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May 31  The Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park is an urban linear park in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, United States. The park is 19 acres (7.7 hectares) in size and adjoins the grounds of the Tennessee State Capitol. It is modeled on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., and incorporates Classical Greek, Baroque, and Beaux-Arts architecture. It uses symbolism to showcase the history, geography, culture, and musical heritage of Tennessee through a series of monuments, walkways, and interpretive displays. Receiving more than 2.5 million visitors annually, it is the most visited of the 57 state parks in Tennessee. The park was designed by Tuck Hinton Architects in 1992 and 1993, groundbreaking occurred on June 27, 1994, and the park was dedicated on June 1, 1996, the 200th anniversary of Tennessee's statehood. Since then, the Tennessee State Museum and the Tennessee State Library and Archives have moved to the park, which is now recognized as a cultural and historical landmark. (Full article...)
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June 1  Plan and profile of SMS Westfalen SMS Westfalen was a Nassau-class dreadnought battleship built for the Imperial German Navy. Laid down in 1907 and launched in July 1908, she was commissioned into the High Seas Fleet in November 1909. She was equipped with a main battery of twelve 28 cm (11 in) guns in six twin turrets using an unusual hexagonal arrangement (pictured). Westfalen saw extensive service in the North Sea in the early years of World War I. In the early hours of 1 June 1916, she was heavily engaged in fighting against British light forces during the Battle of Jutland, severely damaging several British destroyers. On another fleet sortie in August 1916, she was damaged by a torpedo from a British submarine. Later in the war, Westfalen participated in sorties into the Baltic Sea against the Russian Navy, and to support the White Finns in the Finnish Civil War. She was ceded to the Allies after the war and broken up in 1924. (This article is part of a featured topic: Battleships of Germany.) |
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June 1 _(52447275762)_(cropped).jpg) Colin Farrell Irish actor Colin Farrell has received several awards and nominations throughout his career. Farrell won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for his role as a novice hitman in Martin McDonagh's dark-comedy thriller In Bruges (2008). Farrell received his second Golden Globe nomination for his role in Yorgos Lanthimos's absurdist comedy The Lobster (2015). For his leading role in McDonagh's tragicomedy The Banshees of Inisherin (2022), Farrell won the Volpi Cup for Best Actor and his second Golden Globe Award, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor and the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. For his role as executive producer of the miniseries The Penguin (2024) and starring as the Penguin in the series, he received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie and Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series, and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film for his performance. (Full list...)
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June 2  The Oregon State Capitol houses the legislature of the U.S. state of Oregon and the offices of the state governor and other officials. It is located in the state capital, Salem. Built from 1936 to 1938 and expanded in 1977, the current building is the third to house the Oregon state government in Salem, with the earlier ones destroyed by fire. New York architects Trowbridge & Livingston conceived its Art Deco stripped classical design in association with Francis Keally. The Public Works Administration partially financed construction; the building's central portion cost $2.5 million. The wings, which doubled the building's floor space, were added as part of the 1977 expansion. Much of the interior and exterior is made of marble. The Oregon State Capitol was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 29, 1988. The grounds contain artwork, fountains, and flora, including the state tree (the Douglas fir) and the state flower (the Oregon grape). (Full article...) |
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June 2: Festa della Repubblica in Italy (1946); King's Official Birthday in New Zealand (2025); Western Australia Day (2025)  Luigi Galleani
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June 3 _(cropped).jpg) George Rolph, the victim of the attack The Ancaster incident was an attack on George Rolph (pictured) on June 3, 1826, in Ancaster, Upper Canada, in which members of the Tory elite dragged Rolph from his home to tar and feather him. Government officials refused to prosecute the cases and some acted as counsel for the accused at subsequent civil trials. The judge awarded Rolph £20 from two of the defendants. Reformers, the political opponents of the Tories, cited the incident as evidence of the Tories engaging in political violence to maintain their power. This argument contributed to the Reformers' victory in the 1828 elections for the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada and their investigation of the abuse of power perpetuated by public prosecutors. Historians cited the incident to highlight the tensions between the ruling elite and the growing agrarian society in Upper Canada, which resulted in the Tories using violence in an attempt to retain their influence. (Full article...)
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June 3  The Rose Bowl in 2014 Hampshire County Cricket Club was established in August 1863, and since then has played cricket at fourteen different home grounds. Hampshire has played first-class, List A one-day, and Twenty20 matches at various venues across the historic extent of Hampshire. Unlike most professional sports, where a team usually has a single fixed home ground, county cricket clubs have traditionally used different home grounds in various towns and cities for home matches. However, minor "outgrounds" have diminished since the 1980s. The Antelope Ground hosted their inaugural home first-class match in 1864, while the County Ground hosted the most home matches in first-class and one-day cricket, when it was used as Hampshire's headquarters between 1885 and 2000. Hampshire's current headquarters, since 2001, have been at the Rose Bowl. (Full list...)
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June 4  13th-century illustration of Æthelred Æthelred the Unready (c. 968 – 1016) was King of the English from 978 to 1013 and from 1014 until his death. He came to the throne as a boy after the killing of his half-brother King Edward the Martyr. During his reign, raids by the Vikings escalated to large-scale invasions, and the English paid increasingly large amounts of tribute. In December 1013, King Swein Forkbeard of Denmark conquered England. Æthelred fled to Normandy, but when Swein died in February 1014 he returned and drove out Swein's son Cnut, who returned the following year. English resistance was hampered by the treachery of Æthelred's chief advisor, Eadric Streona, and by distrust between Æthelred and his eldest son, Edmund Ironside. Æthelred died in April 1016 and Edmund became king. He put up stronger resistance than his father, but died in December, and Cnut then became king. Æthelred's reign was nevertheless a period of cultural achievements, and some historians see its first half as moderately successful. (Full article...)
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June 5  Pond in the Big Cypress National Preserve The geography and ecology of the Everglades are areas of study of the vast interconnected ecosystems known as the Everglades that once occupied about a third of the southern Florida peninsula. Although sawgrass and sloughs are the enduring geographical icons of the Everglades, other ecosystems are as vital, and the borders marking them are subtle or nonexistent. Pinelands and tropical hardwood hammocks are common; the trees, rooted in soil inches above the peat, marl, or water, support a variety of wildlife. The oldest and tallest trees are cypresses, with roots specially adapted to grow underwater for months at a time. Freshwater from Lake Okeechobee meets saltwater from the Gulf of Mexico, nurturing mangrove forests which harbor many species of birds, fish, and invertebrates. The marine environment of Florida Bay is also considered part of the Everglades. Minor fluctuations in water levels have far-reaching consequences for many species, and the system cycles and pulses with each change. (Full article...)
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June 5: World Environment Day; Day of Arafah (Islam)  Antonio Luna
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June 5  19th-century portrait of Gu by Ye Yanlan Gu Yanwu was a 17th century Chinese scholar, active during the transition from the Ming dynasty to the Qing dynasty. Following the Manchu conquest, Gu destroyed his prior poetry and took to wandering across northern China, where he collected large amounts of historical documents and local gazetteers (geographic directories). He wrote many books, essays, and poems during his travels. Only two of Gu's works, the Yinxue wushu and the first edition of the Rizhilu, were published during his lifetime. Many of his works were lost after his death, while others survived only as manuscripts and never saw proper publication. Several existing manuscripts which collected his letters, essays, and poems were included in the Gu Tinglin shiwenji (顧亭林詩文集; 'Collected Poetry and Prose of Gu Tenglin'), published by Zhonghua Books in 1959. (Full list...) | |||
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In six days (June 6)
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June 6  15th-century illustration of the siege The siege of Hennebont took place between late May and late June 1342 when the forces of Charles of Blois conducted an unsuccessful siege of the fortified port of Hennebont, commanded by Joanna of Montfort. The conflict was a part of the Breton Civil War, complicated by the pre-existing Hundred Years' War between France and England. Philip VI of France provided Charles, his nephew, with an army; this overran eastern Brittany and moved on Hennebont. On arrival part of the army attacked some of the town's defenders who were formed up outside its gate, but the French were pushed back in a disorderly retreat (pictured). The Montfortists pursued, inflicting many casualties and burning the French camp. Two days later, the French launched a series of better-planned assaults, but all were repulsed. The main French force moved on, leaving a detachment to attempt to starve the town into surrender. In late June, after a small English force had reinforced the town by sea, this too left. (Full article...)
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In seven days (June 7)
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June 7 .jpg) Razor clamshell dress from Voss Voss is the seventeenth collection by British fashion designer Alexander McQueen, made for the Spring/Summer 2001 season of his fashion house. Voss drew on imagery of madness and nature to question beauty standards and critique the fashion industry, with showpiece designs made from unusual materials such as razor clam shells (dress pictured), an antique Japanese screen, and microscope slides. The runway show was staged on 26 September 2000 in London, inside a room-sized mirrored glass cube, the audience seated outside. The interior was styled to look like an insane asylum and models were directed to act unwell. In the finale, a glass cube within shattered to reveal Michelle Olley, fat, nude, and covered in moths. Critical response was positive, especially towards the showpieces and the performance art aspect. The show is regarded as one of McQueen's best, and has attracted a large amount of academic analysis. Several ensembles appeared the retrospective Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty. (Full article...)
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