1789 – James Madison introduces twelve proposed amendments to the United States Constitution in Congress.
1794 – Robespierre inaugurates the French Revolution’s new state religion, the Cult of the Supreme Being, with large organized festivals all across France.
1887 – Herman Hollerith applies for US patent #395,781 for the ‘Art of Compiling Statistics’, which was his punched card calculator.
1949 – George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four is published.
1953 – The United States Supreme Court rules in District of Columbia v. John R. Thompson Co. that restaurants in Washington, D.C., cannot refuse to serve black patrons.
1966 – An F-104 Starfighter collides with XB-70 Valkyrie prototype no. 2, destroying both aircraft during a photo shoot near Edwards Air Force Base. Joseph A. Walker, a NASA test pilot, and Carl Cross, a United States Air Force test pilot, are both killed.
1967 – Six-Day War: The USS Liberty incident occurs, killing 34 and wounding 171.
1972 – Vietnam War: Nine-year-old Phan Thị Kim Phúc is burned by napalm, an event captured by Associated Press photographer Nick Ut moments later while the young girl is seen running down a road, in what would become an iconic, Pulitzer Prize-winning photo.
1982 – Bluff Cove Air Attacks during the Falklands War: Fifty-six British servicemen are killed by an Argentine air attack on two landing ships, RFA Sir Galahad and RFA Sir Tristram.
1995 – Downed U.S. Air Force pilot Captain Scott O’Grady is rescued by U.S. Marines in Bosnia.
2004 – The first Venus Transit in well over a century takes place, the previous one being in 1882.
2009 – Two American journalists are found guilty of illegally entering North Korea and sentenced to 12 years of penal labour.
Monday, June 8th, 2020
Multinational energy company BP announces in a conference call that it is cutting 15% of its workforce, which is roughly 10,000 jobs. (Reuters)
New Zealand has no active cases, as the last remaining patient is reported to have recovered. (Stuff)
New Zealand moves to its lowest alert level effective midnight local time (12 UTC), removing most restrictions but maintaining strict border controls. (Stuff)
Most schools in South Africa re-open after Education Minister Angie Motshekga says that efforts to contain the virus allowed 95% of schools to return to classes. South Africa has recorded nearly 50,000 cases and almost 1,000 deaths. (Reuters)
Democrats unveil police reform bill Democratic leaders on Monday unveiled the Justice in Policing Act, which would ban no-knock warrants in drug cases and chokeholds as well as create a national registry of police misconduct among other measures, two weeks after George Floyd’s killing in police custody set off a wave of protests throughout the country. “True justice can only be achieved with full, comprehensive action,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said. “That’s what we are doing today. This is a first step. There is more to come.” Pelosi called on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to “swiftly” take up the bill once it’s passed by the House, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) vowed Democrats in the Senate “will not rest until we achieve real reforms.” Source: NBC News
World Bank: Up to 100 million may fall into poverty due to pandemic In April, the World Bank estimated the coronavirus pandemic would push somewhere between 40 million and 60 million people into poverty worldwide. On Monday, that figure increased to between 70 million and 100 million. The bank also now anticipates the global economy will shrink by 5.2 percent, up from its three percent prediction in April. Emerging and developing economies, including Russia, Brazil, and India, are expected to shrink for the first time in 60 years. The World Bank expects nations in Latin America and the Caribbean to suffer the hardest blow, forecasting that the region will experience a 7.2 percent GDP decline. Even regions that could see an expansion, like East Asia and Pacific, would have their smallest economic growth since 1967, per the bank. Source: Financial Times
Derek Chauvin makes 1st appearance in court, bail set at $1.25 million The former Minneapolis police officer charged with murder in the killing of George Floyd made his first appearance in court on Monday. Derek Chauvin, who has been charged with second-degree murder and manslaughter after kneeling on Floyd’s neck for almost nine minutes, appeared from jail via video for a hearing at the Hennepin County courthouse and had his bail raised to $1.25 million. The judge set his unconditional bail at $1.25 million, and he “was offered a reduced bail of $1 million if he agrees to certain conditions,” such as not working in security or law enforcement and not contacting Floyd’s family. Chauvin’s bail was previously set at $500,000. He has been charged with second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and manslaughter. Source: CNN
Sunday, June 7th, 2020
The total tally of cases in Saudi Arabia exceeds 100,000. (Reuters)
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating a possible link between the May 30 drive-by shooting that killed a Federal Protective Service officer at Oakland, California, to a shootout in the Santa Cruz Mountains yesterday, which left a deputy dead and two other officers injured. The gunman, who was armed with a rifle and improvised explosive devices, was also wounded and taken into custody. (ABC News)
Black Lives Matter supporters tear down the 128-year-old Confederate Statue of Williams Carter Wickham in Monroe Park, Richmond, Virginia. (The Hill)
The Minneapolis City Council passes a resolution to begin the process of abolishing the Minneapolis Police Department. Mayor Jacob Frey has publicly opposed the measure. (Star Tribune)
The End Monday
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