Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
Strong high pressure will gradually build over the region through much of the week keeping temperatures above normal. Showers and thunderstorms will be possible this afternoon and again tomorrow afternoon, but drier conditions are expected to return Tuesday.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Wednesday Night
Franklin Area
Today
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south 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 before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 64. Calm winds. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Light winds out of the southeast.
Juneteenth
Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 60.
Highlands Plateau
Today
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast 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 before 9pm. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 5 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows around 58. East wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Juneteenth
Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 70s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast 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 before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Light winds out of the southeast. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with highs in the lower 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Juneteenth
Partly sunny, with highs in the lower 80s.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 60.
Nantahala Area
Today
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south around 5 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 5 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday
Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs near 80. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 8 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph.
Juneteenth
Partly sunny, with highs near 80.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 60.
Hazards
A few brief pop-up thunderstorms may develop into the early morning hours. Cloud to ground lightning is possible. Otherwise, no hazardous weather is expected this afternoon or tonight.
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the low-medium range (3.1 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 12.0).
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)
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)
Macon Calendar
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Music Lineup for Friends of the Greenway, Inc.
Frog Quarters Music Schedule (located at 573 East Main Street in Franklin)
June 2024 Schedule
6/22/24—Bill Peterson and Charlie Simmons—Bill’s deep voice lends itself to his blues & other covers and his originals. Charlie is an award-winning finger-style picker on his covers and great originals. You’ll laugh and you’ll cry with this duo, but not at their musical expertise!
6/29/24—George James—With a collection of around 800 songs, George does covers of folk, country and oldies. Come with your requests to hear George. If he doesn’t have a song, chances are he knows another by your artist!
For other Music and News follow us on Facebook at Friends of the Greenway, Inc. and Instagram at friends_of_the_greenway_inc. To find out more about the Greenway and our organization, our website is: littletennessee.org.
Frog Quarters is open 9a to 2p, Wednesdays thru Saturdays—beside the River Bridge. We are the Non-Profit supporting the Greenway with monies from sales from our Coffee & Gift Shop, Memberships and Donations. As always, thank you for your support!
Mountain Findings
432 Spruce Street (physical)
Highlands, North Carolina 28741
Web: MountainFindings.org
Mountain Findings (a thrift store) is open every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 10 am to 1 pm until October 2023.
News Briefing
---STATE AND LOCAL---
• Takeaways from the campaigning to win over rural voters in swing-state North Carolina [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Voters have no right to fair elections, NC lawmakers say as they seek to dismiss gerrymandering suit [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Many voters in swing-state North Carolina are disengaged. Party activists hope to fire them up [AP News]
• Gov. Roy Cooper vetoes juvenile crime bill, saying it ‘begins to erode’ NC’s reforms [Raleigh News and Observer]
• U.S. Secretary of Agriculture visits Cherokee [Smoky Mountain News]
• After months of protest, Sylva ‘March’ group drops push for parade at Pride [BPR News]
• Biden-Harris choose Sylva as western field office [Sylva Herald and Ruralite]
---NATIONAL---
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• Fed’s Kashkari says it’s ‘reasonable’ to predict a December rate cut [CNBC]
• Supreme Court strikes down bump stock ban [SCOTUSblog]
• Biden calls on Congress to ban bump stocks after Supreme Court ruling [Courthouse News Service]
• Dr. Anthony Fauci on pandemics, partisan critics, and "the psyche of the country" [CBS News]
• Trump’s possible return looms over deals Biden cut at G7 summit [NBC News]
• Corporate Tax Rate Spurs Political Fight With More Than $1 Trillion at Stake [Wall Street Journal]
International News Headlines
Putin peace terms slammed at Ukraine summit | BBC News
Royal Family Attend Trooping the Colour 2024 | The Royal Family Channel
• Trooping the Colour: Princess of Wales returns to public life - as it happened [The Telegraph (UK) ]
• Israel’s army says it will pause daytime fighting along a route in southern Gaza to help flow of aid [AP News]
• Philippine ship, Chinese vessel collide in disputed South China Sea [France 24]
• Xi says US goading him into invading Taiwan [Taiwan News]
• Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 843 [Al Jazeera]
• Pope Francis urges action to end bloodshed in the Democratic Republic of Congo [Africa News]
---PRO-RUSSIAN NEWS OUTLETS---
• NATO state leader calls for ‘decolonization’ of Russia [Russia Today]
• Ukraine's new normal: Electricity two hours a day [Pravda]
• Nuclear powers continue to modernize their arsenals — report [TASS: Russian News Agency]
It Is Time to Rethink Red Sea Convoys! | The Houthis Have Diverted 2 Out Of 3 Ships Around Africa | What's Going on With Shipping?
Washington Today (6-14-24): Supreme Court strikes down ATF bump stock ban | C-SPAN
Global National: June 16, 2024 | Rapidly growing NWT wildfire threatens northern community
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - June 16, 2024
"CBS Weekend News" Full Broadcast | June 16, 2024
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - June 14, 2024
PBS NewsHour full episode, (June 16, 2024)
---Science, Technology, Culture, and History News Roundup---
Dark Energy comes from Anti-Universe, New Theory Says I Sabine Hossenfelder
• The Sky This Week from June 14 to 21: Say hello to summer skies [Astronomy Magazine]
• This Week's Sky at a Glance, June 14 – 23 [Sky and Telescope Magazine]
The Level1 Show June 14th 2024: Swipe Right, Citizen-San | Level1 Techs
Apple Plays Its Own Game - DTNS 4790 | Daily Tech News Show
Exciting Linux Laptops on the Horizon | TWiT TV
• YouTube is testing another way to combat ad blockers [Tech Crunch]
• Ransomware attackers quickly weaponize PHP vulnerability with 9.8 severity rating [ARS TECHNICA]
• Teens who use cannabis are 11 times more likely to develop a psychotic disorder [PsyPost]
• Physicists measured Earth’s rotation using quantum entanglement [Science News]
• Short-lived Experiment Marks Start of Radio Astronomy From the Moon [Sky and Telescope]
• What causes long COVID? Case builds for rogue antibodies [nature]
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
(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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Published at 5:00am on Monday, June 17, 2024
Author: Bobby Coggins
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