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Some eggplants have grown beyond the calyx, the yellow summer squash shown was harvested today, and the biggest watermelon is still growing fast.

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Tomatoes are coloring up fast.

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June 8

This day in history:

• 1929 – Margaret Bondfield is appointed Minister of Labour. She is the first woman appointed to the Cabinet of the United Kingdom.
• 1953 – An F5 tornado hits Beecher, Michigan, United States, killing 116, injuring 844, and destroying 340 homes.
• 2004 – The first Venus Transit in well over a century takes place, the previous one being in 1882.
• 1191 – King Richard I of England arrives in Acre, beginning the Third Crusade.

Births:

• 1920 – Gwen Harwood, Australian poet and playwright (died 1995)
• 1831 – Thomas J. Higgins, Canadian-American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (died 1917)
• 1917 – Byron White, American football player, lawyer and judge (died 2002)

Deaths:

• 2012 – Charles E. M. Pearce, New Zealand-Australian mathematician and academic (born 1940)
• 1042 – Harthacnut, English-Danish king (born 1018)
• 2014 – Yoshihito, Prince Katsura of Japan (born 1948)

Holidays:

• Engineer's Day (Peru)
• Primož Trubar Day (Slovenia)
• Bounty Day (Norfolk Island)

Random Article of the day:

Lynching of Michael Green

[02:37 PM] Netherlands extends increased border checks despite declining arrests, asylum requests

The Netherlands will continue to enforce additional border controls at points where people can enter from Belgium and Germany through June 8, despite the limited results which have been documented

https://nltimes.nl/2025/03/21/netherlands-extends-increased-border-checks-despite-declining-arrests-asylum-requests

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June 8

This day in history:

• 1794 – Maximilien Robespierre inaugurates the French Revolution's new state religion, the Cult of the Supreme Being, with large organized festivals all across France.
• 452 – Attila leads a Hun army in the invasion of Italy, devastating the northern provinces as he heads for Rome.
• 1867 – Coronation of Franz Joseph as King of Hungary following the Austro-Hungarian compromise (Ausgleich).
• 1906 – Theodore Roosevelt signs the Antiquities Act into law, authorizing the President to restrict the use of certain parcels of public land with historical or conservation value.

Births:

• 1671 – Tomaso Albinoni, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1751)
• 1900 – Lena Baker, African-American maid executed for capital murder, later pardoned posthumously (d. 1945)
• 1876 – Alexandre Tuffère, Greek-French triple jumper (d. 1958)

Deaths:

• 1621 – Anne de Xainctonge, French saint, founded the Society of the Sisters of Saint Ursula of the Blessed Virgin (b. 1567)
• 1876 – George Sand, French author and playwright (b. 1804)
• 1982 – Satchel Paige, American baseball player (b. 1906)

Holidays:

• World Brain Tumor Day
• Engineer's Day (Peru)
• Bounty Day (Norfolk Island)

Random Article of the day:

ABA League MVP

Happy Ghostbusters Day 👻

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Happy Ghostbusters Day 👻

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Happy Ghostbusters Day 👻

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Happy Ghostbusters Day 👻

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