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GENERAL OUTLOOK
A cold front will settle south of the area today, with dry high pressure building over to the north. High pressure will migrate to the coast on Sunday, with a low pressure system west of the Appalachians bringing moisture back into the region on Monday. An extended period of wet conditions will then be possible through much of the week as the low pressure system spins over the southeast and brings several rounds of Atlantic moisture into the area.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Monday Night
Franklin Area
Today
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.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, then a chance of showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph becoming calm before midnight. Chance of rain is 30%.
Juneteenth
A chance of showers before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs near 80. Chance of rain is 70%.
Monday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then showers likely. Lows around 60. Chance of rain is 80%.
`Highlands Plateau
Today
Sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 70s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph shifting to come out of the northeast after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with highs in the upper 70s. Winds out of the northeast 5 to 10 mph early in the morning shifting to come out of the south by midmorning.
Sunday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, then a chance of showers after 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph shifting to come out of the east after midnight. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Juneteenth
A chance of showers before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and noon, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Mostly cloudy, with highs near 70. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of rain is 70%.
Monday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of rain is 80%.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Calm winds early in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph by midmorning.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Calm winds early in the morning increasing to come out of the south 5 to 10 mph by midmorning.
Sunday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, then a chance of showers after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Juneteenth
A chance of showers before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and noon, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the upper 70s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 70%.
Monday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain is 80%.
Nantahala Area
Today
Sunny, with highs in the upper 70s. Calm winds early in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph by midmorning.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph.
Juneteenth
A chance of showers before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid 70s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of rain is 70%.
Monday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Lows in the low-to-mid 60s. Chance of rain is 80%.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
Persistent showers and thunderstorms may produce periods of heavy rainfall on Monday and Tuesday. Localized flooding could occur in any areas repeatedly affected by the showers and thunderstorms.
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 Sat Jun 17 2023
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
1. Eastern Tropical Atlantic (AL92):
A tropical wave located several hundred miles south-southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands continues to produce a broad area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Environmental conditions appear conducive for additional development, and a tropical depression is likely to form by the early to middle portion of next week while the system moves westward at 15 to 20 mph across the eastern and central tropical Atlantic.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...medium...40 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...high...70 percent.
What's Up in the Tropics with Mark Sudduth - June 05, 2023
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Almanac
PM2.5 AQI is 77 (MODERATE/CODE YELLOW) for most of the county, and the ridges and other higher elevations PM2.5 AQI is 77 (MODERATE/CODE YELLOW)
Fire and Smoke Map
Local Air Monitor
Pollen levels are expected to be in the low-medium range (4.5 out of 12) today with Grasses and Plantain being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium range (4.3 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for June 17th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 93°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2015
Lowest Temperature 36°F in Highlands in 1917 (also a state record and the latest date for frost in Macon County since 1933
Greatest One-Day Rain 2.91 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1951 (also a state record)
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 17th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 103°F in Carthage, Moore County in 1981
Lowest Temperature 23°F in Jefferson, Ashe County in 1917
Greatest One-Day Rain 4.05 inches in Louisburg, Franklin County in 2020
Greatest One-Day Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded on this date since 1872)
(the excessive rainfall was due to the remnants of Hurricane Gladys)
--> Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of June Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 107°F in Carthage, Moore County on 06-23-1981
Lowest Temperature 23°F in Jefferson, Ashe County on 06-17-1917
Greatest Rainfall 12.41 inches in Belhaven, Beaufort County on 06-30-1962
Greatest Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded during June in the state)
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Macon Calendar
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FRIDAY and SATURDAY, JUNE 16 and 17
ST. FRANCIS CHURCH WOMEN’S GUILD ANNUAL GOOD STUFF SALE
ST. FRANCIS CHURCH WOMEN’S GUILD SETS ANNUAL GOOD STUFF SALE FOR JUNE 16 and 17
FRANKLIN -- The Women’s Guild of St. Francis Church will hold its annual Good Stuff Sale Noon to 3 p.m. on Friday, June 16, and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 17, at the church, 299 Maple St. in Franklin. The event supports the Guild’s ministry activities. Guests can expect great prices on household and decorative objects, kitchen items, linens, books, personal accessories, toys, tools, exercise equipment, furniture, craft supplies and yard tools including indoor and outdoor plants. Everyone is welcome.
CONTACT: Becky Peeling, APR, Women’s Guild President, bapeeling12@gmail.com or (561) 801-3301
WHAT: Good Stuff Sale
WHEN: Noon to 3 p.m. Friday, June 16, and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 17, 2023
WHERE: St. Francis Church, 299 Maple St., Franklin
WHO: St. Francis Women’s Guild
WHY: Raise money for ministry projects
SATURDAY, JUNE 24
Franklin Amateur Radio Club to Hold Annual Field Day in Highlands
The Franklin Amateur Radio Club (HAMS) will hold its annual Field Day at the Highlands Recreation Center on Saturday, June 24, 2 PM until 6 PM. The center is located at 600 North Street and 4 th Street.
Field Day is amateur radio operators’ (hams) open house. Every June, more than 40,000 hams throughout North America set up temporary transmitting stations in public places to demonstrate ham radio's science, skill, service to communities and nation. It combines public service, emergency preparedness, community outreach, and technical skills in a single event. Field Day has been an annual event since 1933 and remains the most popular ham radio event.
There are 190 ham radio operators in Macon County.
Anyone, regardless of residency, is welcome at Field Day.
Amateur Radio is a popular hobby and service that brings people, electronics and communication together. People use ham radio to talk across town, around the world, or even into space, without the Internet or cell phones. It's fun, social, educational, and can be a lifeline during times of need. Anyone interested in learning about Ham radio is welcome. Portable radio stations will be up and operational around 2 PM. Contacts will be made worldwide. As well as in North America. This year the amateur radio operators will also be demonstrating Parks On The Air and Summits On The Air.
Parks on the Air® (POTA) sites are for international portable amateur radio operations that promote emergency awareness and communications from national/federal and state/provincial level parks.
Summits on the Air (SOTA) is designed to make participation possible for all Radio Amateurs and Shortwave Listeners - this is not just for mountaineers! There are awards for activators (those who ascend to the summits) and chasers who operate from home, a local hilltop, or other summits).
Both SOTA and POTA will have stations set up and operators to demonstrate what the hobby is about.
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Local and State News
• Mountain Findings: Volunteer Proud! [Macon Media]
• Van Repair Fundraiser [Macon Media]
• Mark Robinson (no, not that one) preps long-shot campaign on a bus named Bessie Murphy [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
Why gas stoves are not going anywhere | WFMY-TV (Greensboro, NC)
• NC Gov. Cooper vetoes bill that would limit how state employees can talk about race [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Asheville journalists found guilty of trespassing during homeless encampment coverage [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Contentious Vote Coming On Waynesville Social District [Smoky Mountain News]
• $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]
• 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
Tornado levels nearly 200 homes in Texas town, leaves 3 dead | CBS Evening News
Perryton Texas Tornado June 15 2023 | TwisterChasers
• Minneapolis police face federal oversight for excessive force, discrimination [Reuters]
• Lawmakers launch investigation into PGA Tour-LIV Golf deal [CBS News (via Yahoo Finance)]
• Beijing preps sharp, cold shoulder for Blinken visit [Politico]
• The Global Economy Looks Like It’s Out of Sync [WSJ (video and audio)] [WSJ (article archive)]
Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence honored at Dodgers Pride night to little fanfare | KTVU-TV (San Fransisco, CA)
• Thousands protest at Dodger Stadium due to Pride Night's Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence inclusion [KABC-TV (Los Angeles, CA)]
• Florida man gets 4 years, 9 months for attacking officer at U.S. Capitol insurrection [Washington Times]
• Twitter has suspended the accounts of a prominent Tesla and Elon Musk critic, PlainSite founder Aaron Greenspan [CNBC]
• $930 million in grants announced in Biden’s effort to expand internet access to every home in the US [AP News]
Washington Today (6-16-23): DOJ finds Minneapolis Police violated rights of Black & Native Americans | C-SPAN
Global National: June 16, 2023 | RCMP investigating who's responsible for deadly Manitoba crash
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - June 16
PBS NewsHour full episode, (June 16, 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.
• Viral emissions into the air and environment after SARS-CoV-2 human challenge: a phase 1, open label, first-in-human study [The Lancet]
• Neurological Manifestations and Complications of the Central Nervous System as Risk Factors and Predictors of Mortality in Patients Hospitalized with COVID-19: A Cohort Study [MDPI]
• Understanding how different surfaces and environmental biofilms found in food processing plants affect the spread of COVID-19 [Public Library of Science]
• ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING: Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee June 15, 2023 Meeting Announcement[ USFDA ]
• Confidence in science fell in 2022 while political divides persisted, poll shows [ AP News ]
TWiV 1016: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin | Microbe TV
• TWiV 1016: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin [Microbe TV]
• TWiV 1015: Soldiers and 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]
• Here’s the note Reddit sent to moderators threatening them if they don’t reopen [The Verge]
• Henceforth, /r/Pics will feature only images of John Oliver looking sexy. [A Creative Response by r/pics to Reddit Threats]
• Twitter has suspended the accounts of a prominent Tesla and Elon Musk critic, PlainSite founder Aaron Greenspan [CNBC]
• $930 million in grants announced in Biden’s effort to expand internet access to every home in the US [AP News]
• Reddit CEO praises Elon Musk’s cost-cutting as protests rock the platform [NBC News]
• Majority of Americans Would Like to Return to Time Before Cell Phones, Internet, According to New Poll [The Wrap]
• Younger workers know being remote has drawbacks, but they don’t care. Here’s why. [Market Watch]
• Tech vendors have been hiking prices by up to 24% amid inflation [The Register]
• 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 16 2023: Life, Uh, Finds A Way | Level1 Techs
Google, No Longer Master of Its Own Domains - DTNS 4543 | Daily Tech News Show
Is Betelgeuse About to go Boom? | ParallaxNick
ChatGPT Explained Completely | Kyle Hill
How We Built a $150 Million Streaming Platform with $100,000 | Wendover Productions
NIX OS: the BEST package manager on the MOST SOLID Linux distribution | The Linux Experiment
Another Enceladus Breakthrough // Crystallizing White Dwarf // 19-Hour Earth Day | Fraser Cain
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 16 [Institute for the Study of War] [PDF for June 16th]
• Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 479 [Al Jazeera]
• Russo-Ukrainian War. Day 478: Ukraine makes gains near Vuhledar [Euromaiden Press]
• What did Putin say at Russia’s flagship economic forum? [Al Jazeera]
• Reservoir to assist cooling of Zaporizhzhia NPP almost dried up [TVP World]
• Ukraine liveblog updates: African leaders to push Putin for peace[DW News]
• In Kyiv, South African leader urges Russia and Ukraine to de-escalate [France 24]
• Ukraine war: Putin confirms first nuclear weapons moved to Belarus [BBc News]
🔴 () - Shaping Artillery, Coastie Heroes, AT4 Home Visits | Combat Footage Show
African peace mission: Four African leaders in Kyiv to meet Zelenskyy | Al Jazeera
The “White Wolves” take out Russian defenses | Military Mind | TVP World
Foreign Minister: ‘We are preparing fo the full spectrum of threats’ | Conflict Zone Moldova Special
In Kyiv, South African leader urges Russia and Ukraine to de-escalate | FRANCE 24 English
Putin threatens to destroy US F16 fighter jets if they’re sent to Ukraine | BBC News
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
The Ukrainians got obliterated far from the Russian security line | Straight Calls with Douglas Macgregor
• ‘The world will be different’ when the Ukraine conflict ends – Lavrov to RT [Russia Today]
**Pravda has no updated stories about the war today**
• Personal belongings of Kherson region residents washed ashore Black Sea [Pravda]
• Russia always retaliates after Ukrainian strikes — Putin [TASS Russian News Agency]
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On This Day
June 17 is the 168th day of the year (169th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 197 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)
653 – Pope Martin I is arrested and taken to Constantinople, due to his opposition to monothelitism.
• [Wikipedia Bio]
• [Youtube Short Biopic]
• [Pope History Article]
1128 – Geoffrey V of Anjou, known as Plantagenet, marries Matilda, daughter of Henry I, King of England, and widow of the Emperor Henry V.
• [Wikipedia Bio]
• [Angevin Kings of England | The People Profiles]
• [British Monarchs | Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou]
1242 – Following the Disputation of Paris, twenty-four carriage loads of Jewish religious manuscripts were burnt in Paris.
• [Disputation of Paris | Wikipedia]
• [France Burns All Known Copies of the Talmud | Haaretz]
• [Nicholas Donin and the Disputation of 1240 | Youtube]
1397 – The Kalmar Union is formed under the rule of Margaret I of Denmark.
• [Wikipedia]
• [What was the Kalmar Union? | Tipsyfish History]
• [Queen Margrethe I of Denmark | History Tea Time with Lindsay Holiday]
1462 – Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II (The Night Attack at Târgovişte), forcing him to retreat from Wallachia.
• [Vlad the Impaler Bio | Wikipedia]
• [Mehmed II Bio | Wikipedia]
• [Dracula's Night Attack At Targoviste | Wandering lens Media]
• [Vlad the Impaler and Mehmed II | Highlight History]
1497 – Battle of Deptford Bridge: Forces under King Henry VII defeat troops led by Michael An Gof.
• [Cornish rebellion of 1497 | Wikipedia]
• [The Cornish Rebellion and the Battle of Blackheath | The Anne Boleyn Files and Tudor Society]
• [An Gof Ceremony 2020 - St Keverne]
1565 – Matsunaga Hisahide assassinates the 13th Ashikaga shōgun, Ashikaga Yoshiteru.
• [Matsunaga Hisahide Bio | Wikipedia]
• [Ashikaga Yoshiteru Bio | Wikipedia]
• [Sengoku period | Wikiepdia]
• [The Sengoku Era | Nutty History]
1579 – Sir Francis Drake claims a land he calls Nova Albion (modern California) for England.
• [New Albion | Wikipedia]
• [Tudor Minute June 17, 1579: Francis Drake claims Nova Albion (California) for England]
• [Francis Drake Bio | Wikipedia]
1596 – The Dutch explorer Willem Barentsz discovers the Arctic archipelago of Spitsbergen.
• [Willem Barentsz Bio | Wikipedia]
• [Spitsbergen | Wikipedia]
• [The Amazing Story of Dutch explorer Willem Barents | Movie Trailz]
1631 – Mumtaz Mahal dies during childbirth. Her husband, Mughal emperor Shah Jahan I, will spend the next 17 years building her mausoleum, the Taj Mahal.
• [Taj Mahal | Wikipedia]
• [Shah Jahan Bio | Wikipedia]
• [4K Taj Mahal Walking Tour (With Tour Guide) - Agra Tour]
1665 – Battle of Montes Claros: Portugal definitively secured independence from Spain in the last battle of the Portuguese Restoration War.
• [Battle of Montes Claros | Wikipedia]
• [Portuguese Restoration War | Wikipedia]
1673 – French explorers Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet reach the Mississippi River and become the first Europeans to make a detailed account of its course.
1767 – Samuel Wallis, a British sea captain, sights Tahiti and is considered the first European to reach the island.
1773 – Cúcuta, Colombia, is founded by Juana Rangel de Cuéllar.
1775 – American Revolutionary War: Colonists inflict heavy casualties on British forces while losing the Battle of Bunker Hill.
• [Battle of Bunker Hill | Wikipedia]
• [The Siege of Boston 1775 | George Washington's Mount Vernon]
• [Battle of Bunker Hill (The American Revolution) | Simple History]
1789 – In France, the Third Estate declares itself the National Assembly.
• [French Revolution - Estates General, Tennis Court Oath and National Assembly | Youtube]
• [National Assembly (French Revolution) | Wikipedia]
• [The French Revolution: Part 2: The Revolution Starts, The Liberal Phase, and the National Assembly. | Mr Harvey]
1794 – Foundation of Anglo-Corsican Kingdom.
• [Anglo-Corsican Kingdom | Wikipedia]
• [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JqqbnvxHHE]
1795 – The burghers of Swellendam expel the Dutch East India Company magistrate and declare a republic.
1839 – In the Kingdom of Hawaii, Kamehameha III issues the edict of toleration which gives Roman Catholics the freedom to worship in the Hawaiian Islands. The Hawaii Catholic Church and the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace are established as a result.
• [Edict of Toleration (Hawaii) | Wikipedia]
• [Kamehameha III Bio | Wikipedia]
1843 – The Wairau Affray, the first serious clash of arms between Māori and British settlers in the , takes place.
• [Wairau Affray | Wikipedia]
• [New Zealand Wars | Wikipedia]
• [The New Zealand Wars - The War Britain Lost S01E01]
1861 – American Civil War: Battle of Vienna, Virginia.
• [Battle of Vienna, Virginia | Wikipedia]
1863 – American Civil War: Battle of Aldie in the Gettysburg Campaign.
• [Battle of Aldie | Wikipedia]
• [Aldie | American Battlefield Trust]
• [Gettysburg Campaign Overview Mark Grimsley]
1876 – American Indian Wars: Battle of the Rosebud: One thousand five hundred Sioux and Cheyenne led by Crazy Horse beat back General George Crook's forces at Rosebud Creek in Montana Territory.
• [Battle of the Rosebud | Wikipedia]
• [Great Sioux War of 1876 | Wikipedia]
• [The Battle of The Rosebud | Youtube]
1877 – American Indian Wars: Battle of White Bird Canyon: The Nez Perce defeat the U.S. Cavalry at White Bird Canyon in the Idaho Territory.
• [Battle of White Bird Canyon | Wikipedia]
• [Nez Perce | Wikipedia]
1885 – The Statue of Liberty arrives in New York Harbor.
• [History Channel Article]
• [National Park Service]
• [Walking Tour of Statue of Liberty National Monument (Includes Visit to the Crown!)]
1898 – The United States Navy Hospital Corps is established.
1900 – Boxer Rebellion: Western Allied and Japanese forces capture the Taku Forts in Tianjin, China.
• [Boxer Rebellion | Wikipedia]
• [The Boxer Rebellion Explained | History of China]
• [Why did so many countries get involved in the Boxer Rebellion? (Short Animated Documentary)]
1901 – The College Board introduces its first standardized test, the forerunner to the SAT.
1910 – Aurel Vlaicu pilots an A. Vlaicu nr. 1 on its first flight.
1922 – Portuguese naval aviators Gago Coutinho and Sacadura Cabral complete the first aerial crossing of the South Atlantic.
1929 – The town of Murchison, New Zealand Is rocked by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake killing 17. At the time it was New Zealand's worst natural disaster.
1930 – U.S. President Herbert Hoover signs the Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act into law.
• [Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act | Wikipedia]
• [Thomas Rustici on Smoot-Hawley and the Great Depression]
• [Trade Wars: A Look at the Smoot-Hawley Tariff | World101]
1932 – Bonus Army: Around a thousand World War I veterans amass at the United States Capitol as the U.S. Senate considers a bill that would give them certain benefits.
• [Bonus Army | Bonus Army | Wikipedia]
• [The March of the Bonus Army | PBS]
• [Bonus Army | Encyclopedia Britannica]
1933 – Union Station massacre (also called the Kansas City massacre): In Kansas City, Missouri, four FBI agents and captured fugitive Frank Nash are gunned down by gangsters attempting to free Nash.
• [Kansas City Massacre and “Pretty Boy” Floyd | FBI]
• [Kansas City massacre | Wikipedia]
• [Kansas City Massacre - Decades TV Network]
1939 – Last public guillotining in France: Eugen Weidmann, a convicted murderer, is executed in Versailles outside the Saint-Pierre prison.
1940 – World War II: RMS Lancastria is attacked and sunk by the Luftwaffe near Saint-Nazaire, France. At least 3,000 are killed in Britain's worst maritime disaster.
• [RMS Lancastria | Wikipedia]
• [The Lancastria, the unknown disaster | Alex Salmond Show]
1940 – World War II: The British Army's 11th Hussars assault and take Fort Capuzzo in Libya, Africa from Italian forces.
• [Fort Capuzzo | Wikipedia]
• [North African campaign | Wikipedia]
• [11th Hussars | Wikipedia]
1940 – The three Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania fall under the occupation of the Soviet Union.
• [Occupation of the Baltic states| Wikipedia]
• [The Baltic Tragedy Nazi and Soviet occupation in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania (video)]
• [What if Russia invaded the Baltics? | Caspian Report (2020)]
1944 – Iceland declares independence from Denmark and becomes a republic.
1948 – United Airlines Flight 624, a Douglas DC-6, crashes near Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, killing all 43 people on board.
1952 – Guatemala passes Decree 900, ordering the redistribution of uncultivated land.
1953 – Cold War: East Germany Workers Uprising: In East Germany, the Soviet Union orders a division of troops into East Berlin to quell a rebellion.
• [East German uprising of 1953 | Wikipedia]
• [East German Rebellion 1953 | The Cold War]
• [Why the East German Uprising of 1953 Was So Intense | Deep History]
1958 – The Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing, in the process of being built to connect Vancouver and North Vancouver (Canada), collapses into the Burrard Inlet killing 18 ironworkers and injuring others.
1960 – The Nez Perce tribe is awarded $4 million for 7 million acres (28,000 km2) of land undervalued at four cents/acre in the 1863 treaty.
1963 – The United States Supreme Court rules 8–1 in Abington School District v. Schempp against requiring the reciting of Bible verses and the Lord's Prayer in public schools.
• [Abington School District v. Schempp, 374 U.S. 203 (1963)]
• [School District of Abington Township v. Schempp Case Brief Summary | Law Case Explained]
• [President Speaks On Prayer Banning In U.S. Schools (1962) | British Pathé]
1963 – A day after South Vietnamese President Ngô Đình Diệm announced the Joint Communiqué to end the Buddhist crisis, a riot involving around 2,000 people breaks out. One person is killed.
1967 – Nuclear weapons testing: China announces a successful test of its first thermonuclear weapon.
• [967 China's First Thermonuclear Test | Youtube]
• [China Tests the Bomb - Trinity and Beyond | Atom Central]
• [Comprehensice Nuclear test Ban Treaty Organization]
1971 – U.S. President Richard Nixon in a televised press conference called drug abuse "America's public enemy number one", starting the War on drugs.
• [Public Enemy Number One: A Pragmatic Approach to America’s Drug Problem | Nixon Foundation]
• [War on drugs | Wikipedia]
1972 – Watergate scandal: Five White House operatives are arrested for burgling the offices of the Democratic National Committee during an attempt by members of the administration of President Richard M. Nixon to illegally wiretap the political opposition as part of a broader campaign to subvert the democratic process.
• [G. Gordon Liddy Recalls How the Watergate Burglars Were Caught | Richard Nixon Presidential Library ]
• [Watergate Scandal | Wikipedia]
• [Watergate burglars arrested | History Channel]
1985 – Space Shuttle program: STS-51-G mission: Space Shuttle Discovery launches carrying Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the first Arab and first Muslim in space, as a payload specialist.
• [STS-51-G | Wikipedia]
• [NBC News Coverage of The STS-51-G Launch]
• [Space Shuttle Flight 18 (STS-51G) Post Flight Presentation]
1987 – With the death of the last individual of the species, the dusky seaside sparrow becomes extinct.
• [The Last Member of a Dying Species - The Story of the Dusky Seaside Sparrow]
• [Dusky seaside sparrow | Wikipedia]
1991 – Apartheid: The South African Parliament repeals the Population Registration Act which required racial classification of all South Africans at birth.
1992 – A "joint understanding" agreement on arms reduction is signed by U.S. President George Bush and Russian President Boris Yeltsin (this would be later codified in START II).
1994 – Following a televised low-speed highway chase, O. J. Simpson is arrested for the murders of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman.
• [6/17/94: 25th Anniversary | O.J. Simpson White Bronco Chase - Unedited]
• [Chicago Station Interrupts NBA Finals for Live Coverage of O.J. Simpson Bronco Chase]
• [From the Archives: O.J. Simpson white Bronco chase: How it happened, minute by minute| Los Angeles Times]
2015 – Nine people are killed in a mass shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina.
• [Charleston church shooting| Wikipedia]
• [At Least 9 Dead in SC Church Shooting | ABC News]
• [The Charleston Church Shooting: Six Years Later (2021) | CBS News]
2017 – A series of wildfires in central Portugal kill at least 64 people and injure 204 others.
• [Portugal Fires Kill More Than 60, Including Drivers Trapped in Cars| New York Times]
• [June 2017 Portugal wildfires | Wikipedia]
• [Portugal Wildfires - June 2017 | GEOGSouthern Europe]
2021 – Juneteenth National Independence Day, was signed into law by President Joe Biden, to become the first federal holiday established since Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 1983.
• [President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law on Thursday.]
• [Juneteenth | Wikipedia]
• [Juneteenth | GovInfo]
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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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