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GENERAL OUTLOOK
A cold front will settle into the area today, resulting in widespread showers and thunderstorms again this afternoon into this evening. The front will pass south of the forecast area Sunday, ushering in below-normal temperatures for Sunday and Monday. Temperatures rebound to near normal by mid-week as shower and thunderstorm chances increase ahead of another cold front.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Monday Night
Franklin Area
Today
A chance of showers, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 8am. Areas of fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-to-upper 80s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Light winds out of the southeast.
Monday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 80s. Chance of rain is 30%.
Monday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s.
Highlands Plateau
Today
A chance of showers, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 8am. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs near 80. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 8pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 8pm and 11pm, then a chance of showers after 11pm. Patchy fog after 10pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph becoming calm. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly between 3pm and 5pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the lower 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the east around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 2am, then a slight chance of thunderstorms after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Winds out of the east winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain is 30%.
Monday
A slight chance of showers between 10am and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain is 30%.
Monday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
A chance of showers, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 8am. Areas of fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid 80s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 60s. North winds around 5 mph becoming calm by midnight. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly in the mid-to-late afternoon. Partly sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the east around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Light east winds. Chance of rain is 30%.
Monday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with highs near 80. Chance of rain is 30%.
Monday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s.
Nantahala Area
Today
A chance of showers, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 7am. Patchy fog before noon. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs near 80. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then showers likely. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. Light winds out of the south. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 70s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds.
Monday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with highs near 80. Chance of rain is 30%.
Monday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are expected again today. These storms would once again be capable of producing dangerous cloud-to-ground lightning, isolated strong-to-damaging winds, and heavy rainfall.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Sat Jul 9 2022
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 5 days.
What's Up in the Tropics with Mark Sudduth - July 8, 2022 | hurricanetrack
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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 1.8 out of 12) today with Grasses and Plantain being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low-medium range (0.5 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for July 9th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 95°F in Franklin in 1977
Lowest Temperature 44°F in Highlands in 1896
Greatest Rainfall 7.43 inches in Highlands in 1916
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 July
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
Watch: Florida Pilot Forced To Land Plane On North Carolina Highway | NBC News
• Volunteers sought to help test an alternative to the gas tax in North Carolina [Raleigh News and Observer]
• NC fire marshals accuse state senator of self-dealing [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• North Carolina Looks to Remove Public EV Chargers, Probably to the Trash [Car and Driver]
• Funding road projects: Mileage-based user fee explored as possible alternative to gas tax [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Police staffing a concern in Franklin [The Macon County News and Shopping Guide]
• Grasping for a legislative supermajority, the ‘strong right arm’ of the Republican Party flexes its muscles in Maggie Valley [Smoky Mountain News]
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 08 [Institute for the Study of War] [PDF for July 8th]
G20 summit in Bali overshadowed by Ukraine war | DW News
• Ukraine-Russia: Hidden tech war as Slovyansk battle looms [BBC News]
How much could it cost to rebuild Ukraine? | Counting the Cost
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 targets EU, cutting off Kazakhstan's oil exports [DW News]
• Russia assembling reserve forces for next Ukraine offensive, UK warns [France 24]
• Moscow city councillor jailed for 7 years for anti-war comment [Al Jazeera]
• Ukraine-Russia: Hidden tech war as Slovyansk battle looms [BBC News]
• Ukrainian Office Workers and Tradesmen Receive Training From U.K. for War [Wall Street Journal]
News from Russian or pro-Russian outlets or Video About the Russian Perspective
• Moscow reveals Washington’s goal in arming Ukraine [Russia Today]
• Africa ignores Zelensky: Camouflaged comedian hops around for US [Pravda ]
• MFA says many Russian partners at G20 meeting signaled it’s unacceptable to isolate Moscow [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
• Assassination of Japan’s Shinzo Abe Stuns the Nation [Wall Street Journal]
• Shinzo Abe’s body arrives in Tokyo as Japan mourns former prime minister [DW News]
• Shinzo Abe: The legacy of Japan's former prime minister [DW News]
• Sri Lanka: Protesters storm President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's residence [BBC News]
• US labor market stays strong, adding 372,000 jobs [Courthouse News Service]
• Pregnant Texas woman driving in HOV lane told police her unborn child counted as a passenger [Houston Chronicle]
• Uvalde mayor supports release of mass shooting hallway videos [ABC News]
• Alabama judge suspended after mocking Asian accent in the courtroom [NBC News]
• Jan. 6 hearings: What we’ve learned so far – and what questions remain [Yahoo! NewsE]
• Armed officers swarm Stephen K. Bannon’s house after false report [Washington Post]
Global National: July 8, 2022 | Rogers outage affects millions across Canada
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - July 8th, 2022
--> PBS NewsHour Full Episode July 8th, 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 5:33pm CEST, 8 July 2022, there have been 551,226,298 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 6,345,595 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 3 July 2022, a total of 12,037,259,035 vaccine doses have been administered.
In United States of America, from 3 January 2020 to 5:33pm CEST, 8 July 2022, there have been 87,176,676 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 1,009,906 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 24 June 2022, a total of 585,796,438 vaccine doses have been administered.
• Epidemiologist warns of 'serious situation' by fall if COVID infections aren't brought under control [CBC News]
• NYC Pushes Indoor Mask Advisory for All as ‘Worst' Omicron Strain Fuels 6th Wave [WNBC-TV ) New York City, NY)]
• TWiV 916: COVID-19 clinical update #122 with Dr. Daniel Griffin [Microbe TV]
• New omicron variant BA.2.75: No hard evidence yet, but cause for concern [DW News]
• U.S. scientists enroll nearly 40,000 patients in high-stakes, $1.2 billion study of long Covid [CNBC]
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Science and Technology News Roundup
• Shocking Study Reveals Most Government Websites Serve Tracking Cookies Without Consent [Hot Hardware]
• New York law requires gun permit applicants to submit social media accounts for review [Engadget]
• Elon Musk notifies Twitter he is terminating deal [CNBC]
• NASA rebukes Russian use of space station for propaganda purposes [ARS TECHNICA]
• FCC orders carriers to stop delivering auto warranty robocalls [United Press International (UPI)]
• North Carolina Looks to Remove Public EV Chargers, Probably to the Trash [Car and Driver]
• New York law requires gun permit applicants to submit social media accounts for review [Engadget]
• 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
Earth: The Inside Story FULL SPECIAL | PBS America
What Are We Actually Buying? - DTNS 4312 | Daily Tech News Show
What's Hidden Under the Ice of Greenland? | Real Life Lore
Deep Space Habitats | Science and Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Podcasting is Back | Office Hours 7 | Jupiter Broadcasting
SETI: How scientists look for intelligent life beyond Earth | BBC Sky at Night Magazine
China plans for naval dominance | Caspian Report
Flying Inverted At Escape Velocity To Change Course and other Questions - Deep Space Questions 19 | Scott Manley
Why the Soviet Computer Failed | Asianometry
New Work Platform Moved To Launch Site | SpaceX Boca Chica
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Russo-Ukrainian War Videos (mostly long form)
--> Kherson region plans referendum on joining Russia | DW News Ukraine Update
War in Ukraine: the battle for Donbas | FRANCE 24 English
How much could it cost to rebuild Ukraine? | Counting the Cost
The Ukrainian volunteers using drones to defend against the Russians | BBC News
Power shift on Ukraine’s frontlines? | Binkov's Battlegrounds
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On This Day
July 9th is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 175 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)
455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed emperor of the Western Roman Empire
• [Wikipedia Bio: Avitus]
• [Wikipedia: Western Roman Empire]
491 – Odoacer makes a night assault with his Heruli guardsmen, engaging Theoderic the Great in Ad Pinetam. Both sides suffer heavy losses, but in the end Theodoric forces Odoacer back into Ravenna.
• [Wikipedia Bio: Odoacer]
• [Wikipedia Bio: Theodoric the Great]
551 – A major earthquake strikes Beirut, triggering a devastating tsunami that affected the coastal towns of Byzantine Phoenicia, causing thousands of deaths.
• [Wikipedia: 551 Beirut earthquake]
660 – Korean forces under general Kim Yu-sin of Silla defeat the army of Baekje in the Battle of Hwangsanbeol.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Hwangsanbeol]
• [Wikipedia: Baekje–Tang War]
• [Korean Three Kingdoms Period explained (History of Korea)]
711 - Berbers under Tarik-ibn Ziyad occupy North Spain
• [Wikipedia Bio: Tariq ibn Ziyad]
• [Umayyad conquest of Hispania]
• [How did the Muslims conquer Iberia in just 7 years?]
• [The Arab Conquest of Spain]
869 – The 8.4–9.0 Mw Sanriku earthquake strikes the area around Sendai in northern Honshu, Japan. Inundation from the tsunami extended several kilometers inland.
• [Wikipedia: 869 Sanriku earthquake]
969 – The Fatimid general Jawhar leads the Friday prayer in Fustat in the name of Caliph al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah, thereby symbolically completing the Fatimid conquest of Egypt.
• [Wikipedia: Fatimid conquest of Egypt]
• [Wikipedia: Ikhshidid dynasty]
• [Wikipedia: Fatimid Caliphate]
• [VIDEO: Rise of the Fatimid Caliphate (909-1021)]
1357 – Emperor Charles IV assists in laying the foundation stone of Charles Bridge in Prague.
• [Wikipedia: Charles Bridge]
• [VIDEO: A Brief History of Charles Bridge]
• [Wikipedia Bio: Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor]
1386 – The Old Swiss Confederacy makes great strides in establishing control over its territory by soundly defeating the Archduchy of Austria in the Battle of Sempach.
• [Wikipedia: Old Swiss Confederacy]
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Sempach]
• [The Battle of Sempach - Robert Walser - Audiobook]
1401 – Timur attacks the Jalairid Sultanate and destroys Baghdad.
• [Siege of Baghdad, May-9 July 1401]
• [Tamerlane & History of The Timurid Empire]
• [Rise of Timur - War against Toqtamish]
1540 – King Henry VIII of England annuls his marriage to his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves.
• [Wikipedia Bio: King Henry VIII of England]
• [Wikipedia Bio: Anne of Cleves]
1572 – Nineteen Catholics suffer martyrdom for their beliefs in the Dutch town of Gorkum.
• [Wikipedia: Martyrs of Gorkum]
• [Wikipedia: European wars of religion]
1609 – Bohemia is granted freedom of religion through the Letter of Majesty by the Holy Roman Emperor, Rudolf II.
1701 – A Bourbon force under Nicolas Catinat withdraws from a smaller Habsburg force under Prince Eugene of Savoy in the Battle of Carpi.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Carpi]
• [Wikipedia: War of the Spanish Succession]
• [War of the Spanish Succession - The Opening Moves (1701-1702) (Episode 2)]
1745 – French victory in the Battle of Melle allows them to capture Ghent in the days after.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Melle]
• [Wikipedia: War of the Austrian Succession]
• [Austrian War of Succession | 3 Minute History]
1755 – The Braddock Expedition is soundly defeated by a smaller French and Native American force in its attempt to capture Fort Duquesne in what is now downtown Pittsburgh.
• [Wikipedia: Braddock Expedition]
• [BRADDOCK'S DEFEAT (French & Indian War) - When Washington, Boone, Gage, Lee, & Gates fought together]
• [Wikipedia: Battle of the Monongahela]
• [Braddock’s Defeat: The Battle of the Monongahela and the Road to Revolution by Dr. David Preston]
• [060 Braddock's Defeat: The Battle of the Monongahela and the Road to Revolution]
1762 – Catherine the Great becomes Empress of Russia following the coup against her husband, Peter III.
• [Wikipedia Bio: Catherine the Great]
• [Wikipedia Bio: Peter III]
• [Catherine the Great - Empress Catherine at Last - Extra History - #3]
1776 – George Washington orders the Declaration of Independence to be read out to members of the Continental Army in Manhattan, while thousands of British troops on Staten Island prepare for the Battle of Long Island.
1789 – In Versailles, the National Assembly reconstitutes itself as the National Constituent Assembly and begins preparations for a French constitution.
• [Wikipedia: National Constituent Assembly]
1790 – The Swedish Navy captures one third of the Russian Baltic fleet.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Svensksund]
• [Wikipedia: Russo-Swedish War of 1788–90]
• [Svensksund Naval Battles 1789-90]
1793 – The Act Against Slavery in Upper Canada bans the importation of slaves and will free those who are born into slavery after the passage of the Act at 25 years of age.
• [Wikipedia: Act Against Slavery]
1807 – The second Treaty of Tilsit is signed between France and Prussia, ending the War of the Fourth Coalition.
• [Treaties of Tilsit]
• [Wikipedia: War of the Fourth Coalition]
• [Napoleon and the War of the Fourth Coalition | World history | Khan Academy]
1810 – Napoleon annexes the Kingdom of Holland as part of the First French Empire.
• [Wikipedia: Kingdom of Holland]
1811 – Explorer David Thompson posts a sign near what is now Sacajawea State Park in Washington state, claiming the Columbia District for the United Kingdom.
1815 – Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord becomes the first Prime Minister of France.
• [Wikipedia: Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord]
• [The Man with Six Faces | The Life & Times of Talleyrand]
• [LINKTEXT]
1816 – Argentina declares independence from Spain.
1821 – Four hundred and seventy prominent Cypriots including Archbishop Kyprianos are executed in response to Cypriot aid to the Greek War of Independence.
1850 – U.S. President Zachary Taylor dies after eating raw fruit and iced milk; he is succeeded in office by Vice President Millard Fillmore.
1850 – Persian prophet Báb is executed in Tabriz, Persia.
1863 – American Civil War: The Siege of Port Hudson ends, giving the Union complete control of the Mississippi River.
• [Wikipedia: Siege of Port Hudson]
• [Why 500 Men Gather in a Little-Known Louisiana Field]
1868 – Louisiana and South Carolina are the last states to ratify the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution, guaranteeing African Americans full citizenship and all persons in the United States due process of law.
1875 – The Herzegovina Uprising against Ottoman rule begins, which would last until 1878 and have far-reaching implications throughout the Balkans.
• [Wikipedia: Herzegovina Uprising]
1877 – The inaugural Wimbledon Championships begins.
1893 – Daniel Hale Williams, American heart surgeon, performs the first successful open-heart surgery in United States without anesthesia.
1896 – William Jennings Bryan delivers his Cross of Gold speech advocating bimetallism at the 1896 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
• [Wikipedia: Cross of Gold speech]
• [LWikipedia Bio: William Jennings Bryan]
• [William Jennings Bryan "Cross of Gold" Speech (1896 / 1921) [AUDIO RESTORED]]
1900 – The Federation of Australia is given royal assent.
• [LWikipedia: Federation of Australia]
1900 – The Governor of Shanxi province in North China orders the execution of 45 foreign Christian missionaries and local church members, including children.
• [Wikipedia: Taiyuan massacre]
1918 – In Nashville, Tennessee, an inbound local train collides with an outbound express, killing 101 and injuring 171 people, making it the deadliest rail accident in United States history.
1922 – Johnny Weissmuller swims the 100 meters freestyle in 58.6 seconds breaking the world swimming record and the 'minute barrier'.
1932 – The state of São Paulo revolts against the Brazilian Federal Government, starting the Constitutionalist Revolution.
1937 – The silent film archives of Fox Film Corporation are destroyed by the 1937 Fox vault fire.
1943 – World War II: The Allied invasion of Sicily soon causes the downfall of Mussolini and forces Hitler to break off the Battle of Kursk.
• [Wikipedia: Allied invasion of Sicily]
• [Newsreel]
• [Invasion of Sicily WWII Operation Husky]
1944 – World War II: American forces take Saipan, bringing the Japanese archipelago within range of B-29 raids, and causing the downfall of the Tojo government.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Saipan]
• [The Battle of Saipan: D-Day in the Pacific | Battle 360 (S1, E8)]
• [The Battle for the Marianas 1944]
1944 – World War II: Continuation War: Finland wins the Battle of Tali-Ihantala, the largest battle ever fought in northern Europe. The Red Army withdraws its troops from Ihantala and digs into a defensive position, thus ending the Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive.
• [Battle of Tali-Ihantala]
1955 – The Russell–Einstein Manifesto calls for a reduction of the risk of nuclear warfare.
• [Russell–Einstein Manifesto]
1956 – The 7.7 Mw Amorgos earthquake shakes the Cyclades island group in the Aegean Sea with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). The shaking and the destructive tsunami that followed left fifty-three people dead. A damaging M7.2 aftershock occurred minutes after the mainshock.
1958 – A 7.8 Mw strike-slip earthquake in Alaska causes a landslide that produces a megatsunami. The runup from the waves reached 525 m (1,722 ft) on the rim of Lituya Bay; five people were killed.
• [1958 Lituya Bay earthquake and megatsunami]
• [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1axr5YGRwQ]
• [AESF: 1958 Lituya bay earthquake and megatsunami]
1962 – Starfish Prime tests the effects of a nuclear test at orbital altitudes.
• [Starfish Prime Test Interim Report]
• [Wikipedia: Starfish Prime]
1977 – The Pinochet dictatorship in Chile organises the youth event of Acto de Chacarillas, a ritualised act reminiscent of Francoist Spain.
1979 – A car bomb destroys a Renault motor car owned by "Nazi hunters" Serge and Beate Klarsfeld outside their home in France in an unsuccessful assassination attempt.
1982 – Pan Am Flight 759 crashes in Kenner, Louisiana, killing all 145 people on board and eight others on the ground.
1986 – The New Zealand Parliament passes the Homosexual Law Reform Act legalising homosexuality in New Zealand.
1993 – The Parliament of Canada passes the Nunavut Act leading to the 1999 creation of Nunavut, dividing the Northwest Territories into arctic (Inuit) and sub-arctic (Dene) lands based on a plebiscite.
1995 – The Navaly church bombing is carried out by the Sri Lanka Air Force killing 125 Tamil civilian refugees.
1999 – Days of student protests begin after Iranian police and hardliners attack a student dormitory at the University of Tehran.
2002 – The African Union is established in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, replacing the Organisation of African Unity (OAU). The organization's first chairman is Thabo Mbeki, President of South Africa.
2006 – One hundred and twenty-five people are killed when S7 Airlines Flight 778, an Airbus A310 passenger jet, veers off the runway while landing in wet conditions at Irkutsk Airport in Siberia.
2011 – South Sudan gains independence and secedes from Sudan.
2011 – A rally takes place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to call for fairer elections in the country.
2017 - CEO Elon Musk is the first owner of Telsa's first mass market electric car - the Model 3
• [First Model 3 Handovers]
2017 - Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi proclaims victory over Islamic State forces in Mosul
2018 - Bright pink is the world's oldest biological colour according to scientists, produced by tiny cyanobacteria in 1.1bn-year-old marine shale rock from Taoudeni basin, Mauritania
2018 - US President Donald Trump names Brett Kavanaugh as his Supreme Court nominee
• [ABC News Special Report]
• [Wikipedia Bio: Brett Kavanaugh]
2020 - McGirt v. Oklahoma, in landmark case US Supreme Court rules Congress had not disestablished Oklahoma Indian reserves
• [Wikipedia: McGirt v. Oklahoma]
• [JUSTIA: McGirt v. Oklahoma, 591 U.S. ___ (2020)]
• [What Supreme Court's McGirt ruling means for Oklahoma's Native tribes]
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Published at 6:00am on Saturday, July 09, 2022
Author: Bobby Coggins
Resources used to compile the information in this article include, but are not limited to the following websites or books: MaconMedia.com, youtube.com, weather.gov, airnow.gov, wikipedia.com, onthisday.com, ncdcr.gov, ncsu.edu, utah.edu, https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/, wolfram.com, biorxiv.org, aps.org, nejm.org, plos.org, cell.com, researchsquare.com, cureus.com, spc.noaa.gov, nhc.noaa.gov, ncdenr.org, medrxiv.org, archive.org, ncpedia.org, nasa.gov, https://ww2days.com, nih.gov, carolinapublicpress.org, microbe.tv, smokymountainnews.com, psypost.org, blogspot.com, pollen.com, franklinnc.com, maconnc.org, spaceweather.com, solarham.com, loc.gov, ncleg.net, senate.gov, house.gov, whitehouse.gov, drudgereport.com, politico.com, realclearpolitics.com, ushmm.org, This Day in North Carolina History, World War II Day By Day, The Holocaust Encyclopedia, The Timetables of History, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The World History and Book of Facts (multiple years), On This Day In History: Over 4,000 facts, The NASA Archives. 60 Years in Space, This Day in North Carolina History, The Smithsonian History of Space Exploration: From the Ancient World to the Extraterrestrial Future, Spaceflight, 2nd Edition: The Complete Story from Sputnik to Curiousity, The Story of Civilization (11 volumes), The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, American History, Volume 1: 1492-1877, American History, Volume 2: 1877 - Present, A Complete Chronolgy of the Second World War. Weather and Almanac data and information sources: Sources (except where otherwise credited): heavens-above.com, Ian Webster's Github, National Centers for Environmental Prediction, The National Weather Service, National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, National Hurricane Center, Penn State University Electronic Wall Map, The State Climate Office of North Carolina, Storm Prediction Center, U.S. Naval Observatory, University of Utah Department of Atmospheric Sciences, and the Weather Prediction Center. Back to Top
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