OUTLOOK
High pressure will linger across the forecast area today, with below normal temperatures and dry weather continuing. The high will settle off the East Coast Friday through the weekend, bringing moisture back into the region and a return of diurnal showers and thunderstorms through the middle of next week.
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Local News Update
(National News is published after the Macon Calendar section)
Macon County Emergency Management has terminated the State of Emergency that has been in effect since March 17, 2020. Copies of the documents are posted below.
Press Release
Macon County Emergency Management
Warren Cabe, Director
Effective immediately the State of Emergency proclamation issued by Macon County in March of 2020 due to the coronavirus COVID719 pandemic is now terminated. The state is experiencing a decrease in the number of daily COVID-19 diagnoses and vaccines are readily available to the majority of the population.
The public is encouraged to follow health and safety guidelines and remain vigilant as we proceed through the summer months and enter the fall of 2021 to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. Everyone who is eligible is encouraged to receive the COVID-19 vaccine which is a safe and effective prevention tool.
MACON COUNTY
NORTH CAROLINA
PROCLAMATION TERMINATING STATE OF EMERGENCY
WHEREAS, as a result of the coronavirus COVID-19 global pandemic, on March 17, 2020, a State of Emergency Proclamation was issued by Jim Tate, Chairman of the Macon County Commissioners; and,
WHEREAS, over recent months in North Carolina, due to the measures taken by Macon County, other governmental agencies, civic organizations, volunteers, and the resilience and persistence of the residents of Macon County, the County is experiencing substantially lower COVID-19 related emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and daily diagnoses;
WHEREAS, COVID-19 vaccines are readily available to all residents; and
WHEREAS, The Governor of North Carolina by Executive Order 215 dated May 14, 2021, lifted many COVID-19 Restrictions to Reflect the New Public Health Recommendations; and
WHEREAS, pursuant N.C. Gen Stat. §166A-19.22(b}(3)c and §166A-19.22(c), the County is authorized to lift the State of Emergency previously declared.
NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to the specific authority provided to the Chairman of the County Board of Commissioners by N.C. Gen Stat. §166A-19.22(b)(3)(c) and §166A-19.22(c), I hereby proclaim that the Covid-19 State of Emergency previously declared on March 17, 2020, for Macon County, North Carolina is no longer applicable and the same is hereby terminated.
This proclamation shall become effective immediately.
Proclaimed this the 23rd day of June, 2021.
Jim Tate, Chairman Macon County Board of County Commissioners
Derek Roland, Macon County Manager and Clerk to the Board
Vet's Portrait Project for 2021
The Macon County Art Association in Franklin is pleased to announce that the Vet’s Portrait Project will be held this year. This will be our ninth year for this event. Unfortunately the pandemic precluded the project last year but the artists are ready to go for 2021. This year there are spots for 4-7 veterans as we had applications remaining from 2019. Please announce the call for Macon County Veterans or their family members to apply to have the Veteran’s portrait painted by one of our local artists. Vets or their families may apply at the gallery between Memorial Day and July 4th of this year. There is no cost to apply or for the portraits. The only requirement is that the Veteran or their family member be present to receive the portrait on Veterans Day November 11, 2021. Community members who wish to help support the costs for this program are also welcome. Contact the project chair by email at karen@programservices.org.
NC Dept of Justice Releases May 2021 Highlights [LINK]
National Weather Map for Today
General forecast through Saturday Night
Franklin area
Today
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-50s. Calm winds.
Friday
Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with lows around 60. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-60s.
Highlands Plateau
Today
A 20 percent chance of showers before 11am. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs near 70. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 7 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-50s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 70s. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 6 mph.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 3pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 70s.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60.
Otto area
Today
A slight chance of showers between 7am and 9am. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 20%.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s. Light winds out of the southeast.
Friday
Sunny, with highs in the lower 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with lows around 60. WInds out of the southeast around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night A chance of showers before 2am, then a slight chance of showers after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-60s. Chance of rain is 30%.
Nantahala area
Today
Mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 70s. Light winds out of the southeast.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Friday
Sunny, with highs in the upper 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 60. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 5 mph.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-60s.
HAZARDS
Hazardous weather is not expected today.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Thu Jun 24 2021
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
1. Disorganized shower and thunderstorm activity continues to the east of a small area of low pressure located about 200 miles east of Barbados. Increasing upper-level winds are likely to prevent further development of this system during the next couple of days while it moves west-northwestward at about 10 mph. This disturbance could produce increased shower activity and some gusty winds when it moves across the Lesser Antilles on Friday.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...low...10 percent.
2. A strong tropical wave is expected to emerge off the coast of Africa later today. Although ocean temperatures are still relatively cool over the tropical Atlantic Ocean and are only marginally conducive for development, a small tropical depression could form by early next week while moving westward to west-northwestward at about 15 mph across the tropical eastern and central Atlantic Ocean.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...20 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...medium...40 percent.
Air Quality
Air quality is in the upper range of green for most of the county, with the ridges and other higher elevations today being in the upper range of green.
Fire and Smoke Map
(There are no significant sources of smoke in the region as of 3am on 04-22-2021.)
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the low-medium range (3.3 out of 12) today with Grasses and Plantain being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low-medium range (3.3 out of 12).
Weather Extremes for Macon County on June 24th
Highest Temperature 96°F in Franklin in 1988
Lowest Temperature 38°F in Franklin in 1972
Greatest Rainfall 3.85 inches in Franklin in 1872
Greatest Snowfall (No snowfall recorded on this date since records started being kept in 1872)
June Weather Extremes for Macon County
Highest Temperature 99°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 measurable snowfall has been recorded since records started being kept in 1872
Macon Calendar
The Macon County Art Association (a not for profit member organization) is offering classes in encaustic painting on Specified Fridays from 10AM-12PM at the Uptown Gallery 30 E Main St Franklin NC. Specific class dates are Friday July 9 and 23, August 3 and 27, September 3 and 17, October 29.
For more information contact the instructor, Karen Smith, at karen@programservices.org
On This Day
June 24th is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 190 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)
1312 BC – Mursili II launches a campaign against the Kingdom of Azzi-Hayasa.
• [Wikipedia: Hayasa-Azzi]
• [Wikipedia Bio: Muršili II]
• [The Complete History of the Hittites]
217 BC – The Romans, led by Gaius Flaminius, are ambushed and defeated by Hannibal at the Battle of Lake Trasimene.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Lake Trasimene]
• [Wikipedia Bio: Gaius Flaminius (consul 223 BC)]
• [Wikipedia: Second Punic War]
• [Battle of Lake Trasimene, 217 BC ⚔️ Hannibal (Part 6) - Second Punic War]
• [Lindybeige: Trasimene - history's greatest ambush]
• [The Battle of Lake Trasimene (217 B.C.E.)]
109 – Roman emperor Trajan inaugurates the Aqua Traiana, an aqueduct that channels water from Lake Bracciano, 40 kilometres (25 miles) northwest of Rome.
• [Wikipedia: Aqua Traiana]
• [Wikipedia Bio: Trajan]
• [The Search for the Aqua Traiana (2012)]
• [The Aqua Traiana: Recovering the Sources of Rome’s Lost Aqueduct by Dr. Rabun Taylor (2021)]
474 – Julius Nepos forces Roman usurper Glycerius to abdicate the throne and proclaims himself Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
637 – The Battle of Moira is fought between the High King of Ireland and the Kings of Ulster and Dál Riata. It is claimed to be the largest battle in the history of Ireland.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Moira]
• [Wikipedia Bio: Domnall mac Áedo]
• [Wikipedia Bio: Congal Cáech]
843 - Vikings destroy Nantes
972 – Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces, takes place.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Cedynia]
• [Real truth about first battle of Poland yr. 972 | Cedynia & Siekierki | Poland]
1128 – Battle of São Mamede, near Guimarães: Forces led by Afonso I defeat forces led by his mother Teresa of León and her lover Fernando Pérez de Traba.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of São Mamede]
1230 – The Siege of Jaén begins, in the context of the Spanish Reconquista.
• [Wikipedia: Siege of Jaén (1230)]
1314 – First War of Scottish Independence: The Battle of Bannockburn concludes with a decisive victory by Scottish forces led by Robert the Bruce.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Bannockburn]
• [Wikipedia Bio: Robert the Bruce]
• [Wikipedia: First War of Scottish Independence]
• [Battle of Kings: Bannockburn]
• [Battle of Bannockburn, 1314 ⚔️ First War of Scottish Independence]
• [Battle of Bannockburn 1314 Line of Fire]
1340 – Hundred Years' War: Battle of Sluys: The French fleet is almost completely destroyed by the English fleet commanded in person by King Edward III.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Sluys]
• [Wikipedia: Hundred Years' War]
• [Famous battles: Battle of Sluys (1340)]
1374 – A sudden outbreak of St. John's Dance causes people in the streets of Aachen, Germany, to experience hallucinations and begin to jump and twitch uncontrollably until they collapse from exhaustion.
• [Wikipedia: Dancing mania]
• [The Plague That Makes You Dance To Death | Random Thursday]
• [The Forgotten Deadly Plague: Dance Mania]
1497 – John Cabot lands in North America at Newfoundland leading the first European exploration of the region since the Vikings.
1509 – Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon are crowned King and Queen of England.
1527 - Paracelsus publicly burns standard medical textbooks in Basle as a protest against the current teaching and practice of medicine
• [Wikipedia Bio: Paracelsus]
1535 – The Anabaptist state of Münster is conquered and disbanded.
• [Wikipedia: Münster rebellion]
• [The Anabaptist Commune of Münster 1534 -1535]
• [The Medieval Communist Uprising, The Münster Rebellion]
1540 - English King Henry VIII commands his 4th wife, Anne of Cleves, to leave the court
1571 – Miguel López de Legazpi founds Manila, the capital of the Philippines.
1604 – Samuel de Champlain discovers the mouth of the Saint John River, site of Reversing Falls and the present-day city of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.
1622 – Battle of Macau: The Dutch make a failed attempt to capture Macau.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Macau]
1648 - Cossacks slaughter 2,000 Jews and 600 Polish Catholics in Ukraine
1658 - French fleet recaptures Duinkerk
1663 – The Spanish garrison of Évora capitulates, following the Portuguese victory at the Battle of Ameixial.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Ameixial]
1690 - King William III's army lands at Carrickfergus Ireland [OS=June 14]
1717 – The Premier Grand Lodge of England is founded in London, the first Masonic Grand Lodge in the world (now the United Grand Lodge of England).
• [Premier Grand Lodge of England]
1731 - Freemason and Mayor of Philadelphia William Allen is appointed Provincial Grand Master of Pennsylvania, the first and youngest Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania
1762 – Battle of Wilhelmsthal: The British-Hanoverian army of Ferdinand of Brunswick defeats French forces in Westphalia.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Wilhelmsthal]
1779 – American Revolutionary War: The Great Siege of Gibraltar begins.
• [Wikipedia: Great Siege of Gibraltar]
• [The Great Siege of Gibraltar 1779-1783]
1793 – The first Republican constitution in France is adopted.
• [Wikipedia: French First Republic]
• [Wikipedia: Reign of Terror]
• [Wikipedia: Thermidorians]
• [The French Revolution - OverSimplified (Part 1)]
• [The French Revolution - OverSimplified (Part 2)]
1812 – Napoleonic Wars: Napoleon's Grande Armée crosses the Neman river beginning the invasion of Russia.
• [Wikipedia: French invasion of Russia]
• [Why did Napoleon Invade Russia? (Short Animated Documentary)]
• [Epic History TV: Napoleon in Russia]
1813 – Battle of Beaver Dams: A British and Indian combined force defeats the United States Army.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Beaver Dams]
1821 – The Battle of Carabobo takes place. It is the decisive battle in the war of independence of Venezuela from Spain.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Carabobo]
• [Venezuela, 1821: The Battle of Carabobo]
1853 - US President Franklin Pierce signs the Gadsden Purchase, buying 29,670 square-miles (76,800 square km) from Mexico for $10 million (now southern Arizona and New Mexico)
• [Wikipedia: Gadsden Purchase]
• [VIDEO: Gadsden Purchase]
1859 – Battle of Solferino (Battle of the Three Sovereigns): Sardinia and France defeat Austria in Solferino, northern Italy.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Solferino]
1861 - American Civil War: Battle of Mathias Point, Virginia Union forces attack Confederate batteries
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Mathias Point]
• [Civil War in Hindsight -034- Lets Fly Balloons]
1861 - American Civil War: Tennessee becomes 11th (& last) state to secede from Union
1863 - American Civil War: Planning an invasion of Pennsylvania, Lee's army crosses Potomac
• [Lee’s Invasion of Pennsylvania]
1866 – Battle of Custoza: An Austrian army defeats the Italian army during the Austro-Prussian War.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Custoza (1866)]
• [Epic History: The Austro-Prussian War]
1880 – First performance of O Canada at the Congrès national des Canadiens-Français. The song would later become the national anthem of Canada.
• [The Canadian Encyclopedia]
• [Ottawa, Montreal and Toronto sing “O Canada”]
1894 – French President Marie François Sadi Carnot is assassinated by Anarchist Sante Geronimo Caserio.
• [Sadi Carnot (statesman)]
• [Sante Geronimo Caserio]
• [Anarchism as a movement, 1870–1940]
1901- 1st exhibition by Pablo Picasso aged 19, opens in Paris
• [Wikipedia Bio: Pablo Picasso]
• [Watch Picasso Make a Masterpiece]
• [★ Pablo Picasso Complete Documentary The ★ Art Story]
1902 – King Edward VII of the United Kingdom develops appendicitis, delaying his coronation.
1913 – Greece and Serbia annul their alliance with Bulgaria.
1916 – Mary Pickford becomes the first female film star to sign a million-dollar contract.
• [Wikipedia Bio: Mary Pickford]
• [PBS American Experience: Mary Pickford]
• [LINKTEXT]
1917 - World War I: Russian Black Sea fleet mutinies at Sebastopol
• [WWI Centennial: Russian Black Sea Fleet Mutinies]
1918 – First airmail service in Canada from Montreal to Toronto.
1922 – The American Professional Football Association is renamed the National Football League.
1922 - Adolf Hitler begins a prison sentence for paramilitary operations; he rails against the 'Jewish sell-out' of Germany to the Bolsheviks
• [Adolf Hitler in Prison]
• [How Hitler Launched His Fortune From Prison ]
1932 – A bloodless revolution instigated by the People's Party ends the absolute power of King Prajadhipok of Siam (now Thailand).
1938 – Pieces of a meteorite land near Chicora, Pennsylvania. The meteorite is estimated to have weighed 450 metric tons when it hit the Earth's atmosphere and exploded.
1939 – Siam is renamed Thailand by Plaek Phibunsongkhram, the country's third prime minister.
• [History.Info]
• [Wikipedia Bio: Plaek Phibunsongkhram]
1940 – World War II: Operation Collar, the first British Commando raid on occupied France, by No 11 Independent Company.
• [Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Collar_(commando_raid)]
1941 - World War II: Entire Jewish male population of Gorzhdy, Lithuania, exterminated
• [Wikipedia: The Holocaust in Lithuania]
1941 - World War II: Germans advance into Russia and take Vilna, Brest-Litovsk and Kaunas
1942 - World War II: Village of Ležáky, Czechoslovakia destroyed by Nazis after Gestapo finds a radio transmitter believed to have been involved coordinating the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich, 33 adults were executed by firing squad on site, and children were sent to concentration camp gas chambers, and the village was burned down and plowed under. It has not been rebuilt.
• [Wikipedia: Ležáky]
1943 – World War II: US military police attempt to arrest a black soldier in Bamber Bridge, England, sparking the Battle of Bamber Bridge mutiny that leaves one dead and seven wounded.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Bamber Bridge]
• [When US Soldiers brought Jim Crow to Britain in World War II]
• [Heroes Among Us: Incident at Bamber Bridge]
1945 - World War II: The Moscow Victory Parade takes place
• [1945 Moscow Victory Grand Parade (HD) - Moscow Victory Parade of 1945] (Russian, click closed captioning and autotranslate for English subtitles)
• [Excerpts of Red Army 1945 Moscow Victory Parade English Narration]
• [2021 Victory Day Parade] (English subtitles)
• [Wikipedia: Moscow Victory Parade of 1945]
1947 – Kenneth Arnold makes the first widely reported UFO sighting near Mount Rainier, Washington.
• [Kenneth Arnold UFO sighting]
• [The Mysterious Kenneth Arnold UFO Sighting in 1947 - FindingUFO]
1948 – Cold War: Start of the Berlin Blockade: The Soviet Union makes overland travel between West Germany and West Berlin impossible.
• [Wikipedia: Berlin Blockade]
• [Wikipedia Bio: Ernst Reuter]
• [Berlin Airlift: The Cold War Begins - Extra History]
• [The Berlin Airlift - The Cold War Mission to Save a City]
1949 – The first television western, Hopalong Cassidy, starring William Boyd, is aired on NBC.
1950 – Apartheid: In South Africa, the Group Areas Act is passed, formally segregating races.
1954 – First Indochina War: Battle of Mang Yang Pass: Viet Minh troops belonging to the 803rd Regiment ambush G.M. 100 of France in An Khê.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Mang Yang Pass]
• [Wikipedia: First Indochina War]
• [Vietnam: A Television History - The First Vietnam War (1946-1954)]
1957 – In Roth v. United States, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that obscenity is not protected by the First Amendment.
• [Wikipedia: Roth v. United States]
• [JUSTIA: Roth v. United States, 354 U.S. 476 (1957)]
• [Roth v. United States Case Brief Summary | Law Case Explained]
1963 – The United Kingdom grants Zanzibar internal self-government.
1973 – The UpStairs Lounge arson attack takes place at a gay bar located on the second floor of the three-story building at 141 Chartres Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Thirty-two people die as a result of fire or smoke inhalation.
• [Wikipedia: UpStairs Lounge arson attack]
• [Prejudice & Pride: Revisiting the tragic fire that killed 32 in a New Orleans gay bar]
1975 – Eastern Air Lines Flight 66 encounters severe wind shear and crashes on final approach to New York's JFK Airport killing 113 of the 124 passengers on board, making it the deadliest U.S. plane crash at the time. This accident led to decades of research into downburst and microburst phenomena and their effects on aircraft.
• [Wikipedia: Eastern Air Lines Flight 66]
• [WNBC-TV Eastern Flight 66 Crash Coverage, June 24, 1975]
• [Deadly Draft | Eastern Air Lines Flight 66]
1977 - IRS reveals Jimmy Carter paid no taxes in 1976
• [WaPo: Carter Owes No '76 Tax But Will Pay]
1981 – The Humber Bridge opens to traffic, connecting Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. It remained the world's longest bridge span for 17 years.
1982 – "The Jakarta Incident": British Airways Flight 9 flies into a cloud of volcanic ash thrown up by the eruption of Mount Galunggung, resulting in the failure of all four engines.
1985 - 18th Space Shuttle Mission (51-G)-Discovery 5 returns to Earth
1989 – Jiang Zemin succeeds Zhao Ziyang to become the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China after the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.
1995 – Rugby World Cup: South Africa defeats New Zealand and Nelson Mandela presents Francois Pienaar with the Webb Ellis Cup in an iconic post-apartheid moment.
1997 - USAF reports Roswell 'space aliens' were dummies
2002 – The Igandu train disaster in Tanzania kills 281, the worst train accident in African history.
• [Wikipedia: Igandu train collision]
• [LINKTEXT]
• [LINKTEXT]
2004 – In New York, capital punishment is declared unconstitutional.
2010 – At Wimbledon, John Isner of the United States defeats Nicolas Mahut of France, in the longest match in professional tennis history.
• [Wikipedia: Isner–Mahut match at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships]
• [John Isner vs Nicolas Mahut | Wimbledon 2010 | The Longest Match in Full] (over 11 hours)
2010 – Julia Gillard assumes office as the first female Prime Minister of Australia.
2012 – Death of Lonesome George, the last known individual of Chelonoidis nigra abingdonii, a subspecies of the Galápagos tortoise.
• [Wikipedia Bio: Lonesome George]
• [Lonesome George Tribute, Galapagos 2012]
• [Preserving Lonesome George Short Doc]
2013 – Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is found guilty of abusing his power and engaging in sex with an underage prostitute, and is sentenced to seven years in prison.
2020 - NY Governor Andrew Cuomo announces people arriving from nine states hard-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic will have to isolate for two weeks
2020 - COVID-19 pandemic worsens dramatically in Yemen, the Arab world's poorest country, with 25% mortality according to the UN
2020 - Russia celebrates its victory 75 years ago over Nazi Germany with huge military parade through Red Square in Moscow (delayed from May 9 due to pandemic)
• [SCMP Live: Russia Victory Day parade]
2020 - World Monetary fund predicts a deeper global recession with contraction of 4.9% (down from 3%), noting 2/3 of all countries used 11 trillion to support their economies
• [Why the IMF Is Predicting an Even Deeper Global Recession]
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NC Dept of Justice Releases May 2021 Highlights [LINK]
National Weather Map for Today
General forecast through Saturday Night
Franklin area
Today
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-50s. Calm winds.
Friday
Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with lows around 60. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-60s.
Highlands Plateau
Today
A 20 percent chance of showers before 11am. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs near 70. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 7 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-50s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 70s. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 6 mph.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 3pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 70s.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60.
Otto area
Today
A slight chance of showers between 7am and 9am. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 20%.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s. Light winds out of the southeast.
Friday
Sunny, with highs in the lower 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with lows around 60. WInds out of the southeast around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night A chance of showers before 2am, then a slight chance of showers after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-60s. Chance of rain is 30%.
Nantahala area
Today
Mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 70s. Light winds out of the southeast.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Friday
Sunny, with highs in the upper 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 60. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 5 mph.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-60s.
HAZARDS
Hazardous weather is not expected today.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Thu Jun 24 2021
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
1. Disorganized shower and thunderstorm activity continues to the east of a small area of low pressure located about 200 miles east of Barbados. Increasing upper-level winds are likely to prevent further development of this system during the next couple of days while it moves west-northwestward at about 10 mph. This disturbance could produce increased shower activity and some gusty winds when it moves across the Lesser Antilles on Friday.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...low...10 percent.
2. A strong tropical wave is expected to emerge off the coast of Africa later today. Although ocean temperatures are still relatively cool over the tropical Atlantic Ocean and are only marginally conducive for development, a small tropical depression could form by early next week while moving westward to west-northwestward at about 15 mph across the tropical eastern and central Atlantic Ocean.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...20 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...medium...40 percent.
Air Quality
Air quality is in the upper range of green for most of the county, with the ridges and other higher elevations today being in the upper range of green.
Fire and Smoke Map
(There are no significant sources of smoke in the region as of 3am on 04-22-2021.)
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the low-medium range (3.3 out of 12) today with Grasses and Plantain being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low-medium range (3.3 out of 12).
Weather Extremes for Macon County on June 24th
Highest Temperature 96°F in Franklin in 1988
Lowest Temperature 38°F in Franklin in 1972
Greatest Rainfall 3.85 inches in Franklin in 1872
Greatest Snowfall (No snowfall recorded on this date since records started being kept in 1872)
June Weather Extremes for Macon County
Highest Temperature 99°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 measurable snowfall has been recorded since records started being kept in 1872
Macon Calendar
The Macon County Art Association (a not for profit member organization) is offering classes in encaustic painting on Specified Fridays from 10AM-12PM at the Uptown Gallery 30 E Main St Franklin NC. Specific class dates are Friday July 9 and 23, August 3 and 27, September 3 and 17, October 29.
For more information contact the instructor, Karen Smith, at karen@programservices.org
On This Day
June 24th is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 190 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)
1312 BC – Mursili II launches a campaign against the Kingdom of Azzi-Hayasa.
• [Wikipedia: Hayasa-Azzi]
• [Wikipedia Bio: Muršili II]
• [The Complete History of the Hittites]
217 BC – The Romans, led by Gaius Flaminius, are ambushed and defeated by Hannibal at the Battle of Lake Trasimene.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Lake Trasimene]
• [Wikipedia Bio: Gaius Flaminius (consul 223 BC)]
• [Wikipedia: Second Punic War]
• [Battle of Lake Trasimene, 217 BC ⚔️ Hannibal (Part 6) - Second Punic War]
• [Lindybeige: Trasimene - history's greatest ambush]
• [The Battle of Lake Trasimene (217 B.C.E.)]
109 – Roman emperor Trajan inaugurates the Aqua Traiana, an aqueduct that channels water from Lake Bracciano, 40 kilometres (25 miles) northwest of Rome.
• [Wikipedia: Aqua Traiana]
• [Wikipedia Bio: Trajan]
• [The Search for the Aqua Traiana (2012)]
• [The Aqua Traiana: Recovering the Sources of Rome’s Lost Aqueduct by Dr. Rabun Taylor (2021)]
474 – Julius Nepos forces Roman usurper Glycerius to abdicate the throne and proclaims himself Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
637 – The Battle of Moira is fought between the High King of Ireland and the Kings of Ulster and Dál Riata. It is claimed to be the largest battle in the history of Ireland.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Moira]
• [Wikipedia Bio: Domnall mac Áedo]
• [Wikipedia Bio: Congal Cáech]
843 - Vikings destroy Nantes
972 – Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces, takes place.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Cedynia]
• [Real truth about first battle of Poland yr. 972 | Cedynia & Siekierki | Poland]
1128 – Battle of São Mamede, near Guimarães: Forces led by Afonso I defeat forces led by his mother Teresa of León and her lover Fernando Pérez de Traba.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of São Mamede]
1230 – The Siege of Jaén begins, in the context of the Spanish Reconquista.
• [Wikipedia: Siege of Jaén (1230)]
1314 – First War of Scottish Independence: The Battle of Bannockburn concludes with a decisive victory by Scottish forces led by Robert the Bruce.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Bannockburn]
• [Wikipedia Bio: Robert the Bruce]
• [Wikipedia: First War of Scottish Independence]
• [Battle of Kings: Bannockburn]
• [Battle of Bannockburn, 1314 ⚔️ First War of Scottish Independence]
• [Battle of Bannockburn 1314 Line of Fire]
1340 – Hundred Years' War: Battle of Sluys: The French fleet is almost completely destroyed by the English fleet commanded in person by King Edward III.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Sluys]
• [Wikipedia: Hundred Years' War]
• [Famous battles: Battle of Sluys (1340)]
1374 – A sudden outbreak of St. John's Dance causes people in the streets of Aachen, Germany, to experience hallucinations and begin to jump and twitch uncontrollably until they collapse from exhaustion.
• [Wikipedia: Dancing mania]
• [The Plague That Makes You Dance To Death | Random Thursday]
• [The Forgotten Deadly Plague: Dance Mania]
1497 – John Cabot lands in North America at Newfoundland leading the first European exploration of the region since the Vikings.
1509 – Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon are crowned King and Queen of England.
1527 - Paracelsus publicly burns standard medical textbooks in Basle as a protest against the current teaching and practice of medicine
• [Wikipedia Bio: Paracelsus]
1535 – The Anabaptist state of Münster is conquered and disbanded.
• [Wikipedia: Münster rebellion]
• [The Anabaptist Commune of Münster 1534 -1535]
• [The Medieval Communist Uprising, The Münster Rebellion]
1540 - English King Henry VIII commands his 4th wife, Anne of Cleves, to leave the court
1571 – Miguel López de Legazpi founds Manila, the capital of the Philippines.
1604 – Samuel de Champlain discovers the mouth of the Saint John River, site of Reversing Falls and the present-day city of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.
1622 – Battle of Macau: The Dutch make a failed attempt to capture Macau.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Macau]
1648 - Cossacks slaughter 2,000 Jews and 600 Polish Catholics in Ukraine
1658 - French fleet recaptures Duinkerk
1663 – The Spanish garrison of Évora capitulates, following the Portuguese victory at the Battle of Ameixial.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Ameixial]
1690 - King William III's army lands at Carrickfergus Ireland [OS=June 14]
1717 – The Premier Grand Lodge of England is founded in London, the first Masonic Grand Lodge in the world (now the United Grand Lodge of England).
• [Premier Grand Lodge of England]
1731 - Freemason and Mayor of Philadelphia William Allen is appointed Provincial Grand Master of Pennsylvania, the first and youngest Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania
1762 – Battle of Wilhelmsthal: The British-Hanoverian army of Ferdinand of Brunswick defeats French forces in Westphalia.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Wilhelmsthal]
1779 – American Revolutionary War: The Great Siege of Gibraltar begins.
• [Wikipedia: Great Siege of Gibraltar]
• [The Great Siege of Gibraltar 1779-1783]
1793 – The first Republican constitution in France is adopted.
• [Wikipedia: French First Republic]
• [Wikipedia: Reign of Terror]
• [Wikipedia: Thermidorians]
• [The French Revolution - OverSimplified (Part 1)]
• [The French Revolution - OverSimplified (Part 2)]
1812 – Napoleonic Wars: Napoleon's Grande Armée crosses the Neman river beginning the invasion of Russia.
• [Wikipedia: French invasion of Russia]
• [Why did Napoleon Invade Russia? (Short Animated Documentary)]
• [Epic History TV: Napoleon in Russia]
1813 – Battle of Beaver Dams: A British and Indian combined force defeats the United States Army.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Beaver Dams]
1821 – The Battle of Carabobo takes place. It is the decisive battle in the war of independence of Venezuela from Spain.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Carabobo]
• [Venezuela, 1821: The Battle of Carabobo]
1853 - US President Franklin Pierce signs the Gadsden Purchase, buying 29,670 square-miles (76,800 square km) from Mexico for $10 million (now southern Arizona and New Mexico)
• [Wikipedia: Gadsden Purchase]
• [VIDEO: Gadsden Purchase]
1859 – Battle of Solferino (Battle of the Three Sovereigns): Sardinia and France defeat Austria in Solferino, northern Italy.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Solferino]
1861 - American Civil War: Battle of Mathias Point, Virginia Union forces attack Confederate batteries
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Mathias Point]
• [Civil War in Hindsight -034- Lets Fly Balloons]
1861 - American Civil War: Tennessee becomes 11th (& last) state to secede from Union
1863 - American Civil War: Planning an invasion of Pennsylvania, Lee's army crosses Potomac
• [Lee’s Invasion of Pennsylvania]
1866 – Battle of Custoza: An Austrian army defeats the Italian army during the Austro-Prussian War.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Custoza (1866)]
• [Epic History: The Austro-Prussian War]
1880 – First performance of O Canada at the Congrès national des Canadiens-Français. The song would later become the national anthem of Canada.
• [The Canadian Encyclopedia]
• [Ottawa, Montreal and Toronto sing “O Canada”]
1894 – French President Marie François Sadi Carnot is assassinated by Anarchist Sante Geronimo Caserio.
• [Sadi Carnot (statesman)]
• [Sante Geronimo Caserio]
• [Anarchism as a movement, 1870–1940]
1901- 1st exhibition by Pablo Picasso aged 19, opens in Paris
• [Wikipedia Bio: Pablo Picasso]
• [Watch Picasso Make a Masterpiece]
• [★ Pablo Picasso Complete Documentary The ★ Art Story]
1902 – King Edward VII of the United Kingdom develops appendicitis, delaying his coronation.
1913 – Greece and Serbia annul their alliance with Bulgaria.
1916 – Mary Pickford becomes the first female film star to sign a million-dollar contract.
• [Wikipedia Bio: Mary Pickford]
• [PBS American Experience: Mary Pickford]
• [LINKTEXT]
1917 - World War I: Russian Black Sea fleet mutinies at Sebastopol
• [WWI Centennial: Russian Black Sea Fleet Mutinies]
1918 – First airmail service in Canada from Montreal to Toronto.
1922 – The American Professional Football Association is renamed the National Football League.
1922 - Adolf Hitler begins a prison sentence for paramilitary operations; he rails against the 'Jewish sell-out' of Germany to the Bolsheviks
• [Adolf Hitler in Prison]
• [How Hitler Launched His Fortune From Prison ]
1932 – A bloodless revolution instigated by the People's Party ends the absolute power of King Prajadhipok of Siam (now Thailand).
1938 – Pieces of a meteorite land near Chicora, Pennsylvania. The meteorite is estimated to have weighed 450 metric tons when it hit the Earth's atmosphere and exploded.
1939 – Siam is renamed Thailand by Plaek Phibunsongkhram, the country's third prime minister.
• [History.Info]
• [Wikipedia Bio: Plaek Phibunsongkhram]
1940 – World War II: Operation Collar, the first British Commando raid on occupied France, by No 11 Independent Company.
• [Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Collar_(commando_raid)]
1941 - World War II: Entire Jewish male population of Gorzhdy, Lithuania, exterminated
• [Wikipedia: The Holocaust in Lithuania]
1941 - World War II: Germans advance into Russia and take Vilna, Brest-Litovsk and Kaunas
1942 - World War II: Village of Ležáky, Czechoslovakia destroyed by Nazis after Gestapo finds a radio transmitter believed to have been involved coordinating the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich, 33 adults were executed by firing squad on site, and children were sent to concentration camp gas chambers, and the village was burned down and plowed under. It has not been rebuilt.
• [Wikipedia: Ležáky]
1943 – World War II: US military police attempt to arrest a black soldier in Bamber Bridge, England, sparking the Battle of Bamber Bridge mutiny that leaves one dead and seven wounded.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Bamber Bridge]
• [When US Soldiers brought Jim Crow to Britain in World War II]
• [Heroes Among Us: Incident at Bamber Bridge]
1945 - World War II: The Moscow Victory Parade takes place
• [1945 Moscow Victory Grand Parade (HD) - Moscow Victory Parade of 1945] (Russian, click closed captioning and autotranslate for English subtitles)
• [Excerpts of Red Army 1945 Moscow Victory Parade English Narration]
• [2021 Victory Day Parade] (English subtitles)
• [Wikipedia: Moscow Victory Parade of 1945]
1947 – Kenneth Arnold makes the first widely reported UFO sighting near Mount Rainier, Washington.
• [Kenneth Arnold UFO sighting]
• [The Mysterious Kenneth Arnold UFO Sighting in 1947 - FindingUFO]
1948 – Cold War: Start of the Berlin Blockade: The Soviet Union makes overland travel between West Germany and West Berlin impossible.
• [Wikipedia: Berlin Blockade]
• [Wikipedia Bio: Ernst Reuter]
• [Berlin Airlift: The Cold War Begins - Extra History]
• [The Berlin Airlift - The Cold War Mission to Save a City]
1949 – The first television western, Hopalong Cassidy, starring William Boyd, is aired on NBC.
1950 – Apartheid: In South Africa, the Group Areas Act is passed, formally segregating races.
1954 – First Indochina War: Battle of Mang Yang Pass: Viet Minh troops belonging to the 803rd Regiment ambush G.M. 100 of France in An Khê.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Mang Yang Pass]
• [Wikipedia: First Indochina War]
• [Vietnam: A Television History - The First Vietnam War (1946-1954)]
1957 – In Roth v. United States, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that obscenity is not protected by the First Amendment.
• [Wikipedia: Roth v. United States]
• [JUSTIA: Roth v. United States, 354 U.S. 476 (1957)]
• [Roth v. United States Case Brief Summary | Law Case Explained]
1963 – The United Kingdom grants Zanzibar internal self-government.
1973 – The UpStairs Lounge arson attack takes place at a gay bar located on the second floor of the three-story building at 141 Chartres Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Thirty-two people die as a result of fire or smoke inhalation.
• [Wikipedia: UpStairs Lounge arson attack]
• [Prejudice & Pride: Revisiting the tragic fire that killed 32 in a New Orleans gay bar]
1975 – Eastern Air Lines Flight 66 encounters severe wind shear and crashes on final approach to New York's JFK Airport killing 113 of the 124 passengers on board, making it the deadliest U.S. plane crash at the time. This accident led to decades of research into downburst and microburst phenomena and their effects on aircraft.
• [Wikipedia: Eastern Air Lines Flight 66]
• [WNBC-TV Eastern Flight 66 Crash Coverage, June 24, 1975]
• [Deadly Draft | Eastern Air Lines Flight 66]
1977 - IRS reveals Jimmy Carter paid no taxes in 1976
• [WaPo: Carter Owes No '76 Tax But Will Pay]
1981 – The Humber Bridge opens to traffic, connecting Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. It remained the world's longest bridge span for 17 years.
1982 – "The Jakarta Incident": British Airways Flight 9 flies into a cloud of volcanic ash thrown up by the eruption of Mount Galunggung, resulting in the failure of all four engines.
1985 - 18th Space Shuttle Mission (51-G)-Discovery 5 returns to Earth
1989 – Jiang Zemin succeeds Zhao Ziyang to become the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China after the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.
1995 – Rugby World Cup: South Africa defeats New Zealand and Nelson Mandela presents Francois Pienaar with the Webb Ellis Cup in an iconic post-apartheid moment.
1997 - USAF reports Roswell 'space aliens' were dummies
2002 – The Igandu train disaster in Tanzania kills 281, the worst train accident in African history.
• [Wikipedia: Igandu train collision]
• [LINKTEXT]
• [LINKTEXT]
2004 – In New York, capital punishment is declared unconstitutional.
2010 – At Wimbledon, John Isner of the United States defeats Nicolas Mahut of France, in the longest match in professional tennis history.
• [Wikipedia: Isner–Mahut match at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships]
• [John Isner vs Nicolas Mahut | Wimbledon 2010 | The Longest Match in Full] (over 11 hours)
2010 – Julia Gillard assumes office as the first female Prime Minister of Australia.
2012 – Death of Lonesome George, the last known individual of Chelonoidis nigra abingdonii, a subspecies of the Galápagos tortoise.
• [Wikipedia Bio: Lonesome George]
• [Lonesome George Tribute, Galapagos 2012]
• [Preserving Lonesome George Short Doc]
2013 – Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is found guilty of abusing his power and engaging in sex with an underage prostitute, and is sentenced to seven years in prison.
2020 - NY Governor Andrew Cuomo announces people arriving from nine states hard-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic will have to isolate for two weeks
2020 - COVID-19 pandemic worsens dramatically in Yemen, the Arab world's poorest country, with 25% mortality according to the UN
2020 - Russia celebrates its victory 75 years ago over Nazi Germany with huge military parade through Red Square in Moscow (delayed from May 9 due to pandemic)
• [SCMP Live: Russia Victory Day parade]
2020 - World Monetary fund predicts a deeper global recession with contraction of 4.9% (down from 3%), noting 2/3 of all countries used 11 trillion to support their economies
• [Why the IMF Is Predicting an Even Deeper Global Recession]
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Published at 4:30am on Thursday, June 24, 2021
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