensive | Straight Calls with Douglas Macgregor
• ‘Large-scale’ Ukrainian offensive repelled – Russian MOD [Russia Today]
• Czech volunteer in Donbass: NATO has been in Ukraine for long[Pravda]
• Power installation in fire in Belgorod Region — governor [TASS Russian News Agency]
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On This Day
June 5 is the 156th day of the year (157th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 209 days remain until the end of the year.
Historical Events
Historical Events
(Please note that the Wikipedia articles often contain a bibliography and links to where you can learn more about a historical event)
AD70 - Titus and his Roman legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem
754 - Friezen robbers murder Bishop Boniface (later Saint) and over 50 companions near Dokkum 1257 – Kraków, in Poland, receives city rights.
1283 – Battle of the Gulf of Naples: Roger of Lauria, admiral to King Peter III of Aragon, destroys the Neapolitan fleet and captures Charles of Salerno.
1284 - Charles of Salerno is captured by Roger of Lauria during a naval battle in the Gulf of Naples, part of the Sicilian Vespers uprising
1288 – The Battle of Worringen ends the War of the Limburg Succession, with John I, Duke of Brabant, being one of the more important victors.
1610 – The masque Tethys' Festival is performed at Whitehall Palace to celebrate the investiture of Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales.
1644 – The Qing dynasty Manchu forces led by the Shunzhi Emperor take Beijing during the collapse of the Ming dynasty.
1798 – The Battle of New Ross: The attempt to spread the United Irish Rebellion into Munster is defeated.
1817 – The first Great Lakes steamer, the Frontenac, is launched.
1829 – HMS Pickle captures the armed slave ship Voladora off the coast of Cuba.
1832 – The June Rebellion breaks out in Paris in an attempt to overthrow the monarchy of Louis Philippe.
1837 – Houston is incorporated by the Republic of Texas.
1849 – Denmark becomes a constitutional monarchy by the signing of a new constitution.
1851 – Harriet Beecher Stowe's anti-slavery serial, Uncle Tom's Cabin, or Life Among the Lowly, starts a ten-month run in the National Era abolitionist newspaper.
1862 – As the Treaty of Saigon is signed, ceding parts of southern Vietnam to France, the guerrilla leader Trương Định decides to defy Emperor Tự Đức of Vietnam and fight on against the Europeans.
1864 – American Civil War: Battle of Piedmont: Union forces under General David Hunter defeat a Confederate army at Piedmont, Virginia, taking nearly 1,000 prisoners.
1873 – Sultan Barghash bin Said of Zanzibar closes the great slave market under the terms of a treaty with Great Britain.
1883 – The first regularly scheduled Orient Express departs Paris.
1888 – The Rio de la Plata earthquake takes place.
1893 – The trial of Lizzie Borden for the murder of her father and step-mother begins in New Bedford, Massachusetts.
1900 – Second Boer War: British soldiers take Pretoria.
1915 – Denmark amends its constitution to allow women's suffrage.
1916 – Louis Brandeis is sworn in as a Justice of the United States Supreme Court; he is the first American Jew to hold such a position.
1916 – World War I: The Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire breaks out.
1917 – World War I: Conscription begins in the United States as "Army registration day".
1940 – World War II: After a brief lull in the Battle of France, the Germans renew the offensive against the remaining French divisions south of the River Somme in Operation Fall Rot ("Case Red").
1941 – World War II: Four thousand Chongqing residents are asphyxiated in a bomb shelter during the Bombing of Chongqing.
1942 – World War II: The United States declares war on Bulgaria, Hungary, and Romania.
1944 – World War II: More than 1,000 British bombers drop 5,000 tons of bombs on German gun batteries on the Normandy coast in preparation for D-Day.
1945 – The Allied Control Council, the military occupation governing body of Germany, formally takes power.
1946 – A fire in the La Salle Hotel in Chicago, Illinois, kills 61 people.
1947 – Cold War: Marshall Plan: In a speech at Harvard University, the United States Secretary of State George Marshall calls for economic aid to war-torn Europe.
1949 – Thailand elects Orapin Chaiyakan, the first female member of Thailand's Parliament.
1956 – Elvis Presley introduces his new single, "Hound Dog", on The Milton Berle Show, scandalizing the audience with his suggestive hip movements.
1959 – The first government of Singapore is sworn in.
1960 – The Lake Bodom murders occur in Finland.
1963 – The British Secretary of State for War, John Profumo, resigns in a sex scandal known as the "Profumo affair".
1963 – Movement of 15 Khordad: Protests against the arrest of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini by the Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. In several cities, masses of angry demonstrators are confronted by tanks and paratroopers.
1964 – DSV Alvin is commissioned.
1967 – The Six-Day War begins: Israel launches surprise strikes against Egyptian air-fields in response to the mobilisation of Egyptian forces on the Israeli border.
1968 – Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy is assassinated by Sirhan Sirhan.
1975 – The Suez Canal opens for the first time since the Six-Day War.
1975 – The United Kingdom holds its first country-wide referendum on membership of the European Economic Community (EEC).
1976 – The Teton Dam in Idaho, United States, collapses. Eleven people are killed as a result of flooding.
1981 – The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that five people in Los Angeles, California, have a rare form of pneumonia seen only in patients with weakened immune systems, in what turns out to be the first recognized cases of AIDS.
1983 – More than 100 people are killed when the Russian river cruise ship Aleksandr Suvorov collides with a girder of the Ulyanovsk Railway Bridge. The collision caused a freight train to derail, further damaging the vessel, yet the ship remained afloat and was eventually restored and returned to service.
1984 – Operation Blue Star: Under orders from India's prime minister, Indira Gandhi, the Indian Army begins an invasion of the Golden Temple, the holiest site of the Sikh religion.
1989 – The Tank Man halts the progress of a column of advancing tanks for over half an hour after the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.
1993 – Portions of the Holbeck Hall Hotel in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, UK, fall into the sea following a landslide.
1995 – The Bose–Einstein condensate is first created.
1997 – The Second Republic of the Congo Civil War begins.
1998 – A strike begins at the General Motors parts factory in Flint, Michigan, that quickly spreads to five other assembly plants. The strike lasts seven weeks.
2000 – The Six-Day War in Kisangani begins in Kisangani, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, between Ugandan and Rwandan forces. A large part of the city is destroyed.
2001 – Tropical Storm Allison makes landfall on the upper-Texas coastline as a strong tropical storm and dumps large amounts of rain over Houston. The storm causes $5.5 billion in damages, making Allison the second costliest tropical storm in U.S. history.
2003 – A severe heat wave across Pakistan and India reaches its peak, as temperatures exceed 50 °C (122 °F) in the region.
2004 – Noël Mamère, Mayor of Bègles, celebrates marriage for two men for the first time in France.
2006 – Serbia declares independence from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro.
2009 – After 65 straight days of civil disobedience, at least 31 people are killed in clashes between security forces and indigenous people near Bagua, Peru.
2015 – An earthquake with a moment magnitude of 6.0 strikes Ranau, Sabah, Malaysia, killing 18 people, including hikers and mountain guides on Mount Kinabalu, after mass landslides that occurred during the earthquake. This is the strongest earthquake to strike Malaysia since 1975.
2017 – Montenegro becomes the 29th member of NATO.
2017 – Six Arab countries—Bahrain, Egypt, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and the United Arab Emirates—cut diplomatic ties with Qatar, accusing it of destabilising the region.
2018 - US President Donald Trump administration's policy of separating immigrant children from their families violates international law according to the UN
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Published at 5:00am on Monday, June 05, 2023
Author: Bobby Coggins
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Macon County Board of Elections 03-11-2014 The Macon County Board of Elections holds a special meeting to hear a challenge brought by Charles "Scoon" Nichols to the candidacy of Macon County Commissioner Ron Haven regarding his eligibility to file as a candidate in the District II County Commissioner race. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9lNBy-faAA ********************* Jair Bolsonaro leaves Brazil for the US ahead of Lula’s inauguration https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/30/americas/brazil-jair-bolsonaro-us-lula-inauguration-intl-latam Dang. He pulled a Trump and snuck out of town and can't be civil during the transfer of power. What a toddler move. ******************** Fierce Kitty, Glorious Kitty, Little Ball of Fur. Honourable Kitty, Warrior Kitty, Qapla' Qapla' Qapla' -->
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Macon County Board of Elections 03-11-2014 The Macon County Board of Elections holds a special meeting to hear a challenge brought by Charles "Scoon" Nichols to the candidacy of Macon County Commissioner Ron Haven regarding his eligibility to file as a candidate in the District II County Commissioner race. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9lNBy-faAA ********************* Jair Bolsonaro leaves Brazil for the US ahead of Lula’s inauguration https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/30/americas/brazil-jair-bolsonaro-us-lula-inauguration-intl-latam Dang. He pulled a Trump and snuck out of town and can't be civil during the transfer of power. What a toddler move. ******************** Fierce Kitty, Glorious Kitty, Little Ball of Fur. Honourable Kitty, Warrior Kitty, Qapla' Qapla' Qapla' -->
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