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GENERAL OUTLOOK
A strong cold front moves into the area Monday and brings the scattered showers to an end. The coldest air of the season so far will be ushered in and bring about widespread freezing temperatures and frost for most of the week, with a warming trend back to near normal expected for the weekend.
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 Wednesday Night
Franklin Area
Today
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 7am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the upper 60s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows around 25. Winds out of the northwest around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the upper 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 as 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Areas of frost after 10pm. Otherwise, mostly clear, with lows in the mid 20s. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 5 mph. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday
Areas of frost before 10am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs in the mid 50s.
Wednesday Night
Areas of frost after 2am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with lows in the mid 20s.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs near 60. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 20s. Winds out of the northwest 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs near 40. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 20s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 40s.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with lows in the mid 20s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 60s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-to-upper 20s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the upper 40s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Areas of frost after 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with lows in the mid-to-upper 20s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday
Areas of frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs in the mid 50s.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with lows in the mid 20s.
Nantahala Area
Today
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 7am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs near 60. Winds out of the west 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the upper 20s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs near 40. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-to-upper 20s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
Areas of frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs in the upper 40s.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the upper 20s.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
A Freeze Warning has been issued for tonight and tomorrow. The next several days will see well-below normal temperatures.
Freeze Warning
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
349 AM EDT Mon Oct 17 2022
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EDT TUESDAY...
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures in the 20s expected.
* WHERE...The mountains of western North Carolina.
* WHEN...From midnight tonight to noon EDT Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Freezing temperatures will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above- ground pipes to protect them from freezing.
Record Weather Events for October 17th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2021)
Highest Temperature 81°F in Franklin in 1962
Lowest Temperature 20°F in Highlands in 1978
Greatest Rainfall 7.50 inches in Highlands in 1879
(the excessive rainfall was due to the remnants of Tropical Storm Six of 1879. This was before tropical cyclones were given names)
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 17th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 92°F in Lumberton, Robeson County in 1925
Lowest Temperature 12°F in Marshall, Madison County in 1919
Greatest Rainfall 7.50 inches in Highlands, Macon County in 1879
Greatest Snowfall 4.0 inches on Banner Elk, Avery County in 1977
(the excessive rainfall was due to the remnants of Tropical Storm Six of 1879. This was before tropical cyclones were given names)
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 Mon Oct 17 2022
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 5 days.
What's Up in the Tropics with Mark Sudduth - October 13, 2022
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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 2.2 out of 12) today with Ragweed, Chenopods, and Grasses being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low-medium range (2.9 out of 12).
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Macon Calendar
(send your event to calendar@maconmedia.com)
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
• From GoFundMe to hashtags to murals: How support is pouring in for Raleigh shooting victims from across the country [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• One of these candidates will be NC’s next senator. Learn more about them here. [Raleigh News and Observer]
• 'We have increased our capacity': More shelters, beds with arrival of first Code Purple [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Out-of-State Patients Surge at Asheville Clinic As Nearby States Ban, Restrict Abortions [BPR]
• Suspect charged in Mack Branch double homicide [Macon County News and Shopping Guide]
• Election 2022 Questions: how to vote early in NC [BPR]
• 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 16 [Institute for the Study of War] [PDF for October 16th]
• Ukraine: Explosions rock Kyiv, struck by waves of drones [AP News]
Russian Invasion of Ukraine - 6 Month Summary | Kings and Generals
Timothy Snyder: The Making of Modern Ukraine. Class 11.Ottoman Retreat, Russian Power,Ukrainian Populism
• Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 235 [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
--> • Several blasts in Ukrainian capital after early morning air raids [Al Jazeera]
• Russian troops kill Ukrainian musician for refusing role in Kherson concert [The Guardian] [Article Archive]
• Russia is grabbing men off the street to fight in Ukraine [Washington Post]
• Russia-Ukraine updates: 'Several' explosions rock central Kyiv [DW News]
• Russia military range shooting leaves 11 dead, 15 wounded, defense ministry says [CBS News]
• ‘The hell with it’: Elon Musk tweets SpaceX will ‘keep funding Ukraine govt for free’ amid Starlink controversy [CNBC]
• U.S. grows frustrated over Europe’s delayed economic aid to Ukraine [Washington Post]
• High stakes gamble: Putin’s tactical nuclear options [Al Jazeera]
• Pro-Russian group pays protesters in Moldova [DW News]
News from Russian or pro-Russian outlets or Video About the Russian Perspective
• Trump boasts that he could ‘easily’ become Israeli PM [Russia Today]
• Putin: Obliterating Ukraine is not our goal [Pravda ]
• LPR official says Elon Musk kept his status of sponsor of terrorism [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, October 15 [Institute for the Study of War] [PDF for October 15th (no PDF produced for the 16th]
• Iran Protests Spread With Uprising at Prison [WSJ (video/audio)] [WSj (artcile archive)]
• Iran prison fire death toll rises to 8 as protests continue [AP News]
• High Inflation Darkens Global Economic Outlook [WSJ (audio/video)] [WSJ (article archive)]
• Prairie zephyrs power Iowa utility toward renewable energy goal [Courthouse News Service]
• Hong Kong protester dragged into Manchester Chinese consulate grounds and beaten up [BBC News]
• Mexican priest known as "Father Pistolas" suspended after he advised parishioners to carry guns to fight off drug cartels [CBS News]
• Violent week a grim sign as targeted killings of police rise [AP News]
• KCPD Said Missing Black Women Reports In KC Were “Completely Unfounded.” Less Than A Month Later, One Escaped After Being Kidnapped From Prospect & Tortured in a Basement For Over A Month [Kansas City Defender]
• Goldman Sachs expects worse UK recession in 2023 [The Guardian] [Article Archive]
• Oil climbs on China's fuel demand recovery hopes [Reuters]
• Hong Kong protester dragged into Manchester Chinese consulate grounds and beaten up [BBC News]
• How Michael Flynn goes local to spread Christian nationalism [AP News]
Brazil elections: the enduring threat of Bolsonaro | The Economist
Global National: Oct. 16, 2022 | Fears of BC and Alberta wildfires grow amid extreme drought
Nightly News Full Broadcast (October 16th)
PBS NewsHour full episode, October 16, 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.
• Another Covid Wave Could be Coming. Here’s How to Make Your Holiday Plans. [New York Times]
• World Faces New Threats From Fast-Mutating Omicron Variants [Bloomberg]
• Why did he suspect a COVID surge was coming? He followed the digital breadcrumbs [NPR]
• Australia’s 1000 dark days of COVID-19: Experts reflect on the life-altering crisis of the pandemic era [7 News (Australia)]
• COVID-19 hospitalizations on the rise in Canada [CTV News]
Visual data on the Genome of Variants
Important update of US genomic surveillance with noteworthy transition as BA.5 fades, BQ.1.1 quickly gains, along with other variants (BF.7, BA.2.75.2).https://t.co/jjl2AnwOWX pic.twitter.com/FuXdB42QuM
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) October 14, 2022
TWiV 946: Poo versus flu | Microbe TV
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Science and Technology News Roundup
• Solar Power Stayed On as Hurricane Ian Knocked Lights Out Across Florida [WSJ (video and audio)] [https://archive.ph/3wSpk (article archive)]
• Musk has a ‘super app’ plan for Twitter. It’s super vague [AP News]
• The multi-billion-dollar potential of synthetic data [Venture Beat]
• Far-ultraviolet LED can kill bacteria and viruses efficiently without harming humans [PHYS.ORG]
• Comcast Pulls Plug On G4 TV, Ending Comeback Try For Gamer-Focused Network [Deadline]
• Here’s how NASA will drop off a sample of an asteroid (in Sept 2023) [Digital Trends]
• A ‘game-changer’ for millions of Americans: You can now buy hearing aids over the counter [CNN]
• How 5G’s Rollout Rattled Hundreds of Pilots [IEEE Spectrum]
• Big Short Michael Burry Says Facebook Is In Big Trouble [The Street]
• 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
Linux Action News 262 | Jupiter Broadcasting
Updates From Saturn's Moon Titan, Will We Find Life Here Instead? | Antov Petrov
Rome Fights Back: Belisarius and the Wars of Justinian | Epic History TV
Alien Environments | Science and Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Venus Express: What Did Scientists Discover On Venus? | Trajectory | Spark
Did the Vikings and Anglo-Saxons fight in Shield-Walls? - Metatron Response | History with Hilbert
SpaceX Starship Stacking Headaches, JAXA Failure, DART success, SEVEN Orbital Launches in One Week! | Matt Lowne
Why Does This Flower Smell So Bad? | Real Science
The Unbelievable Story of Earth’s Most Epic Flood | Be Smart
Nick on the Rocks - Bridge of Gods | Central Washington University
What Behavior To Expect From An Old Cat | Senior Cat Wellness
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Russo-Ukrainian War Videos (mostly long form)
--> Three explosions hit Shevchenkivskyi district of Ukraine's capital Kyiv | Al Jazeera
Russian army volunteers killed as Ukrainians return to their homes | DW News
Russian forces intensify shelling of Ukraine's strategic eastern city Bakhmut | FRANCE 24
Russia: Ukrainian shelling on building in Donetsk; no fatalities reported | Latest News | WION
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On This Day
October 17 is the 290th day of the year (291st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 75 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)
690 – Empress Wu Zetian establishes the Zhou Dynasty of China.
1091 – London tornado of 1091: A tornado thought to be of strength T8/F4 strikes the heart of London.
1346 – The English capture King David II of Scotland at Neville's Cross and imprison him for eleven years.
1448 – An Ottoman army defeats a Hungarian army at the Second Battle of Kosovo.
1456 – The University of Greifswald is established as the second oldest university in northern Europe.
1534 – Anti-Catholic posters appear in Paris and other cities supporting Huldrych Zwingli's position on the Mass.
1558 – Poczta Polska, the Polish postal service, is founded.
1604 – Kepler's Supernova is observed in the constellation of Ophiuchus.
1610 – French king Louis XIII is crowned in Reims Cathedral.
1660 – The nine regicides who signed the death warrant of Charles I of England are hanged, drawn and quartered.
1662 – Charles II of England sells Dunkirk to Louis XIV of France for 40,000 pounds.
1713 – Great Northern War: Russia defeated Sweden in the Battle of Kostianvirta in Pälkäne.
1771 – Premiere in Milan of the opera Ascanio in Alba, composed by Mozart at age 15.
1777 – American Revolutionary War: British General John Burgoyne surrenders his army at Saratoga, New York.
1781 – American Revolutionary War: British General Charles, Earl Cornwallis surrenders at the Siege of Yorktown.
1800 – War of the Second Coalition: Britain takes control of the Dutch colony of Curaçao.
1806 – Former leader of the Haitian Revolution, Emperor Jacques I, is assassinated after an oppressive rule.
1811 – The silver deposits of Agua Amarga are discovered in Chile becoming in the following years instrumental for the Patriots to finance the Chilean War of Independence.
1814 – Eight people die in the London Beer Flood.
1860 – First The Open Championship (referred to in North America as the British Open).
1861 – Aboriginal Australians kill nineteen Europeans in the Cullin-la-ringo massacre.
1907 – Marconi begins the first commercial transatlantic wireless service.
1912 – Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia declare war on the Ottoman Empire, joining Montenegro in the First Balkan War.
1919 – Leeds United F.C. founded at Salem Chapel, Holbeck after the winding up of Leeds City F.C. for making illegal payments to players during World War I
1931 – Al Capone is convicted of income tax evasion.
1933 – Albert Einstein flees Nazi Germany and moves to the United States.
1940 – The body of Communist propagandist Willi Münzenberg is found in South France, starting a never-resolved mystery.
1941 – World War II: The USS Kearny becomes the first U.S. Navy vessel to be torpedoed by a U-boat.
1943 – The Burma Railway (Burma–Thailand Railway) is completed.
1943 – Nazi Holocaust in Poland: Sobibór extermination camp is closed.
1945 – A massive demonstration in Buenos Aires, Argentina, demands Juan Perón's release.
1952 – Indonesian Army elements surrounded the Merdeka Palace demanding President Sukarno disband the Provisional People's Representative Council.
1956 – The first commercial nuclear power station is officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in Sellafield, England.
1961 – Directed by their chief Maurice Papon, Paris police massacre scores of Algerian protesters.
1961 – The first attempt of the apartheid analogy, by Ahmad Shukeiri, it was on Oct 17, 1961.
1965 – The 1964–65 New York World's Fair closes after two years and more than 51 million attendees.
1966 – The 23rd Street Fire in New York City kills 12 firefighters.
1969 – The Caravaggio painting Nativity with St. Francis and St. Lawrence is stolen from the Oratory of Saint Lawrence in Palermo.
1970 – FLQ terrorists murder Quebec Vice-Premier and Minister of Labour Pierre Laporte.
1973 – OPEC imposes an oil embargo against countries they deem to have helped Israel in the Yom Kippur War.
1977 – The hijacked Lufthansa Flight 181 lands in Mogadishu. The remaining hostages are later rescued.
1979 – Mother Teresa is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
1979 – The Department of Education Organization Act creates the U.S. Department of Education.
1980 – As part of the Holy See–United Kingdom relations a British monarch makes the first state visit to the Vatican.
1988 – Uganda Airlines Flight 775 crashes at Rome–Fiumicino International Airport, in Rome, Italy, killing 33 people.
1989 – The 6.9 Mw Loma Prieta earthquake shakes the San Francisco Bay Area and the Central Coast, killing 63.
1989 – The East German Politburo votes to remove Erich Honecker from his role as General Secretary.
1991 – 1991 Rudrapur bombings by Sikh separatists, who explode two bombs, during a Ramlila Hindu celebration in Rudrapur, Uttarakhand, killing 41 people.
1992 – Having gone to the wrong house, Japanese student Yoshihiro Hattori is killed by the homeowner in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
1994 – Russian journalist Dmitry Kholodov is assassinated while investigating corruption in the armed forces.
2000 – The Hatfield rail crash leads to the collapse of Railtrack.
2001 – Israeli tourism minister Rehavam Ze'evi becomes the first Israeli minister to be assassinated in a terrorist attack.
2003 – Taipei 101, a 101-floor skyscraper in Taipei, becomes the world's tallest high-rise.
2017 – Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) capture the last foothold of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Raqqa, marking the end of the Battle of Raqqa.
2018 – The recreational use of cannabis is legalized in Canada.
2018 – Kerch Polytechnic College attack in Crimea.
2019 – Drug dealers in Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico force the government to back down on an arrest.
2019 – The 17 October Revolution starts in Lebanon.
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Published at 4:30am on Monday, October 17, 2022
Author: Bobby Coggins
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