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GENERAL OUTLOOK
Deep-layer moisture will increase atop a stationary front draped across the western Carolinas and northeast Georgia to produce heavy rainfall in showers and thunderstorms developing today through Tuesday. A tropical cyclone will then strengthen as it moves northward through the eastern Gulf of Mexico Tuesday before making landfall in northern Florida Tuesday night and possibly bringing impacts to the western Carolinas and northeast Georgia through Wednesday night or Thursday. All interests should pay close attention to the forecast early this week for the latest on the tropical system.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Monday Night
Franklin Area
Today
A chance of showers and thunderstorms between noon and 3pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs near 90. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come ouit of the west around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7pm. Patchy fog after 10pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Areas of fog before 9am. 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 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Lows in the mid 60s. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight. Chance of rain is 80%.
Tuesday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Highs near 80. Chance of rain is 80%.
Tuesday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms, then a chance of showers after 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain is 60%.
`Highlands Plateau
Today
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with highs near 81. Light and variable winds becoming south around 5 mph by midmorning. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 3am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3am. Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. WInds out of the northeast 5 to 10 mph shifting to come out of the southeast after midnight. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Monday
Showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 9am. Areas of fog before 9am. Highs near 70. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 6 mph. Chance of rain is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Monday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Lows in the lower 60s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 90%.
Tuesday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Highs near 70. Chance of rain is 80%.
Tuesday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 10pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms, then a chance of showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Chance of rain is 60%.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
A chance of showers and thunderstorms between noon and 3pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with highs near 90. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tonight vShowers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 8pm. Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Winds out of the north wind around 5 mph shifting to come out of the south after midnight. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Monday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Areas of fog before 9am. Highs near 80. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Lows in the mid 60s. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph. Chance of rain is 80%.
Tuesday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Highs near 80. Chance of rain is 80%.
Tuesday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 10pm, then a chance of showers after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain is 60%.
Nantahala Area
Today
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. WInds out of the southwest around 5 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday
Showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 10am. Areas of fog before 9am. Highs in the mid 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Monday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 5 mph. Chance of rain is 70%.
Tuesday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain is 80%.
Tuesday Night
Showers likely, mainly before 7pm. Cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain is 60%.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Isolated showers and a couple thunderstorms may develop through the early morning hours. An occasional strike of cloud-to-ground lightning will be possible.
Numerous showers with embedded thunderstorms producing locally heavy rainfall will develop today through Tuesday. Isolated flooding will be possible each day in areas affected by multiple rounds of showers and storms.
Latest US Drought Monitor Map for North Carolina.
Space Weather
Aurora Highlights from the G3 Solar Storm and A Fast Wind Watch | Solar Storm Forecast 13 August 2023
Back to Top • The Atlantic hurricane season has begun: What we know and what we don’t [ARS TECHNICA]
• August 17, 2023) NOAA doubles the chances for a nasty Atlantic hurricane season due to hot ocean, tardy El Nino [AP News]
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
• The official hurricane season for the Atlantic basin is from June 1 to November 30, but tropical cyclone activity sometimes occurs before and after these dates, respectively. The peak of the Atlantic hurricane season is September 10, with most activity occurring between mid-August and mid-October.
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Sun Aug 27 2023
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
Active Systems:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Hurricane Franklin, located several hundred miles south-southwest of Bermuda, and on Tropical Depression Ten, located near the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico.
1. Central Tropical Atlantic (AL92):
Shower and thunderstorm activity has diminished somewhat near a trough of low pressure located about 1000 miles east-southeast of Bermuda. Environmental conditions are forecast to become increasingly unfavorable, and this system's development prospects continue to decrease as it moves slowly northwestward to north-northwestward over the central subtropical Atlantic over the next couple of days.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...low...10 percent.
2. Eastern Tropical Atlantic:
A tropical wave is forecast to move off the west coast of Africa in a couple of days. Some slow development of this system is possible later this week while the system moves westward across the eastern tropical Atlantic.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...low...20 percent.
93L Poised to Strengthen as We Also Track Hurricane Franklin (August 26th, 2023) | hurricanetrack
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Almanac
PM2.5 AQI is 40 (GOOD/CODE GREEN) for most of the county, and the ridges and other higher elevations PM2.5 AQI is 40 (GOOD/CODE GREEN)
Fire and Smoke Map
Pollen levels are expected to be in the medium-high range (6.6 out of 12) today with Ragweed, Chenopods, and Grasses being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium-high range (5.3 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for August 27th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 93°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1998
Lowest Temperature 42°F in Highlands in 1919
Greatest Rainfall 1.88 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1995
Greatest Snowfall (no measurable snowfall has been recorded on this date since records started being kept in 1872)
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of August Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 106°F in Concord, Cabarrus County on 08-09-1980
Lowest Temperature 37°F in Banner Elk, Avery County on 08-29-1968
Greatest Rainfall 9.16 inches in Hendersonville, Henderson County on 08-13-1940
Greatest Snowfall snowfall has not been recorded during August in Macon County)
Record Weather Events for August 27th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 105°F in Salisbury, Rowan County in 1943
Lowest Temperature 38°F in Banner Elk, Avery County in 1930
Greatest One-Day Rain 6.17 inches in Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County County in 2008
Greatest One-Day Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded on this date since 1872)
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)
Saturdays in August from 11am to 1pm
Frog Quarters Music Schedule (located at 573 East Main Street in Franklin)
8/26/23—Zip Robertson—A Singer/Songwriter who’s journeyed from Ky to FL & up to Western NC bringing us lucky listeners acoustic music to touch our hearts. Welcome Zip!
Frog Quarters is open 9a to 2p, Wednesdays thru Saturdays—beside the River Bridge. We are the Non-Profit supporting the Greenway with monies from sales from our Coffee & Gift Shop, Memberships and Donations. As always, thank you for your support!
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
Hot Car Safety - Baking Cookies | NCDOTcommunications
• Scammers target thousands of EBT cardholders across NC, officials say; here's what to do [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Overdose Awareness event set for Bridge Park [The Sylva Herald]
• Public Hearing Set for October On Consolidation of Departments in Jackson [WRGC-FM (Sylva, NC)]
• After long legal battle, voter ID arrives in NC. But could it be gone again by 2024? [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• NC Gov. Cooper vetoes bill giving more control to legislature. Court battle likely. [Raleigh News and Observer]
---Recent News Recap---
August 26, 2023
The Franklin Panthers were defeated by the Robbinsville Knights last night in Robbinsville. The box score from the game is posted below. The Panthers drop to 0-2 for the season. Next week, the 0-2 Panthers travel to face the 2-0 Swain County Maroon Devils.
• Fatz Southern Kitchen closes all restaurants, including Fatz Café in Asheville [Asheville Citizen-Times]
• More teens to be tried, treated as adults under new NC law [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Western NC animal shelters at max capacity grapple with increased strays, significant decline in adoptions [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Moody, Dever Sentenced In Sovereign Citizen ‘Phony Writs’ Case [Smoky Mountain News]
• With COVID-19 hospitalizations on the rise, experts emphasize new booster shots and good hygiene [BPR]
• Fatz Southern Kitchen closes all restaurants, including Fatz Café in Asheville [Asheville Citizen-Times]
• Macon County Board of Commissioners (August 2023) [Macon Media]
• Friends of the Greenway Update County Commissioners on the Use of County Property [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
Bob Barker Dead at 99 | Entertainment Tonight
• Bob Barker, Longtime Host of ‘The Price Is Right,’ Dies at 99 [New York Times]
• Much of Florida under state of emergency as possible tropical storm forms in Gulf of Mexico [AP News]
• A small-town feud in Kansas that sent a shock through American journalism [Washington Post]
• Biden has a New Hampshire problem. Enter Bernie Sanders. [Politico]
• Trump raised $7.1 million since he was booked at Atlanta jail [Reuters]
International News Headlines
Why Russia Isn't Actually Collapsing | RealLifeLore
• Zimbabwe’s President Mnangagwa wins second term, opposition rejects result [AL Jazeera]
• Huge blasts at Romania fuel station kill one and injure dozens [BBC News]
• Japan scrambles jets to monitor Chinese bombers near Okinawa, drone near Taiwan [Taiwan News]
• Haiti gang opens fire on pastor-led march, kills several [DW News]
• Gabon blocks internet access, imposes curfew amid election voting delays [xxx]
Washington Today (8-17-23): xxx | C-SPAN
Global National: Aug. 26, 2023 | Wall of flames inch closer to Hay River community in NWT
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - August 26
PBS NewsHour full episode, (August 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.
TWiV 1038: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin | Microbe TV
TWiV 1039: Landmines for phages, a mouthful of redondoviruses | MIcrobe TV
• TWiV 1036: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin [Microbe TV]
• TWiV 1037: Antibodies, the good (CoV), the bad (Ad), the beautiful [Microbe TV]
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Science and Technology News Roundup
• The Sky This Week from August 25 to September 1: Saturn meets a Blue Super Moon [Astronomy Magazine]
What not to do when doing your own research | Sabine Hossenfelder
• A mystery company backed by Silicon Valley billionaires has purchased tens of thousands of acres of land for more than $800 million to build a new city near San Francisco [Business Insider]
• Parental supervision positively impacts children’s economic prospects two decades later: A prospective longitudinal study [Public Library of Science]
• Linus Sebastian addresses error handling and ethics in a new video [The Verge]
• Overlooked part of brain could play critical role in addiction recovery [Indiana University School of Medicine]
• Apple to Limit iPhone 15 USB-C Cables to USB 2.0 Speeds: Report [Extreme Tech]
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 Level1 Show August 25 2023: Pigney Transplant | Level1 Techs
Where Am I Going to Put My 35 TB of Data? – DTNS 4590 | Daily Tech News Show
How Did Life Arise in a Universe with Increasing "Disorder"? | Arvin Ash
ASML's High-NA and Hyper-NA EUV: An Update | Asianometry
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 Flight Day 1 Highlights | NASA Video
Saturn at its Closest! | Astronomy Live
Week 261 - The Liberation of Paris - WW2 - August 26, 1944 | World War Two
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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 26 [Institute for the Study of War] [PDF for August 26th ]
• Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 550 [Al Jazeera]
• Russo-Ukrainian War. Day 549: Ukraine advanced in western Zaporizhia Oblast [Euromaiden Press]
Ukrainian forces report breakthrough in counteroffensive | CBS Evening News
• Russia-Ukraine live updates: Ukrainian commander hails breakthrough in south [Al Jazeera]
• Heineken sells Russian operation for €1 [DW News]
• Ukraine war: Fighter ace and two other pilots killed in mid-air crash [BBC News]
• AS IT HAPPENED: Drones shot down near Moscow and over Belgorod, Russia says [France 24]
• EU accuses Russia of weaponizing grain, calls for renewal of Black Sea agreement [TVP World]
🔴 (viewer discretion) The Combat Footage Show: Prigozhin, Trench/Tank CQB, Submunition Drones | Funker530 Combat Footage
World Today | The collapse of ruble | TVP World
Ukraine War Update (20230826): Full Frontline Update | ATP Politics
Kremlin moves to take control of Wagner Group | AL Jazeera
What will become of the Wagner Group without Prigozhin? | DW News
Could BRICS expansion hinder the bloc's geopolitical aspirations? | WION Originals
News from Russian or pro-Russian outlets or articles/video about those who support Russia
The War In Ukraine Must End Now Or The West Is Doomed | Straight Calls with Douglas Macgregor
• Ukrainian drone hits apartment block in Russia – governor [Russia Today]
• Russian Defence Ministry shows Krasnopol guided artillery projectile in action[Pravda]
• Battlegroup Center repels 7 attacks of Ukrainian forces in Krasny Liman area [TASS Russian News Agency]
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On This Day
August 27th is the 239th day of the year (240th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 126 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)
410 – The sacking of Rome by the Visigoths ends after three days.
• [Wikipedia: Sack of Rome (410)]
• [Wikipedia: Fall of the Western Roman Empire]
• [Alaric's Sack of Rome - Rise of the Goths]
• [Fall of the Western Roman Empire]
• [Fall of Rome (Visigoth Invasion)]
1172 – Henry the Young King and Margaret of France are crowned junior king and queen of England.
1557 – The Battle of St. Quentin results in Emmanuel Philibert becoming Duke of Savoy.
1593 – Pierre Barrière failed an attempt to assassinate Henry IV of France.
1689 – The Treaty of Nerchinsk is signed by Russia and the Qing Empire (Julian calendar).
• [Treaty of Nerchinsk]
1776 – Battle of Long Island: In what is now Brooklyn, New York, British forces under General William Howe defeat Americans under General George Washington.
• [Battle of Long Island]
• [Liberty - Battle of Long Island]
• [Battle of Long Island (American Revolution 1776)]
• [The Battle of Brooklyn (Long Island): The Revolutionary War in Four Minutes]
1793 – French Revolutionary Wars: The city of Toulon revolts against the French Republic and admits the British and Spanish fleets to seize its port, leading to the Siege of Toulon by French Revolutionary forces.
1798 – Wolfe Tone's United Irish and French forces clash with the British Army in the Battle of Castlebar, part of the Irish Rebellion of 1798, resulting in the creation of the French puppet Republic of Connacht.
1810 – Napoleonic Wars: The French Navy defeats the British Royal Navy, preventing them from taking the harbour of Grand Port on Île de France.
1813 – French Emperor Napoleon I defeats a larger force of Austrians, Russians, and Prussians at the Battle of Dresden.
1828 – Brazil and Argentina recognize the sovereignty of Uruguay in the Treaty of Montevideo
1832 – Black Hawk, leader of the Sauk tribe of Native Americans, surrenders to U.S. authorities, ending the Black Hawk War.
• [Black Hawk War]
• [Black Hawk (Sauk leader)]
1859 – Petroleum is discovered in Titusville, Pennsylvania leading to the world's first commercially successful oil well.
1881 – The Georgia hurricane makes landfall near Savannah, Georgia, resulting in an estimated 700 deaths.
• [The Georgia Hurricane of 1881]
1883 – Eruption of Krakatoa: Four enormous explosions almost completely destroy the island of Krakatoa and cause years of climate change.
• [1883 eruption of Krakatoa]
• [27th August 1883: The eruption of Krakatoa]
• [Krakatoa - The Great Volcanic Eruption]
• [Krakatoa: Devastating Explosion | How the Earth Was Made (S1, E3)]
• [Krakatoa: The First Disaster of the Modern Era]
• [Krakatoa: The Last Days]
1893 – The Sea Islands hurricane strikes the United States near Savannah, Georgia, killing between 1,000 and 2,000 people.
1896 – Anglo-Zanzibar War: The shortest war in world history (09:02 to 09:40), between the United Kingdom and Zanzibar.
• [Wikipedia: Anglo-Zanzibar War]
• [Anglo-Zanzibar War | 3 Minute History]
• [Why the Shortest War in History Lasted 38 Minutes]
1914 – World War I: Battle of Étreux: A British rearguard action by the Royal Munster Fusiliers during the Great Retreat.
1915 – Attempted assassination of Bishop Patrick Heffron, bishop of the Diocese of Winona by Rev. Louis M. Lesches.
1916 – World War I: The Kingdom of Romania declares war on Austria-Hungary, entering the war as one of the Allied nations.
1918 – Mexican Revolution: Battle of Ambos Nogales: U.S. Army forces skirmish against Mexican Carrancistas in the only battle of World War I fought on American soil.
• [Battle of Ambos Nogales]
• [Battle of Ambos Nogales led to the first fence separating Mexico and U.S.]
• [Ambos Nogales - World War I In North America?]
1922 – Greco-Turkish War: The Turkish army takes the Aegean city of Afyonkarahisar from the Kingdom of Greece.
1927 – Five Canadian women file a petition to the Supreme Court of Canada, asking, "Does the word 'Persons' in Section 24 of the British North America Act, 1867, include female persons?"
1928 – The Kellogg–Briand Pact outlawing war is signed by fifteen nations. Ultimately sixty-one nations will sign it.
• [Kellogg–Briand Pact]
• [HistoryPod Video]
• [The Internationalists: How a Radical Plan to Outlaw War Remade the World]
1933 – The first Afrikaans Bible is introduced during a Bible Festival in Bloemfontein.
1939 – First flight of the turbojet-powered Heinkel He 178, the world's first jet aircraft.
1942 – First day of the Sarny Massacre, perpetrated by Germans and Ukrainians.
1943 – World War II: Japanese forces evacuate New Georgia Island in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II.
1943 – World War II: Aerial bombardment by the Luftwaffe razes to the ground the village of Vorizia in Crete.
1955 – The first edition of the Guinness Book of Records is published in Great Britain.
1956 – The nuclear power station at Calder Hall in the United Kingdom was connected to the national power grid becoming the world's first commercial nuclear power station to generate electricity on an industrial scale.
1962 – The Mariner 2 unmanned space mission is launched to Venus by NASA.
1963 – An explosion at the Cane Creek potash mine near Moab, Utah kills 18 miners.
1964 – South Vietnamese junta leader Nguyễn Khánh enters into a triumvirate power-sharing arrangement with rival generals Trần Thiện Khiêm and Dương Văn Minh, who had both been involved in plots to unseat Khánh.
1971 – An attempted coup d'état fails in the African nation of Chad. The Government of Chad accuses Egypt of playing a role in the attempt and breaks off diplomatic relations.
1975 – The Governor of Portuguese Timor abandons its capital, Dili, and flees to Atauro Island, leaving control to a rebel group.
1979 – The Troubles: Eighteen British soldiers are killed in an ambush by the Provisional Irish Republican Army near Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland, in the deadliest attack on British forces during Operation Banner. An IRA bomb also kills British royal family member Lord Mountbatten and three others on his boat at Mullaghmore, Republic of Ireland.
1980 – A massive bomb planted by extortionist John Birges explodes at Harvey's Resort Hotel in Stateline, Nevada after a failed disarming attempt by the FBI. Although the hotel is damaged, no one is injured.
1982 – Turkish military diplomat Colonel Atilla Altıkat is shot and killed in Ottawa. Justice Commandos of the Armenian Genocide claim to be avenging the massacre of 11⁄2 million Armenians in the 1915 Armenian genocide.
1985 – Nigeria's military government is overthrown by another clique of army officers.
1991 – The European Community recognizes the independence of the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
1991 – Moldova declares independence from the USSR.
2003 – Mars makes its closest approach to Earth in nearly 60,000 years, passing 34,646,418 miles (55,758,005 km) distant.
2003 – The first six-party talks, involving South and North Korea, the United States, China, Japan and Russia, convene to find a peaceful resolution to the security concerns of the North Korean nuclear weapons program.
2006 – Comair Flight 5191 crashes on takeoff from Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Kentucky bound for Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta. Of the passengers and crew, 49 of 50 are confirmed dead in the hours following the crash.
2009 – Internal conflict in Myanmar: The Burmese military junta and ethnic armies begin three days of violent clashes in the Kokang Special Region.
2011 – Hurricane Irene strikes the United States east coast, killing 47 and causing an estimated $15.6 billion in damage.
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Published at 5:00am on Sunday, August 27, 2023
Author: Bobby Coggins
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