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GENERAL OUTLOOK
Moisture will increase today ahead of an approaching cold front. Showers and thunderstorms will spread across the mountains this afternoon and evening. The cold front will push across the area on Monday, with severe thunderstorms possible. Drier air then overspreads the region Tuesday into Wednesday.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Tuesday Night
Franklin Area
Today
30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy through midmorning, then gradual clearing, with highs in the mid-to-upper 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4am. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Light and variable winds. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am, then a chance of showers between 8am and 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 80s. Light winds out of the west in the early morning increasing and shifting to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph by midmorning. Chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 9pm. Mostly clear, with lows around 60. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph decreasing to light winds after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph in the early evening.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 80s.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the upper 50s.
`Highlands Plateau
Today
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Patchy fog before midmorning. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs near 80. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4am. Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 5pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs near 80. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph earlu in the morning shifting to come out of the southwest by midmorning. Winds could gust 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.
Monday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 10pm. Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s. Winds out of the west 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Windy.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 50s. Windy.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy through midmorning, then gradual clearing, with highs in the mid 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4am. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Light and variable winds. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am, then a chance of showers between 8am and 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Light and variable winds early in the morning increasing and shifting to come out of the west 5 to 10 mph by midmorning. Chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 10pm. Mostly clear, with lows around 60. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 80s.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 60.
Nantahala Area
Today
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Patchy fog before midmorning. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the west around 5 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3am. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Winds out of the southwest 3 to 5 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs near 80. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 10pm. Mostly clear, with lows in the lower 60s. Winds out of the west 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 70s.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 60.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
A chance of rain and thunderstorms this afternoon and early evening.
A cold front will cross the area on Monday and bring a chance of strong to possibly severe thunderstorms during the afternoon. These storms may become organized and potentially produce damaging winds and large hail.
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
14 AM EDT Thu Jun 22 2023
Latest US Drought Monitor Map for North Carolina.
Space Weather
Big Flares for Field Day and Side-Swiping Storms | Space Weather News 23 June 2023
Back to Top • The Atlantic hurricane season has begun: What we know and what we don’t [ARS TECHNICA]
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 25 2023
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
Active Systems:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical Storm Cindy, located several hundred miles east-northeast of the Leeward Islands.
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 7 days.
TROPICAL TIDBITS
Tropical Tidbits is a website run by Macon Media's favorite no-nonsense tropical forecaster, Levi Cowan. He does not post material just to get clicks or to sensationalize the storms he covers to "make them more exciting." He is reliable and sober, unlike The Weather Channel crowd of Drama Queen Meteorologists.
Levi typically posts videos late in the afternoon or early before midnight on Youtube. [Youtube Channel]
[Thursday] Bret on Final Approach to Lesser Antilles; TD4 Forms (06-22-2023)
Bret, Cindy and What to Look for Next in the Tropics June 22, 2023 | hurricanetrack
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Almanac
PM2.5 AQI is 55 (MODERATE/CODE YELLOW) for most of the county, and the ridges and other higher elevations PM2.5 AQI is 55 (MODERATE/CODE YELLOW)
Fire and Smoke Map
Local Air Monitor
Pollen levels are expected to be in the low-medium range (3.8 out of 12) today with Grasses and Plantain being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low-medium range (3.9 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for June 25th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 93°F in Franklin in 1952
Lowest Temperature 39°F in Highlands in 1922
Greatest One-Day Rain 4.05 inches in Highlands in 1912
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 25th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 104°F in High Point, Guilford County in 1934
Lowest Temperature 37°F in Banner Elk, Avery County in 1936
Greatest One-Day Rain 7.69 inches in Wilmington, New Hanover County in 1945
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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Local and State News
• Copy of How they voted: NC congressional votes for the week ending June 22 [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• NC Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson endorses Trump’s White House return: Need a ‘warrior at helm’ [Raleigh News and Observer]
• VP Kamala Harris speaks live in North Carolina ahead of new NC abortion restrictions [WGHP-Tv (High Point, NC)]
• Town of Franklin Fourth of July Celebration Returns Tuesday, July 4th [Macon Media]
---Recent News Recap---
• NC gets tougher on power grid attacks after Moore County winter sabotage and blackout [Raleigh News and Observer]
• NC grid attacks scrutinized as congressional hearing addresses security [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Energy Subcommittee Field Hearing: “Enhancing America’s Grid Security And Resilience” | Field Hearing in Moore County, NC
• Van Repair Fundraiser [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
Let's talk about why it happened in Russia.... | Beau of the Fifth Column
Wagner mutiny ends in ‘truce’: how the day unfolded | The Times and The Sunday Times
What to know about the turmoil in Russia as Wagner halts its advance on Moscow | PBS News Hour
How Wagner’s Advance Unfolded Within 24 Hours | WSJ
• Putin’s War on Ukraine Backfires, Leading to Wagner Uprising at Home [Wall Street Journal (video and audio)] [Wall Street Journal (article archive)]
• U.S. Suspected Prigozhin Was Preparing to Take Military Action Against Russia [New York Times]
• Librarians train to defend intellectual freedom and fight book bans at Chicago conference [Courthouse News Service]
An Outbreak Of Cannibalistic Crickets Is Carpeting Nevada | Insider News
New details about investigation into Titan sub incident | ABC News World News Tonuight
• Nearly half of US honeybee colonies died last year. Struggling beekeepers stabilize population [AP News]
• Train derailment on bridge causes possible hazardous spill into Montana’s Yellowstone River [WFTV-TV (Orlando, FL)]
• Eviction filings are 50% higher than they were pre-pandemic in some cities as rents rise [AP News]
• Hikers find human remains close to search area for missing actor Julian Sands on Mt. Baldy [KABC-TV (Los Angeles, CA)]
Washington Today (6-23-23): SCOTUS sides with POTUS on prioritizing illegal immigrant deportations | C-SPAN
Global National: June 24, 2023 | Wagner group’s revolt in Russia threatens Putin’s power
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - June 24
PBS NewsHour full episode, (June 24, 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 3:20pm CEST, 14 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 3:20pm CEST, 14 June 2023, there have been 767,984,989 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 6,943,390 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 13 June 2023, a total of 13,397,334,282 vaccine doses have been administered.
• The Potential Links Between the Wuhan Institute of Virology and the Origin of the Covid-19 Pandemic [ Director of National Interlligence (PDF) ]
• Eviction filings are 50% higher than they were pre-pandemic in some cities as rents rise [AP News]
• CDC: Research Says Long Covid “Contributing” to Labor Shortage [ tech.co ]
• Long Covid sufferers feel forgotten three years on [ BBC News ]
• SARS-CoV-2 and the host-immune response [ Frontiers in Immunology, 19 June 2023 ]
• SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant shedding during respiratory activities [ International Journal of Infectious Diseases Volume 131, P19-25, June 2023 ]
• U.S.-Funded Scientist Among Three Chinese Researchers Who Fell Ill Amid Early Covid-19 Outbreak [ Wall Street Journal ]
• Lessons Learnt from COVID-19: Computational Strategies for Facing Present and Future Pandemics [ MDPI ]
• A risk assessment study of SARS-CoV-2 propagation in the manufacturing of cellular products [ Future Medecine ]
TWiV 1019: Eddie Holmes on SARS-CoV-2 origins | Microbe TV
• TWiV 1018: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin [Microbe TV]
• TWiV 1019: Eddie Holmes on SARS-CoV-2 origins [Microbe TV]
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Science and Technology News Roundup
• The Sky This Week from June 23 to 30: Check out the First Quarter Moon [Astronomy Magazine]
• Where in the brain is my sense of self? [Stanford Medicine Scope Blog]
• The FTC Forces Ring to Take User Privacy Seriously [Electronic Frontier Foundation]
• Hacker responsible for 2020 Twitter breach sentenced to prison [Tech Crunch]
• Sweden adopts new fossil-free target, making way for nuclear [Power Technology]
• OPINION: You think the internet is a clown show now? You ain’t seen nothing yet… [The Guardian]
• Nanoparticle drug delivery system super-enhances neuron regeneration in zebrafish eye, new study shows [PHYTS.ORG]
• Brain responses to nutrients are severely impaired and not reversed by weight loss in humans with obesity: a randomized crossover study [Nature Metabolism]
• 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
Facebook, Instagram to end news availability for Canadian users | CBC News
The Euclid Space Telescope: tackling dark matter and dark energy mysteries | Dr Becky
The Level1 Show June 23 2023: ChatGPT Is My Co-pilot | Level1 Techs
Worry About The Humans, Not The AI - DTNS 4547 | Daily Tech News Show
Week 252 - The Greatest Pincer Movement in Military History - WW2 - June 24, 1944 | World War Two
Important TRAPPIST-1c Updates From James Webb Space Telescope | Antov Petrov
Older Glaciations - Backyard with Starlink | Nick Zentner
Special Operators: The KGB, Soviet Union | Warographics
Linux Saloon E071 MX Linux 23 Beta | Linux Saloon
Life in 2323 A.D. | Science and Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Life under UBI: Work, hobbies, and wellbeing without work | David Shapiro ~ AI
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 24 [Institute for the Study of War] [PDF for June 24th]
• Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 487 [Al Jazeera]
• Russo-Ukrainian War. Day 486: Wagner group returns to field camps [Euromaiden Press]
• Liveblog Updates: Russia-Ukraine war live: Prigozhin, Wagner troops leave Rostov[ Al Jazeera ]
• Wagner Group reaches deal with Kremlin, Prigozhin to move to Belarus [ TVP World ]
• The Wagner Group: Russia's shadow mercenary organization [ TVP Worls ]
• Special Coverage: Wagner Group launches rebellion against Russian military establishment [ France 24 ]
• Wagner chief's 24 hours of chaos in Russia [ BBC News]
🔴 (redacted) - Russia vs Wagner? | Combat Footage Show | Combat Footage Show
Wagner mutiny ends in ‘truce’: how the day unfolded | The Times and The Sunday Times
How Wagner’s Advance Unfolded Within 24 Hours | WSJ
What to know about the turmoil in Russia as Wagner halts its advance on Moscow | PBS News Hour
Day One of Russian Civil War | Ushanka Show
Wagner revolt in Russia dims outlook for its operations in Africa | Al Jazeera
Wagner Group’s march on Moscow | World News | TVP World
Why Do We Call the War in Ukraine Unprovoked? - Debunking Russian Claims | Kings and Generals
News from Russian or pro-Russian outlets or Video About the Russian Perspective
Civil War in Russia? Wagner Troops Rebellion - SCOTT RITTER
The area chosen by the Russians to annihilate the offensive | Straight Calls with Douglas Macgregor
• Liveblog: Wagner PMC ‘armed coup’ attempt in Russia: All the latest news [Russia Today]
• Military coup over: Prigozhin orders PMC Wagner columns to return to field camps [Pravda]
• Russian assault helicopters attack two Ukrainian brigades near Kupyansk-top brass [TASS Russian News Agency]
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On This Day
June 25th is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 189 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)
524 РThe Franks are defeated by the Burgundians in the Battle of V̩zeronce.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Vézeronce]
841 – In the Battle of Fontenay-en-Puisaye, forces led by Charles the Bald and Louis the German defeat the armies of Lothair I of Italy and Pepin II of Aquitaine.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Fontenoy (841)]
1258 – War of Saint Sabas: In the Battle of Acre, the Venetians defeat a larger Genoese fleet sailing to relieve Acre.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Acre (1258)]
• [Wikiepdia: War of Saint Sabas]
• [History of Venice: Rise to Glory]
1530 – At the Diet of Augsburg the Augsburg Confession is presented to the Holy Roman Emperor by the Lutheran princes and Electors of Germany.
• [Wikipedia: Augsburg Confession]
• [Discerning History: The Reasons Behind the Augsburg Confession]
• [The Augsburg Confession by Philipp MELANCHTHON read by Jonathan Lange | Full Audio Book]
• [PDF Copy of The Augsburg Confession]
1658 – Spanish forces fail to retake Jamaica at the Battle of Rio Nuevo during the Anglo-Spanish War.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Rio Nuevo]
• [Wikipedia: Anglo-Spanish War (1654–1660)]
1678 – Venetian Elena Cornaro Piscopia is the first woman awarded a doctorate of philosophy when she graduates from the University of Padua.
• [Wikipedia Bio: Elena Cornaro Piscopia]
1741 – Maria Theresa is crowned Queen of Hungary.
• [Wikipedia Bio: Maria Theresa]
1786 – Gavriil Pribylov discovers St. George Island of the Pribilof Islands in the Bering Sea.
1788 – Virginia becomes the tenth state to ratify the United States Constitution.
1848 – A photograph of the June Days uprising becomes the first known instance of photojournalism.
• [An Actual Photo Of Paris Street In The June Days Uprising, Rue Saint-Maur, June 25, 1848]
1876 – Battle of the Little Bighorn and the death of Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of the Little Bighorn]
• [Wikipedia Bio: George Armstrong Custer]
• [Wikipedia: Great Sioux War of 1876]
• [Sioux Wars | 3 Minute History]
• [Battle of the Little Bighorn - Custer's Last Stand | History |]
• [C-SPAN Cities Tour - Billings: Battle of the Little Bighorn]
• [(LibriVox Recording) Custer Battlefield: A History And Guide To The Battle Of The Little Bighorn by Robert Marshall UTLEY]
1900 – The Taoist monk Wang Yuanlu discovers the Dunhuang manuscripts, a cache of ancient texts that are of great historical and religious significance, in the Mogao Caves of Dunhuang, China.
• [Wikipedia: Dunhuang manuscripts]
1906 – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania millionaire Harry Thaw shoots and kills prominent architect Stanford White.
• [Library of Congress: Murder of Stanford White and the First "Trial of the Century"]
• [A Rooftop Murder: Stanford White, Henry Thaw, and the Trial of the Century]
• [A Murderous Triangle - Stanford White, Harry Thaw & Evelyn Nesbit]
1910 – The United States Congress passes the Mann Act, which prohibits interstate transport of women or girls for “immoral purposes”; the ambiguous language would be used to selectively prosecute people for years to come.
• [Wikipeda: Mann Act]
1910 – Igor Stravinsky's ballet The Firebird is premiered in Paris, bringing him to prominence as a composer.
• [Wikipedia: The Firebird]
• [Wikipedia: Igor Stravinsky]
• [Igor Stravinsky Conducts The Firebird (suite)] (09-14-1965)
• [Stravinsky Ballet The Firebird]
1913 – American Civil War veterans begin arriving at the Great Reunion of 1913, the 50th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg.
• [Wikipedia: 1913 Gettysburg reunion]
• [Video Slideshow by Ken Hendricksen]
• [Footage of Civil War Veterans at 50yr Anniversary in 1913 & 75yr Anniversary in 1938]
1929 - US President Herbert Hoover authorizes building of Boulder Dam (Hoover Dam)
• [Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoover_Dam]
• [The Hoover Dam - Megastructures - Full National Geographic Documentary]
• [INSIDE The Hoover Dam - A VIP Tour!]
1935 – Colombia–Soviet Union relations are established.
1938 – Dr. Douglas Hyde is inaugurated as the first President of Ireland.
1940 – World War II: The French armistice with Germany comes into effect.
• [Newsreel Footage]
1941 - US President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs Executive Order 8802, which forbids racial discrimination in the defense industry
• [Executive Order 8802]
• [Executive order 8802 a piece of History a Special Report]
• [DOCUMENT: Executive Order 8802 by Franklin D. Roosevelt | June 25, 1941]
1942 - Major General Dwight Eisenhower appointed commander of US forces in Europe
• [History.com: Eisenhower takes command]
1943 – The Holocaust: Jews in the CzÄ™stochowa Ghetto in Poland stage an uprising against the Nazis.
• [Wikipedia: CzÄ™stochowa Ghetto uprising]
• [Life in the Czestochowa Ghetto]
• [Yale University: Remembering CzÄ™stochowa, Poland]
1943 – The left-wing German Jewish exile Arthur Goldstein is murdered in Auschwitz.
• [Wikipedia Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Goldstein]
1944 – World War II: The Battle of Tali-Ihantala, the largest battle ever fought in the Nordic countries, begins.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Tali-Ihantala]
• [Wikipedia: Continuation War]
• [The-Battle-of-Tali-Ihantala]
• [Battle of Tali-Ihantala: When Finland beat a force 3 times their size...for the second time.]
1944 – World War II: United States Navy and British Royal Navy ships bombard Cherbourg to support United States Army units engaged in the Battle of Cherbourg.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Cherbourg]
• [Masrk Felton: D-Day - The Battle of Cherbourg]
• [Silent Newsreel]
1944 – The final page of the comic Krazy Kat is published, exactly two months after its author George Herriman died.
• [Wikipiedia: Krazy Kat]
• [The Best Comic of the 20th Century - Krazy Kat by George Herriman]
• [Wikipedia Bio: George Herriman]
1947 – The Diary of a Young Girl (better known as The Diary of Anne Frank) is published.
• [Wikipedia: The Diary of a Young Girl]
• [ANNE FRANK'S DIARY - An animated feature film]
• [Anne Frank:The Diary of a Young Girl] (Audiobook)
1948 - Harry Truman signs Displaced Persons Bill (205,000 Europeans to US)
• [Wikipedia: Displaced Persons Act]
1950 – The Cold War: The Korean War begins with the invasion of South Korea by North Korea.
• [Wikipedia: Korean War]
• [Korean War 1950-1953 - The Cold War]
• [North Korea Invades South Korea]
• [Newsreel Footage]
1960 – Cold War: Two cryptographers working for the United States National Security Agency left for vacation to Mexico, and from there defected to the Soviet Union.
• [Wikipedia: Martin and Mitchell defection]
• [(SpyCast) Martin & Mitchell: The Defectors]
• [Defense Department General Counsel J. Vincent Burke on Martin & Mitchell Defection 9/15/1960]
1975 – Mozambique achieves independence from Portugal.
1975 – Prime Minister Indira Gandhi declares a state of internal emergency in India.
• [Wikipedia: The Emergency (India)]
• [In Depth : The Emergency in India]
• [Summary of Emergency Period (1975 – 1977) in India | Rise and Fall of Indira Gandhi]
• [Wikipedia Bio: Indira Gandhi]
1976 – Missouri Governor Kit Bond issues an executive order rescinding the Extermination Order, formally apologizing on behalf of the state of Missouri for the suffering it had caused to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
• [Wikipedia: Mormon Extermination Order]
1978 – The rainbow flag representing gay pride is flown for the first time during the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Parade.
1981 – Microsoft is restructured to become an incorporated business in its home state of Washington.
1990 - African National Congress leader Nelson Mandela meets with President George H. W. Bush at the White House
• [Nelson Mandela's First Visit to Washington]
• [AP Archive Video]
1991 – Slovenia and Croatia declare their independence from Yugoslavia.
1992 - STS 50 launches (Columbia)
• [Wikipedia: STS-50]
• [CNN Coverage of The Launch of STS-50]
1993 – Kim Campbell is sworn in as the first female Prime Minister of Canada.
1996 – The Khobar Towers bombing in Saudi Arabia kills 19 U.S. servicemen.
• [Khobar Towers bombing]
• [AP Video: B-Roll and Clinton Reaction]
• [BLUE: Episode 15 : Khobar Towers]
1997 – An unmanned Progress spacecraft collides with the Russian space station Mir.
• [Wikipedia: Progress M-34]
• [Michael Foale explains the collision of the Progress M-34 resupply spacecraft]
• [Remembering near-death dramas on a Russian space station]
1997 – The National Hockey League approved expansion franchises for Nashville (1998), Atlanta (1999), Columbus (2000), and Minneapolis-Saint Paul (2000).
1998 – In Clinton v. City of New York, the United States Supreme Court decides that the Line Item Veto Act of 1996 is unconstitutional.
• [Clinton v. City of New York]
• [JUSTIA: Clinton v. City of New York, 524 U.S. 417 (1998)]
• [Clinton v. City of New York Case Brief Summary | Law Case Explained]
2015 - Obamacare subsidies in The Affordable Care Act preserved by US Supreme Court Ruling in King v Burwell 6-3
• [King v. Burwell]
• [JUSTIA: King v. Burwell, 576 U.S. ___ (2015)]
• [Legal Information Institute]
• [OYEZ: King v. Burwell] (Oral Arguments)
2017 – The World Health Organization estimates that Yemen has over 200,000 cases of cholera.
• [Wikipedia: 2016–2021 Yemen cholera outbreak]
• [The life and death struggle against cholera in Yemen]
• [Yemen's Civil War Has Unleashed A Deadly Cholera Outbreak]
• [Who is to blame for the cholera outbreak in Yemen? | Inside Story]
2018 - Californian Governor Jerry Brown declares State of Emergency for wildfire spread over 8,200 acres in Lake County
• [Wikipedia: Pawnee Fire]
• [CALFIRE: Pawnee Fire]
• [KPIX-TV Raw Video: Lake County Wildfire]
• [State Of Emergency Declared In Lake County Over Pawnee Fire]
2021 - New type of ancient human announced "Nesher Ramla Homo" 140,000-120,000 years ago, possible Neanderthal ancestors uncovered in Ramla, Israel
• [A Middle Pleistocene Homo from Nesher Ramla, Israel] (login needed for full text)
• [Israeli fossil finds reveal a new hominid group, Nesher Ramla Homo]
• [Nesher Ramla Homo: New fossil discovery from Israel points to complicated evolutionary process]
2022 – The prime minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina inaugurates the longest bridge of Bangladesh, Padma Bridge.
• [BD News 24]
• [Wikipedia: Padma Bridge]
• [AL Jazeera VIdeo Briefing]
• [Padma Bridge Documentary For Inaugural | Channel i TV (video in Bengali)]
• [SOMOY TV (video in NBegali)]
2022 – Russo-Ukrainian War: The Battle of Sievierodonetsk ends after weeks of heavy fighting with the Russian capture of the city, leading to the Battle of Lysychansk.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Sievierodonetsk (2022)] 2022 – Two people are killed and 21 more injured after a gunman opens fire at three sites in Oslo in a suspected Islamist anti-LGBTQ+ attack.
• [BBC News]
• [WION (Indian News Video)]
• [CBC (Canadian News Video)]
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Published at 5:00am on Sunday, June 25, 2023
Author: Bobby Coggins
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Macon County Board of Elections 03-11-2014 The Macon County Board of Elections holds a special meeting to hear a challenge brought by Charles "Scoon" Nichols to the candidacy of Macon County Commissioner Ron Haven regarding his eligibility to file as a candidate in the District II County Commissioner race. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9lNBy-faAA ********************* Jair Bolsonaro leaves Brazil for the US ahead of Lula’s inauguration https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/30/americas/brazil-jair-bolsonaro-us-lula-inauguration-intl-latam Dang. He pulled a Trump and snuck out of town and can't be civil during the transfer of power. What a toddler move. ******************** Fierce Kitty, Glorious Kitty, Little Ball of Fur. Honourable Kitty, Warrior Kitty, Qapla' Qapla' Qapla' -->
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Macon County Board of Elections 03-11-2014 The Macon County Board of Elections holds a special meeting to hear a challenge brought by Charles "Scoon" Nichols to the candidacy of Macon County Commissioner Ron Haven regarding his eligibility to file as a candidate in the District II County Commissioner race. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9lNBy-faAA ********************* Jair Bolsonaro leaves Brazil for the US ahead of Lula’s inauguration https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/30/americas/brazil-jair-bolsonaro-us-lula-inauguration-intl-latam Dang. He pulled a Trump and snuck out of town and can't be civil during the transfer of power. What a toddler move. ******************** Fierce Kitty, Glorious Kitty, Little Ball of Fur. Honourable Kitty, Warrior Kitty, Qapla' Qapla' Qapla' -->
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