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GENERAL OUTLOOK
A quasi-stationary front south of the forecast area will keep intermittent rainfall in the forecast through the end of the week. An upper level low will slowly move across the Great Lakes this weekend into early next week keeping a moist flow out of the Gulf into our area. Expect scattered to numerous afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms each day through the middle of next week.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Sunday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Scattered showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Highs in the mid 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1am, then a slight chance of showers between 1am and 5am. Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-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.
Saturday
A chance of showers before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 4pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. 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 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%.
Sunday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Partly sunny, with highs near 80. Chance of rain is 60%.
Sunday Night
Showers likely, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain is 60%.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Scattered showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Patchy fog before 9am. Highs in the mid 60s. Winds out of the southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a chance of showers. Patchy fog after 10pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s. Winds out of the east around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday
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. Partly sunny, with highs in the lower 70s. Light and variable 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.
Saturday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Winds out of the southwest around 5 mph becoming light and variable before midnight. Chance of rain is 60%.
Sunday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the lower 70s. Chance of rain is 60%.
Sunday Night
Showers likely, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Chance of rain is 60%.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Scattered showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Patchy fog before 9am. Highs in the low-to-mid 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a chance of showers. Patchy fog after 11pm. 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.
Saturday
A chance of showers before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 3pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. 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 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%.
Sunday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs near 80. Chance of rain is 60%.
Sunday Night
Showers likely, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain is 60%.
Nantahala Area
Today
Scattered showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Patchy fog before midmorning. Highs near 70. Light and variable 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 before 1am, then a slight chance of showers between 1am and 5am. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Light winds out of the southeast. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday
A chance of showers before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 4pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Light winds out of the southwest. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Light winds out of the south. Chance of rain is 60%.
Sunday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain is 60%.
Sunday Night
Showers likely, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain is 60%.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Locally heavy rainfall will be possible with more widespread showers this afternoon and evening. Isolated flooding will be possible in any areas repeatedly affected by the showers.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Fri Aug 19 2022
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
1. Southwestern Gulf of Mexico:
A broad area of low pressure is emerging over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico and it continues to produce disorganized shower activity. Environmental conditions appear favorable for slow development, and a tropical depression could form while the system moves northwestward across the southwestern Gulf of Mexico late today or on Saturday. However, by Saturday night, the system is expected to move inland over northeastern Mexico, which will end its chances of development. An Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft is scheduled to investigate the system later today, if necessary.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...medium...40 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...medium...40 percent.
What's Up in the Tropics with Mark Sudduth - August 18, 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 range 6.6 out of 12) today with Ragweed, Chenopods, and Grasses being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium range (6.2 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for August 18th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 95°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1999
Lowest Temperature 48°F in Highlands in 1919
Greatest Rainfall 2.19 inches in Highlands in 1935
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
• Buncombe County Commissioner Amanda Edwards calls for NC teacher strike [Asheville Citizen Times]
• NC abortion ruling a 'gauntlet' to advocacy groups for midterms [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Road test waivers ending at NC DMV, as COVID-era policy comes to an end [Raleigh News and observer]
• Community Council for Transylvania Regional Hospital hosts first of 10 listening sessions [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)E]
• After the Flood: Trying times, trauma, trepidation and triumph [Smoky Mountain News]
• Nantahala Community Club Hosts Candidate Forum [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, August 18 [Institute for the Study of War] [PDF for August 18th]
Ukraine Strikes INTO RUSSIA | Funker 530
• Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 176 [Al Jazeera]
• Missile Strike Kills 6 Civilians in Kharkiv, as Front Remains Static [New York Times]
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
• Odesa Is Defiant. It’s Also Putin’s Ultimate Target. [New York Times]
• US preparing additional $800m in military aid for Ukraine: Report [Al Jazeera]
• How Russia is dodging Western sanctions with gray-market imports [DW News]
• Wagner Mercenaries Enter the Spotlight as Russian Troops Struggle in Ukraine [Wall Street Journal]
• Russian speakers in Latvia told to pick sides in test of patriotism [BBC News]
News from Russian or pro-Russian outlets or Video About the Russian Perspective
• RUS supports Ukraine attacking Crimea – Politico [Russia Today]
• Russia deploys three MiG-31 fighters with Kinzhal hypersonic missiles in Kaliningrad [Pravda ]
• Russian envoy says US is so hung up on sanctions it doesn’t see they failed [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
• Airstrike kills 13 al-Shabab militants in Somalia, US Africa Command says [Stars and Stripes]
• Wall Street Bets the Fed Is Bluffing in High-Stakes Inflation Game [Wall Street Journal]
• Judge creates path for releasing redacted affidavit from Mar-a-Lago search [National Public Radio]
• Ex-Trump Organization CFO pleads guilty to all tax charges [Courthouse News Service]
• Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' election police force announces arrests of 20 for voter fraud [CBS News]
Program reintroduces previously-believed extinct wood bison into the U.S. | CBS Mornings
• U.N. expert concludes 'forced labour' has taken place in Xinjiang [Reuters]
• US offers extra monkeypox vaccine doses for gay pride events [ABC News]
• Part of a Foot, in a Shoe, Spotted in Yellowstone Hot Spring [KXAS-TV (Fort Worth, TX)]
• Another Trump Mystery: Why Did He Resist Returning the Government’s Documents? [New York Times]
• CNN cancels ‘Reliable Sources,’ host Stelter will leave network [Politico]
What's behind the recent tension between Serbia and Kosovo? | Inside Story
Washington Today (8-17-22): Campaign 2024: Former VP Pence at 'Politics & Eggs' in NH | C-SPAN
Global National: Aug. 17, 2022 | Medically assisted death suggestion to Canadian veteran sparks fury
Nightly News Full Broadcast - August 17
PBS NewsHour Full Episode August 17th, 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.
Q and A with A and V Livestream 8/18/22 8:00 PM | Microbe TV
• U.S. Plans to Shift Bill for Covid Shots and Treatments to Insurers, Patients [Wall Street Journal]
• UBC researchers discover ‘weak spot’ across major COVID-19 variants [University of British Columbia]
• New antibody neutralizes all known SARS-CoV-2 variants in lab tests [Harvard Medical School]
• Facebook bans major US anti-vaccine group [France 24]
• BA.5 boosters could be here in the next 3 weeks, says Dr. Jha: ‘These are substantial upgrades in our vaccines’ [CNBC]
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Science and Technology News Roundup
• Streaming Tops Cable-TV Viewing for the First Time [Wall Street Journal]
• A Tool That Monitors How Long Kids Are in the Bathroom Is Now in 1,000 American Schools [Vice news]
• TikTok’s In-App Browser Includes Code That Can Monitor Your Keystrokes, Researcher Says [Forbes]
• Kilimanjaro gets high-speed internet so climbers can tweet or Instagram ascent [The Guardian]
• New Molecule Discovered That Strongly Stimulates Hair Growth [SciTechDaily]
• Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok Cause Mental Health Problems in Teens, Lawsuits Claim [The Hollywood Reporter]
• Big Changes In Architectures, Transistors, Materials [Semiconductor Engineering]
• This Artificial Neuron Uses Dopamine to Communicate With Brain Cells [Singularity Hub]
• iOS VPN apps are broken, says security researcher, and Apple has known for years [9to5 Mac]
• 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 August 19 2022: From the Mouths of Bots
Let's Get Physical... Buttons - DTNS 4336 | Daly Tech News Show
What Really Happened During the Yellowstone Park Flood? | Practical Engineering
Rocket Lab | Peter Beck - SmallSat 2022 Keynote
Electric Vs. Hydrogen With Robert Llewellyn | CWJ Clip
The Dark History of Zip Files | Dave's Garage
Singapore’s Sand Problem | Asianometry
Shortwave: The Warlord's Radio | S2 Underground
Immune 59: Forks in the road: Th17 cells with Mandy McGeachy | Microbe TV
536 AD: The Year That The Sun Disappeared | Catastrophe | Real History
Why Did The First World War Break Out? (July Crisis 1914 Documentary) | The Great War
1947 Texas City Disaster | The History Guy
Developing For the Solana Saga - Android 13 is out, Pixel Buds Pro review, magiceraser.io, RCS | All About Android
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Russo-Ukrainian War Videos (mostly long form)
--> Ukraine Strikes INTO RUSSIA | Funker 530
The World's Last Colonial Empire: Collapse or Survival? | Good Times Bad Times
How is HIMARS used in Ukraine? | Binkov's Battlegrounds
As the Ukraine war grinds on: Can either side break the stalemate? | To The Point
UN-Turkey-Ukraine meeting: Grain exports and Zaporizhzhia security on the agenda | FRANCE 24
U.N. chief meets Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, Turkish President Erdogan | CBS News
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On This Day
August 19th is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 134 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)
295 BC – The first temple to Venus, the Roman goddess of love, beauty and fertility, is dedicated by Quintus Fabius Maximus Gurges during the Third Samnite War.
• [VENUS - THE MOTHER OF ROME]
• [Wikipedia Bio: Quintus Fabius Maximus Gurges]
• [Wikipedia: Third Samnite War]
43 BC – Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus, later known as Augustus, compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul.
• [Wikipedia Article]
947 – Abu Yazid, a Kharijite rebel leader, is defeated and killed in the Hodna Mountains in modern-day Algeria by Fatimid forces.
1153 – Baldwin III of Jerusalem takes control of the Kingdom of Jerusalem from his mother Melisende, and also captures Ascalon.
• [Wikipedia: Siege of Ascalon]
• [Wikipedia: Kingdom of Jerusalem]
• [First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon 1099 AD] (BazBattles)
1458 – Pope Pius II is elected the 211th Pope.
1504 – In Ireland, the Hiberno-Norman de Burghs (Burkes) and Anglo-Norman Fitzgeralds fight in the Battle of Knockdoe.
1561 – Mary, Queen of Scots, aged 18, returns to Scotland after spending 13 years in France.
1612 – The "Samlesbury witches", three women from the Lancashire village of Samlesbury, England, are put on trial, accused of practicing witchcraft, one of the most famous witch trials in British history.
• [Samlesbury witches]
• [Dark Age Britain's War With Witchcraft | A Century Of Murder | Timeline]
• [The Pendle Witches | Samlesbury Hall | Lancashire Witches | Pendle Hill] (Dramatization)
1666 – Second Anglo-Dutch War: Rear Admiral Robert Holmes leads a raid on the Dutch island of Terschelling, destroying 150 merchant ships, an act later known as "Holmes's Bonfire".
1692 – Salem witch trials: In Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay, five people, one woman and four men, including a clergyman, are executed after being convicted of witchcraft.
• [Wikipedia: Salem witch trials]
• [What really happened during the Salem Witch Trials - Brian A. Pavlac]
• [alem Witch Trial Full Documentary The Geographic Channel]
1745 – Prince Charles Edward Stuart raises his standard in Glenfinnan: The start of the Second Jacobite Rebellion, known as "the 45".
1745 – Ottoman–Persian War: In the Battle of Kars, the Ottoman army is routed by Persian forces led by Nader Shah.
1759 – Battle of Lagos Naval battle during the Seven Years' War between Great Britain and France.
1772 – Gustav III of Sweden stages a coup d'état, in which he assumes power and enacts a new constitution that divides power between the Riksdag and the King.
1782 – American Revolutionary War: Battle of Blue Licks: The last major engagement of the war, almost ten months after the surrender of the British commander Charles Cornwallis following the Siege of Yorktown.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Blue Licks]
• [Blue Licks Battle]
• [Blue Licks Battle]
1812 – War of 1812: American frigate USS Constitution defeats the British frigate HMS Guerriere off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada earning the nickname "Old Ironsides".
• [HistoryPod Video]
• [Wikipedia: USS Constitution vs HMS Guerriere]
• [USS Constitution Museum]
1813 – Gervasio Antonio de Posadas joins Argentina's Second Triumvirate.
1839 – The French government announces that Louis Daguerre's photographic process is a gift "free to the world".
1848 – California Gold Rush: The New York Herald breaks the news to the East Coast of the United States of the gold rush in California (although the rush started in January).
1854 – The First Sioux War begins when United States Army soldiers kill Lakota chief Conquering Bear and in return are massacred.
• [Wikipedia: First Sioux War]
• [Sioux Wars | 3 Minute History]
• [History of the Indian Wars | Full Documentary]
1861 – First ascent of Weisshorn, fifth highest summit in the Alps.
1862 – American Indian Wars: During an uprising in Minnesota, Lakota warriors decide not to attack heavily defended Fort Ridgely and instead turn to the settlement of New Ulm, killing white settlers along the way.
1909 – The Indianapolis Motor Speedway opens for automobile racing. Wilfred Bourque and his mechanic are killed during the first day's events.
1920 – The Tambov Rebellion breaks out, in response to the Bolshevik policy of Prodrazvyorstka.
1927 – Patriarch Sergius of Moscow proclaims the declaration of loyalty of the Russian Orthodox Church to the Soviet Union.
1934 – The first All-American Soap Box Derby is held in Dayton, Ohio.
• [Wikipedia: Soap Box Derby]
• [Official website]
• [Newsreel of the 1936 Derby]
1934 – The German referendum of 1934 approves Hitler's appointment as head of state with the title of Führer by a vote of 89.93% for and 10.07% against.
• [Wikipedia: 1934 German referendum]
• [German Referendum - 1934 | Today In History]
• [Why Did The German People Choose Hitler? | Hitler's Propaganda Machine | Timeline]
1936 – The Great Purge of the Soviet Union begins when the first of the Moscow Trials is convened.
1940 – First flight of the B-25 Mitchell medium bomber.
1941 – Germany and Romania sign the Tiraspol Agreement, rendering the region of Transnistria under control of the latter.
1942 – World War II: Operation Jubilee: The 2nd Canadian Infantry Division leads an amphibious assault by allied forces on Dieppe, France and fails, many Canadians are killed or captured. The operation was intended to develop and try new amphibious landing tactics for the coming full invasion in Normandy.
• [Dieppe Raid]
• [The Dieppe Raid | Narrated by Alex Trebek]
• [Dieppe 1942 - Slaughter on the Shingle]
1944 – World War II: Liberation of Paris: Paris, France rises against German occupation with the help of Allied troops.
1945 – August Revolution: Viet Minh led by Ho Chi Minh take power in Hanoi, Vietnam.
1953 – Cold War: The CIA and MI6 help to overthrow the government of Mohammad Mosaddegh in Iran and reinstate the Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.
1955 – In the Northeast United States, severe flooding caused by Hurricane Diane, claims 200 lives.
• [Wikipedia: Hurricane Diane]
• [Hurricane Diane Flood of 1955 - PHMC Author Presentation]
• [Hurricane Diane (Scranton, PA): WGBI-TV Footage Can 23] (Silent Film)
1960 – Cold War: In Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union, downed American U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers is sentenced to ten years imprisonment by the Soviet Union for espionage.
• [Wikipedia Bio: Francis Gary Powers]
• [What Really Happened when Gary Powers was Shot Down] (Vintage Space)
• [Newsreel of Trial]
• [Gary Powers' U-2 is Shot Down Over the Soviet Union - Animated]
1960 – Sputnik program: Korabl-Sputnik 2: The Soviet Union launches the satellite with the dogs Belka and Strelka, 40 mice, two rats and a variety of plants.
• [Wikipedia: Korabl-Sputnik 2]
• [Italian newsreel about Belka and Strelka (Sputnik 5 - Korabl-Sputnik 2)] (subtitles available)
• [Belka and Strelka – the Soviet space dogs]
1964 – Syncom 3, the first geostationary communication satellite, is launched. Two months later, it would enable live coverage of the 1964 Summer Olympics.
• [NASA Page for Satellite]
• [Wikipedia]
• [Gunter's Space Page]
1965 – Japanese prime minister Eisaku Satō becomes the first post-World War II sitting prime minister to visit Okinawa Prefecture.
1978 – In Iran, Cinema Rex fire caused more than 400 deaths.
1980 – Saudia Flight 163, a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar burns after making an emergency landing at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, killing 301 people.
1980 – Otłoczyn railway accident: In Poland's worst post-war railway accident, 67 people lose their lives and a further 62 are injured.
1981 – Gulf of Sidra Incident: United States fighters intercept and shoot down two Libyan Sukhoi Su-22 fighter jets over the Gulf of Sidra.
• [Wikipedia: Gulf of Sidra incident (1981)]
• [1981 Gulf of Sidra incident radio records [F-14 vs Su-22]]
• [WAVY Archive: 1981 USS Nimitz - Libyan Air Craft Incident]
1987 – Hungerford massacre: In the United Kingdom, Michael Ryan kills sixteen people with a semi-automatic rifle and then commits suicide.
1989 – Polish president Wojciech Jaruzelski nominates Solidarity activist Tadeusz Mazowiecki to be the first non-communist prime minister in 42 years.
1989 – Several hundred East Germans cross the frontier between Hungary and Austria during the Pan-European Picnic, part of the events that began the process of the Fall of the Berlin Wall.
1991 – Dissolution of the Soviet Union, August Coup: Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev is placed under house arrest while on holiday in the town of Foros, Ukraine.
• [Wikipedia: 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt]
• [The Last Ditch Attempt to Save the USSR - August Coup of 1991 (Short Animated Documentary)]
• [The Week That Shook The World: The Soviet Coup — ABC News (1991)]
• [Wikipedia: Dissolution of the Soviet Union]
1991 – Crown Heights riot begins.
1999 – In Belgrade, Yugoslavia, tens of thousands of Serbians rally to demand the resignation of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia President Slobodan Milošević.
2002 – Khankala Mi-26 crash: A Russian Mil Mi-26 helicopter carrying troops is hit by a Chechen missile outside Grozny, killing 118 soldiers.
2003 – A car-bomb attack on United Nations headquarters in Iraq kills the agency's top envoy Sérgio Vieira de Mello and 21 other employees.
2003 – Shmuel HaNavi bus bombing: A suicide attack on a bus in Jerusalem, planned by Hamas, kills 23 Israelis, seven of them children.
2005 – The first-ever joint military exercise between Russia and China, called Peace Mission 2005 begins.
2009 – A series of bombings in Baghdad, Iraq, kills 101 and injures 565 others.
2010 – Operation Iraqi Freedom ends, with the last of the United States brigade combat teams crossing the border to Kuwait.
2013 – The Dhamara Ghat train accident kills at least 37 people in the Indian state of Bihar.
2017 – Tens of thousands of farmed non-native Atlantic salmon are accidentally released into the wild in Washington waters in the 2017 Cypress Island Atlantic salmon pen break.
• [Wikipedia: Cypress Island Atlantic salmon pen break]
• ['Environmental Nightmare' After Thousands Of Atlantic Salmon Escape Fish Farm]
• [Washinton State Dept of Natural Resources]
• [Frankenfish A Farmed Atlantic Salmon Story by Annie Crawley]
2020 Apple becomes the 1st US company to be valued at $2 trillion, just 2 years after it reached $1 trillion valuation
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Published at 45:00am on Friday, August 19, 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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