The Book Of Yesterday | Jun 16
THE FIRST WOMAN TO COME TO SPACE
June 16, 1963
On this day in 1963, a woman was the first to reach space - the Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova. At the age of 26, Tereshkova orbited our planet 48 times in 78 hours, aboard the spacecraft Vostok 6. Vostok 6 was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, and three days later, returned safely to our planet. Tereshkova after leaving her spacecraft from a height of 20,000 feet.
From Maslennikovo, Russia Valentina Tereshkova was born on March 9, 1937. Formerly a worker in a textile factory, and at the age of 22 she first tried parachuting. His interest in skydiving and parachuting brought him to the Vostok Space program of the Soviet Union. From the first man in space, the Soviet Union wanted to send a woman into space, as part of Russia's competition with America in the field of space exploration. Valentina Tereshkova One of the women chosen to be trained to become cosmonauts.
Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman to reach space, and it didn’t happen again until 1983, when America sent its first woman into space, Sally Ride.
BLACK AMERICAN BOY GEORGE JUNIUS STUNNET, JR. KILLED IN ELECTRIC CHAIR.
June 16, 1944
Exactly 77 years have passed since one of the biggest mistakes in the United States judiciary happened. At around 7:30 pm on this day in 1944, 14-year-old Black American George Junius Stinney, Jr., who was witnessed by several family members of the alleged murderer, was tearfully seated in an electric chair. and of George's own father. The young Black American man was electrocuted in a jail in Columbia, South Carolina in the United States. He was the youngest victim of the death penalty in the United States in the 20th century.
Accused George Stinney, Jr. of the murder case of two white American girls Betty June Binnicker and Mary Emma Thames. They were both reported missing after cycling just to pick flowers. Their bodies were found in the town of Alcolu, South Carolina, all of whom received severe blows to the head. The Black American family taught Stinney to kill children because they were found in their area.
The police arrested George and his brother John, but with the exception of his older brother, George was still detained. Since then he has not seen his family, even when the young man was indicted. The police accused him of arresting her that he raped and killed the two children, but the police provided no proof. Defense of the young man, he was forced to confess to the crime even though he did not do so because the police bribed him with food because of hunger. In a 10 -minute trial, the young man's case was heard before a white jury and judge, but he was not even given the opportunity to defend himself or be given a lawyer. He was sentenced to death in an electric chair after being declared guilty.
In 2004 when the case of George Stinney, Jr. was reopened, and on the 70th anniversary of his death, the young man was not guilty of such a crime and the “evidence” against the young man was declared false and the court was unfair to became a judgment on him.
THE FIRST FORMAL STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS IN THE PHILIPPINES
June 16, 1936
Eight months after President Manuel Luis Quezon took office as President of the Commonwealth government, on this day in 1936 he was able to deliver his first formal State of the Nation Address (SONA), the first President of the Philippines to make such a speech.
In front of the representatives of various districts in the Philippines in the National Assembly, President Quezon reported on the overall situation of our country since he took office as President. At the formal opening of the National Assembly session, he detailed the events of his administration from the aspect of our country’s relationship with the United States, the Excise Tax on coconut oil and Gold Reserve funds, the influx of foreign immigrants in our country, the government’s action on the activity of bandit groups in Laguna and Tayabas, ensuring the social justice of the people, the previously passed laws of the legislature and above all the incurred government costs on its projects.
During the nine -year tenure of President Manuel Luis Quezon, he gave three SONAs to the National Assembly. First stipulated in Commonwealth Act no. 17 the giving of the President of the country report on the condition of our country every 16th June, and also moved twice, on 16th October and 4th May by virtue of Commonwealth Act no. 244.
DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY OPENED
June 16, 1911
Today is the 110th birthday of De La Salle University, which first opened on this day in 1911. De La Salle University (DLSU) was founded by nine Christian brothers, at the request of the Archbishop of Manila Jeremiah James Harty. Archbishop Harty believed that the establishment of De La Salle was the available instrument to prevent the spread of Protestantism in the Philippines, and the De La Salle Brothers bought land in Manila on which to build the university, and on June 16, The university was inaugurated by nine La Salle Brothers Blimond Pierre Eilenbecker, Aloysius Gonzaga McGiverin, Augusto Correge, Ptolomee Louis Duffaux, Goslin Camillus Henri, D. Joseph, Celba John Lynam, Imar William Reale, and Martin, who only had 125 students. This is the first La Salle educational institution opened in the Philippines, named after its patron St. Jean-Baptiste De La Salle, patron saint of education.
The Christian La Salle Brothers aim to provide young people with a free and high-quality education, and to instill in students godly moral values. Aside from young people who are destitute but have potential, La Salle University has also been opened to children of wealthy families.
Over the years, the number of students at such a university expanded, studying courses such as two-year courses in commerce and business, and was able to expand their campus in 1921. But so did the university in Manila, La Salle was also a victim of war, when it was first used as a hideout for wounded American and Filipino soldiers, civilians and guerrillas, and when the Japanese occupied Manila it was made the army headquarters of La Salle. But at the height of the liberation of Manila in 1945, many of the De La Salle Brothers were killed by Japanese soldiers. La Salle's operations resumed after the war in July 1945, and on February 19, 1975 La Salle was formally turned into a university.
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has certified De La Salle as a Center of Excellence in 14 of its courses and a Center of Development in five of its programs. It is one of two institutions awarded the highest-level accreditation by the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU), and is also a member of various international university associations, including the ASEAN University Network.
DLSU currently has three campuses, located in Manila, Taguig and Biñan, Laguna. Si Br. Bernard S. Oca, FSC is the current Chancellor of DLSU, and Br. Raymundo B. Suplido is the current President of such university.
References:
https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/iq/trivia-sona-date-changes-through-years
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.history.com/.amp/this-day-in-history/first-woman-in-space
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