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GENERAL OUTLOOK
Upper level ridging will dominate through the weekend. With return flow setting up off the Atlantic, daily shower and thunderstorm chances are possible each afternoon. A cold front will track across the area on Monday bringing better chances for showers and thunderstorms across the forecast area.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Sunday Night
Franklin Area
Today
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then a slight chance of showers. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday
A slight chance of thunderstorms, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 8am. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 60. Calm winds.
Sunday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 9am. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain is 40%.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a chance of showers between 9pm and 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s. Chance of rain is 40%.
Highlands Plateau
Today
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10am. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Winds out of the east 3 to 5 mph. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 9am. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 5 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers after 5am. Partly cloudy, with lows around 60. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 20%.
Sunday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 9am. Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain is 50%.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Chance of rain is 40%.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 6 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 9am. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Calm winds.
Sunday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10am. Mostly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 80s. Chance of rain is 40%.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain is 40%.
Nantahala Area
Today
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with highs near 80. Light winds out of the southeast. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then a slight chance of showers. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Light winds out of the southeast. Chance of rain is 20%.
Saturday
A slight chance of thunderstorms, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 8am. Partly sunny, with highs in the upper 70s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds.
Sunday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 9am. Mostly sunny, with highs near 80. Chance of rain is 40%.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain is 40%.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Fri Jun 24 2022
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
1. Tropical Atlantic:
A tropical wave located over the eastern tropical Atlantic continues to produce disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Environmental conditions appear conducive for development over the next few days, and a tropical depression could form by early next week as this system moves westward at around 15 to 20 mph over the tropical Atlantic.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...20 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...medium...50 percent.
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Almanac
24 Hour Smoke Forecast
No smoke fields will be crossing Macon County today, no map was produced.
Air quality is in theupper range of green for most of the county, with the ridges and other higher elevations today being in the lower range of yellow.
Fire and Smoke Map
Local Air Monitor
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the low-medium range 3.5 out of 12) today with Grasses and Plantain being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low-medium range (2.8 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for June 24th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 96°F in Franklin in 1988
Lowest Temperature 38°F in Franklin in 1972
Greatest Rainfall 3.85 inches in Franklin in 1872
Greatest Snowfall (no measurable snowfall has been recorded on this date since records started being kept in 1872)
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of June
Data available from 1873 to 2018
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 measurable snowfall has been recorded since records started being kept in 1873
All-time record weather events for Macon County
Highest Temperature 101°F in Franklin on Jul 29, 1952
Lowest Temperature -19°F in Highlands on Jan 21, 1985
Greatest Rainfall 21.15 inches in Highlands on Jul 29, 1879
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 25.5 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station on Mar 13, 1993
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Macon Calendar
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Local and State News
• North Carolina Republican lawmakers win right to intervene in court and defend state’s voter-ID law [SCOTUSblog]
• How sports gambling bills fell apart in NC House and what could come next [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Conceal carry ruling not likely to impact NC, professor says [WLOS-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Overbooked: How Highlands is attempting to regulate its short-term rental industry [Smoky Mountain News]
• Mission Health is growing in Western NC. Here are 5 big projects it has in next 2 years [Asheville Citizen-Times]
The Last One (PBS Special with Popcorn Sutton / 2022 remaster)
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Special Section: Russo-Ukrainian War Updates
(sharing of a particular source is not an endorsement)
(Longer videos are in the Russo-Ukraine Videos section)
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 23 [Institute for the Study of War] [PDF for June 23rd]
Can the West still tip the balance in Ukraine's favor? | Conflict Zone
• EU leaders grant Ukraine and Moldova candidate status [DW News]
JOMINI OF THE WEST MAP (Day 98-107)
1/ Ukrainian TVD, Day 98-107. The first week & a half of June has seen the Russo-Ukrainian War escalate into a deadly attritional phase dominated by artillery duels and positional battles with little major change in the forward edge of the battle area. #UkraineRussianWar pic.twitter.com/ewY3MyZVXp
— Jomini of the West (@JominiW) June 11, 2022
• Missiles hit Ukraine's southern port city of Mykolaiv [France 24]
• Kyiv’s troops to leave Severodonetsk [Al Jazeera]
• Ukraine Loses Ground in Battle for Severodonetsk but Gains Firepower From U.S. [Wall Street Journal]
• First Step Toward Ukraine Joining E.U. Signals Solidarity Amid War [New York Times]
• Severodonetsk: Ukrainian forces told to retreat from key eastern city [BBC News]
• US sending Ukraine US$450 million more in arms, including rocket systems, says White House [South China Morning Post]
News from Russian or pro-Russian outlets or Video About the Russian Perspective
• EU grants Ukraine candidate status [Russia Today]
• Russia and EU enter into gas war of attrition and survival [Pravda ]
• Russia full of determination over Kaliningrad situation — Kremlin spokesman [TASS Russian News Agency]
The Ukraine War From Russia's Perspective
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National and World News Roundup
• In 6-3 ruling, court strikes down New York’s concealed-carry law [SCOTUSblog]
• Decision expanding gun rights has policymakers picking through the pieces [Courthouse news Service]
• Supreme Court throws out New York’s concealed weapons law. Here’s what it means for California [Los Angeles Times]
• FDA Bans Juul From Selling E-Cigarettes in U.S. [Wall Street Journal]
• FTC Takes Action Against Harley-Davidson and Westinghouse for Illegally Restricting Customers’ Right to Repair [Federal Trade Commission]
• Senate OKs landmark gun violence bill, House passage is next [AP News via Yahoo! News]
January 6th Committee Fifth Public Hearing | C-SPAN
• What we learned on Day 5 of Jan. 6 committee hearings [PBS Newshour]
• Jan. 6 inquiry: Gaetz among numerous Republican lawmakers who sought pardons from Trump [Yahoo! News]
• Jan. 6 hearings use TV tricks to great effect even as critics call them show biz [National Public Radio]
• Jan. 6 Panel Outlines Trump’s Bid to Coerce Justice Dept. Officials [New York Times]
Roe v Wade Opinion Leak (Read the Draft Opinion for Yourself)
Read the leaked opinion on Google Drive or below:
Global National: June 23, 2022 | US Supreme Court expands gun rights, strikes down NY firearm law
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - June 23rd, 2022
PBS NewsHour Full Episode June 23rd, 2022
• Yes, the Great Books Make Us Better People [New York Times]
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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:
• WHO Coronavirus (COVID-19) Dashboard [World Health Organization]
Globally, as of 6:43pm CEST, 23 June 2022, there have been 539,119,771 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 6,322,311 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 21 June 2022, a total of 11,912,594,538 vaccine doses have been administered.
In United States of America, from 3 January 2020 to 6:43pm CEST, 23 June 2022, there have been 85,542,508 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 1,004,390 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 17 June 2022, a total of 584,348,681 vaccine doses have been administered.
• Results of Long COVID Survey [National Center for Health Statistics]
• COVID vaccines saved 20M lives in 1st year, scientists say [AP News]
• How COVID has deepened inequality — in six stark graphics [Nature]
• Evidence of recent Epstein-Barr virus reactivation in individuals experiencing Long COVID [MedRxiv (PDF)]
• Association of cannabis with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and COVID-19 infection [Wiley Online Library]
• The Possible Role of Prion-Like Viral Protein Domains on the Emergence of Novel Viruses as SARS-CoV-2 [Springer Link]
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Science and Technology News Roundup
• Amazon shows off Alexa feature that mimics the voices of your dead relatives [The Verge]
• Atomic-scale quantum circuit marks major quantum computer breakthrough [New Atlas]
• Taiwan top memory chipmaker sees demand slowdown spreading [Nikkei Asia]
• NASA funds nuclear power systems for possible use on the moon [SPACE.com]
• Scientists hacked a locust’s brain to sniff out human cancer [MIT Technology Review]
• NASA Declares Megarocket Rehearsal Complete, Setting Stage for Inaugural Launch [Gizmodo]
• How to combat the unethical and costly use of deepfakes [The Conversation]
• Hubble Space Telescope catches dead star in the act of cosmic cannibalism [SPACE.com]
Linux Action News 246 | Jupiter Broadcasting
The Primordial Black Hole Mass Extinction
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• Free, legally available series/movies on YouTube in a Netlflix-like interface [Lamplight TV]
Podcasts and Long Form Videos
Anything from educational, entertainment, history, current events and technology
Level1 News June 24 2022: Filthy-Mouthed Gutter Trash
Alexa, Sound Like Grandma - DTNS 4302 | Daily Tech News Show
Crawlonizing The Galaxy: Settling Space At Ultra-Low Speeds | SFIA with Isaac Arthur
Is SpaceX REALLY Bringing Down Launch Costs? (And Other Questions) | Lightning Round
Is Interstellar Travel Impossible? | PBS Space Time
DIY E-Bike Stealth Camping | Steve Wallis
Booster 7 Rolled Out for Static Fire Testing | SpaceX Starbase
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Russo-Ukrainian War Videos (mostly long form)
--> What do we know about the situation in Lysychansk? | Ukraine Update
Day 119: War in Ukraine | Operator Starsky
How much influence does BRICS wield on the world stage? | Inside Story
Kyiv crosses the first hurdle of joining the EU as it receives candidate status | WION English News
Germany takes step towards gas rationing as supplies dwindle | FRANCE 24 English
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On This Day
June 24th is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 190 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)
1312 BC – Mursili II launches a campaign against the Kingdom of Azzi-Hayasa.
• [Wikipedia: Hayasa-Azzi]
• [Wikipedia Bio: Muršili II]
• [The Complete History of the Hittites]
217 BC – The Romans, led by Gaius Flaminius, are ambushed and defeated by Hannibal at the Battle of Lake Trasimene.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Lake Trasimene]
• [Wikipedia Bio: Gaius Flaminius (consul 223 BC)]
• [Wikipedia: Second Punic War]
• [Battle of Lake Trasimene, 217 BC ⚔️ Hannibal (Part 6) - Second Punic War]
• [Lindybeige: Trasimene - history's greatest ambush]
• [The Battle of Lake Trasimene (217 B.C.E.)]
109 – Roman emperor Trajan inaugurates the Aqua Traiana, an aqueduct that channels water from Lake Bracciano, 40 kilometres (25 miles) northwest of Rome.
• [Wikipedia: Aqua Traiana]
• [Wikipedia Bio: Trajan]
• [The Search for the Aqua Traiana (2012)]
• [The Aqua Traiana: Recovering the Sources of Rome’s Lost Aqueduct by Dr. Rabun Taylor (2021)]
474 – Julius Nepos forces Roman usurper Glycerius to abdicate the throne and proclaims himself Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
637 – The Battle of Moira is fought between the High King of Ireland and the Kings of Ulster and Dál Riata. It is claimed to be the largest battle in the history of Ireland.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Moira]
• [Wikipedia Bio: Domnall mac Áedo]
• [Wikipedia Bio: Congal Cáech]
843 - Vikings destroy Nantes
972 – Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces, takes place.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Cedynia]
• [Real truth about first battle of Poland yr. 972 | Cedynia & Siekierki | Poland]
1128 – Battle of São Mamede, near Guimarães: Forces led by Afonso I defeat forces led by his mother Teresa of León and her lover Fernando Pérez de Traba.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of São Mamede]
1230 – The Siege of Jaén begins, in the context of the Spanish Reconquista.
• [Wikipedia: Siege of Jaén (1230)]
1314 – First War of Scottish Independence: The Battle of Bannockburn concludes with a decisive victory by Scottish forces led by Robert the Bruce.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Bannockburn]
• [Wikipedia Bio: Robert the Bruce]
• [Wikipedia: First War of Scottish Independence]
• [Battle of Kings: Bannockburn]
• [Battle of Bannockburn, 1314 ⚔️ First War of Scottish Independence]
• [Battle of Bannockburn 1314 Line of Fire]
1340 – Hundred Years' War: Battle of Sluys: The French fleet is almost completely destroyed by the English fleet commanded in person by King Edward III.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Sluys]
• [Wikipedia: Hundred Years' War]
• [Famous battles: Battle of Sluys (1340)]
1374 – A sudden outbreak of St. John's Dance causes people in the streets of Aachen, Germany, to experience hallucinations and begin to jump and twitch uncontrollably until they collapse from exhaustion.
• [Wikipedia: Dancing mania]
• [The Plague That Makes You Dance To Death | Random Thursday]
• [The Forgotten Deadly Plague: Dance Mania]
1497 – John Cabot lands in North America at Newfoundland leading the first European exploration of the region since the Vikings.
1509 – Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon are crowned King and Queen of England.
1527 - Paracelsus publicly burns standard medical textbooks in Basle as a protest against the current teaching and practice of medicine
• [Wikipedia Bio: Paracelsus]
1535 – The Anabaptist state of Münster is conquered and disbanded.
• [Wikipedia: Münster rebellion]
• [The Anabaptist Commune of Münster 1534 -1535]
• [The Medieval Communist Uprising, The Münster Rebellion]
1540 - English King Henry VIII commands his 4th wife, Anne of Cleves, to leave the court
1571 – Miguel López de Legazpi founds Manila, the capital of the Philippines.
1604 – Samuel de Champlain discovers the mouth of the Saint John River, site of Reversing Falls and the present-day city of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.
1622 – Battle of Macau: The Dutch make a failed attempt to capture Macau.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Macau]
1648 - Cossacks slaughter 2,000 Jews and 600 Polish Catholics in Ukraine
1658 - French fleet recaptures Duinkerk
1663 – The Spanish garrison of Évora capitulates, following the Portuguese victory at the Battle of Ameixial.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Ameixial]
1690 - King William III's army lands at Carrickfergus Ireland [OS=June 14]
1717 – The Premier Grand Lodge of England is founded in London, the first Masonic Grand Lodge in the world (now the United Grand Lodge of England).
• [Premier Grand Lodge of England]
1731 - Freemason and Mayor of Philadelphia William Allen is appointed Provincial Grand Master of Pennsylvania, the first and youngest Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania
1762 – Battle of Wilhelmsthal: The British-Hanoverian army of Ferdinand of Brunswick defeats French forces in Westphalia.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Wilhelmsthal]
1779 – American Revolutionary War: The Great Siege of Gibraltar begins.
• [Wikipedia: Great Siege of Gibraltar]
• [The Great Siege of Gibraltar 1779-1783]
1793 – The first Republican constitution in France is adopted.
• [Wikipedia: French First Republic]
• [Wikipedia: Reign of Terror]
• [Wikipedia: Thermidorians]
• [The French Revolution - OverSimplified (Part 1)]
• [The French Revolution - OverSimplified (Part 2)]
1812 – Napoleonic Wars: Napoleon's Grande Armée crosses the Neman river beginning the invasion of Russia.
• [Wikipedia: French invasion of Russia]
• [Why did Napoleon Invade Russia? (Short Animated Documentary)]
• [Epic History TV: Napoleon in Russia]
1813 – Battle of Beaver Dams: A British and Indian combined force defeats the United States Army.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Beaver Dams]
1821 – The Battle of Carabobo takes place. It is the decisive battle in the war of independence of Venezuela from Spain.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Carabobo]
• [Venezuela, 1821: The Battle of Carabobo]
1853 - US President Franklin Pierce signs the Gadsden Purchase, buying 29,670 square-miles (76,800 square km) from Mexico for $10 million (now southern Arizona and New Mexico)
• [Wikipedia: Gadsden Purchase]
• [VIDEO: Gadsden Purchase]
1859 – Battle of Solferino (Battle of the Three Sovereigns): Sardinia and France defeat Austria in Solferino, northern Italy.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Solferino]
1861 - American Civil War: Battle of Mathias Point, Virginia Union forces attack Confederate batteries
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Mathias Point]
• [Civil War in Hindsight -034- Lets Fly Balloons]
1861 - American Civil War: Tennessee becomes 11th (& last) state to secede from Union
1863 - American Civil War: Planning an invasion of Pennsylvania, Lee's army crosses Potomac
• [Lee’s Invasion of Pennsylvania]
1866 – Battle of Custoza: An Austrian army defeats the Italian army during the Austro-Prussian War.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Custoza (1866)]
• [Epic History: The Austro-Prussian War]
1880 – First performance of O Canada at the Congrès national des Canadiens-Français. The song would later become the national anthem of Canada.
• [The Canadian Encyclopedia]
• [Ottawa, Montreal and Toronto sing “O Canada”]
1894 – French President Marie François Sadi Carnot is assassinated by Anarchist Sante Geronimo Caserio.
• [Sadi Carnot (statesman)]
• [Sante Geronimo Caserio]
• [Anarchism as a movement, 1870–1940]
1901- 1st exhibition by Pablo Picasso aged 19, opens in Paris
• [Wikipedia Bio: Pablo Picasso]
• [Watch Picasso Make a Masterpiece]
• [★ Pablo Picasso Complete Documentary The ★ Art Story]
1902 – King Edward VII of the United Kingdom develops appendicitis, delaying his coronation.
1913 – Greece and Serbia annul their alliance with Bulgaria.
1916 – Mary Pickford becomes the first female film star to sign a million-dollar contract.
• [Wikipedia Bio: Mary Pickford]
• [PBS American Experience: Mary Pickford]
• [LINKTEXT]
1917 - World War I: Russian Black Sea fleet mutinies at Sebastopol
• [WWI Centennial: Russian Black Sea Fleet Mutinies]
1918 – First airmail service in Canada from Montreal to Toronto.
1922 – The American Professional Football Association is renamed the National Football League.
1922 - Adolf Hitler begins a prison sentence for paramilitary operations; he rails against the 'Jewish sell-out' of Germany to the Bolsheviks
• [Adolf Hitler in Prison]
• [How Hitler Launched His Fortune From Prison ]
1932 – A bloodless revolution instigated by the People's Party ends the absolute power of King Prajadhipok of Siam (now Thailand).
1938 – Pieces of a meteorite land near Chicora, Pennsylvania. The meteorite is estimated to have weighed 450 metric tons when it hit the Earth's atmosphere and exploded.
1939 – Siam is renamed Thailand by Plaek Phibunsongkhram, the country's third prime minister.
• [History.Info]
• [Wikipedia Bio: Plaek Phibunsongkhram]
1940 – World War II: Operation Collar, the first British Commando raid on occupied France, by No 11 Independent Company.
• [Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Collar_(commando_raid)]
1941 - World War II: Entire Jewish male population of Gorzhdy, Lithuania, exterminated
• [Wikipedia: The Holocaust in Lithuania]
1941 - World War II: Germans advance into Russia and take Vilna, Brest-Litovsk and Kaunas
1942 - World War II: Village of Ležáky, Czechoslovakia destroyed by Nazis after Gestapo finds a radio transmitter believed to have been involved coordinating the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich, 33 adults were executed by firing squad on site, and children were sent to concentration camp gas chambers, and the village was burned down and plowed under. It has not been rebuilt.
• [Wikipedia: Ležáky]
1943 – World War II: US military police attempt to arrest a black soldier in Bamber Bridge, England, sparking the Battle of Bamber Bridge mutiny that leaves one dead and seven wounded.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Bamber Bridge]
• [When US Soldiers brought Jim Crow to Britain in World War II]
• [Heroes Among Us: Incident at Bamber Bridge]
1945 - World War II: The Moscow Victory Parade takes place
• [1945 Moscow Victory Grand Parade (HD) - Moscow Victory Parade of 1945] (Russian, click closed captioning and autotranslate for English subtitles)
• [Excerpts of Red Army 1945 Moscow Victory Parade English Narration]
• [2021 Victory Day Parade] (English subtitles)
• [Wikipedia: Moscow Victory Parade of 1945]
1947 – Kenneth Arnold makes the first widely reported UFO sighting near Mount Rainier, Washington.
• [Kenneth Arnold UFO sighting]
• [The Mysterious Kenneth Arnold UFO Sighting in 1947 - FindingUFO]
1948 – Cold War: Start of the Berlin Blockade: The Soviet Union makes overland travel between West Germany and West Berlin impossible.
• [Wikipedia: Berlin Blockade]
• [Wikipedia Bio: Ernst Reuter]
• [Berlin Airlift: The Cold War Begins - Extra History]
• [The Berlin Airlift - The Cold War Mission to Save a City]
1949 – The first television western, Hopalong Cassidy, starring William Boyd, is aired on NBC.
1950 – Apartheid: In South Africa, the Group Areas Act is passed, formally segregating races.
1954 – First Indochina War: Battle of Mang Yang Pass: Viet Minh troops belonging to the 803rd Regiment ambush G.M. 100 of France in An Khê.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Mang Yang Pass]
• [Wikipedia: First Indochina War]
• [Vietnam: A Television History - The First Vietnam War (1946-1954)]
1957 – In Roth v. United States, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that obscenity is not protected by the First Amendment.
• [Wikipedia: Roth v. United States]
• [JUSTIA: Roth v. United States, 354 U.S. 476 (1957)]
• [Roth v. United States Case Brief Summary | Law Case Explained]
1963 – The United Kingdom grants Zanzibar internal self-government.
1973 – The UpStairs Lounge arson attack takes place at a gay bar located on the second floor of the three-story building at 141 Chartres Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Thirty-two people die as a result of fire or smoke inhalation.
• [Wikipedia: UpStairs Lounge arson attack]
• [Prejudice & Pride: Revisiting the tragic fire that killed 32 in a New Orleans gay bar]
1975 – Eastern Air Lines Flight 66 encounters severe wind shear and crashes on final approach to New York's JFK Airport killing 113 of the 124 passengers on board, making it the deadliest U.S. plane crash at the time. This accident led to decades of research into downburst and microburst phenomena and their effects on aircraft.
• [Wikipedia: Eastern Air Lines Flight 66]
• [WNBC-TV Eastern Flight 66 Crash Coverage, June 24, 1975]
• [Deadly Draft | Eastern Air Lines Flight 66]
1977 - IRS reveals Jimmy Carter paid no taxes in 1976
• [WaPo: Carter Owes No '76 Tax But Will Pay]
1981 – The Humber Bridge opens to traffic, connecting Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. It remained the world's longest bridge span for 17 years.
1982 – "The Jakarta Incident": British Airways Flight 9 flies into a cloud of volcanic ash thrown up by the eruption of Mount Galunggung, resulting in the failure of all four engines.
1985 - 18th Space Shuttle Mission (51-G)-Discovery 5 returns to Earth
1989 – Jiang Zemin succeeds Zhao Ziyang to become the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China after the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.
1995 – Rugby World Cup: South Africa defeats New Zealand and Nelson Mandela presents Francois Pienaar with the Webb Ellis Cup in an iconic post-apartheid moment.
1997 - USAF reports Roswell 'space aliens' were dummies
2002 – The Igandu train disaster in Tanzania kills 281, the worst train accident in African history.
• [Wikipedia: Igandu train collision]
• [LINKTEXT]
• [LINKTEXT]
2004 – In New York, capital punishment is declared unconstitutional.
2010 – At Wimbledon, John Isner of the United States defeats Nicolas Mahut of France, in the longest match in professional tennis history.
• [Wikipedia: Isner–Mahut match at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships]
• [John Isner vs Nicolas Mahut | Wimbledon 2010 | The Longest Match in Full] (over 11 hours)
2010 – Julia Gillard assumes office as the first female Prime Minister of Australia.
2012 – Death of Lonesome George, the last known individual of Chelonoidis nigra abingdonii, a subspecies of the Galápagos tortoise.
• [Wikipedia Bio: Lonesome George]
• [Lonesome George Tribute, Galapagos 2012]
• [Preserving Lonesome George Short Doc]
2013 – Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is found guilty of abusing his power and engaging in sex with an underage prostitute, and is sentenced to seven years in prison.
2020 - NY Governor Andrew Cuomo announces people arriving from nine states hard-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic will have to isolate for two weeks
2020 - COVID-19 pandemic worsens dramatically in Yemen, the Arab world's poorest country, with 25% mortality according to the UN
2020 - Russia celebrates its victory 75 years ago over Nazi Germany with huge military parade through Red Square in Moscow (delayed from May 9 due to pandemic)
• [SCMP Live: Russia Victory Day parade]
2020 - World Monetary fund predicts a deeper global recession with contraction of 4.9% (down from 3%), noting 2/3 of all countries used 11 trillion to support their economies
• [Why the IMF Is Predicting an Even Deeper Global Recession]
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Published at 5:00am on Friday, June 24, 2022
Author: Bobby Coggins
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