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GENERAL OUTLOOK
Drier air will linger over our area through the day today. Moisture returns late in the week and through the weekend as an active weather pattern evolves with an increase in shower and thunderstorm chances especially for the mountains. Temperatures will trend a few degrees above normal by the weekend.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Friday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Patchy fog between 7am and 9am. Otherwise, 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.
Today
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Winds out of the south around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Thursday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 5pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest 5 to 8 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.
Thursday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Friday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with highs in the upper 80s.
Friday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s.
`Highlands Plateau
Today
Sunny, with highs in the upper 70s. Light and variable winds early in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph by midmorning.
Today
Partly cloudy, with lows around 60. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 5pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the upper 70s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 5pm. Partly sunny, with highs near 80. Chance of rain is 60%.
Friday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
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.
Today
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Thursday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 5pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Calm winds early in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest 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.
Thursday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 60s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 80s.
Friday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 60s.
Nantahala Area
Today
Sunny, with highs in the lower 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Today
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. WInds out of the souithwest 3 to 5 mph.
Thursday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 4pm. Partly sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds early in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest 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.
Thursday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 60s. WInds out of the southwest 3 to 7 mph. Chance of rain is 60%.
Friday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 5pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain is 60%.
Friday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain is 40%.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Hazardous Weather is not expected today or tonight.
Latest US Drought Monitor Map for North Carolina.
Space Weather
Solar Storms Give a 1,2-Punch | Space Weather News 07 July 2023
Back to Top • The Atlantic hurricane season has begun: What we know and what we don’t [ARS TECHNICA]
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 Wed Jul 12 2023
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
1. Central Atlantic:
A small area of low pressure located more than 500 miles east-northeast of Bermuda continues to produce disorganized showers and thunderstorms well to the south of its center. Environmental conditions are forecast to be marginally conducive for some development of this system, and a subtropical or tropical depression or storm could form during the next few days while the system moves generally eastward. By the weekend, the low should turn northward bringing the system over cooler waters, potentially limiting additional development. Additional information on this system, including gale warnings, can be found in High Seas Forecasts, issued by the National Weather Service.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 40 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...low...50 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)
Keeping an Eye on 94L Plus a Few Other Areas July 11, 2023 | hurricanetrack
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Almanac
PM2.5 AQI is 50 (GOOD/CODE GREEN) for most of the county, and the ridges and other higher elevations PM2.5 AQI is 50 (GOOD/CODE GREEN)
Fire and Smoke Map
Local Air Monitor
Pollen levels are expected to be in the low range (3.1 out of 12) today with Grasses and Plantain being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low range (3.0 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for July 12th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 98°F in Highlands in 1930
Lowest Temperature 42°F in Highlands in 1918
Greatest One-Day Rain 4.55 inches in Highlands in 1948
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 12th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 105°F in Rocky Mount, Edgecombe County in 1993
Lowest Temperature 37°F in Banner Elk, Avery County in 1961
Greatest One-Day Rain 6.08 inches in Rosman, Transylvania County in 1948
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)
Saturday, July 15th
MidDay Music at Frog Quarters
BARRY ROMA—If you love Frank Sinatra, Roy Orbison and other oldies, some from the stage and screen, you’ll love hearing Barry and his beautiful, baritone voice. You’ll swear you’re back on that date, back decades ago!
Mountain Findings
432 Spruce Street (physical)
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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
Yancey residents clash over idea of county-controlled library following Pride display controversy | WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)
• Gov. Cooper discusses CNBC naming NC as top state for business for second year in a row (video) [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• There are new vaccine recommendations for the fall. Here’s what you need to know. [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Pactiv Evergreen mill accused of illegal chemical dumping in Canton wastewater system [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Pactiv Evergreen accused of illegally dumping chemicals during shutdown [Smoky Mountain News]
• Patient data in Western North Carolina released in HCA Healthcare data breach [BPR]
---Recent News Recap---
HB10 would force sheriffs to work with ICE | WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)
• A second Democrat considers entering NC governor’s race. Here’s who may run in 2024 [Raleigh News and Observer]
• North Carolina governor candidate Stein's campaign raises about $6 million in past 6 months [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Yancey residents clash over idea of county-controlled library following Pride display controversy [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Crack in North Carolina roller coaster may have formed 6-10 days before closure, commissioner says [BPR]
• AUDIO STORY: 2024 NC primary election preview[WUNC Politics]
• HOA bills garner bipartisan support. Critics say they could lead to higher costs, lower property values [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Experts revise forecast, say warmer ocean may mean ‘fast start’ to NC hurricane season [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Charles George VA Medical Center data breach reported, more than 1,500 veterans impacted [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Blue Ridge Parkway trail reopens after 'aggressive' bear encounters [Asheville Citizen-Times]
• '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)]
• 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
---NORTH CAROLINA BUDGET PROCESS---
• 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
PGA Tour Executives Testify on LIVE Golf Deal | C-SPAN
• Full Hearing [C-SPAN]
• The PGA-LIV Deal: Implications for the Future of Golf and Saudi Arabia’s Influence in the United States [US Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmetal Affairs]
Charles Manson follower gets parole, walks free | AP News
• McCarthy summons GOP factions to counter threat of a new conservative rebellion [Politico]
• Where do 2024 candidates stand on Ukraine? Trump, DeSantis, Ramaswamy, RFK Jr. want less U.S. involvement [USA TODAY (via Yahoo News]
• Judge opens door on $69 billion Microsoft-Activision Blizzard deal [Courthouse News Service]
International News Headlines
What NATO summit means for Russia, Ukraine and U.S. foreign policy | CBS News
• China holds large military drills near Taiwan [DW News]
• Protests continue in Israel against proposed judicial changes [Al Jazeera]
• Azerbaijan blocks vital route linking enclave to Armenia [Le Monde]
• (4th LD) N. Korea fires ICBM, raises tensions after U.S. spy plane accusations [Yonhap News Agency]
• GOP House 'informant' indicted on allegations he was an agent for China [NBC News]
On The Media: News About Journalism, Media Literacy, and Ethics in Journalism How AI is affecting the future of journalism (05-04-2023) | DW News
• What can the US learn from Taiwan’s fight against disinformation? [columbia Journalism Review]
• How two newsrooms are improving news access for Spanish-language readers [Poynter]
• Writing guidelines for the role of AI in your newsroom? Here are some, er, guidelines for that [Nieman Lab]
• Three steps to protect newsrooms from press freedom attacks [Journalism (UK)]
Meet the Press full broadcast — July 9
Washington Today (7/10/2023): Senate Returns With Long To-Do List | C-SPAN
Global National: July 11, 2023 | US northeast slammed by "catastrophic" flooding
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - July 11
PBS NewsHour full episode, (July 11, 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 4:01pm CEST, 5 July 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 4:01pm CEST, 5 July 2023, there have been 767,726,861 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 6,948,764 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 4 July 2023, a total of 13,462,013,092 vaccine doses have been administered.
• Washington University researchers develop air monitor that detects COVID-19 virus [ St Louis Post-Dispatch ]
• Real-time environmental surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 aerosols [Nature]
• CDC to Reduce Funding for States’ Child Vaccination Programs [KFF Health News]
• US Treasury says COVID anti-foreclosure payments reach $3.7 billion [Reuters (via Yahoo News)]
• Covid inquiry: NI chief medical officer to give evidence [BBC News]
• Alarming pediatric hospital admissions linked to COVID-19 in England [News Medical: Life Sciences]
• 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]
Microsoft-Activision Blizzard deal ruling: 'The law was on Micrsoft's side,' analyst says | Yahoo FInance
• Majority of Americans Say TikTok Is a Threat to U.S. National Security [Variety]
• Produce Prescription Programs for Patients with Diabetes Could Save Billions in Health Care Costs, Study Shows [Tufts Now]
• Instagram Threads hits 100 million users, becoming easily the fastest growing app ever [Independent (UK)]
• New research finds deep-sleep brain waves predict blood sugar control [Berkeley News]
• Online Safety Bill: Algorithms that lead boys to Andrew Tate content targeted [BBC 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 12 2023: Rings of Poor | Level1 Techs
Does the Judge Play Call of Duty? - DTNS 4558 | Daily Tech News Show
Catalan independence | DW Documentary
Do the Sentinelese Live in the Zoo Hypothesis? | John Michael Godier
All About Android Faithful - Android Faithful #1 | Daily Tech News Show
Nazi drone war begins - War Against Humanity 103 | World War Two
More Dangers of Life in Space: Immunity, Brain, Eyes and Hibernation | Antov Petrov
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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 11 [Institute for the Study of War] [PDF for July 11th]
• Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 504 [Al Jazeera]
• Russo-Ukrainian War. Day 503: Ukraine’s NATO push [Euromaiden Press]
• Full text: NATO Vilnius summit communique [al Jazeera]
• Polish President to convene National Security Council after NATO summit [tvp World]
• Ukraine updates (07-11-2023): Germany plans new military aid package [DW News]
• 🔴Liveblog (07-11/12-2023): Ukraine says shot down 11 Russian drones in second night of attacks on Kyiv [France 24]
• G7 to announce long-term Ukraine security package at Nato summit [BBC News]
🔴 (redacted) - Ukrainian TOS-1A, Zaporizhzhia Assaults | Combat Footage Show
Day 502: Ukraïnian Map | Ukraine News TV
Russian General ASSASSINATED | Ukraine War Update
On Assignment with Richard Engel: Revolt from Within - The Rise of Wagner | NBC News
Live at 5.30am: NATO chief Stoltenberg and Ukraine's Zelenskyy give joint statement in Vilnius | DW News
Special Edition: Vilnius NATO Summit, Day 1 | World News | TVP World
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
"Ukraine OUTNUMBERED 10:1 By Russia" | The Dive with Jackson Hinkle
Douglas Macgregor & Kim Iversen: The Russians Have 750,000 Troops Ready to Attack | Straight Calls with Douglas Macgregor
• ‘I lived, fought, and was ready to die for Russia’: A young writer-turned-soldier who took up arms against Ukraine tells his story [Russia Today]
• Russia prepares economic response to NATO summit in Vilnius [Pravda]
• Statements in Vilnius confirm NATO’s anti-Russian attitude — envoy [TASS Russian News Agency]
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On This Day
July 12th is the 193rd day of the year (194th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 172 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)
AD 70 – The armies of Titus attack the walls of Jerusalem after a six-month siege. Three days later they breach the walls, which enables the army to destroy the Second Temple.
• [Wikipedia: Siege of Jerusalem (70 CE)]
• [Apocalyptic Siege of Jerusalem in 70 AD 💥 Romans crucify Jews] (Librovox Recording)
• [INVICTA: The Siege of Jerusalem (70 AD) - The Great Jewish Revolt]
• [KINGS and GENERALS: Siege of Jerusalem 70 AD - Great Jewish Revolt ]
927 – King Constantine II of Scotland, King Hywel Dda of Deheubarth, Ealdred of Bamburgh and King Owain of the Cumbrians accepted the overlordship of King Æthelstan of England, leading to seven years of peace in the north.
1191 – Third Crusade: Saladin's garrison surrenders to Philip Augustus, ending the two-year siege of Acre.
• [Wikipedia: Siege of Acre (1189–1191)]
• [Wikipedia: Third Crusade]
• [Fall of Acre 1191 - Third Crusade] (Kings and Generals Video)
• [Siege of Acre, 1189-1191 - Third Crusade Podcast Episode 5] (Real Crusdaes History Video)
1470 – The Ottomans capture Euboea.
• [Wikipedia: Siege of Negroponte (1470)]
• [Venice and the Ottoman Empire: Crash Course World History #19]
1493 – Hartmann Schedel's Nuremberg Chronicle, one of the best-documented early printed books, is published.
• [Wikipedia: Nuremberg Chronicle]
• [The Nuremberg Chronicle - Bookworm History]
• [Facsimle Copy (Black and White)]
• [Digital Scan (In Color)]
1527 – Lê Cung Hoàng ceded the throne to Mạc Đăng Dung, ending the Lê dynasty and starting the Mạc dynasty.
• [Wikipedia: Lê Cung Hoàng]
• [Wikipedia: Lê dynasty]
• [Wikipedia Bio: Mạc Đăng Dung]
• [Wikipedia: Mạc dynasty]
1543 – King Henry VIII of England marries his sixth and last wife, Catherine Parr, at Hampton Court Palace.
1562 – Fray Diego de Landa, acting Bishop of Yucatán, burns the sacred idols and books of the Maya.
1576 – Mughal Empire annexes Bengal after defeating the Bengal Sultanate at the Battle of Rajmahal.
1580 – The Ostrog Bible, one of the early printed Bibles in a Slavic language, is published.
• [Wikipedia: Ostrog Bible]
1691 – Battle of Aughrim (Julian calendar): The decisive victory of William III of England's forces in Ireland.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Aughrim]
• [Wikipedia: Williamite War in Ireland]
• [The Williamite War in Ireland] (Conor Gunn Video)
1776 – Captain James Cook begins his third voyage.
• [Wikipedia: Third voyage of James Cook]
• [Wikipedia Bio: James Cook]
• [James Cook (Documentary)]
1789 – In response to the dismissal of the French finance minister Jacques Necker, the radical journalist Camille Desmoulins gives a speech which results in the storming of the Bastille two days later.
• [Wikipedia Bio: Camille Desmoulins]
1790 – The Civil Constitution of the Clergy is passed in France by the National Constituent Assembly.
1799 – Ranjit Singh conquers Lahore and becomes Maharaja of the Punjab (Sikh Empire).
1801 – British ships inflict heavy damage on Spanish and French ships in the Second Battle of Algeciras.
• [Wikipedia: Second Battle of Algeciras]
• [Wikipedia: French Revolutionary Wars]
• [French Revolutionary Wars - explained in 4 minutes - mini history - 3 minute history for dummies]
1806 – At the insistence of Napoleon, Bavaria, Baden, Württemberg and thirteen minor principalities leave the Holy Roman Empire and form the Confederation of the Rhine.
• [Wikipedia: Holy Roman Empire]
• [Wikipedia: Confederation of the Rhine]
1812 – The American Army of the Northwest briefly occupies the Upper Canadian settlement at what is now at Windsor, Ontario.
• [Wikipedia: Army of the Northwest (United States)]
• [War of 1812 in the Old Northwest]
1862 – The Medal of Honor is authorized by the United States Congress.
1913 – Serbian forces begin their siege of the Bulgarian city of Vidin; the siege is later called off when the war ends.
• [Wikipedia: Siege of Vidin (1913)]
• [The Second Balkan War - Explained in 10 minutes]
1917 – The Bisbee Deportation occurs as vigilantes kidnap and deport nearly 1,300 striking miners and others from Bisbee, Arizona.
• [Wikipedia: Bisbee Deportation]
• [Andrew Explains it All: The Bisbee Deportaion]
• [Bisbee'17 Full Q&A 8/1/18]
1918 – The Imperial Japanese Navy battleship Kawachi blows up at Shunan, western Honshu, Japan, killing at least 621.
• [Wikipedia: Japanese battleship Kawachi]
• [Another Naval “Oops” Moment, Battleship Kawachi Blows Up]
1920 – The Soviet–Lithuanian Peace Treaty is signed, by which Soviet Russia recognizes the independence of Lithuania.
• [Wikipedia: Soviet–Lithuanian Peace Treaty]
• [Polish-Lithuanian War - Caught Between Poland and Soviet Russia I THE GREAT WAR 1920]
1943 – German and Soviet forces engage in one of the largest armored engagements of all time.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Prokhorovka]
• [Tank Battles of WW2 - The Battle of Prokhorovka, Kursk 1943]
• [Kursk - The battle of Prokhorovka through the eyes of Panzer Ace Rudolf von Ribbentrop]
• [1 Panzer IV vs 14 T-34s - An Iconic Tank Battle Of WW2 | Battle of Prokhorovka, Kusrk]
• [Greatest Tank Battles | Season 1 | Episode 10 | The Battle of Kursk: Southern Front]
• [Battle of Kursk 1943 - World War II DOCUMENTARY]
• [World War II: The Battle of Kursk - Full Documentary] (Janson Media)
1948 – Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion orders the expulsion of Palestinians from the towns of Lod and Ramla.
1960 – Orlyonok, the main Young Pioneer camp of the Russian SFSR, is founded.
1961 – Indian city Pune floods due to failure of the Khadakwasla and Panshet dams, killing at least two thousand people.
1962 – The Rolling Stones perform for the first time at London's Marquee Club.
1963 – Pauline Reade, 16, disappears in Gorton, England, the first victim in the Moors murders.
1967 – Riots begin in Newark, New Jersey.
1971 – The Australian Aboriginal Flag is flown for the first time.
1973 – A fire destroys the entire sixth floor of the National Personnel Records Center of the United States.
1975 – São Tomé and Príncipe declare independence from Portugal.
1979 – The island nation of Kiribati becomes independent from the United Kingdom.
1979 – Chinese seismologists successfully predicts the 1995 Myanmar–China earthquake, reducing the number of casualties to 11.
1998 – The Ulster Volunteer Force attacked a house in Ballymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland with a petrol bomb, killing the Quinn brothers.
• [Quinn brothers' killings]
• [UVF Ulster Loyalists kill 3 young children in sectarian firebomb attack Ballymoney 12 July 1998] (AP Video)
2001 – Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on mission STS-104, carrying the Quest Joint Airlock to the International Space Station.
• [Wikipedia: STS-104]
• [STS-104 launch (7-12-01)]
• [Quest Joint Airlock]
2006 – The 2006 Lebanon War begins.
2007 – U.S. Army Apache helicopters engage in airstrikes against armed insurgents in Baghdad, Iraq, where civilians are killed; footage from the cockpit is later leaked to the Internet.
• [Wikipedia: July 12, 2007, Baghdad airstrike]
• [WikiLeaks: Collateral Murder]
• [WikiLeaks video: 'Collateral murder' in Iraq]
2012 – Syrian Civil War: Government forces target the homes of rebels and activists in Tremseh and kill anywhere between 68 and 150 people.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Tremseh]
• [Wikipedia: Syrian civil war]
• [Syria's Civil War Explained 2021]
• [Live Map: Syrian Civil War]
2012 – A tank truck explosion kills more than 100 people in Okobie, Nigeria.
• [Wikipedia: Okobie road tanker explosion]
• [Tanker Explosion:95 people killed in Rivers State]
2013 – Six people are killed and 200 injured in a French passenger train derailment in Brétigny-sur-Orge.
• [Wikipedia: Brétigny-sur-Orge train crash]
• [Catastrophe ferroviaire (railway disaster) / Brétigny-sur-Orge - France 12 juillet 2013 ©Line Press] (English subtitles via Autotranslate) Back to Top
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Published at 5:00am on Wednesday, July 12, 2023
Author: Bobby Coggins
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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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