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GENERAL OUTLOOK
Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected at times through tonight, being concentrated in two rounds, one affecting the eastern Piedmont in early afternoon, and again tonight in the mountains, Northeast Georgia and South Carolina. Drier air will arrive behind a cold front on Monday, diminishing shower/storm chances for Tuesday and Wednesday. Moisture returns late next week along with an increase in rain chances.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Tuesday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Isolated showers between noon and 2pm, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with highs in the mid 80s. Calm winds early in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph by midmorning. Chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4am, then a slight chance of showers. Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph becoming calm before midnight. Chance of rain is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday
A slight chance of showers between 8am and 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the lower 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the west around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 30%.
Monday Night
A chance of thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Mostly clear, with lows in the upper 50s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight. Chance of rain is 30%.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 80s.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 60.
`Highlands Plateau
Today
Isolated showers, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the upper 70s. Winds out of the northwest 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.
Tonight
Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 70s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s. East wind around 5 mph becoming north after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 70s.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 60.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 2pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Calm winds early in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph by midmorning. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a chance of showers between midnight and 3am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3am. Patchy fog before sunrise. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 6 mph. Chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am, then a slight chance of showers between 8am and 11am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Partly sunny, with highs in the lower 80s. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 7 mph. Chance of rain is 20%.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the upper 50s. Winds out of the north around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 80s.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 60.
Nantahala Area
Today
Isolated showers, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs near 80. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 3am, then a slight chance of showers bebefore sunrise. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. 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.
Monday
A slight chance of showers between 9am and 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 70s. North wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of rain is 30%.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 60. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs near 80.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 60.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
A few strong to isolated severe thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and evening. Any storms that develop pose a risk of cloud- to-ground lightning, locally heavy rainfall, and a few could have damaging wind gusts.
Latest US Drought Monitor Map for North Carolina.
Space Weather
Solar Storms Give a 1,2-Punch | Space Weather News 07 July 2023
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TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
• The official hurricane season for the Atlantic basin is from June 1 to November 30, but tropical cyclone activity sometimes occurs before and after these dates, respectively. The peak of the Atlantic hurricane season is September 10, with most activity occurring between mid-August and mid-October.
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Sun Jul 9 2023
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
1. Central Atlantic:
A low pressure area is expected to form over the central Atlantic between Bermuda and the Azores by the middle of next week. Some subsequent development is then possible as the system moves generally east-northeastward.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...low...20 percent.
TROPICAL TIDBITS
Tropical Tidbits is a website run by Macon Media's favorite no-nonsense tropical forecaster, Levi Cowan. He does not post material just to get clicks or to sensationalize the storms he covers to "make them more exciting." He is reliable and sober, unlike The Weather Channel crowd of Drama Queen Meteorologists.
Levi typically posts videos late in the afternoon or early before midnight on Youtube. [Youtube Channel]
[Thursday] Bret on Final Approach to Lesser Antilles; TD4 Forms (06-22-2023)
Strong Signals Lining up for a Big Hurricane Season July 07, 2023 | hurricanetrack
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Almanac
PM2.5 AQI is 45 (GOOD/CODE GREEN) for most of the county, and the ridges and other higher elevations PM2.5 AQI is 45 (GOOD/CODE GREEN)
Fire and Smoke Map
Local Air Monitor
Pollen levels are expected to be in the low range (0.6 out of 12) today with Grasses and Plantain being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low 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 One-Day Rain 7.43 inches in Highlands in 1916
Greatest One-Day Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded on this date since record-keeping began in 1871)
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of July Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 101°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 06-30-2012
Lowest Temperature 32°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 06-02-1966
Greatest Rainfall 7.63 inches in Highlands on 06-16-1949
Greatest Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded during June in Macon County)
Record Weather Events for July 9th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 105°F in Chapel Hill, Orange County in 1902
Lowest Temperature 36°F in Mount Brevard, Transylvania County in 1909
Greatest One-Day Rain 7.76 inches in Belhaven, Beaufort County in 1950
Greatest One-Day Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded on this date since 1872)
(the excessive rainfall was due to the remnants of Hurricane Gladys)
--> Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of June Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 106°F in Carthage, Moore County on 06-23-1981
Lowest Temperature 36°F in Jefferson, Ashe County on 06-17-1917
Greatest Rainfall 12.41 inches in Belhaven, Beaufort County on 06-30-1962
Greatest Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded during June in the state)
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Macon Calendar
(send your event to calendar@maconmedia.com)
Mountain Findings
432 Spruce Street (physical)
Highlands, North Carolina 28741
Web: MountainFindings.org
Mountain Findings ()a thrift store) is open every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 10 am to 1 pm until October 2023.
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Local and State News
• 'Music For Mental Health' event organizer hopes to destigmatize mental health discussions [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• SBI investigating fraud allegations against director of Selma private school [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Broadband in WNC gets a $16 million boost [BPR]
• Two earthquakes reported just across North Carolina border in neighboring states [WTVD-TV (Durham, NC)]
---Recent News Recap---
• Election season opens: Candidates can file to run for local office in the fall [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
Macon County Board of Elections Calendar 2023 Election Schedule
July 7, 2023 at NoonJuly 7, 2023 at Noon Candidate Filing Gegins for 2023 Municipal Election
The Following Seats Will Be on the Ballot:
Mayor of Franklin
• Jack Horton Current 2 Year Term $72.00 Filing Fee
Franklin Town Council (Vote for Three)
• Council Member Joe Collins Current 4 Year Term $36.00 Filing Fee
• Council Member Adam Kimsey 4 Year Term $36.00 Filing Fee
• Council Member Mike Lewis 4 Year Term $36.00 Filing Fee
Highlands Board of Commissioners (Vote for Three)
• Commissioner Highlands John Dotson 4 Year Term $5.00 Filing Fee
• Commissioner Highlands Marc Hehn 4 Year Term $5.00 Filing Fee
• Commissioner Highlands Brian Stiehler 4 Yearterm $5.00 Filing Fee
July 18, 2023 Noon New County Board Members Are Appointed
July 18, 2023 5:00pm Deadline to Withdraw Candidacy Municipal
July 21, 2023 Noon Filing Ends for Municipal Election
August 4, 2023 One Stop Plans Are Sent to NCSBE for Approval
October 3, 2023 5:00pm 1st Absentee Meeting Municipal Election
October 5, 2023 11:00am Mock Election Preformed by the Boe Office
October 6, 2023 Absentee by Mail Begins
October 10, 2023 5:00pm 2nd Absentee Meeting Municipal Election
October 13, 2023 5:00pm Voter Registration Deadline for Municipal
October 16, 2023 10:00am One Stop Observer List Due by Party Chairs
October 17, 2023 5:00pm 3rd Absentee Meeeting Municipal Election
October 19, 2023 8:00am One Stop Early Voting Will Begin
October 24, 2023 5:00pm 4™ Absentee Meeting Municipal Election
October 31, 2023 5:00pm 5™ Absentee Meeting Municipal Election
October 31, 2023 5:00pm Last Day to Request an Absentee by Mail Ballot
November 2, 2023 10:00am Election Day Observer List Due
November 4, 2023 3:00pm Early Voting Ends at 3:00pm
November 6, 2023 5:00pm Pre Election Day Board Meeting
November 7, 2023 6:30am Election Day Polls Open at 6:30am-7:30pm
November 8, 2023 Sample Hand/eye Chosen by the NCSBE by 1pm
November 9, 2023 11:00am Hand Eye Count Preformed by Boe Staff
November 17, 2023 11:00am County Canvass of the Election
November 17, 2023 10:59am Deadline for Election Protest Concerning Votes
November 20, 2023 5:00pm Deadline for Candidates to Request Recount
• Highlands nonprofits bounce back after months-long repair from winter pipe burst [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• CDC to Reduce Funding for States’ Child Vaccination Programs [BPR]
• Is NC’s medical marijuana bill dead? A sponsor says no, but opponents are celebrating [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Macon County purchases Higdon property, designates property to school board [BPR]
• Professor says WNC is high risk for La Crosse Encephalitis, urges preventative measures against it [WLOS-TV Asheville, NC)]
NC ranks 3rd for pet shelter deaths once again. | WXII-TV (Winston-Salem, NC)
• Big electricity users push for competition in NC energy market [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Set foot on this uninhabited NC island and you’ll be fined $5,000 — if you survive [xxx]
• Early morning pursuit results in damage of Hyatt Road businesses [Macon County News and Shopping Guide]
• In their words: NC leaders react to Supreme Court striking down affirmative action in college admissions [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC) ]
• HB259 NC House Bill Budget Substitute [PDF Download (640 pages)]
Proposed State Budget for 2023-2025 [Download PDF]
• Macon County Board of Commissioners March 2023 Regular Meeting [Macon Media]
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National and World News Roundup
Funeral for former US interpreter as new surveillance video emerges | ABC World News Tonight
• Meta’s Twitter rival Threads explodes to 70 million signups one day after launch [CNBC]
• Texas deploys floating barrier in Rio Grande River to deter migrant crossings at US-Mexico border [CNN]
• Iowa Republicans Set the Date for the Party’s Caucuses — and It’s Early [New York Times]
• Biden to walk diplomatic tightrope at NATO summit [Politico]
• Former mafia boss says he tried to do deals with former President Trump in the 1980's [Fox News]
International News Headlines
Janet Yellen Holds Press Briefing In China, Stresses Opposition To Economic Decoupling | Forbes Breaking News
• Air raid kills at least 22 in Sudan’s city of Omdurman [Al Jazeera]
• Poland deploys troops to Belarus border [Russia Today]
• UN refuses to retract its condemnation of Israel over Jenin military operation [South China Morning Post]
• Turkey Returns Prisoners to Ukraine, Angering Kremlin [Wall Street Journal]
• Giessen Eritrea festival clashes leave 26 police officers injured [BBC News]
On The Media: News About Journalism, Media Literacy, and Ethics in Journalism Paul Beckett on Gershkovich's 100 day detainment: ‘Dispiriting to see journalism labeled as a crime’ | MSNBC
• How Meta, TikTok, Twitter and YouTube plan to address 2024 election misinformation [Poynter]
• Up in the Air [Columbia Journalism Review]
• Out of touch, but inspiring? Journalists share their thoughts about academic research [Nieman Lab]
• To Inform and Engage Residents Across Miami in Climate Resilience, Knight Foundation Invests in Two Local Groups [Knight Foundation]
• I, Robot (audio podcast) [On The Media]
Reports of explosions and fighting overnight in Omdurman on Thursday | AL Jazeera
Washington Today (7-7-23): Controversial cluster munitions part of new U.S. aid package to Ukraine | C-SPAN
Global National: July 8, 2023 | 500 days since Russia invaded Ukraine
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - July 07
PBS NewsHour full episode, (July 08, 2023)
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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:
Based on current COVID-19 trends, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is planning for the federal Public Health Emergency (PHE) for COVID-19, declared under Section 319 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, to expire at the end of the day on May 11, 2023. Macon County Public Health will stop publishing weekly COVID updates but will continue to monitor local case levels and trends. In the event that case counts increase significantly, MCPH will notify the public and resume weekly COVID updates.
• WHO Coronavirus (COVID-19) Dashboard [World Health Organization]
In United States of America, from 3 January 2020 to 12:15pm CEST, 21 June 2023, there have been 103,436,829 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 1,127,152 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 2 June 2023, a total of 668,882,018 vaccine doses have been administered.
Globally, as of 12:15pm CEST, 21 June 2023, there have been 768,187,096 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 6,945,714 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 20 June 2023, a total of 13,461,344,203 vaccine doses have been administered.
• Severe pneumonia with co-infection of H5N1 and SARS-CoV-2: a case report [ Research Square]
• Workers cannot sue over COVID spread to households, California court rules [ Reuters ]
• Detrimental effects of COVID-19 in the brain and therapeutic options for long COVID: The role of Epstein–Barr virus and the gut–brain axis [ Nature: Molecular Psychiatry (2023) ]
• Hot docs: US passport delays mount amid post-Covid travel surge [ AFP (via Yahoo News)]
TWiV 1023: Covering science with Katherine Wu | Microbe TV
• TWiV 1020: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin [Microbe TV]
• TWiV 1023: Covering science with Katherine Wu [Microbe TV]
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Science and Technology News Roundup
• The Sky This Week from July 7 to 14: Venus shines bright [Astronomy Magazine]
Groundbreaking research transmits energy from space to Earth | CBS News
• Twitter Sues Wachtell Over $90 Million Payout for Musk’s Buyout Deal [Wall Street Journal]
• Scientists make common pain killers from pine trees instead of crude oil [University of Bath]
• French government wants the power to block social media and to tap into cellphones [Insider]
• NASA 'quiet' supersonic jet is nearly ready for flight [The Register]
• Elon Musk hampers Taiwan efforts to build backup internet for war [Taiwan News]
• Where and when to see the October 2023 annular eclipse [Astronomy Magazine]
• Z-Library returns, aims to avoid seizures by giving each user a secret URL [ARS TECHNICA]
Evergreen Links
• Red Dead Online player bids farewell to Google Stadia save by releasing horse they named after their departed daughter [Games Radar]
Dan Carlin's Hardcore History 69 - Twilight of the Æsir
Hardcore History: Addendum EP26 Dig This! | Dan Carlin
• Neal Stephenson’s Lamina1 drops white paper on building the open metaverse [Venture Beat] [PDF of White paper]
• Yes, the Great Books Make Us Better People [New York Times]
How Do We Know What We Know? Philosophy of Science | Fraser Cain
• Free, legally available series/movies on YouTube in a Netlflix-like interface [Cinetimes]
Podcasts and Long Form Videos (History, Culture, Science, Space, Technology and Current Events)
Anything covering educational, entertainment, history, current events, and technology topics
The Level1 Show July 7 2023: FLiРРЕЯ the Not So Friendly Dolphin | Level1 Techs
Do Emojis Imply Intent? 👍️ or 👎️? - DTNS 4556 | Daily Tech News Show
Why China is Shrinking VERY Fast | RealLifeLore
Why is quantum mechanics non-local? (I wish someone had told me this 20 years ago.) | Sabine Hossenfelder
Can You Get Hit By a Meteorite? | John Michael Goodier
Evidence That Distant Universe Appears In Slow Motion After All | Antov Petrov
Mind-Blowing Transformation at the SpaceX Starship Launch Site! | Marcus House
ellowstone Volcano Update — July 2023 — Dynamic activity on Geyser Hill | USGS
New OLM Deluge Plate Installed! | SpaceX Boca Chica
Civilization: Is the West History? | Episode 2: Science | BBC Select
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Special Section: The Russo-Ukrainian War
(sharing of a particular source is not an endorsement)
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 08 [Institute for the Study of War] [PDF for July 8th]
• Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 501 [Al Jazeera]
• Russo-Ukrainian War. Day 500: Ukraine: 500 Days of Grief and Glory [Euromaiden Press]
• Ukraine’s Zelenskyy brings home Azovstal commanders from Turkey [AL Jazeera]
• ‘We have ambitious plans’: Anti-Putin forces plan fresh attacks inside Russia [The Guardian (UK)]
• Poland moves around 1,000 troops to eastern border amid rising Wagner fears [TVP World]
• Ukraine: The deadly legacy of cluster bombs [DW News]
• Prigozhin’s Movements a Mystery as Wagner Fans Gather in St. Petersburg [WSJ (video and audio)] [WSJ (article archive)]
Western companies pay huge sums into Russian budget | Adrian Zduńczyk | TVP World
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy brings home Azovstal commanders from Turkey | Al Jazeera
Why the US is sending cluster bombs to Ukraine and what it means for the world | DW News
Ukraine awaits arms from West to fend off Russia's brutal invasion & "overwhelming air superiority" | Frrance 24
President Zelensky visits Snake Island as Ukraine war enters 500th day | BBC News
🔴 (redacted) - DPICM Cluster 155mm to Ukraine, Found Footage | Combat Footage Show
Why Do We Call the War in Ukraine Unprovoked? - Debunking Russian Claims | Kings and Generals
News from Russian or pro-Russian outlets or video About the Russian Perspective
Why the west HATES Russia! | Redacted News
Douglas Macgregor and Craig James: A serious concern for the Russians | Straight Calls with Douglas Macgregor
• US allies slam plan to send cluster bombs to Kiev [Russia Today]
• After obtaining Storm Shadow missile, Russia to prepare unpleasant surprise to the West [Pravda]
• Russia not to let anyone ‘cancel’ its values — Medvedev [TASS Russian News Agency]
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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 and Times of Talleyrand]
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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Macon County Board of Elections 03-11-2014 The Macon County Board of Elections holds a special meeting to hear a challenge brought by Charles "Scoon" Nichols to the candidacy of Macon County Commissioner Ron Haven regarding his eligibility to file as a candidate in the District II County Commissioner race. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9lNBy-faAA ********************* Jair Bolsonaro leaves Brazil for the US ahead of Lula’s inauguration https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/30/americas/brazil-jair-bolsonaro-us-lula-inauguration-intl-latam Dang. He pulled a Trump and snuck out of town and can't be civil during the transfer of power. What a toddler move. ******************** Fierce Kitty, Glorious Kitty, Little Ball of Fur. Honourable Kitty, Warrior Kitty, Qapla' Qapla' Qapla' --->
Macon County Board of Elections 03-11-2014 The Macon County Board of Elections holds a special meeting to hear a challenge brought by Charles "Scoon" Nichols to the candidacy of Macon County Commissioner Ron Haven regarding his eligibility to file as a candidate in the District II County Commissioner race. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9lNBy-faAA ********************* Jair Bolsonaro leaves Brazil for the US ahead of Lula’s inauguration https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/30/americas/brazil-jair-bolsonaro-us-lula-inauguration-intl-latam Dang. He pulled a Trump and snuck out of town and can't be civil during the transfer of power. What a toddler move. ******************** Fierce Kitty, Glorious Kitty, Little Ball of Fur. Honourable Kitty, Warrior Kitty, Qapla' Qapla' Qapla' --->
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