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OUTLOOK
Weak high pressure will become established off the Southeast coast to start the work week. This will result in a typical summertime pattern across the region through the week. With the increase in moisture in the middle of the week, we can also expect scattered mainly afternoon showers and thunderstorms.
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Local News
Franklin Town Council, August 2021
The Franklin Town Council met last night. The public agenda and agenda packet are posted on [MaconMedia.com]
Macon County Board of Education, July 2021
For more information, visit [MaconMedia.com].
Macon County Board of Commissioners, July 2021
Supporting documents can be found at [MaconMedia.com]
Franklin Town Council - July 2021
Supporting documents posted online at [MaconMedia.com]
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Local Weather
National Weather Map for Today
General forecast through Tuesday Night
Franklin area
Today
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-80s. Calm winds early increasing to come out of the south around 5 mph by noon.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-60s. Calm winds.
Tuesday
A slight chance of showers before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 5pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the mid-80s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-60s. Calm winds.
Wednesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid-80s. Chance of rain is 60%.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-60s. Chance of rain is 30%.
Highlands Plateau
Today
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 1pm and 5pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the upper 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south around 5 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Light winds out of the south. Chance of rain is 20%.
Tuesday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly in the midafternoon, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 70s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Calm winds.
Wednesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain is 60%.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a chance of showers between 8pm and 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Chance of rain is 30%.
Otto area
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the mid-80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9pm and midnight. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 20%.
Tuesday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly in the midafternoon, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the mid-80s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 60s. Calm winds.
Wednesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid-80s. Chance of rain is 60%.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 60s. Chance of rain is 30%.
Nantahala area
Today
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 80s. Light winds out of the southeast. Chance of rain is 30%.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 30%.
Tuesday
A slight chance of showers before 9am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9am and 5pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-60s. Calm winds.
Wednesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Partly sunny, with highs near 80. Chance of rain is 60%.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-60s. Chance of rain is 30%.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Isolated thunderstorms will develop across the area today, mainly after noon. Any of these storms will be capable of dangerous cloud-to-ground lightning.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Mon Aug 9 2021
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
1. A low pressure system located about 380 miles east-southeast of the Leeward Islands is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Environmental conditions are expected to be conducive for some development over the next few days, and a tropical depression could form while the low moves west-northwestward at about 15 mph. The disturbance is forecast to reach portions of the Lesser Antilles by late tonight, then move near the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico on Tuesday, and be near Hispaniola around the middle of this week. Tropical storm watches or warnings could be required with shorter-than-normal lead times for portions of the Leeward Islands, the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. In addition, heavy rains and flooding are likely for the Leeward Islands, Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. Interests in those areas should monitor the progress of this system.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...medium...50 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...medium...60 percent.
2. Disorganized showers and thunderstorms have changed little in association with an elongated low pressure area located about 1000 miles east of the Lesser Antilles. Development of this system is becoming less likely during the next few days while it moves toward the west or west-southwest at around 10 mph.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...20 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...low...30 percent.
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Almanac
Air Quality
Air quality is in the extreme upper range of green for most of the county, with the ridges and other higher elevations today being in the extreme upper range of green.
Fire and Smoke Map
(There is haze from the wildfires out on the west coast.)
Pollen levels are expected to be in the medium range (6.8 out of 12) today with Grasses, Nettle, and Chenopods being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium range (6.2 out of 12).
Weather Extremes for Macon County on August 5th
Highest Temperature 99°F in Franklin in 1980
Lowest Temperature 47°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1989
Greatest Rainfall 2.90 inches in Highlands in 1952
Greatest Snowfall (No snowfall recorded on this date since records started being kept in 1872)
August Weather Extremes for Macon County
Highest Temperature 99°F in Franklin on 08-09-1980 Lowest Temperature 40°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 08-29-1968 Greatest Rainfall 9.68 inches in Highlands on 08-13-1940
Greatest Snowfall no measurable snowfall has been recorded since records started being kept in 1873
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of August
Data available from 1870 to 2020
Highest Temperature 110°F Fayetteville, Cumberland County 08-21-1983
Lowest Temperature 31°F Banner Elk, Avery County 08-23-1930
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 13.08 in Idlewild, Ashe County 08-14-1930
Monthly Averages for North Carolina
Warmest Weather Station 79.7°F Wilmington, New Hanover County
Coldest Weather Station 59.6°F Mount Mitchell, Yancey County
Wettest Weather Station 7.74 in Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County
Driest Weather Station 3.12 in Lexington, Davidson County
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Macon Calendar
(send your event to calendar@maconmedia.com)
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
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National News Roundup
USS Gerald R. Ford Conducts Final Explosive Event, Completing Full Ship Shock Trials[US Navy]
M 3.9 Experimental Explosion - 166 km ENE of Beverly Beach, Florida [USGS]
Hayes: How Trump wields ‘power of disinformation’ to stay in office [MSNBC]
Former Acting Attorney General Testifies About Trump’s Efforts to Subvert Election [New York Times]
Latest Olympic Results [New York Times]
NBC Nightly News, August 8th, 2021
PBS NewsHour full episode, August 8th, 2021
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COVID-19 News and Updates
Since it looks like we may be in for a new wave of infections, here is a section on COVID-19. It will include local, regional, state, national, and global items.
Deaths and Hospitalizations Averted by Rapid U.S. Vaccination Rollout [Commonwealth Fund]
New Jersey mandates COVID-19 vaccines for health care workers [The Hill]
COVID Data Tracker [CDC]
Evidence mounts that delta variant is dangerous for kids [The Hill]
Delta Variant: Top 10 COVID Questions and How to Prepare
COVID-19 Numbers for Macon County (August 6, 2021) [Macon Media]
Vaccine Mandates Are Lawful, Effective and Based on Rock-Solid Science [Scientific American]
Dr. Anthony Fauci: Expect 'a flood' of COVID-19 vaccine mandates after full FDA approval [USA Today]
US Hospital Facility Bed Capacity Map [COVIDCareMap]
March In New York City Brings Out Many To Honor Loved Ones Lost To COVID-19 And Those Who Survived [WLNY-TV]
TWiV 790: COVID-19 clinical update #74 with Dr. Daniel Griffin (August 7th, 2021)
In COVID-19 clinical update #74, Daniel Griffin covers infections in vaccinated individuals, expansion of Regeneron monoclonal antibody cocktail for prophylaxis, neutralization of variants by antibodies produced by infection or vaccination, longer hospital stays associated with remdesivir treatment, and post-acute sequelae of nfection and impact on quality of life 1-6 months after illness.
Show notes at [https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-790/ ]
Dr John Campbell: Long covid in children data
TWiV 791: A mad virologists' T party
TWiV reviews SARS-CoV-2 infection of wild white-tailed deer in the US, mRNA vaccine-mediated protection by spike-specific T cells before detection of neutralizing antibodies, and recovery from SARS-CoV-2 infection in T-cell depleted rhesus macaques. Show notes at []
Public health collides with politics as latest wave of mask wars take off [greenwichtime.com]
Fake Covid Vaccination Cards Are on the Rise in the U.S., Europe [Wall Street Journal]
South Dakota’s Sturgis rally roars back as delta rising [AP News]
New ‘Delta Plus’ COVID Variant Detected In San Francisco Bay Area: ‘It’s At Least As Bad’ As Original [CBS SF Bay Area]
Viral Load of SARS-CoV-2 in Respiratory Aerosols Emitted by COVID-19 Patients while Breathing, Talking, and Singing [Oxford Academic]
Safety and immunogenicity of heterologous versus homologous prime-boost schedules with an adenoviral vectored and mRNA COVID-19 vaccine (Com-COV): a single-blind, randomised, non-inferiority trial [The Lancet]
Risk assessment for SARS-CoV-2 variant VUI-21JUL-01 (B.1.621): 6 August 2021 [Public Health England]
A single intramuscular injection of monoclonal antibody MAD0004J08 induces in healthy adults SARS-CoV-2 neutralising antibody titres exceeding those induced by infection and vaccination [MedRxiv]
Three things to know about the long-term side effects of COVID vaccines [University of Alabama]
Rapid assessment of SARS-CoV-2 evolved variants using virus-like particles [BioRxiv]
Dick Farrel, Anti-Vax Radio Host and Former Newsmax Anchor, Dies at 65 of COVID Complications [The Wrap]
Funeral of man who died of COVID-19 is turned into vaccine and testing event [ABC News]
'COVID-19 Q and A with A and V Livestream (August 4th, 2021)
Coronavirus Briefing: NC Gov. Roy Cooper (August 4th, 2021)
PRESS RELEASE (08-04-2021)
GOVERNOR ROY COOPER
Governor Cooper Announces Third COVID-19 Cash Drawing Winner and Highlights HOPE Program for Rental and Utility Assistance
HOPE Program has increased cap on awards and is now accepting landlord referrals
Today, amid higher COVID-19 numbers statewide, Governor Roy Cooper again urged North Carolinians to get vaccinated. He also announced the third winner of North Carolina’s Your Shot at $1 Million Summer Cash Drawing. Winston-Salem resident and incoming Fayetteville State University freshman Audrey Chavous received the $1 million prize as part of the cash drawing that includes North Carolinians 18 and over who have received a COVID-19 vaccine.
“The highly contagious Delta variant makes vaccination all the more important,” said Governor Cooper. “We can’t afford for people to wait any longer. Cases, hospitalizations and deaths from COVID-19 are up. Simply put, get your shot.”
Kody Kinsley, Chief Deputy Secretary for Health at the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS), said he hopes Chavous will inspire other young adults to get vaccinated right away and take advantage of the state’s new $100 Summer Cards for people who get their first dose of the vaccine.
“New cases of COVID-19 are on the rise and most of these cases are among young adults,” said Kinsley. “Vaccination is our way out of this pandemic and putting masks behind us. Our $1 Million Summer Cash drawings might be over, but you can still get a $100 Summer Card through the end of August. Don’t wait to vaccinate.”
In the last couple of weeks, North Carolina has seen a 42% increase in first shots.
“Facts about COVID-19 vaccines are key,” said Chavous, the cash drawing winner. “If you take your time and do the research, you’ll see that it’s backed by science and that the benefits of COVID-19 vaccines far outweigh any short-term side effects or rare risks.”
Governor Cooper was also joined by Laura Hogshead, Director of the North Carolina Office of Recovery and Resiliency to update on the progress of emergency rental assistance.
The North Carolina Office of Recovery and Resiliency (NCORR) stood up the HOPE program last year and it is helping people across the state stay in their homes with the lights on. The average turnaround from application to payment on claims is 14-18 days. Since the HOPE Program opened last fall, more than $328 million has been awarded to help North Carolina families, with over $234 million already paid to landlords and utility providers statewide.
The HOPE Program has recently implemented program changes that will expand landlord participation and increase the amount of assistance going to families across the state. As of August 1, HOPE is accepting landlord referrals of tenants who need assistance. If you are a landlord whose tenant is struggling to pay rent, you can submit their name and contact information at the HOPE website.
In addition, the HOPE Program has increased the cap on financial awards to applicants The monthly rent award limit has increased by 30 percent and the utility award limit has increased a full 100 percent for all new applications as of August 1.
For more information on the HOPE program visit WWW.HOPE.NC.GOV or call 888-9ASK HOPE to get help.
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On This Day
August 9th is the 221st day of the year (222nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 144 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)
48 BC – Caesar's Civil War: Battle of Pharsalus: Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus and Pompey flees to Egypt.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Pharsalus]
• [The Battle of Pharsalus (48 B.C.E.)] (Historia Civilis)
• [Battle of Pharsalus 48 BC - Caesar's Civil War] (Kings and Generals)
• [Pharsalus (48 BCE)] (Livius.org)
• [Battle Stack: The Battle of Pharsalus (Caesar vs Pompey) tactics]
• [The Battle of Pharsalus: How Caesar Won a Civil War While Outnumbered Two to One] (War history Online)
• [Dramatization from BBC]
• [Roman epic poem by the poet Lucan]
• [Britannica Encyclopedia Entry]
• [Wikipedia: Caesar's Civil War]
378 – Gothic War: Battle of Adrianople: A large Roman army led by Emperor Valens is defeated by the Visigoths. Valens is killed along with over half of his army.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Adrianople]
• [Battle of Adrianople 378 - Roman-Gothic War ] (Kings and Generals)
• [The Battle of Adrianople 378 AD] (BazBattles)
• [Wikipedia: Gothic War (376–382)]
• [The Gothic War (376-382) The Fall of Rome #2] (History Time)
1173 – Construction of the campanile of the Cathedral of Pisa (now known as the Leaning Tower of Pisa) begins; it will take two centuries to complete.
1329 – Quilon, the first Indian Christian Diocese, is erected by Pope John XXII; the French-born Jordanus is appointed the first Bishop.
1428 – Sources cite biggest caravan trade between Podvisoki and Republic of Ragusa in 1428. Vlachs committed to Ragusan lord Tomo Bunić, that they will with 600 horses deliver 1500 modius of salt. Delivery was meant for Dobrašin Veseoković, and Vlachs price was half of delivered salt.
1500 – Ottoman–Venetian War (1499–1503): The Ottomans capture Methoni, Messenia.
1610 – The First Anglo-Powhatan War begins in colonial Virginia.
• [Wikipedia: Anglo-Powhatan Wars]
• [Anglo-Powhatan Wars | 3 Minute History]
• [Jamestown and the Powhatan Wars] (J History)
• [The Powhatan Confederacy (HIST 114 - 2.09)] (Campion College)
1751 - NC History James Davis issues the North Carolina Gazette, the first newspaper in North Carolina.
• [Wikipedia: North-Carolina Gazette]
• [Digitial NC: The Noth. Carolina Gazette [1751-1759] (New Bern, N.C.)]
• [NCPedia: North-Carolina Gazette]
1810 – Napoleon annexes Westphalia as part of the First French Empire.
• [The Ephemeral States of the Napoleonic Period]
1814 – Indian Wars: The Creek sign the Treaty of Fort Jackson, giving up huge parts of Alabama and Georgia.
• [Wikipedia: Treaty of Fort Jackson]
• ["Alabama Fever in the Wake of the Treaty of Fort Jackson" by Tom Kanon]
• [Wikipedia: American Indian Wars]
1830 – Louis Philippe becomes the king of the French following abdication of Charles X.
1842 – The Webster–Ashburton Treaty is signed, establishing the United States–Canada border east of the Rocky Mountains.
1862 – American Civil War: Battle of Cedar Mountain: At Cedar Mountain, Virginia, Confederate General Stonewall Jackson narrowly defeats Union forces under General John Pope.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Cedar Mountain]
• [Wikipedia: Northern Virginia campaign]
• [Civil War 125th Anniversary Battle of Cedar Mountain - Re-enacting Retro]
• [1862-52 Cedar Mountain August 9 1862]
• [Medical Care at the Battle of Cedar Mountain - August 9, 1862] (video will go live at 1pm)
1877 – Indian Wars: Battle of the Big Hole: A small band of Nez Percé Indians clash with the United States Army.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of the Big Hole]
• [Wikipedia: Nez Perce War]
• [BIHO The Battle of the Big Hole]
• [Big Hole National Battlefield - Tragedy in Montana]
• [Big Hole National Battlefield Movie]
• [Big Hole National Battlefield (U.S. National Park Service)]
1892 – Thomas Edison receives a patent for a two-way telegraph.
• [Wikipedia: List of Edison patents]
1902 – Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark are crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
1907 – The first Boy Scout encampment concludes at Brownsea Island in southern England.
1914 – Start of the Battle of Mulhouse, part of a French attempt to recover the province of Alsace and the first French offensive of World War I.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Mulhouse]
• [Mountain Combat In The Vosges - The Battle For Alsace-Lorraine I THE GREAT WAR Special]
• [Wikipedia: Battle of the Frontiers]
1925 – A train robbery takes place in Kakori, near Lucknow, India.
1936 – Summer Olympic Games: Games of the XI Olympiad: Jesse Owens wins his fourth gold medal at the games.
• [Jesse Owens immortalized by his fourth gold medal]
• [Wikipedia Bio: Jesse Owens]
• [Movietone Newsreel]
• [Jesse Owens at the Berlin Olympics in 1936]
1942 – World War II: Battle of Savo Island: Allied naval forces protecting their amphibious forces during the initial stages of the Battle of Guadalcanal are surprised and defeated by an Imperial Japanese Navy cruiser force.
• [Battle of Savo Island]
• [Battle of Savo Island]
• [Drachinfel: Guadalcanal Campaign - 1st Savo IslandLINKTEXT]
• [Why was the US Navy mauled at Savo Island?]
• [[EN] Armchair Admirals Episode III - Battle of Savo Island | EnStream 2020]
1944 – The United States Forest Service and the Wartime Advertising Council release posters featuring Smokey Bear for the first time.
• [SmokeyBear.com: About the Campaign]
• [THE STORY OF SMOKEY BEAR w/ HOPALONG CASSIDY U.S. FOREST SERVICE FIRE FIGHTERS] (1953)
• [History of Smokey Bear]
• [The Story of Smokey Bear]
• [Smokey the Bear Dies - Decades TV Network]
1944 – Continuation War: The Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive, the largest offensive launched by Soviet Union against Finland during the Second World War, ends to a strategic stalemate. Both Finnish and Soviet troops at the Finnish front dug to defensive positions, and the front remains stable until the end of the war.
1945 – World War II: Nagasaki is devastated when an atomic bomb, Fat Man, is dropped by the United States B-29 Bockscar. Thirty-five thousand people are killed outright, including 23,200–28,200 Japanese war workers, 2,000 Korean forced workers, and 150 Japanese soldiers.
• [Wikipedia: Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki]
• [Atomic Archive: The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki]
• [Nagasaki Bomb - 1945 | Movietone Moments]
1945 – The Red Army invades Japanese-occupied Manchuria.
1949 - NC History The first locally-established arts council in the United States is formed in Winston-Salem.
• [Wikipedia: Arts Council of Winston-Salem Forsyth County]
• [Official Website]
1960 – South Kasai secedes from the Congo.
1965 – Singapore is expelled from Malaysia and becomes the only country to date to gain independence unwillingly.
1969 – Followers of Charles Manson murder pregnant actress Sharon Tate (wife of Roman Polanski), coffee heiress Abigail Folger, Polish actor Wojciech Frykowski, men's hairstylist Jay Sebring and recent high-school graduate Steven Parent.
• [Wikipedia: Manson Family]
• [Inside Charles Manson's crazed cult | 60 Minutes Australia]
• [Susan Atkins Interview (1976) - Description of Sharon Tate Murder]
1970 – LANSA Flight 502 crashes after takeoff from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport in Cusco, Peru, killing 99 of the 100 people on board, as well as two people on the ground.
1971 – The Troubles: The British Army in Northern Ireland launches Operation Demetrius. Hundreds of people are arrested and interned, thousands are displaced, and twenty are killed in the violence that followed.
1973 – Mars 7 is launched from the USSR.
1974 – As a direct result of the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon becomes the first President of the United States to resign from office. His Vice President, Gerald Ford, becomes president.
• [Swearing in Ceremony of Gerald R. Ford as 38th President of the United States, August 9, 1974]
• [Biography]
• [Ambition, Pragmatism and Party: A Political Biography of Gerald R. Ford]
1991 – The Italian prosecuting magistrate Antonino Scopelliti is murdered by the 'Ndrangheta on behalf of the Sicilian Mafia while preparing the government's case in the final appeal of the Maxi Trial.
1993 – The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan loses a 38-year hold on national leadership.
1999 – Russian President Boris Yeltsin fires his Prime Minister, Sergei Stepashin, and for the fourth time fires his entire cabinet.
2003 - NC History A flood washes away the Pisgah Covered Brisdge in Randolph County. It is later rebuilt.
• [Wikipedia: Pisgah Covered Bridge]
• [HD Carolina: Pisgah Covered Bridge]
2006 – At least 21 suspected terrorists are arrested in the 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot that happened in the United Kingdom. The arrests are made in London, Birmingham, and High Wycombe in an overnight operation.
2013 – Gunmen open fire at a Sunni mosque in the city of Quetta killing at least ten people and injuring 30.
2014 – Michael Brown, an 18-year-old African American male in Ferguson, Missouri, is shot and killed by a Ferguson police officer after reportedly assaulting the officer and attempting to steal his weapon, sparking protests and unrest in the city.
• [Wikipedia: Shooting of Michael Brown]
• [Ferguson: A Report from Occupied Territory]
• [RAW COVERAGE: Ferguson, Missouri, Round Two]
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