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GENERAL OUTLOOK
A stationary frontal boundary remains south of our area, driving intermittent rainfall chances for the remainder of the week. Cool high pressure to our north will keep temperatures below normal. Moisture will increase as low pressure approaches from the northwest by the weekend.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Thursday Night
Franklin Area
Today
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 10am. Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A 40 percent chance of showers. Patchy fog between 1am and 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Calm winds. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Light winds out of the southeast. Chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 30%.
Friday
A chance of showers before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain is 60%.
Friday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorm, then a chance of showers after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain is 60%.
Highlands Plateau
Today
A chance of showers, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 10am. Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs 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.
Tonight
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms, then a chance of showers after 8pm. Patchy fog between 1am and 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s. Light winds out of the east. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
A chance of showers before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 5pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the upper 60s. Winds out of the northeast around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Light winds out of the southeast.
Friday
A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the upper 60s. Chance of rain is 60%.
Friday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms then a chance of showers after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s. Chance of rain is 60%.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
A chance of showers, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 10am. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Light winds out of the south. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A 40 percent chance of showers. Patchy fog between 1am and 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Calm winds. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Light winds out of the southeast. Chance of rain is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Calm winds.
Friday
A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain is 60%.
Friday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms, then a chance of showers after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain is 60%.
Nantahala Area
Today
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Areas of fog before midmorning. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the lower 70s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog between 1am and 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Mostly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 70s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 30%.
Friday
A chance of showers before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 4pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the lower 70s. Chance of rain is 60%.
Friday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms, then a chance of showers after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s. Chance of rain is 60%.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms are possible today through Monday, capable of producing gusty winds, locally heavy rainfall, and frequent lightning. Some storms may be strong to severe. Localized flash flooding and flooding of rivers and streams is possible, especially in areas that receive multiple rounds of heavy rainfall over the next several days.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Wed Aug 17 2022
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
1. Southwestern Gulf of Mexico:
A tropical wave near northern Nicaragua and eastern Honduras is forecast to move across Central America during the next few days and emerge over the Bay of Campeche, where an area of low pressure could form on Friday. Some gradual development of this system is possible while it moves northwestward over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico through the weekend.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...low...20 percent.
What's Up in the Tropics with Mark Sudduth - August 16, 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 medium-high range 7.1 out of 12) today with Ragweed, Chenopods, and Grasses being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium-high range (6.6 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for August 17th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 94°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2007
Lowest Temperature 48°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1979
Greatest Rainfall 2.25 inches in Highlands in 1982
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
• NC elections board OKs stricter rules for observers [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Angel Medical Center CEO Column for August 2022 [Angel Medical Center CEO Column for August 2022 ]
• Hearing set for proposed MAHEC project in Sylva [The Sylva erald and Ruralite ]
• Phony writ from sham court offers bounties for national, state and local lawmakers [Smoky Mountain NewsE]
• American Airlines orders Boom Supersonic jets to be made in Greensboro [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Arrests in western NC may be connected to Wake County deputy's death [WTVD-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Some mountain congregate living centers seeing COVID outbreaks as cases climb across NC [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Great Smokies to ban roadside parking, boost law enforcement spending [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, August 16 [Institute for the Study of War] [PDF for August 16th]
Ukraine Pounding Russian Positions in Crimea | Funker 530
• Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 174 [Al Jazeera]
This is why Ukraine wins! | Operator Starsky
JOMINI OF THE WEST MAP (Day 148-158)
1/ Ukrainian TVD, Day 159-172. The first half of August has seen an emerging shift in the strategic initiative moving decidedly away from the Russia to that of Ukraine. With fall fast approaching the next several weeks may prove as critical as the early days of the war. #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/VNNpW6pynB
— Jomini of the West (@JominiW) August 17, 2022
• Behind Enemy Lines, Ukrainians Tell Russians ‘You Are Never Safe’ [New York Times]
• Russia-Ukraine updates: Moscow admits sabotage caused Crimea depot blast [DW NewsE]
• Ukraine nuclear power company says Russia attacked website [Al Jazeera]
• Efforts to hold Russia accountable for War Crimes [CBS News (video)]
• Thousands flee cities surrounding vulnerable atomic plant in Ukraine [Good Morning America (video)]
News from Russian or pro-Russian outlets or Video About the Russian Perspective
• Moscow rejects nuclear power theft claims [Russia Today]
• Russia to build 300 shelters for state-of-the-art fifth-generation aircraft [Pravda ]
• Russian Economy Ministry expects inflation to reach 13.4% in 2022, GDP to drop to 4.2% [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
• Billionaire Peter Thiel to leave Meta's board to focus on pro-Trump advocacy [France 24]
• Trump foe Liz Cheney defeated in Wyoming GOP primary [AP News]
• Justice Department asks not to disclose affidavit behind Mar-a-Lago search [The Guardian]
• Biden administration cancels $3.9 billion in student debt for 208,000 borrowers defrauded by ITT Tech [CNBC]
• Arizona to lose 21% of its Colorado River water in 2023 [KNXV-TV (Phoenix, AZ)]
• FBI rescues more than 200 trafficking victims, including 84 children, in "Operation Cross Country" [CBS News]
• Former US Rep. TJ Cox indicted on federal money laundering and wire fraud charges [CNN]
• Sweeping climate, health care and tax bill signed into law [Courthouse News Service]
• Rudy Giuliani set to testify in Georgia election probe [AP News]
• China’s Ambassador Accuses U.S. of Exacerbating Crisis Over Taiwan [Wall Street Journal]
• Even on Biden’s Big Day, He’s Still in Trump’s Long Shadow [New York Times]
• Term limits for justices gain new attention, but prospects for passage remain dim [SCOTUSblog]
Primaries test Trump's hold on GOP, Biden finalizes major bill, more on "Red & Blue" | August 16 | CBS News
Washington Today (8-16-22): President Biden signs $740B health, climate, tax bill into law | C-SPAN
Global National: Aug. 16, 2022 | High-profile Quebec cardinal named in class-action lawsuit
Nightly News Full Broadcast - August 16
PBS NewsHour Full Episode August 16th, 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 5:12pm CEST, 16 August 2022, there have been 588,757,628 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 6,433,794 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 9 August 2022, a total of 12,355,390,461 vaccine doses have been administered.
In United States of America, from 3 January 2020 to 5:12pm CEST, 16 August 2022, there have been 91,719,079 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 1,026,757 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 5 August 2022, a total of 596,173,194 vaccine doses have been administered.
• Blood abnormalities found in people with Long Covid [Science]
• First Structure of Key COVID Enzyme at Human Body Temperature [Brookhaven National Laboratory]
• Lessons Learned from CDC’s Global COVID-19 Early Warning and Response Surveillance System [Emerging Infectious Diseases: Volume 28, Supplement—October 2022]
• Delays in Contact Tracing Impeded Early COVID-19 Containment [University of Texas at Austin]
• Colleges ease COVID-19 restrictions as fall semester begins for millions of students [National Public Radio]
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Science and Technology News Roundup
• American Airlines places order for 20 supersonic jets from Boom Supersonic [The VergeE]
• Streaming Services Deal With More Subscribers Who ‘Watch, Cancel and Go’ [Wall Street Journal]
• The future world order will be decided by the war over semiconductors [The New Statesman]
• The U.S. accused a Chinese MIT professor of spying. Now cleared, he helped discover what may be the ‘best semiconductor material ever found’ [Fortune]
• Google Search Is Quietly Damaging Democracy | A series of incremental changes over the years has transformed the tool from an explorative search function to one that is ripe for deception [Wired]
• Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids Are Finally on the Way | The FDA's finalized regulations will allow hearing aids to be sold without a prescription in U.S. stores as early as mid-October. [Gizmodo]
• Scientists plan the resurrection of an animal that's been extinct since 1936 [CNN]
• Official: Next-Gen Dodge Charger, Challenger Will Be Completely Electric [Update] [Inside EVs]
• 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
NASA Rolls Out SLS Rocket for Artemis-1 Launch | NASA Spaceflight
The Level1 Show August 17 2022: Streaming Prices+
Nothing Runs DOOM Like a Deere - DTNS 4334 | Daily Tech News Show
Cordkillers 419 - Draft Princesses
Duncan Trussell: Comedy, Sentient Robots, Suffering, Love & Burning Man | Lex Fridman Podcast #312
The Full Plan For Artemis Part 1: The Robotic Missions | Answers With Joe
The Full Plan For Artemis Part II: Back To The Moon | Answers With Joe
Why Did Cable Lose Broadband Market Share? | TWIT TV
The Apple-Facebook Partnership: How Secret Talks Fell Apart | Tech News Briefing Podcast | WSJ
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Russo-Ukrainian War Videos (mostly long form)
--> Explosions hit Russian-annexed Crimea as Ukraine vows to retake territory | PBS Newshour
Ukraine grain ship on its way to Africa for millions facing famine | Al Jazeera
Moscow admits Crimea military depot explosion caused due to sabotage | DW News
War in Ukraine: 'Nowhere is safe for the Russian military in Crimea' | FRANCE 24 English
Will Putin face justice for the Ukraine war? | CBS News
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On This Day
August 17 is the 229th day of the year (230th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 136 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)
309/310 – Pope Eusebius is banished by the Emperor Maxentius to Sicily, where he dies, possibly from a hunger strike.
• [Wikipedia Bio: Pope Eusebius]
• [Britannica: Saint Eusebius]
• [All Popes of the Catholic Church: St Eusebius - St Innocent (31-40) (video)]
682 – Pope Leo II begins his pontificate.
986 – Byzantine–Bulgarian wars: Battle of the Gates of Trajan: The Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Samuel and Aron defeat the Byzantine forces at the Gate of Trajan, with Byzantine Emperor Basil II barely escaping.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of the Gates of Trajan]
• [Byzantine Military Blog]
• [Basil II - Reformer, Restorer, Bulgarslayer | Kings and Generals]
1186 – Georgenberg Pact: Ottokar IV, Duke of Styria and Leopold V, Duke of Austria sign a heritage agreement in which Ottokar gives his duchy to Leopold and to his son Frederick under the stipulation that Austria and Styria would henceforth remain undivided.
1386 – Karl Topia, the ruler of Princedom of Albania forges an alliance with the Republic of Venice, committing to participate in all wars of the Republic and receiving coastal protection against the Ottomans in return.
1424 – Hundred Years' War: Battle of Verneuil: An English force under John, Duke of Bedford defeats a larger French army under Jean II, Duke of Alençon, John Stewart, and Earl Archibald of Douglas.
• [WikipediaT]
• [Battle of Verneuil 1424 AD - Hundred Years' War - The Second Agincourt]
• [The MfA LIVE SHOW - The Battle of Verneuil 1424]
1498 – Cesare Borgia, son of Pope Alexander VI, becomes the first person in history to resign the cardinalate; later that same day, King Louis XII of France names him Duke of Valentinois.
1549 – Battle of Sampford Courtenay: The Prayer Book Rebellion is quashed in England.
• [Wikipedia: Prayer Book Rebellion]
• [BBC Four HD England's Reformation Three Books That Changed a Nation (2017)]
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Sampford Courtenay]
1560 – The Catholic Church is overthrown and Protestantism is established as the national religion in Scotland.
1585 – Eighty Years' War: Siege of Antwerp: Antwerp is captured by Spanish forces under Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma, who orders Protestants to leave the city and as a result over half of the 100,000 inhabitants flee to the northern provinces.
1585 – A first group of colonists sent by Sir Walter Raleigh under the charge of Ralph Lane lands in the New World to create Roanoke Colony on Roanoke Island, off the coast of present-day North Carolina.
• [Wikipedia: Roanoke Colony]
• [1585: The Military Colony " National Park Service]
• [NCpedia: First English Colonies]
1597 – Islands Voyage: Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, and Sir Walter Raleigh set sail on an expedition to the Azores.
1668 – The magnitude 8.0 North Anatolia earthquake causes 8,000 deaths in northern Anatolia, Ottoman Empire.
1712 – Action of 17 August 1712 New Deep naval battle between Denmark and Sweden.
1717 – Austro-Turkish War of 1716–18: The month-long Siege of Belgrade ends with Prince Eugene of Savoy's Austrian troops capturing the city from the Ottoman Empire.
1723 – Ioan Giurgiu Patachi becomes Bishop of Făgăraș and is festively installed in his position at the St. Nicolas Cathedral in Făgăraș, after being formally confirmed earlier by Pope Clement XI.
1740 – Pope Benedict XIV, previously known as Prospero Lambertini, succeeds Clement XII as the 247th Pope.
1784 – Classical composer Luigi Boccherini receives a pay rise of 12,000 reals from his employer, the Infante Luis, Count of Chinchón.
1798 – The Vietnamese Catholics report a Marian apparition in Quảng Trị, an event which is called Our Lady of La Vang.
1807 – Robert Fulton's North River Steamboat leaves New York City for Albany, New York, on the Hudson River, inaugurating the first commercial steamboat service in the world.
1808 – The Finnish War: The Battle of Alavus is fought.
1827 – Dutch King William I and Pope Leo XII sign concord.
1836 – British parliament accepts registration of births, marriages and deaths.
1862 – American Indian Wars: The Dakota War of 1862 begins in Minnesota as Dakota warriors attack white settlements along the Minnesota River.
• [WikipediaT]
• [War Within War: Lincoln and the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862]
• [he U.S.-Dakota War Of 1862: Minnesota, USA]
1862 – American Civil War: Major General J. E. B. Stuart is assigned command of all the cavalry of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia.
1863 – American Civil War: In Charleston, South Carolina, Union batteries and ships bombard Confederate-held Fort Sumter.
1864 – American Civil War: Battle of Gainesville: Confederate forces defeat Union troops near Gainesville, Florida.
1866 – The Grand Duchy of Baden announces its withdrawal from the German Confederation and signs a treaty of peace and alliance with Prussia.
1883 – The first public performance of the Dominican Republic's national anthem, Himno Nacional.
1896 – Bridget Driscoll became the first recorded case of a pedestrian killed in a collision with a motor car in the United Kingdom.
1914 – World War I: Battle of Stallupönen: The German army of General Hermann von François defeats the Russian force commanded by Paul von Rennenkampf near modern-day Nesterov, Russia.
• [Wikipedia]
• [1914-07 Battle of Stalluponen August 17th - 23rd 1914]
• [FirstWorldWar.comT]
1915 – Jewish American Leo Frank is lynched in Marietta, Georgia after a 13-year-old girl is murdered.
1915 – A Category 4 hurricane hits Galveston, Texas with winds at 135 miles per hour (217 km/h).
• [Wikipedia]
• [When Weather Changed History - Galveston Hurricane]
• [Hurricanes: Science and Society]
• [Galveston and Texas History Center]
1916 – World War I: Romania signs a secret treaty with the Entente Powers. According to the treaty, Romania agreed to join the war on the Allied side.
1918 – Bolshevik revolutionary leader Moisei Uritsky is assassinated.
1942 – World War II: U.S. Marines raid the Japanese-held Pacific island of Makin.
1943 – World War II: The U.S. Eighth Air Force suffers the loss of 60 bombers on the Schweinfurt–Regensburg mission.
1943 – World War II: The U.S. Seventh Army under General George S. Patton arrives in Messina, Italy, followed several hours later by the British 8th Army under Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, thus completing the Allied conquest of Sicily.
1943 – World War II: First Québec Conference of Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and William Lyon Mackenzie King begins.
1943 – World War II: The Royal Air Force begins Operation Hydra, the first air raid of the Operation Crossbow strategic bombing campaign against Germany's V-weapon program.
• [Wikipedia: Operation Hydra (1943)T]
• [Operation Hydra - The Peenemünde Raid (video)]
• [Operations Crossbow and Hydra: The Aerial Attacks Against Peenemünde]
1945 – Sukarno and Mohammad Hatta proclaim the independence of Indonesia, igniting the Indonesian National Revolution against the Dutch Empire.
1945 – The novella Animal Farm by George Orwell is first published.
1947 – The Radcliffe Line, the border between the Dominions of India and Pakistan, is revealed.
1949 – The 6.7 Ms Karlıova earthquake shakes eastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), leaving 320–450 dead.
1953 – First meeting of Narcotics Anonymous takes place, in Southern California.
1955 – Hurricane Diane made landfall near Wilmington, North Carolina, and it went on to cause major floods and kill more than 184 people.
1958 – Pioneer 0, America's first attempt at lunar orbit, is launched using the first Thor-Able rocket and fails. Notable as one of the first attempted launches beyond Earth orbit by any country.
1959 – Quake Lake is formed by the magnitude 7.5 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake near Hebgen Lake in Montana.
1962 – Peter Fechter is shot and bleeds to death while trying to cross the new Berlin Wall.
1969 – Category 5 Hurricane Camille hits the U.S. Gulf Coast, killing 256 and causing $1.42 billion in damage.
1970 – Venera program: Venera 7 launched. It will later become the first spacecraft to successfully transmit data from the surface of another planet (Venus).
1976 – A magnitude 7.9 earthquake hits off the coast of Mindanao, Philippines, triggering a destructive tsunami, killing between 5,000-8,000 people and leaving more than 90,000 homeless.
1977 – The Soviet icebreaker Arktika becomes the first surface ship to reach the North Pole.
1978 – Double Eagle II becomes first balloon to cross the Atlantic Ocean when it lands in Miserey, France near Paris, 137 hours after leaving Presque Isle, Maine.
1985 – The 1985–86 Hormel strike begins in Austin, Minnesota.
1988 – President of Pakistan Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq and U.S. Ambassador Arnold Raphel are killed in a plane crash.
1991 – Strathfield massacre: In Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, taxi driver Wade Frankum shoots seven people and injures six others before turning the gun on himself.
• [WikipediaT]
• [Wade Frankum | The Strathfield Massacre | Crime Documentaries]
• [From the Archives, 1991: The Strathfield massacre]
1998 – Lewinsky scandal: US President Bill Clinton admits in taped testimony that he had an "improper physical relationship" with White House intern Monica Lewinsky; later that same day he admits before the nation that he "misled people" about the relationship.
• [Bill Clinton admits to having inappropriate relationship with Monica Lewinsky]
• [Wikipedia: Clinton–Lewinsky scandalT]
• [August 17, 1998 Presidential Grand Jury Testimony | C-SPAN]
1999 – The 7.6 Mw İzmit earthquake shakes northwestern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), leaving 17,118–17,127 dead and 43,953–50,000 injured.
2004 – The National Assembly of Serbia unanimously adopts new state symbols for Serbia: Bože pravde becomes the new anthem and the coat of arms is adopted for the whole country.
2005 – The first forced evacuation of settlers, as part of Israeli disengagement from Gaza, starts.
2005 – Over 500 bombs are set off by terrorists at 300 locations in 63 out of the 64 districts of Bangladesh.
2008 – American swimmer Michael Phelps becomes the first person to win eight gold medals at one Olympic Games.
2009 – An accident at the Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam in Khakassia, Russia, kills 75 and shuts down the hydroelectric power station, leading to widespread power failure in the local area.
2015 – A bomb explodes near the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok, Thailand, killing at least 19 people and injuring 123 others.
2017 – Barcelona attacks: A van is driven into pedestrians in La Rambla, killing 14 and injuring at least 100.
2019 – A bomb explodes at a wedding in Kabul killing 63 people and leaving 182 injured.
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Published at 3:10am on Wedneday, August 17, 2022
Author: Bobby Coggins
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