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GENERAL OUTLOOK
A warm front will lift north across the area today, bringing shower and thunderstorm chances. A cold front tracks across the region on Monday keeping shower and thunderstorms around. Brief drying returns on Tuesday, before the weather pattern turns active again late Tuesday into the weekend.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Saturday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the upper 70s. Calm winds early in the morning increasing to come out of the south 5 to 10 mph by midmorning. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms before 3am, then showers likely. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows around 60. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Monday
Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 9am. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 70s. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers between 7pm and 9pm. Mostly clear, with lows around 50. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 20%.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 70s.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers after 3am. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs near 70. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 11pm and 2am, then showers likely after 2am. Patchy fog after 10pm. Lows in the upper 50s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Monday
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the lower 70s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers before 9pm. Mostly clear, with lows around 50. Winds out of the northwestd 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of rain is 30%.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs near 70.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 50s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Rain likely before 3pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-to-upper 70s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 11pm and 2am, then showers likely after 2am. Patchy fog after 11pm. Lows in the lower 60s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Monday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 8am. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the upper 70s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the lower 50s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 70s.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers after 2am. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s.
Nantahala Area
Today
Rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid 70s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the low-to-mid 60s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Monday
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs near 70. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 7pm. Mostly clear, with lows in the lower 50s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the lower 70s.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers after 2am. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Rain showers and scattered thunderstorms are expected to develop today through early Monday, with the heaviest rainfall likely tonight. This activity may produce areas of heavy rainfall, possibly resulting in isolated flash flooding.
Latest US Drought Monitor Map for North Carolina.
Space Weather
A Filament Launch To Side-Swipe Earth | Solar Storm Forecast 07 June 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 Sun Jun 11 2023
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 7 days.
What's Up in the Tropics with Mark Sudduth - June 05, 2023
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Almanac
PM2.5 AQI is 60 (MODERATE/CODE YELLOW) for most of the county, and the ridges and other higher elevations PM2.5 AQI is 60 (MODERATE/CODE YELLOW)
Fire and Smoke Map
Local Air Monitor
Pollen levels are expected to be in the medium range (0.9 out of 12) today with Grasses, Plantain, and Walnut being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium range (2.4 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for June 11th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 96°F in Franklin in 1956
Lowest Temperature 35°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1988
Greatest One-Day Rain 2.60 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1988
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 11th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 102°F in Albemarle, Stanly County in 1947
Lowest Temperature 29°F in Celo, Yancey County in 1972
Greatest One-Day Rain 8.50 inches in Morehead City, Carteret County in 1966
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
(send your event to calendar@maconmedia.com)
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
President Joe Biden, first lady Jill Biden speak at Nash Community College | WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)
• How they voted: NC congressional votes for the week ending June 8 [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Cooper signs Blue Cross NC deregulation bill into law over concerns about profits [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Parking pandemonium: Travelers scramble to find parking at Asheville Regional Airport [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Former NC NAACP head Bishop Barber celebrates retirement from Goldsboro church [WTVD-TV (Durham, NC)]
• Community supports workers leaving their last shifts at Canton paper mill [BPR]
NCGOP Convention Special Section
The 2023 State Convention of the North Carolina Republican Party took place at the Koury Copnvention Center in Greensboro, North Carolina. Events started on Thursday and will conclude today (Sunday). The information presented here is not an endorsement and is presented in the public interest.
• NCGOP re-elects Whatley as chair (Saturday)
Chairman Michael Whatley wins a third term as @NCGOP Chairman today in Greensboro. #NCPOL #NCGOPConvention
— Matt Mercer (@mattmercer) June 10, 2023
• Report of the Plan of Organization Committee for the 2023 NCGOP State Convention [PDF Download]
• Trump, Desantis and Pence are scheduled to speak at N.C. GOP convention this week [Spectrum News 1]
• Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis hits familiar talking points in Greensboro during North Carolina Republican convention [WGHP-TV (High Point, NC)]
• Donald Trump, Mike Pence speak at NCGOP State Convention in Greensboro [WTVD-TV (Durham, NC)]
• NC GOP votes to censure Republican U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, citing his record on gay marriage, immigration [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Trump pledges to endorse Mark Robinson for North Carolina governor [Greensboro News and Record]
2023 North Carolina GOP convention kicks off in Greensboro (Friday) | WFMY-TV (Greensboro, NC)
The Old North State Dinner featuring Governor Ron DeSantis | The Independent (UK)
First in Freedom Luncheon featuring the 48th Vice President Mike Pence | WFMY-TV (Greensboro, NC)
Grand Old Party Dinner featuring 45th President Donald J. Trump | WFMY-TV (Greensboro, NC)
• 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
Rifle-toting thieves rob armored truck in broad daylight | KABC-TV
Unabomber Ted Kaczynski dies in prison | ABC News
• Ted Kaczynski, ‘Unabomber’ Who Attacked Modern Life, Dies at 81 [New York Times]
• George Soros Hands Control to His 37-Year-Old Son: ‘I’m More Political’ [Wall Street Journal]
• Port of Seattle closed due to ILWU labor strife [CNBC]
• Secrecy, Cigars and a Venetian Wedding: How the PGA Tour Made a Deal with Saudi Arabia [Wall Street Journal]
• German Institute for Human Rights: Requirements for the AfD ban are met [News in Germany]
• Fires intensify in Canada, could last 'all summer' [Le Monde (France)]
• Donald Trump calls indictment 'ridiculous and baseless' in campaign speeches [BBC News]
• Trump vows to stay in the race even if convicted [Politico]
• Lauren Boebert tweets that the Pentagon views her as a security threat [Insider]
Washington Today (6-9-23): Federal indictment unsealed in classified docs case against Donald Trump | C-SPAN
Global National: June 10, 2023 | Trudeau’s surprise visit to Kyiv as Ukraine counteroffensive begins
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - June 10
PBS NewsHour full episode, (June 10, 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 12:23pm CEST, 7 June 2023, there have been 103,436,829 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 1,127,152 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 2 June 2023, a total of 668,882,018 vaccine doses have been administered.
Globally, as of 12:23pm CEST, 7 June 2023, there have been 767,750,853 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 6,941,095 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 2 June 2023, a total of 13,381,562,028 vaccine doses have been administered.
• The Origins of Covid-19 — Why It Matters (and Why It Doesn’t) [ New England Journal of Medicine ]
• Effectiveness of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Bivalent Vaccine [ Oxford Academic: Open Forum Infectious Diseases ]
• Mild SARS-CoV-2 infection results in long-lasting microbiota instability [ American Society for Microbiology: mBio ]
TWiV 1014: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin | Microbe TV
• TWiV 1014: 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 9 to 16: See Mira at its brightest [Astronomy Magazine]
• Ah, the Unabomber... And Why Almost Every Maven in Artificial Intelligence gets the Big Picture All Wrong [Contrary Brin/a>]
• Thousands of subreddits pledge to go dark after the Reddit CEO’s recent remarks [The Verge]
• The Largest Site On The Internet Is Being Shut Down Next Week [MSN]
• Facebook owner Meta plans to create Twitter rival [BBC]
• Twitter is refusing to pay its Google Cloud bills- Platformer [Reuters]
• 17 fatalities, 736 crashes: The shocking toll of Tesla’s Autopilot [Washington Post]
• Apple TVs will have native VPN support in tvOS 17 [The Verge]
• How did remote work, a perk for office workers, turn into such a PR disaster? [Market Watch]
• ’Conspiracy theories have become normalised in the UK’, says BBC disinformation correspondent Marianna Spring [ iNews (UK)]
• Where and when to see the October 2023 annular eclipse [Astronomy Magazine]
• 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
Mark Zuckerberg: Future of AI at Meta, Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp | Lex Fridman Podcast #383
The Level1 Show June 9 2023: Get More Drone Points With This One Neat Trick | Level1 Techs
Netflix is Proud of Its Measurements - DTNS 4538 | Daily Tech News Show
We now know what JWST will observe NEXT! | Cycle 2 successful science proposals | Dr Becky
Should we take evolution into our own hands and become transhuman? | Sabine Hossenfelder
Bullets HITTING Bullets in Slow Motion - THE IMPOSSIBLE SHOT - Smarter Every Day 287 | SmarterEveryDay
James Webb Deep Field // Betelgeuse's Doing It Again // Starliner Fail | Fraser Cain
Arrested for using Linux, Windows 11 loses users, Better FOSS Firmware - Linux & Open Source News | The Linux Experiment
Betelgeuse May Explode Sooner Than We Thought ... | John Michael Godier
Moses Coulee - Ice Age Floods - New Thoughts | Nick Zentner
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 10 [Institute for the Study of War] [PDF for June 10th]
• Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 472 [Al Jazeera]
• Russo-Ukrainian War. Day 472: The Ukrainian counteroffensive recently began, says Putin [Euromaiden Press]
• Zelenskyy says counteroffensive actions under way against Russia [AL Jazeera]
• Ukrainian troops advance up to 1,400 meters near Bakhmut [TVP World]
• Zelenskyy: Ukraine counteroffensive 'taking place' [DW News]
• Ukrainians remember Bakhmut, city of salt and sparkling wine [BBC News]
• Shadow Men: Inside Wagner, Russia’s Secret War Company [Wall Street Journal]
Zelenskyy says counteroffensive actions under way against Russia | Al Jazeera
The catalyst for change in Kremlin | World Today | TVP World
Landmines dislodged by flood pose threat in Ukraine | DW News
Kakhovka dam burst leaves roads inaccessible, villages cut off from the world | FRANCE 24 English
American-made armored military vehicles used for first time on Ukraine’s battlefield | NBC News
🔴 (NSFW) - Ukraine Couteroffensive Begins | Combat Footage Show
Why Do We Call the War in Ukraine Unprovoked? - Debunking Russian Claims | Kings and Generals
News from Russian or pro-Russian outlets or Video About the Russian Perspective
Dr. Ravassi and Col Macgregor: Disastrous attacks into Russian defenses | Straight Calls with Douglas Macgregor
• Kherson authorities estimate financial cost of dam destruction [Russia Today]
• Personal belongings of Kherson region residents washed ashore Black Sea [Pravda]
• Number of people taken to hospital in Kherson region after Kakhovka HPP emergency up to 77 [TASS Russian News Agency]
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On This Day
June 11 is the 162nd day of the year (163rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 203 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)
1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned, according to calculations by Eratosthenes
AD 173 – Marcomannic Wars: The Roman army in Moravia is encircled by the Quadi, who have broken the peace treaty (171). In a violent thunderstorm emperor Marcus Aurelius defeats and subdues them in the so-called "miracle of the rain".
631 – Emperor Taizong of Tang sends envoys to the Xueyantuo bearing gold and silk in order to seek the release of Chinese prisoners captured during the transition from Sui to Tang.
786 – A Hasanid Alid uprising in Mecca is crushed by the Abbasids at the Battle of Fakhkh.
980 – Vladimir the Great consolidates the Kievan realm from Ukraine to the Baltic Sea. He is proclaimed ruler (knyaz) of all Kievan Rus'.
1011 – Lombard Revolt: Greek citizens of Bari rise up against the Lombard rebels led by Melus and deliver the city to Basil Mesardonites, Byzantine governor (catepan) of the Catepanate of Italy.
1118 – Roger of Salerno, Prince of Antioch, captures Azaz from the Seljuk Turks.
1157 – Albert I of Brandenburg, also called The Bear (Ger: Albrecht der Bär), becomes the founder of the Margraviate of Brandenburg, Germany and the first margrave.
1345 – The megas doux Alexios Apokaukos, chief minister of the Byzantine Empire, is lynched by political prisoners.
1429 – Hundred Years' War: Start of the Battle of Jargeau.
1488 – Battle of Sauchieburn: Fought between rebel Lords and James III of Scotland, resulting in the death of the king.
1509 – Henry VIII of England marries Catherine of Aragon.
1559 – Don Tristan de Luna y Arellano sails for Florida with party of 1,500, intending to settle on gulf coast (Vera Cruz, Mexico).
1594 – Philip II recognizes the rights and privileges of the local nobles and chieftains in the Philippines, which paved way to the stabilization of the rule of the Principalía (an elite ruling class of native nobility in Spanish Philippines).
1748 – Denmark adopts the characteristic Nordic Cross flag later taken up by all other Scandinavian countries.
1770 – British explorer Captain James Cook runs aground on the Great Barrier Reef.
1775 – The American Revolutionary War's first naval engagement, the Battle of Machias, results in the capture of a small British naval vessel.
1776 – The Continental Congress appoints Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston to the Committee of Five to draft a declaration of independence.
1788 – Russian explorer Gerasim Izmailov reaches Alaska.
1805 – A fire consumes large portions of Detroit in the Michigan Territory.
1825 – The first cornerstone is laid for Fort Hamilton in New York City.
1837 – The Broad Street Riot occurs in Boston, fueled by ethnic tensions between Yankees and Irish.
1865 – The Naval Battle of the Riachuelo is fought on the rivulet Riachuelo (Argentina), between the Paraguayan Navy on one side and the Brazilian Navy on the other. The Brazilian victory was crucial for the later success of the Triple Alliance (Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina) in the Paraguayan War.
1892 – The Limelight Department, one of the world's first film studios, is officially established in Melbourne, Australia.
1895 – Paris–Bordeaux–Paris, sometimes called the first automobile race in history or the "first motor race", takes place.
1898 – The Hundred Days' Reform, a planned movement to reform social, political, and educational institutions in China, is started by the Guangxu Emperor, but is suspended by Empress Dowager Cixi after 104 days. (The failed reform led to the abolition of the Imperial examination in 1905.)
1901 – The boundaries of the Colony of New Zealand are extended by the UK to include the Cook Islands.
1903 – A group of Serbian officers storms the royal palace and assassinates King Alexander I of Serbia and his wife, Queen Draga.
1917 – King Alexander assumes the throne of Greece after his father, Constantine I, is deemed to have abdicated under pressure from allied armies occupying Athens.
1919 – Sir Barton wins the Belmont Stakes, becoming the first horse to win the U.S. Triple Crown.
1920 – During the U.S. Republican National Convention in Chicago, U.S. Republican Party leaders gathered in a room at the Blackstone Hotel to come to a consensus on their candidate for the U.S. presidential election, leading the Associated Press to coin the political phrase "smoke-filled room".
1935 – Inventor Edwin Armstrong gives the first public demonstration of FM broadcasting in the United States at Alpine, New Jersey.
1936 – The London International Surrealist Exhibition opens.
1937 – Great Purge: The Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin executes eight army leaders.
1938 – Second Sino-Japanese War: The Battle of Wuhan starts.
1940 – World War II: The Siege of Malta begins with a series of Italian air raids.
1942 – World War II: The United States agrees to send Lend-Lease aid to the Soviet Union.
1942 – Free French Forces retreat from Bir Hakeim after having successfully delayed the Axis advance.
1944 – USS Missouri, the last battleship built by the United States Navy and future site of the signing of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender, is commissioned.
1955 – Eighty-three spectators are killed and at least 100 are injured after an Austin-Healey and a Mercedes-Benz collide at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the deadliest ever accident in motorsports.
1956 – Start of Gal Oya riots, the first reported ethnic riots that target minority Sri Lankan Tamils in the Eastern Province. The total number of deaths is reportedly 150.
1962 – Frank Morris, John Anglin and Clarence Anglin allegedly become the only prisoners to escape from the prison on Alcatraz Island.
1963 – American Civil Rights Movement: Governor of Alabama George Wallace defiantly stands at the door of Foster Auditorium at the University of Alabama in an attempt to block two black students, Vivian Malone and James Hood, from attending that school. Later in the day, accompanied by federalized National Guard troops, they are able to register.
1963 – Buddhist monk Thích Quảng Đức burns himself with gasoline in a busy Saigon intersection to protest the lack of religious freedom in South Vietnam.
1963 – John F. Kennedy addresses Americans from the Oval Office proposing the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which would revolutionize American society by guaranteeing equal access to public facilities, ending segregation in education, and guaranteeing federal protection for voting rights.
1964 – World War II veteran Walter Seifert attacks an elementary school in Cologne, Germany, killing at least eight children and two teachers and seriously injuring several more with a home-made flamethrower and a lance.
1968 – Lloyd J. Old identified the first cell surface antigens that could differentiate among different cell types.
1970 – After being appointed on May 15, Anna Mae Hays and Elizabeth P. Hoisington officially receive their ranks as U.S. Army Generals, becoming the first women to do so.
1971 – The U.S. Government forcibly removes the last holdouts to the Native American Occupation of Alcatraz, ending 19 months of control.
1978 – Altaf Hussain founds the student political movement All Pakistan Muhajir Students Organisation (APMSO) in Karachi University.
1981 – A magnitude 6.9 earthquake at Golbaf, Iran, kills at least 2,000.
1987 – Diane Abbott, Paul Boateng and Bernie Grant are elected as the first black MPs in Great Britain.
1998 – Compaq Computer pays US$9 billion for Digital Equipment Corporation in the largest high-tech acquisition.
2001 – Timothy McVeigh is executed for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing.
2002 – Antonio Meucci is acknowledged as the first inventor of the telephone by the United States Congress.
2004 – Cassini–Huygens makes its closest flyby of the Saturn moon Phoebe.
2007 – Mudslides in Chittagong, Bangladesh, kill 130 people.
2008 – Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper makes a historic official apology to Canada's First Nations in regard to abuses at a Canadian Indian residential school.
2008 – The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope is launched into orbit.
2009 - The World Health Organization declares H1N1 swine flu to be a global pandemic, the first such incident in over forty years
2010 – The first African FIFA World Cup kicks off in South Africa.
2012 – More than 80 people die in a landslide triggered by two earthquakes in Afghanistan; an entire village is buried.
2013 – Greece's public broadcaster ERT is shut down by then-prime minister Antonis Samaras. It would open exactly two years later by then-prime minister Alexis Tsipras.
2014 - Islamic State of Iraq forces seize control of government offices and other important buildings in the northern city of Mosul
2017 - Japan passes law allowing Emperor Akihito to abdicate
2017 - Puerto Rico votes overwhelming in favor of statehood in a status referendum with 97% in favor despite a low turnout of 23%
2018 - Net neutrality is officially repealed by The Federal Communications Commission in the US
2018 - More than 100 people arrested in Vietnam, after protests against special economic zones at the People's Committee Headquarters in Binh Thuan province and elsewhere
2019 - Comedian Jon Stewart delivers angry rebuke to Congress for the lack of funds for 9/11 victims
2021 - Pulitzer Prizes awarded to Katori Hall for drama, The New York Times for pandemic coverage and special citation for Darnella Frazier for recording the murder of George Floyd
2021 - US lobsterman survives being swallowed by a humpback whale off the coast of Provincetown, Massachusetts
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Published at 5:00am on Sunday, June 11, 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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