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Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
Most of the area will experience one more day of warm weather today. Following a cold front, a cool airmass will settle into the area tonight and bring generally below-normal temperatures and dry weather Tuesday through Friday. Hurricane Milton moves across Florida in the middle of the week, possibly bringing some cloud cover and breezy winds Wednesday and Thursday, but not likely resulting in any rain for our area.
• North Carolina Republican Pleads To End Right-Wing Conspiracy Theories About Helene Disaster Recovery [Huff Post]
• Recovery efforts after Helene pose safety hazards after 30 near-midair flight collisions [MSN]
387 (1.3%) electrical service customers in Macon County remain without power as of 4.30am this morning. 386 of them are Haywood EMC customers, representing 15.78% of Haywood EMC customers in Macon County.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Wednesday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows around 50. Calm winds.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Calm winds.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-to-upper 40s. Calm winds.
Wednesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 70s.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 40s.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Sunny, with highs in the lower 70s. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 8 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows around 50. Winds out of the north around 5 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 60s. Calm winds.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 40s. Light and variable winds.
Wednesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 60s.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 40s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Sunny, with highs near 80. Light winds out of the northwest.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows around 50. Light winds out of the north.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Calm winds.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-to-upper 40s. Calm winds.
Wednesday
Sunny, with highs near 74.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-to-upper 40s.
Nantahala Area
Today
Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Clear, with lows around 50. Light and variable winds.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the lower 70s. Calm winds.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 40s. Calm winds.
Wednesday
Sunny, with highs near 70.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 40s.
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Hazards
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
Tropical Update
[Saturday] Newly-Formed Tropical Storm Milton Expected to Hit Florida as a Hurricane
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Mon Oct 7 2024
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
Active Systems:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Hurricane Kirk, located over the central Atlantic Ocean, on Hurricane Leslie, located over the central tropical Atlantic Ocean, and on Hurricane Milton, located over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico.
1. Far Eastern Tropical Atlantic:
A tropical wave is expected to move off the west coast of Africa in a few days. Afterward, environmental conditions appear only marginally favorable for some slow development of this system while it moves westward or west-northwestward across the eastern tropical Atlantic. The system is expected to move near or over the Cabo Verde Islands on Wednesday and Thursday, and interests there should monitor its progress.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...low...30 percent.
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Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the low-medium range (4.8 out of 12) today with Ragweed, Chenopods, and Grasses being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium range (4.3 out of 12.0).
Record Weather Events for October 7th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2021)
Highest Temperature 86°F in Highlands in 1939
Lowest Temperature 25°F in Highlands in 1935
Greatest Rainfall 2.59 inches in Highlands in 1959
Weather Extremes for Macon County for October Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 91°F in Franklin on 10-05-1954
Lowest Temperature 12°F in Franklin on 10-30-1910
Greatest Rainfall 9.91 inches in Highlands on 10-04-1964
Greatest Snowfall 1.0 inches in Highlands on 10-20-1913
Record Weather Events for October 7th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 101°F in Albemarle, Stanly County in 1954
Lowest Temperature 16°F in Celo, Yancey County in 1968
Greatest Rainfall 12.57 inches in Aberdeen, Moore County in 1913
Greatest Snowfall (there was no snow recorded in this date in the state)
(the excessive rainfall was due to the remnants of Hurricane 5 of 1913. The storm formed off the coast of Rhode Island and headed southeast, striking North and South Carolina. This was before Tropical Storms and Hurricanes were named).
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for October Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 103°F in Wadesboro, Anson County on 10-03-2019
Lowest Temperature 8°F in Banner Elk, Avery County on 10-21-1952
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 12.53 inches in Lumberton, Robeson County on 10-08-2016
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 11.0 inches on Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 10-25-1990
Climate Normals Accumulated Rainfall for the Year to October 1st
Franklin 42.38 inches
Coweeta Experimental Station 53.91 inches
Highlands 65.66 inches
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Macon Calendar
(send your event to calendar@maconmedia.com)
Music Lineup for Friends of the Greenway, Inc.
Frog Quarters Music Schedule (located at 573 East Main Street in Franklin)
October 2024 Schedule
10-5-24—Singer/Songwriter Bill Petersen brings his big voice to Frog Quarters along with accomplished Guitarist, Tim Lynch. We haven’t heard these guys together in about a year, so welcome back, guys!
For other Music and News follow us on Facebook at Friends of the Greenway, Inc. and Instagram at friends_of_the_greenway_inc. To find out more about the Greenway and our organization, our website is: littletennessee.org.
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.
News Briefing
---WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AFTER HURRICANE HELENE---
VERIFY | Do you need to register before transporting donation items to disaster zones? | WCNC-TV (Charlotte, NC)
Hurricane Helene Survivor - "They marked over 100 possible bodies in a six mile stretch of river" (Red Hill, NC) | Mark Honeycutt
We went to Asheville, NC to Help, and its WORSE , much worse | Bikes and Beards
Rescuing his mom after deadly Hurricane Helene strands thousands in North Carolina | Atlanta Journal-Constitution
UPDATE: Hurricane Helene Western North Carolina Day 7 and 8 (Marshall, NC) | The Aeroponic Tower Channel
What Actually Happened in Asheville: A Hurricane Helene Story | The Bergamot
Crews search for survivors in North Carolina's mountains days after Helene's deluge | AP Archive
Hurricane Helene Hits Ashe County, NC | Rich Hill Farms
Absolutely Devastating! Please Be Sensitive To The Locals | ON Three
• Rapid Reaction: Historic Flooding Follows Helene in Western NC [North Carolina State Climate Office]
• No power but only minor damage: Spruce Pine quartz mine owner updates Helene recovery [Raleigh News and Observer]
• North Carolina Republican Pleads To End Right-Wing Conspiracy Theories About Helene Disaster Recovery [Huff Post]
• U.S. FEMA head visits Haywood; sheriff blasts false rumors [The Mountaineer]
• SpaceX engineer details the difference Starlink makes in hurricane-affected areas [Fox News]
• The Long Road to Recovery
North Carolina has about $5.5 billion reserved for emergencies, but it will take several weeks to assess damage from Hurricane Helene and develop a plan.[The Assemblyx]
• Recovery efforts after Helene pose safety hazards after 30 near-midair flight collisions [MSN]
• NCDHHS: 77 verified storm-related deaths in North Carolina from Helene [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• After the deluge, the lies: Misinformation and hoaxes about Helene cloud the recovery [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• How Helene’s destruction could affect voting in North Carolina’s election [Raleigh News and Observer]
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Videos and links to news articles
Global National: Oct. 6, 2024 | Lebanon conflict intensifies on eve of Oct. 7 anniversary
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - Oct. 6, 2024
"CBS Weekend News" Full Broadcast | Oct. 5, 2024
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - Oct. 6, 2024
PBS NewsHour live episode, (Oct. 6, 2024)
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On This Day
October 7 is the 280th day of the year (281st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 85 days remain until the end of the year.
Historical Events
(Please note that the Wikipedia articles often contain a bibliography and links to where you can learn more about a historical event)
3761 BC – The epoch reference date epoch (origin) of the modern Hebrew calendar.
1403 – Venetian–Genoese wars: The Genoese fleet under a French admiral is defeated by a Venetian fleet at the Battle of Modon.
1477 – Uppsala University is inaugurated after receiving its corporate rights from Pope Sixtus IV in February the same year.
1513 – War of the League of Cambrai: Spain defeats Venice.
1571 – The Battle of Lepanto is fought, and the Ottoman Navy suffers its first defeat.
1691 – The charter for the Province of Massachusetts Bay is issued.
1763 – King George III issues the Royal Proclamation of 1763, closing Indigenous lands in North America north and west of the Alleghenies to white settlements.
1777 – American Revolutionary War: The Americans defeat the British in the Second Battle of Saratoga, also known as the Battle of Bemis Heights.
1780 – American Revolutionary War: American militia defeat royalist irregulars led by British major Patrick Ferguson in South Carolina.
1800 – French corsair Robert Surcouf, commander of the 18-gun ship La Confiance, captures the British 38-gun Kent.
1826 – The Granite Railway begins operations as the first chartered railway in the U.S.
1828 – Morea expedition: The city of Patras, Greece, is liberated by the French expeditionary force.
1840 – Willem II becomes King of the Netherlands.
1864 – American Civil War: A US Navy ship captures a Confederate raider in a Brazilian seaport.
1868 – Cornell University holds opening day ceremonies; initial student enrollment is 412, the highest at any American university to that date.
1870 – Franco-Prussian War: Léon Gambetta escapes the siege of Paris in a hot-air balloon.
1879 – Germany and Austria-Hungary sign the "Twofold Covenant" and create the Dual Alliance.
1912 – The Helsinki Stock Exchange sees its first transaction.
1913 – Ford Motor Company introduces the first moving vehicle assembly line.
1916 – Georgia Tech defeats Cumberland University 222–0 in the most lopsided college football game in American history.
1919 – KLM, the flag carrier of the Netherlands, is founded. It is the oldest airline still operating under its original name.
1924 – Andreas Michalakopoulos becomes prime minister of Greece for a short period of time.
1929 – Photius II becomes Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople.
1933 – Air France is inaugurated, after being formed by a merger of five French airlines.
1940 – World War II: The McCollum memo proposes bringing the United States into the war in Europe by provoking the Japanese to attack the United States.
1944 – World War II: During an uprising at Birkenau concentration camp, Jewish prisoners burn down Crematorium IV.
1949 – The communist German Democratic Republic (East Germany) is formed.
1950 – Mother Teresa establishes the Missionaries of Charity.
1958 – The 1958 Pakistani coup d'état inaugurates a prolonged period of military rule.
1958 – The U.S. manned space-flight project is renamed Project Mercury.
1959 – The Soviet probe Luna 3 transmits the first-ever photographs of the far side of the Moon.
1961 – A Douglas Dakota IV operated by Derby Aviation (later renamed to British Midland International) crashes in Canigou, France, killing 34 people.
1963 – President Kennedy signs the ratification of the Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.
1963 – Buddhist crisis: Amid worsening relations, outspoken South Vietnamese First Lady Madame Ngo Dinh Nhu arrived in the US for a speaking tour, continuing a flurry of attacks on the Kennedy administration.
1977 – The Fourth Soviet Constitution is adopted.
1985 – The Mameyes landslide kills almost 200 people in Puerto Rico.
1985 – Four men from the Palestine Liberation Front hijack the MS Achille Lauro off the coast of Egypt.
1987 – Sikh nationalists declare the independence of Khalistan from India; it is not internationally recognized.
1988 – A hunter discovers three gray whales trapped under the ice near Alaska; the situation becomes a multinational effort to free the whales.
1991 – Croatian War of Independence: Bombing of Banski dvori in Zagreb, Croatia.
1993 – The flood of '93 ends at St. Louis, Missouri, 103 days after it began, as the Mississippi River falls below flood stage.
1996 – Fox News Channel begins broadcasting.
1998 – Matthew Shepard, a gay student at the University of Wyoming, is found tied to a fence after being savagely beaten by two young adults in Laramie, Wyoming. He died five days later.
2000 – Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Hezbollah militants capture three Israeli Defense Force soldiers in a cross-border raid.
2001 – The U.S. invasion of Afghanistan begins with an air assault and covert operations on the ground.
2002 – The Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on STS-112 to continue assembly of the International Space Station.
2005 – Nils Gustafsson, suspected of the 1960 Lake Bodom murders, is acquitted.
2008 – Asteroid 2008 TC3 impacts the Earth over Sudan, the first time an asteroid impact is detected prior to its entry into earth's atmosphere.
2008 – Qantas Flight 72 experiences an in-flight upset near Learmonth, Victoria, Australia, injuring 112.
2016 – In the wake of Hurricane Matthew, the death toll rises to over 800.
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Published at 5:00am on Monday, October 07, 2024
Author: Bobby Coggins
Resources used to compile the information in this article include, but are not limited to the following websites or books: MaconMedia.com, youtube.com, weather.gov, airnow.gov, wikipedia.com, onthisday.com, ncdcr.gov, ncsu.edu, utah.edu, https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/, wolfram.com, biorxiv.org, aps.org, nejm.org, plos.org, cell.com, researchsquare.com, cureus.com, spc.noaa.gov, nhc.noaa.gov, ncdenr.org, medrxiv.org, archive.org, ncpedia.org, nasa.gov, https://ww2days.com, nih.gov, carolinapublicpress.org, microbe.tv, smokymountainnews.com, psypost.org, blogspot.com, pollen.com, franklinnc.com, maconnc.org, spaceweather.com, solarham.com, loc.gov, ncleg.net, senate.gov, house.gov, whitehouse.gov, drudgereport.com, politico.com, realclearpolitics.com, ushmm.org, This Day in North Carolina History, World War II Day By Day, The Holocaust Encyclopedia, The Timetables of History, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The World History and Book of Facts (multiple years), On This Day In History: Over 4,000 facts, The NASA Archives. 60 Years in Space, This Day in North Carolina History, The Smithsonian History of Space Exploration: From the Ancient World to the Extraterrestrial Future, Spaceflight, 2nd Edition: The Complete Story from Sputnik to Curiousity, The Story of Civilization (11 volumes), The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, American History, Volume 1: 1492-1877, American History, Volume 2: 1877 - Present, A Complete Chronolgy of the Second World War. Weather and Almanac data and information sources: Sources (except where otherwise credited): heavens-above.com, Ian Webster's Github, National Centers for Environmental Prediction, The National Weather Service, National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, National Hurricane Center, Penn State University Electronic Wall Map, The State Climate Office of North Carolina, Storm Prediction Center, U.S. Naval Observatory, University of Utah Department of Atmospheric Sciences, and the Weather Prediction Center.
Pollen levels are expected to be in the low-medium range (4.8 out of 12) today with Ragweed, Chenopods, and Grasses being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium range (4.3 out of 12.0).
Record Weather Events for October 7th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2021)
Highest Temperature 86°F in Highlands in 1939
Lowest Temperature 25°F in Highlands in 1935
Greatest Rainfall 2.59 inches in Highlands in 1959
Weather Extremes for Macon County for October Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 91°F in Franklin on 10-05-1954
Lowest Temperature 12°F in Franklin on 10-30-1910
Greatest Rainfall 9.91 inches in Highlands on 10-04-1964
Greatest Snowfall 1.0 inches in Highlands on 10-20-1913
Record Weather Events for October 7th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 101°F in Albemarle, Stanly County in 1954
Lowest Temperature 16°F in Celo, Yancey County in 1968
Greatest Rainfall 12.57 inches in Aberdeen, Moore County in 1913
Greatest Snowfall (there was no snow recorded in this date in the state)
(the excessive rainfall was due to the remnants of Hurricane 5 of 1913. The storm formed off the coast of Rhode Island and headed southeast, striking North and South Carolina. This was before Tropical Storms and Hurricanes were named).
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for October Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 103°F in Wadesboro, Anson County on 10-03-2019
Lowest Temperature 8°F in Banner Elk, Avery County on 10-21-1952
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 12.53 inches in Lumberton, Robeson County on 10-08-2016
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 11.0 inches on Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 10-25-1990
Climate Normals Accumulated Rainfall for the Year to October 1st
Franklin 42.38 inches
Coweeta Experimental Station 53.91 inches
Highlands 65.66 inches
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Macon Calendar
(send your event to calendar@maconmedia.com)
Music Lineup for Friends of the Greenway, Inc.
Frog Quarters Music Schedule (located at 573 East Main Street in Franklin)
October 2024 Schedule
10-5-24—Singer/Songwriter Bill Petersen brings his big voice to Frog Quarters along with accomplished Guitarist, Tim Lynch. We haven’t heard these guys together in about a year, so welcome back, guys!
For other Music and News follow us on Facebook at Friends of the Greenway, Inc. and Instagram at friends_of_the_greenway_inc. To find out more about the Greenway and our organization, our website is: littletennessee.org.
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.
News Briefing
---WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AFTER HURRICANE HELENE---
VERIFY | Do you need to register before transporting donation items to disaster zones? | WCNC-TV (Charlotte, NC)
Hurricane Helene Survivor - "They marked over 100 possible bodies in a six mile stretch of river" (Red Hill, NC) | Mark Honeycutt
We went to Asheville, NC to Help, and its WORSE , much worse | Bikes and Beards
Rescuing his mom after deadly Hurricane Helene strands thousands in North Carolina | Atlanta Journal-Constitution
UPDATE: Hurricane Helene Western North Carolina Day 7 and 8 (Marshall, NC) | The Aeroponic Tower Channel
What Actually Happened in Asheville: A Hurricane Helene Story | The Bergamot
Crews search for survivors in North Carolina's mountains days after Helene's deluge | AP Archive
Hurricane Helene Hits Ashe County, NC | Rich Hill Farms
Absolutely Devastating! Please Be Sensitive To The Locals | ON Three
• Rapid Reaction: Historic Flooding Follows Helene in Western NC [North Carolina State Climate Office]
• No power but only minor damage: Spruce Pine quartz mine owner updates Helene recovery [Raleigh News and Observer]
• North Carolina Republican Pleads To End Right-Wing Conspiracy Theories About Helene Disaster Recovery [Huff Post]
• U.S. FEMA head visits Haywood; sheriff blasts false rumors [The Mountaineer]
• SpaceX engineer details the difference Starlink makes in hurricane-affected areas [Fox News]
• The Long Road to Recovery
North Carolina has about $5.5 billion reserved for emergencies, but it will take several weeks to assess damage from Hurricane Helene and develop a plan.[The Assemblyx]
• Recovery efforts after Helene pose safety hazards after 30 near-midair flight collisions [MSN]
• NCDHHS: 77 verified storm-related deaths in North Carolina from Helene [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• After the deluge, the lies: Misinformation and hoaxes about Helene cloud the recovery [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• How Helene’s destruction could affect voting in North Carolina’s election [Raleigh News and Observer]
---NATIONAL---
Videos and links to news articles
Global National: Oct. 6, 2024 | Lebanon conflict intensifies on eve of Oct. 7 anniversary
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - Oct. 6, 2024
"CBS Weekend News" Full Broadcast | Oct. 5, 2024
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - Oct. 6, 2024
PBS NewsHour live episode, (Oct. 6, 2024)
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On This Day
October 7 is the 280th day of the year (281st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 85 days remain until the end of the year.
Historical Events
(Please note that the Wikipedia articles often contain a bibliography and links to where you can learn more about a historical event)
3761 BC – The epoch reference date epoch (origin) of the modern Hebrew calendar.
1403 – Venetian–Genoese wars: The Genoese fleet under a French admiral is defeated by a Venetian fleet at the Battle of Modon.
1477 – Uppsala University is inaugurated after receiving its corporate rights from Pope Sixtus IV in February the same year.
1513 – War of the League of Cambrai: Spain defeats Venice.
1571 – The Battle of Lepanto is fought, and the Ottoman Navy suffers its first defeat.
1691 – The charter for the Province of Massachusetts Bay is issued.
1763 – King George III issues the Royal Proclamation of 1763, closing Indigenous lands in North America north and west of the Alleghenies to white settlements.
1777 – American Revolutionary War: The Americans defeat the British in the Second Battle of Saratoga, also known as the Battle of Bemis Heights.
1780 – American Revolutionary War: American militia defeat royalist irregulars led by British major Patrick Ferguson in South Carolina.
1800 – French corsair Robert Surcouf, commander of the 18-gun ship La Confiance, captures the British 38-gun Kent.
1826 – The Granite Railway begins operations as the first chartered railway in the U.S.
1828 – Morea expedition: The city of Patras, Greece, is liberated by the French expeditionary force.
1840 – Willem II becomes King of the Netherlands.
1864 – American Civil War: A US Navy ship captures a Confederate raider in a Brazilian seaport.
1868 – Cornell University holds opening day ceremonies; initial student enrollment is 412, the highest at any American university to that date.
1870 – Franco-Prussian War: Léon Gambetta escapes the siege of Paris in a hot-air balloon.
1879 – Germany and Austria-Hungary sign the "Twofold Covenant" and create the Dual Alliance.
1912 – The Helsinki Stock Exchange sees its first transaction.
1913 – Ford Motor Company introduces the first moving vehicle assembly line.
1916 – Georgia Tech defeats Cumberland University 222–0 in the most lopsided college football game in American history.
1919 – KLM, the flag carrier of the Netherlands, is founded. It is the oldest airline still operating under its original name.
1924 – Andreas Michalakopoulos becomes prime minister of Greece for a short period of time.
1929 – Photius II becomes Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople.
1933 – Air France is inaugurated, after being formed by a merger of five French airlines.
1940 – World War II: The McCollum memo proposes bringing the United States into the war in Europe by provoking the Japanese to attack the United States.
1944 – World War II: During an uprising at Birkenau concentration camp, Jewish prisoners burn down Crematorium IV.
1949 – The communist German Democratic Republic (East Germany) is formed.
1950 – Mother Teresa establishes the Missionaries of Charity.
1958 – The 1958 Pakistani coup d'état inaugurates a prolonged period of military rule.
1958 – The U.S. manned space-flight project is renamed Project Mercury.
1959 – The Soviet probe Luna 3 transmits the first-ever photographs of the far side of the Moon.
1961 – A Douglas Dakota IV operated by Derby Aviation (later renamed to British Midland International) crashes in Canigou, France, killing 34 people.
1963 – President Kennedy signs the ratification of the Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.
1963 – Buddhist crisis: Amid worsening relations, outspoken South Vietnamese First Lady Madame Ngo Dinh Nhu arrived in the US for a speaking tour, continuing a flurry of attacks on the Kennedy administration.
1977 – The Fourth Soviet Constitution is adopted.
1985 – The Mameyes landslide kills almost 200 people in Puerto Rico.
1985 – Four men from the Palestine Liberation Front hijack the MS Achille Lauro off the coast of Egypt.
1987 – Sikh nationalists declare the independence of Khalistan from India; it is not internationally recognized.
1988 – A hunter discovers three gray whales trapped under the ice near Alaska; the situation becomes a multinational effort to free the whales.
1991 – Croatian War of Independence: Bombing of Banski dvori in Zagreb, Croatia.
1993 – The flood of '93 ends at St. Louis, Missouri, 103 days after it began, as the Mississippi River falls below flood stage.
1996 – Fox News Channel begins broadcasting.
1998 – Matthew Shepard, a gay student at the University of Wyoming, is found tied to a fence after being savagely beaten by two young adults in Laramie, Wyoming. He died five days later.
2000 – Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Hezbollah militants capture three Israeli Defense Force soldiers in a cross-border raid.
2001 – The U.S. invasion of Afghanistan begins with an air assault and covert operations on the ground.
2002 – The Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on STS-112 to continue assembly of the International Space Station.
2005 – Nils Gustafsson, suspected of the 1960 Lake Bodom murders, is acquitted.
2008 – Asteroid 2008 TC3 impacts the Earth over Sudan, the first time an asteroid impact is detected prior to its entry into earth's atmosphere.
2008 – Qantas Flight 72 experiences an in-flight upset near Learmonth, Victoria, Australia, injuring 112.
2016 – In the wake of Hurricane Matthew, the death toll rises to over 800.
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Published at 5:00am on Monday, October 07, 2024
Author: Bobby Coggins
Resources used to compile the information in this article include, but are not limited to the following websites or books: MaconMedia.com, youtube.com, weather.gov, airnow.gov, wikipedia.com, onthisday.com, ncdcr.gov, ncsu.edu, utah.edu, https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/, wolfram.com, biorxiv.org, aps.org, nejm.org, plos.org, cell.com, researchsquare.com, cureus.com, spc.noaa.gov, nhc.noaa.gov, ncdenr.org, medrxiv.org, archive.org, ncpedia.org, nasa.gov, https://ww2days.com, nih.gov, carolinapublicpress.org, microbe.tv, smokymountainnews.com, psypost.org, blogspot.com, pollen.com, franklinnc.com, maconnc.org, spaceweather.com, solarham.com, loc.gov, ncleg.net, senate.gov, house.gov, whitehouse.gov, drudgereport.com, politico.com, realclearpolitics.com, ushmm.org, This Day in North Carolina History, World War II Day By Day, The Holocaust Encyclopedia, The Timetables of History, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The World History and Book of Facts (multiple years), On This Day In History: Over 4,000 facts, The NASA Archives. 60 Years in Space, This Day in North Carolina History, The Smithsonian History of Space Exploration: From the Ancient World to the Extraterrestrial Future, Spaceflight, 2nd Edition: The Complete Story from Sputnik to Curiousity, The Story of Civilization (11 volumes), The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, American History, Volume 1: 1492-1877, American History, Volume 2: 1877 - Present, A Complete Chronolgy of the Second World War. Weather and Almanac data and information sources: Sources (except where otherwise credited): heavens-above.com, Ian Webster's Github, National Centers for Environmental Prediction, The National Weather Service, National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, National Hurricane Center, Penn State University Electronic Wall Map, The State Climate Office of North Carolina, Storm Prediction Center, U.S. Naval Observatory, University of Utah Department of Atmospheric Sciences, and the Weather Prediction Center.
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