This Day in History.

JUNE 21st, 1st Day of Summer

1877 U.S.A. Molly Maguires: Ten members of the Irish Miners Group The "Molly Maguires" were hanged for murder, the hangings bought about an end to the group as members now feared for their lives and loved ones lives.
"Molly Maguires" were a group of Irish anthracite miners who were fighting for better working and living conditions in the coal fields of Pennsylvania, and were considered militant union activists but to understand the whole story my advice is look up "Molly Maguires" on your favorite search engine to gain a better perspective of the whole story.

1916 Mexico Pancho Villa: A U.S. military expedition against Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa brings the United States and Mexico closer to war when Mexican government troops attack U.S. Brigadier General John J. Pershing's force at Carrizal, Mexico.

1942 Libya General Erwin Rommel: General Erwin Rommel takes control of British Allied garrison at Tobruk, Libya, taking more than 30,000 prisoners.

1945 Okinawa US troops take Okinawa: Following a long and bloody battle which started on 1st April and lasting nearly 3 months US troops take control of the Japanese island of Okinawa.

1963 France NATO Withdraw: The French navy is withdrawn from the North Atlantic fleet of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

1963 Vatican Pope Paul VI: Pope Paul VI crowned the 262nd head of the Roman Catholic Church

1964 U.S.A. Ku Klux Klan: Three civil rights field workers disappear after investigating the burning of an African American church by the Ku Klux Klan. Their bodies were found buried six weeks later and seven members of the Ku Klux Klan were found guilty on federal conspiracy charges.

1977 Israel Menachem Begin: Menachem Begin a center-right politician for the Likud party became Israel's sixth prime minister. This is the first time the left had lost power in Israel. The center right politics ( Likud party ) in Israel believe in the creation and control of the "Greater Israel" which includes parts of the West Bank, the Golan Heights, and the Gaza Strip and the whole of Jerusalem. They also do not believe in Palestinian statehood.

1978 Northern Ireland Running Gun Battle: A running gun fight between British security forces and Provisional IRA at the Ballysillan post office depot in Belfast has left 4 dead including an innocent bystander caught in the crossfire.

1982 U.S.A. President Ronald Reagan: John W. Hinckley, Jr., who on March 30, 1981, shot President Ronald Reagan and three others outside a Washington, D.C., hotel, was found not guilty of attempted murder by reason of insanity.

1982 UK Future King Of England Born: Diana, Princess of Wales, has given birth to a boy William ( second in line to the throne after his father The Prince of Wales).

1989 U.S.A. Flag Burning: The United States Supreme Court ruled that flag burning as a form of political protest is an act of protected speech under the First Amendment to the Constitution.

1990 Iran Earthquake: An major earthquake measuring 7.7 magnitude near the Caspian Sea in Iran kills more than 50,000 and injures another 135,000 people .

2001 Pakistan General Pervez Musharraf Takes Power: Pakistan's military ruler, General Pervez Musharraf, takes on the role of president and chief executive. Following his announcement the constitution and parliament were suspended two days after the announcement.

2002 Spain ETA Steps Up It's Bombing Campaign: The Basque terrorist organisation ETA steps up its campaign of violence to support its aim of self-determination for the Basque country when it explodes two car bombs to coincide with the Seville summit meeting of EU Ministers.

2003 Worldwide "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix": JK Rowling's fifth Harry Potter book "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" is released and becomes the fastest selling book ever.

2005 U.S.A. Edgar Ray Killen: Edgar Ray Killen, an 80-year-old former Ku Klux Klansman organizer was found guilty of three counts of manslaughter in the deaths of three civil rights workers in Philadelphia, Miss., 41 years to the day earlier. He is sentenced to 60 years in prison.

2009 Greenland More Autonomy: Greenland the least densely populated country in the world ( 836,109 sq miles ) population less than 60,000 an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark, gains control over its law enforcement, judicial affairs, and natural resources.

JUNE 22nd!!!

1934 Germany The People's Car: The work on first prototypes of The Peoples Car what became the (Volkswagen Beetle) was started by Ferdinand Porsche but it would take until 1936 before the first prototype was completed.

1933 Germany One Party State: Hitler bans all other parties making Germany a one political party country, the National Socialist party is the only party that now exists in Germany. This followed a number of other changes in 1933 including creation of the German Secret State Police (Gestapo) and the banning of Trade Unions. The death penalty was declared for anti fascists.

1937 U.S.A. Joe Louis: Joe Louis wins the world heavyweight boxing title when he defeats American Jim Braddock in an eighth-round knockout.

1938 U.S.A. Joe Louis: In front of 80,000 people at Yankee Stadium Joe Louis knocked out the great German White Hope Max Schmeling in two minutes and four seconds.

1941 Russia Operation Barbarossa: Germany launches Operation Barbarossa the invasion of Russia, in the first 2 months Over 500,000 square miles of Russian territory were taken.

1944 U.S.A. GI Bill: President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the GI bill of Rights Bill to provide financial aid to veterans returning from World War II.

1945 Okinawa World War II: The U.S. 10th Army overcomes the last major pockets of Japanese resistance on Okinawa Island, ending one of the bloodiest battles of World War II.

1969 England Judy Garland: Actress Judy Garland is found dead in her London Home possibly due to an accidental drug overdose.

1970 U.S.A. Voting Age Lowered To 18: President Nixon signed a bill to lower the voting age to 18 for all federal, state and local elections, In addition to lowering the voting age, the bill placed a five-year extension on the 1965 Voting Rights Act, which gave more than one million African Americans in the South the right to vote.

1976 Canada Capital Punishment: Parliament votes to abolish capital punishment in Canada.

1981 U.S.A. John Lennon: Mark Chapman changes his plea to admit responsibility for the murder of John Lennon. He received a sentence of 20 years in prison for the murder.

2004 Belgium Marc Dutroux: The convicted pedophile and child killer Marc Dutroux is sentenced to life in prison in Belgium for the kidnap and rape of six young girls, and murder of four young girls.

2004 U.S.A. Walmart: The class-action sex-discrimination lawsuit representing 1.6 million female workers against Wal-Mart is approved by a federal judge. In February 2007, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the lower court ruling. The lawsuit affirms that female employees made up 65% of Wal-Mart's hourly-paid workforce, but only 33% of its management.

2005 Italy Italy Sentences Former Nazi Officers: Ten Germans who were former Nazi officers during World War II were sentenced to life in prison by a military tribunal in La Spezia, Italy.

2006 East Timor East Timor President Threatens Resignation: Xanana Gusmao, the president of East Timor, called for the prime minister, Mari Alkatiri, to step down or else Gusmao would resign.

2008 Philippines Ferry Capsizes Off Of Philippines: Over seven hundred people were missing after a ferry capsized off of the coast of the Philippines after encountering harsh seas caused by Typhoon Fengshen.

JUNE 23rd

1923 U.S.A. Ku Klax Klan : The growing membership of the Ku Klax Klan across the US is predicted to make them a political force to be recognized with 1000's of new members joining every week in ceremonies across the US.

1931 U.S.A. Round The World Record : Wiley Post and his navigator, Harold Gatty, took off for a round the world flight in the single-engine airplane, the "Winnie Mae." from Roosevelt Field, New York.

1940 France Hitler Tour Paris: After the German occupation of Paris Adolf Hitler takes a tour of the major notable sites in the French capital.

1941 U.S.A. "St. Louis Blues": Lena Horne recorded "St. Louis Blues." Her career spans several decades, even into the 1980s when she made a guest appearance on the popular TV hit "The Cosby Show."

1944 U.S.A. Tornadoes: A series of tornadoes across West Virginia and Pennsylvania kill more than 150 people most of the twisters were classified as F3, but the most deadly one was an F4 on the Fujita scale.

1956 Egypt Nasser: Following the army coup led by Gamal Abdel Nasser that deposed the regime of King Farouk Gamal Abdel Nasser is elected president of Egypt when he stands as the sole candidate.

1956 Algeria Rebel Attacks: A series of rebel attacks in Algeria are targeting Europeans with French members of the community targeted mostly, in the last 7 days 23 have been killed and over 150 injured mostly in shooting attacks by small commando groups.

1961 Antarctica The Antarctic Treaty System: The Antarctic Treaty System comes into force to regulate international relations with respect to Antarctica, "all land and ice shelves south of 60°S latitude parallel". Antarctica is the Earth's only continent without a native human population.
The Antarctic Treaty consists of a number of articles agree by the 12 original signatories Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Chile, France, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, South Africa, the USSR, the United Kingdom and the United States.
The treaty includes the following important rules.
1. Research be used for peaceful purposes only.
2. Military activity, such as weapons testing, is prohibited.
3. Free exchange of information and personnel.
4. The Antarctic Treaty does not recognize, dispute, or establish territorial sovereignty claims .
5. Prohibits nuclear explosions or disposal of radioactive wastes.

1985 Ireland Air India Plane Crash: An Air India Boeing 747 disintegrates in mid-air off the coast of Ireland, killing all 329 people on board. It is believed it is the work of a terrorist plot to blow up the plane.

1989 U.S.A. Batman Movie: The movie Batman opened in theaters , starring Michael Keaton and Jack Nicholson.

1992 U.S.A. John Gotti "Teflon Don": The head of the New York Gambino Mafia family, crime boss John Gotti is sentenced to life imprisonment for racketeering and five counts of murder with no chance of parole.

1998 Japan Long-Term Credit Bank (LTCB): As the financial institutions in Japan continue to report record losses due to the "property price bubble burst". The Long-Term Credit Bank (LTCB) is the latest casualty as share value drops 45% in one days trading taking the banks shares to just 3% of the value they were in 1987.

1999 U.S.A. Landmark Tobacco Settlement: Each state is in line to receive large amounts of money after the landmark settlement by the tobacco industry, The money should be used to fund anti smoking measures and help reduce the numbers of smokers in each state but many worry that this major windfall will not be used to help educate our next generation in the dangers to health of smoking.

2000 Australia Childers Palace Backpackers Hostel fire : A fire at the Childers Palace Backpackers Hostel in the town of Childers, in Queensland, Australia has left 15 backpackers dead after the fire completely destroyed the hostel. Investigations are continuing to find the cause but it is believed to be arson. Robert Paul Young was later charged with murder and sentenced to a life sentence.

2001 Yugoslavia Slobodan Milosevic: With increasing calls by the international community that the former president of Yugoslavia Slobodan Milosevic should face international war crimes tribunal in the Hague and the withholding of much needed foreign aid from the country.

2006 United States TV Producer Spelling Dies: Prolific television writer and producer Aaron Spelling died at the age of eighty-three after suffering from a stroke five days earlier. Spelling's most notable television productions included Charlie's Angels, Dynasty, Starsky and Hutch, Beverly Hills 90210, Melrose Place, 7th Heaven, and Charmed.

2008 Australia Man Charged for Drunk-Driving in Wheelchair: A man was charged with drunken driving in a motorized wheelchair after being found asleep off of a highway by police in Cairns, Australia. The man's blood alcohol level was six times the legal limit and he had told officers he was out to visit friends.

2009 United States TV Star McMahon Dies: Ed McMahon, an iconic American television personality, died at the age of eighty-six after suffering from multiple health problems. The television star was best known for working as Johnny Carson's co-host and sidekick on the Tonight Show for thirty years.

June 24th St. Jean-Baptiste Day (Quebec) 2011

1901 France Pablo Picasso: The first major exhibition of Pablo Picasso's artwork opens at a gallery on Paris' rue Lafitte, a street known for its prestigious art galleries.

1941 Italy Freezes US Assets: Following the American Decisions to freeze all Axis Assets, closing Italian Consulates and forbidding Italians from leaving the United States, The Italian Government has put similar restrictions in place for Americans in Italy also closing consulates and freezing US Assets.

1948 Germany Soviet Blockade West Berlin: Soviets blockade West Berlin when they block all off all land and water routes between West Germany and West Berlin. This prompts the United States and Great Britain to organize the massive Berlin airlift.

1951 U.S.A. Mexican Farm Labor: Mexico has agreed to continue providing farm labor until the Bracero agreement runs out on July 15th, On June 15th the Mexican Government gave 30 days notice that it would end its migratory labor agreement.

1957 U.S.A. Obscenity Ruling: The United States Supreme Court ruled that obscenity is not protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution, which guarantees free speech and freedom of the press.

1968 U.S.A. Resurrection City Closed Down By Authorities: Following The Poor Peoples March to Washington on June 19th organized by Martin Luther King Jr. the protesters built a small city of shanty's as temporary shelters made from boxes and whatever else they could find at the Mall in Washington. Estimates put the number of those living there at about 3,000 to 5,000. On 24th of June "Resurrection City" was closed down by authorities and protesters go back to their own communities.

1968 UK Rail Strike: A go slow by the National Union of Railwaymen's (NUR) has begun which will cause major disruption to the rail network. The Union is demanding 9% pay rise but British Rail have offered 3% .

1969 U.S.A. Master Charge Card: More and more merchants are accepting the new Master Charge Card.

1969 U.S.A. Movie Releases: A great week for movie releases including The Love Bug from Disney and True Grit starring John Wayne.

1975 U.S.A. Plane Crash: An Eastern Airlines jet crashes near John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City, killing 115 people, the New York area experienced severe thunderstorms with heavy winds and rain and the cause is blamed on a sudden wind shift created by the storm.

1983 U.S.A. Challenger Space Shuttle Returns: The Challenger space shuttle returns to earth landing at Edwards Air Force base in California after a successful six-day flight. This was also the first flight that has carried an American Woman into space "Sally Ride", The first woman into space was the Soviet cosmonaut, Valentina Tereshkova.

1993 U.S.A. Unibomber: A Yale University computer science professor David Gelernter is seriously injured and later dies while opening his mail when a padded envelope explodes in his hands. The attack was the latest in a string of bombings since 1978 that authorities believed to be related and a search for the so called Unibomber is started.

1997 U.S.A. Roswell Incident: The United States Air Force released a report on the 1947 'Roswell Incident,' in which a flying disc had reportedly crashed near Roswell, New Mexico. The report, in response to witnesses that claimed to see the military recovering alien bodies, stated that the bodies were actually life-sized dummies.

1998 U.S.A. 12th World Aids Conference in Geneva: A report prepared by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the World Health Organisation (WHO), says the failure of prevention campaigns in many of the developing nations and the lack of funds and personel to administer the latest breakthroughs in antiretroviral drugs (like AZT) means that there is a levelling off or even a decline in the spread of HIV in rich countries and an alarming increase in infection rates in the poorest countries of the world.

2001 Peru Earthquake: Reports are just coming out of a magnitude 7.9 earthquake striking the city of Arequipa in Southern Peru which has left at least 50 dead and many more injured. Authorities have declared the area a disaster zone.

2002 Tanzania Rail Crash: A passenger train has collided with a goods train and been derailed in Tanzania leaving over 200 dead and 500 severely injured.

2005 India Twenty Die from Gun Fight in India: At least twenty people had died after a gun fight occurred between Indian police and Maoist rebels in Bihar. The clashes happened after about one hundred rebels attacked a police station and two banks in East Champaran.

2007 Pakistan Severe Storms: Severe storms have struck Karachi in southern Pakistan leaving hundreds dead and most of the city without power.

2009 United States High School Coach Killed in Iowa: High school football coach Ed Thomas, was shot and killed in Parkersburg, Iowa in the Aplington-Parkersburg High School weight room by a twenty-four year old man.

2010 Australia Australia Gets First Female Prime Minister: Julia Gillard became Australia's first female prime minister after she replaced Kevin Rudd when he was removed in a surprising leadership vote in the Labor Party.

JUNE 27th, R.I.P. Emily http://www.iloveyouguys.org/

1929 U.S.A. New Immigration Laws: New Immigration laws come into place next week with an increased number of immigrants from England and Ireland but decreases from many other countries in Latin America and Mexico where many of the quotas are already used up for the year.

1940 Germany World War II Enigma Machine: Germany started using their most sophisticated coding machine, Enigma, to transmit information and a team in England headed by some of the best mathematical brains set about breaking the code, and by the time of the German invasion of Poland the code was broken and all messages that the Germans still believed were secure were decoded by the allies.

1944 France Cherbourg Liberated By Allies: Allied forces liberate Cherbourg as the first step to liberating France and the beginning of the end for World War II.

1957 Nigeria Promised Independence: Nigeria is the largest colony in the commonwealth that does not have independence and the British Government has promised independence after free elections have been held in Nigeria.

1957 Great Britain Smoking and Lung Cancer Linked: A report by the British Medical Research Council has found there is a direct link between smoking and lung cancer, and the British government will launch an educational campaign to raise awareness on the dangers of smoking.

1976 Sudan Ebola Virus: The world’s first recorded Ebola virus epidemic begins making its way through the area. By the time the epidemic is over, 284 cases are reported, with about half of the victims dying from the disease.

1985 U.S.A. Supreme Court Ruling: The Supreme Court invalidated a Connecticut law stating that workers had the right not to work on their chosen religious day off. This was done in an effort to make sure that the government remains neutral regarding the subject of religion.

1986 U.S.A. Nicaragua: The United Nations International Court of Justice has found the United States guilty of violating international law by training, arming and financing armed paramilitary Contra rebels in Nicaragua.

1991 Slovenia Yugoslav troops: Following Slovenia declaring independence Yugoslav tanks, troops and aircraft sweep into the republic of Slovenia, seizing control of border crossing points with Italy, Austria and Hungary and gaining control of other strategic areas of the country to crush the uprising.

1998 U.S.A. KKK Marches In Jasper, Texas: Three men who are linked to the KKK have been arrested and charged with the murder of James Byrd and members of the activist Black Panthers group are marching in protest to members of the Ku Klux Klan staging a demonstration in the Texan town of Jasper.

1998 UK Diana Memorial Concert Althorp: A concert at Althorp where Princess Diana is buried raises substantial sums for the Princess Diana memorial fund, stars performing at the concert include Chris de Burgh, David Hasselhoff, Jasper Carrott, Jimmy Ruffin, Julian Lloyd Webber, The Royal Academy of Music and Sir Cliff Richard.

2002 Canada G8 Summit: Leaders of the world's richest nations meeting at the G8 summit in Canada have agreed to promote economic and political development in Africa. They have agreed to fund the military regional intervention force to help stop wars and civil wars on the continent which cause many of the problems in the area. They have also agreed to fund a program to eradicate polio.

2003 U.S.A. Do-Not-Call List: Registration begins for the Do Not Call List with nearly 3/4 million phone numbers registered on the first day providing consumers with an opportunity to limit telemarketing calls.

2007 United Kingdom Gordon Brown Becomes Prime Minister: Gordon Brown, former prime minister Tony Blair's chancellor, became the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Brown was sworn in as prime minister after Tony Blair resigned after being in the position for ten years.

2008 Mars Mars Phoenix: One month after the NASA Mars Phoenix touched down successfully on Mars to undertake a three-month study of the planet's geological history, the first results have staggered many in the scientific world by sending back information that shows Martian soil was much more alkaline than expected and contain traces of magnesium, sodium, potassium and other elements. The findings indicate that there are sufficient nutrients, to support life.

2008 North Korea North Korea Demolishes Nuclear Tower: The North Korean government demolished a nuclear tower, a highly symbolic action of the country's commitment to comply with ending its nuclear program after talks. The demolition came only a few days after the reclusive country turned over details of its controversial nuclear program to inspectors.

2010 Guinea Guinea Holds Democratic Elections: The African country of Guinea held its first democratic elections since 1958 with twenty-four presidential candidates competing for the position. The country had been ruled by a series of civilian and military autocrats since gaining independence from France in 1958.

JUNE 28th

1919 France Treaty of Versailles: Germany signs the Treaty of Versailles with the Allies, officially ending World War I.

1925 U.S.A. Jack Dempsey: A match between Jack Dempsey and Georges Carpentier scheduled for July 2nd will attract the largest crowd ever for a Boxing match with over 70,000 tickets sold and all accommodation in the area and for many miles sold out when the World Heavyweight Champion defends his title in Jersey City.

1940 England Free French Forces: Following the German occupation of France General Charles DE Gaulle, set up headquarters in England for free French Forces and is recognized as the Leader.

1952 South Africa Nelson Mandela Jailed: Police struck at the heart of the resistance to segregation by throwing top jailing the leaders of the movement for crossing forbidden race barriers the leaders included Nelson Mandela.

1958 Algeria Political Prisoners Released: With tensions increasing in Algeria and the call by Muslim nationalists for independence. General Charles de Gaulle has announced the release of 30 Algerian political prisoners prior to local elections in Algeria, and a referendum of all French citizens on changes to the constitution which may well include additional independence for Algeria.

1960 Great Britain Mining Disaster: A gas explosion at a coal mine at the Six Bells Colliery in Abertillery, Monmouthshire, Wales has left 37 dead and a further 8 missing presumed dead.

1969 U.S.A. The Stonewall Riot: A police raid of the Stonewall Inn a gay club located on New York City's Christopher Street turns violent as patrons and local sympathizers begin rioting against the police this was known as The Stonewall Riot.

1972 U.S.A. Vietnam: President Nixon announces that no more draftees will be sent to Vietnam unless they volunteer and a continuing decrease in US troops in Vietnam will continue .

1991 UK Margaret Thatcher: The former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher who has held her Finchley seat for more than 30 years has announced she is to give up her seat (Member of Parliament for Finchley) in the House of Commons at the next general election.

1992 U.S.A. California Earthquakes: Two of the strongest earthquakes ever to hit California strike the desert area east of Los Angeles, a 7.3-magnitude quake in Landers, 100 miles east of Los Angeles. Just over three hours later, a second 6.3-magnitude tremor hit in Big Bear just e few miles from the first quake

1997 U.S.A. Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield's Ear: Mike Tyson was disqualified after biting off part of Evander Holyfield's ear.

1999 U.S.A. Trillion Dollar Surplus: Following nine straight years of economic growth in the US, the US Government says that its budget surplus will be $1,000bn which it plans to use for strengthening Medicare and paying off some of the countries $3,700bn national debt.

2004 Iraq US Hands back power to Iraq: The US has transferred sovereignty of Iraq back to Iraq ending 15 months of US control in Iraq.

2007 Ireland Ireland Elects First Black Mayor: The town of Portlaoise elected the first black mayor in the country of Ireland. Rotimi Adebari came to Ireland in 2000 as an asylum seeker from Nigeria.

2008 U.S.A. Handgun laws: Following the US Supreme Court decision that a ban on the private possession of handguns in Washington DC was unconstitutional as it violates the Second Amendment.

2008 China Olympic Bird's Nest Ready: The main venue for the Beijing Olympics, the Bird's Nest, was completed and declared operational. The $500 million project was the last to be completed of all the Olympic buildings and made to host the opening and closing ceremonies as well as other sporting events.

2010 United States US Senator Byrd Dies: United States Democratic Senator Robert Byrd of West Virginia died at the age of ninety-two. Byrd was the longest serving Senator at the time of his death and had been in office since 1952 when he became a US representative. Byrd became a Senator in 1959 and had adamantly campaigned against civil rights in the 1960s, only to change his opinion and apologize for his actions later in his career. He had also been outspoken against the Iraq invasion.

JUNE 29th

1956 U.S.A. Federal Aid Highway Act: Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 bill into law. The National Interstate and Defense Highways Act was for the construction of 41,000 miles of interstate highways over a 20-year period and was the largest public works project ever undertaken.

1925 U.S.A. Santa Barbara Earthquake: The picturesque Santa Barbara was rocked by an earthquake causing heavy loss of life when the dam burst and water mains burst causing some of areas of the city to be flattened. The quake was felt as far away as San Fransisco and Los Angeles with many millions of dollars worth of damage across California, The earthquake was also felt in other states including Montana with more damage.

1936 U.S.A. Public Works Program: 3 millions job program launched as part of the relief and public works program the WPA average wage has been set at $25.00 per month.

1936 U.S.A. Drought Midwest: Following the severe drought in the Midwest with a continuing lack of rain in the corn belt many fear soaring food prices.

1941 Russia German Invasion: German divisions make major advances on Leningrad, Moscow, and Kiev due to the surprise attack and the use of the Luftwaffe.

1943 U.S.A. Manhattan Project: Following problems between Manhattan Project physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer and General Leslie Groves, the military leader in charge of the project. President Roosevelt sent a letter to Oppenheimer congratulating him on the progress of the project and asking for his understanding for the conditions he and his fellow scientists were working under due to the strict security required on a project of this importance and magnitude.

1947 U.S.A. Inflated Car Prices Due To Shortages: Buying a new car from a main new car dealer can mean months or even years to wait but if you go to your local used car dealer you can find the latest 1947 models brand new but at a price of between $500 and $1000 more than the list price, they go direct to the factories and buy them then transport around the country.

1964 Vietnam New Zealand Support: New Zealand shows support for Americas involvement in Vietnam by sending 24 engineers.

1966 Vietnam Hanoi Bombing: The US steps up it's use of bombers and for the first time bombs major North Vietnamese population centers of Hanoi and Haiphong .

1974 Argentina Evita: President Isabela Peron often called affectionately ( Evita ), Juan Peron's third wife, was the Western Hemisphere's first female head of government after becoming President when her husband died. Argentina was suffering from serious economic and political strife and she was unable to form a government and the countries problems continued to worsen. After a military coup in 1976 she was imprisoned for five years on a charge of abuse of power and upon her release in 1981 settled in Madrid 1974.

1986 U.S.A. Virgin Challenger II: Richard Branson on the 72 ft powerboat Virgin Challenger II smashes the world record for the fastest crossing of the Atlantic beating the previous record-holder, the SS United States, which has held the title since 1952.

1989 U.S.A. Sanctions Against China: With the worsening of relations between the USA and China during the Cold War Years and following the massacre of protesters in Tiananmen Square. The House of Representatives unanimously passed a package of sanctions against the People's Republic of China focused on economic and trade relations with China.

1995 Space US Shuttle Docks With Russian Mir: The US shuttle Atlantis delivered a relief crew of two cosmonauts to the Russian Mir space station, creating a new era of space co-operation between the two former Cold War rivals.

1995 South Korea Sampoong Department Store Collapses: The Sampoong department store in Seoul, South Korea, collapses due to a combination of poor design and poor construction killing more than 500 people.

2001 UK Diana Memorial Hyde Park: A memorial in honour of Diana, Princess of Wales, is to be built in London's Hyde Park, the memorial will be built on the banks of the Serpentine - the 40-acre artificial lake in the royal park.

2003 UK Increasing Anger Over Public Being Misled in Run Up To Iraq Invasion: As the row over statements made by the British Prime Minister in the run up to Iraq Invasion telling the British People that "Saddam could launch weapons of mass destruction within 45 minutes of the order being launched" continue government ministers are coming under increasing pressure from the British Press including the BBC to tell the truth.

2006 U.S.A. Military Tribunals: The US Supreme Court rules that President George W. Bush's plan to try Guantanamo Bay detainees in military tribunals violated U.S. and international law.

2006 United States US House Votes to End Offshore Drilling Ban: The United States House of Representatives voted in favor of ending the ban on offshore oil drilling in the country. The bill that was approved would end the ban which began in 1981 and had been renewed each year since.

2007 United States Apple iPhone Released: The first Apple iPhones went on sale in stores for the first time as people lined up and waited outside shops for days.

2008 Zimbabwe Opposition Withdraws From Elections: Following the withdrawal from the presidential elections of the opposition candidate Morgan Tsvangirai for Movement for Democratic Change.

2009 United States Bernie Madoff Sentenced: Bernard Madoff, the man behind one of the largest investment fraud crimes in history, was sentenced to one hundred and fifty years in prison for stealing sixty-five billion dollars from investors. The judge had sentenced Madoff to the maximum time for all eleven charges against him, while the defense had asked for only twelve years in jail.

JUNE 30th

1900 U.S.A. New Jersey Ships Fire: A major fire broke out on a Pier in New Jersey (Pier 3 in Hoboken) engulfing 4 German ships that were docked and spreading to over 27 ships before the fire was bought under control .

1931 U.S.A. Al Capone: Al Capone's attorney has asked for and been granted a one month period for Al Capone to put his business affairs in order and spend time with his family prior to sentencing for tax evasion and jail time.

1934 Germany Party Purge: Adolf Hitler orders a purge of his own political party, assassinating hundreds of Nazis whom he believed had the potential to become political enemies in the future later known as the Night of the Long Knives.

1936 U.S.A. Gone With The Wind: The book Gone with the Wind is Published. In 1939 Gone With The Wind was made into the Oscar Winning Film .

1937 Germany Hitler Tells American Businessmen No War: Adolf Hitler meets a number of American Businessmen in Berlin and tells them there will be no war Germany can not afford a war and does not a war, most believe his sincere style.

1937 Great Britain 999: 999 emergency service is started in London When 999 was dialed, a buzzer sounded and a red light flashed in the exchange to attract an operator's attention.

1950 U.S.A. Korea War: President Harry S. Truman orders U.S. armed forces to assist in defending South Korea from invading North Korean armies.

1950 Korea Russia Blames South Korea: America has asked the Russians to act as peace mediators in Korea but Russia has stated that the blame lies with South Korea for an unprovoked attack on North Korea.

1953 U.S.A. The Corvette: The first all-fiberglass-bodied American sports car, the Corvette was produced on this day and with it's sleek lines is among the best car design ever produced by the American Car Industry.

1954 Total Eclipse Of The Sun: The total eclipse of the sun is seen around the world in Europe, United States, and Asia including Pakistan and India. The longest duration of total eclipse was two minutes 35 seconds. Solar eclipses are normally only seen by a small specific area of the world so this was unusual as it was seen from so many continents.

1969 Biafra 3 Million Starving: Food aid and medical supplies from the International Committee of the Red Cross to war torn Biafra been banned by Nigeria. It is estimated as many as three million people who are going to starve to death in the next few weeks unless something is done. Two weeks later due to International Pressure Nigerian leader, General Gowon, allowed the Red Cross to airlift urgent medical supplies and food to Biafra.

1971 Space Soyuz 11: Three Soviet cosmonauts who had spent 23 days orbiting the earth began reentry procedures and when they fired the explosive bolts to separate the Soyuz 11 , a critical valve was jerked open and the capsule was suddenly exposed to the nearly pressure less environment of space seconds later, the cosmonauts were dead.

1976 U.S.A. Artificial Heart Use Predicted: During the 125th Annual Convention of American Medical Association a pioneer in Cardo Vascular has predicted that by the turn of the century we will be able to use an artificial heart for heart attack victims.

1985 Lebanon Hostages Released: Thirty Nine American hostages being held captive by the Shia Muslim Amal militia in Lebanon are released, their freedom was secured after intervention by the Syrian President Hafiz al-Assad.

1994 U.S.A. Tonya Harding: The U.S. Figure Skating Association ( USFSA ) stripped Tonya Harding of her her 1994 national Figure Skating championship title and banned her from the organization for life for an attack on rival Nancy Kerrigan.

1997 Hong Kong British Flag Lowered For Last Time: The Colonial flag of Hong Kong is lowered for the last time prior to hand over to China tomorrow on 1st July 1997.

1997 UK "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone": JK Rowling's first Harry Potter book UK "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" released in the UK. the book is not released in the US until September 1998 as "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone". The book has now had over 120 million copies sold (2008).

2007 UK Terrorist Attack Glasgow Airport: A green Jeep Cherokee filled with gas cylinders and fuel is crashed through the check in entrance at Glasgow Airport in Scotland where it burst into flames.

2007 U.S.A. House Price Drops: Reports published show overall house prices have dropped in the US by 3.2%.

2008 India Pride March in Delhi: Hundreds of gay rights supporters gathered in the Indian capital of Delhi, marking the first time the city has hosted a pride parade in a country where homosexuality is illegal.

2009 Iraq Car Bomb Kills Many in Iraqi Market: At least twenty-seven people were killed in an explosion after a car bomb was set off in a busy market in Kirkuk, Iraq. The attack came after a major troop withdrawal by the United States who had decided to end their six year occupation of the country with the aim of all US troops to leave Iraq by 2011.

2010 Mexico Earthquake Hits Mexico: An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 hit the southern state of Oaxaca in Mexico. The earthquake struck while many in the area were asleep however there were no reports of major damage or injuries.

JULY 1st

1916 France The Somme: After bombing the area of no mans land between German and English Forces in Somme region of France the English soldiers went over the trenches expecting little German resistance , but the Germans had large numbers of Machine Guns trained on the area and by the end of the day 20,000 British soldiers were dead and another 40,000 had injuries, this became one of the worst military decisions in history and the offensive was eventually stopped after 4 1/2 months with 600,000 British and French soldiers killed, wounded, or missing in the action.

1920 Germany Total Debt 200,000,000,000 marks: The nation of Germany reports its total debt as 200,000,000,000 marks as of this day in history. In addition to the nation's large amount of debt, food riots breakout in various locations including Lubec throughout the country.

1932 U.S.A. Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt: Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt was selected as the presidential nominee at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

1932 China Japanese Troops: Japanese troops took over a Chinese customs office in a city on the Chinese Eastern Railroad . The Japanese forced the Chinese customs official and his staff to evacuate the building.

1942 Egypt Rommel's Afrika Korps: After suffering earlier defeats at the hands of Rommel's Afrika Korps British troops after receiving much needed supplies and additional troops from New Zealand, Canada and Australia went on the offensive against Rommel's Afrika Korps at El Alamein in Egypt, thus stopping his advance and becoming a turning point in the war in North Africa.

1943 Sicily Allied Bombing: The allied Northeast African air forces bomb all of Sicily during a 24 hour raid. The attack was planned as an attempt to weaken Italy's outer defense during World War II.

1956 U.S.A. Interstate Highways: President Eisenhower called for $50 billion to be spent over 13 years for the construction of over 42,500 miles of interstate highways using the Interstate Highway Revenue Act which was to be funded by taxing gasoline, currently this tax is 19 cents for each gallon of Gas.

1958 Canada Coffer Dam: As part of the creation of the St. Lawrence Seaway the coffer dam was blown up using dynamite and Lake St. Lawrence began to fill with water.

1963 U.S.A. Zip Code Introduced: The US Post Office instituted the Zip Code asking everyone to use their Zip Codes on return addresses after the name of city and state when ever possible to help speed the process of mail delivery.

1963 UK Philby Double Agent: A former Foreign Office official Harold Philby has been confirmed as a double agent working for the Soviet authorities during his time with the foreign office.

1966 Vietnam US Bombing Offensive: A new bombing offensive against fuel installations in North Vietnam's and over the next few days destroyed 25% of North Vietnam's petroleum facilities.

1968 U.S.A. Nuclear Arms Talks: President Johnson announces that the United States and Soviet Union have agreed to hold nuclear arms talks in the future.

1977 U.S.A. Neutron Warheads: The United States Senate held a secret meeting debating whether or not the United States should start building neutron warheads. Neutron warheads leave buildings and structure intact and kill people only by radiation within one or two days of detonation and exposure to the radiation.

1987 UK Myra Hindley: Following a visit by Myra Hindley with police to Saddleworth Moor a body is found in a shallow grave on the moor believed to have been one of Moors murderers victims from 1966. Ian Brady and his lover Myra Hindley were sentenced to life imprisonment in 1966 for the murder of Edward Evans, 17, Lesley Ann Downey, aged 10, and 12-year-old John Kilbride. But had never confessed to any additional murders until now.

1994 Palestine Yasser Arafat: The PLO leader Yasser Arafat, has returned to Palestine after 27 years in exile. The return of Yasser Arafat was part of the deal worked out at the Oslo Peace Accords signed in Washington in 1993.

1997 Hong Kong Handover from British Rule: Hong Kong is handed back to the Chinese authorities after 156 years as a British colony. Tung Chee-hwa was sworn in as Hong Kong's new leader.

1999 Scotland Scottish Parliament: The new Scottish Parliament is opened by the queen, this is the first time Scotland has had its own parliament for nearly 300 years.

2004 Space Cassini Sends Back Pictures Of Saturn's Rings: The international mission to Saturn, known as Cassini-Huygens, reaches Saturn after six years and has successfully sent back the first close-up photographs of the Saturn's rings.

2006 China Qinghai-Tibet Railway: China opens the world’s highest railway.

2007 England Smoking BanA ban on smoking in enclosed public places came into effect on this day in England. This includes traditional British Pubs.

2007 UK Diana memorial concert at London's Wembley Stadium: A live concert beamed to over 140 countries around the world as a memorial to Diana, Princess of Wales hosted by Princes William and Prince Harry featuring Sir Elton John, Duran Duran, Staus Quo, Tom Jones and many others is watched live by over 60,000 fans at Wembley Stadium.

2008 U.S.A. Nelson Mandella Taken Off Terror Watch List: Nelson Mandela, the first post-apartheid president elected in South Africa, was no long on the United States terror watch list after then president George W. Bush signed the bill that officially removed him from the list. Mandela, considered by many to be a great leader, had originally been put on the list when South Africa’s apartheid government listed the African National Congress as a terrorist organization.

2009 Croatia Croatian Prime Minister Resigns: The Croatian Prime Minister, since 2003, announced his resignation from office. Ivo Sanader was a prospective presidential candidate at the time, but decided to withdraw from political life in Croatia because he believed he had already met his goals for the country, which included joining NATO.

AS WE all enjoy our BBQs, parties, reunions, or just the quietness of the day. Please take a minute (or 2) and read what this day is about, and give Thanks to those whom, gave they're all, to make this paper possible.



[center:21co72fx]Unanimous Declaration
INDEPENDENCE,
Passed in the United States Congress, by the
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.[/center:21co72fx]

WHEN in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume, among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the laws of nature and of nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL; that they are endowed by their Creator, with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; that to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed; that whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles, and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate, that governments, long established, should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same object, evinces a design to reduce them under absolute despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to threw off such government, and to provide new guards for their future security. Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former systems of government. The history of the present King of Great Britain, is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object, the establishment of an absolute tyranny over these States. To prove this, let facts be submitted to a candid world.

He has refused his assent to laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good. He has forbidden his Governors to pass laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his assent should be obtained; and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them. He has refused to pass other laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of representation in the legislature, a right inestimable to them, and formidable to tyrants only. He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the depository of their public records, for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures. He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing, with manly firmness, his invasions on the rights of the people. He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected; whereby the legislative powers, incapable of annihilation, have returned to the people at large for their exercise; the State remaining in the mean time exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within. He has endeavored to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the laws for naturalization of foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new appropriations of lands. He has obstructed the administration of justice, by refusing his assent to laws for establishing judiciary powers. He has made Judges dependent on his will alone, for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries. He has erected a multitude of new offices, and sent hither swarms of officers to harass our people, and eat out their substance. He has kept among us, in times of peace, standing armies, without the consent of our legislatures. He has affected to render the military independent of and superior to the civil power. He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his assent to their acts of pretended legislation; For quartering large bodies of armed troops among us: For protecting them, by a mock trial, from punishment for any murders which they should commit on the inhabitants of these States: For cutting off our trade with all parts of the world: For imposing taxes on us without our consent: For depriving us, in many cases, of the benefits of trial by jury: For transporting us beyond seas to be tried for pretended offences: For abolishing the free system of English laws in a neighboring Province, establishing therein an arbitrary government, and enlarging its boundaries, so as to render it at once an example and fit instrument for introducing the same absolute rule into these Colonies: For taking away our charters, abolishing our most valuable laws, and altering fundamentally the forms of our governments: For suspending our own legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever. He has abdicated government here, by declaring us out of his protection, and waging war against us. He has plundered our seas, ravaged our coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people. He is at this time, transporting large armies of foreign mercenaries to complete the works of death, desolation and tyranny, already began with circumstances of cruelty and perfidy, scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the head of a civilized nation. He has constrained our fellow citizens, taken captive on the high seas, to bear arms against their country, become the executioners of their friends and brethren, or to fall themselves by their hands. He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavoured to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian savages, whose known rule of warfare is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions.

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