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June 1, 1936
Henderson Daily Dispatch
Henderson, Vance County, North Carolina
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Newspaper column by Clark Kinnaird for June 1, including calendar notes, astronomical observation on daylight saving, and historical events: Roman capture of Jotapata in 67 AD, first U.S. Congress law in 1789, and James Clark Ross's discovery of the north magnetic pole in 1831.
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By CLARK KINNAIRD
Monday, June 1; Feast of the Holy Ghost in Greek Catholic calendar. National Cotton Week. Moon: first quarter Zodiac sign: Gemini. Birthstone: Pearl.
Scanning the skies:
Communities with "daylight saving" time may think they have an hour of it a day, yet they don't. Nonuniformity of the Earth's motion around the Sun in its orbit, causes the Sun to disagree with "standard time" by as much as 16 minutes.
TODAY'S YESTERDAYS
June 1, 67 A. D.—40,000 Jews were massacred when 58-year-old Titus Flavius Vespasianus, Roman general, captured and destroyed Jotapata, Judea. Only Josephus the general and historian and 40 men were able to survive the holocaust by hiding in a cave.
"The men refused to permit Josephus to surrender and were resolved to die," it is recorded. "At his suggestion they cast lots, and the first man was killed by the second and so on, until all were dead except Josephus and (perhaps) one other. So Josephus saved them from 'the sin of suicide' and gave himself up to the Romans. He had prophesied that the place would be taken—as it was—on the 47th day, and now he prophesied that both Vespasian and his son would reign over all mankind. The prophecy saved his life."
Vespasian and Titus did become Roman emperors. Surprisingly under them—the men who had caused 1,000,000 Jews to be slain in their conquest of Jotapata and Jerusalem—Jews enjoyed equal political rights with non-Jewish subjects and freedom of conscience in the Roman empire for the first time.
June 1, 1789 The first law enacted by Congress was approved by George Washington. It was "an act to regulate the time and manner of administering certain oaths." The citizens may have felt like uttering some oaths. Congress had been in session for three months before it squeezed out that first law!
June 1, 1831—James Clark Ross, 31, discovered the north magnetic pole 78 years before it was found! On his second trip to the Arctic he, the son of the first Arctic explorer, made observations which enabled him, on this date, to establish the position of the pole by mathematical calculation. It is to the magnetic pole, not the North Pole, to which compass needles point, of course.
Monday, June 1; Feast of the Holy Ghost in Greek Catholic calendar. National Cotton Week. Moon: first quarter Zodiac sign: Gemini. Birthstone: Pearl.
Scanning the skies:
Communities with "daylight saving" time may think they have an hour of it a day, yet they don't. Nonuniformity of the Earth's motion around the Sun in its orbit, causes the Sun to disagree with "standard time" by as much as 16 minutes.
TODAY'S YESTERDAYS
June 1, 67 A. D.—40,000 Jews were massacred when 58-year-old Titus Flavius Vespasianus, Roman general, captured and destroyed Jotapata, Judea. Only Josephus the general and historian and 40 men were able to survive the holocaust by hiding in a cave.
"The men refused to permit Josephus to surrender and were resolved to die," it is recorded. "At his suggestion they cast lots, and the first man was killed by the second and so on, until all were dead except Josephus and (perhaps) one other. So Josephus saved them from 'the sin of suicide' and gave himself up to the Romans. He had prophesied that the place would be taken—as it was—on the 47th day, and now he prophesied that both Vespasian and his son would reign over all mankind. The prophecy saved his life."
Vespasian and Titus did become Roman emperors. Surprisingly under them—the men who had caused 1,000,000 Jews to be slain in their conquest of Jotapata and Jerusalem—Jews enjoyed equal political rights with non-Jewish subjects and freedom of conscience in the Roman empire for the first time.
June 1, 1789 The first law enacted by Congress was approved by George Washington. It was "an act to regulate the time and manner of administering certain oaths." The citizens may have felt like uttering some oaths. Congress had been in session for three months before it squeezed out that first law!
June 1, 1831—James Clark Ross, 31, discovered the north magnetic pole 78 years before it was found! On his second trip to the Arctic he, the son of the first Arctic explorer, made observations which enabled him, on this date, to establish the position of the pole by mathematical calculation. It is to the magnetic pole, not the North Pole, to which compass needles point, of course.
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Essay
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Political
War Peace
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June 1
Historical Events
Josephus
Vespasian
Titus
Jotapata
Roman Conquest
Us Congress
First Law
North Magnetic Pole
James Clark Ross
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By Clark Kinnaird
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Today's Yesterdays
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By Clark Kinnaird
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Historical Events On June 1
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"The Men Refused To Permit Josephus To Surrender And Were Resolved To Die," It Is Recorded. "At His Suggestion They Cast Lots, And The First Man Was Killed By The Second And So On, Until All Were Dead Except Josephus And (Perhaps) One Other.
Vespasian And Titus Did Become Roman Emperors. Surprisingly Under Them—The Men Who Had Caused 1,000,000 Jews To Be Slain In Their Conquest Of Jotapata And Jerusalem—Jews Enjoyed Equal Political Rights With Non Jewish Subjects And Freedom Of Conscience In The Roman Empire For The First Time.
The First Law Enacted By Congress Was Approved By George Washington. It Was "An Act To Regulate The Time And Manner Of Administering Certain Oaths."