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GENERAL OUTLOOK
A slow moving cold front will drift into the area today and become stationary across the Piedmont by Thursday. Expect scattered to numerous showers and storms ahead of this front. The front will dissipate late this week. Expect generally typical mid-July conditions through at least early next week when another weak cold front approaches from the north.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Friday Night
Franklin Area
Today
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the low-to-mid 80s. Light winds out of the northwest. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 9pm. Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-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.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Calm winds.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers between 11pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 30%.
Friday
A slight chance of showers between noon and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain is 30%.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s.
Highlands Plateau
Today
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid 70s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Light winds out of the northwest. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers between 11pm and 5am. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10am. Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 70s. Light and variable winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the morning. Chance of rain is 40%.
Friday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4am, then a slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with lows around 60. Chance of rain is 30%.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the low-to-mid 80s. Light winds out of the north. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 9pm. Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, 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.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 80s. Calm winds. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers between 11pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 30%.
Friday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with lows around 64. Chance of rain is 30%.
Nantahala Area
Today
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 5pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs near 80. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s. Calm winds. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers between 2pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs near 80. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain is 20%.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Calm winds.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Sunny, with highs near 80.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Numerous thunderstorms are expected to develop across the area today, mainly this afternoon. A few strong to severe storms capable of producing damaging wind gusts and perhaps brief large hail are expected. Additionally, localized excessive rainfall and flash flooding are possible, especially in urban areas and in locations that have seen heavy rainfall in recent days. The peak threat for severe storms and flash flooding will be from mid to late afternoon. Frequent cloud to ground lightning can occur with any thunderstorm. .
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Wed Jul 13 2022
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
1. Northern Gulf of Mexico:
A surface trough extending from the Florida Panhandle west- southwestward along the northern Gulf coast continues to produce disorganized showers and thunderstorms over the northern Gulf of Mexico and adjacent land areas. The surface trough is forecast to drift northward during the next few days and significant development is unlikely due to the system's proximity to land. Regardless of development, heavy rains will pose a risk of flash flooding along portions of the northern Gulf coast from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle over the next several days. For more information about the potential for heavy rain and flooding, please see products issued by your local National Weather Service office and the Weather Prediction Center.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...low...10 percent.
What's Up in the Tropics with Mark Sudduth - Watching A Few Areas Today - July 12, 2022
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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 (3.0 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for July 13th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 96°F in Franklin in 1954
Lowest Temperature 39°F in Highlands in 1918
Greatest Rainfall 2.08 inches in Highlands in 1898
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
It’s Time! Schedule your child’s COVID-19 vaccine today | NCDHHS
• Macon County Board of Commissioners - July 2022 [Macon Media]
• After shooting, Wilson Little League cancels tournament, teams invited to DBAP to make new memories [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Singing 82nd Airborne soldiers have an unlikely hit with video filmed at Fort Bragg [Raleigh News and Observer]
• $25.9 billion state budget adds to reserve fund, earmarks money for broadband, teachers [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Survey: Region businesses need tens of thousands of workers by 2025, face 5 big obstacles [Asheville Citizen-Times]
• Rep. Gillespie Legislative Newsletter Volume XXV [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 12 [Institute for the Study of War] [PDF for July 12th]
What will be the deciding factor in winning the war in Ukraine? | DW News Desk
• Ukraine attacks Russian-held Kherson, plans counterattack [Al Jazeera]
• Putin expands fast-track Russian citizenship to all of Ukraine [AL Jazeera]
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
• Ukraine Digs for Survivors in Rubble of Residential Attacks by Russian Missiles [Wall Street Journal]
• Ukraine hoping to increase grain exports through Danube [DW News]
• Ukraine attacks Russian-held Kherson, plans counterattack [Al Jazeera]
• Russia and Ukraine seek to break grain exports impasse in Turkey [France 24]
• Ukraine war round-up: Kyiv's rocket attack and US says Iran to give Russia drones [BBC News]
• Putin’s Oil War With the West Comes at His Allies’ Expense [New York Times]
• Art of dissent: How Russians protest the war on Ukraine [Washington PostE]
• Rule challenge by Nord Stream 2 pipeline operator gets second wind [Courthouse News Service]
News from Russian or pro-Russian outlets or Video About the Russian Perspective
• Ukrainian FM comments on grain talks with Russia [Russia Today]
• Poland gets nervous after its plans to dismember Ukraine are made public [Pravda ]
• Split in global sports to widen if Russia is barred from 2024 Olympics — sports official [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
Jan. 6 committee holds public hearing | Washington Post
January 6th Committee Seventh Public Hearing | C-SPAN
Former Oath Keeper spokesperson fears for next election cycle if Trump runs for office | PBS Newshour
• Trump Spurred Far-Right Groups to Violence on Jan. 6, Committee Says [Wall Street Journal]
• The secret support system for former aides taking on Trump: The other women [Politico]
Uvalde school shooting video: What happened at Robb Elementary? | WFAA-TV (Dallas, TX)
• Uvalde mayor accuses state of leaking records to make local police look bad [KERA-TV (Dallas, TX)]
• Uvalde mayor blasts media for publishing school shooting video [Courthouse News Service]
• Uvalde City Council accepts Pete Arredondo’s resignation [CNN]
• Brooke Jenkins Backs Police Plan to Expand Live Surveillance in San Francisco: ‘Our Tone and Approach Matter’ [The San Fransisco Standard]
• Sri Lanka declares state of emergency after president flees [DW News]
• 4,000 beagles will be rescued from a Virginia breeding facility [CNN]
• U.S. Justice Dept launches task force to protect women's reproductive rights [Reuters]
• Founders of bankrupt crypto hedge fund 3AC go missing, as investors try to recoup assets [CNBC]
• Madison to weigh tougher penalties for harassing election workers [WMTV-TV (Madison, WI)]
Washington Today (7-12-22): Rep. Stephanie Murphy: Trump 'it will be wild' tweet a 'call to arms' | C-SPAN
Global National: July 12, 2022 | Canadian COVID-19 rapid test aims to detect immunity to variants
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - July 12th, 2022
PBS NewsHour Full Episode July 11th, 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 5:50pm CEST, 12 July 2022, there have been 554,290,112 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 6,351,801 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 5:50pm CEST, 12 July 2022, there have been 87,525,062 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 1,011,098 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 24 June 2022, a total of 585,796,438 vaccine doses have been administered.
• Charter not violated in denying transplant to patient who refused COVID-19 vaccine, court rules [CBC]
White House advisor Ashish Jha, Fauci, Walensky hold briefing on COVID-19 response | PBS Newshour
• COVID hospitalizations double in Houston, TMC data shows, as new variant spreads [Houston Chronicle]
• As Sixth Covid Wave Hits, Many New Yorkers Shrug It Off [New York Times]
• Centaurus’: virologists express concern at new Covid subvariant [The Guardian]
• Pandemic fueled surge in superbug infections and deaths, CDC says [The Washington Post]
• ACE2-binding exposes the SARS-CoV-2 fusion peptide to broadly neutralizing coronavirus antibodies [Science]
• TWiV 917: Boosters on, Paul Offit [Microbe TV]
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Science and Technology News Roundup
Mini-section on the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope
More coverage is to be found in the video section
• James Webb Space Telescope First Image Gallery [Webb Telescope]
• NASA Triumphantly Unveils Full Set of Webb’s First Images [Scientific American]
• What We See in the First Science Images From the James Webb Space Telescope [Sky and Telescope]
• Behold! The James Webb Space Telescope's stunning 1st science images are here [Space.com]
• They’re Here! Check out the First Images from the James Webb Space Telescope! [Universe Today]
• Why Netflix's loss of licensed titles could spark a content crisis [Variety Magazine]
• Lofi Girl is back online after ‘abusive’ copyright strikes [The Verge]
• EU will require all new cars to include anti-speeding tech by 2024 [Engadget]
• Bulgaria has Stopped 50,000 Hacker Attacks from Russia and Belarus since the Start of the War [Novinite]
• America’s new agricultural frontier: vertical farms [Financial Times]
https://www.novinite.com/articles/215894/Bulgaria+has+Stopped+50%2C000+Hacker+Attacks+from+Russia+and+Belarus+since+the+Start+of+the+War • 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
NASA Reveals First Images from James Webb Telescope | CNET
JWST First Full-Color Images Explained | Universe Today
The Mysterious First Science of the James Webb Space Telescope | Event Horizon
Level1 News July 13 2022: Bezos vs. Bluegrass
You Need Bluetooth LE Audio - DTNS 4314 | Daily Tech News Show
HG Wells's "The Things That Live On Mars": A Reading | ParallaxNick
Cordkillers 414 - New Jersey is the New Hollywood (w/ Hammond Chamberlain)
The Problem with the Next Moon Mission | Real Engineering
How the Creator Economy Works | Wendover Productions
Jack Barsky: KGB Spy | Lex Fridman Podcast #301
Live From Main Street | The CarpetBagger
The History of Guangzhou (Part 2) | Ep. 304 | The China History Podcast
SpaceX's First 'FAA Approved' Fireball Of 2022 - Post Event Commentary | Scott Manley
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Russo-Ukrainian War Videos (mostly long form)
--> What will be the deciding factor in winning the war in Ukraine? | DW News Desk
Ukraine on new war footing, having 'tremendous successes in striking Russia's military stockpiles' | France 24
Russian ammunition depot 'destroyed' in Ukraine's Kherson | Al Jazeera
Ukraine’s PR Strategy to Rally Global Support Includes Cute Dogs, Bono and Ads | WSJ
Gravitas: Ukraine war: Putin renews old friendships | WION
"Outgunned" - Artillery and The War in Ukraine - Developments, lessons, & logistics | Perun
Power shift on Ukraine’s frontlines? | Binkov's Battlegrounds
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On This Day
July 13th is the 194th day of the year (195th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 171 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)
587 BC – Babylon's siege of Jerusalem ends following the destruction of Solomon's Temple.
• [Wikipedia: Siege of Jerusalem (587 BC)]
• [Babylonian Conquest and Destruction of the First Temple]
• [The Destruction of the First Holy Temple]
1174 – William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173–74, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Henry II of England.
• [Wikipedia: Revolt of 1173–1174]
1249 – Coronation of Alexander III as King of Scots.
1260 – The Livonian Order suffers its greatest defeat in the 13th century in the Battle of Durbe against the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
• [Wikipedia: Livonian Order]
• [The Livonian Crusade, 1188-1300]
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Durbe]
1558 – Battle of Gravelines: In France, Spanish forces led by Count Lamoral of Egmont defeat the French forces of Marshal Paul de Thermes at Gravelines.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Gravelines]
1573 – Eighty Years' War: The Siege of Haarlem ends after seven months.
• [Wikipedia: Siege of Haarlem]
• [Wikipedia: Eighty Years' War]
• [The Fall of Holland: The (Staggering) Siege of Haarlem 1572/3 | Eighty Years' War]
• [Eighty Years' War Video Playlist] (over six hours of content)
1643 – English Civil War: Battle of Roundway Down: In England, Henry Wilmot, 1st Earl of Rochester, commanding the Royalist forces, heavily defeats the Parliamentarian forces led by Sir William Waller.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Roundway Down]
• [Wikipedia: English Civil War]
1787 – The Continental Congress enacts the Northwest Ordinance establishing governing rules for the Northwest Territory. It also establishes procedures for the admission of new states and limits the expansion of slavery.
• [Wikipedia: Northwest Ordinance]
• [The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 in a Nutshell]
1793 – Journalist and French revolutionary Jean-Paul Marat is assassinated in his bathtub by Charlotte Corday, a member of the opposing political faction.
• [Wikipedia Bio: Jean-Paul Marat]
• [Wikipedia Bio: Charlotte Corday/a>]
• [HistoryPod Video]
• [The Death of Marat as Art and Evidence]
1794 – The Battle of Trippstadt between French forces and those of Prussia and Austria begins.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Trippstadt]
1814 – The Carabinieri, the national gendarmerie of Italy, is established.
1830 – The General Assembly's Institution, now the Scottish Church College, one of the pioneering institutions that ushered the Bengali Renaissance, is founded by Alexander Duff and Raja Ram Mohan Roy, in Calcutta, India.
1831 – Regulamentul Organic, a quasi-constitutional organic law is adopted in Wallachia, one of the two Danubian Principalities that were to become the basis of Romania.
1854 – In the Battle of Guaymas, Mexico, General José María Yáñez stops the French invasion led by Count Gaston de Raousset-Boulbon.
1863 – New York City draft riots: In New York City, opponents of conscription begin three days of rioting which will be later regarded as the worst in United States history.
• [Wikipedia New York City draft riots]
• [New York City Draft Riots of 1863]
• [In Search Of History - The Civil War Draft Riots]
1878 – Treaty of Berlin: The European powers redraw the map of the Balkans. Serbia, Montenegro and Romania become completely independent of the Ottoman Empire.
• [Wikipedia: Treaty of Berlin]
1919 – The British airship R34 lands in Norfolk, England, completing the first airship return journey across the Atlantic in 182 hours of flight.
• [Wikipedia: R33-class airship]
• [R34 First Round Trip]
• [Silent Newsreel]
1941 – World War II: Montenegrins begin a popular uprising against the Axis powers (Trinaestojulski ustanak).
• [Wikipedia: Uprising in Montenegro (1941)]
• [Yugoslav Resistance and Serb Collaboration in 1941 - WW2 Special]
• [Yugoslavia in World War Two - a tale of resistance, collaboration, and betrayal]
1956 – The Dartmouth workshop is the first conference on artificial intelligence.
• [Wikipedia: Dartmouth workshop]
• [PDF document of original proposal]
• [The Birth of Artificial Intelligence]
• [John McCarthy (1927-2011): Artificial Intelligence (complete) - Thinking Allowed -Jeffrey Mishlove]
• [Wikipedia: AI@50]
• [50th Anniversary Event at Wayback Machine Archive]
1962 – In an unprecedented action, British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan dismisses seven members of his Cabinet, marking the effective end of the National Liberals as a distinct force within British politics.
1973 – Watergate scandal: Alexander Butterfield reveals the existence of a secret Oval Office taping system to investigators for the Senate Watergate Committee.
1977 – Somalia declares war on Ethiopia, starting the Ogaden War.
• [Wikipedia: Ogaden War]
• [Ogaden War | 3 Minute History]
• [The Ogaden War: Conflict Between Ethiopia & Somalia | The MacNeil/Lehrer Report. Jan. 1978]
1977 – New York City: Amidst a period of financial and social turmoil experiences an electrical blackout lasting nearly 24 hours that leads to widespread fires and looting.
• [Wikipedia: New York City blackout of 1977]
• [ABC News Special Report]
• [977 New York City blackout as covered by Eyewitness News (ABC7)]
• [The History Guy: The New York City Blackout of 1977]
• [WABC Radio Coverage]
• [WNEW Radio: 1977 NYC Blackout During Cubs Mets Game]
• [NYC Blackout: What It Was Like When the City Lost Power in 1977 | NBC New York]
1985 – The Live Aid benefit concert takes place in London and Philadelphia, as well as other venues such as Moscow and Sydney.
1985 – Vice President George H. W. Bush becomes the Acting President for the day when President Ronald Reagan undergoes surgery to remove polyps from his colon.
2003 – French DGSE personnel abort an operation to rescue Íngrid Betancourt from FARC rebels in Colombia, causing a political scandal when details are leaked to the press.
2008 – Battle of Wanat begins when Taliban and al-Qaeda guerrillas attack US Army and Afghan National Army troops in Afghanistan. The U.S. deaths were, at that time, the most in a single battle since the beginning of operations in 2001.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Wanat]
• [CNN: What really happened in Wanat?]
• [Documentary: 11 days and a Wake Up]
2011 – Mumbai is rocked by three bomb blasts during the evening rush hour, killing 26 and injuring 130.
• [Wikipedia: 2011 Mumbai bombings]
• [Mumbai 13/7: Reporting terror | NDTV]
2011 – United Nations Security Council Resolution 1999 is adopted, which admits South Sudan to member status of United Nations.
2013 – Typhoon Soulik kills at least nine people and affects more than 160 million in East China and Taiwan.
2016 – Prime Minister of the United Kingdom David Cameron resigns, and is succeeded by Theresa May.
2020 – After a five-day search, the body of American actress and singer Naya Rivera is recovered from Lake Piru, where she drowned in California.
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Published at 5:00am on Wednesday, July 13, 2022
Author: Bobby Coggins
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