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GENERAL OUTLOOK
A front will become stationary today across the Deep South to the Carolina coast. Weak high pressure north of the front will bring brief drying to the western Carolinas today and tonight. However, the old front will drift northward for the middle part of the week bringing more unsettled weather. Another front will drop down from the north on Friday. The weekend weather has a trend toward more showers and storms each day.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Wednesday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Patchy fog before midmorning. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the lower 50s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Wednesday
A slight chance of rain, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Patchy fog before midmorning. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs near 80. Light winds out of the west increasing to 5 to 10 mph before midmorning. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph becoming calm before midnight. Chance of rain is 30%.
Thursday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 10am. Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain is 40%.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 50s.
`Highlands Plateau
Today
Patchy fog before midmorning. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs near 70. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows around 50. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 70s. Winds out of the west 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 50%.
Thursday Night A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 9pm. Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 50s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Patchy fog before midmorning. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs near 70. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows around 50. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 70s. Winds out of the west 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 50%.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 9pm. Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 50s.
Nantahala Area
Today
Patchy fog before midmorning. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs near 70. Calm winds becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the southwest 3 to 7 mph.
Wednesday
A slight chance of rain, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Light winds out of the southwest early in the morning shifting and increasing to come out of the west 5 to 10 mph before midmorning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 5am, then a slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 10am. Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Light winds out of the west in the early morning shifting and increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph before midmorning. Chance of rain is 40%.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers between 7pm and 9pm. Mostly clear, with lows in the upper 50s. Chance of rain is 20%.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
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 Tue Jun 13 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 50 (GOOD/CODE GREEN) for most of the county, and the ridges and other higher elevations PM2.5 AQI is 50 (GOOD/CODE GREEN)
Fire and Smoke Map
Local Air Monitor
Pollen levels are expected to be in the low range (5.2 out of 12) today with Grasses, Plantain, and Walnut being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium range (4.3 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for June 13th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 92°F in Franklin in 1958
Lowest Temperature 33°F in Highlands in 1903
Greatest One-Day Rain 2.21 inches in Highlands in 1947
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 13th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 104°F in Tarboro, Edgecombe County in 1911
Lowest Temperature 32°F in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County in 1985
Greatest One-Day Rain 9.45 inches in Mount Airy, Surry County in 1947
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
• Fontana Regional Library moves teen guide on sex and relationships to adult section after special board meeting [BPR]
• $44 Million Waiting to Be Claimed in NC - - Act by July 17 Deadline! Pisgah Legal Services Offers Free Help Filing for Taxes Credits, Returns [Macon Media]
• Edwards rejects mill help [Smoky Mountain News]
• Millions at risk of losing Medicaid coverage as pandemic provisions scale back [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• GOP lawmakers to take aim at NC's Democratic-controlled State Board of Elections, in advance of 2024 [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Under the Dome: NC senator on budget, raises, biscuits and what his dad told him [Raleigh News and Observer]
• 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
El Nino Return Threatens New Levels of Economic Chaos | Bloomberg Television
• Jerome Powell’s Big Problem Just Got Even More Complicated [Wall Street Journal]
• Inflation report Tuesday will be critical for the direction of Fed policy [CNBC]
• Silvio Berlusconi, Italy’s billionaire showman and right-wing populist, dies at 86 [Courthouse News Service]
• A Star Reporter’s Break With Reality [The Atlantic]
• Video resurfaces of Kid Rock claiming Trump showed him secret maps [The Independent (UK)]
• Trump Indictment Shows Critical Evidence Came From One of His Own Lawyers [New York Times]
• Sen. Marco Rubio: Trump's indictment is "political in nature," will bring more "harm" to the country [CBS News]
• In testy interview, Lindsey Graham argues Trump is 'stronger' after 2nd indictment [ABC News]
Washington Today (6-12-23): Miami mayor says city is ready for Trump federal arraignment protesters | C-SPAN
Global National: June 12, 2023 | More Alberta, BC communities displaced by worsening wildfire season
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - June 12
PBS NewsHour full episode, (June 12, 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 6 June 2023, a total of 13,396,086,098 vaccine doses have been administered.
• The Great Grift: How billions in COVID-19 relief aid was stolen or wasted [ AP News ]
• Walensky to face House COVID panel before stepping down as CDC head [ The Hill ]
• COVID shots should target XBB variants in 2023-24 campaign, US FDA staff say [ Reuters (via Reuters)]
TWiV 1014: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin | Microbe TV
• TWiV 1014: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin [Microbe TV]
• TWiV 1015: Soldiers & Scientists at USAMRIID [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]
• In the bid to grow at all costs, Instant Pot is cooking itself [The verge]
• Characterization of an Emergent Chicken H3N8 Influenza Virus in Southern China: a Potential Threat to Public Health [National Library of Medicine]
• FTC Seeks Injunction to Stop Microsoft From Closing Activision Deal [WSJ (video and audio)] [WSJ (article archive)]
• Parker Solar Probe Identifies Mechanism Driving Fast Solar Wind [SciNews]
• In a First, Wind and Solar Generated More Power Than Coal in U.S. [Scientific American]
• Read the new Twitter CEO’s first email to employees / Linda Yaccarino says Twitter’s goal is to be the ‘world’s most accurate real-time information source’ in her first company memo as CEO. [SOURCE]
• API pricing protests caused Reddit to crash for 3 hours [ARS TECHNICA]
• Grubhub lays off 15 percent of its employees [engadget]
• 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 13 2023: Smoke On the Water, Aliens In the Sky | Level1 Techs
Users Don't Digg New Reddit Changes - DTNS 4539 | Daily Tech News Show
Evidence Of Extreme Supernovae From First Stars In The Milky Way | Antov Petrov
The US War on Currants and Gooseberries | The History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered
Ten Years Since Snowden's Revelations Were Revealed | TWiT TV
J Harlen Bretz - A Timeline | Nick Zentner
Colosseum: Roman Death Trap | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS
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 12 [Institute for the Study of War] [PDF for June 12th]
• Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 475 [Al Jazeera]
• Russo-Ukrainian War. Day 474: Ukrainian forces make advances [Euromaiden Press]
• Ukraine war: Russia moves to take direct control of Wagner Group [BBC News]
• Fact Sheet on WMD Threat Reduction Efforts with Ukraine, Russia and Other Former Soviet Union Countries [US Department of Defense]
• Ukraine hails first territory recaptured in counteroffensive [Al Jazeera]
• 95 Ukrainian soldiers return home after another UA-RU prisoners swap [TVP World]
• Ukraine updates: 3 villages recaptured in counteroffensive [DW News]
• Ukraine’s Offensive Begins With Ground Gained, Tanks Lost [Wall Street Journal]
🔴 (NSFW) - Liberated Mosins, Trench Assaults, Mine Strikes | Combat Footage Show
Ukraine’s counter offensive intensifies & deep-dive into Russian defences | Ukraine The Latest | The Telegraph (UK)
Combat Footage | Foreign Fighter Eliminating two Russians using Drone | Civ Div
Ukraine war: Inside frontline artillery unit | Channel 4 News (UK)
The race for long-range fires, Is the US army outranged? - missiles, cannons and Long-range precision | Perun
Ukrainian offensive gaining ground | Eastern Express | TVP World
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
Extra Interview: Russia and China are at our Frontline Defense | Straight Calls with Douglas Macgregor
• Is new conflict brewing near Ukraine? Clampdown on anti-NATO opposition figures has raised tensions [Russia Today]
**Pravda has no updated stories about the war today**
• Personal belongings of Kherson region residents washed ashore Black Sea [Pravda]
• Ukraine’s counteroffensive to last for weeks or months — Macron [TASS Russian News Agency]
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On This Day
June 13th is the 164th day of the year (165th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 201 days remain until the end of the year.
Historical Events
(Please note that the Wikipedia articles often contain a bibliography and links to where you can learn more about a historical event)
313 – The decisions of the Edict of Milan, signed by Constantine the Great and co-emperor Valerius Licinius, granting religious freedom throughout the Roman Empire, are published in Nicomedia.
• [Wikipedia article]
• [VIDEO: The edict of Milan (313 AD) - Our civilisation in one document]
1381 – In England, the Peasants' Revolt, led by Wat Tyler, comes to a head, as rebels set fire to the Savoy Palace.
• [Today in London’s rebel history: The Savoy Palace attacked, 1377]
1514 – Henry Grace à Dieu, at over 1,000 tons the largest warship in the world at this time, built at the new Woolwich Dockyard in England, is dedicated.
• [Wikipedia article About the Ship]
• [ZMilitary Factory Article]
• [VIDEO: Grace Dieu Henry V's Flagship]
1525 – Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for priests and nuns.
• [Katharina von Bora and the Protestant Reformation]
• [How a Runaway Nun Helped an Outlaw Monk Change the World]
• [Luther's Marriage to Katharina von Bora (1525)]
1625 – King Charles I of England marries Catholic princess Henrietta Maria of France and Navarre, at Canterbury.
• [European Royal History Blog]
1740 – Georgia provincial governor James Oglethorpe begins an unsuccessful attempt to take Spanish Florida during the Siege of St. Augustine.
• [Wikipedia article]
• [Castillo de San Marcos: A Long Legacy - An Effective Defense]
1774 – Rhode Island becomes the first of Britain's North American colonies to ban the importation of slaves.
• [Hopkins and Slavery (the man who introduced the bill)]
• [Hidden Truths: Slavery and the Slave Trade in Rhode Island]
• [Famous Daily article]
1777 – American Revolutionary War: Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette lands near Charleston, South Carolina, in order to help the Continental Congress to train its army.
• [History.com article]
• [Wikipedia Bio]
• [VIDEO: Washington's Generals - Marquis de Lafayette]
1805 – Lewis and Clark Expedition: Scouting ahead of the expedition, Meriwether Lewis and four companions sight the Great Falls of the Missouri River.
• [Visit Great Falls, Virtually! : How to Make a Fire like Lewis and Clark]
• [VIDEO: Great Falls of the Missouri]
• [National Park Service Website]
1881 – The USS Jeannette is crushed in an Arctic Ocean ice pack.
• [Wikipedia article About the Ship]
• [National Geographic Article]
• [US Naval Institute: The Jeannette Expedition]
1886 – A fire devastates much of Vancouver, British Columbia.
• [Wikipedia article]
• [On This Spot Tour]
1893 – Grover Cleveland notices a rough spot in his mouth and on July 1 undergoes secret, successful surgery to remove a large, cancerous portion of his jaw; the operation was not revealed to the public until 1917, nine years after the president's death.
1898 – Yukon Territory is formed, with Dawson chosen as its capital.
1917 – World War I: The deadliest German air raid on London of the war is carried out by Gotha G.IV bombers and results in 162 deaths, including 46 children, and 432 injuries.
• [Gotha Attack! The First London Blitz 1917]
1927 – Aviator Charles Lindbergh receives a ticker tape parade down 5th Avenue in New York City.
• [Newsreel Footage Followed by Amateur 16mm Footage of Parade]
• [Silent Newsreels]
• [New York Daily News Article]
1944 – World War II: The Battle of Villers-Bocage: German tank ace Michael Wittmann ambushes elements of the British 7th Armoured Division, destroying up to fourteen tanks, fifteen personnel carriers and two anti-tank guns in a Tiger I tank.
• [Wikipedia article]
• [Panzer Ace article]
• [VIDEO: The Life and Death of Michael Wittmann]
1944 – World War II: German combat elements, reinforced by the 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division, launch a counterattack on American forces near Carentan.
• [Newsreel Footage After the Battle]
1944 – World War II: Germany launches the first V1 Flying Bomb attack on England. Only four of the eleven bombs strike their targets.
• [VIDEO: The Flying Bomb]
• [Spitfire vs V-1 Flying Bomb - World War 2 Stories]
• [Wikipedia article]
1952 – Cold War: Catalina affair - A Swedish Douglas DC-3 is shot down by a Soviet MiG-15 fighter.
• [The Search For Swedish Air Force DC-3 | Mystery Of The Missing Spy Plane | Timeline]
• [Wikipedia article]
• [LINK TEXT]
1966 – The United States Supreme Court rules in Miranda v. Arizona that the police must inform suspects of their rights before questioning them.
• [Wikipedia article]
• [United States Courts: Facts and Summary]
• [OYEZ: Miranda v. Arizona]
• [ANNENBERG CLASSROOM Right to Remain Silent: Miranda v. Arizona]
1967 – U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson nominates Solicitor-General Thurgood Marshall to become the first black justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.
• ["Thurgood Marshall Nominated to Supreme Court" (Washington D.C., 6/13/1967)]
• [C-SPAN Classroom]
• [Wikipedia Bio]
1971 – Vietnam War: The New York Times begins publication of the Pentagon Papers.
• [Wikipedia article]
• [National Archives Document Dump]
• [Gravel Edition (1971) of the Penatagon Papers]
1977 – Convicted Martin Luther King Jr. assassin James Earl Ray is recaptured after escaping from prison three days before.
1981 – At the Trooping the Colour ceremony in London, a teenager, Marcus Sarjeant, fires six blank shots at Queen Elizabeth II.
• [Photo of Attempt]
• [Wikipedia Bio]
• [Video of Shooting]
1982 – Fahd becomes King of Saudi Arabia upon the death of his brother, Khalid.
1982 – Battles of Tumbledown and Wireless Ridge, during the Falklands War.
• [Falkland Islands 1982 Tumbledown & Scotts Guards]
• [Wikipedia: Falklands War]
• [The Real Story Of The Falklands War | The Untold Story | Timeline]
1983 – Pioneer 10 becomes the first man-made object to leave the central Solar System when it passes beyond the orbit of Neptune.
• [Pioneer 10 First Probe to Travel Past Outer Planets of Solar System - CBS Evening News - 6/10/1983]
• [NASA Archive for Pioneer 10]
• [Wikipedia article for Mission]
1990 – First day of the June 1990 Mineriad in Romania. At least 240 strikers and students are arrested or killed in the chaos ensuing from the first post-CeauÈ™escu elections.
• [Wikipedia article]
• [Jiu Valley Portal Archive]
1994 – A jury in Anchorage, Alaska, blames recklessness by Exxon and Captain Joseph Hazelwood for the Exxon Valdez disaster, allowing victims of the oil spill to seek $15 billion in damages.
• [Wikipedia article About Ship]
• [Wikipedia:Exxon Valdez Oil Spill]
• [VIDEO: Exxon Valdez Oil Spill: In the Wake of Disaster | Retro Report | The New York Times]
1996 – The Montana Freemen surrender after an 81-day standoff with FBI agents.
• [Raw AP Video]
• [KTVQ-TV Q2 Rewind: Freemen hole up in Montana compound and captivate the country]
• [Wikipedia Article About Group/a>]
1997 – A jury sentences Timothy McVeigh to death for his part in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.
• [AP Video of Press Conference]
• [New York Times Article]
2000 – President Kim Dae-jung of South Korea meets Kim Jong-il, leader of North Korea, for the beginning of the first ever inter-Korea summit, in the northern capital of Pyongyang.
• [DPRK Video (North Korean TV)] select closed captions for translation
• [KoreaNet Documentary]
• [Wikipedia article]
2000 – Italy pardons Mehmet Ali AÄŸca, the Turkish gunman who tried to kill Pope John Paul II in 1981.
• [BBC News]
• [Wikipedia Bio]
• [CBS News Special Report on the Assassination Attempt]
2002 – The United States withdraws from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.
• [Press Conference]
• [Arms Control Association Article]
• [Wikipedia ABM Article]
2007 – The Al Askari Mosque is bombed for a second time.
2010 – A capsule of the Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa, containing particles of the asteroid 25143 Itokawa, returns to Earth.
• [National Geographic ]
• [Hayabusa Re-Entry Airborne Observing Campaign]
• [Ames Research Center Video of re-entry]
2012 – A series of bombings across Iraq, including Baghdad, Hillah and Kirkuk, kills at least 93 people and wounds over 300 others.
2015 – A man opens fire at policemen outside the police headquarters in Dallas, Texas, while a bag containing a pipe bomb is also found. He was later shot dead by police.
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Published at 5:00am on Tuesday, June 13, 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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