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GENERAL OUTLOOK
Seasonally hot and muggy conditions will continue through the upcoming week. There will be a chance of mainly afternoon and evening thunderstorms into next week as well, with the highest chances on Monday.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Monday Night
Franklin Area
Today
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 80s. Calm winds. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Light winds out of the south. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly 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. Chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 30%.
Monday
A chance of showers before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 3pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain is 60%.
Monday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 2am, then a chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain is 60%.
Highlands Plateau
Today
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Partly sunny, with highs near 80. Light and variable winds. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers between 11pm and 1am. Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s. Light south southwest winds. Chance of rain is 20%.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-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.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers between 11pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 30%.
Monday
A slight chance of showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between noon and 5pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 70s. Chance of rain is 60%.
Monday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a chance of showers between 8pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain is 40%.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Calm winds. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers between 11pm and 1am. Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Light winds out of the south. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Calm winds becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers between 11pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 30%.
Monday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 80s. Chance of rain is 60%.
Monday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a chance of showers between 8pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain is 40%.
Nantahala Area
Today
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 80s. Calm winds.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Light south winds.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs near 80. Light and variable winds. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers between 11pm and 3am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 30%.
Monday
A slight chance of showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between noon and 4pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain is 60%.
Monday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 8pm, then a chance of showers between 8pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain is 60%.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Hazardous weather is not expected today.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Sat Jul 16 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 15, 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 lower range of yellow.
Fire and Smoke Map
Local Air Monitor
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the low range 2.2 out of 12) today with Grasses, Plantain, and Cenopods being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low-medium range (2.7 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for July 16th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 96°F in Franklin in 1980
Lowest Temperature 41°F in Highlands in 1903
Greatest Rainfall 5.77 inches in Highlands in 1916
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
• Column: Exciting News About the New Angel Medical Center’s Design, Planned Opening, and Great Benefits for the Community [Macon Media]
• Green Party consultant, dodging NC investigators, says he didn't do anything wrong [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• ‘Why can’t I find cat food?’ And other grocery shortages (mostly) explained [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Former Sylva police officer indicted for excessive use of force [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Macon County Board of Commissioners - July 2022 [Macon Media]
• Rep. Gillespie Legislative Newsletter Volume XXV [Macon Media]
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 15 [Institute for the Study of War] [PDF for July 15th]
• ISW Special Report: Russian Volunteer Units and Battalions [Institute for the Study of War]
Ukraine War Report - Russia Strikes Central Ukraine - Day 141 | NEMICO NETWORK
Vinnytsia, Ukraine Struck by Kalibr - Combat Footage Live Review | Funker530
After capturing large parts of Donbas: will Putin have an appetite for more? | To the Point
JOMINI OF THE WEST MAP (Day 98-107)
Jomini of the West has bewen hit hard by COVID, but will be posting a new thread soon --editor
1/ Ukrainian TVD, Day 108-123. Mid-June has seen the Russian Armed Forces maintain their operational momentum and make important gains in the Donbas while the Ukrainian Armed Forces continue to press their counteroffensive in the Kherson Oblast. #UkraineRussiaWar #UkraineWar pic.twitter.com/5MnyYOaUbz
— Jomini of the West (@JominiW) June 28, 2022
• Ukraine: British man held by Russia-backed separatists dies — live updates [DW News]
• Russia sanctions 384 Japanese lawmakers over stance on Ukraine [Al Jazeera]
• Can US-supplied HIMARS be a game changer for Ukraine? [France 24]
• Russian Missile Attacks Hit Another Ukrainian City, Regional Officials Say [Wall Street Journal]
• Ukraine war: 23 killed in Russian rocket attack on Vinnytsia [BBC News]
News from Russian or pro-Russian outlets or Video About the Russian Perspective
• Russia’s defense minister pays surprise visit to Ukraine [Russia Today]
• Ukrainian serviceman has only 13 days to live when on Donbass front line [Pravda ]
• EC suggests new measures against Russia — statement [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
How Canada Just Got a Land-Border With Denmark | RealLifeLore
How One Powerful Family Destroyed A Country | ColdFusion
• 988 suicide prevention hotline to launch nationwide [NBC News]
Washington Today (7-14-22): POTUS and Israeli PM differ on how to stop Iran nuclear program | C-SPAN
Global National: July 15, 2022 | Wife of Nova Scotia mass shooter confesses to hiding information
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - July 15th, 2022
PBS NewsHour Full Episode July 15th, 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 5:16pm CEST, 13 July 2022, there have been 555,446,890 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 6,353,692 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 12 July 2022, a total of 12,130,881,147 vaccine doses have been administered.
In United States of America, from 3 January 2020 to 5:16pm CEST, 13 July 2022, there have been 87,673,034 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 1,011,363 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 8 July 2022, a total of 589,664,214 vaccine doses have been administered.
• The omicron subvariant dominating U.S. COVID-19 cases is more vaccine-resistant [National Public Radio]
• UK Covid infections rise by almost 30% in a week [The Guardian]
• Covid-19 public health emergency extended in the US [CNN]
• Understanding why people reject science could lead to solutions for rebuilding trust [The Conversation]
• Covid hospitalizations double since May, driven by BA.5 [NBC News]
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Science and Technology News Roundup
• FCC chair proposes new US broadband standard of 100Mbps down, 20Mbps up [ARS TECHNICA]
• Exclusive: Amazon instructs New York workers 'don't sign' union cards [Engadget]
• San Francisco's plan to surveil private security cameras is 'authoritarian,' says tech oversight advocate [Microsoft News]
• Celsius Owes $4.7 Billion to Users But Doesn't Have Money to Pay Them [Gizmodo]
• FTC settlements affirm fixing your own stuff will not void warranties [KSL-TV (Salt Lake City, UT)]
• 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
Booster 7 Rolled Back for Repairs | SpaceX Boca Chica | NASA Spaceflight
All Right, We've Gotta Talk About These JWST Images | Random Thursday
Neil and NASA Explain James Webb's First Images | StarTalk
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Russo-Ukrainian War Videos (mostly long form)
--> Ukraine War Report | Russian Missiles Hit Dnipro | Day 142 | NEMICO NETWORK
After capturing large parts of Donbas: will Putin have an appetite for more? | To the Point
Power shift on Ukraine’s frontlines? | Binkov's Battlegrounds
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On This Day
July 16th is the 197th day of the year (198th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 168 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)
622 – The beginning of the Islamic calendar.
• [Wikipedia: Islamic calendar]
997 – Battle of Spercheios: Bulgarian forces of Tsar Samuel are defeated by a Byzantine army under general Nikephoros Ouranos at the Spercheios River in Greece.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Spercheios]
• [Wikipedia: Byzantine–Bulgarian wars]
• [The Byzantine Bulgarian Wars (Documentary)]
1054 – Three Roman legates break relations between Western and Eastern Christian Churches through the act of placing an Papal bull (of doubtful validity) of Excommunication on the altar of Hagia Sophia during Saturday afternoon divine liturgy. Historians frequently describe the event as the start of the East–West Schism.
• [Wikipedia: East–West Schism]
1212 – Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa: After Pope Innocent III calls European knights to a crusade, forces of Kings Alfonso VIII of Castile, Sancho VII of Navarre, Peter II of Aragon and Afonso II of Portugal defeat those of the Berber Muslim leader Almohad, thus marking a significant turning point in the Reconquista and in the medieval history of Spain.
• [Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa]
• [Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa (1212)] (Kings and Generals)
• [LINKTEXT]
1228 – The canonization of Saint Francis of Assisi
• [Wiki Bio: Francis of Assisi]
• [Reluctant Saint - Francis of Assisi]
1232 – The Spanish town of Arjona declares independence and names its native Muhammad ibn Yusuf as ruler. This marks the Muhammad's first rise to prominence; he would later establish the Nasrid Emirate of Granada, the last independent Muslim state in Spain.
• [Wikipedia: Emirate of Granada]
1377 – King Richard II of England is crowned.
• [Wikipedia Bio: Richard II of England]
• [The Tyrannical Boy King | Richard II | Real Royalty]
1661 – The first banknotes in Europe are issued by the Swedish bank Stockholms Banco.
1683 – Manchu Qing dynasty naval forces under traitorous commander Shi Lang defeat the Kingdom of Tungning in the Battle of Penghu near the Pescadores Islands.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Penghu]
1769 – Father Junípero Serra founds California's first mission, Mission San Diego de Alcalá. Over the following decades, it evolves into the city of San Diego, California.
1779 – American Revolutionary War: Light infantry of the Continental Army seize a fortified British Army position in a midnight bayonet attack at the Battle of Stony Point.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Stony Point]
• [A Moment in History: Battle of Stony Point]
1790 – The District of Columbia is established as the capital of the United States after signature of the Residence Act.
• [Wikipedia: Residence Act of 1790]
• [Wikipedia: Compromise of 1790]
• [The Reason Why DC Is Between Maryland and Virginia]
1809 – The city of La Paz, in what is today Bolivia, declares its independence from the Spanish Crown during the La Paz revolution and forms the Junta Tuitiva, the first independent government in Spanish America, led by Pedro Domingo Murillo.
1849 – Antonio María Claret y Clará founds the Congregation of the Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, popularly known as the Claretians in Vic, in the province of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
1858 – The last apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary to Bernadette Soubirous in Lourdes, France.
1861 – American Civil War: At the order of President Abraham Lincoln, Union troops begin a 25-mile march into Virginia for what will become the First Battle of Bull Run, the first major land battle of the war.
• [Wikipedia: First Battle of Bull Run]
• [First Manassas: Animated Battle Map] (American Battlefield Trust)
• [Civil War - "The First Battle Of Bull Run" 1861 - A Concise History]
1862 – American Civil War: David Farragut is promoted to rear admiral, becoming the first officer in United States Navy to hold an admiral rank.
• [Wikipedia: David Farragut]
• [60 Years of Service: The Life of Admiral David G. Farragut]
• [Admiral David G. Farragut and the End of the Civil War (Lecture)]
• [David Glasgow Farragut 5 July 1801 – 14 August 1870] (Naval History and Heritage Command)
• [The Farragut Story] (1962 Film)
• [March of Admiral David Farragut] (The guy even had a March named after him!)
1909 – Persian Constitutional Revolution: Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar is forced out as Shah of Persia and is replaced by his son Ahmad Shah Qajar.
1910 – John Robertson Duigan makes the first flight of the Duigan pusher biplane, the first aircraft built in Australia.
1915 – Henry James becomes a British citizen to highlight his commitment to Britain during the first World War.
1915 – At Treasure Island on the Delaware River in the United States, the First Order of the Arrow ceremony takes place and the Order of the Arrow is founded to honor American Boy Scouts who best exemplify the Scout Oath and Law.
• [Wikipedia: Order of the Arrow]
• [Order of the Arrow - Becoming an Arrowman]
1927 – Augusto César Sandino leads a raid on U.S. Marines and Nicaraguan Guardia Nacional that had been sent to apprehend him in the village of Ocotal, but is repulsed by one of the first dive-bombing attacks in history.
• [Wikipedia Bio: Augusto César Sandino]
• [Sandino's Insurrection, 1927-1933]
1931 – Emperor Haile Selassie signs the first constitution of Ethiopia.
• [Wikipedia Bio: Haile Selassie]
• [Wikipedia: 1931 Constitution of Ethiopia]
1935 – The world's first parking meter is installed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
• [History.com: World’s first parking meter installed]
• [HISTORY OF THE PARKING METER – PARK-O-METER NO. 1]
• [Wikipedia Bio: Carl Magee]
1941 – Joe DiMaggio hits safely for the 56th consecutive game, a streak that still stands as an MLB record.
1942 – Holocaust: Vel' d'Hiv Roundup (Rafle du Vel' d'Hiv): The government of Vichy France orders the mass arrest of 13,152 Jews who are held at the Vélodrome d'Hiver in Paris before deportation to Auschwitz.
• [Wikipedia: Vel' d'Hiv Roundup]
• [Shoah Documentary]
• [Operation Spring Breeze: How German Occupation Changed Rights and Responsibilities in Wartime France]
1945 – World War II: The heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis leaves San Francisco with parts for the atomic bomb "Little Boy" bound for Tinian Island.
• [USS Indianapolis (CA-35)]
• [Top Secret: The Final and Tragic Voyage of USS Indianapolis]
• [Last voyage of the warship Indianapolis: Crew delivers A-Bomb, then is decimated by sharks]
1945 – Manhattan Project: The Atomic Age begins when the United States successfully detonates a plutonium-based test nuclear weapon near Alamogordo, New Mexico.
• [Wikipedia: Trinity (nuclear test)]
• [Trinity Atomic Test complete takes] (silent footage of the test)
• [The Moment in Time: The Manhattan Project]
• [TRINITY - THE FIRST ATOMIC BOMB TEST]
1948 – Following token resistance, the city of Nazareth, revered by Christians as the hometown of Jesus, capitulates to Israeli troops during Operation Dekel in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.
• [Wikipedia: Operation Dekel]
• [Wikipedia: 1948 Arab–Israeli War]
• [First Arab - Israeli War 1948] (Kings and Generals)
1948 – The storming of the cockpit of the Miss Macao passenger seaplane, operated by a subsidiary of the Cathay Pacific Airways, marks the first aircraft hijacking of a commercial plane.
• [Miss Macao]
1950 – Chaplain–Medic massacre: American POWs are massacred by North Korean Army.
• [Chaplain–Medic massacre]
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Taejon]
• [US Army 24th Infantry in Battle of Taejon, with General William Dean] (Documentary with newsreel footage)
• [Victorious Fatherland Liberation War Museum - Battle of Taejon Panorama] (North Korean Museum)
• [Korean War: The First Forty Days | US Army Documentary | 1951]
1951 – King Leopold III of Belgium abdicates in favor of his son, Baudouin I of Belgium.
1956 – Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus closes its last "Big Tent" show in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; due to changing economics, all subsequent circus shows will be held in arenas.
1965 – The Mont Blanc Tunnel linking France and Italy opens.
1965 – South Vietnamese Colonel Phạm Ngọc Thảo, a formerly undetected communist spy and double agent, is hunted down and killed by unknown individuals after being sentenced to death in absentia for a February 1965 coup attempt against Nguyễn Khánh.
1969 – Apollo program: Apollo 11, the first mission to land astronauts on the Moon, is launched from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Kennedy, Florida.
• [Wikipedia: Apollo 11]
• [Apollo 11 Real-Time Mission Experience] (click the blue button)
• [Wikipedia: Apollo program]
• [Launch of Apollo 11 (CBS)]
1979 – Iraqi President Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr resigns and is replaced by Saddam Hussein.
• [Wikipedia Bio: Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr]
• [Wikipedia Bio: Saddam Hussein]
• [LINKTEXT]
1983 – Sikorsky S-61 disaster: A helicopter crashes off the Isles of Scilly, causing 20 fatalities.
• [Wikipedia: 1983 British Airways Sikorsky S-61 crash]
1990 – The Luzon earthquake strikes the Philippines with an intensity of 7.7, affecting Benguet, Pangasinan, Nueva Ecija, La Union, Aurora, Bataan, Zambales and Tarlac.
• [Wikipedia: 1990 Luzon earthquake]
• [1990 Luzon Earthquake] (no English translation)
1990 – The Parliament of the Ukrainian SSR declares state sovereignty over the territory of the Ukrainian SSR.
1999 – John F. Kennedy Jr., his wife, Carolyn, and her sister, Lauren Bessette, died when the Piper Saratoga PA-32R aircraft he was piloting crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Martha's Vineyard.
• [Wikipedia Bio: John F. Kennedy Jr.]
• [John F. Kennedy, Jr: The Death Of An American Prince ]
• [Does This Scenario Explain JFK Jr.'s Plane Crash?]
• [ABC News Segment on the search]
2004 – Millennium Park, considered Chicago's first and most ambitious early 21st-century architectural project, is opened to the public by Mayor Richard M. Daley.
2007 – An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 and 6.6 aftershock occurs off the Niigata coast of Japan killing eight people, injuring at least 800 and damaging a nuclear power plant.
• [Wikipedia: 2007 Chūetsu offshore earthquake]
• [Live Coverage on Japanese TV] (subtitles available)
2009 – Teoh Beng Hock, an aide to a politician in Malaysia is found dead on the rooftop of a building adjacent to the offices of the Anti-Corruption Commission, sparking an inquest that gains nationwide attention.
2013 – As many as 27 children die and 25 others are hospitalized after eating lunch served at their school in eastern India.
2015 – Four U.S. Marines and one gunman die in a shooting spree targeting military installations in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
• [Wikipedia: 2015 Chattanooga shootings]
• [Raw video of Chattanooga shooting]
• [4 Marines Killed In Chattanooga Shooting; Suspect Also Dead (WTVF-TV)]
• [The President Delivers a Statement on the Shooting in Chattanooga, TN]
• [Chattanooga Shooting Dead Were Decorated Veterans (ABC News)]
2019 – A 100-year-old building in Mumbai, India, collapses, killing at least 10 people and leaving many others trapped.
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Published at 6:00am on Saturday, July 16, 2022
Author: Bobby Coggins
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