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Sunday, July 31, 2022

News and Weather Briefing for Sunday, July 31, 2022



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Almanac
Macon Calendar
Local and StateNews
Russo-UKrainian War Updates
National News Roundup
COVID-19 News and Updates
Science and Technology
Russo-Ukrainian War Videos (mostly long form)
On This Day
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GENERAL OUTLOOK

A nearly stationary front aligned from west to east across our area will help generate numerous afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms as it gradually lifts north today. The front is expected to dissipate early in the work week, with sub-tropical high pressure over the western Atlantic taking control of our weather for the rest of the week.



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Local Weather

General Forecast Through Tuesday Night





Franklin Area

Today

Showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Highs in the lower 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight

Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 10pm. Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 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.

Monday

Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Patchy fog before 7am. Highs near 80. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Monday Night

Showers and thunderstorms likely before 8pm, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Light winds out of the northwest. Chance of rain is 60%.

Tuesday

A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain is 40%.

Tuesday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a chance of showers between 8pm and 10pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain is 30%.


Highlands Plateau

Today

Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1pm. Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Winds out of the southwest 3 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight

Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 9pm. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Winds out of the west around 5 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday

Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 5pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 70s. West wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday Night

Showers likely, mainly before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph. Chance of rain is 60%.

Tuesday

A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Mostly sunny, with highs near 80. Chance of rain is 50%.

Tuesday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s.


Otto and South Central Macon County

Today

Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 2pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the lower 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight

Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 10pm. Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 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.

Monday

Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Patchy fog before 7am. Highs near 80. Calm winds early in the morning increasing to come out of the west 5 to 10 mph by midmorning. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Monday Night

Showers and thunderstorms likely before 8pm, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Light winds out of the northwest. Chance of rain is 60%.

Tuesday

A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain is 40%.

Tuesday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s.


Nantahala Area

Today

Showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Highs in the upper 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight

Showers and thunderstorms likely before 10pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 10pm and midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Monday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Patchy fog before 7am. Highs in the mid 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Monday Night

Showers and thunderstorms likely before 5am, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Light winds out of the southwest. Chance of rain is 60%.

Tuesday

A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Mostly sunny, with highs near 80. Chance of rain is 40%.

Tuesday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s.







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Hazards and Tropical Weather

Scattered thunderstorms developing this afternoon will be capable of cloud-to-ground lightning and torrential rainfall. A few of the storms may become strong enough to produce brief, damaging winds. Localized flash flooding cannot be ruled out.

A localized risk of flash flooding will accompany any thunderstorms that develop over the next several days. This threat could gradually increase in scope as soils in more places become saturated from multiple rounds of heavy rain and creeks and stream levels rise in response to continued runoff.





TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK




Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Sun Jul 31 2022

For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 5 days.

What's Up in the Tropics with Mark Sudduth - July 30, 2022





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Almanac

24 Hour Smoke Forecast

No smoke fields will be crossing Macon County today, no map was produced.












Air quality is in theupper 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




Local Air Monitor



Pollen

Pollen levels are expected to be in the low-medium range 0.6 out of 12) today with Grasses and Nettle being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low-medium range (1.6 out of 12).



Record Weather Events for July 31st

Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)

Highest Temperature 96°F in Franklin in 1999
Lowest Temperature 47°F in Highlands in 2014
Greatest Rainfall 3.00 inches in Highlands in 1879
Greatest Snowfall (no measurable snowfall has been recorded on this date since records started being kept in 1872)


Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of July
Data available from 1873 to 2022

Highest Temperature 101°F in Franklin on 07-29-1952
Lowest Temperature 34°F in Highlands on 07-27-1911
Greatest Rainfall 21.15 inches in Highlands on 07-29-1879
Greatest Snowfall no measurable snowfall has been recorded since records started being kept in 1873

All-time record weather events for Macon County

Highest Temperature 101°F in Franklin on Jul 29, 1952
Lowest Temperature -19°F in Highlands on Jan 21, 1985
Greatest Rainfall 21.15 inches in Highlands on Jul 29, 1879
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 25.5 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station on Mar 13, 1993




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Macon Calendar
(send your event to calendar@maconmedia.com)


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Local and State News


Joseph Orr (1996-2022) Funeral Procession | Macon Media

The funeral procession for Clarks Chapel Firefighter Joseph Orr, who died off-duty while swimming at Secret Falls near Highlands, NC.



• The Wrap @NCCapitol: Another saga from the 2020 elections, and Robinson's math troubles [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]

• NC lawmakers divided as House passes semiautomatic weapon ban before August recess [Raleigh News and Observer]

• Marion event raises awareness about human trafficking through Red Sand Project [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]

• Word from the Smokies: Remote cabin memorializes important Southern artist [Asheville Citizen Times]

• Free sailboat has not been taken – yet [The Sylva Herald]


State Budget Details

• NC Budget Table of Contents [Google Drive (PDF)]

• NC House Bill 103: 2022 Appropriations Act [Google Drive (PDF)]

• Joint Conference Committee Report on the Current Operations Appropriations Act of 2022 [Google Drive (PDF)]

• House Bill 103 Information and Voting History [NC General Assembly Website]

• Raises for state employees, preparations for recession, in proposed state budget [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]


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Special Section: Russo-Ukrainian War Updates
(sharing of a particular source is not an endorsement)
(Longer videos are in the Russo-Ukraine Videos section)



• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 30 [Institute for the Study of War] [PDF for July 30th]

• Russian official says Ukraine carried out drone attack on Black Sea fleet HQ [Reuters]

• Elon Musk Sounds the Alarm on Russia-Ukraine War [The Street]

• Wagner deployed like normal army units on Ukraine front line: UK [Al Jazeera]




JOMINI OF THE WEST MAP (Day 124-148)



Jomini is back after having had COVID. --editor



• Russia-Ukraine updates: Ukraine claims killing scores of Russians in Kherson fighting [DW News]

• Russia suspends gas supplies to Latvia [France 24]

• Red Cross seeks access to site of deadly attack on Ukrainian POWs [Al Jazeera]

• Explosion Kills Ukrainian POWs Held by Russian-Backed Forces [Wall Street Journal]

• Blinken Resists Push to Label Russia a Terrorist State [New York Times]


News from Russian or pro-Russian outlets or Video About the Russian Perspective

• Black Sea Fleet HQ in Sevastopol, Crimea attacked by Ukraine – governor [Russia Today]

• Russia's embargo on uranium supplies will get USA by stars and stripes [Pravda ]

• Number of victims of explosion in Black Sea Fleet headquarters rises to six — governor [TASS Russian News Agency]

The causes and consequences of the Ukraine war A lecture by John J. Mearsheimer



The Ukraine War From Russia's Perspective




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National and World News Roundup

• If This Is a Recession, We Might Not Know for Months [Wall Street Journal]

The world of China’s President Xi Jinping | DW Documentary



• Nancy Pelosi's Asia visit itinerary leaves out mention of possible stop in Taiwan [Fox News]

• China announces military exercise opposite Taiwan after warning Pelosi to scrap plans to visit [CNBC]

China's Catastrophic Oil and Gas Problem | RealLifeLore



• Artificial intelligence takes over school security at PPS [WEEK-TV (Peoria, IL)]

• U.S. Bank illegally used customer data to create sham accounts to inflate sales numbers for the last decade. Now they've been fined $37.5 million plus interest on unlawfully collected fees. [Business Insider]

• Who are the 7 House members who broke with their party in voting on assault weapons ban? [USA TODAY via Yahoo! News]

• Injunction for courthouse protester ruled too broad in NY [Courthouse News Service]


Special Legislative Section A Conversation with Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT): The Future of Conservative Family Policy | LIVE STREAM



• The Family Security Act 2.0 Summary [Mitt Romney (PDF)]

• Analysis of the Family Security Act 2.0 [Niskanen Center]

• Today’s Child Tax Credit Versus the Family Security Act 2.0 [HUmanity Forward]

• Romney Child Tax Credit Proposal Is Step Forward But Falls Short, Targets Low-Income Families to Pay for It [Center on Budget and Policy Priorities]


Global National: July 30, 2022 | No Quick fix for Ontario ER rooms shuttered over staffing shortages



Nightly News Full Broadcast - July 30


PBS NewsHour Full Episode July 30th, 2022



• Yes, the Great Books Make Us Better People [New York Times]



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COVID-19 News and Updates

Here is a section on COVID-19. It includes local, regional, state, national, and global items.



COVID-19 Numbers for Macon County:






• WHO Coronavirus (COVID-19) Dashboard [World Health Organization]

Globally, as of 6:34pm CEST, 28 July 2022, there have been 571,198,904 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 6,387,863 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 26 July 2022, a total of 12,248,795,623 vaccine doses have been administered.
In United States of America, from 3 January 2020 to 6:34pm CEST, 28 July 2022, there have been 89,655,437 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 1,018,073 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 22 July 2022, a total of 593,464,253 vaccine doses have been administered.

• Australia nears 12,000 Covid deaths with hospitals ‘heaving’ under caseload [The Guardian]

What support is available for millions of Americans suffering from long COVID | PBS Newshour



• Biden Administration Plans to Offer Updated Booster Shots in September [SOURCE]

• TWiV 922: TWiV clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin [Microbe TV]

• TWiV 923: If a bat pees in a forest, does anyone care? [Microbe TVE]

• Evaluating the impact of stay-at-home and quarantine measures on COVID-19 spread [BMC Infectious Diseases]

• Here’s what to do when someone at home has COVID-19 [Science News]

• The Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market in Wuhan was the early epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic [Science Magazine | American Association for the Advancement of Science] [Download PDF]

• The molecular epidemiology of multiple zoonotic origins of SARS-CoV-2 [Companion to the above article] [Download PDF]

• Pair of new studies point to natural Covid origin [France 24]




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Science and Technology News Roundup

• Artificial intelligence takes over school security at PPS [WEEK-TV (Peoria, IL)] [IntelliSee Website]

• Rivian lays off hundreds of workers as its struggles create a $19 billion headache for Amazon and Ford [Yahoo! NewsE]

• Meta, US hospitals sued for using healthcare data to target ads [Bleeping Computer]

• These Companies Know When You're Pregnant—And They're Not Keeping It Secret [Gizmodo]

• Ad-tech watchdog looks to dismantle disinformation economy — by targeting ads on Fox News [CBC Radio]

• DeepMind AI has discovered the structure of nearly every protein known to science [Live ScienceE]

• Free, legally available series/movies on YouTube in a Netlflix-like interface [Lamplight TV]


Podcasts and Long Form Videos
Anything covering educational, entertainment, history, current events, and technology topics

The Level1 Show July 29 2022: All In All It's Just Another Catgirl Through The Wall



Can't We Just Have One Place to Be Social? - DTNS 4326 | Daily Tech News Show



10 Reasons Aliens Might Not Contact Earth | Event Horizon



Why the Aztec Empire Fell | The Infographics Show



SpaceX Starship Testing Ramp Up, Huge International Space Station Changes, and more | Marcus House



Rise of the Cossacks - Origins of the Ukrainians | Kings and Generals



Unknown Amount Of Chinese Space Debris Entered Earth’s Atmosphere From Free-Falling Rocket | NBC News






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Russo-Ukrainian War Videos (mostly long form)

--> Study shows: Western sanctions take a heavy toll on Russia's economy | DW News



Zelenskyy visits port as Ukraine prepares to ship out grain | Al Jazeera



Ukraine seeks answers as more than 50 PoWs killed | BBC News



Ukrainian President Zelensky declares mandatory evacuation of East Donetsk | WION



Why Ukraine Wants This High-Tech American Rocket Launcher | CNBC







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On This Day

July 31st is the 212th day of the year (213th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 153 days remain until the end of the year.

Historical Events



Historical Events

(Please note that the Wikipedia articles often contain a bibliography and links to where you can learn more about a historical event)


30 BC – Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian's forces, but most of his army subsequently deserts, leading to his suicide.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Alexandria (30 BC)]
• [Wikipedia Bio: Mark Antony]
• [Wikipedia Bio: Augustus]

781 – The oldest recorded eruption of Mount Fuji (Traditional Japanese date: Sixth day of the seventh month of the first year of the Ten'o (天応) era).

1009 – Pope Sergius IV becomes the 142nd pope, succeeding Pope John XVIII.

1201 – Attempted usurpation by John Komnenos the Fat for the throne of Alexios III Angelos.

1423 – Hundred Years' War: Battle of Cravant: The French army is defeated by the English at Cravant on the banks of the river Yonne.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Cravant]
• [WIkipedia: Hundred Years' War]

1451 – Jacques Cœur is arrested by order of Charles VII of France.

1492 – The Jews are expelled from Spain when the Alhambra Decree takes effect.

1498 – On his third voyage to the Western Hemisphere, Christopher Columbus becomes the first European to discover the island of Trinidad.

1588 – The Spanish Armada is spotted off the coast of England.

1618 – Maurice, Prince of Orange disbands the waardgelders militia in Utrecht, a pivotal event in the Remonstrant/Counter-Remonstrant tensions.

1655 – Russo-Polish War (1654–67): The Russian army enters the capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Vilnius, which it holds for six years.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Vilnius (1655)]
• [Wikipedia: Russo-Polish War (1654–1667)]

1658 – Aurangzeb is proclaimed Mughal emperor of India.
• [Wikipedia Bio: Aurangzeb]
• [Mughal Empire]
• [The Hindu Lit for Life 2019: The Myth and Reality of Emperor Aurangzeb - An Illustrated lecture]

1703 – Daniel Defoe is placed in a pillory for the crime of seditious libel after publishing a politically satirical pamphlet, but is pelted with flowers.
• [Wikipedia Bio: Daniel Defoe]
• [HistoryPod Video]
• [Wiki[pedia article about the pamphlet]
• [The Shortest-Way with the Dissenters:] (PDF Copy)
• [Downloadable Copy on Internet Archive]

1712 – Action of 31 July 1712 (Great Northern War): Danish and Swedish ships clash in the Baltic Sea; the result is inconclusive.
• [Wikipedia: Action of 31 July 1712]

1715 – Seven days after a Spanish treasure fleet of 12 ships left Havana, Cuba for Spain, 11 of them sink in a storm off the coast of Florida. A few centuries later, treasure is salvaged from these wrecks.
• [Wikipedia: 1715 Treasure Fleet]
• [1715 Fleet Society]
• [The 1715 Spanish Treasure Fleet]

1741 – Charles Albert of Bavaria invades Upper Austria and Bohemia.

1763 – Odawa Chief Pontiac's forces defeat British troops at the Battle of Bloody Run during Pontiac's War.

1777 – The U.S. Second Continental Congress passes a resolution that the services of Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette "be accepted, and that, in consideration of his zeal, illustrious family and connexions, he have the rank and commission of major-general of the United States."
• [Wikipedia Bio: Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette]

1790 – The first U.S. patent is issued, to inventor Samuel Hopkins for a potash process.

1793 – Oulu Castle was destroyed in an explosion following the burning of a powder cellar.

1856 – Christchurch, New Zealand is chartered as a city.

1865 – The first narrow-gauge mainline railway in the world opens at Grandchester, Queensland, Australia.

1874 – Dr. Patrick Francis Healy became the first African-American inaugurated as president of a predominantly white university, Georgetown University.

1904 – Russo-Japanese War: Battle of Hsimucheng: Units of the Imperial Japanese Army defeat units of the Imperial Russian Army in a strategic confrontation and forever changed the way naval wars are fought.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Hsimucheng]
• [The Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905 🇷🇺🇯🇵 Full Documentary] (The Pacific War Channel)
• [Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905 - Battle of Tsushima ] (Kings and Generals)
• [The Battle of Tsushima]

1913 – The Balkan States sign an armistice in Bucharest.

1917 – World War I: The Battle of Passchendaele (Third Battle of Ypres) begins near Ypres in West Flanders, Belgium.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Passchendaele]
• [The Battle of Passchendaele - Mutiny in the German Navy I THE GREAT WAR Week 158]
• [The Battle of Passchendaele (1917)]
• [Why Passchendaele Was The Worst Battle Of WWI | The Battle Of Passchendaele | Timeline]

1932 – The NSDAP (Nazi Party) wins more than 38% of the vote in German elections.
• [Wikipedia: July 1932 German federal election]

1938 – Bulgaria signs a non-aggression pact with Greece and other states of Balkan Antanti (Turkey, Romania, Yugoslavia).

1938 – Archaeologists discover engraved gold and silver plates from King Darius the Great in Persepolis.

1941 – The Holocaust: Under instructions from Adolf Hitler, Nazi official Hermann Göring, orders SS General Reinhard Heydrich to "submit to me as soon as possible a general plan of the administrative material and financial measures necessary for carrying out the desired Final Solution of the Jewish question."
• [Preparations for the Final Solution begin] (History.com)

1941 – World War II: The Battle of Smolensk concludes with Germany capturing about 300,000 Soviet Red Army prisoners.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Smolensk (1941)]
• [Wikipedia: Eastern Front (World War II)]
• [Barbarossa Visualized: The Battle of Smolensk [July 1941] [Episode 5]]

1945 – Pierre Laval, the fugitive former leader of Vichy France, surrenders to Allied soldiers in Austria.

1948 – At Idlewild Field in New York, New York International Airport (later renamed John F. Kennedy International Airport) is dedicated.

1948 – USS Nevada is sunk by an aerial torpedo after surviving hits from two atomic bombs (as part of post-war tests) and being used for target practice by three other ships.

1964 – Ranger program: Ranger 7 sends back the first close-up photographs of the moon, with images 1,000 times clearer than anything ever seen from earth-bound telescopes.
• [Ranger 7]
• [NASA: Ranger VII Photographs of the Moon]
• [JPL: Ranger 7 'Meets' the Moon]

1970 – Black Tot Day: The last day of the officially sanctioned rum ration in the Royal Navy.
• [Wikipedia: Black Tot Day]
• [31st July 1970: Black Tot Day ends the Royal Navy's daily rum ration]
• [Video Playlist Marking the 50th Anniversary of Black Tot Day]

1971 – Apollo program: Apollo 15 astronauts become the first to ride in a lunar rover.

1972 – The Troubles: In Operation Motorman, the British Army re-takes the urban no-go areas of Northern Ireland. It is the biggest British military operation since the Suez Crisis of 1956, and the biggest in Ireland since the Irish War of Independence. Later that day, nine civilians are killed by car bombs in the village of Claudy.
• [Wikipedia: Operation Motorman]
• [Newsreel]
• [INSIGHT: OPERATION MOTORMAN 1972]

1973 – A Delta Air Lines jetliner, flight DL 723 crashes while landing in fog at Logan International Airport, Boston, Massachusetts killing 89.

1975 – The Troubles: Three members of a popular cabaret band and two gunmen are killed during a botched paramilitary attack in Northern Ireland.

1987 – A tornado occurs in Edmonton, Canada.

1988 – Thirty-two people are killed and 1,674 injured when a bridge at the Sultan Abdul Halim ferry terminal collapses in Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia.

1991 – The United States and Soviet Union both sign the START I Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, the first to reduce (with verification) both countries' stockpiles.
• [Wikipedia: START I]
• [Trip to Moscow and Kiev, Cuts of Signing Ceremony - 31 July 1991]
• [START I Nuclear Weapons Treaty Signing]

1992 – The nation of Georgia joins the United Nations.

1992 – Thai Airways International Flight 311 crashes into a mountain north of Kathmandu, Nepal killing all 113 people on board.

1999 – Discovery Program: Lunar Prospector: NASA intentionally crashes the spacecraft into the Moon, thus ending its mission to detect frozen water on the Moon's surface.
• [Lunar Prospector]
• [Spacecraft crash into lunar crater in search for ice]
• [Wikipedia: Discovery Program]

2006 – Fidel Castro hands over power to his brother, Raúl.

2007 – Operation Banner, the presence of the British Army in Northern Ireland, and the longest-running British Army operation ever, comes to an end.

2008 – East Coast Jets Flight 81 crashes near Owatonna Degner Regional Airport in Owatonna, Minnesota, killing all eight people on board.[5]

2012 – Michael Phelps breaks the record set in 1964 by Larisa Latynina for the most medals won at the Olympics.
• [Phelps' 19th Medal Breaks 48-Year-Old Record]

2014 – Gas explosions in the southern Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung kill at least 20 people and injure more than 270.
• [2014 Kaohsiung gas explosions]
• [Video Compilation]

2018 - Facebook discloses and removes Russian-linked network of sites attempting to interfere in American politics

2019 - American officials announce Osama bin Laden's son, Hamza bin Laden and potential successor has been killed in US air strikes in Pakistan

• [Wikipedia Bio]
• [The death of Hamza bin Laden and the weakness of al-Qaida]
• [BBC NewsT]

2020 - Eurozone economic activity falls 11.9% for April-June with Spain the worst at -18.5%, its deepest in modern times

2020 - Mexico overtakes the UK to have the world's third highest death toll from COVID-19 with 46,688 fatalities

2020 - Apple wildfire starts near Beaumont, California, forcing the evacuation of nearly 8,000 people over the next few days

• [Wikipedia: Apple Fire]
• [InciWeb: Apple Fire]
• [Massive Apple Fire burns out of control in Riverside County I ABC7 (video feed, no audio)]
• [Wildfire Today: Apple Fire Archive (newest articles first)]


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Published at 5:00am on Sunday, July 31, 2022
Author: Bobby Coggins


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News and Weather Briefing for Saturday, July 30, 2022



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COVID-19 News and Updates
Science and Technology
Russo-Ukrainian War Videos (mostly long form)
On This Day
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GENERAL OUTLOOK

A weak surface front will stall across the region for the balance of the weekend, providing a focus for numerous showers and thunderstorms fueled by abundant moisture pooled along the boundary. The front should dissipate by Tuesday, with high pressure over the western Atlantic taking control for the rest of the week.



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Local Weather

General Forecast Through Monday Night





Franklin Area

Today

A slight chance of showers, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 9am. Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the low-to-mid 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight

Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 3am. Areas of fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday

Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 5pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Sunday Night

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds.

Monday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with highs near 80. Chance of rain is 70%.

Monday Night


Highlands Plateau

Today

A slight chance of showers, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 9am. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid 70s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight

Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 1am. Patchy fog before 1am, then areas of fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Sunday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 10am and 2pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 2pm. Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs near 72. Calm winds becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Sunday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s. Winds out of the west around 5 mph. Chance of rain is 50%.

Monday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain is 70%.

Monday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s.


Otto and South Central Macon County

Today

A slight chance of showers, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 9am. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the lower 80s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tonight

Showers and thunderstorms likely before 2am, then a slight chance of showers between 2am and 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Areas of fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Sunday

Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 5pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Areas of fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs near 78. Calm winds becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Sunday Night

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds.

Monday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 11am and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Partly sunny, with highs near 80. Chance of rain is 70%.

Monday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s.


Nantahala Area

Today

Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 4pm. Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs near 80. 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.

Tonight

Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before midnight. Areas of fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 10am and 2pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 2pm. Areas of fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Calm winds becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Sunday Night

Showers and thunderstorms likely before 7pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 7pm and 10pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 60s. Light winds out of the southwest. Chance of rain is 70%.

Monday

Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain is 80%.

Monday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s.







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Hazards and Tropical Weather

Scattered thunderstorms developing this afternoon will be capable of cloud-to-ground lightning and torrential rainfall. A few of the storms may become strong enough to produce brief, damaging winds. Localized flash flooding cannot be ruled out.

A localized risk of flash flooding will accompany any thunderstorms that develop over the next several days. This threat could gradually increase in scope as soils in more places become saturated from multiple rounds of heavy rain and creeks and stream levels rise in response to continued runoff.





TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK




Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Sat Jul 30 2022

For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:

Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 5 days.

What's Up in the Tropics with Mark Sudduth - July 29, 2022





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Almanac

24 Hour Smoke Forecast

No smoke fields will be crossing Macon County today, no map was produced.












Air quality is in theupper 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




Local Air Monitor



Pollen

Pollen levels are expected to be in the low-medium range 0.6 out of 12) today with Grasses and Nettle being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low-medium range (0.6 out of 12).



Record Weather Events for July 29th

Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)

Highest Temperature 101°F in Franklin in 1952
Lowest Temperature 40°F in Highlands in 1911
Greatest Rainfall 21.15 inches in Highlands in 1879
Greatest Snowfall (no measurable snowfall has been recorded on this date since records started being kept in 1872)


Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of July
Data available from 1873 to 2022

Highest Temperature 101°F in Franklin on 07-29-1952
Lowest Temperature 34°F in Highlands on 07-27-1911
Greatest Rainfall 21.15 inches in Highlands on 07-29-1879
Greatest Snowfall no measurable snowfall has been recorded since records started being kept in 1873

All-time record weather events for Macon County

Highest Temperature 101°F in Franklin on Jul 29, 1952
Lowest Temperature -19°F in Highlands on Jan 21, 1985
Greatest Rainfall 21.15 inches in Highlands on Jul 29, 1879
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 25.5 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station on Mar 13, 1993




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Macon Calendar
(send your event to calendar@maconmedia.com)


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Local and State News


• WATCH NOW: Governor announces electric boat company coming to McDowell County [McDowell News (video in article)]

• Democrats bareknuckle Green Party off North Carolina ballot [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]

• 23-year-old man who ‘exited’ plane found dead in Fuquay-Varina after massive search [Raleigh News and Observer]

• Franklin police issue warning after man follows teen into store bathroom [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]

• Child killed in Great Smokies was park's 11th tree fall fatality [Asheville Citizen Times]


State Budget Details

• NC Budget Table of Contents [Google Drive (PDF)]

• NC House Bill 103: 2022 Appropriations Act [Google Drive (PDF)]

• Joint Conference Committee Report on the Current Operations Appropriations Act of 2022 [Google Drive (PDF)]

• House Bill 103 Information and Voting History [NC General Assembly Website]

• Raises for state employees, preparations for recession, in proposed state budget [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]


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Special Section: Russo-Ukrainian War Updates
(sharing of a particular source is not an endorsement)
(Longer videos are in the Russo-Ukraine Videos section)



• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 29 [Institute for the Study of War] [PDF for July 29th]

Ukraine's President Zelensky visits Odessa port ahead of first grain exports for months | BBC News



Russia, Ukraine Trade Blame For Deadly Strike On Prisoner-Of-War Camp | CBS News



• Wagner deployed like normal army units on Ukraine front line: UK [Al Jazeera]




JOMINI OF THE WEST MAP (Day 124-148)



Jomini is back after having had COVID. --editor



• Russia-Ukraine updates: Ukraine claims killing scores of Russians in Kherson fighting [DW News]

• Russia suspends gas supplies to Latvia [France 24]

• Red Cross seeks access to site of deadly attack on Ukrainian POWs [Al Jazeera]

• Explosion Kills Ukrainian POWs Held by Russian-Backed Forces [Wall Street Journal]

• Blinken Resists Push to Label Russia a Terrorist State [New York Times]


News from Russian or pro-Russian outlets or Video About the Russian Perspective

• US and Russia hold first top level call since February [Russia Today]

• Russia strikes powerful blow on Japanese yen [Pravda ]

• US mulls designating Russia as state sponsor of terrorism — White House [TASS Russian News Agency]

The causes and consequences of the Ukraine war A lecture by John J. Mearsheimer



The Ukraine War From Russia's Perspective




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National and World News Roundup

At least 16 people dead in Kentucky floods | CBS News



• House votes to ban assault weapons in wake of mass shootings [Courthouse News Service]

• ‘We Need Help’: Death Toll Rises in Devastating Kentucky Flooding [Wall Street Journal]

U.S. vs. China: What Aircraft Carriers Reveal About the Military Tech Race | WSJ



Implications of a possible Nancy Pelosi trip to Taiwan | CBS News



• ‘If US fighter jets escort Pelosi’s plane into Taiwan, it is invasion’ – China warns US [TDPel Media]

• Nancy Pelosi to Travel to Asia With Possible Taiwan Stop, Despite China Warnings [SOURCE]

What’s next for the January 6 investigation - and for Democrats? | The Bottom Line



• US House votes to ban assault weapons in wake of mass shootings [SOURCE]


Special Legislative Section A Conversation with Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT): The Future of Conservative Family Policy | LIVE STREAM



• The Family Security Act 2.0 Summary [Mitt Romney (PDF)]

• Analysis of the Family Security Act 2.0 [Niskanen Center]

• Today’s Child Tax Credit Versus the Family Security Act 2.0 [HUmanity Forward]

• Romney Child Tax Credit Proposal Is Step Forward But Falls Short, Targets Low-Income Families to Pay for It [Center on Budget and Policy Priorities]


Global National: July 29, 2022 | Pope’s apology falls short for some as reconciliation tour ends



Nightly News Full Broadcast - July 29


PBS NewsHour Full Episode July 29th, 2022



• Yes, the Great Books Make Us Better People [New York Times]



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COVID-19 News and Updates

Here is a section on COVID-19. It includes local, regional, state, national, and global items.



COVID-19 Numbers for Macon County:






• WHO Coronavirus (COVID-19) Dashboard [World Health Organization]

Globally, as of 6:34pm CEST, 28 July 2022, there have been 571,198,904 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 6,387,863 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 26 July 2022, a total of 12,248,795,623 vaccine doses have been administered.
In United States of America, from 3 January 2020 to 6:34pm CEST, 28 July 2022, there have been 89,655,437 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 1,018,073 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 22 July 2022, a total of 593,464,253 vaccine doses have been administered.

• TWiV 922: TWiV clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin [Microbe TV]

• Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in exhaled air using non-invasive embedded strips in masks [American Journal of Infection Control]

• Officials boost access to a drug that can protect the immunocompromised from COVID-19 [National Public Radio]

• Biden Administration Plans to Offer Updated Booster Shots in September [New York Times]

• Coffee shop sales volume still below pre-pandemic levels [Yahoo! Finace]

• Here’s what to do when someone at home has COVID-19 [Science News]

• The Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market in Wuhan was the early epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic [Science Magazine | American Association for the Advancement of Science] [Download PDF]

• The molecular epidemiology of multiple zoonotic origins of SARS-CoV-2 [Companion to the above article] [Download PDF]

• Pair of new studies point to natural Covid origin [France 24]




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Science and Technology News Roundup

Live Track: Out-Of Control Chinese Rocket Crash Into Earth | The Launch Pad



• When and where will China's big rocket debris fall to Earth this weekend? [SPACE.COM]

• The Microchip Era Is Giving Way to the Megachip Age [Wall Street Journal]

• China says U.S. chip act will distort global semiconductor supply chain [Reuters]

• S.4982 - Creating Helpful Incentives for Producing Semiconductors for America and Foundries Act [CONGRESS.GOV]

• CHIPS Act clears Congress, ensuring $52 billion boost to US foundries [The Verge]

• Facebook Approved Pro-Genocide Ads in Kenya After Claiming to Foster 'Safe and Secure' Elections [Gizmodod]

• Free, legally available series/movies on YouTube in a Netlflix-like interface [Lamplight TV]


Podcasts and Long Form Videos
Anything covering educational, entertainment, history, current events, and technology topics

The Level1 Show July 29 2022: All In All It's Just Another Catgirl Through The Wall



Can't We Just Have One Place to Be Social? - DTNS 4326 | Daily Tech News Show



TWiV 922: TWiV clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin | Microbe TV



Meta's Facebook and Instagram Revamp Hits Snags With Competition | Tech News Briefing Podcast | WSJ



$AMZN and $AAPL earnings, $META losing faith, Jay Trading + OK Boomer with Nate O'Brien | E1521 | This Week in Startups



A hospital for Ukraine’s disabled, wounded by war | Washington Post



Documenting destruction on the frontlines of the war in Ukraine | CBS News






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Russo-Ukrainian War Videos (mostly long form)

--> Russia puts pressure on EU by cutting gas supplies | DW Business Special



Is the world edging towards an 'accidental' nuclear war? | Inside Story



Ukraine's Zelensky calls prison strike 'deliberate Russian war crime' | FRANCE 24 English



Frontline report: the Ukrainian soldiers operating behind Russian lines | BBC News







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On This Day

July 30th is the 211th day of the year (212th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 154 days remain until the end of the year.

Historical Events



Historical Events

(Please note that the Wikipedia articles often contain a bibliography and links to where you can learn more about a historical event)


762 – Baghdad is founded.

1419 – First Defenestration of Prague: A crowd of radical Hussites kill seven members of the Prague city council.
• [Wikipedia: Hussites]
• [Wikipedia: First Defenestration of Prague]
• [Unbiased History: The Defenestrations of Prague]
• [Wikipedia: Bohemian Reformation]
• [First Defenestration of Prague] (1955 Dramatization in Czech, no translation)

1502 – Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off the coast of Honduras during his fourth voyage.

1609 – Beaver Wars: At Ticonderoga (now Crown Point, New York), Samuel de Champlain shoots and kills two Iroquois chiefs on behalf of his native allies.

1619 – In Jamestown, Virginia, the first Colonial European representative assembly in the Americas, the Virginia General Assembly, convenes for the first time.

1627 – An earthquake kills about 5,000 people in Gargano, Italy.

1635 – Eighty Years' War: The Siege of Schenkenschans begins; Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, begins the recapture of the strategically important fortress from the Spanish Army.

1656 – The Battle of Warsaw ends with a Swedish-Brandenburger victory over a larger Polish-Lithuanian force.

1676 – Nathaniel Bacon issues the "Declaration of the People of Virginia", beginning Bacon's Rebellion against the rule of Governor William Berkeley.
• [Wikipedia: Declaration of the People of Virginia]
• [Text at The Avalon Project]
• [Wikipedia Bio: Nathaniel Bacon (Virginia colonist)]
• [33 - 'The History of Colonel Nathaniel Bacon's Rebellion' by Ebenezer Cook (1728)]
• [Wikipedia: Bacon's Rebellion]
• [amestown - Bacon's Rebellion] (Khan Academy)
• [Bacon's Rebellion: Racism in America | Michael Trownsell | TS]

1729 – Founding of Baltimore, Maryland.

1733 – The first Masonic Grand Lodge in the future United States is constituted in Massachusetts.

1756 – In Saint Petersburg, Bartolomeo Rastrelli presents the newly built Catherine Palace to Empress Elizabeth and her courtiers.

1811 – Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, leader of the Mexican insurgency, is executed by the Spanish in Chihuahua City, Mexico.

1859 – First ascent of Grand Combin, one of the highest summits in the Alps.

1863 – American Indian Wars: Representatives of the United States and tribal leaders including Chief Pocatello (of the Shoshone) sign the Treaty of Box Elder.
• [Wikipedia: Box Elder Treaty]
• [Wikipedia: American Indian Wars]

1864 – American Civil War: Battle of the Crater: Union forces attempt to break Confederate lines at Petersburg, Virginia by exploding a large bomb under their trenches.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of the Crater]
• [Battle of The Crater at Petersburg: War Department] (American Battlefield Trust)
• [Battle of the Crater: Everyone Into the Hole]
• [nder Siege! - S01E05: Petersburg 1864 - Full Documentary]
• [Eyewitness to the Battle of the Crater (North)]
• [Cold Mountain - Battle of the Crater (Seige of Petersburg)] (Dramatization)

1865 – The steamboat Brother Jonathan sinks off the coast of Crescent City, California, killing 225 passengers, the deadliest shipwreck on the Pacific Coast of the U.S. at the time.

1866 – Armed Confederate veterans in New Orleans riot against a meeting of Radical Republicans, killing 48 people and injuring another 100.

1871 – The Staten Island Ferry Westfield's boiler explodes, killing over 85 people.

1912 – Japan's Emperor Meiji dies and is succeeded by his son Yoshihito, who is now known as the Emperor Taishō.

1930 – In Montevideo, Uruguay wins the first FIFA World Cup.

1932 – Premiere of Walt Disney's Flowers and Trees, the first cartoon short to use Technicolor and the first Academy Award winning cartoon short.

1945 – World War II: Japanese submarine I-58 sinks the USS Indianapolis, killing 883 seamen. Most die during the following four days, until an aircraft notices the survivors.
• [94-year-old survivor of the USS Indianapolis sinking, tells his story]
• [Wikipedia: USS Indianapolis (CA-35)]
• [The Story of the Deadliest Shark Attack in US History]
• [An Exclusive First Look Inside USS Indianapolis Wreckage Underwater | TODAY (2017)]

1956 – A joint resolution of the U.S. Congress is signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, authorizing In God We Trust as the U.S. national motto.
• [Wikipedia: In God We Trust]
• [The Real Reason 'In God We Trust' Is On The U.S. Dollar]

1962 – The Trans-Canada Highway, the longest national highway in the world, is officially opened.

1965 – U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Social Security Act of 1965 into law, establishing Medicare and Medicaid.
• [Wikipedia: Social Security Amendments of 1965]
• [Medicare and Medicaid at 50 (2017)]

1966 – England defeats West Germany to win the 1966 FIFA World Cup at Wembley Stadium after extra time.

1969 – Vietnam War: US President Richard Nixon makes an unscheduled visit to South Vietnam and meets with President Nguyễn Văn Thiệu and U.S. military commanders.
• [News Reel Footage]

1971 – Apollo program: On Apollo 15, David Scott and James Irwin on the Apollo Lunar Module Falcon land on the Moon with the first Lunar Rover.
• [Wikipedia: Apollo 15]
• [APOLLO 15 Landing (stabilized video)]
• [Apollo 15: "Never Been on a Ride like this Before"] (NASA Video)
• [Apollo 15 in 60fps: Rover Traverse To Station 4]

1971 – An All Nippon Airways Boeing 727 and a Japanese Air Force F-86 collide over Morioka, Iwate, Japan killing 162.

1974 – Watergate scandal: U.S. President Richard Nixon releases subpoenaed White House recordings after being ordered to do so by the Supreme Court of the United States.

1975 – Jimmy Hoffa disappears from the parking lot of the Machus Red Fox restaurant in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit, at about 2:30 p.m. He is never seen or heard from again.
• [Jimmy Hoffa’s Disappearance: News Reports 1975 - 1980]
• [Wikipedia Bio: Jimmy Hoffa]
• [LINKTEXT]

1978 – The 730: Okinawa Prefecture changes its traffic on the right-hand side of the road to the left-hand side.

1980 – Vanuatu gains independence.

1980 – Israel's Knesset passes the Jerusalem Law.
• [Wikipedia: Jerusalem Law]

1981 – As many as 50,000 demonstrators, mostly women and children, took to the streets in Łódź to protest food ration shortages in Communist Poland.

1990 – Ian Gow, Conservative Member of Parliament, is assassinated at his home by IRA terrorists in a car bombing after he assured the group that the British government would never surrender to them.

2003 – In Mexico, the last 'old style' Volkswagen Beetle rolls off the assembly line.

2006 – The world's longest running music show Top of the Pops is broadcast for the last time on BBC Two. The show had aired for 42 years.

2011 – Marriage of Queen Elizabeth II's eldest granddaughter Zara Phillips to former rugby union footballer Mike Tindall.

2012 – A train fire kills 32 passengers and injures 27 on the Tamil Nadu Express in Andhra Pradesh, India.

2012 – A power grid failure in Delhi leaves more than 300 million people without power in northern India.

2014 – Twenty killed and 150 are trapped after a landslide in Maharashtra, India.

2020 – NASA's Mars 2020 mission was launched on an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
• [Live NASA Webcast]
• [SciNews Highlight Reel]
• [Wikipedia: Mars 2020]
• [Official Website]


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Published at 5:30am on Saturday, July 30, 2022
Author: Bobby Coggins


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