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GENERAL OUTLOOK
Remnants of Tropical Cyclone Ian will track northward into Virginia today, and precipitation chances and winds both taper off. A drier, less-active pattern sets in that may persist through much of next week.
FOG FAIR SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY, NOV 5th FROM 10AM TO 4PM
Friends of the Greenway announce their Fall arts and crafts fundraising event. FROG FAIR will be held Nov 5, 2022 from 10-4 at FROG Quarters, 573 E. Main at the Town bridge in Franklin. Vendor spaces are available (only registration fee goes to FROG)--check our website (littletennessee.org) for registration forms or stop by FROG Quarters. Make sure to mark your calendar--arts and crafts, food, and music will make it a special day. For more information, email frog28734@gmail.com.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Monday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Isolated showers before noon, then isolated showers after 2pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 60s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 20%.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows around 50. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 3pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 60s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 50. Winds out of the north around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Monday
Partly sunny, with highs near 70.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 40s.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Scattered showers, mainly before 11am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 50s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 40s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 2pm. Patchy fog. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the upper 50s. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 40s. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 60. Monday Night Partly cloudy, with lows in the lower 40s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Isolated showers before 11am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 60s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 20%.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows around 50. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 10 mph.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 2pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 60s. Winds out of the north 3 to 6 mph.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 50. Winds out of the north around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Monday
Partly sunny, with highs in the upper 60s.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 40s.
Nantahala Area
Today
Scattered showers between 9am and 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid 50s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with lows around 50. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 2pm. Partly sunny, with highs near 60. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 50. Winds out of the north around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 60s.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 40s.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
A Wind Advisory for elevations abopve 3500 feet will remain in effect until 11am this morning. Otherwise, hazardous weather is not expected in Macon County.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Sat Oct 1 2022
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
Active Systems:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Post-Tropical Cyclone Ian, located inland over North Carolina.
1. Eastern Tropical Atlantic:
A tropical wave is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms several hundred miles south of the Cabo Verde Islands.
Environmental conditions are forecast to be conducive for gradual development of this system, and a tropical depression is likely to form during the early to middle part of next week while it moves westward and then northwestward at 5 to 10 mph over the eastern tropical Atlantic.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...20 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...high...70 percent.
Post-Tropical Cyclone Ian Discussion Number 34
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL092022
1100 PM EDT Fri Sep 30 2022
Ian has a classic comma-shaped cloud pattern of an extratropical cyclone in satellite imagery. The radar structure of the system has degraded tonight, but surface observations indicate the center of Ian is moving northward across the central portion of North Carolina. The initial intensity is lowered to 45 kt for this advisory, which is consistent with the latest Decay-SHIPS guidance and some marine observations offshore of the Cape Fear region that indicate sustained tropical-storm-force winds are still occurring over water.
Ian is still moving northward at about 13 kt. This general motion is expected to continue through Saturday, which will bring Ian across the central portions of North Carolina and Virginia on Saturday. Continued weakening is forecast, and the cyclone is expected to dissipate by early Sunday. There were no notable changes made to the NHC track or intensity forecast.
Because recent observations indicate that wind speeds over land have diminished, the Tropical Storm Warning has been discontinued for the coasts of South Carolina and North Carolina. Similarly, coastal water levels have receded below warning criteria along the coast of North Carolina, and the Storm Surge Watches and Warnings there have also been discontinued. However, heavy rain and gusty winds are expected to continue into tomorrow morning across portions of the Carolinas and Mid-Atlantic states.
Even though all tropical watches and warnings have been discontinued, intermediate advisories will still be issued as long as Ian continues to produce winds of tropical storm strength.
Key Messages:
1. Gusty winds are expected through early Saturday over portions of South Carolina and North Carolina.
2. Ongoing major to record river flooding will continue through next week across portions of central Florida. Considerable flooding is possible across portions of the Carolinas and southeast Virginia. Locally considerable flooding is possible across portions of northwest North Carolina and southern Virginia tonight into early Saturday.
FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS
INIT 01/0300Z 35.3N 79.5W 45 KT 50 MPH...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
12H 01/1200Z 36.6N 79.6W 30 KT 35 MPH...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
24H 02/0000Z 38.0N 79.2W 20 KT 25 MPH...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
36H 02/1200Z...DISSIPATED
TROPICAL TIDBITS
Tropical Tidbits is a website run by Macon Media's favorite no-nonsense tropical forecaster, Levi Cowan. He does not post material just to get clicks or to sensationalize the storms he covers to "make them more exciting." He is reliable and sober, unlike The Weather Channel crowd of Drama Queen Meteorologists.
Levi typically posts videos late in the afternoon or early before midnight on Youtube. [Youtube Channel]
[Thursday / Sept 29] Ian Crosses Florida; Landfall in South Carolina with Significant Impacts Expected Friday
What's Up in the Tropics with Mark Sudduth - September 30, 2022: Ian Update and a Look at Rest of Tropics
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Almanac
24 Hour Smoke Forecast
A smoke fieldmap was not provided for today. -->
Air quality is in the LOWER range of green for most of the county, with the ridges and other higher elevations today being in the LOWER range of green.
Fire and Smoke Map
Local Air Monitor
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the medium range 0.6 out of 12) today with Ragweed, Chenopods, and Grasses being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium range (4.3 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for October 1st
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2021)
Highest Temperature 88°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2019
Lowest Temperature 26°F in Highlands in 1895
Greatest Rainfall 6.12 inches in Highlands in 1965
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of October Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 91°F in Franklin on 10-05-1954
Lowest Temperature 12°F in Franklin on 10-30-1910
Greatest Rainfall 9.91 inches in Highlands on 10-04-1964
Greatest Snowfall 1.0 inches in Highlands on 10-20-1913
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of October Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 103°F in Wadesboro, Anson County on 10-03-2019
Lowest Temperature 8°F in Banner Elk, Avery County on 10-21-1952
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 12.53 inches in Lumberton, Robeson County on 10-08-2016
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 11.0 inches on Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 10-25-1990
Climate Normals Accumulated Rainfall for the Year to October 1st
Franklin 42.38 inches
Coweeta Experimental Station 53.91 inches
Highlands 65.66 inches
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Macon Calendar
(send your event to calendar@maconmedia.com)
Tuesday, October 4, 2022 - 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. in the Macon County Public Library Meeting Room-
Mental Health Class - Depression: From Surviving to Thriving
Depressive symptoms often present themselves through feelings of isolation, hopelessness, and despair. This course examines different types, common causes, symptoms, and treatment methods for depression, focusing on moving from a place of simply surviving to one of thriving.
This is a free event at Macon County Public Library; facilitated by the Vaya Health GERO team. CEU’s are provided through NC Department of Health and Human Services.
Thursday, October 6, 2022 - 6:00pm in the Macon County Public Library Meeting Room-
#OnigiriAction with Nanaka Okamura
Join Nanaka Okamura with Western Carolina University's Japanese Outreach Initiative as we honor World Food Day by making and enjoying Onigiri, the Japanese rice ball, to make our world a little better. (Please register at 828-524-3600 so we can plan for supplies)
Onigiri Action is an annual autumn social good campaign connecting the simple act of taking a photo with helping to feed school children in need. During the campaign, through the generosity of our partner organizations, every Japanese riceball-related post on our global campaign website or your social media channel with #OnigiriAction will provide five school meals to children in need around the world(*). World Food Day on October 16 was established by the United Nations as a day for everyone to think about food problems in the world. To celebrate World Food Day, TABLE FOR TWO (TFT) holds 'Onigiri Action' with the goal to deliver 1 million meals to children in need every year. TFT first started in Japan featuring onigiri (riceballs), which celebrate rice as one of the major Japanese agricultural products, and showcases the Japanese tradition of making onigiri for loved ones.
Since its launch in 2015, the Onigiri Action campaign has provided 5.4 million school meals. The campaign received the Deputy-Chief’s Award (by the Minister for Foreign Affairs) at the third Japan Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) awards ceremony 2019 held at the Prime Minister’s Office.
FROG FAIR SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY, NOV 5th from 10AM TO 4PM
Friends of the Greenway announce their Fall arts and crafts fundraising event. FROG FAIR will be held Nov 5, 2022 from 10-4 at FROG Quarters, 573 E. Main at the Town bridge in Franklin. Vendor spaces are available (only registration fee goes to FROG)--check our website (littletennessee.org) for registration forms or stop by FROG Quarters. Make sure to mark your calendar--arts and crafts, food, and music will make it a special day. For more information, email frog28734@gmail.com.
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Local and State News
• NC voters worry of civil war, brace for possibility of political violence [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• More than 370,000 people without power in North Carolina; Wake, Durham counties in the majority [WTVD-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Ian downgraded to post-tropical cyclone; advisories issued for WNC [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Live blog: impacts of hurricane Ian on Western North Carolina [BPR]
• A new sculpture for downtown Sylva [Smoky Mountain News]
• Macon County Board of Commissioners - September 2022 Regular Meeting [Macon Media]
• Franklin Town Council - September 2022 Regular Meeting [Macon Media]
• Franklin Town Council - Special Called Meeting for August 30, 2022 [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, September 30 [Institute for the Study of War] [PDF for September 30th]
Timothy Snyder: The Making of Modern Ukraine. Class 8. Early Jews of Modern Ukraine
• Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 219 [Al Jazeera]
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg holds a press briefing at NATO headquarters | DW News
How Putin’s annexation of Ukrainian territory escalates conflict l ABC News
JOMINI OF THE WEST MAP (UTVD Operational Update: ZSU Counter Offensive in Kharkiv, 10-12 Sep 22.)
1/ UTW – Operational Update: ZSU Counter Offensive in the Donbas, 04-10 Sep. The ZSU is engaged in what may likely become the most stunningly successful counteroffensive since the IDFs OPERATION GAZELLE during the 1973 Yom Kippur War. #ukrainecounteroffensive #UkraineWillWin pic.twitter.com/nrC8cg02ia
— Jomini of the West (@JominiW) September 10, 2022
• US would know if Russia preparing nuclear strike on Ukraine, experts say [The Times of Israel]
• Russia vetoes UN Security Council resolution on Ukraine annexations [France 24]
• Ukraine accelerates bid to join NATO after Russia’s annexation [Al Jazeera]
• Russia Announces Annexation of Four Regions of Ukraine [Wall Street Journal] [unlocked article]
• Mark Hamill named ambassador of Ukraine’s fundraising platform [The Hill]
• Global condemnation for Russia's illegal annexation of Ukrainian territory [DW News]
• Ukraine war: Biden says US will not be intimidated by reckless Putin [BBC News]
News from Russian or pro-Russian outlets or Video About the Russian Perspective
• ‘Russia will always be Russia’: Putin’s full speech on accession of former Ukrainian territories [Russia Today]
• NATO's proxy war on Russia [Pravda ]
• Treaties on accession of Donbass and other liberated territories to Russia signed [TASS Russian News Agency]
Sep 7, 2022 | Eastern Economic Forum plenary session | kremlin
Putin speaks at concert to celebrate 'annexation' of Ukrainian regions | CNBC Television
The Ukraine War From Russia's Perspective
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National and World News Roundup
• Iran Crisis Update, September 30 [Institute for the Study of War] [PDF for September 30th]
• Stocks Finish a Losing Week, Month and Quarter [Wall Street Journal]
• Formal investiture kicks off at Supreme Court for Justice Jackson [Courthouse News Service]
Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Photo Opportunity | C-SPAN
• Ian makes landfall in South Carolina, flooding beaches and roads [NPR]
• US outlines plan for long-term baby formula imports [ABC News]
• Groups: Retaliation after migrants report detention center [AP News]
• U.S. judge dismisses Mexico's $10 bln lawsuit against gun makers, Mexico to appeal [reuters]
• Sailor found not guilty of setting fire that destroyed USS Bonhomme Richard [CBS News]
• Jail warden, his brother charged in roadside shooting of Mexican migrants [Washington Post]
How can we better prepare for natural disasters? | Inside Story
Washington Today (9//30/2022): House joins Senate in passing CR – no gov't shutdown | C-SPAN
Global National: Sept. 30, 2022 | National Day for Truth and Reconciliation honoured across Canada
Nightly News Full Broadcast (September 30th)
PBS NewsHour full episode, September 30, 2022
• Yes, the Great Books Make Us Better People [New York Times]
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COVID-19 News and Updates
Here is a section on COVID-19. It includes local, regional, state, national, and global items.
COVID-19 Numbers for Macon County:
• WHO Coronavirus (COVID-19) Dashboard [World Health Organization]
Globally, as of 6:20pm CEST, 30 September 2022, there have been 614,385,693 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 6,522,600 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 28 September 2022, a total of 12,677,499,928 vaccine doses have been administered.
In United States of America, from 3 January 2020 to 6:20pm CEST, 30 September 2022, there have been 94,965,623 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 1,047,392 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 16 September 2022, a total of 604,511,670 vaccine doses have been administered.
• Half of Adults Have Heard Little or Nothing About New Covid Boosters, Survey Finds [New York Times]
• TWiV 941: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin [Microbe TV]
• Phantom smells: a prevalent COVID-19 symptom that progressively sets in. [European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology (Springer PDF)]
• The level of coronavirus in Eastern Mass. waste water just shot up [Boston Globe]
• Covid infections rise by 14% in UK and now top a million [BBC NewsE]
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Science and Technology News Roundup
Elon Musk reveals a humanoid robot at Tesla AI Day 2022 | The Verge
Tesla AI Day 2022 | Tesla
Tesla A.I. Day II Livestream with Zac and Jesse (feat. Farzad Mesbahi) | Now You Know
• How to watch Tesla’s 2022 AI Day event [The Verge]
• Elon Musk’s texts reveal what led to Twitter bid, before deal fell apart [Washington Post]
• Plans to Ban Gasoline Vehicles Spread in Effort to Cut Emissions [The Street]
• Tim Cook in new interview: ‘I’m really not sure the average person can tell you what the metaverse is’ [9to5 Mac]
• Facebook scrambles to escape stock’s death spiral as users flee, sales drop [CNBC]
• Wind, solar fulfill 10% of global electricity demand for first time [The Register]
• The CIA Wants to Bring Back the Woolly Mammoth [Gizmodo]
• Bruce Willis sells his likeness to a firm so his 'digital twin' can star in movies and commercials [PC Gamer]
• Ubisoft will let you transfer your Stadia purchases to PC [The Verge]
• 25 tips to help you prepare for the 2024 total solar eclipse [Astronomy Magazine]
• Neal Stephenson’s Lamina1 drops white paper on building the open metaverse [Venture Beat] [PDF of White paper]
Podcasts and Long Form Videos (History, Culture, Science, Space, Technology and Current Events)
Anything covering educational, entertainment, history, current events, and technology topics
The Level1 Show September 30 2022: 👵 +👑+ ⚰️ = 🤩🎥 | Level1 Techs
Is That Really What My Spleen Looks Like? - DTNS 4366 | Daily Tech News Show
How Did This Animal Survive the Worst Mass Extinction Event Ever? | Ben G Thomas
Siege of Bastogne - Art of War: Defense | Flash Point History
How to Defeat Roko's Basilisk | Kyle Hill
130,000 Year Old Evidence Of Humans in North America? | History with Kayleigh
What Is Beyond The Edge? | History of the Universe
TWiV 941: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin | Microbe TV
Replacing the legendary Hellfire missile | Sandboxx
How To Delete Yourself Off The Internet | Shannon Morse
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Russo-Ukrainian War Videos (mostly long form)
--> Ukraine War: Open source intelligence on Russia mobilisation | Sky News
How Ukrainian Tank Crews Near Kharkiv Seized A Position Called 'Moscow' | Radio Free Europe
Russian shelling in Dnipro kills four including two children | Al Jazeera
Next Ukrainian offensive? | Binkov's Battlegrounds
What Russia’s annexation means for the war | DW News
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On This Day
October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 91 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)
331 BC – Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela.
366 – Pope Damasus I is consecrated.
959 – Edgar the Peaceful becomes king of all England, in succession to Eadwig.
965 – Pope John XIII is consecrated.
1553 – Coronation of Queen Mary I of England.
1588 – Coronation of Shah Abbas I of Persia.
1730 – Ahmed III is forced to abdicate as the Ottoman sultan.
1779 – The city of Tampere, Finland (belonging to Sweden at this time) is founded by King Gustav III of Sweden.
1787 – Russians under Alexander Suvorov defeat the Turks at Kinburn.
1791 – First session of the French Legislative Assembly.
1795 – More than a year after the Battle of Sprimont, the Austrian Netherlands (present-day Belgium) are officially annexed by Revolutionary France.
1800 – Via the Third Treaty of San Ildefonso, Spain cedes Louisiana to France, which would sell the land to the United States thirty months later.
1814 – Opening of the Congress of Vienna, intended to redraw Europe's political map after the defeat of Napoleon the previous spring.
1827 – Russo-Persian War: The Russian army under Ivan Paskevich storms Yerevan, ending a millennium of Muslim domination of Armenia.
1829 – South African College is founded in Cape Town, South Africa. It will later separate into the University of Cape Town and the South African College Schools.
1832 – Texian political delegates convene at San Felipe de Austin to petition for changes in the governance of Mexican Texas.
1861 – Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management is published, going on to sell 60,000 copies in its first year and remaining in print until the present day.
1887 – Balochistan is conquered by the British Empire.
1890 – Yosemite National Park is established by the U.S. Congress.
1891 – Stanford University opens its doors in California, United States.
1898 – The Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration is founded under the name k.u.k. Exportakademie.
1903 – Baseball: The Boston Americans play the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first game of the modern World Series.
1908 – Ford Model T automobiles are offered for sale at a price of US$825.
1910 – A large bomb destroys the Los Angeles Times building, killing 21.
1918 – World War I: The Egyptian Expeditionary Force captures Damascus.
1918 – Sayid Abdullah becomes the last Khan of Khiva.
1928 – The Soviet Union introduces its first five-year plan.
1928 – Newark Liberty International Airport opens up being the first airport in the New York City metro area.
1931 – The George Washington Bridge in the United States, linking New Jersey and New York, is opened.
1931 – Clara Campoamor persuades the Constituent Cortes to enfranchise women in Spain's new constitution.
1936 – Spanish Civil War: Francisco Franco is named head of the Nationalist government of Spain.
1936 – Spanish Civil War: The Central Committee of Antifascist Militias of Catalonia dissolves itself, handing control of Catalan defence militias over to the Generalitat.
1938 – Germany annexes the Sudetenland.
1939 – World War II: After a one-month siege, German troops occupy Warsaw.
1940 – The Pennsylvania Turnpike, often considered the first superhighway in the United States, opens to traffic.
1942 – World War II: USS Grouper torpedoes Lisbon Maru, not knowing that she is carrying British prisoners of war from Hong Kong.
1943 – World War II: After the Four Days of Naples, Allied troops enter the city.
1946 – Nazi leaders are sentenced at the Nuremberg trials.
1946 – The Daegu October Incident occurs in Allied-occupied Korea.
1947 – The North American F-86 Sabre flies for the first time.
1949 – The People's Republic of China is established.
1953 – Andhra State is formed, consisting of a Telugu-speaking area carved out of India's Madras State.
1953 – A United States Mutual Defense Treaty Between the United States and the Republic of Korea is concluded in Washington, D.C.
1955 – The Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region is established.
1957 – First appearance of In God We Trust on U.S. paper currency.
1958 – The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics is replaced by NASA.
1960 – Nigeria gains independence from the United Kingdom.
1961 – The United States Defense Intelligence Agency is formed, becoming the country's first centralized military intelligence organization.
1961 – East and West Cameroon merge to form the Federal Republic of Cameroon.
1961 – The CTV Television Network, Canada's first private television network, is launched.
1962 – James Meredith enters the University of Mississippi, defying racial segregation rules.
1964 – The Free Speech Movement is launched on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley.
1964 – Japanese Shinkansen ("bullet trains") begin high-speed rail service from Tokyo to Osaka.
1966 – West Coast Airlines Flight 956 crashes with no survivors in Oregon. This accident marks the first loss of a DC-9.
1968 – Guyana nationalizes the British Guiana Broadcasting Service, which would eventually become part of the National Communications Network, Guyana.
1969 – Concorde breaks the sound barrier for the first time.
1971 – Walt Disney World opens near Orlando, Florida.
1971 – The first practical CT scanner is used to diagnose a patient.
1975 – Muhammad Ali defeats Joe Frazier in a boxing match in Manila, Philippines.
1978 – Tuvalu gains independence from the United Kingdom.
1979 – Pope John Paul II begins his first pastoral visit to the United States.
1979 – The MTR, the rapid transit railway system in Hong Kong, opens.
1982 – Helmut Kohl replaces Helmut Schmidt as Chancellor of Germany through a constructive vote of no confidence.
1982 – EPCOT (Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow) opens at Walt Disney World in Florida.
1982 – Sony and Phillips launch the compact disc in Japan. On the same day, Sony released the model CDP-101 compact disc player, the first player of its kind.
1985 – Israel-Palestinian conflict: Israel attacks the Palestine Liberation Organization headquarters in Tunisia during "Operation Wooden Leg".
1987 – The 5.9 Mw Whittier Narrows earthquake shakes the San Gabriel Valley with a Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing eight and injuring 200.
1989 – Denmark introduces the world's first legal same-sex registered partnerships.
1991 – Croatian War of Independence: The Siege of Dubrovnik begins.
1994 – Palau enters a Compact of Free Association with the United States.
2000 – Israel-Palestinian conflict: Palestinians protest the murder of 12-year-old Muhammad al-Durrah by the Israeli police in northern Israel, beginning the "October 2000 events".
2001 – Militants attack the state legislature building in Kashmir, killing 38.
2009 – The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom takes over the judicial functions of the House of Lords.
2012 – A ferry collision off the coast of Hong Kong kills 38 people and injures 102 others.
2014 – A series of explosions at a gunpowder plant in Bulgaria completely destroys the factory, killing 15 people.
2014 – A double bombing of an elementary school in Homs, Syria kills over 50 people.
2015 – A gunman kills nine people at a community college in Oregon.
2015 – Heavy rains trigger a major landslide in Guatemala, killing 280 people.
2015 – The American cargo vessel SS El Faro sinks with all of its 33 crew after steaming into the eyewall of Hurricane Joaquin.
2017 – An independence referendum, declared illegal by the Constitutional Court of Spain, takes place in Catalonia.
2017 – Fifty-eight people are killed and 869 others injured in a mass shooting at a country music festival at the Las Vegas Strip in the United States; the gunman, Stephen Paddock, later commits suicide.
2018 – The International Court of Justice rules that Chile is not obliged to negotiate access to the Pacific Ocean with Bolivia.
2019 – The Kuopio school stabbing: one dies and ten are injured when Joel Marin, armed with a sabre, attacks a school class at Savo Vocational College in Kuopio, Finland.
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Published at 3:00am on Saturday, Actober 01, 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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