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GENERAL OUTLOOK
A stationary front across the Deep South to the Carolina coast will be the focus for showers and storms along the Gulf Coast to the eastern Carolinas. Weak high pressure north of the front will bring brief drying to the western Carolinas through 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 Friday Night
Franklin Area
Today
A slight chance of showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between noon and 3pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Partly sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds early in the morning increasing to come out of the west 5 to 10 mph by midmorning. Chance of rain is 60%. 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 9pm, then a slight chance of showers between 9pm and 10pm. Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 80s.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s.
`Highlands Plateau
Today
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the lower 70s. Winds out of the west 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. 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 10pm, then a slight chance of showers after 3am. Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with highs in the upper 70s.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
A slight chance of showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between noon and 3pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the upper 70s. Calm winds becoming west 5 to 10 mph by midmorning. Chance of rain is 60%. 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 10pm, then a slight chance of showers after 2am. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Light winds out of the northwest. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 80s. Calm winds early in the morning increasing to come out of the west 5 to 10 mph by midmorning. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 7 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 80s.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 60.
Nantahala Area
Today
A slight chance of showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between noon and 4pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. West wind 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.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in thye mid-to-upper 50s. Winds out of the west 3 to 6 mph. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 9am. Patchy fog before 9am. 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. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Friday
Sunny, with highs near 80.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 60.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Scattered thunderstorms are expected to move east across the area this afternoon into the evening. A few of these storms could become severe with large hail and damaging winds.
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 Wed Jun 14 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 51 (MODERATE/CODE YELLOW) for most of the county, and the ridges and other higher elevations PM2.5 AQI is 51 (MODERATE/CODE YELLOW)
Fire and Smoke Map
Local Air Monitor
Pollen levels are expected to be in the low range (4.3 out of 12) today with Grasses, Plantain, and Walnut being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium range (4.6 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for June 14th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 93°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2016
Lowest Temperature 32°F in Highlands in 1903 (also a state record and the latest date for frost in Macon County since 1872)
Greatest One-Day Rain 2.21 inches in Highlands in 1928
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 101°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 14th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 101°F in Laurinburg, Scotland County in 2022
Lowest Temperature 32°F in Highlands, Macon County in 1903
Greatest One-Day Rain 8.34 inches in North Wilkesboro, Wilkes Countyin 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
• Cooper to sign sports gambling bill into law Wednesday in Charlotte [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Canton paper mill closure: A community's resilience and determination to move forward [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Mandy Cohen as CDC director? Republicans in Congress tell Biden she’s ‘unfit’ [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Duke Energy to sell its commercial solar and wind farms for $2.8B [BPR]
• Can you leave a child home alone in NC now that school is out? What the law and experts say [Charlotte 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
Special Report: Trump faces historic arraignment on federal charges in Miami | Face the Nation
Anti-Trump protestor leaps in front of convoy outside Miami court | Sky News Australia
• Donald Trump Pleads Not Guilty in Documents Case, Denounces Prosecutors [WSJ (video and audio)] [WSJ (article archive)]
• Trump slams 'sham' federal indictment as 'election inference,' the 'most heinous abuse of power' in US history [Fox News]
• Trump turns his day in court into a campaign event despite serious political and legal threats [AP News]
• E. Jean Carroll can pursue $10 mln lawsuit against Donald Trump -judge [https://archive.is/kTeN3]
• Malaysia to ask Interpol for help to track down comedian over MH370 joke [The Guardian (UK)]
• Target stores see more bomb threats over Pride merchandise [Washington Post]
• White House bans trans activist for a topless photo at a Pride event [NBC News]
• Supreme Court upholds Section 2 of Voting Rights Act [SCOTUSblog]
Washington Today (6-13-23):Donald Trump pleads not guilty to federal charges in classified docs case | C-SPAN
Global National: June 13, 2023 | Trump supporters rally around ex-president following arraignment
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - June 13
PBS NewsHour full episode, (June 13, 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.
• SARS-CoV-2 airborne infection probability estimated by using indoor carbon dioxide [ Springer Link ]
• US data show rise in hospitalizations for fungal infections during COVID-19 [ CIDRAP (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy) ]
• FDA advisers to discuss next round of Covid boosters for the fall [ NBC News ]
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]
• Hackers can steal cryptographic keys by video-recording power LEDs 60 feet away [ARS TECHNICA]
• Microsoft-Activision: $69bn deal temporarily blocked in US [BBC News]
• Reddit CEO tells employees that subreddit blackout ‘will pass’ [The Verge]
• Early humans migrated across Asia earlier than thought, study finds [Courthouse News Service]
• Toyota claims its future EVs will have a range over 600 miles [engadget]
• Moving Off-Grid: My Ultimate Pandemic Project Is About More Than Utility Bills [CNET]
• 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 14 2023: Blinded By the Price | Level1 Techs
AI is the Fifth Beatle - DTNS 4540 | Daily Tech News Show
Rewriting the Story of Humankind | World Science Festival
Operation Carthweel Begins- Pacific War | Kings and Generals
Why Discovery of a Faint Galaxy By James Webb Space Telescope Is Sort of Important | Antov Petrov
All About Android 634: How Do I Find Them Discords? | TWiT TV
Connection Established | LINUX Unplugged 514 | Jupiter Broadcasting
The Great Restock: Raspberry Pi's Silicon Shortage Solution! | Destination Linux 327
LINUX vs WINDOWS: the graphical gap is still there | The Linux Experiment
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 13 [Institute for the Study of War] [PDF for June 13th]
• Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 476 [Al Jazeera]
• Russo-Ukrainian War. Day 474: Ukrainian forces make advances [Euromaiden Press]
• Putin: Ukraine losses ‘catastrophic’; Russia eyes ‘sanitary zone’ [Al Jazeera]
• Russian forces lost initiative in Bakhmut direction: Ukrainian military [EVP World]
• Ukraine updates: Russia strikes Zelenskyy's hometown [DW News]
• 🔴 Liveblog: Russia launches deadly air strike on Kryvyi Rih in central Ukraine, local governor says [DW News]
• Ukraine offensive: Inside one of the villages freed from Russian forces [BBC News]
Top Russian general killed in missile strike | Ukraine The Latest | Podcast
‘Massive’ Russian missile attack on Ukraine’s Kryvyi Rih city | Al Jazeera
How successful is the Ukrainian counteroffensive really? | DW News
Frontline Fury: Ukrainian guerilla takes out top Russian General | Rock Rachon | TVP World
🔴 (NSFW) - Liberated Mosins, Trench Assaults, Mine Strikes | 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
Extra Interview: Russia and China are at our Frontline Defense | Straight Calls with Douglas Macgregor
• Russian soldiers seize American Bradleys and German Leopard (VIDEO) [Russia Today]
**Pravda has no updated stories about the war today**
• Personal belongings of Kherson region residents washed ashore Black Sea [Pravda]
• New package of US military aid to Ukraine includes 25 armored vehicles - Pentagon [TASS Russian News Agency]
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On This Day
June 14th is the 165th day of the year (166th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 200 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)
1158 – The city of Munich is founded by Henry the Lion on the banks of the river Isar.
• [Wikipedia Bio]
• [History of Munich]
1216 – First Barons' War: Prince Louis of France takes the city of Winchester, abandoned by John, King of England, and soon conquers over half of the kingdom.
• [Wikipedia: First Baron's War]
• [How bad was King John? | 7 Minute History]
• [Ten Minute English and British History #11 - King John and the Magna Carta]
1276 – While taking exile in Fuzhou, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Song dynasty court hold the coronation ceremony for Emperor Duanzong.
• [Wikipedia Bio]
• [Mongols: Civil Wars and Conquest of China - Battle of Yamen 1279 ]
1285 – Second Mongol invasion of Vietnam: Forces led by Prince Trần Quang Khải of the Trần dynasty destroy most of the invading Mongol naval fleet in a battle at Chuong Duong.
• [Kings and Generals: Mongol Invasions of Vietnam 1258-1288]
• [VIDEO: Mongol Invasions of Vietnam - A War That Everybody Won]
• [Wikipedia articles]
1287 – Kublai Khan defeats the force of Nayan and other traditionalist Borjigin princes in East Mongolia and Manchuria.
• [Kublai Khan In Battle, 1287 (The Observations of Marco Polo)]
1381 – Richard II of England meets leaders of Peasants' Revolt at Mile End. The Tower of London is stormed by rebels who enter without resistance.
• [The Story Of The Peasant's Revolt | Peasant's Revolt Of 1381 | Timeline]
• [Historical Re-enactment]
1404 – Welsh rebel leader Owain Glyndŵr, having declared himself Prince of Wales, allies himself with the French against King Henry IV of England.
• [BBC FOUR Documentary]
• [Owain Glyndwr's Rebellion | Welsh History - (History with Dragonheart)]
• [Wikipedia Bio]
1535 - Emperor Charles V's fleet sails under Andrea Doria to Tunis
• [Emperor Vs. Pirate: Tunis 1535]
• [Andrea Doria Wikipedia Bio]
• [Charles V Bio]
1565 - Catharina de Medici and Duke of Alva discuss Calvinism
1597 - At 4:30 AM Willem Barents leaves Novaya Zemlya for Netherlands
1618 – Joris Veseler prints the first Dutch newspaper Courante uyt Italien, Duytslandt, &c. in Amsterdam (approximate date).
• [Wikipedia article About Newspaper]
1634 - Russia and Poland sign Peace treaty of Polianov (aka Polyanovka)
• [Treaty of Polyanovka]
• [Wikipedia: Smolensk War]
1642 - 1st compulsory education law in America passed by Massachusetts
• [Education in America - 17th and 18th Centuries]
• [Notre Dame Website]
• [Wikipedia: Massachusetts School Laws]
1645 – English Civil War: Battle of Naseby: Twelve thousand Royalist forces are beaten by 15,000 Parliamentarian soldiers.
• [Wikipedia article]
• [BBC: Battlefield Britain - Naseby]
• [Line of Fire - The Battle of Naseby]
1667 – The Raid on the Medway by the Dutch fleet in the Second Anglo-Dutch War ends. It had lasted for five days and resulted in the worst ever defeat of the Royal Navy.
• [The Raid on the Medway - Grand Theft Warship]
• [The Dutch Raid on the Medway: "This defeat was a national humiliation for the English"]
• [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raid_on_the_Medway]
1690 – King William III of England (William of Orange) lands in Ireland to confront the former King James II.
• [The Jacobite-Williamite War – An overview]
1775 – American Revolutionary War: the Continental Army is established by the Continental Congress, marking the birth of the United States Army.
• [Wikipedia article]
1777 – The Second Continental Congress passes the Flag Act of 1777 adopting the Stars and Stripes as the Flag of the United States.
• [The History of the American Flag]
• [HistoryPod Video]
• [National Constitution Center: National Constitution Center "The History of the U.S. Flag"]
1789 – Mutiny on the Bounty: HMS Bounty mutiny survivors including Captain William Bligh and 18 others reach Timor after a nearly 7,400 km (4,600 mi) journey in an open boat.
• [History.com article]
• [National Geographic article]
• [Wikipedia article About the Ship]
• [Wikipedia article on the Descendants of the mutineers]
• [National Geographic Documentary]
• [History's Mysteries - The True Story of Mutiny on the Bounty (History Channel Documentary)]
1797 - Napoleon forms Ligurian Republic
• [Wikipedia article]
1800 – The French Army of First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte defeats the Austrians at the Battle of Marengo in Northern Italy and re-conquers Italy.
• [Wikipedia article]
• [Kings and Generals: Napoleonic Wars - Battle of Marengo]
• [Napoleon Manhandled Austria - Marengo]
1807 – Emperor Napoleon's French Grande Armée defeats the Russian Army at the Battle of Friedland in Poland (modern Russian Kaliningrad Oblast) ending the War of the Fourth Coalition.
• [Wikipedia article]
• [War of the Fourth Coalition]
1821 – Badi VII, king of Sennar, surrenders his throne and realm to Ismail Pasha, general of the Ottoman Empire, bringing the 300 year old Sudanese kingdom to an end.
1822 – Charles Babbage proposes a difference engine in a paper to the Royal Astronomical Society.
• [Computer History Museum Video]
• [Robert Scoble: A demo of Charles Babbage's Difference Engine]
• [Wikipedia article: Difference engine]
1830 – Beginning of the French colonization of Algeria: Thirty-four thousand French soldiers begin their invasion of Algiers, landing 27 kilometers west at Sidi Fredj.
• [Wikipedia article]
1839 – Henley Royal Regatta: the village of Henley-on-Thames, on the River Thames in Oxfordshire, stages its first regatta.
• [Website of Current Event]
• [The Henley Regatta: A rowing event dating back to the 19th Century]
• [Wikipedia article]
1846 – Bear Flag Revolt begins: Anglo settlers in Sonoma, California, start a rebellion against Mexico and proclaim the California Republic.
• [Wikipedia article]
• [The Bear Flag Revolt | California History [ep.4]]
1847 - Robert Bunsen invents the Bunsen burner
• [The Bunsen Burner: Where did it come from?]
• [Wikipedia article]
1850 - Third great fire of early San Francisco, starts in a bakery chimney
• [Blog article]
• [Digital Archive: Deseret News Article]
1861 - American Civil War: Harpers Ferry evacuated by rebels in face of General George McClellan's advance
1863 – American Civil War: Second Battle of Winchester: A Union garrison is defeated by the Army of Northern Virginia in the Shenandoah Valley town of Winchester, Virginia.
• [Wikipedia article]
• [Video Lecture]
1863 – American Civil War: Second Assault on the Confederate works at the Siege of Port Hudson during the American Civil War.
• [Longest Seige: Port Hudson]
• [Wikipedia article]
1864 - American Civil War: US Union warship USS Kearsarge appears off Cherbourg
• [Wikipedia: USS Kearsarge]
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Cherbourg (1864)]
• [Video summary of battle]
• [CSS Alabama - Sweet Home Forever At Sea]
1872 – Trade unions are legalized in Canada.
1881 - Player piano patented by John McTammany Jr (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
• [How Does A Player Piano Work? - A Basic Explanation ]
• [Player Piano, William Tell Overture]
1888 – The White Rajahs territories become the British protectorate of Sarawak.
1900 – Having been annexed to the USA on 12 August 1898, Hawaii is constituted as an organised territory.
• [Wikipedia article]
• [How Hawai’i Became a U.S. Territory | The Island Murder]
1900 – The second German Naval Law calls for the Imperial German Navy to be doubled in size, resulting in an Anglo-German naval arms race.
• [The Anglo German Naval Arms Race (Short Animated Documentary)]
• [Wikipedia: German Naval Laws]
1907 – The National Association for Women's Suffrage succeeds in getting Norwegian women the right to vote in parliamentary elections.
1913 - The South African Government pass the Immigration Act, which restricts the entry and free movement of Asians; it leads to widespread agitation and rioting by resident Indians, led by Gandhi
1916 - Democratic Convention convenes in St Louis; Woodrow Wilson campaigns on the slogan "he kept out of the war"
• [Wikipedia article]
1916 - Representatives of eight Allied nations hold an economic conference in Paris at which they discuss ways to cripple their enemies economic power during and after the war
1917 - World War I: 1st German air attack on England, 100+ killed in East London
1917 - World War I: General Pershing and his HQ staff arrived in Paris during WW I
• [Remembering World War I: Gen. John J. Pershing Arrives in Europe]
• [WW1: A Brief History of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF)]
1919 – John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown depart from St. John's, Newfoundland on the first nonstop transatlantic flight.
• [Lindybeige Video: The first transatlantic flight]
• [Wikipedia]
1922 - US President Warren G. Harding is 1st US President to use radio, dedicates the Francis Scott Key memorial in Baltimore
1923 - Recording of 1st country music hit (Little Old Log Cabin in the Lane)
• [Fiddlin' John Carson The Little Old Log Cabin In The Lane]
• [Wikipedia: Song History]
1926 – Brazil leaves the League of Nations.
1928 - Republican National Convention, meeting in Kansas City, nominates Herbert Hoover for President
• [Wikipedia article]
1931 - French "St Philbert" overturns off St Nazaire France, drowns 450
• [Wikipedia: Saint-Philbert disaster]
1931 - Reinhard Heydrich's first meeting with Heinrich Himmler
• [Hitler's Hangman - Reinhard Heydrich - WW2 Biography Special]
1934 - Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini meet in Vienna
• [Newsreel: Dictators Meet]
1934 - American boxer Max Baer KO's defending champion Primo Carnera of Italy in 11th round at Madison Square Garden for the lineal world heavyweight title
• [VIDEO: Max Baer vs Primo Carnera]
1936 - Holocaust: Oranienburg Concentration Camp opens in Germany
• [German Language Video (choose closed caption and translate to English)]
• [Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp Tour Berlin 12 July 18]
• [Wikipedia article]
1937 – Pennsylvania becomes the first (and only) state of the United States to celebrate Flag Day officially as a state holiday.
• [Flag Day and Flag Etiquette]
• [Wikipedia]
1937 – U.S. House of Representatives passes the Marihuana Tax Act.
• [Wikipedia: Marihuana Tax Act of 1937]
1940 – World War II: The German occupation of Paris begins.
• [Paris 1940 - Deutsche Besatzung - German Occupation]
• [The Story Of Paris' German Occupation | Cities At War | Timeline]
• [Silent Newsreel]
1940 – The Soviet Union presents an ultimatum to Lithuania resulting in Lithuanian loss of independence.
1940 – Seven hundred twenty-eight Polish political prisoners from Tarnów become the first inmates of the Auschwitz concentration camp. About three million would perish withon the walls.
• [Documentary]
• [Wikipedia article]
1941 – June deportation: the first major wave of Soviet mass deportations and murder of Estonians, Latvians and Lithuanians, begins.
• [Wikipedia]
• [Eyewitnesses Speak(subtitled)]
1942 - 1st bazooka rocket gun produced (Bridgeport, Connecticut)
• [Training Film: Mastering the Bazooka Rocket Launcher - 1943]
1942 - French government of Reynaud resigns
1944 – World War II: After several failed attempts, the British Army abandons Operation Perch, its plan to capture the German-occupied town of Caen.
• [D-Day - British Bloodbath at Caen]
• [Radio Reports from the Battle of Normandy June 1944]
1944 - General Charles de Gaulle lands at Courselles France
1945 – World War II: Filipino troops of the Philippine Commonwealth Army liberate the captured in Ilocos Sur and start the Battle of Bessang Pass in Northern Luzon.
• [Philippines is in the Heart: Battle of Bessang Pass (Online Seminar)]
• [Wikipedia article]
1949 - French-allied State of Vietnam is officially formed during the First Indochina War, Bảo Đại installed as Emperor
• [Wikipedia Bio: Bảo Đại]
• [Wikipedia: First IndoChina War]
• [Vietnam: A Television History - The First Vietnam War (1946-1954)]
1949 – Albert II, a rhesus monkey, rides a V-2 rocket to an altitude of 134 km (83 mi), thereby becoming the first monkey in space.
• [Vintage Space: Alberts (Monkeys) in (Near) Space]
• [Wikipedia: Monkeys and apes in space]
1951 – UNIVAC I is dedicated by the U.S. Census Bureau.
• [Wikipedia article]
• [1951 UNIVAC 1 Computer Basic System Components First Mass Produced Computer in U.S.]
1952 - Keel laid for 1st nuclear powered sub USS Nautilus (4th to be named Nautilus)
• [USS Nautilus (CPTV Documentary)]
• [The World's First Nuclear Submarine USS Nautilus SSN-571]
• [Wikipedia article]
1953 - “Don't join the book burners. Don't think you're going to conceal faults by concealing evidence that they ever existed. Don't be afraid to go in your library and read every book...”
Dwight D. Eisenhower, condemning Senator McCarthy's book-burning proposal
• [VIDEO: Eisenhower At Dartmouth]
1954 – U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs a bill into law that places the words "under God" into the United States Pledge of Allegiance.
• [History and Headlines article]
1955 – Chile becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
1959 – Disneyland Monorail System, the first daily operating monorail system in the Western Hemisphere, opens to the public in Anaheim, California.
1959 – Dominican exiles depart from Cuba and land in the Dominican Republic to overthrow the totalitarian government of Rafael Trujillo. All but four are killed or executed.
1962 – The European Space Research Organisation is established in Paris – later becoming the European Space Agency.
1966 – The Vatican announces the abolition of the Index Librorum Prohibitorum ("index of prohibited books"), which was originally instituted in 1557.
• [Wikipedia article]
1967 – Mariner program: Mariner 5 is launched towards Venus.
• [NASA Mission Archive]
• [Video about launch]
• [LINK TEXT]
1967 - California Governor Ronald Reagan signs the Therapeutic Abortion Act, legalizing abortions in the state under certain circumstances, the second state after Colorado to do so
1973 - US President Richard Nixon administration imposes 60-day economy-wide price freeze, superseding Special Rule No. 1 for oil companies
• [New York Times: NIXON FREEZES PRICES FOR UP TO 60 DAYS, THEN WILL ESTABLISH PHASE 4 CONTROLS; FARM PRICES, WAGES, RENTS UNAFFECTED]
• [President Nixon Imposes a Second Freeze: June 13, 1973 Part I]
• [President Nixon Imposes a Second Freeze: June 13, 1973 Part II]
1974 - Angels' Nolan Ryan strikes out 19 Red Sox in 12 innings
1975 - USSR launches Venera 10 for Venus landing
• [Wikipedia article]
1982 – Falklands War: Argentine forces in the capital Stanley conditionally surrender to British forces.
• [Wikipedia article]
1986 – The Mindbender derails and kills three riders at the Fantasyland (known today as Galaxyland) indoor amusement park in Edmonton, Alberta.
1989 - Ronald Reagan is knighted by Queen Elizabeth II (honorary knighthood) in recognition of Reagan's assistance during the Falkland War. It is the highest honor Britain can give a foreigner.
• [Los Angeles Times article/a>]
• [The Royal Family Channel: On this day - 14 June 1989: The Queen Granted Ronald Reagan Honourary Knighthood]
1989 - Zsa Zsa Gabor arrested for slapping Beverly Hills motorcycle patrolman
• [Tonight Show - Zsa Zsa Gets Arrested]
• [Video: The People Vs. Zsa Zsa Gabor]
• [All That Mattered: Zsa Zsa Gabor arrested]
1990 - Supreme Court rules police check for drunk drivers constitutional
• [Are DUI Checkpoints Legal? Lehto's Law - Ep. 5.45]
• [Wikipedia]
• [JUSTIA: Michigan Department of State Police v. Sitz, 496 U.S. 444 (1990)]
• [OYEZ: Michigan Department of State Police v. Sitz]
1991 - Space Shuttle STS 40 (Columbia 12) lands
• [Wikipedia: STS-40 Mission]
• [NASA: Mission Page]
• [STS-40 launch & landing]
1993 - Japanese space probe Sakigake passes Earth
• [Wikipedia: Sakigate]
1993 - Ruth Bader Ginsburg is nominated to the United States Supreme Court by President Bill Clinton
• [Announcement of Ginsburg as Supreme Court Justice Nominee]
• [Wikipedia Bio]
• [VIDEO: Ruth Bader Ginsburg: My life on the Supreme Court]
• [Wikipedia: Death and state funeral of Ruth Bader Ginsburg]
1994 – The 1994 Vancouver Stanley Cup riot occurs after the New York Rangers win the Stanley Cup from Vancouver, causing an estimated C$1.1 million, leading to 200 arrests and injuries.
• [Wikipedia article]
• [Canucks Stanley Cup Riot 1994 (Live Report)]
• [Amateur Video with Scanner Traffic]
2002 – Near-Earth asteroid 2002 MN misses the Earth by 75,000 miles (121,000 km), about one-third of the distance between the Earth and the Moon.
• [ASTEROID 2002 MN June 15, one of the closest Flyby on record]
• [Wikipedia article: 2002 MN]
2013 - Hassan Rouhani is elected President of Iran
2013 - The US government charges NSA leaker Edward Snowden with violating the Espionage Act and theft of government property
• [NBC Nightly News: US charges NSA leaker Snowden with espionage]
• [Wikipedia Bio]
• [Open Dialogue: Edward Snowden, Live from Russia | Dalhousie University]
2014 – A Ukraine military Ilyushin Il-76 airlifter is shot down, killing all 49 people on board.
2017 – A fire in a high-rise apartment building in North Kensington, London, UK, leaves 72 people dead and another 74 injured. An enquiry would later confirm that the building's exterior did not comply with regulations and was the central reason why the fire spread, and that the fire service were too late in advising residents to evacuate.
• [SkyNews: Grenfell - The Fire of London]
• [Wikipedia article]
2017 – Bernie Sanders supporter opens fire at Republican politicians practising for a charity baseball event near Washington, D.C., injuring 4. US Senate approves new sanctions against Russia as punishment for meddling in the 2016 election
• [Wikipedia: Congressional baseball shooting]
• [FBI reclassifies 2017 GOP baseball shooting as ‘domestic violent extremism’]
• [Eyewitness video captures congressional baseball shooting]
• [Congressman Targeted: Rep. Steve Scalise, Others Shot At Baseball Field | NBC Nightly News]
2018 - US Justice Department concludes James Comey was "insubordinate" in his handling of Hilliary Clinton investigation in 2016
2018 - US government confirms 1500 boys being held separated from their parents in Casa Padre, shelter facility for illegal immigrants in a former Walmart in Brownsville, Texas
2020 - India reports surge of nearly 12,000 a day confirmed COVID-19 cases (320,922 overall), the world's fourth-affected country, as death toll hits 9,195
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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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