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GENERAL OUTLOOK
Shower and thunderstorm chances will be mainly isolated today into Saturday, while temps gradually warm heading into the weekend. Shower and thunderstorm chances increase in coverage Sunday into Sunday night as a warm front lifts north across the region. A cold front then tracks across the area on Monday keeping decent shower and thunderstorm chances around. The cold front stalls just south and east of the western Carolinas mid to late week which may act to keep shower and thunderstorm chances around.
This Winter Is Going To be VERY Different… (08-01-2023) | Ryan Hall Y'All
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Sunday Night
Franklin Area
Today
`Franklin Area
Today Franklin Area
Today
Isolated showers after 3pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Calm winds becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 20%.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s. Light winds out of the northwest.
Saturday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 80s. Light and variable winds.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 65. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Sunday
A slight chance of showers between 9am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 80s. Chance of rain is 40%.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain is 50%.
`Highlands Plateau
Today
Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 70s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph. Chance of rain is 30%.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows around 60. Winds out of the north around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 70s. Light and variable winds early in the morning increasing to come out of the northeast around 5 mph by midmorning.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s. South southeast wind around 5 mph shifting to come out of the northeast after midnight.
Sunday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain is 40%.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s. Chance of rain is 50%.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Scattered showers, mainly after 5pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 30%.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Light winds out of the north.
Saturday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Sunday
A slight chance of showers between 9am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 80s. Chance of rain is 40%.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain is 50%.
Nantahala Area
Today
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs near 80. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s. Calm winds.
Saturday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 80s. Light and variable winds.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Sunday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with highs near 80. Chance of rain is 40%.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain is 50%.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Isolated thunderstorms may develop this afternoon and evening, with cloud-to-ground lightning being the main hazard.
Latest US Drought Monitor Map for North Carolina.
Space Weather
Incoming Solar Storm to Hit Earth amid Radiation Storm | Informal Solar Storm Forecast 30 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 Fri Aug 4 2023
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected in the next 7 days.
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)
Busy Season Expected...So Now What? (August 3rd, 2023) | hurricanetrack
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Almanac
PM2.5 AQI is 35 (GOOD/CODE GREEN) for most of the county, and the ridges and other higher elevations PM2.5 AQI is 35 (GOOD/CODE GREEN)
Fire and Smoke Map
Pollen levels are expected to be in the low-medium range (2.9 out of 12) today with Grasses, Nettle, and Chenopods being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium range (6.8 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for August 3rd
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 93°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2011
Lowest Temperature 46°F in Highlands in 1998
Greatest One-Day Rain 3.67 inches in Highlands in 1896
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 August Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 99°F in Franklin on 08-09-1980
Lowest Temperature 40°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 08-29-1968
Greatest Rainfall 9.68 inches in Highlands on 08-13-1940
Greatest Snowfall snowfall has not been recorded during August in Macon County)
Record Weather Events for August 4th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 105°F in Chapel Hill, Orange County in 1902
Lowest Temperature 38°F in Banner Elk, Avery County in 1912
Greatest One-Day Rain 8.34 inches in Statesville, Iredell County in 2016
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 August Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 110°F in Fayetteville, Cumberland County on 08-21-1983
Lowest Temperature 31°F in Banner Elk, Avery County on 08-23-1930
Greatest Rainfall 12.43 inches in Morehead City, Carteret County on 08-12-1955
Greatest Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded during August in the state)
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Macon Calendar
(send your event to calendar@maconmedia.com)
Thursday, August 31st
Senior Resource Fair
Macon County Senior Services is hosting a Senior Resource Fair on August 31, 2023, from 4:00-6:00pm at 108 Wayah Street in Franklin. Multiple agencies/organizations will be providing information on what resources are available for older adults in Macon County. For more information, please call 828-349-2058 ext. 0.
Mountain Findings
432 Spruce Street (physical)
Highlands, North Carolina 28741
Web: MountainFindings.org
Mountain Findings (a thrift store) is open every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 10 am to 1 pm until October 2023.
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Local and State News
Macon County Art Association to host reception to showcase local artists work
PRESS RELEASE (08-03-2023)
MACON COUNTY ART ASSOCIATION
Over 30 local artists to exhibit fine art, photography, pottery, jewelry and much more
Franklin NC, August 3, 2023: The Macon County Art Association will host a reception showcasing summer art exhibits from more than 30 local artists at The Uptown Gallery from 5-7 pm on Friday, August 4. The Uptown Gallery is located at 30 East Main Street in Franklin. Several artists will be in attendance. The Macon County Art Association, a 501 (C) 3 non-profit organization, is one of only several galleries in the U.S. operated by a volunteer group of practicing artists who support each other in creating a variety of visual art. Members display artwork cooperatively, offer public art classes for all ages, and support and participate in community events. Monthly membership meetings, open to the public, are held the second Sunday at 3:00 pm, and feature guest speakers to provide educational and growth opportunities for members.
For more information concerning membership or sponsorship, visit the Gallery at 30 East Main Street, check the website at www.franklinuptowngallery.com, e-mail franklinuptowngallery@gmail.com, or call (828) 349-4607. Find Uptown Gallery on Facebook at www.facebook.com/franklinncart.
NCDHHS Fireside Chat: Overdose Prevention: Supporting NC Teens & Young Adults | North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
• Asheville police say drones help with officer shortage downtown, but program operates with lack of transparency and community input [BPR]
• State budget negotiations drag on with Medicaid expansion, casino legalization in focus [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• This scenic NC highway is feared by most drivers, new national survey says [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Cherokee chief candidates make their case: Tribal finance, business ventures key issues in 2023 race [Smoky Mountain News]
• HCA Healthcare responds to AG Stein's concerns about staffing at Mission Health's oncology center [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
---Recent News Recap---
August 03, 2023
North Carolina experiences summer surge in COVID-19 cases | WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)
• Macon County News and Shopping Guide Ceases Publication, July 27, 2023 Edition Was the Last
• At least 8 N.C. lawmakers received campaign cash from individuals with ties to Baltimore casino development firm [Carolina Public Press]
• NC county election boards can now issue free ID cards for new voting mandate [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Record-breaking month at Asheville Regional Airport, new report says [Asheville Citizen-Times]
• NC’s Sidney Powell may be a co-conspirator in new Trump indictment, reports say [Raleigh News and Observer]
Macon County Library Board, Aug 2023 | Macon Media
---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
• Gas prices hit their highest level this year as heat hampers refineries [Washington Post]
The third arraignment of former President Donald Trump | CBS News Special Report
'The Five': Trump speaks after pleading not guilty | Fox News
• LIVE UPDATES: Trump indictment live updates: Former president calls charges political 'persecution' [ABC News]
• Trump has been indicted before. Historians say this time is different. [Washington Post (via Microsoft Start)]
• Four takeaways from Trump’s court appearance. [New York Times]
• The Parkland school massacre will be reenacted, with gunfire, in lawsuit against sheriff's deputy [ABC News]
• 2 US Navy sailors charged with providing sensitive military information to China [AP News]
International News Headlines
Report: widespread attacks on civilians, sexual violence and other war crimes in Sudan | DW News
• France may soon overtake Russia as the world’s No. 2 arms exporter [France 24]
• Alexei Navalny braces for new verdict as Kremlin clamps down [BBC News]
• N. Korea considering providing military support to Russia: NSC [Yonhap News Agency]
• Niger coup: Junta scraps military pacts with France [DW News]
• Lebanon warns army may intervene if Palestinian faction clashes continue [Al Jazeera]
On The Media: News About Journalism, Media Literacy, and Ethics in Journalism Social media addiction - how it changes your brain (Nov 2021) | Luke Burgis | Big Think
• Gannett increases profit outlook as digital revenue grows [Poynter]
• In news headlines, some civilian casualties are more valuable than others [Nieman Lab]
• New Scottish collaborative publication launched to "lessen the load" on independent titles [JOurnalism (UK)]
• ‘Is This Journalism?’ Texting the News Pushes a Fresh Take on Media Ethics [Center for Journalism Ethics]
• The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 08/03/2023 [Media Bias/Fact Check]
Washington Today (8-3-23): Donald Trump pleads not guilty to 2020 election & Jan 6 attack charges | C-SPAN
Global National: Aug. 3, 2023 | How will Trump balance court hearings with his 2024 campaign?
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - August 03
PBS NewsHour full episode, (August 03, 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.
Is this the worst documentary of all time? Let's find out! [Live reaction to The Viral Delusion] | Debunk the Funk with Dr Wilson
• Long COVID Disability Court Battles Just 'Tip of Iceberg' [Medscape]
• Iowa governor taps COVID funds to send troops to Mexico border [The Hill (via Yahoo News)]
• Brain fog and other long COVID symptoms affect millions. New treatment studies bring hope [AP News]
Office Hours with Earth's Virology Professor Livestream 8/2/23 8 pm EST | 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 28 to August 4: Starting with a Super Moon [Astronomy Magazine]
Cult of the Dead Cow Encryption Protocol | TEiT TV
• Cult of the Dead Cow Wants to Save Internet Privacy with a New Encryption Protocol [Gizmodo]
• Teens engaged in activism become better critical thinkers, U-M study finds [University of Michigan]
• Eclipse Apps, Videos, Books: Resources for the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse [Sky and Telescope]
• Does the Milky Way's Supermassive Black Hole Have a Companion? [Universe Today]
• Trans-Atlantic joint venture aims to build new ‘international’ space station [ARS TECHNICA]
Generative A.I. Will Change Everything. | Kyle Hill
• 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 Solar Car That Drives For Months | ColdFusion
The Level1 Show August 4 2023: Hydrogen In the Streets, Helium In the Sheets | Level1 Techs
There is No Cloud, Only Zuul - DTNS 4575 | Daily Tech News Show
What Does IQ Actually Measure? | Veritasium
This API is Not for You | Coder Radio 529 | Jupiter Broadcasting
Lunar Space Elevators | Science and Futurism with Isaac Arthur
How Uber’s EV Goals Hit Roadblocks in London | WSJ Tech News Briefing
SETI At the Galactic Core with Dr. Vishall Gajjar | Event Horizon
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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, August 03 [Institute for the Study of War] [PDF for August 3rd ]
• Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 527 [Al Jazeera]
• Russo-Ukrainian war, day 526. Russia claims naval drone tried to attack its ship in Black Sea [Euromaiden Press]
Antony Blinken warns Russia to stop using 'food as a weapon of war' in Ukraine conflict | Good Morning AMerica
• Ukraine live updates: Russia seeking 'catastrophe' — Zelenskyy [DW News]
• Ukraine's invisible battle to jam Russian weapons [BBC News]
• Ukraine keeps up Russia pressure as drone raids intensify psychological war [Al Jazeera ]
• Ukraine interested in Poland’s participation in peace talks: ambassador [TVP World]
• HOUR BY HOUR 🔴 Liveblog: Russia says it thwarted Ukraine drone attack on Black Sea port of Novorossiysk[France 24]
Ukraine's plan to trap Putin in Crimea | Michael Clarke | Times Radio (UK)
Has Ukraine’s Counteroffensive Failed? (A Warographics Analysis)
Russian weapons systems and personnel under attack | Military Mind | TVP World
Ukraine war: Donetsk residents struggle for survival | Al Jazeera
Russia and Ukraine deploy drone warfare | DW News
🔴 (redacted) - Snatch and Grab Raids, Kadyrov's Trenches, Drive-By's | 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
Most Soldiers Are Now Surrendering To Russia | Straight Calls with Douglas Macgregor
• Russian port city targeted by naval drones – MOD [Russia Today]
• Ukraine attacks another Russian region with UAVs. How will Moscow respond? [Pravda]
• Air defenses triggered in several Crimean regions, no casualties — authorities [TASS Russian News Agency]
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On This Day
August 4th is the 216th day of the year (217th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 149 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)
598 РGoguryeo-Sui War: Emperor W̩ndi of Sui orders his youngest son, Yang Liang (assisted by the co-prime minister Gao Jiong), to conquer Goguryeo (Korea) during the Manchurian rainy season, with a Chinese army and navy.
• [Wikipedia: 598 Invasion]
1265 – Second Barons' War: Battle of Evesham: The army of Prince Edward (the future king Edward I of England) defeats the forces of rebellious barons led by Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester, killing de Montfort and many of his allies.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Evesham]
• [Wikipedia: Second Barons' War]
• [The Battle of Evesham 1265 AD] (BazBattles)
• [The battle of Evesham, metal detecting uk] (EnglandsHistory)
1327 – First War of Scottish Independence: James Douglas leads a raid into Weardale and almost kills Edward III of England.
• [Wikipedia: Weardale campaign]
• [Wikipedi: First War of Scottish Independence]
• [Ten Minute English and British History #13 - The First Scottish War of Independence.]
1578 – Battle of Al Kasr al Kebir: The Moroccans defeat the Portuguese. King Sebastian of Portugal is killed in the battle, leaving his elderly uncle, Cardinal Henry, as his heir. This initiates a succession crisis in Portugal.
• [Battle of Alcácer Quibir]
• [Wikipedia: Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts]
• Battle of the Three Kings, 1578 AD [(Part 1/2) ⚔️ Portugal launches a Crusade against Morocco] [(Part 2/2) ⚔️ The Kings clash at Alcácer Quibir]
1693 – Date traditionally ascribed to Dom Perignon's invention of champagne; it is not clear whether he actually invented champagne, however he has been credited as an innovator who developed the techniques used to perfect sparkling wine.
1701 – Great Peace of Montreal between New France and First Nations is signed.
• [Wikipedia: Great Peace of Montreal]
1704 – War of the Spanish Succession: Gibraltar is captured by an English and Dutch fleet, commanded by Admiral Sir George Rooke and allied with Archduke Charles.
• [Wikipedia: Capture of Gibraltar]
• [History with Hilbert: Why is Gibraltar British?]
• [Wikipedia: War of the Spanish Succession]
1783 – Mount Asama erupts in Japan, killing about 1,400 people. The eruption causes a famine, which results in an additional 20,000 deaths.
1789 – France: abolition of feudalism by the National Constituent Assembly.
• [Wikipedia: Abolition of feudalism in France]
1790 – A newly passed tariff act creates the Revenue Cutter Service (the forerunner of the United States Coast Guard).
• [Wikipedia: United States Revenue Cutter Service]
1791 – The Treaty of Sistova is signed, ending the Ottoman–Habsburg wars.
• [Wiklipedia: Treaty of Sistova]
• [Wikipedia: Ottoman–Habsburg wars]
1796 – French Revolutionary Wars: Napoleon leads the French Army of Italy to victory in the Battle of Lonato.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Lonato]
• [French Revolutionary Wars]
1821 – The Saturday Evening Post is published for the first time as a weekly newspaper.
1854 – The Hinomaru is established as the official flag to be flown from Japanese ships.
• [Wikipedia: Flag of Japan]
1857 – NC History: Secretary of the Navy James Dobbin died. He was born in Fayetteville, NC.
• [NCpedia Bio]
1863 – Matica slovenská, Slovakia's public-law cultural and scientific institution focusing on topics around the Slovak nation, is established in Martin.
• [Wikipedia: Matica slovenská]
• [Official website]
1873 – American Indian Wars: While protecting a railroad survey party in Montana, the United States 7th Cavalry, under Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer clashes for the first time with the Cheyenne and Lakota people near the Tongue River; only one man on each side is killed.
1889 – The Great Fire of Spokane, Washington destroys some 32 blocks of the city, prompting a mass rebuilding project.
• [Wikipedia: Great Spokane Fire]
• [The Great Fire of 1889]
• [The Great Spokane Fire of 1889] (sound is echoey)
1892 – The father and stepmother of Lizzie Borden are found murdered in their Fall River, Massachusetts home. She was tried and acquitted for the crimes a year later.
• [Wikipedia Bio: Lizzie Borden]
• [Lizzie Borden: A Real-Life Axe Murderer]
• [Mercury Rising: The Tale of Lizzie Borden by Mark John Maguire] (Age-Restricted Video)
1914 – In response to the German invasion of Belgium, Belgium and the British Empire declare war on Germany. The United States declares its neutrality.
• [Germany in Two-Front War and the Schlieffen-Plan I THE GREAT WAR - Week 2]
1915 – World War I: The German 12th Army occupies Warsaw during the Gorlice–Tarnów Offensive and the Great Retreat of 1915.
• [Gorlice–Tarnów offensive]
• [Great Retreat (Russian)]
• [Scorched Earth - Russia's retreat goes up in flames! l THE GREAT WAR Week 52]
1924 – Diplomatic relations between Mexico and the Soviet Union are established.
• [Wikipedia: Mexico–Russia relations]
1936 – Prime Minister of Greece Ioannis Metaxas suspends parliament and the Constitution and establishes the 4th of August Regime.
• [4th of August Regime]
1942 – World War II: (NC History) Camp Butner Opens to Accomodate up to 30,000 Axis Prisoners.
• [N.C. POW CAMP: BUTNER SPURRED LASTING MEMORIES] (Greensboro News and Record)
• [Prisoners of War in North Carolina]
1944 – The Holocaust: A tip from a Dutch informer leads the Gestapo to a sealed-off area in an Amsterdam warehouse, where they find and arrest Jewish diarist Anne Frank, her family, and four others.
• [Reconstruction: the arrest of the people in hiding]
• [Who Betrayed Anne Frank?]
• [This Is What Anne Frank's Arrest Looked Like]
1944 – The Finnish Parliament, by derogation, elected Marshal C. G. E. Mannerheim as President of Finland to replace Risto Ryti, who had resigned.
1946 – An earthquake of magnitude 8.0 hits northern Dominican Republic. One hundred are killed and 20,000 are left homeless.
1947 – The Supreme Court of Japan is established.
1964 – Civil rights movement: Civil rights workers Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman and James Chaney are found dead in Mississippi after disappearing on June 21.
• [Wikipedia: Murders of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner]
• [Slain civil rights workers found]
• [1964 NBC NEWS SPECIAL REPORT: Chaney, Goodman & Schwerner!!] (just after they went missing)
• [The True Story Of Mississippi Burning | FULL EPISODE | The FBI Files]
1964 – Second Gulf of Tonkin Incident: U.S. destroyers USS Maddox and USS Turner Joy mistakenly report coming under attack in the Gulf of Tonkin.
• [Wikipedia: Second Alleged Attack]
• [CBS News - Gulf of Tonkin incident - 1964-08-05] (news report the day after the incident)
• [Tonkin Gulf and the Escalation of the Vietnam War by Dr. Edwin E. Moïse] (The USAEC and War College)
1965 – The Constitution of the Cook Islands comes into force, giving the Cook Islands self-governing status within New Zealand.
1969 – Vietnam War: At the apartment of French intermediary Jean Sainteny in Paris, American representative Henry Kissinger and North Vietnamese representative Xuân Thuá»· begin secret peace negotiations. The negotiations will eventually fail.
1974 – A bomb explodes in the Italicus Express train at San Benedetto Val di Sambro, Italy, killing 12 people and wounding 22.
1975 РThe Japanese Red Army takes more than 50 hostages at the AIA Building housing several embassies in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The hostages include the U.S. consul and the Swedish Charg̩ d'affaires. The gunmen win the release of five imprisoned comrades and fly with them to Libya.
1977 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter signs legislation creating the United States Department of Energy.
1984 – The Republic of Upper Volta changes its name to Burkina Faso.
1987 – The Federal Communications Commission rescinds the Fairness Doctrine which had required radio and television stations to present controversial issues "fairly".
• [Wikipedia: FCC fairness doctrine]
• [What Happened to the Fairness Doctrine? Journalist Explains]
• [Celebrating the End of the Fairness Doctrine]
• [Fairness Doctrine 3: The argument for the "Fairness Doctrine."]
• [Fairness Doctrine 4: The argument against the "Fairness Doctrine"]
1995 – Operation Storm begins in Croatia.
• [Croatia | Operation Storm and the End of Serbian Krajina]
• [Wikipedia: Operation Storm]
• [Croatian Documentary]
2006 – A massacre is carried out by Sri Lankan government forces, killing 17 employees of the French INGO Action Against Hunger (known internationally as Action Contre la Faim, or ACF).
2007 – NASA's Phoenix spacecraft is launched.
• [Wikipedia: Phoenix (spacecraft)]
• [Phoenix Launch, Entry, Decent and Landing Animation]
• [Phoenix Mars Mission: Onto the Ice]
2018 – Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) expel the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) from the Iraq–Syria border, concluding the second phase of the Deir ez-Zor campaign.
2019 – Nine people are killed and 26 injured in a shooting in Dayton, Ohio. This comes only 12 hours after another mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, where 23 people were killed.
2020 – At least 220 people are killed and over 5,000 are wounded when 2,700 tons of ammonium nitrate explodes in Beirut, Lebanon.
• [Wikipedia: 2020 Beirut explosion]
• Video Compilations [Part One] [Part Two]
• [SkyNews: Inside a Beirut hospital when the blast hit]
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Published at 5:00am on Friday, August 04, 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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