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GENERAL OUTLOOK
Drier air and low chances of thunderstorms will persist through mid- week. Southerly return flow around offshore high pressure will bring about a gradual increase in moisture and associated shower and thunderstorm chances, especially over the mountains through the weekend. Temperatures and humidity will increase through the week and likely peak over the weekend. A weak cold front should be getting close to our region from the north by early 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 Friday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Light west northwest wind.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Light and variable wind. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 91. Light and variable wind. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Light south southwest wind. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3am, then a slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
`Highlands Plateau
Today
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Southwest wind around 5 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. West northwest wind 3 to 5 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 64. Northwest wind around 5 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. West wind around 7 mph.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then a slight chance of showers between 2am and 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Light and variable wind. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Light and variable wind. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then a slight chance of showers between 2am and 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Nantahala Area
Today
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm. Patchy fog between 7am and 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming west 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 a low around 67. Light south wind.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 87. Light and variable wind. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Light south wind. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EDT THURSDAY FOR MOUNTAIN ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET...
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality in Raleigh NC has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for Ground Level Ozone for elevations above 4000 feet in Avery, Mitchell, Yancey, Madison, Buncombe, Henderson, Haywood, Jackson, Swain, Graham, Macon, Transylvania, Caldwell, Burke, and McDowell Counties, until 7 AM EDT Thursday.
An Air Quality Action Day means that Ground Level Ozone concentrations within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards.
Scattered thunderstorms will develop across the area this afternoon and evening. Dangerous cloud-to-ground lightning will be the main threat, but a few thunderstorms could produce very gusty winds as well.
Latest US Drought Monitor Map for North Carolina.
Space Weather
A Whopper of a Storm Speeds Towards Earth | Space Weather News 20 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 Thu Jul 27 2023
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
1. Eastern Atlantic:
A tropical wave is located a few hundred miles to the southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands. Conditions are expected to be favorable for gradual development of this system later this week, and a tropical depression could form over the weekend or early next week while it moves westward to west-northwestward over the tropical Atlantic.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...medium...40 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)
Need to Watch the Gulf for Possible Sneaky Development July 25, 2023 | hurricanetrack
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Almanac
PM2.5 AQI is 74 (MODERATE/CODE YELLOW) for most of the county, and the ridges and other higher elevations PM2.5 AQI is 90 (UNHEALTHY/CODE ORANGE)
Fire and Smoke Map
Pollen levels are expected to be in the low-medium range (4.7 out of 12) today with Grasses, Plantain, and Nettle being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low-medium range (4.5 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for July 27th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 95°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2005
Lowest Temperature 34°F in Highlands in 1911 (tied with Banner Elk for the state record low)
Greatest One-Day Rain 3.02 inches in Highlands in 1942
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 27th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 108°F in Albemarle, Stanly County in 1940
Lowest Temperature 34°F in Highlands, Macon County in 1911
Greatest One-Day Rain 6.81 inches in Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County in 1975
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 July 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
CDC Director Dr. Mandy Cohen talks about new role | WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)
• Conservation organizations to sue U.S. Forest Service over Nantahala Pisgah Forest Plan [BPR]
• Medicaid expansion in North Carolina will begin Oct. 1, if lawmakers can enact a budget [WTVD-TV (Durham, NC)]
• At least 8 NC lawmakers received campaign cash from individuals with ties to Baltimore casino development firm [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Brevard man accused of using fake social media account to make death threats against drag show [WLOS_TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Health care coverage crisis for mill workers continues [Smoky Mountain News]
---Recent News Recap---
July 26th, 2023
Jim Phillips holds ACC Commissioner's Forum; "'Our athletes are students, not employees." | WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)
• Rising health care costs might impact benefits for state employees. Here’s what to know [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Waynesville Rec Center locker room controversy sparks community debate on gender identity [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• 3 found dead in car at North Carolina gas station are identified as Marines stationed nearby [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC) ]
• A rural Western North Carolina county will keep its public library in the regional system, but not without debate [BPR]
• Patients arrive at Mission Hospital in ambulances, then the waiting begins [Asheville Citizen-Times]
---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
What to know from congressional UFO hearing | NewsNation Now
• Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena: Implications on National Security, Public Safety, and Government Transparency [US House COmmittee on Oversight and Government Accountability]
‘We've Come a Long Way, but Inflation Has Repeatedly Proved Resilient:’ Fed Raises Rates | WSJ
• Federal Reserve Raises Interest Rates to 22-Year High [WSJ] [WSJ]
• McConnell says he’s ‘fine’ after freezing during news conference [CNN]
• Judge declines to approve Hunter Biden plea deal for now [Politico]
• McCarthy, House GOP tiptoe toward Biden impeachment inquiry [Washington Post]
International News Headlines
Niger President held inside palace: Niamey resident testifies about the 'attempted coup' | France 24
• World leaders condemn ‘unconstitutional’ military takeover in Niger [Al Jazeera]
• US House passes bill targeting China's claim of sovereignty over Taiwan [Taiwan News]
• North Korea's Kim hosts Russian defense minister at arms exhibition [Kyodo News]
• Moldova expels 45 Russian diplomatic staff in spy row [BBC News]
• Brazil 50 basis-point rate cut comes into play as inflation edges lower [Reuters]
On The Media: News About Journalism, Media Literacy, and Ethics in Journalism Defining Journalism Ethics in the Digital Age | Cronkite School
Defining Journalism Ethics in the Digital Age from Cronkite School on Vimeo.
• The American soldiers who made movies in Pyongyang [Columbia Journalism Review]
• Federal aid for local news gets a makeover [Nieman Lab]
• The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 07/26/2023 [Media Bias/Fact Check]
• The Wall Street Journal launches archived content newsletter [Journalism (UK)]
• Source relationships and ethics in journalism [the Justice (Waltham, MA)]
Washington Today (7-26-23): Hunter Biden pleads not guilty after judge questions plea deal | C-SPAN
Global National: July 26, 2023 | Dissecting Trudeau's cabinet shuffle ahead of next federal election
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - July 26
PBS NewsHour full episode, (July 26, 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 8:14am CEST, 26 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 8:14am CEST, 26 July 2023, there have been 768,560,727 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 6,952,522 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 23 July 2023, a total of 13,474,348,801 vaccine doses have been administered.
Houston seeing uptick in COVID-19 cases | KRIV-TV (Houston, TX)
• Vaccine Politics Linked to Excess Republican Deaths During Covid, Study Finds [News Facts Network]
• Suramin binds and inhibits infection of SARS-CoV-2 through both spike protein-heparan sulfate and ACE2 receptor interactions [Nature: Communications Biology]
• Doctors who put lives at risk with covid misinformation rarely punished [Washington Post]
• Why the article that led to the widespread use of hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 should be retracted [Therapies Volume 78, Issue 4, July–August 2023, Pages 437-440]
TWiV 1029: David Tuller on Long COVID and ME/CFS | Microbe TV
• TWiV 1027: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin [Microbe TV]
• TWiV 1029: David Tuller on Long COVID and ME/CFS [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]
Was the Gravitational Wave Background Finally Discovered?!? | PBS Space Time
• When Ancient Eruptions Pumped Diamonds to Earth’s Surface [New York Times]
• New U.S. SEC rule requires public companies to disclose cybersecurity breaches in 4 days [CTV News]
• Measuring helium in distant galaxies may give physicists insight into why the universe exists [The Conversation]
• Backdoor in TETRA Police Radios [Schneier on Security]
• Better Energy Harvesting with ‘Law-Breaking' Device [CalTech]
• Scientists Discover That Metals Heal Themselves in 'Astonishing' Breakthrough [Vice News]
• 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 26 2023: ThAnKs FoR ThE GoLd StRaNgEr! | Level1 Techs
Unfolding Samsung Galaxy Unpacked - DTNS 4569 | Daily Tech News Show
Navy Pilots and Whistleblower Testify at UFO Hearing with Rep. Tim Burchett | Event Horizon
Long March-2D launches Yaogan-36 05 | SciNews
New Basking Shark Discovery Shows They Are Warm-Blooded | 7 Days of Shark Science
I'm a 1.2x Developer | Coder Radio 528 | Jupiter Broadcasting
Can the EU be a Superpower? - Kings and Generals Modern | Kings and Generals
We’re Heading Into a New Cold War | Johnny Harris
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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 25 [Institute for the Study of War] [PDF for July 26th ]
• Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 518 [Al Jazeera]
• Russo-Ukrainian War. Day 517: Ukraine conducts a drone strike on Moscow [Euromaiden Press]
Ukraine Daily Update | Day 518 | Operator Starsky
• Photos: Ukrainian surgeons on their own front line [Al Jazeera]
• NATO strengthens surveillance in Black Sea region amid Russia actions [TVP World]
• What to make of the Wagner Group's threats against Poland [DW News]
• AS IT HAPPENED: NATO slams 'dangerous' Russian blockade of Ukraine's Black Sea grain exports[France 24]
• Ukraine war: Western armour struggles against Russian defences [BBC News]
Ukraine considering alternative grain export routes | DW News
Ukraine: What does Russia’s grain deal exit mean for the war? | BBC Newsnight
Western Spymasters in action: MI6 & CIA's approach to Russia's Ukraine war | Rock Rachon | TVP World
Russia says 'all attacks repelled, positions held' as Ukraine mounts new push in South | WION
Paris 2024 Olympics: IOC declines to give Russia formal invitations • FRANCE 24 English
🔴 (NotSuitableForWhining) - Glide Bombs, Failed Assaults, Gator Tail | 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 articles/video about those who support Russia
America ‘wants’ the war with Russia: RFK, Jr. | Fox News
U.S. Boots On The Ground American Soldiers Fighting Russian Soldiers | Straight Calls with Douglas Macgregor
• Russia intercepts another cargo ship bearing traces of explosives [Russia Today]
• When will the West stop supplying arms to Ukraine? [Pravda]
• Russia’s Battlegroup South repels attacks of Ukrainian assault groups in three directions [TASS Russian News Agency]
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On This Day
July 27th is the 208th day of the year (209th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 157 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)
432 - St Celestine I ends his reign as Catholic Pope
• [Wikipedia Bio: Pope Celestine I]
1054 – Siward, Earl of Northumbria, invades Scotland and defeats Macbeth, King of Scotland somewhere north of the Firth of Forth.
1189 – Friedrich Barbarossa arrives at NiÅ¡, the capital of Serbian King Stefan Nemanja, during the Third Crusade.
1202 – Georgian–Seljuk wars: At the Battle of Basian the Kingdom of Georgia defeats the Sultanate of Rum.
• [Battle of Basian]
• [Georgian–Seljuk wars]
1214 – Battle of Bouvines: Philip II of France decisively defeats Imperial, English and Flemish armies, effectively ending John of England's Angevin Empire.
• [Battle of Bouvines]
• [The Battle of Bouvines 1214 AD]
• [Bouvines 1214 - Anglo-French War] (Kings and Generals)
1299 – According to Edward Gibbon, Osman I invades the territory of Nicomedia for the first time, usually considered to be the founding day of the Ottoman state.
1302 – Battle of Bapheus: Decisive Ottoman victory over the Byzantines opening up Bithynia for Turkish conquest.
• [Battle of Bapheus]
• [Battles of Bapheus and Dimbos and the Catalan Company (1299-1308)]
1501 - Nicolaus Copernicus formally installed as a canon of Frauenberg Cathedral
1549 – The Jesuit priest Francis Xavier's ship reaches Japan. He is the first Christian missionary in that country.
1586 - Walter Raleigh brings the 1st tobacco to England from Virginia
1663 – The English Parliament passes the second Navigation Act requiring that all goods bound for the American colonies have to be sent in English ships from English ports. After the Acts of Union 1707, Scotland would be included in the Act.
• [Navigation Acts]
• [The Navigation Acts]
• [Wikipedia: Mercantilism]
1689 – Glorious Revolution: The Battle of Killiecrankie is a victory for the Jacobites.
• [Battle of Killiecrankie]
• [Glorious Revolution]
• [The Battle of Killiecrankie and Bonnie Dundee: Jacobite Rebellion or Counter Revolution]
1694 – A Royal charter is granted to the Bank of England.
• [Bank of England]
• [Royal charter]
1775 – Founding of the U.S. Army Medical Department: The Second Continental Congress passes legislation establishing "an hospital for an army consisting of 20,000 men."
1778 – American Revolution: First Battle of Ushant: British and French fleets fight to a standoff.
• [Battle of Ushant (1778)]
• [The U.S. Revolutionary Naval Battle fought between Great Britain and France]
1789 – The first U.S. federal government agency, the Department of Foreign Affairs, is established (it will be later renamed Department of State).
1794 – French Revolution: Maximilien Robespierre is arrested after encouraging the execution of more than 17,000 "enemies of the Revolution".
• [Thermidorian Reaction]
• [Wikipedia Bio: Maximilien Robespierre]
• [The Thermidorian Reaction, 1794-5]
• [French Revolution -- Thermidorian Reaction & the Rise of Napoleon]
• [Maximilien Robespierre and the Reign of Terror (Full Series)]
• [Rise of Napoleon]
1816 – Seminole Wars: The Battle of Negro Fort ends when a hot shot cannonball fired by US Navy Gunboat No. 154 explodes the fort's Powder Magazine, killing approximately 275. It is considered the deadliest single cannon shot in US history.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Negro Fort]
• [Seminole Wars]
• [Author talks new book about Fort at Prospect Bluff & Battle of Negro Fort]
• [Florida's Negro Seminole Wars with Dr. Anthony Dixon]
1857 – Indian Rebellion: Sixty-eight men hold out for eight days against a force of 2,500 to 3,000 mutinying sepoys and 8,000 irregular forces.
• [Siege of Arrah]
• [Indian Rebellion of 1857]
• [The Indian Rebellion of 1857]
• [This Type of Bullet Caused an Entire Uprising!]
1865 – Welsh settlers arrive at Chubut in Argentina.
1866 – The first permanent transatlantic telegraph cable is successfully completed, stretching from Valentia Island, Ireland, to Heart's Content, Newfoundland.
1880 – Second Anglo-Afghan War: Battle of Maiwand: Afghan forces led by Mohammad Ayub Khan defeat the British Army in battle near Maiwand, Afghanistan.
• [Battle of Maiwand]
• [Malalai Joan of Arc of Afghanistan and the Victors of Maiwand: The Second Anglo-Afghan War 1878-1882]
• [Second Anglo-Afghan War]
1890 – Vincent van Gogh shoots himself and dies two days later.
• [Wikipedia Bio: Vincent van Gogh]
• [Vincent Van Gogh: The Tragic Story of the Artist’s Life | Full Documentary | Biography]
• [Vincent Van Gogh: The Humble Genius]
1900 – Kaiser Wilhelm II makes a speech comparing Germans to Huns; for years afterwards, "Hun" would be a disparaging name for Germans.
• [Hun Speech of 1900]
• [Dramatization of Speech] (choose auto translate and select English for subtitles)
• [The “Hun speech” as an early example of political propaganda]
• [Wilhelm II: "Hun Speech" (1900)]
1917 – World War I: The Allies reach the Yser Canal at the Battle of Passchendaele.
• [Battle of Passchendaele]
• [The Battle of Passchendaele (1917)]
• [Why Passchendaele Was The Worst Battle Of WWI | The Battle Of Passchendaele | Timeline]
• [Doomsday: World War 1 | Extra Long Documentary]
1919 – The Chicago Race Riot erupts after a racial incident occurred on a South Side beach, leading to 38 fatalities and 537 injuries over a five-day period.
• [Chicago race riot of 1919]
• [Wikipedia: Red Summer]
• [919 Chicago Race Riots - Decades TV Network]
• [The "Red Summer" of 1919]
• [If We Must Die By Claude McKay] (Poem)
1921 – Researchers at the University of Toronto, led by biochemist Frederick Banting, prove that the hormone insulin regulates blood sugar.
1929 – The Geneva Convention of 1929, dealing with treatment of prisoners-of-war, is signed by 53 nations.
• [Wikipedia: Geneva Convention (1929)]
• [Text on WikiSource]
1940 – The animated short A Wild Hare is released, introducing the character of Bugs Bunny.
• [Wikipedia: A Wild Hare]
• [A wild hare 1940]
• [HistoryPod Video]
1942 – World War II: Allied forces successfully halt the final Axis advance into Egypt.
• [Wikipedia: First Battle of El Alamein]
• [North African Campaign 1942 | Animated History]
• [Wikipedia: de Havilland Comet]
• [Why You Wouldn't Want to Fly The First Jet Airliner: De Havilland Comet Story]
• [The DeHaviland Comet: The First Passenger Jet]
1953 – Cessation of hostilities is achieved in the Korean War when the United States, China, and North Korea sign an armistice agreement. Syngman Rhee, President of South Korea, refuses to sign but pledges to observe the armistice.
• [Wikipedia: Korean Armistice Agreement]
• [Newsreel Coverage]
• [Korean War 1950-1953 - Stalemate and Armistice ] (The Cold War)
1955 – The Austrian State Treaty restores Austrian sovereignty.
1955 – El Al Flight 402 is shot down by two fighter jets after straying into Bulgarian air space. All 58 people onboard are killed.
• [Wikipedia: El Al Flight 402]
1959 – The Continental League is announced as baseball's "3rd major league" in the United States.
• [Continental League]
1964 – Vietnam War: Five thousand more American military advisers are sent to South Vietnam bringing the total number of United States forces in Vietnam to 21,000.
1974 – Watergate scandal: The House of Representatives Judiciary Committee votes 27 to 11 to recommend the first article of impeachment (for obstruction of justice) against President Richard Nixon.
• [Judiciary Committee Approves Article to Impeach President Nixon, 27 to 11]
• [Full Text of Articles of Impeachment]
• [AP VIDEO]
1975 – Mayor of Jaffna and former MP Alfred Duraiappah is shot dead.
1981 – While landing at Chihuahua International Airport, Aeromexico Flight 230 overshoots the runway. Thirty-two of the 66 passengers and crew on board the DC-9 are killed.
1983 – Black July: Eighteen Tamil political prisoners at the Welikada high security prison in Colombo are massacred by Sinhalese prisoners, the second such massacre in two days.
1989 – While attempting to land at Tripoli International Airport in Libya, Korean Air Flight 803 crashes just short of the runway. Seventy-five of the 199 passengers and crew and four people on the ground are killed, in the second accident involving a DC-10 in less than two weeks, the first being United Airlines Flight 232.
1990 – The Supreme Soviet of the Belarusian Soviet Republic declares independence of Belarus from the Soviet Union. Until 1996 the day is celebrated as the Independence Day of Belarus; after a referendum held that year the celebration of independence is moved to June 3.
1990 РThe Jamaat al Muslimeen attempt a coup d'̩tat in Trinidad and Tobago.
1995 – The Korean War Veterans Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C.
• [Korean War Veterans Memorial was dedicated in 1995]
• [Korean War Veterans Memorial]
• [NPS Website]
1996 – In Atlanta, United States, a pipe bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park during the 1996 Summer Olympics.
• [CNN Video of Response]
• [Olympic Bombing 1996: Richard Jewell, the Wrong Man | Retro Report | The New York Times]
• [Richard Jewell Movie | We Got To Go | Warner Bros. Entertainment] (dramatization)
• [Atlanta Olympic Park bombing, Richard Jewell news reports from 1996]
• [Richard Jewell: The 2002 60 Minutes interview]
• [USA: Man Cleared of Atlanta Bombing Wants Apology From FBI]
1997 – About 50 people are killed in the Si Zerrouk massacre in Algeria.
1999 - Tony Hawk is the first skateboarder to land a "900"
• [Tony Hawk's first ever 900!]
• [Wikipedia: 900 (skateboarding)]
2002 – Ukraine airshow disaster: A Sukhoi Su-27 fighter crashes during an air show at Lviv, Ukraine killing 77 and injuring more than 500 others, making it the deadliest air show disaster in history.
• [Wikipedia: Sknyliv air show disaster]
• [The Deadliest air show in the history of aviation |Sknyliv air show disaster]
• [Compilation Stablized Video]
2005 – After an incident during STS-114, NASA grounds the Space Shuttle, pending an investigation of the continuing problem with the shedding of foam insulation from the external fuel tank.
• [Wikipedia: STS-114]
2012 - Queen Elizabeth II opens the 30th Olympics in London, United Kingdom (with some help from 007)
• [James Bond and The Queen London 2012 Performance]
2014 - Obama reaffirms Israel's "right to defend itself", but condemns civilian casualties in Gaza
2015 – At least seven people are killed and many injured after gunmen attack an Indian police station in Punjab.
2016 – At a news conference, U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump expresses the hope that Russians can recover thirty thousand emails that were deleted from Hillary Clinton's personal server.
• [Trump urges Russia to hack Clinton's email]
• [Trump Invited the Russians to Hack Clinton. Were They Listening?]
2017 - Reince Priebus resigns as Chief of Staff to US President Donald Trump, shortest non-interim tenure ever
• [Donald Trump Fires Chief Of Staff Via Twitter From Air Force One]
• [Reince Priebus Pushed Out After Rocky Tenure as Trump Chief of Staff]
2020 - US congressman John Lewis becomes the first black lawmaker to lie in state in the Rotunda in Washington D.C.
• [WATCH LIVE: Rep. John Lewis lies in state at the U.S. Capitol - Monday, July 27]
• [Wikipedia Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lewis]
2020 - Google decides its employees can work from home until July 2021, the largest tech company to commit to working from home
2020 - WHO head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus states that COVID-19 is "easily the most severe" global health emergency the WHO has faced
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Published at 5:00am on Thursday, July 27, 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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