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GENERAL OUTLOOK
A low pressure system will move northward along the coastal Carolinas today, with the deeper moisture staying well east of the area. A weak cold front will settle southward toward the western Carolinas through the rest of the weekend before stalling. Unstable conditions will permit numerous thunderstorms to develop across the region each afternoon and evening throughout the upcoming week.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Saturday Night
Franklin Area
Today
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 11pm. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 4pm. Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night
Showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers between midnight and 3am. Low in the mid 60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Independence Day
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 60%.
Monday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1am, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain is 60%.
Highlands Plateau
Today
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 2pm and 4pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 4pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 70s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 10pm. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Patchy fog before 8am. High in the upper 70s. WInds out of the north around 5 mph becoming calm by midmorning. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 2am, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s. Calm winds in the early evening increasing to come out of the northeast around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Independence Day
A slight chance of showers before 9am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9am and 3pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Light and variable winds early in the morning increasing to come out of the northeast around 5 mph by midmorning. Chance of rain is 60%.
Monday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 2am, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain is 60%.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 4pm and 5pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 5pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 10pm. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Highs in the mid 80s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before midnight, then a slight chance of showers between midnight and 3am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Independence Day
A slight chance of showers before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 4pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the lower 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 60%.
Monday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain is 30%.
Nantahala Area
Today
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 10pm. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 2pm and 4pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 4pm. Areas of fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs near 80. Light winds out of the northwest. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers between 11pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Independence Day
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Partly sunny, with highs near 80. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain is 60%.
Monday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 60s. Chance of rain is 30%.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms will develop across the region this afternoon and evening. Any of these thunderstorms may produce dangerous cloud-to-ground lightning, gusty winds, and locally heavy rainfall. A few of the storms could generate damaging wind gusts in excess of 60 mph. Isolated flash flooding could also result under slowly-moving or persistent thunderstorms.
Numerous to widespread thunderstorms will develop again on Sunday, mainly during the afternoon and evening hours. A marginal risk of severe thunderstorms continues, primarily due to the threat of damaging wind gusts. Heavy rainfall and isolated flooding will continue to be possible.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Sat Jul 2 2022
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
Active Systems:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical Storm Bonnie, located inland near the Nicaragua/Costa Rica border.
1. Near the South Carolina Coast:
Surface observations and satellite-derived wind data indicate that the small low pressure system located along the coast of South Carolina is producing sustained tropical-storm-force winds primarily to the southeast of its center over water and near the immediate coast. In addition, shower and thunderstorm activity has persisted near the area of low pressure over the last 6 to 12 hours. If the associated showers and thunderstorms persist and continue to become better organized, then this system could become a tropical storm later today while moving northeastward along the South Carolina coast, and then reaching the North Carolina coast by tonight. Regardless of development, this system is expected to produce heavy rains, which could cause flash flooding across coastal portions of the Carolinas over the weekend. See products issued by the Weather Prediction Center and your local National Weather Service forecast office for more details. Further information on the system, including offshore gale warnings, can be found in High Seas forecasts issued by the National Weather Service.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...medium...60 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...medium...60 percent.
2. Eastern Caribbean Sea:
A tropical wave located over the eastern Caribbean Sea continues to produce a broad area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms over the Windward Islands. Upper-level winds are not conducive for significant development as the system moves west-northwestward during the next few days across the Caribbean Sea.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...low...10 percent.
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Almanac
24 Hour Smoke Forecast
No smoke fields will be crossing Macon County today, no map was produced.
Air quality is in theupper range of green for most of the county, with the ridges and other higher elevations today being in the upper range of green.
Fire and Smoke Map
Local Air Monitor
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the low range 0.5 out of 12) today with Grasses, Plantain, and Dock being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low-medium range (1.5 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for July 2nd
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 99°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2012
Lowest Temperature 40°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2008
Greatest Rainfall 3.00 inches in Franklin in 2003
Greatest Snowfall (no measurable snowfall has been recorded on this date since records started being kept in 1872)
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of June
Data available from 1873 to 2022
Highest Temperature 101°F in Franklin on 07-29-1952
Lowest Temperature 34°F in Highlands on 07-27-1911
Greatest Rainfall 21.15 inches in Highlands on 07-29-1879
Greatest Snowfall no measurable snowfall has been recorded since records started being kept in 1873
All-time record weather events for Macon County
Highest Temperature 101°F in Franklin on Jul 29, 1952
Lowest Temperature -19°F in Highlands on Jan 21, 1985
Greatest Rainfall 21.15 inches in Highlands on Jul 29, 1879
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 25.5 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station on Mar 13, 1993
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Macon Calendar
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Local and State News
• Enrollment soars in NC private schools at levels not seen since the 1970s [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Gov. Roy Cooper: 'Governors are the last line of defense' on states' abortion laws [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Fireworks safety: Why NC laws have so many people shopping south of the border [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Bill designating less tax money for tourism ads passes NC Legislature [Asheville Citizen Times]
• Macon County Board of Education - June 2022 Meeting [Macon Media]
State Budget Details
• NC Budget Table of Contents [Google Drive (PDF)]
• NC House Bill 103: 2022 Appropriations Act [Google Drive (PDF)]
• Joint Conference Committee Report on the Current Operations Appropriations Act of 2022 [Google Drive (PDF)]
• House Bill 103 Information and Voting History [NC General Assembly Website]
• Raises for state employees, preparations for recession, in proposed state budget [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
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Special Section: Russo-Ukrainian War Updates
(sharing of a particular source is not an endorsement)
(Longer videos are in the Russo-Ukraine Videos section)
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 01 [Institute for the Study of War] [PDF for June 28th]
*Reportedly* one of the first victims of US-supplied Ukrainian M142 HIMARS MRLs, a Russian base in Donbas after being struck by HIMARS’s guided rockets.#Russia #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/3v8A7SsfVk
— BlueSauron👁️ (@Blue_Sauron) June 25, 2022
Why War in Ukraine is Causing Apocalyptic Famine | Real Life Lore
Why is Kaliningrad crucial to the war in Ukraine? | BBC News
JOMINI OF THE WEST MAP (Day 98-107)
1/ Ukrainian TVD, Day 108-123. Mid-June has seen the Russian Armed Forces maintain their operational momentum and make important gains in the Donbas while the Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to press their counteroffensive in the Kherson Oblast. #UkraineRussiaWar #UkraineWar pic.twitter.com/5MnyYOaUbz
— Jomini of the West (@JominiW) June 28, 2022
• Russia abandons Black Sea outpost of Snake Island in victory for Ukraine [Reuters]
• Why US-NATO can’t let Russia win [Asia Times]
• Russians Urged to Snitch on Ukraine War Critics in Return to Soviet-Style Denunciations [The Moscow Times]
• Putin accuses NATO of 'imperial ambitions' over Finland, Sweden membership offer [DW News]
• U.S. to Support Ukraine for ‘As Long as It Takes,’ Biden Says [Wall Street Journal]
• Russia withdraws from Snake Island: Moscow's forces abandon strategic Black Sea outpost [France 24]
• Snake Island: Why Russia couldn't hold on to strategic Black Sea outcrop [BBC News]
News from Russian or pro-Russian outlets or Video About the Russian Perspective
• Biden pledges long-term support for Ukraine [Russia Today]
• Putin's Ukraine game will reformat Eurasia and deprive NATO of dominance [Pravda ]
• Protest expressed to UK ambassador over London’s boorish statements — Foreign Ministry [TASS Russian News Agency]
The causes and consequences of the Ukraine war A lecture by John J. Mearsheimer
The Ukraine War From Russia's Perspective
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National and World News Roundup
• How much health insurers pay for almost everything is about to go public [National Public Radio]
• Atlanta Fed GDP tracker shows the U.S. economy is likely in a recession [CNBC]
• Uvalde DA makes rare comments on school shooting investigation [ABC News]
• Delta Air Lines offered $10,000 to passengers willing to give up their seat on overbooked domestic flight [Houston Chronicle]
• 2 officers killed, 5 hurt when man opens fire on police attempting to serve warrant in Kentucky [CBS News]
Global National: July 1, 2022 | Crowds gather for Ottawa's first in-person Canada Day since 2019
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - July 1st, 2022
--> PBS NewsHour Full Episode July 1st, 2022
• Yes, the Great Books Make Us Better People [New York Times]
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COVID-19 News and Updates
Here is a section on COVID-19. It includes local, regional, state, national, and global items.
COVID-19 Numbers for Macon County:
• WHO Coronavirus (COVID-19) Dashboard [World Health Organization]
Globally, as of 6:26pm CEST, 29 June 2022, there have been 543,352,927 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 6,331,059 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 27 June 2022, a total of 11,981,689,168 vaccine doses have been administered.
In United States of America, from 3 January 2020 to 6:26pm CEST, 29 June 2022, there have been 86,118,591 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 1,006,416 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 24 June 2022, a total of 585,796,438 vaccine doses have been administered.
• TWiV 914: COVID-19 clinical update #121 with Dr. Daniel Griffin [Microbe TV]
• FDA: Updated COVID boosters will roll out in the fall [AXIOS]
• Should you start going to business conferences again? [Computer World]
• Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Recommends Inclusion of Omicron BA.4/5 Component for COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Doses [US Food and Drug Administration]
• US buys 105 million COVID vaccine doses for fall campaign [AP News]
• TWiV 912: COVID-19 clinical update #120 with Dr. Daniel Griffin [Microbe TV]
• TWiV 913: Twinkle twinkle little SARS [Microbe TV]
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Science and Technology News Roundup
• Minecraft YouTuber Technoblade dies from cancer as his dad posts message he'd prepared for followers [Sky News]
• Police sweep Google searches to find suspects. The tactic is facing its first legal challenge. [NBC News]
• MIT proposes using a 'space bubble' shield the size of Brazil to cool the Earth [Interesting Engineering]
• Substack and Unity join the growing list of tech layoffs [Fast Company]
• China's first 1-mln-kilowatt-grade onshore wind power project put into operation [CGTN]
• Samsung Electronics starts 3-nanometer chip production [Tech Crunch]
• Free, legally available series/movies on YouTube in a Netlflix-like interface [Lamplight TV]
Podcasts and Long Form Videos
Anything covering educational, entertainment, history, current events, and technology topics
Gravitational Waves from Big Bang, Dark Matter & Why no Aliens? @Dr Brian Keating Explains | Arvin Ash
Star-linking the World - DTNS 4308 | Daily Tech News Show
Booster Static Fire Preparations in Full Swing | SpaceX Boca Chica
TWiV 914: COVID-19 clinical update #121 with Dr. Daniel Griffin | Microbe TV
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Russo-Ukrainian War Videos (mostly long form)
--> Missiles hit Odesa after NATO ends summit with a tougher line on Russia | DW News
Explosions rock Ukraine city of Mykolaiv, a day after deadly strikes near Odesa | FRANCE 24
G7 leaders inflict more economic pain on Russia over Ukraine | Counting the Cost
Russian missile strikes kill 20 in Ukraine’s Odesa region | BBC News
Power shift on Ukraine’s frontlines? | Binkov's Battlegrounds
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On This Day
July 3rd is the 184th day of the year (185th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 181 days remain until the end of the year.
Historical Events
Historical Events
(Please note that the Wikipedia articles often contain a bibliography and links to where you can learn more about a historical event)
437 – Emperor Valentinian III begins his reign over the Western Roman Empire. His mother Galla Placidia ends her regency, but continues to exercise political influence at the court in Rome.
• [Valentinian III ]
• [Western Roman Empire]
• [Galla Placidia]
626 – Li Shimin, the future Emperor Taizong of Tang, ambushes and kills his rival brothers Li Yuanji and Li Jiancheng in the Xuanwu Gate Incident.
• [Li Shimin]
• [Emperor Taizong of Tang]
• [Xuanwu Gate Incident]
• [Kings and Generals: Emperor Taizong and the Rise of the Tang Dynasty]
• [Teacup Media Podcast #129: The Incident at Xuanwu Gate ]
706 – In China, Emperor Zhongzong of Tang inters the bodies of relatives in the Qianling Mausoleum, located on Mount Liang outside Chang'an.
• [Emperor Zhongzong of Tang]
• [Qianling Mausoleum]
866 – Battle of Brissarthe: The Franks led by Robert the Strong are defeated by a joint Breton-Viking army.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Brissarthe]
936 – King Henry the Fowler dies in his royal palace in Memleben. He is succeeded by his son Otto I, who becomes the ruler of East Francia.
• [Wikipedia: King Henry the Fowler]
• [East Francia]
963 – The Byzantine army proclaims Nikephoros II Phokas Emperor of the Romans on the plains outside Cappadocian Caesarea.
• [Nikephoros II Phokas]
1298 – The Battle of Göllheim is fought between Albert I of Habsburg and Adolf of Nassau-Weilburg.
• [Battle of Göllheim]
• [Albert I of Habsburg]
• [Adolf, King of the Romans]
1494 – The Treaty of Tordesillas is ratified by Spain.
• [Treaty of Tordesillas]
1504 – Bogdan III the One-Eyed becomes Voivode of Moldavia.
• [Bogdan III the One-Eyed]
1555 – Ottoman Admiral Turgut Reis sacks the Italian city of Paola.
• [Wikipedia Bio: Turgut Reis]
1561 – Menas, emperor of Ethiopia, defeats a revolt in Emfraz.
• [Menas of Ethiopia]
1582 – Battle of Yamazaki: Toyotomi Hideyoshi defeats Akechi Mitsuhide.
• [Battle of Yamazaki]
• [The Battle of Yamazaki | Sengoku Jidai Episode 35]
1613 – The first English expedition (from Virginia) against Acadia led by Samuel Argall takes place.
1644 – English Civil War: Battle of Marston Moor.
• [Battle of Marston Moor]
• [English Civil War]
• [Campaigns In History - The Battle Of Marston Moor]
1645 – Battle of Alford: Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
• [Battle of Alford]
• [Wars of the Three Kingdoms]
• [The English Civil Wars - A People Divided]
1698 – Thomas Savery patents the first steam engine.
1776 – American Revolution: The Continental Congress adopts a resolution severing ties with the Kingdom of Great Britain although the wording of the formal Declaration of Independence is not published until July 4.
• [Declaration of Independence] (Document Text)
• [Wikipedia: United States Declaration of Independence]
• [The Declaration of Independence (as read by Max McLean)]
• [The Declaration of Independence - Dramatic Reading]
• [America the Story of Us: Declaration of Independence | History]
1816 – The French frigate Méduse strikes the Bank of Arguin and 151 people on board have to be evacuated on an improvised raft, a case immortalised by Géricault's painting The Raft of the Medusa.
• [French frigate Méduse (1810)]
• [The Raft of the Medusa]
• [Link to Painting]
1822 – Thirty-five slaves, including Denmark Vesey, are hanged in South Carolina after being accused of organizing a slave rebellion.
• [Wikipedia Bio: Denmark Vesey]
• [Denmark Vesey's Rebellion (1982)] (Dramatization made for TV)
• [Life of Denmark Vesey]
1823 – Bahia Independence Day: The end of Portuguese rule in Brazil, with the final defeat of the Portuguese crown loyalists in the province of Bahia.
• [Rio and Lerarn: Bahia Independence Day]
• [Wikipedia: Colonial Brazil]
1839 – Twenty miles off the coast of Cuba, 53 kidnapped Africans led by Joseph Cinqué mutiny and take over the slave ship Amistad.
• [Wikipedia Bio: Joseph Cinqué]
• [Wikipedia: La Amistad]
• [Wikipedia: United States v. The Amistad]
• [JUSTIA: United States v. The Amistad, 40 U.S. 518 (1841)]
• [The History of the Amistad ]
• [FJTN: Amistad: The Federal Courts and the Challenge to Slavery]
• [The Significance of the Amistad Case— A Document-Based Question Prepared by Eric Rothschild] (PDF, for use in conjunction with above video)
• [Search for Wisdom – The Amistad Case] (Dramatization from the movie Amistad)
• [How the Amistad Rebellion, and Its Extraordinary Trial, Unfolded]
1853 – The Russian Army crosses the Pruth river into the Danubian Principalities, Moldavia and Wallachia—providing the spark that will set off the Crimean War.
• [Wikipedia: The Crimean War/a>]
• [The Crimean War - History Matters (Short Animated Documentary)]
• [UKTV History: Crimean War 1853-1856 - World War Zero]
• [The Quick Rundown: The Crimean War]
1871 – Victor Emmanuel II of Italy enters Rome after having conquered it from the Papal States.
1881 – Charles J. Guiteau shoots and fatally wounds U.S. President James A. Garfield (who will die of complications from his wounds on September 19).
• [Wikipedia: Assassination of James A. Garfield]
• [The Presidential Assassination Nobody Talks About] (language warning)
• [The Surprise Election and Political Assassination of President James A. Garfield (2003)]
1890 – The U.S. Congress passes the Sherman Antitrust Act.
• [Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890]
1897 – British-Italian engineer Guglielmo Marconi obtains a patent for radio in London.
1900 – The first Zeppelin flight takes place on Lake Constance near Friedrichshafen, Germany.
1900 – Jean Sibelius' Finlandia receives its première performance in Helsinki with the Helsinki Philharmonic Society conducted by Robert Kajanus.
• [Wikipedia: Finlandia]
• [Sibelius - Finlandia op. 26 (Opening of the new Helsinki music hall)]
• [Wikipedia Bio: Jean Sibelius]
1921 – World War I: U.S. President Warren G. Harding signs the Knox–Porter Resolution formally ending the war between the United States and Germany.
• [Wikipedia: Knox–Porter Resolution]
1934 – The Night of the Long Knives ends with the death of Ernst Röhm.
• [Ernst Röhm - Sturmabteilung & Night of the Long Knives Documentary]
• [The Assassination of Ernst Röhm (Night of the Long Knives)]
• [Who Were The SA/Sturmabteilung?]
1937 – Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan are last heard from over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to make the first equatorial round-the-world flight.
• [Amelia Earhart]
• [Fred Noonan]
• [Where's Amelia Earhart? | National Geographic]
• [World of Mysteries - In Search of Amelia Earhart]
1940 – Indian independence leader Subhas Chandra Bose is arrested and detained in Calcutta.
1940 – World War II: The SS Arandora Star is sunk by U-47 in the North Atlantic with the loss of over 800 lives, mostly civilians.
• [SS Arandora Star]
• [LINKTEXT]
• [LINKTEXT]
1962 – The first Walmart store, then known as Wal-Mart, opens for business in Rogers, Arkansas.
1964 – Civil rights movement: U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964 meant to prohibit segregation in public places. 1964 – The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is approved after surviving an 83-day filibuster in the United States Senate.
• [Newsreel]
• [The 1964 Civil Rights Bill Explained in 8 Minutes]
• [1964: The Fight for a Right | MPB]
• [President Johnson and the Civil Rights Act of 1964]
• [Wikipedia]
1966 – France conducts its first nuclear weapon test in the Pacific, on Moruroa Atoll.
1976 – End of South Vietnam; Communist North Vietnam annexes the former South Vietnam to form the unified Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
1986 – Rodrigo Rojas and Carmen Gloria Quintana are burnt alive during a street demonstration against the dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet in Chile.
1986 – Aeroflot Flight 2306 crashes while attempting an emergency landing at Syktyvkar Airport in Syktyvkar, in present day Komi Republic, Russia, killing 54 people.
1988 – Marcel Lefebvre and the four bishops he consecrated were excommunicated by the Holy See.
1990 – In the 1990 Mecca tunnel tragedy, 1,400 Muslim pilgrims are suffocated to death and trampled upon in a pedestrian tunnel leading to the holy city of Mecca.
• [Wikipedia: 1990 Mecca tunnel tragedy]
1994 – USAir Flight 1016 crashes near Charlotte Douglas International Airport, killing 37 of the 57 people on board.
• [USAir Flight 1016]
• [USAir Flight 1016 | 25 years since one of Charlotte's darkest day]
• [Storm Stories: USAir Flight 1016 (The Weather Channel)]
1997 – The Bank of Thailand floats the baht, triggering the Asian financial crisis.
• [Wikipedia: 1997 Asian financial crisis]
• [1997 Asian Financial Crisis: The Story and Lessons Learned]
• [Why the Asian Financial Crisis Happened: Diagnosis, Remedies & Prospects (1998)]
2000 – Vicente Fox Quesada is elected the first President of México from an opposition party, the Partido Acción Nacional, after more than 70 years of continuous rule by the Partido Revolucionario Institucional.
2001 – The AbioCor self-contained artificial heart is first implanted.
• [Wikipedia: AbioCor]
2002 – Steve Fossett becomes the first person to fly solo around the world nonstop in a balloon.
• [Wikipedia Bio: Steve Fossett ]
• [AP Videos]
2005 – The Live 8 benefit concerts takes place in the G8 states and in South Africa. More than 1,000 musicians perform and are broadcast on 182 television networks and 2,000 radio networks.
2008 – Colombian conflict: Íngrid Betancourt, a member of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia, is released from captivity after being held for six and a half years by FARC.
2010 – The South Kivu tank truck explosion in the Democratic Republic of the Congo kills at least 230 people.
• [Wikipedia: 2010 South Kivu fuel tank explosion]
• [Al Jazeera: Oil tanker blast kills hundreds in DR Congo]
2013 – The International Astronomical Union names Pluto's fourth and fifth moons, Kerberos and Styx.
2013 – A magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes Aceh, Indonesia, killing at least 42 people and injuring 420 others.
2017 - US President Donald Trump tweets edited wrestling video of himself attacking news network 'CNN'
• [Wikipedia article about incident]
• [Link to a Copy of GIF]
• [NEVER FORGET: A year ago, CNN tracked down and threatened to dox creator of Trump wrestling gif] (Legal Insurrection)
2019 - Total solar eclipse over Chile and Argentina
2020 - Texas Governor Greg Abbott makes wearing face masks mandatory as cases of coronavirus soar in the state
2020 - More than 160 people die after a landslide at a jade mine in northern Hpakant area of Myanmar
• [BBC: Myanmar jade mine landslide kills 160]
• [WSJ: In Myanmar, Landslide at Jade Mine Kills More Than 160 People]
• [Fox News: Landslide at Myanmar jade mine triggers 'muddy wave,' killing over 160, shocking video shows]
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Published at 6:00am on Saturday, July 02, 2022
Author: Bobby Coggins
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