Things that firsted June…

June 1st has been a day of many significant “firsts” throughout history. Here are a few notable examples:
* 1495: First known batch of Scotch whisky recorded. A monk named John Cor is credited with recording the first known batch of Scotch whisky.
* 1533: Anne Boleyn crowned Queen of England. Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII’s second wife, was crowned Queen of England in Westminster Abbey.
* 1831: North Magnetic Pole discovered. The British explorer James Clark Ross became the first European to discover the North Magnetic Pole.
* 1869: Thomas Edison granted his first patent. The famous inventor Thomas Edison received his first patent for an electrical vote recorder. While this invention was not successful, it marked the beginning of his prolific career.
* 1938: Protective helmets worn by baseball batters for the first time. This marked a significant advancement in player safety in the sport.
* 1945: First group of Berlin women begin clearing rubble after WWII. Known as the “Trümmerfrauen” (rubble women), these women played a crucial role in the reconstruction of Germany after the devastation of World War II.
* 1974: The Heimlich maneuver is published. Henry Heimlich’s life-saving technique for stopping choking was first published in a medical journal.
* 1980: CNN begins broadcasting. Ted Turner’s Cable News Network (CNN) launched, becoming the first 24-hour news channel.

Bike that sat parked in a public parking lot in Merritt creating a mood picture of a lonely missing couple that probably shared a lively life of movement most times, but seem to be missing in a poetic way as it sat in Earnest waiting. ForJune?

And you thought that June was bland!