Notable events, 6 June 1844: YMCA formed in London. 1912: 20th century’s most powerful volcanic eruption began in AK Territory. 1934: SEC was established. 1939: First Little League game played in Williams Port, PA. 1944: The D-Day invasion on the beaches of Normandy began. 1977: SCOTUS, divided, struck down LA state law imposing auto death sentence for killing a police officer. 1982: Israel invaded Lebanon. 2004: SCOTUS, (6-3) smoking pot for medical reasons violated federal law. 2020: Worldwide demonstrations supporting George Floyd, BLM movement.
Denver pollution. Suncor refining is being sued for repeated violations.
Normandy, 1944. Postal clerk Maureen Sweeney in Blaksod Point in northwest Ireland sent a series of weather postings to the Allies’ chief meteorologist who persuaded Gen. Eisenhower to postpone D-Day from June 5th with its full moon and low tides.
Gun control. CO Gov. Polis signed a bill requiring new gun owners to undergo 8 hours of in-person instruction, including live-fire and written examination. County sheriffs will certify permits of firearm instructors, effective 1 July 2025.
Boeing. Amid its considerable bad press, the company launched two NASA test pilot astronauts for the first time in the Starliner capsule. The capsule will rendezvous with the ISS and descend to a remote site in the U.S. southwest on 14 June.
Middle East. Amid Israeli raids on suspected Hamas sites, thousands of ultranationalist Israelis marched through a sensitive Palestinian area of Jerusalem on Wednesday. It is little mentioned that Palestinians have their Hamas, but Israelis have their ultranationalists.
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