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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 southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 5am. Partly cloudy, then becoming cloudy toward daybreak, with lows around 60. Winds out of the south 3 to 7 mph. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Juneteenth
Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Highs near 80. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Monday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 70%.
Tuesday
Showers likely before 11am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 11am and 2pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain is 70%.
Tuesday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 8pm, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Chance of rain is 60%.
`Highlands Plateau
Today
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 70s. Winds out of the east 5 to 10 mph iin the morning increasing to come out of the southwest in the afternoon.
Tonight
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 5am. Increasing clouds, with lows in the upper 50s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Juneteenth
Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Highs near 70. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Monday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 8pm and 11pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 11pm. Lows around 60. Winds out of the southeast 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of rain is 80%.
Tuesday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 2pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Highs in the mid 60s. Chance of rain is 80%.
Tuesday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 2am, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s. Chance of rain is 60%.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
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.
Tonight
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1am. Increasing clouds, with lows in the lower 60s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Juneteenth
Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Highs in the mid-to-upper 70s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Monday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 7pm and 11pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 11pm. Lows in the low-to-mid 60s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 80%.
Tuesday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 2pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 2pm and 5pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Highs in the lower 70s. Chance of rain is 80%.
Tuesday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 8pm, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Chance of rain is 60%.
Nantahala Area
Today
Sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, then a chance of showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, then becoming cloudy toward daybreak, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s. Winds out of the south 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.
Juneteenth
Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Highs in the mid 70s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Monday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 7pm and 11pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 11pm. Lows in the mid 60s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 80%.
Tuesday
Showers likely before 11am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 11am and 2pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 2pm. Partly sunny, with highs near 70. Chance of rain is 70%.
Tuesday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 8pm, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain is 60%.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight. An Air Quality Alert for locations above 4,000 feet expires at 7am this morning.
Showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop from the southwest on Monday, with periods of heavy rainfall possible from late Monday through at least Tuesday. Localized flooding could occur in any areas repeatedly affected by the showers and thunderstorms. Additional showers and thunderstorms may redevelop mid week and beyond.s.
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]
Tracking 92L: Where Is It Going? How Strong Will It Be? June 17, 2023 | hurricanetrack
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
• The official hurricane season for the Atlantic basin is from June 1 to November 30, but tropical cyclone activity sometimes occurs before and after these dates, respectively. The peak of the Atlantic hurricane season is September 10, with most activity occurring between mid-August and mid-October.
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Sun Jun 18 2023
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
1. Eastern Tropical Atlantic (AL92):
Showers and thunderstorms are gradually becoming better organized in association with a tropical wave located several hundred miles southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands. Environmental conditions appear conducive for additional development, and a tropical depression is now likely to form over the next couple of days. This system is expected to move westward at 15 to 20 mph across the eastern and central tropical Atlantic through the middle part of this week.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...high...70 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...high...90 percent.
What's Up in the Tropics with Mark Sudduth - June 05, 2023
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Almanac
PM2.5 AQI is 90 (MODERATE/CODE YELLOW) for most of the county, and the ridges and other higher elevations PM2.5 AQI is 90 (MODERATE/CODE YELLOW)
Fire and Smoke Map
Local Air Monitor
Pollen levels are expected to be in the low-medium range (3.9 out of 12) today with Grasses and Plantain being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low range (0.5 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for June 18th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 93°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1944
Lowest Temperature 39°F in Highlands in 1895
Greatest One-Day Rain 2.18 inches in Highlands in 1971
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 18th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 104°F in Lexington, Davidson County in 1944
Lowest Temperature 36°F in Banner Elk, Avery County in 1974
Greatest One-Day Rain 5.54 inches in Clayton, Johnston County in 1967
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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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
• Eight earthquakes in 4 weeks proves old fault exists near NC mountain town, USGS says [Charlotte Observer (via Yahoo News)]
• How they voted: NC congressional votes for the week ending June 15 [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Green Swamp Game Lands wildfire spreads to 16,000 acres, heavy smoke impacts and road closures expected into Sunday [WECT-TV (Wilmington, NC)]
• Shooting near Juneteenth celebration in downtown Asheville cancels Day 2 of event [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC) ]
New dinosaur species discovery has link to North Carolina | WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)
• Mountain Findings: Volunteer Proud! [Macon Media]
• Van Repair Fundraiser [Macon Media]
• $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
• ‘The Fires Here Are Unstoppable’ [New York Times]
Why misinformation about wildfires is spreading and how to combat it | CBC News
How the Canadian wildfires are affecting wildlife | KARE-TV (Minneapolis, MN)
• DeSantis quiet on Trump indictment as he faces conservatives in Trump country [AP News (via Yahoo News)]
• No One Is Looking Forward to the 2024 Presidential Election [Wall Street Journal]
• What Aaron Burr and Jefferson Davis Tell Us About the Trump Indictments [Politico]
• Hydraulic warfare is here to stay. NATO should plan for it. [Defense News]
• Suspect arrested after FBI uncovers alleged mass shooting plot [ABC News]
• A Utah city violated the First Amendment in denying a drag show permit, judge rules [AP News]
• Saudi Arabia demands own nuclear program in exchange for ties with Israel [YNET News]
• Western US States Are Turning to Cloud Seeding to Fight Historic Droughts [Singularity Hub]
Washington Today (6-16-23): DOJ finds Minneapolis Police violated rights of Black & Native Americans | C-SPAN
Global National: June 17, 2023 | Deadly Manitoba crash leaves half a dozen still in hospital
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - June 16
PBS NewsHour full episode, (June 17, 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.
• Tracking SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity in rural communities using blood-fed mosquitoes [ MedRxiv (PDF) ]
• Physical Activity Modifies the Severity of COVID-19 in Hospitalized Patients—Observational Study [ MDPI ]
• Ron DeSantis leverages his Covid response for a foothold in Nevada [ NBC News (via Yahoo News)]
• Confidence in science fell in 2022 while political divides persisted, poll shows [ AP News ]
TWiV 1017: From Nature, not a lab | Microbe TV
• TWiV 1016: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin [Microbe TV]
• TWiV 1017: From Nature, not a lab [Microbe TV]
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Science and Technology News Roundup
• The Sky This Week from June 16 to 23: Welcome summer [Astronomy Magazine]
• US government hit by Russia's Clop in MOVEit mass attack [The Register]
• Seaweed's contribution to food security in low- and middle-income countries: Benefits from production, processing and trade [Global Food Security Volume 37, June 2023, 100686 (via Science Direct) ]
• FCC chair to investigate exactly how much everyone hates data caps [ARS TECHNICA]
• Number of EV chargers in S. Korea hits 240,000 [Yonhap News Agency]
• RNA Nanoparticle Therapy Stops the Spread of Incurable Bone Marrow Cancer [Penn Engineering Today ]
• 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
This Week in Linux: Debian 12, openSUSE 15.5, NixOS, Huge Steam Update & more Linux news! | Michael Tunnell
Lemmy at em! | Self-Hosted 99 | Jupiter Broadcasting
Week 251 - Titanic Clash Looms In Pacific - WW2 - June 17, 1944 | World War Two
I don't believe the 2nd law of thermodynamics. (The most uplifting video I'll ever make.) | Sabine Hossenfelder
Moses Coulee Before The Ice Age? | Nick Zentner
Civilization: Is the West History? | Episode 2: Science | BBC Select
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Special Section: The Russo-Ukrainian War
(sharing of a particular source is not an endorsement)
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 17 [Institute for the Study of War] [PDF for June 17th]
• Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 480 [Al Jazeera]
• Russo-Ukrainian War. Day 479: Kyiv under attack during the African leaders’ visit [Euromaiden Press]
• Hydraulic warfare is here to stay. NATO should plan for it. [Defense News]
• War in Ukraine must stop, South Africa’s Ramaphosa tells Putin [Al Jazeera]
• Nuclear bombs positioned in Belarus as warning to West: Putin [TVP World]
• Tattered and Bandaged, Russian POWs Describe Ukraine’s Offensive [Wall Street Journal]
• Drones, missiles in Ukraine war expose gaps in Europe’s air defences after decades of complacency [South China Morning post]
First nuclear weapons moved to Belarus | World Today | TVP World
Legal experts: highly likely blown up by the Russians | DW News
African delegation seeking to de-escalate Russia-Ukraine conflict seen as non-neutral 'small fry' | FRANCE 24 English
Russian nuclear weapons stationed in Belarus | BBC News
Russia 'gains advantage on southern front with attack helicopters' | The Telegraph (UK)
🔴 () - Shaping Artillery, Coastie Heroes, AT4 Home Visits | 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
The Ukrainians got obliterated far from the Russian security line | Straight Calls with Douglas Macgregor
• Putin reveals details of draft treaty on Ukraine’s neutrality [Russia Today]
**Pravda has no updated stories about the war today**
• Personal belongings of Kherson region residents washed ashore Black Sea [Pravda]
• Russia, OPEC+ to continue ensuring fair prices on energy markets — Kremlin Spokesman [TASS Russian News Agency]
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On This Day
June 18th is the 169th day of the year (170th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 196 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)
618 – Li Yuan becomes Emperor Gaozu of Tang, initiating three centuries of Tang dynasty rule over China.
• [Wikipedia Bio]
• [Wikipedia: Tang Dynasty]
• [VIDEO: Establishing Tang Dynasty - Li Yuan & Li Shimin's Family Project - Tang Dynasty Origin 1]
• [VIDEO: How did Tang Dynasty of China dominate East and Central Asia?]
656 – Ali becomes Caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate.
• [Wikipedia: Ali as Caliph]
• [Wikipedia: Rashidun Caliphate]
• [VIDEO: History of Islam, Part 4 of 5: Partisans of Ali]
860 – Byzantine–Rus' War: A fleet of about 200 Rus' vessels sails into the Bosphorus and starts pillaging the suburbs of the Byzantine capital Constantinople.
• [Slavs and Vikings: Medieval Russia and the Origins of the Kievan Rus]
• [Wikipedia: Siege of Consantinople (860)]
1053 – Battle of Civitate: Three thousand horsemen of Norman Count Humphrey rout the troops of Pope Leo IX.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Civitate 1053 - Norman Conquest of Italy]
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Civitate]
• [Wikipedia Bio: Humphrey of Hauteville]
• [Wikipedia: Pope Leo IX]
1155 - Pope Adrian IV crowns Frederick I Barbarossa Roman-German Emperor
• [Wikipedia Bio: Pope Adrian IV]
• [Wikipedia Bio: Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor]
1178 – Five Canterbury monks see what is possibly the Giordano Bruno crater being formed. It is believed that the current oscillations of the Moon's distance from the Earth (on the order of meters) are a result of this collision.
• [Wikipedia: Giodorno Bruno (crater)]
• [The Monk’s Tale]
• [Giordano Bruno crater (4K UHD)]
• [KAGUYA taking "Giordano Bruno" by HDTV]
1264 – The Parliament of Ireland meets at Castledermot in County Kildare, the first definitively known meeting of this Irish legislature.
• [Wikipedia: List of Parliaments of Ireland]
1265 – A draft Byzantine–Venetian treaty is concluded between Venetian envoys and Emperor Michael VIII Palaiologos, but is not ratified by Doge Reniero Zeno.
• [Wikipedia: Byzantine–Venetian treaty of 1268]
• [Wikipedia Bio: Reniero Zeno]
• [Wikipedia Bio: Michael VIII Palaiologos]
1429 – French forces under the leadership of Joan of Arc defeat the main English army under Sir John Fastolf at the Battle of Patay. This turns the tide of the Hundred Years' War.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Patay]
• [Wikipedia Bio: John Fastolf]
• [Battle of Patay 1429 AD - Joan of Arc and the Siege of Orleans - Hundred Years' War]
1541 - Irish parliament selects Henry VIII of England as King of Ireland
• [Henry VIII and Ireland]
1629 - Sea battle at Dungeness: Piet Heyn beats the Dunkirkers, commerce raiders in the service of the Spanish Monarchy
• [Wikipedia Bio: Piet Pieterszoon Hein]
• [Wikipedia: Dunkirkers]
1633 – Charles I is crowned King of Scots at St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh.
1639 - Treaty of Berwick: Ends the First Bishops' War between England and Scotland
• [Wikipedia: Treaty of Berwick (1639)]
• [Wikipedia: Bishops' Wars]
• [VIDEO: What were the Bishops' Wars? | The Scottish Prelude to the English Civil War]
1643 - Skirmish at Chalgrove Field: Prince Rupert parliamentary armies
• [Five Minute Battles #5 The Battle of Chalgrove English Civil War 1643]
• [Battle of Chalgrove Field]
1682 - William Penn founds Philadelphia, US
• [Wikipedia: History of Philadelphia]
• [Wikipedia Bio: William Penn/a>]
1684 – The charter of the Massachusetts Bay Colony is revoked via a scire facias writ issued by an English court.
1757 – Battle of KolÃn between Prussian forces under Frederick the Great and an Austrian army under the command of Field Marshal Count Leopold Joseph von Daun in the Seven Years' War.
• [Wikipedia article: Battle of KolÃn]
1778 – American Revolutionary War: British troops abandon Philadelphia.
1799 РAction of 18 June 1799: A frigate squadron under Rear-admiral Perr̩e is captured by the British fleet under Lord Keith.
• [Wikipedia]
1812 – The United States declaration of war upon the United Kingdom is signed by President James Madison, beginning the War of 1812.
• [HistoryPod Video]
• [The British-American War of 1812 - Explained in 13 Minutes]
• [Wikipedia: War of 1812]
• [History: The War of 1812 Documentary]
1815 – Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Waterloo results in the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte by the Duke of Wellington and Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher forcing him to abdicate the throne of France for the second and last time.
• [Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Waterloo 1815]
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Waterloo]
• [The Napoleonic Wars (PARTS 1-6)]
1821 - Carl Maria von Weber's opera "Der Freischutz" ("The Marksman") premieres at Schauspielhaus, Berlin , Germany
• [Wikipedia: Der Freischütz]
• [VIDEO: Der Freischütz (1968)]
• [AUDIO: Carl Maria von Weber Der Freischutz, Carlos Kleiber]
1822 – Konstantinos Kanaris blows up the Ottoman navy's flagship at Chios, killing the Kapudan Pasha Nasuhzade Ali Pasha.
• [Wikipedia Bio: Konstantinos Kanaris]
• [Wikipedia: Greek War of Independence]
• [Wikipedia: Chios massacre]
• [Greek Othodox Christian TV: How Chios Saved Civilization 9 - The Massacre of 1822] (poor audio quality at times)
1847 - American photographer Thomas Martin Easterly takes the earliest known photograph of lightning using the daguerreotype process in St. Louis, Missouri
• [The First Photographs of Lightning Crackle with Electric Chaos]
• [Daguerreotype]
• [Wikipedia Bio]
1858 – Charles Darwin receives a paper from Alfred Russel Wallace that includes nearly identical conclusions about evolution as Darwin's own, prompting Darwin to publish his theory.
1859 – First ascent of Aletschhorn, second summit of the Bernese Alps.
1864 - American Civil War: Battle of Petersburg - Ulysses S. Grant ends four days of assaults and begins a nine month siege
• [Wikipedia: Siege of Petersburg]
• [Under Siege! - S01E05: Petersburg 1864]
1873 – Susan B. Anthony is fined $100 for attempting to vote in the 1872 presidential election.
• [The Trial of Susan B. Anthony (PDF)]
• [Wikipedia Bio: Susan B Anthony]
1887 – The Reinsurance Treaty between Germany and Russia is signed.
• [Wikipedia article]
• [HistoryPod Video]
1900 – Empress Dowager Cixi of China orders all foreigners killed, including foreign diplomats and their families.
• [Clip from a Documentary on Cixi, the Opium War, and the Boxer Rebellion]
• [Wikipedia Bio]
• [History China: Cixi Bio Part 1]
• [History China: Cixi Bio Part 2]
1908 – Japanese immigration to Brazil begins when 781 people arrive in Santos aboard the ship Kasato-Maru.
• [Wikipedia: Japanese Brazilians]
• [Wikipedia: Kasato Maru]
• [Unseen Japan: The Japanese who Came to Call Brazil Home]
• [Rio de Janeiro Soloists Orchestra: Kasato Maru]
1908 – The University of the Philippines is established.
1912 - The Chicago national Republican Convention splits between President Taft and Theodore Roosevelt; after Taft is nominated, Roosevelt and progressive elements of the Party form the Progressive Party (also known as the 'Bull Moose Party')
• [Wikipedia: 1912 Republican National Convention]
• [Progressive Party (United States, 1912)]
• [VIDEO: The Historical Progressive Movement and The Republicans | The Rise of Teddy Roosevelt]
• [Wikipedia: Fourth Party System] (Mainly for background on the weider political struggles)
1923 – Checker Taxi puts its first taxi on the streets.
• [Wikipedia]
1924 - Pope Pius XI's encyclical Maximam gravissimamque
• [Text of Document]
1928 – Aviator Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly in an aircraft across the Atlantic Ocean (she is a passenger; Wilmer Stultz is the pilot and Lou Gordon the mechanic).
1935 – Police in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, clash with striking longshoremen, resulting in a total of 60 injuries and 24 arrests.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Ballantyne Pier]
• [Documentary: Ballantyne Pier Riot]
1940 – World War II: Appeal of 18 June by Charles de Gaulle.
• [Newsreel]
• [France 24: De Gaulle's 18 June 1940 Call: "Without Churchill's help he would have been nowhere"]
• [Newsreel (French)]
1940 – World War II: The "Finest Hour" speech is delivered by Winston Churchill to the British House of Commons.
• [Audio of Speech (date given as June 16th)]
• [International Churchill Society]
1941 - World War II: Turkey signs peace treaty with nazi-Germany
• [German–Turkish Treaty of Friendship]
• [Knowledgia: Why was Turkey Neutral in WW2?]
1942 - World War II: Bernard W Robinson, becomes 1st African American ensign in US Navy
• [The National WW II Museum]
1943 - World War II: SS Police in Amsterdam sentence for 12 resistance fighter to death (Jewish, communists, homosexuality) at the census bureau
1945 – World War II: William Joyce ("Lord Haw-Haw") is charged with treason for his pro-German propaganda broadcasting during World War II.
• [Wikipedia Bio]
• [The Capture and Execution of William Joyce]
• [BBC Radio: The Story of Lord Haw Haw and his Trial (2015) ]
1946 – Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia, a Socialist, calls for a Direct Action Day against the Portuguese in Goa.
1948 - National Security Council authorizes covert operations for 1st time
1948 - American Library Association adopts Library Bill of Rights
• [Wikipedia article]
• [ibrary 101: Library Bill of Rights]
The Library Bill of Rights
I. Books and other library resources should be provided for the interest, information, and enlightenment of all people of the community the library serves. Materials should not be excluded because of the origin, background, or views of those contributing to their creation.
II. Libraries should provide materials and information presenting all points of view on current and historical issues. Materials should not be proscribed or removed because of partisan or doctrinal disapproval.
III. Libraries should challenge censorship in the fulfillment of their responsibility to provide information and enlightenment.
IV. Libraries should cooperate with all persons and groups concerned with resisting abridgment of free expression and free access to ideas.
V. A person's right to use a library should not be denied or abridged because of origin, age, background, or views.
VI. Libraries which make exhibit spaces and meeting rooms available to the public they serve should make such facilities available on an equitable basis, regardless of the beliefs or affiliations of individuals or groups requesting their use.
VII. All people, regardless of origin, age, background, or views, possess a right to privacy and confidentiality in their library use. Libraries should advocate for, educate about, and protect people’s privacy, safeguarding all library use data, including personally identifiable information.
1948 – Columbia Records introduces the long-playing record album in a public demonstration at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City.
• [WIRED: June 21, 1948: Columbia's Microgroove LP Makes Albums Sound Good]
• [How a forgotten 1949 Format War shaped the future of records]
1948 – Britain, France and the United States announce that on June 21, the Deutsche Mark will be introduced in western Germany and West Berlin. Over the next six days, Communists increasingly restrict access to Berlin.
1953 – The Egyptian revolution of 1952 ends with the overthrow of the Muhammad Ali dynasty and the declaration of the Republic of Egypt.
• [Wikipedia article on the revolution]
• [Wikipedia: Muhammad Ali dynasty]
• [Newsreel: Egyptian Coup D'etat (1952)]
1953 – A United States Air Force C-124 crashes and burns near Tachikawa, Japan, killing 129.
• [The Tachikawa Air Disaster ： Uncovering the Evanescent Memories] (English subtitles)
• [The Tachikawa Air Disaster ： the American Breaved Families's Memories] (follow on video)
• [Wikipedia article]
1954 РThe Cold War: Carlos Castillo Armas leads an invasion force across the Guatemalan border, setting in motion the 1954 Guatemalan coup d'̩tat.
• [Wikipedia Bio]
• [1954 Guatemalan coup d'état]
• [The Cold War: Latin America post World War II, Guatemalan coup d'etat 1954]
1965 – Vietnam War: The United States uses B-52 bombers to attack guerrilla fighters in South Vietnam.
1972 – Staines air disaster: One hundred eighteen people are killed when a BEA H.S. Trident crashes two minutes after takeoff from London's Heathrow Airport.
• [Documentary: British European Airways Flight 548 (BEA Flight 548)]
• [Wikipedia article]
1973 - Soviet General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev visits the US and President Nixon
• [Richard Nixon Foundation: Summit II, 1973: Brezhnev Visits the United States]
• [WikipediaL Washington Summit (1973)]
• [Nixon Foundation Video]
1979 – SALT II is signed by the United States and the Soviet Union.
• [Wikipedia]
• [Jimmy Carter SALT II Treaty signing June 18 1979 archival footage]
• [SALT 2 Strategic Arms Negotiations]
• [Firing Line with William F. Buckley Jr.: SALT II and the U.S. Senate]
1981 – The Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk, the first operational aircraft initially designed around stealth technology, makes its first flight.
• [2001: In-Depth look at the Elusive F-117 Nighthawk Stealth Fighter]
• [History Channel Documentary]
• [Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk: The Futuristic Ghost Plane]
1982 – Italian banker Roberto Calvi's body is discovered hanging beneath Blackfriars Bridge in London, England.
• [Wikipedia Bio]
• [Roberto Calvi Gods Banker Life & Death]
1983 – Space Shuttle program: STS-7, Astronaut Sally Ride becomes the first American woman in space.
• [NASA Mission Page]
• [Wikipedia Mission Page]
• [Wikipedia Bio]
• [Post Flight Presentation]
• [Sally Ride: An Inspiration for a Generation]
1983 – Mona Mahmudnizhad, together with nine other women of the Baháʼà Faith, is sentenced to death and hanged in Shiraz, Iran over her religious beliefs.
• [Wikipedia Bio]
• [Yahoo! News Article on Iranian Religiius Persection of the Baha’is]
1984 – A major clash between about 5,000 police and a similar number of miners takes place at Orgreave, South Yorkshire, during the 1984–85 UK miners' strike.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Orgreave]
• [2001 Documentary]
• [Yvette Vanson Documentary]
1987 - Charles Glass, ABC journalist, kidnapped in Lebanon
• [AP VIDEO]
• [Dartmouth Lecture: Charles Glass - The Horror of Syria|| What Happened, What Might Have Been Different]
• [Strafor Podcast: Conversation with Former Hostage Charles Glass]
1991 - Boris Yeltsin, President of Russia, arrives in US
1991 - Mud storm in Antofagasta Chile, kills 80
1994 – The Troubles: Members of the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) attack a crowded pub with assault rifles in Loughinisland, Northern Ireland. Six Catholic civilians are killed and five wounded. It was crowded with people watching the 1994 FIFA World Cup.
• [Wikipedia: Loughinisland massacre]
1996 - Ted Kaczynski, suspected of being the Unabomber, is indicted on ten criminal counts
• [Wikipedia Bio]
1998 – Propair Flight 420 crashes near Montréal–Mirabel International Airport in Quebec, Canada, killing 11.
2006 – The first Kazakh space satellite, KazSat-1 is launched.
• [Wikipedia article]
• [14th Annivesary Retrospective] (Russian language-select closed caption, then translate)
2007 – The Charleston Sofa Super Store fire happened in Charleston, South Carolina, killing nine firefighters.
• [Fire Engineering: The Fires That Forged Us: Sofa Super Store Fire]
• [FIPT 107 Group Project: Charleston Sofa Super Store Incident]
• [Wikipedia article]
• [NIST Study on Charleston Furniture Store Fire Calls for National Safety Improvements] (Scroll down to stop auto-playing video)
2009 – The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), a NASA robotic spacecraft is launched.
• [NASA Mission Page]
• [Wikipedia Mission Page]
• [Arizona University LROC Mission Page]
2014 - King Juan Carlos I of Spain abdicates the Spanish throne to make way for his son Felipe VI
• [Wikipedia Bio: Juan Carlos I]
• [Wikipedia Bio: Felipe VI]
2015 - Pope Francis blames human selfishness for global warming in his encyclical, named "Laudato Si (Be Praised), On the Care of Our Common Home"
• [Text and Video from US Conference of Bishops]
2016 - Soyuz capsule returns to Earth 1st British International Space Station astronaut Tim Peake, Russian Yuri Malenchenko and American Timothy Kopra after 186 days
2017 - Rare magnitude-four earthquake causes a tsunami to hit Nuugaatsiaq in northwestern Greenland
• [Gelogoly Page Collected Video]
• [Weather.com article]
2018 – An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 strikes northern Osaka.
• [Wikipedia article]
2018 - President Trump orders US military to set up sixth branch of the military - a space force
• [Official Website: USSF History]
• [Wikipedia article]
2018 - Ferry sinks on Lake Toba in Sumatra, Indonesia, with 193 suspected dead
2019 - US President Donald Trump announces his campaign for reelection
2019 - Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam announces the suspension of the pro-China and highly controversial extradition law, after massive protests in the city
2020 - US Supreme Court rules the Obama-era Dreamers Program (DACA), enabling undocumented migrant children ability to study and work, can stay
2020 - Global COVID-19 death toll passes 450,000 (451,118) with 8,421,357 cases known according to Johns Hopkins figures
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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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