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GENERAL OUTLOOK
A hot subtropical ridge of high pressure will remain over the region through the week, while a frontal boundary remains stalled to our north. Seasonably hot and muggy conditions will continue along with above-normal thunderstorm chances each day, and torrential downpours at times. The best chances for rain will be over the mountains. Somewhat cooler temperatures but more widespread rainfall are expected this weekend with the arrival of the front.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Thursday Night
Franklin Area
Today
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers. Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 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.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 11am. Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 20%.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the west around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 40%.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 60s. Chance of rain is 40%.
Highlands Plateau
Today
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 70s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers. Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Winds out of the west 3 to 6 mph. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs near 80. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Light winds out of the west.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Sunny, with highs near 80. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 40%.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then a slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain is 40%.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 9pm. Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 60s. Calm winds. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 11am. Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the west around 5 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 20%.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then a slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 60s. Chance of rain is 40%.
Nantahala Area
Today
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Partly sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 9pm. Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows around 70. Light winds out of the southwest. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 11am. Mostly sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 60s. Calm winds.
Thursday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain is 40%.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain is 40%.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Thunderstorms are expected to develop again this afternoon and evening. Cloud-to-ground lightning, gusty winds, and heavy downpours will be possible with any thunderstorm that develops. A few storms could become severe leading to damaging microburst wind gusts. Storms will be slow moving leading to a heavy rainfall threat. So, localized flash flooding remains possible, especially for areas that saw heavy rainfall earlier today.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Tue Jul 26 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 25, 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-medium range 1.7 out of 12) today with Grasses, Plantain, and Nettle being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low-medium range (3.4 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for July 26th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 94°F in Franklin in 1987
Lowest Temperature 39°F in Highlands in 1911
Greatest Rainfall 3.06 inches in Highlands in 1943
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
• Macon County Board of Education - July 2022 Regular Meeting [Macon Media]
• Judge blocks campaign law enforcement in AG campaign probe [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Grant helps businesses relocating for NC 107 expansion [Smoky Mountain News]
• NC attorney general urges against granting Mission certificate of need for additional beds [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Another list: Asheville in top 20 for best place to live; local experts disagree [Asheville Citizen-Times]
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 25 [Institute for the Study of War] [PDF for July 25th]
End of the Helicopter? (no) - MANPADS and helicopter losses in Ukraine | Perun
• Putin's fascination with fake history and symbolism may go deeper than we know [Fox News]
• Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 153 [Al Jazeera]
JOMINI OF THE WEST MAP (Day 124-148)
Jomini is back after having had COVID. --editor
1/ Ukraine SVKO, Day 124-148. Russian Strategic Aerospace Operations (SVKO) remains focused east of the Dnieper River, particularly in north central Donetsk Oblast and along the Black Sea Coast in the Odesa region. #UkraineRussiaWar pic.twitter.com/koHmL4scEX
— Jomini of the West (@JominiW) July 24, 2022
• Russia says attacks on Ukraine will continue, calls for regime change [DW News]
• Russia Strikes School, Civilian Buildings as It Presses Ukraine Bombardment [Wall Street Journal]
• Today's D Brief: HIMARS damage continues vs. Russia; Moscow hates Zelenskyy; Milley, on China; Ellen Lord's next move; And a bit more. [Defense One (07-25-2022)]
• Russian Foreign Minister: Our goal in Ukraine is to topple Zelenskyy [Israel National News]
• Russia’s Gazprom to tighten squeeze on gas flow to Europe [Al Jazeera]
• Refugees in the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia region manage to re-gain Ukrainian territories [France 24]
• Ukraine News: Kyiv Poised for Major Offensive Against Russian Forces [New York Times]
News from Russian or pro-Russian outlets or Video About the Russian Perspective
• Spies tried to force me to take anti-Russia stance – Serbian minister [Russia Today]
• Poland's PT-91 tanks will bring nothing but big problems to Ukraine [Pravda ]
• Defense Ministry proposes to amend navigation rules in Northern Sea Route — report [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
• China confirms warnings to U.S. on Pelosi's possible Taiwan visit [Reuters]
• U.S. Officials Grow More Concerned About Potential Action by China on Taiwan [New York Times]
• Daylight saving change faces trouble in House [The Hill]
• Thousands flee as fire near Yosemite explodes in size [Courthouse News Service]
• Rents spike as big-pocketed investors buy mobile home parks [AP News]
• Big Hospitals Provide Skimpy Charity Care—Despite Billions in Tax Breaks [Wall Street journal]
• Uvalde school district suspends Robb Elementary School principal [ABC News]
• Georgia Governor Kemp Will Testify in Probe Over Trump’s Bid to Overturn 2020 Election [Bloomberg]
• Trump returning to Washington to deliver policy speech [Yahoo! News]
Global National: July 25, 2022 | Indigenous people react to Pope's apology on residential schools
Nightly News Full Broadcast - July 25
PBS NewsHour Full Episode July 25th, 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 5:12pm CEST, 25 July 2022, there have been 566,977,818 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 6,376,503 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 19 July 2022, a total of 12,219,375,500 vaccine doses have been administered.
In United States of America, from 3 January 2020 to 5:12pm CEST, 25 July 2022, there have been 88,920,929 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 1,015,897 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 15 July 2022, a total of 591,276,330 vaccine doses have been administered.
• Here’s what to do when someone at home has COVID-19 [Science News]
• Symptoms and risk factors for long COVID in non-hospitalized adults [Nature]
• Long covid symptoms may include hair loss and ejaculation difficulties [New Scientist]
• President Biden's COVID-19 symptoms 'almost completely resolved,' physician says [USA TODAY via Yahoo! NewsE]
• L.A. County coronavirus weekly death rate 70% higher than in Bay Area: Why so much worse? [Los Angeles Times]
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Science and Technology News Roundup
• Dozens of States Are Jumping on the Social Media Censorship Bandwagon [Gizmodo]
• Anti-vax dating site that let people advertise ‘mRNA FREE’ semen left all its user data exposed [Daily Dot]
• Ancient DNA links an East Asian Homo sapiens woman to early Americans [ScienceNews]
• DARPA Wants to Create Subatomic Particles That Can Peer Through Concrete [Newsweek]
• Drone lifeguard saves boy, 14, from drowning in sea in Valencia in Spain [Sky News]
• Seagate announces 30TB HDDs coming in mid-2023, bigger 50TB+ in 2026 [TweakTown]
• Global shortage of fiber-optic cable threatens digital growth [ARS TECHNICA]
• New leap in understanding nickel oxide superconductors [PHYS.ORG]
• 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
The Level1 Show July 26 2022: A Novel Approach to Censorship
When To Repair Your Phone? - DTNS 4323 | Daily tech News Show
Cordkillers 416 - It's Just a Phase (w/ Brian Ibbott)
President Biden lands in the UK to get fuel (heavy security presence) 🇺🇸
Shenzhou-14 astronauts enter Wentian | SciNews
SpaceX reveals plans to catch Super Heavy on first launch attempt! JWST baffles science world! | What About It?
How Communism Nearly Starved Vietnam | Asianometry
The Scientist Who Killed Millions and Saved Billions | Veritasium
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Russo-Ukrainian War Videos (mostly long form)
--> Is the EU's Ukraine strategy working? | Inside Story
Ukraine aims to ship grain this week, despite Russian attack | Al Jazeera
Live: Fresh Russian gas cuts threaten economic pain in Europe | FRANCE 24 English
Russia waging 'gas war' with Europe supply cuts says Ukraine President Zelensky | BBC News
Lavrov rewards Republic of Congo's neutrality with official visit | DW News
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On This Day
July 26th is the 207th day of the year (208th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 158 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)
657 – First Fitna: In the Battle of Siffin, troops led by Ali ibn Abu Talib clash with those led by Muawiyah I.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Siffin]
• [Wikipedia: First Fitna]
• [Muslim Schism: How Islam Split into the Sunni and Shia Branches] (Kings and Generals)
• [The Battle that changed Humanity FOREVER - Siffin Series (Part 1)] [Part 2]
• [The Fitna [Al-Jamal And As-Siffin]]
811 – Battle of Pliska: Byzantine Emperor Nikephoros I is killed and his heir Staurakios is seriously wounded.
• [Battle of Pliska]
• [Bio: Nikephoros I]
• [Bio: Staurakios]
920 – Rout of an alliance of Christian troops from Navarre and Léon against the Muslims at the Battle of Valdejunquera.
• [Battle of Valdejunquera]
1309 – Henry VII is recognized King of the Romans by Pope Clement V.
1469 – Wars of the Roses: The Battle of Edgecote Moor, pitting the forces of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick against those of Edward IV of England, takes place.
• [Battle of Edgcote]
• [Tudors Dynasty Podcast - Understanding the Wars of the Roses]
• [Wars of Roses 1455-1487 - English Civil Wars] (Kings and Generals)
1509 – The Emperor Krishnadevaraya ascends to the throne, marking the beginning of the regeneration of the Vijayanagara Empire.
• [Vijayanagara Empire]
• [Rise and Fall of the Vijayanagar Empire | History of Medieval India]
• [Bharat Ek Khoj 28: The Vijayanagar Empire] (English subtitles via the closed caption button)
1529 – Francisco Pizarro González, Spanish conquistador, is appointed governor of Peru.
• [Bio: Francisco Pizarro]
• [Pizarro In Peru]
• [Spanish Conquest of the Inca Empire | 3 Minute History]
• [Francisco Pizarro and the Conquest of Peru (FULL Audiobook)]
1581 – Plakkaat van Verlatinghe (Act of Abjuration): The northern Low Countries declare their independence from the Spanish king, Philip II.
• [Act of Abjuration]
• [Dutch Revolt]
• [Ten Minute History - The Dutch Revolt (Short Documentary)]
1703 – During the Bavarian Rummel the rural population of Tyrol drove the Bavarian Prince-Elector Maximilian II Emanuel out of North Tyrol with a victory at the Pontlatzer Bridge and thus prevented the Bavarian Army, which was allied with France, from marching as planned on Vienna during the War of the Spanish Succession.
• [Bavarian Rummel]
• [War of the Spanish Succession]
• [War of the Spanish Succession | Animated History]
1745 – The first recorded women's cricket match takes place near Guildford, England.
1758 – French and Indian War: The Siege of Louisbourg ends with British forces defeating the French and taking control of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.
1775 – The office that would later become the United States Post Office Department is established by the Second Continental Congress. Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania takes office as Postmaster General.
• [BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Postmaster General July 26, 1775, to November 1776] (USPS PDF)
• [Benjamin Franklin: Postmaster General]
• [Ben Franklin and the U.S. Postal Service]
1788 – New York ratifies the United States Constitution and becomes the 11th state of the United States.
1803 – The Surrey Iron Railway, arguably the world's first public railway, opens in south London, United Kingdom.
1814 – The Swedish–Norwegian War begins.
• [Swedish–Norwegian War (1814)]
• [The Swedish Norwegian War Of 1814 - Scandinavian History]
1822 – José de San Martín arrives in Guayaquil, Ecuador, to meet with Simón Bolívar.
1822 – First day of the three-day Battle of Dervenakia, between the Ottoman Empire force led by Mahmud Dramali Pasha and the Greek Revolutionary force led by Theodoros Kolokotronis.
• [Expedition of Dramali]
• [The Battle At Dervenakia]
1847 – Liberia declares its independence.
1861 – American Civil War: George B. McClellan assumes command of the Army of the Potomac following a disastrous Union defeat at the First Battle of Bull Run.
1863 – American Civil War: Morgan's Raid ends; At Salineville, Ohio, Confederate cavalry leader John Hunt Morgan and 360 of his volunteers are captured by Union forces.
1882 – Premiere of Richard Wagner's opera Parsifal at Bayreuth.
• [Wikipedia Bio: Richard Wagner]
• [Wikipedia: Parsifal]
• [Performance of the Opera] Conducted by Horst Stein
1882 – The Republic of Stellaland is founded in Southern Africa.
1887 – Publication of the Unua Libro, founding the Esperanto movement.
• [Wikipedia: Unua Libro]
• [Wikipedia Bio: L. L. Zamenhof]
• [Learn Esperanto]
1890 – In Buenos Aires, Argentina the Revolución del Parque takes place, forcing President Miguel Ángel Juárez Celman's resignation.
• [Wikipedia: Revolution of the Park]
1891 – France annexes Tahiti.
1892 – Dadabhai Naoroji is elected as the first Indian Member of Parliament in Britain.
1897 – Anglo-Afghan War: The Pashtun fakir Saidullah leads an army of more than 10,000 to begin a siege of the British garrison in the Malakand Agency of the North West Frontier Province of India.
• [Siege of Malakand]
• [Churchill on the Afghan Frontier - Past is Present (2009)]
1899 – Ulises Heureaux, the 27th President of the Dominican Republic, is assassinated.
1908 – United States Attorney General Charles Joseph Bonaparte issues an order to immediately staff the Office of the Chief Examiner (later renamed the Federal Bureau of Investigation).
1918 – Emmy Noether's paper, which became known as Noether's theorem was presented at Göttingen, Germany, from which conservation laws are deduced for symmetries of angular momentum, linear momentum, and energy.
• [Wikipedia: Noether's theorem]
• [Emmy Noether and The Fabric of Reality]
• [The most beautiful idea in physics - Noether's Theorem]
• [Noether's Theorem and The Symmetries of Reality] (PBS Space Time)
1936 – Spanish Civil War: Germany and Italy decide to intervene in the war in support for Francisco Franco and the Nationalist faction.
• [HistoryPod Video]
• [The Role of Foreigners in the Spanish Civil War]
• [The Deadly Dry Run for WW2 - The Spanish Civil War | BETWEEN 2 WARS I 1939 Part 1 of 3]
1936 – King Edward VIII, in one of his few official duties before he abdicates the throne, officially unveils the Canadian National Vimy Memorial.
1937 – Spanish Civil War: End of the Battle of Brunete with the Nationalist victory.
• [Battle of Brunete]
• [GREAT BATTLES OF THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR - EP.8 - THE BATTLE OF BRUNETE] (subtitled)
1941 – World War II: In response to the Japanese occupation of French Indochina, the United States, Britain and the Netherlands freeze all Japanese assets and cut off oil shipments.
• [United States freezes Japanese assets]
• [Bankrupting the Enemy: The U.S. Financial Siege of Japan Before Pearl Harbor] (Library of Congress)
1944 – World War II: The Red Army enters Lviv, a major city in western Ukraine, capturing it from the Nazis. Only 300 Jews survive out of 160,000 living in Lviv prior to occupation.
• [Entry of Soviet Troops Into Lviv: Expectations and Fears (Concerns)]
• [1944: Russian Troops Seize Lwow From Nazis, Find the Jews Gone]
• [The Vanished JEWISH Community in Lviv, Ukraine!] (Travel Video)
1945 – The Labour Party wins the United Kingdom general election of July 5 by a landslide, removing Winston Churchill from power.
• [The 1945 UK General Election]
• [The Election Scene Landslide For Socialists (1945)]
• [Beveridge Report]
• [How did Churchill lose the 1945 general election?]
• [Why Churchill Lost the 1945 Election]
1945 – World War II: The Potsdam Declaration is signed in Potsdam, Germany.
• [Potsdam Declaration]
• [Truman's Ultimatum Regarding Hiroshima - Hiroshima - BBC]
• [The Potsdam Conference - When the Cold War began]
1945 – World War II: HMS Vestal is the last British Royal Navy ship to be sunk in the war.
• [HMS Vestal (J215)]
1945 – World War II: The USS Indianapolis arrives at Tinian with components and enriched uranium for the Little Boy nuclear bomb.
• [Most Secret Cargo of WWII - How a Lone US Warship Delivered the Atomic Bomb]
1946 – Aloha Airlines begins service from Honolulu International Airport.
1947 – Cold War: U.S. President Harry S. Truman signs the National Security Act of 1947 into United States law creating the Central Intelligence Agency, United States Department of Defense, United States Air Force, Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the United States National Security Council.
• [National Security Act of 1947]
• [The National Security Act of 1947: The Law that Created the CIA]
• [Military Industrial Complex: NSA 1947]
1948 – U.S. President Harry S. Truman signs Executive Order 9981, desegregating the military of the United States.
1951 – Walt Disney's 13th animated film, Alice in Wonderland, premieres in London, England, United Kingdom.
1952 – King Farouk of Egypt abdicates in favor of his son Fuad.
1953 – Cold War: Fidel Castro leads an unsuccessful attack on the Moncada Barracks, thus beginning the Cuban Revolution. The movement took the name of the date: 26th of July Movement
1953 – Arizona Governor John Howard Pyle orders an anti-polygamy law enforcement crackdown on residents of Short Creek, Arizona, which becomes known as the Short Creek raid.
1953 – Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment repel a number of Chinese assaults against a key position known as The Hook during the Battle of the Samichon River, just hours before the Armistice Agreement is signed, ending the Korean War.
1956 – Following the World Bank's refusal to fund building the Aswan Dam, Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalizes the Suez Canal, sparking international condemnation.
1957 – Carlos Castillo Armas, dictator of Guatemala, is assassinated.
1958 – Explorer program: Explorer 4 is launched.
1963 – Syncom 2, the world's first geosynchronous satellite, is launched from Cape Canaveral on a Delta B booster.
1963 – An earthquake in Skopje, Yugoslavia (present-day North Macedonia) leaves 1,100 dead.
1963 – The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development votes to admit Japan.
1968 – Vietnam War: South Vietnamese opposition leader Trương Đình Dzu is sentenced to five years hard labor for advocating the formation of a coalition government as a way to move toward an end to the war.
1971 – Apollo program: Launch of Apollo 15 on the first Apollo "J-Mission", and first use of a Lunar Roving Vehicle.
• [Wikipedia: Apollo 15]
• [Apollo 15 Remastered (50th Anniversary) [4K]]
• [Apollo 15 - In The Mountains Of The Moon (1971)]
• [Apollo 15 in 60fps: Rover Traverse To Station 4]
1974 – Greek Prime Minister Konstantinos Karamanlis forms the country's first civil government after seven years of military rule.
1977 – The National Assembly of Quebec imposes the use of French as the official language of the provincial government.
1989 – A federal grand jury indicts Cornell University student Robert T. Morris, Jr. for releasing the Morris worm, thus becoming the first person to be prosecuted under the 1986 Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.
• [Wikipedia: Morris worm]
1990 – The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 is signed into law by President George H.W. Bush.
• [Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990]
• [The Americans with Disabilities Act, Signing Ceremony, July 26, 1990]
1993 – Asiana Airlines Flight 733 crashes into a ridge on Mt. Ungeo on its third attempt to land at Mokpo Airport, South Korea. Sixty-eight of the 116 people onboard are killed.
1999 – Kargil conflict officially comes to an end. The Indian Army announces the complete eviction of Pakistani intruders.
2005 – Space Shuttle program: STS-114 Mission: Launch of Discovery, NASA's first scheduled flight mission after the Columbia Disaster in 2003.
• [Scott Bakula for NASA's Return to Flight (2005)] (Several PSA's by Scott Bakula)
• [STS-114 Return to Flight, launch & landing (7-26-05)]
• [Space Shuttle Flight 114 (STS-114) Post Flight Presentation]
2005 – Mumbai, India receives 99.5cm of rain (39.17 inches) within 24 hours, resulting in floods killing over 5,000 people.
2008 – Fifty-six people are killed and over 200 people are injured, in the Ahmedabad bombings in India.
2009 – The militant Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram attacks a police station in Bauchi, leading to reprisals by the Nigeria Police Force and four days of violence across multiple cities.
2011 – A Royal Moroccan Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules crashes near Guelmim Airport in Guelmim, Morocco. All 80 people on board are killed.
2016 – The Sagamihara stabbings occur in Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan. Nineteen people are killed.
• [Sagamihara stabbings]
• [Japan knife attack: 19 killed at care centre in Sagamihara - BBC News]
2016 – Hillary Clinton becomes the first female nominee for President of the United States by a major political party at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.
• [2016 Democratic National Convention]
• [Watch Hillary Clinton's full speech at the 2016 Democratic National Convention]
• [Wikipedia Bio: Hillary Clinton]
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Published at 5:00am on Tuesday, July 26, 2022
Author: Bobby Coggins
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