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GENERAL OUTLOOK
A typical summertime pattern is expected to continue with a subtropical ridge in the western Atlantic extending over the southeastern U.S. through at least the middle of the week. Moisture will pool ahead of a cold front approaching from the north on Wednesday and crossing the area Thursday. A reinforcing cold front will cross the region from the north on Friday and usher in much drier air and cooler temperatures through the upcoming weekend.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Wednesday Night
Franklin Area
Today
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Areas of fog before 9am. Highs in the mid 80s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 10pm. Patchy fog after 1am. 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.
Tuesday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 2pm. Widespread dense fog, mainly before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night
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%.
Wednesday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Highs in the low-to-mid 80s. Chance of rain is 80%.
Wednesday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then a chance of showers between 11pm and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain is 60%.
Highlands Plateau
Today
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Areas of fog before 9am. Highs in the mid 70s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 11pm. Widespread dense fog, mainly after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with lows around 60. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 2pm. Widespread dense fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%.
Wednesday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain is 80%.
Wednesday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then a chance of showers between 11pm and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain is 60%.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Areas of fog before 9am. Highs in the low-to-mid 80s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 10pm. Patchy fog after 1am. 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.
Tuesday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 3pm. Widespread dense fog, mainly before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs near 82. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday Night
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%.
Wednesday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain is 80%.
Wednesday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then a chance of showers between 11pm and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain is 60%.
Nantahala Area
Today
A chance of showers before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Widespread fog, mainly after 5am. 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.
Tuesday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 2pm. Widespread dense fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before midnight, then a slight chance of showers between midnight and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%.
Wednesday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain is 80%.
Wednesday Night
Showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a chance of showers between 11pm and 5am. Lows in the mid-to-upper 60s. Chance of rain is 80%.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Scattered mainly afternoon and evening showers and storms are expected for today and Tuesday, with increasing coverage of storms for Wednesday and Wednesday night as a frontal boundary moves toward the region. Main concerns will continue to be heavier rains and localized flash flooding, and strong and gusty winds with the stronger thunderstorms.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Mon Aug 8 2022
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
1. Eastern Tropical Atlantic:
A large area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms over the far eastern tropical Atlantic are associated with a tropical wave. Environmental conditions appear generally conducive for gradual development of this system while it moves westward to west-northwestward at 15 to 20 mph across the eastern and central tropical Atlantic, and a tropical depression could form around the middle to latter part of this week.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...medium...40 percent.
What's Up in the Tropics with Mark Sudduth - August 7, 2022: New Tropical Depression or Storm?
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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 medium range 4.9 out of 12) today with Grasses, Nettle, and Chenopods being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium range (5.6 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for August 8th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 98°F in Franklin in 1980
Lowest Temperature 44°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1948
Greatest Rainfall 3.03 inches in Highlands in 2020
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 August
Data available from 1873 to 2022
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
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
Monthly Averages
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
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Local and State News
• Brother Wolf makes urgent plea for foster homes amid shelter overpopulation crisis [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Western NC sheriff plans to put AR-15s in schools for officer access [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• The NC Museum of Art races to finish its major reimagination before October reopening [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Word from the Smokies: Safe Passage facilitator Jeff Hunter named Conservationist of Year [Asheville Citizen Times]
• Energetic debate: Duke’s carbon plan proposal elicits criticism [Smoky Mountain News]
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, August 07 [Institute for the Study of War] [PDF for August 7th]
Cruise and ballistic missiles in Ukraine - effectiveness, lessons (and are the Russians running out?) | Perun
• Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 163 [Al Jazeera]
Ukraine’s Unstoppable Medics I Close Up
JOMINI OF THE WEST MAP (Day 148-158)
1/ Ukrainian TVD, Day 148-158. The last 10-days of July saw the Ground Forces of the Russian Federation (SVRF) offensive in northern Donetsk stall while the Armed Forces of Ukraine (ZSU) make incremental gains in Kherson as they prepare for a counteroffensive. #UkraineRussianWar pic.twitter.com/J8y4GBXPs5
— Jomini of the West (@JominiW) August 3, 2022
• US readies $1bn weapons package for Ukraine: Report [Al Jazeera]
• Ukraine updates: Kyiv, Moscow trade blame over nuclear plant shelling [DW News]
• Russia ups the pressure on Ukraine's northern Sumy region [France 24]
• Russia Bars Exxon and Other Western Investors From Selling Shares in Strategic Businesses [Wall Street Journal (click listen to article to hear it read to you)]
• Blasts Reported at Nuclear Plant Seized by Russia [New York Times]
News from Russian or pro-Russian outlets or Video About the Russian Perspective
• UN chief slams ‘suicidal’ attacks on nuclear plant [Russia Today]
• Russia demands US nuclear weapons in Europe be removed [Pravda ]
• There will be ‘no UN, able to respond’ if nuclear conflict breaks out — secretary-general [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
Senate passes Inflation Reduction Act in 51-50 vote| ABC News
• Senate Passes Inflation Reduction Act. What’s Inside. [Barron's]
• Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 [Wikipedia (includes legislative history)]
Would EU membership keep Russia out of Georgia? | Focus on Europe
• Exclusive: Trump-backed Michigan attorney general candidate involved in voting-system breach, documents show [Reuters]
• ‘They beat girls just for smiling’: life in Afghanistan one year after the Taliban’s return [The Guardian]
• Utah-based Lions Not Sheep apparel company fined for swapping ‘Made in China’ tags for ‘Made in USA’ [Deseret News (Salt Lake City, UT)]
Donald Trump speaks at CPAC 2022
Meet The Press Broadcast (Full) August 7 – Rep. Nancy Mace, Stacey Abrams, Sen. Chris Van Hollen
Face The Nation: Daly, Meeks, Hsiao, Meijer
ABC NEWS This Week With George Stephanopoulos 08/07/2022 Full Episode | ABC Breaking News Sunday
Global National: Aug. 7, 2022 | Wildfires across Canada being fuelled by hot, dry weather
Nightly News Full Broadcast - August 07
PBS NewsHour Full Episode August 7th, 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 5:26pm CEST, 5 August 2022, there have been 579,092,623 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 6,407,556 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 2 August 2022, a total of 12,308,330,588 vaccine doses have been administered.
In United States of America, from 3 January 2020 to 5:26pm CEST, 5 August 2022, there have been 90,706,508 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 1,021,995 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 29 July 2022, a total of 595,655,408 vaccine doses have been administered.
What scientists can learn from the coronavirus pandemic | COVID-19 Special
• 1 in 8 adults end up with long COVID, new Dutch study finds [Global News (Canada)]
• Germany announces new Covid measures for fall, expecting another wave of infections [CNBC]
• TWiV 924: TWiV clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin [Microbe TV]
• Risk of Myocarditis after Covid-19 mRNA Vaccination: Impact of Booster Dose and Dosing Interval [MedRxiv (PDF)]
• Long COVID: which symptoms can be attributed to SARS-CoV-2 infection? [The Lancet]
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Science and Technology News Roundup
• Humans are not prepared for a pandemic caused by fungal infections [National Geographic]
• Amazon’s Roomba Deal Is Really About Mapping Your Home [Bloomberg]
• Apple asks suppliers in Taiwan to label products as made in China – report [The GHuardian]
• U.S. Automakers Say 70% of EV Models Would Not Qualify for Tax Credit Under Senate Bill [US News]
• Dozens of fake news websites and social media accounts pushed pro-China talking points [CNBC]
• 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
Chorizo in Spaaaaaaaaace! - Amazon buys iRobot, Mofi vinyl controversy, Cybertruck cost increase | This Week in Tech
Leo Laporte - The Tech Guy: 1916
Let's Call It an Upgrade | LINUX Unplugged 470
Space junk: How do we solve the problem of dead satellites? | BBC News
The Gutians - Babylon's Barbarians | Study of Antiquity and the Middle Ages
John Carmack: Doom, Quake, VR, AGI, Programming, Video Games, and Rockets | Lex Fridman Podcast #309
208: Linux 5.19, Linux Mint 21, DreamWorks, Fedora Linux, SCALE 19x and more Linux news! | This Week in Linux
Alex Jones and Sandy Hook Defamation Lawsuits | Dangers of Conspiracist Ideation | Dr Todd Grande
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Russo-Ukrainian War Videos (mostly long form)
--> Growing Alarm Over Explosions At Ukraine And Europe’s Largest Nuclear Power Plant | NBC News
Grain shipments leave Ukraine, but will they find any takers? | DW News
Cruise and ballistic missiles in Ukraine - effectiveness, lessons (and are the Russians running out?) | Perun
Russia rockets damaged part of Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant says Ukraine | BBC News
Russia-Ukraine war: UN nuclear watchdog calls for end to military action near plant | WION
US-Russia space relations deteriorate amid tensions on Earth | ABC News
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On This Day
August 8th is the 220th day of the year (221st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 145 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)
870 – Treaty of Meerssen: King Louis the German and his half-brother Charles the Bald partition the Middle Frankish Kingdom into two larger east and west divisions.
1220 – Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula.
1264 – Mudéjar revolt: Muslim rebel forces took the Alcázar of Jerez de la Frontera after defeating the Castilian garrison.
1503 – King James IV of Scotland marries Margaret Tudor, daughter of King Henry VII of England at Holyrood Abbey in Edinburgh, Scotland.
1509 – Krishnadeva Raya is crowned Emperor of Vijayanagara at Chittoor.
1576 – The cornerstone for Tycho Brahe's Uraniborg observatory is laid on the island of Hven.
1585 – John Davis enters Cumberland Sound in search of the Northwest Passage.
1588 – Anglo-Spanish War: Battle of Gravelines: The naval engagement ends, ending the Spanish Armada's attempt to invade England.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Gravelines]
• [Battlefield Britain - Spanish Armada]
• [The Epic Failure of the Spanish Armada I PIRATES]
• [Wikipedia: Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)]
• [Spanish Armada / Battle Speech-Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)] (Dramatization)
1605 – The city of Oulu, Finland, is founded by Charles IX of Sweden.
1647 – The Irish Confederate Wars and Wars of the Three Kingdoms: Battle of Dungan's Hill: English Parliamentary forces defeat Irish forces.
1648 – Mehmed IV (1648–1687) succeeds Ibrahim I (1640–1648) as Ottoman Emperor.
1709 – Bartolomeu de Gusmão demonstrates the lifting power of hot air in an audience before the king of Portugal in Lisbon, Portugal.
1786 – Mont Blanc on the French-Italian border is climbed for the first time by Jacques Balmat and Dr. Michel-Gabriel Paccard.
1794 – Joseph Whidbey leads an expedition to search for the Northwest Passage near Juneau, Alaska.
1831 – Four hundred Shawnee people agree to relinquish their lands in Ohio in exchange for land west of the Mississippi River in the Treaty of Wapakoneta.
1844 – The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, headed by Brigham Young, is reaffirmed as the leading body of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).
1863 – American Civil War: Following his defeat in the Battle of Gettysburg, General Robert E. Lee sends a letter of resignation to Confederate President Jefferson Davis (which is refused upon receipt).
• [Robert E. Lee offers resignation as commander of the Confederate army]
Camp Orange, August 8, 1863
His Excellency Jefferson Davis,
President of the Confederate States
Mr. President,
Your letters of July 28 and August 2 have been received, and I have waited for a leisure hour to reply, but I fear that will never come. I am extremely obliged to you for the attention given to the wants of this army, and the efforts made to supply them. Our absentees are returning, and I hope the earnest and beautiful appeal may stir up the virtue of the whole people; and that they may see their duty and perform it. Nothing is wanted but their fortitude should equal their bravery to insure the success of our cause. We must expect reverses, even defeats. They are sent to teach us wisdom and prudence, to call forth greater energies and to prevent our falling into greater disasters. Our people have only to be true and united, to bear manfully the misfortunes incident to war, and all will come right in the end.
I know how prone we are to censure and how ready to blame others for the non-fulfillment of our expectations. This is unbecoming in a generous people, and I grieve to see its expression. The general remedy for the want of success in a military commander is his removal. This is natural, and in many instances, proper. For, no matter what may be the ability of the officer, if he loses the confidence of his troops disaster must sooner or later ensue.
I have been prompted by these reflections more than once since my return from Pennsylvania to propose to Your Excellency the propriety of selecting another commander for this army. I have seen and heard of expression of discontent in the public journals at the result of the expedition. I do not know how far this feeling exends in the army. My brother officers have been too kind to report it, and so far the troops have been too generous to exhibit it. It is fair, however, to suppose that it it does exist, and success is so necessary to us that nothing should be risked to secure it. I therefore, in all sincerity, request Your Excellency to take measures to supply my place. I do this with the more earnestness because no one is more aware than myself of my inability for the duties of my position. I cannot even accomplish what I myself desire. How can I fulfill the expectations of others? In addition I sensibly feel the growing failure of my bodily strength. I have not yet recovered from the attack I experienced the past spring. I am becoming more and more incapable of exertion, and am thus prevented from making the personal examinations and giving the personal supervision to the operations of the field which I feel to be necessary. I am so dull that in making use of the eyes of others I am frequently misled. Everything, therefore, points to the advantages to be derived from a new commander, and I the more anxiously urge the matter upon Your Excellency from my belief that a younger and abler man than myself can readily be attained. I know that he will have as gallant and brave an army as ever existed to second his efforts, and it would be the happiest day of my life to see at its head a worthy leader -- one that would accomplish more than I could perform and all that I have wished. I hope Your Excellency will attribute my request to the true reason, the desire to serve my country, and to do all in my power to insure the success of her righteous cause.
I have no complaints to make of any one but myself. I have received nothing but kindness from those above me, and the most considerate attention from my comrades and companions in arms. To Your Excellency I am specially indebted for uniform kindness and consideration. You have done everything in your power to aid me in the work committed to my charge, without omitting anything to promote the general welfare. I pray that your efforts may at length be crowned with success, and that you may long live to enjoy the thanks of grateful people.
With sentiments of great esteem, I am, very respectfully and truly, yours,
R.E. Lee,
General
1870 – The Republic of Ploiești, a failed Radical-Liberal rising against Domnitor Carol of Romania.
1876 – Thomas Edison receives a patent for his mimeograph.
1903 – Black Saturday occurs, killing 12 in a stadium collapse in Philadelphia.
1908 – Wilbur Wright makes his first flight at a racecourse at Le Mans, France. It is the Wright Brothers' first public flight.
• [Wilbur Wright Flying at Hunaudieres Race Course, Le Mans, France, August 1908] (Photograph)
• [Wilbur Wright at Le Mans, France (1908)]
• [Wright Brothers' Flight at Le Mans (1908)] (silent video)
1918 – World War I: The Battle of Amiens begins a string of almost continuous Allied victories with a push through the German front lines (Hundred Days Offensive).
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Amiens (1918)]
• [The Black Day Of The German Army - The Battle of Amiens I THE GREAT WAR Week 211 ]
• [BBC 100 Days to Victory-Spring Offensive]
1919 – The Anglo-Afghan Treaty of 1919 is signed. It establishes peaceful relations between Afghanistan and the UK, and confirms the Durand line as the mutual border. In return, the UK is no longer obligated to subsidize the Afghan government.
1929 – The German airship Graf Zeppelin begins a round-the-world flight.
1940 – The "Aufbau Ost" directive is signed by Wilhelm Keitel.
• [Wikipedia: Aufbau Ost (1940)]
1942 – Quit India Movement is launched in India against the British rule in response to Mohandas Gandhi's call for swaraj or complete independence. 1945 – The London Charter (also called the Nuremberg Charter) is signed by France, the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union and the United States, establishing the laws and procedures for the Nuremberg trials.
• [Wikipedia: Nuremberg Charter]
• [Wikipedia: Nuremberg trials]
1946 – First flight of the Convair B-36, the world's first mass-produced nuclear weapon delivery vehicle, the heaviest mass-produced piston-engined aircraft, with the longest wingspan of any military aircraft, and the first bomber with intercontinental range.
• [Wikipedia: Convair B-36 Peacemaker]
• [Discovery Wings Great Planes - Convair B 36 Peacemaker]
• [The Plane That Threatened The World With Nuclear War | Story of the Convair B-36 | Timeline]
1963 – Great Train Robbery: In England, a gang of 15 train robbers steal £2.6 million in bank notes.
• [Wikipedia: Great Train Robbery (1963)]
• [The Big Mystery Behind the Great Train Robbery May Finally Have Been Solved] (Smithsonian Magazine)
• [The Real Story Behind Britain's Most Notorious Train Robbery | The Great Train Robbery | Timeline]
• [The Great Train Robbery (p1) (2013)] (Dramatization)
• [The Great Train Robbery (p2) (2013)] (Dramatization)
1963 – The Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU), the current ruling party of Zimbabwe, is formed by a split from the Zimbabwe African People's Union.
1967 – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is founded by Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.
1969 – At a zebra crossing in London, photographer Iain Macmillan takes the iconic photo that becomes the cover image of the Beatles' album Abbey Road.
• [The story behind The Beatles’ Abbey Road album cover]
1973 – Kim Dae-jung, a South Korean politician and later president of South Korea, is kidnapped.
1974 – President Richard Nixon, in a nationwide television address, announces his resignation from the office of the President of the United States effective noon the next day.
• [Wikipedia: Richard Nixon's resignation speech]
• [CBS News vault: 1974 Nixon resignation]
• [Document for August 9th: Richard M. Nixon’s Resignation Letter, 08/09/1974]
1988 – The 8888 Uprising begins in Rangoon (Yangon), Burma (Myanmar). Led by students, hundreds of thousands join in nationwide protests against the one-party regime. On September 18, the demonstrations end in a military crackdown, killing thousands.
1988 – The first night baseball game in the history of Chicago's Wrigley Field (game was rained out in the fourth inning).
1988 – Rap group N.W.A release their debut studio album Straight Outta Compton.
1989 – Space Shuttle program: STS-28 Mission: Space Shuttle Columbia takes off on a secret five-day military mission.
• [CBS News Coverage STS-28 Launch]
• [Wikipedia: STS-28]
1990 – Iraq occupies Kuwait and the state is annexed to Iraq. This would lead to the Gulf War shortly afterward.
1991 – The Warsaw radio mast, at one time the tallest construction ever built, collapses.
1993 – The 7.8 Mw Guam earthquake shakes the island with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), causing around $250 million in damage and injuring up to 71 people.
1998 – Iranian consulate in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan is raided by Taliban leading to the deaths of ten Iranian diplomats and a journalist.
2000 – Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley is raised to the surface after 136 years on the ocean floor and 30 years after its discovery by undersea explorer E. Lee Spence.
• [Wikipedia: H. L. Hunley (submarine)]
• [History's Mysteries - Raise The Hunley]
• [A Walk Through the H.L. Hunley Submarine museum]
• [Museum Website]
• [Wikipedia Bio: E. Lee Spence]
2007 – An EF2 tornado touches down in Kings County and Richmond County, New York, the most powerful tornado in New York to date and the first in Brooklyn since 1889.
• [Wikipedia: 2007 Brooklyn tornado]
• [bay ridge brooklyn tornado unedited]
• [Brooklyn Becomes Tornado Alley]
• [Radar Loop]
2008 – A EuroCity express train en route from Kraków, Poland to Prague, Czech Republic strikes a part of a motorway bridge that had fallen onto the railroad track near Studénka railway station in the Czech Republic and derails, killing eight people and injuring 64 others.
2008 – The 29th modern summer Olympic Games took place in Beijing, China until August 24.
• [Wikipedia: 2008 Summer Olympics]
• [Full Opening Ceremony from Beijing 2008]
• [Yao Ming and heroic child lead Chinese delegation into Beijing opening ceremony | NBC Sports]
2010 – China Floods: A mudslide in Zhugqu County, Gansu, China, kills more than 1,400 people.
2013 – A suicide bombing at a funeral in the Pakistani city of Quetta kills at least 31 people.
2015 – Eight people are killed in a shooting in Harris County, Texas.
2016 – Terrorists attack a government hospital in Quetta, Pakistan with a suicide blast and shooting, killing between 70 and 94 people, and injuring around 130 others.
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Published at 4:00am on Monday, August 08, 2022
Author: Bobby Coggins
Resources used to compile the information in this article include, but are not limited to the following websites or books: MaconMedia.com, youtube.com, weather.gov, airnow.gov, wikipedia.com, onthisday.com, ncdcr.gov, ncsu.edu, utah.edu, https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/, wolfram.com, biorxiv.org, aps.org, nejm.org, plos.org, cell.com, researchsquare.com, cureus.com, spc.noaa.gov, nhc.noaa.gov, ncdenr.org, medrxiv.org, archive.org, ncpedia.org, nasa.gov, https://ww2days.com, nih.gov, carolinapublicpress.org, microbe.tv, smokymountainnews.com, psypost.org, blogspot.com, pollen.com, franklinnc.com, maconnc.org, spaceweather.com, solarham.com, loc.gov, ncleg.net, senate.gov, house.gov, whitehouse.gov, drudgereport.com, politico.com, realclearpolitics.com, ushmm.org, This Day in North Carolina History, World War II Day By Day, The Holocaust Encyclopedia, The Timetables of History, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The World History and Book of Facts (multiple years), On This Day In History: Over 4,000 facts, The NASA Archives. 60 Years in Space, This Day in North Carolina History, The Smithsonian History of Space Exploration: From the Ancient World to the Extraterrestrial Future, Spaceflight, 2nd Edition: The Complete Story from Sputnik to Curiousity, The Story of Civilization (11 volumes), The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, American History, Volume 1: 1492-1877, American History, Volume 2: 1877 - Present, A Complete Chronolgy of the Second World War. Weather and Almanac data and information sources: Sources (except where otherwise credited): heavens-above.com, Ian Webster's Github, National Centers for Environmental Prediction, The National Weather Service, National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, National Hurricane Center, Penn State University Electronic Wall Map, The State Climate Office of North Carolina, Storm Prediction Center, U.S. Naval Observatory, University of Utah Department of Atmospheric Sciences, and the Weather Prediction Center. Back to Top
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