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GENERAL OUTLOOK
Cooler temperatures and dry conditions are expected today with a quick warm up over the weekend as an area of high pressure returns to the region. A seasonal change arrives early next week as a strong cold front ushers in colder temperatures for the mountains and Piedmont.
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 Weather
General Forecast Through Saturday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Areas of frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs near 68. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the lower 40s. Calm winds.
Saturday
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 50. Calm winds.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers between 8pm and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 50. Chance of rain is 40%.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Sunny, with highs near 60. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with lows in the low-to-mid 40s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 60s. Winds out of the southwest 3 to 10 mph. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 40s. Winds out of the southwest around 5 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 60s.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers between 8pm and 5am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 40s. Chance of rain is 40%.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 60s. Calm winds becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Clear, with lows in the low-to-mid 40s. Calm winds.
Saturday
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 50. Calm winds.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with highs ub the mid 70s.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers between 8pm and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 50. Chance of rain is 40%.
Nantahala Area
Today
Areas of frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs in the upper 60s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the lower 40s. Calm winds.
Saturday
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 50. Calm winds.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers between 8pm and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 50. Chance of rain is 40%.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
Record Weather Events for October 14th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2021)
Highest Temperature 83°F in Franklin in 1985
Lowest Temperature 23°F in Highlands in 1988
Greatest Rainfall 3.67 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2014
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
Record Weather Events for October 14th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 92°F in Lewiston, Bertie County in 1990
Lowest Temperature 16°F in Jefferson, Ashe County in 1988
Greatest Rainfall 4.36 inches in Mount Airy, Surry County in 1968
Greatest Snowfall 2.0 inches in Laurel Springs, Ashe County in 1977
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
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Fri Oct 14 2022
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
Active Systems:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical Storm Karl, located over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico.
1. Eastern Tropical Atlantic:
An area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms located several hundred miles south of the Cabo Verde Islands is associated with a tropical wave. Environmental conditions appear marginally conducive for some gradual development during the next few days while the system moves westward and then west-northwestward at about 10 mph. However, the disturbance is expected to move into a less favorable area of stronger upper-level winds by early next week.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...low...20 percent.
What's Up in the Tropics with Mark Sudduth - October 13, 2022 - Tracking TS Karl
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Almanac
24 Hour Smoke Forecast
A smoke fieldmap was not provided for today. -->
Air quality is in the upper 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 low-medium range 4.6 out of 12) today with Ragweed, Chenopods, and Grasses being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low-medium range (4.7 out of 12).
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Macon Calendar
(send your event to calendar@maconmedia.com)
READ2ME invites you to a Goodnight Moon Pajama Party!
Saturday, October 15, 2022
10am to noon
at the Macon County Public Library
Stories, games, fun activities, snacks, and a free book!
The Macon County Board of Education will hold a joint meeting with the Macon County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday, October 18, 2022 at 6:00 p.m., in the Fine Arts Center on the campus of Franklin High School.
During this joint session, LS3P architecture will present the proposed schematic design for Franklin High School. The Board of Education may also conduct other business as needed.
The public is encouraged to attend.
Thursday, October 20, 2022 - 6:00pm
in the Macon County Public Library Meeting Room-
BARTRAM'S 1775 TRAVELS
We're continuing to bring attention to the historical significance of locations in and near Franklin. Brent Martin, director of the Blue Ridge Bartram Trail Conservancy will talk about botanist/explorer William Bartram's 1775 visit to this area. Visit blueridgebartram.org to learn more.
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.
RECEPTION FOR RETIRING POLICE CHIEF BILL HARRELL
A reception for the retiring Franklin Police Chief will be held at the Franklin Town Hall (lower level) on Monday, November 7th from 2pm to 5pm.
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Local and State News
• With fall wildfire season underway in North Carolina, Forest Service agencies urging the public to use caution [Macon Media]
• Angel Medical Center CEO Column for October 2022 - Think Pink: Breast Cancer Awareness is for Everyone [Macon Media]
• Town of Franklin Selects Devin Holland as Police Chief [Macon Media]
• Letter to the Editor: Keely Metcalf, of Franklin NC, is aiming to raise awareness of Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) for international #DLDday on Friday 14 October 2022 [MaconMedia]
• Medicine and health care event open to all [Sylva Herald and Ruralite]
• Five killed, including off-duty Raleigh officer, from shooting in Hedingham neighborhood; suspect in custody [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• North Carolina restaurant that kept staff’s tips ordered to pay $157,287 in back wages [Today]
• North Carolinians report spending more on meat, eggs amid 8.2% rise in inflation [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Away from home: Indian boarding schools leave lasting legacy [Smoky Mountain News]
• How to judge a judge: A guide for North Carolina voters [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• 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, October 13 [Institute for the Study of War] [PDF for October 13th]
Defense Secretary Austin and Gen. Milley hold news briefing following Ukraine meeting | PBS Newshour
Timothy Snyder: The Making of Modern Ukraine. Class 11.Ottoman Retreat, Russian Power,Ukrainian Populism
• Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 232 [Al Jazeera]
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
--> • France will not trade nuclear strikes with Russia over Ukraine [MSN]
• Russia Bans Doctors, Medics From Leaving Country [Newsweek]
• Death Toll Rises as Russia Bombards Ukraine’s Cities for a Fourth Day [Wall Street Journal]
• Russia to evacuate Kherson residents as Ukrainian forces advance [Al Jazeera]
• Ukraine war: Kyiv demands Red Cross visits notorious prison [BBC News]
News from Russian or pro-Russian outlets or Video About the Russian Perspective
• Macron outlines stance on use of nukes against Russia [Russia Today]
• Kalashnikov's Lancet kamikaze drone attacks Ukrainian SUV - video [Pravda ]
• US ready to glorify Nazism in its ‘maniacal desire to denigrate’ Russia — ambassador [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
January 6th Committee Ninth Public Hearing | C-SPAN
• Jan. 6 Committee Votes to Subpoena Donald Trump [Wall Street Journal]
• Trump subpoenaed by Jan. 6 committee [Courthouse News Service]
• Trump 'loves the idea of testifying' before Jan. 6 committee: source close to the former president [Fox News]
WATCH: Every Jan. 6 committee hearing, explained | PBS Newshour
• Iran Crisis Update, October 13 [Institute for the Study of War] [PDF for October 13th]
• Iran’s Women Brave Extraordinary Risks to Protest [WSJ (audio and video)] [WSJ (unlocked article)]
• How Two Teenagers Became the New Faces of Iran’s Protests [New York Times]
• U.S. commanders wary of growing nuclear alliance between China and Russia [Washington Times]
• Five killed, including off-duty Raleigh officer, from shooting in Hedingham neighborhood; suspect in custody [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• 5 dead in Raleigh, North Carolina, shooting, mayor says [CNN]
• German inflation at highest level in over 25 years [Reuters]
• Jamaica bans music and TV glorifying crime [BBC News]
• A purse frozen in time was found during school renovations. Inside were family photos, diary entries and a calendar opened to April 1959 [CNN]
• Texas sheriff certifies the Martha's Vineyard migrants are crime victims, opening the door for special visas [WGBH-FM (Boston, MA)]
• Barges hit bottom of Mississippi River as water levels approach historic low [AccuWeather]
Why hate is fuelling politics | The Economist
'Bloomberg Surveillance Simulcast' Full Show10/13/2022 | Bloomberg Markets and Finance
Global National: Oct. 13, 2022 | Jan. 6 committee releases new evidence as it subpoenas Trump
Nightly News Full Broadcast (October 13)
PBS NewsHour full episode, October 13, 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 5:32pm CEST, 12 October 2022, there have been 619,770,633 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 6,539,058 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 4 October 2022, a total of 12,723,216,322 vaccine doses have been administered.
In United States of America, from 3 January 2020 to 5:32pm CEST, 12 October 2022, there have been 95,425,327 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 1,051,649 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 16 September 2022, a total of 604,511,670 vaccine doses have been administered.
• U.S. extends Covid public health emergency even though Biden says pandemic is over [CNBC]
• Nearly Half of Covid Patients Haven’t Fully Recovered Months Later, Study Finds [New York Times]
Ep 115 Osterholm Update: A New Phase
• How SARS-CoV-2 battles our immune system [Science]
• What the White House sees coming for COVID this winter [NPR]
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Science and Technology News Roundup
• Scientists dream up a massive floating solar farm in space - here's how it would work [Euro News]
• ‘My Facebook page is loaded with this stuff’: Three-quarters of Americans say misinformation is increasing political extremism and hate crimes [Fortune]
• Musk’s SpaceX says it can no longer pay for critical satellite services in Ukraine, asks Pentagon to pick up the tab [CNN]
• Meta’s New Headset Will Track Your Eyes for Targeted Ads [Gizmodo]
• Microsoft Office will become Microsoft 365 in major brand overhaul [The Verge]
• Netflix’s ad tier will cost $6.99 a month and launch in November [The Verge]
• How to Beat the Dopamine Cycle | Dr. Andrew Huberman [The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast (audio)]
• Researcher discovers another astronomy book written by Galileo Galilei [Medievalists]
• US opts to not rebuild renowned Puerto Rico telescope [ABC News]
• NASA's Swift and Fermi missions detect exceptional cosmic blast [PHYS.ORG]
• Fall of Civilizations #16. Bagan - City of Temples [SOURCE]
• 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 October 14 2022: Ad Light, Ad Bright, The First Ad I See Tonight | Level1 Techs
Mark's Metaverse, Open As In Microsoft - DTNS 4374 | Daily Tech News Show
Semiconductor Immersion Lithography | Asianometry
How Understanding The Sun Changes Entire Astronomy with Colin Stuart | Fraser Cain
Linux Action News 262 | Jupiter Broadcasting
Killer Asteroids Beware: DART Mission Finale Shows Spectacular Results | Scott Manley
The Origin of Pterosaurs Uncovered | 7 Days of Science
Was NASA's DART mission a success?! - Testing Earth's defence plan | Dr Becky
Maastrichtian Formations of Argentina | Anthöny Pain
Good Night Oppy - Official Trailer | Prime Video
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Russo-Ukrainian War Videos (mostly long form)
--> NATO plans for nuclear worst-case scenario in Ukraine | Al Jazeera
Putin proposes 'gas hub' plan to Turkey's Erdogan | DW News
Russia brutalised this village. Now young Ukrainians are rebuilding homes and hope | The Guardian
Evacuees from ‘annexed’ Kherson flee to Russia as Ukrainians advance | FRANCE 24 English
What will Russian President Vladimir Putin do next in Ukraine? | BBC News
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On This Day
October 14 is the 287th day of the year (288th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 78 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)
1066 – The Norman conquest of England begins with the Battle of Hastings.
1322 – Robert the Bruce of Scotland defeats King Edward II of England at the Battle of Old Byland, forcing Edward to accept Scotland's independence.
1586 – Mary, Queen of Scots, goes on trial for conspiracy against Queen Elizabeth I of England.
1656 – The General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony enacts the first punitive legislation against the Religious Society of Friends.
1758 – Seven Years' War: Frederick the Great suffers a rare defeat at the Battle of Hochkirch.
1773 – The first recorded ministry of education, the Commission of National Education, is formed in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
1774 – American Revolution: The First Continental Congress denounces the British Parliament's Intolerable Acts and demands British concessions.
1805 – War of the Third Coalition: A French corps defeats an Austrian attempt to escape encirclement at Ulm.
1806 – War of the Fourth Coalition: Napoleon decisively defeats Prussia at the Battle of Jena–Auerstedt.
1808 – The Republic of Ragusa is annexed by France.
1843 – Irish nationalist Daniel O'Connell is arrested by the British on charges of criminal conspiracy.
1863 – American Civil War: Confederate troops under the command of A. P. Hill fail to drive the Union Army completely out of Virginia.
1884 – George Eastman receives a U.S. Government patent on his new paper-strip photographic film.
1888 – Louis Le Prince films the first motion picture, Roundhay Garden Scene.
1898 – The steam ship SS Mohegan sinks near the Lizard peninsula, Cornwall, killing 106.
1908 – The Chicago Cubs defeat the Detroit Tigers, 2–0, clinching the 1908 World Series; this would be their last until winning the 2016 World Series.
1910 – English aviator Claude Grahame-White lands his aircraft on Executive Avenue near the White House in Washington, D.C.
1912 – Former president Theodore Roosevelt is shot and mildly wounded by John Flammang Schrank. With the fresh wound in his chest, and the bullet still within it, Roosevelt delivers his scheduled speech.
1913 – Senghenydd colliery disaster, the United Kingdom's worst coal mining accident, claims the lives of 439 miners.
1915 – World War I: Bulgaria joins the Central Powers.
1920 – Finland and Soviet Russia sign the Treaty of Tartu, exchanging some territories.
1923 – After the Irish Civil War the 1923 Irish hunger strikes were undertaken by thousands of Irish republican prisoners protesting the continuation of their internment without trial.
1930 – The former and first President of Finland, K. J. Ståhlberg, and his wife, Ester Ståhlberg, are kidnapped from their home by members of the far-right Lapua Movement.
1933 – Germany withdraws from the League of Nations and World Disarmament Conference.
1939 – World War II: The German submarine U-47 sinks the British battleship HMS Royal Oak within her harbour at Scapa Flow, Scotland.
1940 – World War II: The Balham underground station disaster kills sixty-six people during the London Blitz.
1943 – World War II: Prisoners at Sobibor extermination camp covertly assassinate most of the on-duty SS officers and then stage a mass breakout.
1943 – World War II: The United States Eighth Air Force loses 60 of 291 B-17 Flying Fortresses during the Second Raid on Schweinfurt.
1943 – World War II: The Second Philippine Republic, a puppet state of Japan, is inaugurated with José P. Laurel as its president.
1947 – Chuck Yeager becomes the first person to exceed the speed of sound.
1949 – The Smith Act trials of Communist Party leaders in the United States convicts eleven defendants of conspiring to advocate the violent overthrow of the federal government.
1952 – Korean War: The Battle of Triangle Hill is the biggest and bloodiest battle of 1952.
1956 – Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, leader of India's Untouchable caste, converts to Buddhism along with 385,000 of his followers (see Neo-Buddhism).
1957 – The 23rd Canadian Parliament becomes the only one to be personally opened by the Queen of Canada.
1957 – At least 81 people are killed in the most devastating flood in the history of the Spanish city of Valencia.
1962 – The Cuban Missile Crisis begins when an American reconnaissance aircraft takes photographs of Soviet ballistic missiles being installed in Cuba.
1964 – Martin Luther King Jr. receives the Nobel Peace Prize for combating racial inequality through nonviolence.
1964 – The Soviet Presidium and the Communist Party Central Committee each vote to accept Nikita Khrushchev's "voluntary" request to retire from his offices.
1966 – The city of Montreal begins the operation of its underground Montreal Metro rapid transit system.
1968 – Apollo program: The first live television broadcast by American astronauts in orbit is performed by the Apollo 7 crew.
1968 – The 6.5 Mw Meckering earthquake shakes the southwest portion of Western Australia with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), causing $2.2 million in damage and leaving 20–28 people injured.
1968 – Jim Hines becomes the first man ever to break the so-called "ten-second barrier" in the 100-meter sprint with a time of 9.95 seconds.
1973 – In the Thammasat student uprising, over 100,000 people protest in Thailand against the military government. Seventy-seven are killed and 857 are injured by soldiers.
1975 – An RAF Avro Vulcan bomber explodes and crashes over Żabbar, Malta after an aborted landing, killing five crew members and one person on the ground.
1979 – The first National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights draws approximately 100,000 people.
1980 – The 6th Congress of the Workers' Party ended, having anointed North Korean President Kim Il-sung's son Kim Jong-il as his successor.
1981 – Vice President Hosni Mubarak is elected as the President of Egypt, one week after the assassination of Anwar Sadat.
1982 – U.S. President Ronald Reagan proclaims a War on Drugs.
1991 – Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
1994 – Yasser Arafat, Yitzhak Rabin and Shimon Peres receive the Nobel Peace Prize for their role in the establishment of the Oslo Accords and the framing of future Palestinian self government.
1998 – Eric Rudolph is charged with six bombings, including the 1996 Centennial Olympic Park bombing in Atlanta, Georgia.
2003 – The Steve Bartman Incident takes place at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois.
2004 – MK Airlines Flight 1602 crashes during takeoff from Halifax Stanfield International Airport, killing all seven people on board.
2004 – Pinnacle Airlines Flight 3701 crashes in Jefferson City, Missouri. The two pilots (the aircraft's only occupants) are killed.
2012 – Felix Baumgartner successfully jumps to Earth from a balloon in the stratosphere.
2014 – A snowstorm and avalanche in the Nepalese Himalayas triggered by the remnants of Cyclone Hudhud kills 43 people.
2014 – The Serbia vs. Albania UEFA qualifying match is canceled after 42 minutes due to several incidents on and off the pitch. Albania is eventually awarded a win.
2015 – A suicide bomb attack in Pakistan kills at least seven people and injures 13 others.
2017 – A massive truck bombing in Somalia kills 358 people and injures more than 400 others.
2021 – About 10,000 American employees of John Deere go on strike.
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Published at 3:30am on Friday, October 14, 2022
Author: Bobby Coggins
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