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GENERAL OUTLOOK
A series of upper level disturbances will move over the area today as a weak front stalls just southeast of the region. Drier air will begin to filter into the area by early next week. Cooler temperatures also arrive over the weekend, with temperatures and humidity then slowly rising again through the next week.
Winter Outlook 2023-24: El Niño's potential impacts (07-21-2023) | Matt Makens, Weatherman
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Monday Night
Franklin Area
Today
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers between 7pm and 9pm. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows around 60.Light winds out of the northwest. Chance of rain is 20%.
Sunday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly 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. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers between 9pm and 11pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight. Chance of rain is 30%.
Monday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 80s.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the upper 50s.
`Highlands Plateau
Today
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid 70s. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 5 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers between 9pm and 1am. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows around 60. Light winds out of the north. Chance of rain is 20%.
Sunday
A slight chance of showers between 10am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Light and variable winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s. Winds out of the north around 5 mph. Chance of rain is 30%.
Monday
Sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 70s.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 60.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the lower 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers between 8pm and 10pm. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows around 60. Light winds out of the northwest. Chance of rain is 20%.
Sunday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly 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 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers between 9pm and midnight. Partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight. Chance of rain is 30%.
Monday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 80s.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 60.
Nantahala Area
Today
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-to-upper 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows around 60. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Sunday
A slight chance of showers between noon and 2pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Chance of rain is 20%.
Sunday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers between 8pm and 11pm. Mostly clear, with lows in the upper 50s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight. Chance of rain is 20%.
Monday
Sunny, with highs near 80.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the upper 50s.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Organized severe thunderstorms will be possible this afternoon into the early evening hours. Swaths of damaging wind will be the primary hazard along with small hail.
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 Sat Jul 22 2023
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
Active Systems:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical Storm Don, located over the central Atlantic.
1. Central Tropical Atlantic (AL95):
Shower activity associated with a small area of low pressure located roughly midway between the Cabo Verde Islands and the Lesser Antilles is showing signs of organization. Although environmental conditions are only marginally conducive, slow development is expected and this system will likely become a tropical depression by early next week while it moves westward across the tropical Atlantic. Interests in the Lesser Antilles should monitor the progress of this system.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...medium...50 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...high...70 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)
Watching 95L Closely - Could Develop As It Tracks West July 21, 2023 | hurricanetrack
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Almanac
PM2.5 AQI is 51 (MODERATE/CODE YELLOW) for most of the county, and the ridges and other higher elevations PM2.5 AQI is 51 (MODERATE/CODE YELLOW)
Fire and Smoke Map
Pollen levels are expected to be in the low-medium range (3.2 out of 12) today with Grasses,Plantain, and Chenopods being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low range (3.1 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for July 22nd
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 97°F in Franklin in 1952
Lowest Temperature 46°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1947
Greatest One-Day Rain 2.24 inches in Highlands in 1979
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 22nd in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 107°F in Fayetteville, Cumberland County in 1932
Lowest Temperature 40°F in Banner Elk, Avery County in 1909
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
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Saturday, July 15th
MidDay Music at Frog Quarters
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Local and State News
Pfizer plans to pay all employees during Rocky Mount plant closure after EF3 tornado devastation (Press Conference) | WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)
• Tornado damage to Pfizer plant unlikely to cause major drug supply shortages, FDA says [AP News]
• Casinos! NC lawmakers weigh massive increase in legalized gambling (audio podcast) [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Cooper vetoes NC bill that would allow more students at charter schools [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Former President Trump makes unpublicized visit to WNC [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Farmer focuses on detention, patrol with JCSO [Smoky Mountain NEws]
---Recent News Recap---
New Casinos to North Carolina? State officials move closer to deal | WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)
• MCSO deputies recognized for life-saving efforts [Macon County News and Shopping Guide]
• Holbrooks follows in father’s footsteps [Smoky Mountain News]
• Second wave of opioid settlements brings an additional $521 million to North Carolina [BPR]
• Tornado damage to Pfizer plant will probably create long-term shortages of some drugs hospitals need [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• NC lawmakers agree on state worker pay, edge closer to budget deal as session drags on [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
---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
China still preparing for war with the U.S., expert warns | Fox Business
• ‘Big trouble’: Yellow truck drivers ponder next moves amid potential bankruptcy [Yahoo FInance]
• Georgia Power takes next step for Vogtle 4 [World Nuclear News]
• Why America’s Largest Tool Company Couldn’t Make a Wrench in America [Wall Street Journal]
• Fire damages building that houses office of Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul [AP News]
• DeSantis announces inquiry into Bud Light's parent company over partnership with trans influencer [NBC News]
International News Headlines
Israel judicial reforms: Thousands march to protest overhaul plan, uphold country's democracy | Global News
• Swedish embassy in Iraq relocates after attack over Quran burning [Al Jazeera]
• China sends 37 military aircraft, 7 naval vessels around Taiwan [Taiwan News]
• Brazil: Lula tightens gun control amid surge in ownership [BBC News]
• North Korea fires missiles amid silence over US soldier [DW News]
• 27 hacked-up bodies discovered in Mexico near U.S. border after anonymous tip [CBS News]
On The Media: News About Journalism, Media Literacy, and Ethics in Journalism Journalist's Toolbox: Basic Reporting Tools | Journalists Toolbox
• QandA: Sander van der Linden on vaccinating against misinformation [Columbia Journalism Review]
• The Athletic’s live audio rooms bring sports talk radio into this century [Nieman Lab]
• New York Times hit with grievance, grim layoff news at Hearst magazines, and other media links for your weekend [Poynter]
• The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 07/21/2023 [Media Bias/Fact Check]
• SPJ Code of Ethics [Society of Professional JOurnalists]
Capehart and Abernathy on how multiple Trump investigations affect the presidential race | PBS News Hour
Washington Week full episode, July 21, 2023 | Washington Week PBS
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Washington Today (7-21-23): VP Harris says FL's Black History school curriculum 'pushes propaganda' | C-SPAN
Global National: July 21, 2023 | Emails show staff anticipated fallout over Bernardo prison transfer
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - July 21
PBS NewsHour full episode, (July 21, 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 12:14pm CEST, 12 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 12:14pm CEST, 12 July 2023, there have been 767,972,961 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 6,950,655 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 9 July 2023, a total of 13,474,185,140 vaccine doses have been administered.
More than Rocket Science: JPL’s COVID-19 Ventilator, VITAL (Live Public Talk) | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
• Incidence of Diabetes in Children and Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis[ JAMA Network]
• Solar Car Challenge cut off, mid-race, because of COVID-19 outbreak [ Orange County Register]
• The effects of COVID-19 on cognitive performance in a community-based cohort: a COVID symptom study biobank prospective cohort study [ The Lancet ]
TWiV 1027: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin | Microbe TV
• TWiV 1027: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin [Microbe TV]
• TWiV 1024: Covering science with Katherine Wu [Microbe TV]
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Science and Technology News Roundup
• The Sky This Week from July 21 to 28: Enjoy the starry summer sky [Astronomy Magazine]
Gravitational Waves and the Dark Universe | World Science Festival
• New study finds small reductions in social media use are linked to improvements in health and well-being [PsyPost]
• Reddit Protests Escalate As Rebel Mods Are Kicked Out [Forbes]
• Middle Pleistocene Humans Possessed Sophisticated Woodworking Skills, Study Reveals [SciNews]
• Tesla Identified As Most Recalled Car Brand, Mercedes & Toyota Least [Inside EVs]
• Ice core from secret US Army base reveals dramatic historical Greenland ice-sheet melting [Australian Broadcasting Coprporation]
• 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 21 2023: Authoring, Acting and Avocados: Jobs You'll Never Get Again | Level1 Techs
Glorbo for President, 2024 - DTNS 4566 | Daily Tech News Show
The Astronomy behind "Bluey"'s most beloved episode, "Sleepytime" | ParallaxNick
The Terrifying Solution To The Fermi Paradox. | Hello Future Me
The Führer Adolf Hitler is Dead!? - WW2 Documentary Special | World War Two
Why So Few Americans Live In This HUGE Area Of The West Coast | Geography By Geoff
This Week in Spaceflight: India Crew Vehicle Test, NASA Budget Crisis, Another Blue Origin Patent | NASA Spaceflight
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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 21 [Institute for the Study of War] [PDF for July 22nd ]
• Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 514 [Al Jazeera]
• Russo-Ukrainian War. Day 510: Russia moves reserves to Bakhmut to maintain positions [Euromaiden Press]
Putin lashes out at Ukraine's allies as Ukraine utilizes US-supplied cluster munitions in war | CNN
• Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy calls for long-range armament [TVP World]
• Any Polish aggression on Belarus is attack on Russia, Putin says [Al Jazeera]
• China sends military aid to Russia, advisor to French President says [Euromaidan]
• Ukraine updates: Russia targets Ukrainian ports [DW News]
• Ukraine’s liberated town of Kupyansk endures Russian shelling, disinformation [France 24]
🔴 (NotSuitableForWhining) - Glide Bombs, Failed Assaults, Gator Tail | Combat Footage Show
Russia-Poland warning: Moscow says it will respond to any 'aggression' | Al Jazeera
U.S. to send F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine by end of year | World News | TVP World
Ukraine using cluster bombs 'effectively', says US | BBC News
Footage shows Russian troops flee as Ukraine fires cluster munitions | The Telegraph (UK)
Why Do We Call the War in Ukraine Unprovoked? - Debunking Russian Claims | Kings and Generals
News from Russian or pro-Russian outlets or articles/video about those who support Russia
A Russian Offensive Pushing Across The Rest of Eastern Ukraine | Straight Calls with Douglas Macgregor
• Kiev has had no success with counteroffensive – Putin [Russia Today]
• Former DPR Defence Minister Igor Strelkov arrested for insulting Russian administration and Putin [Pravda]
• US may announce new $400 million military aid package for Kiev on July 25 — media [TASS Russian News Agency]
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On This Day
July 22nd is the 203rd day of the year (204th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 162 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)
811 – Byzantine emperor Nikephoros I plunders the Bulgarian capital of Pliska and captures Khan Krum's treasury.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Pliska]
• [Wikipedia: First Bulgarian Empire]
• [Micahistory 2: The Battle of Pliska]
• [Kings and Generals: Pliska 811 - Byzantine - Bulgarian Wars]
1319 – A Knights Hospitaller fleet scores a crushing victory over an Aydinid fleet off Chios.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Chios (1319)]
1632 – Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe, France.
1677 – Scanian War: Denmark–Norway captures the harbor town of Marstrand from Sweden.
1793 – Kingdom of Prussia re-conquers Mainz from France.
1813 – Sir Thomas Maitland is appointed as the first Governor of Malta, transforming the island from a British protectorate to a de facto colony.
1821 – While the Mora Rebellion continues, Greeks capture Monemvasia Castle. Turkish troops and citizens are transferred to Asia Minor's coasts.
1829 – In the United States, William Austin Burt patents the typographer, a precursor to the typewriter.
1840 – The Province of Canada is created by the Act of Union.
1862 – American Civil War: Henry Halleck takes command of the Union Army.
1874 – Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos is appointed the Archbishop of the Portuguese colonial enclave of Goa, India.
1881 – The Boundary Treaty of 1881 between Chile and Argentina is signed in Buenos Aires.
1885 – President Ulysses S. Grant dies of throat cancer.
1903 – The Ford Motor Company sells its first car.
1908 – The Second Constitution accepted by the Ottomans.
1914 – Austria-Hungary issues a series of demands in an ultimatum to the Kingdom of Serbia demanding Serbia to allow the Austrians to determine who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Serbia accepts all but one of those demands and Austria declares war on July 28.
1919 – Prince Regent Aleksander KaraÄ‘orÄ‘ević signs the decree establishing the University of Ljubljana
1921 – The Communist Party of China (CPC) is established at the founding National Congress.
1926 – Fox Film buys the patents of the Movietone sound system for recording sound onto film.
1927 – The first station of the Indian Broadcasting Company goes on the air in Bombay.
1936 – In Catalonia, Spain, the Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia is founded through the merger of Socialist and Communist parties.
1940 – The United States' Under Secretary of State Sumner Welles issues a declaration on the U.S. non-recognition policy of the Soviet annexation and incorporation of three Baltic states: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
1942 – World War II: The German offensives Operation Edelweiss and Operation Braunschweig begin.
1942 – Bulgarian poet and Communist leader Nikola Vaptsarov is executed by firing squad.
1943 – The Rayleigh bath chair murder occurred in Rayleigh, Essex, England.
1943 – World War II: The British destroyers HMS Eclipse and HMS Laforey sink the Italian submarine Ascianghi in the Mediterranean after she torpedoes the cruiser HMS Newfoundland.
1945 РThe post-war legal processes against Philippe P̩tain begin.
1952 – General Muhammad Naguib leads the Free Officers Movement (formed by Gamal Abdel Nasser, the real power behind the coup) in overthrowing King Farouk of Egypt.
1961 – The Sandinista National Liberation Front is founded in Nicaragua.
1962 – Telstar relays the first publicly transmitted, live trans-Atlantic television program, featuring Walter Cronkite.
1962 – The International Agreement on the Neutrality of Laos is signed.
1962 – Jackie Robinson becomes the first African American to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
1967 – Detroit Riots: In Detroit, one of the worst riots in United States history begins on 12th Street in the predominantly African American inner city. It ultimately kills 43 people, injures 342 and burns about 1,400 buildings.
1968 – Glenville shootout: In Cleveland, Ohio, a violent shootout between a Black Militant organization and the Cleveland Police Department occurs. During the shootout, a riot begins and lasts for five days.
1968 – The only successful hijacking of an El Al aircraft takes place when a Boeing 707 carrying ten crew and 38 passengers is taken over by three members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. The aircraft was en route from Rome, to Lod, Israel.
1970 – Qaboos bin Said al Said becomes Sultan of Oman after overthrowing his father, Said bin Taimur initiating massive reforms, modernization programs and end to a decade long civil war.
1972 – The United States launches Landsat 1, the first Earth-resources satellite.
1974 – The Greek military junta collapses, and former Prime Minister Konstantinos Karamanlis is invited to lead the new government, beginning Greece's metapolitefsi era.
1980 – Phạm Tuân becomes the first Vietnamese citizen and the first Asian in space when he flies aboard the Soyuz 37 mission as an Intercosmos Research Cosmonaut.
1982 – Outside Santa Clarita, California, actor Vic Morrow and two children are killed when a helicopter crashes onto them while shooting a scene from Twilight Zone: The Movie.
1983 – Thirteen Sri Lanka Army soldiers are killed after a deadly ambush by the militant Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.
1983 – Gimli Glider: Air Canada Flight 143 runs out of fuel and makes a deadstick landing at Gimli, Manitoba.
1988 – General Ne Win, effective ruler of Burma since 1962, resigns after pro-democracy protests.
1992 – A Vatican commission, led by Joseph Ratzinger, establishes that limiting certain rights of homosexual people and non-married couples is not equivalent to discrimination on grounds of race or gender.
1992 – Abkhazia declares independence from Georgia.
1995 – Comet Hale–Bopp is discovered; it becomes visible to the naked eye on Earth nearly a year later.
1997 – Digital Equipment Corporation files antitrust charges against chipmaker Intel.
1999 – ANA Flight 61 is hijacked in Tokyo, Japan by Yuji Nishizawa.
1999 – Space Shuttle Columbia launches on STS-93, with Eileen Collins becoming the first female space shuttle commander. The shuttle also carried and deployed the Chandra X-ray Observatory.
2005 – Three bombs explode in the Naama Bay area of Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, killing 88 people.
2010 – English-Irish boy band One Direction is formed by judge Simon Cowell on The X Factor (British series 7), later going on to finish at third place. It would go on to become one of the biggest boy bands in the world, and would be very influential on pop music of the 2010s.
2012 – The Solar storm of 2012 was an unusually large coronal mass ejection that was emitted by the Sun which barely missed the Earth by nine days. If it hit, it would have caused up to US$2.6 trillion in damages to electrical equipment worldwide.
2014 – TransAsia Airways Flight 222 crashes in Xixi village near Huxi, Penghu, during approach to Phengu Airport. 48 of the 58 people on board are killed and five more people on the ground are injured.
2015 – NASA announces discovery of Kepler-452b by Kepler.
2016 – Kabul twin bombing occurred in the vicinity of Deh Mazang when protesters, mostly from the Shiite Hazara minority, were marching against route changing of the TUTAP power project. At least 80 people were killed and 260 were injured.
2018 – A wildfire in East Attica, Greece caused the death of 102 people. It was the deadliest wildfire in history of Greece and the second-deadliest in the world, in the 21st century, after the 2009 bushfires in Australia that killed 180. Back to Top
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Published at 5:00am on Satday, July 22, 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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