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OUTLOOK
A stormy pattern will persist over the area through the weekend, with scattered if not numerous showers and thunderstorms developing each afternoon. Temperatures will remain above normal through Saturday. Cooler but still rainier weather will arrive Sunday with a stalling cold front and possibly impacts from the remnants of Tropical Storm Fred in the early to middle part of next week.
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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 Monday Night
Franklin area
Today
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 3pm. Widespread fog, mainly before 8am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 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.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 5am, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
Showers and thunderstorms. Highs near 80. Light winds out of the southeast. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-60s. Light winds out of the southeast. Chance of rain is 60%.
Monday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly between 11am and 5pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain is 70%.
Monday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-60s. Chance of rain is 70%.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 3pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with highs near 80. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three-quarters of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 2am, then a chance of showers between 2am and 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday
Showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 10am. Highs in the low-to-mid 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three-quarters of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Low around 60. Light winds out of the east. Chance of rain is 80%.
Monday
Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 4pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Highs in the upper 60s. Chance of rain is 80%.
Monday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 60. Chance of rain is 80%.
Otto area
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 4pm. Widespread fog, mainly before 8am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 80s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1am, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
Showers and thunderstorms. Highs near 80. Light winds out of the southeast. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-60s. Light winds out of the southeast. Chance of rain is 60%.
Monday
Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 5pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Highs in the mid-to-upper 70s. Chance of rain is 80%.
Monday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-60s. Chance of rain is 70%.
Nantahala area
Today
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 4pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the low-to-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.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 5am, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
Showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%.
Monday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-70s. Chance of rain is 70%.
Monday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-60s. Chance of rain is 70%.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Scattered showers and thunderstorms are in the forecast today. The remnants of tropical cyclone Fred may interact with an old front to produce heavy rainfall early next week. This could result in a flash flooding threat, especially in areas that receive multiple rounds of heavy rainfall.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
TROPICAL TIDBITS
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[Friday / Aug 13] Fred to Bring Heavy Rain to Florida; New Storm will Impact Leeward Islands
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Sat Aug 14 2021
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical Depression Fred, located near the north-central coast of Cuba and on Tropical Depression Seven, located several hundred miles east of the Leeward Islands.
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 5 days.
Tropical Storm Fred Discussion Number 6
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL062021
1100 PM EDT Fri Aug 13 2021
Interaction with land and southwesterly shear has continued to take a toll on Fred this evening. It is very difficult to determine in infrared satellite imagery and recent surface observations from Cuba if a closed circulation still exists, however the system is maintained as a tropical depression for now. Scatterometer data, which should arrive very soon, and reconnaissance aircraft observations on Saturday morning should provide additional information on the system's intensity and structure.
The system still appears to be moving moving westward or 280/11 kt. There has been no change to the track forecast reasoning from the previous advisory. The cyclone is approaching the western periphery of a subtropical ridge extending over the western Atlantic, and Fred should turn west-northwestward overnight, and then northwestward on Saturday. The track guidance has again shifted westward, but the shift is not as large as was noted on the previous cycle. The NHC track forecast has been adjusted to the left, closer to the consensus aids, but it still remains to the east of those models. Some additional westward adjustments in subsequent forecasts may be required.
As mentioned above, land interaction and southwesterly vertical will limit any attempt of re-organization overnight, however the system is expected to move off the northern coast of Cuba Saturday morning and the global model guidance suggests that a center re-formation could occur over the western portion of the Straits of Florida. The center re-formation shown by the guidance appears to be aided by an area of upper-level diffluent flow to the southeast of an upper-level trough currently located over the eastern Gulf of Mexico. Although only a little strengthening is indicated in the official forecast through 36 hours, the environment could become a little more conducive on Sunday, and the NHC wind speed forecast again calls for gradual strengthening while Fred moves northwestward over the eastern Gulf. The updated intensity forecast is unchanged from the previous advisory and is a blend of the statistical guidance and the HCCA model. The intensity forecast continues to be of lower-than-normal confidence given the current disorganized structure of the system.
KEY MESSAGES:
1. Tonight through Monday, heavy rainfall could lead to areal, urban, and small stream flooding impacts, and cause new and renewed river flooding, across southern and central Florida into the Big Bend. From Sunday onward, heavy rain and flood impacts could extend into other portions of the Southeast and into the southern and central Appalachians and Piedmont as Fred interacts with a front in the area.
2. Tropical storm conditions are expected in portions of the Lower Florida Keys on Saturday, where a Tropical Storm Warning is in effect.
3. There is a risk of tropical storm conditions in the Florida Panhandle beginning on Monday. Watches may be required for a portion of this area on Saturday.
FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS
INIT 14/0300Z 22.7N 80.6W 30 KT 35 MPH
12H 14/1200Z 23.4N 81.9W 30 KT 35 MPH...OVER WATER
24H 15/0000Z 24.8N 83.6W 35 KT 40 MPH
36H 15/1200Z 26.3N 85.0W 35 KT 40 MPH
48H 16/0000Z 27.8N 86.0W 40 KT 45 MPH
60H 16/1200Z 29.2N 86.6W 45 KT 50 MPH
72H 17/0000Z 30.6N 86.8W 50 KT 60 MPH...INLAND
96H 18/0000Z 34.0N 86.5W 25 KT 30 MPH...INLAND
120H 19/0000Z 37.5N 84.0W 20 KT 25 MPH...POST-TROP/INLAND
Tropical Depression Seven Discussion Number 3
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL072021
1100 PM AST Fri Aug 13 2021
While Tropical Depression Seven has maintained a irregularly shaped cirrus canopy of deep cold cloud tops near its estimated center, the convection does not appear well organized. Several SSMIS microwave passes between 2011 UTC and 2205 UTC did not reveal much organization under the cirrus, with just a few patches of deeper convection contributing to the larger stratiform region. A helpful ASCAT-B pass at 0030 UTC showed that the center was near the southeastern end of this cirrus canopy, and found peak winds lower than earlier today at only 27 kt. The 0000 UTC subjective Dvorak estimates were T2.5/35 kt from SAB and T2.5/30 kt from TAFB and the most recent objective ADT estimate was in between at T2.2/32 kt. A blend of these data support keeping the initial intensity at 30-kt for this advisory.
The small cyclone continues to move quickly off to the west at 280/18 kt. A large low- to mid-level ridge draped across the central and western North Atlantic is expected to maintain the system on a general west-northwest heading, though with gradual deceleration as the ridge is eroded some by a mid- to upper-tropospheric trough. The latest track guidance remains tightly clustered but a bit more poleward through the first 72 hours. Afterwards, more track guidance spread becomes apparent. A quick look at the latest ECMWF ensemble guidance suggest that some of this spread is driven by the forecast intensity of the system, with stronger members taking the cyclone on a more poleward track. For now, the latest NHC track forecast is fairly close to, but a little poleward of the previous track. This track remains close to the HCCA and TVCN consensus aids, and roughly splits the difference between the deterministic GFS and ECMWF model solutions.
The intensity forecast is somewhat conflicting. Even though both the GFS & ECMWF based SHIPS guidance depict low 200-850 hPa vertical wind shear between 5-10 knots over the next 48 hours, the depression is also embedded in very dry mid-level air, with 700-500 hPa layer mean relative humidity as low as 44 percent currently in the ECMWF-SHIPS. In addition, the system is moving rapidly westward, and a continued fast motion in the short-term may result in higher westerly mid-level shear which may have a larger than normal effect to a small tropical cyclone in a very dry environment. After 48 hours, vertical wind shear out of the northwest is expected to increase, ahead of a large upper-level trough digging southwestward, upstream of the cyclone. Moreover, land interaction with both Puerto Rico and Hispaniola remains a distinct possibility, especially if the cyclone tracks left of the current forecast track. It is worth noting the latest HWRF run continues to be a extreme outlier with a much higher intensity than the remaining guidance. In fact, much of global model guidance and COAMPS-TC regional hurricane model barely maintains a closed circulation over the next 36-48 hours. I have elected to maintain a very similar forecast to the previous advisory, with peak winds of only 45 kt in 48-60 hours. This forecast remains conservative and is still lower than the SHIPS and HCCA intensity guidance.
Key Messages:
1. Tropical storm conditions are expected in portions of the Leeward Islands late Saturday or early Sunday, and are possible over the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico on Sunday. The risk of strong winds will then spread westward to the Dominican Republic Sunday night and Monday.
2. Heavy rainfall could lead to flash and urban flooding over the Leeward and Virgin Islands. Across Puerto Rico, heavy rainfall may lead to flash, urban and small stream flooding, along with the potential for mudslides.
3. There is a risk of wind and rainfall impacts across Haiti, the Turks and Caicos Islands, the southeastern Bahamas, and Cuba next week, and interests in those areas should monitor the progress of this system.
FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS
INIT 14/0300Z 15.5N 53.8W 30 KT 35 MPH
12H 14/1200Z 16.0N 56.8W 35 KT 40 MPH
24H 15/0000Z 16.7N 60.3W 35 KT 40 MPH
36H 15/1200Z 17.5N 63.5W 40 KT 45 MPH
48H 16/0000Z 18.3N 66.2W 45 KT 50 MPH...INLAND
60H 16/1200Z 18.9N 68.2W 45 KT 50 MPH...OVER WATER
72H 17/0000Z 19.6N 70.4W 35 KT 40 MPH...INLAND
96H 18/0000Z 21.7N 74.3W 40 KT 45 MPH...OVER WATER
120H 19/0000Z 24.3N 78.6W 40 KT 45 MPH
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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 (6.9 out of 12) today with Grasses, Nettle, and Chenopods being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium range (5.3 out of 12).
Weather Extremes for Macon County on August 12th
Highest Temperature 94°F in Highlands in 1925
Lowest Temperature 42°F in Highlands in 1931
Greatest Rainfall 9.68 inches in Highlands in 1940
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
The US is leaving Afghanistan, but what is it leaving behind? | The Bottom Line
Afghan government on verge of collapse as Taliban capture 4 more cities [Long War Journal]
Taliban Seize Kandahar, Prepare to March on Afghan Capital Kabul [Wall Street Journal]
NBC Nightly News, August 13th, 2021
PBS NewsHour full episode, August 13th, 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.
COVID-19 Numbers for Macon County: [August 13, 2021]
If You Skip the Vaccine, It Is My ‘Damn Business’ [New York Times]
NCDHHS Live Fireside Chat on COVID-19 Vaccines and Young Adults
Dr John Campbell: Delta pandemic (August 13, 2021)
TWiV 793: COVID-19 clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin
In COVID-19 clinical update #75, Daniel Griffin reviews vaccine effectiveness against transmission, modeling effectiveness of daily antigen tests, updated CDC guidance for fully vaccinated, risk of infection with time after mRNA vaccination, reduced risk of infection after vaccination, therapeutic anticoagulants in critically ill patients, and 6 month outcomes in hospitalized patients.
Show notes at [https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/twiv-793/]
Supreme Court won’t block Indiana University vaccine mandate as Justice Barrett rejects student plea [MSN]
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 14th is the 226th day of the year (227th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 139 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)
29 BC – Octavian holds the second of three consecutive triumphs in Rome to celebrate the victory over the Dalmatian tribes.
1040 – King Duncan I is killed in battle against his first cousin and rival Macbeth. The latter succeeds him as King of Scotland.
1183 – Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures and flee to western Japan to escape pursuit by the Minamoto clan.
1264 – After tricking the Venetian galley fleet into sailing east to the Levant, the Genoese capture an entire Venetian trade convoy at the Battle of Saseno.
• [Battle of Saseno]
• [War of Saint Sabas]
1352 – War of the Breton Succession: Anglo-Bretons defeat the French in the Battle of Mauron.
1370 – Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, grants city privileges to Karlovy Vary.
1385 – Portuguese Crisis of 1383–85: Battle of Aljubarrota: Portuguese forces commanded by John I of Portugal defeat the Castilian army of John I of Castile.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Aljubarrota]
• [BazBattles: The Battle of Aljubarrota 1385 AD]
• [1383–1385 Portuguese interregnum]
1592 – The first sighting of the Falkland Islands by John Davis.
1598 – Nine Years' War: Battle of the Yellow Ford: Irish forces under Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, defeat an English expeditionary force under Henry Bagenal.
1720 – The Spanish military Villasur expedition is defeated by Pawnee and Otoe warriors near present-day Columbus, Nebraska.
• [Wikipedia: Villasur expedition]
• [War of the Quadruple Alliance]
• [A Pawnee perspective on the Villasur Expedition]
• [The Pedro de Villasur Expedition and Some Frenchmen in New Mexico!]
• [An Otoe-Missouria perspective on the Villasur Expedition]
1790 – The Treaty of Wereloe ended the 1788–1790 Russo-Swedish War.
1791 – Slaves from plantations in Saint-Domingue hold a Vodou ceremony led by houngan Dutty Boukman at Bois Caïman, marking the start of the Haitian Revolution.
1816 – The United Kingdom formally annexes the Tristan da Cunha archipelago, administering the islands from the Cape Colony in South Africa.
1842 – American Indian Wars: Second Seminole War ends, with the Seminoles forced from Florida.
1848 – Oregon Territory is organized by act of Congress.
1880 – Construction of Cologne Cathedral, the most famous landmark in Cologne, Germany, is completed.
1885 – Japan's first patent is issued to the inventor of a rust-proof paint.
1893 – France becomes the first country to introduce motor vehicle registration.
1900 – The Eight-Nation Alliance occupies Beijing, China, in a campaign to end the bloody Boxer Rebellion in China.
• [Battle of Peking (1900)]
• [Boxer Rebellion]
• [Eight-Nation Alliance]
• [History of China: The Boxer Rebellion Explained]
• [55 Days at Peking: The Song of 11 Nations [COMPILATION]]
• [When America, Russia, And Germany Were Allies: The Relief Of Peking (1900)]
• [55 Days at Peking (1963): The Battle of Peking Scene]
• [5 Days at Peking (1963) - Full length movie]
• [The Boxer Rebellion l HISTORY OF CHINA]
1901 – The first claimed powered flight, by Gustave Whitehead in his Number 21.
• [Wikipedia Bio: Gustave Whitehead]
• [Whitehead No. 21]
1914 – World War I: Start of the Battle of Lorraine, an unsuccessful French offensive.
• [Battle of Lorraine]
• [Battle of the Frontiers]
• [Mountain Combat In The Vosges - The Battle For Alsace-Lorraine I THE GREAT WAR Special]
1921 – Tannu Uriankhai, later Tuvan People's Republic is established as a completely independent country (which is supported by Soviet Russia).
1933 – Loggers cause a forest fire in the Coast Range of Oregon, later known as the first forest fire of the Tillamook Burn; destroying 240,000 acres (970 km2) of land.
• [Wikipedia: Tillamook Burn]
• [The Tillamook Burn forest fire of August, 1933]
• [Legacy of Fire: The Story of the Tillamook Burn]
1935 – Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act, creating a government pension system for the retired.
1936 – Rainey Bethea is hanged in Owensboro, Kentucky in the last known public execution in the United States.
• [Wikipedia Bio: Rainey Bethea]
• [Off the Books: Bill Shelton - Rainey Bethea]
• [The Last Public Hanging in the United States]
1941 – World War II: Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt sign the Atlantic Charter of war stating postwar aims.
1947 – Pakistan gains Independence from the British Empire.
1959 – Founding and first official meeting of the American Football League.
1967 – UK Marine Broadcasting Offences Act declares participation in offshore pirate radio illegal.
1969 – The Troubles: British troops are deployed in Northern Ireland as political and sectarian violence breaks out, marking the start of the 37-year Operation Banner.
1971 – Bahrain declares independence from Britain
1972 – An Ilyushin Il-62 airliner crashes near Königs Wusterhausen, East Germany killing 156 people.
1980 – Lech Wałęsa leads strikes at the Gdańsk, Poland shipyards.
1994 – Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, also known as "Carlos the Jackal", is captured.
• [Wikipedia Bio: Carlos the Jackal]
• [August 14, 1994: World’s Most Famous Hit Man, Carlos the Jackal, Arrested]
1996 – Greek Cypriot refugee Solomos Solomou is shot and killed by a Turkish security officer while trying to climb a flagpole in order to remove a Turkish flag from its mast in the United Nations Buffer Zone in Cyprus.
2003 – A widescale power blackout affects the northeast United States and Canada.
• [Northeast blackout of 2003]
• [News coverage of 2003 blackout in New York City: ABC7]
• [CBS News - Northeast blackout - 2003-08-14]
2005 – Helios Airways Flight 522, en route from Larnaca, Cyprus to Prague, Czech Republic via Athens, crashes in the hills near Grammatiko, Greece, killing 121 passengers and crew. 2006 – Sri Lankan Civil War: Sixty-one schoolgirls killed in Chencholai bombing by Sri Lankan Air Force air strike.
2007 – The Kahtaniya bombings kills at least 500 people.
2013 – Egypt declares a state of emergency as security forces kill hundreds of demonstrators supporting former president Mohamed Morsi.
2013 – UPS Airlines Flight 1354 crashes short of the runway at Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport, killing both crew members on board.
2015 – The US Embassy in Havana, Cuba re-opens after 54 years of being closed when Cuba–United States relations were broken off.
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Published at 5:00am on Saturday, August 14, 2021
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