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GENERAL OUTLOOK
Temperatures will continue to be unseasonably warm until a strong cold front crosses the region today and tonight. The chances of showers and thunderstorms will increase ahead of the front becoming more widespread with the day time heating. This front will become stationary from the Gulf to the eastern Carolinas through much of the weekend with waves of low pressure riding along the front. This will result in a wet period with much cooler temperatures until drier air pushes in on Sunday.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Saturday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the lower 80s. Calm winds early in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph by midmorning. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely before midnight, then a chance of showers between midnight and 5am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am. Patchy fog between 1am and 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 11am, then showers between 11am and 5pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Highs in the low-to-mid 60s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the east around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Showers. Lows in the mid 40s. Winds out of the east 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 80%.
Saturday
Showers. Highs in the mid 50s. Chance of rain is 90%.
Saturday Night
Showers likely, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 40. Chance of rain is 60%.
Highlands Plateau
Today
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid 70s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 7pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph shifting to come out of the northeast after midnight. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 11am, then showers between 11am and 5pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Highs in the upper 50s. Winds out of the east 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Lows around 40. Winds out of the east 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of rain is 90%.
Saturday
Showers. Highs in the mid 40s. Chance of rain is 90%.
Saturday Night
Showers likely, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 30s. Chance of rain is 60%.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs near 80. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest by midmorning. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog between 1am and 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s. Winds out of the north 3 to 6 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 10am, then showers between 10am and 5pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Highs in the lower 60s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the east around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Lows in the mid 40s. Winds out of the east 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 90%.
Saturday
Showers. Highs in the lower 50s. Chance of rain is 90%.
Saturday Night
Showers likely, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 40. Chance of rain is 60%.
Nantahala Area
Today
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid 70s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog between 1am and 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
Showers. Highs in the upper 50s. Winds out of the northeast 3 to 5 mph. Chance of rain is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Showers. Lows in the mid-to-upper 40s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 80%.
Saturday
Showers. Highs near 50. Chance of rain is 90%.
Saturday Night
Showers likely, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 40s. Chance of rain is 60%.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
An active cold front will push into the western Carolinas and northeast Georgia today with showers and thunderstorms developing during the afternoon and evening hours. Some of these storms may become strong to severe, producing damaging wind gusts, large hail, and cloud-to-ground lightning.
Latest US Drought Monitor Map for North Carolina.
Space Weather The Sun Works Up Some Big Flares and Fast Wind | Space Weather News: 31 March 2023
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Almanac
24 Hour Smoke Forecast
PM2.5 AQI is 51 (MODERATE) for most of the county, and the ridges and other higher elevations PM2.5 AQI is 51 (MODERATE)
Fire and Smoke Map
Local Air Monitor
Pollen levels are expected to be in the medium-high range (8.5 out of 12) today with Maple, Oak, and Elm being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low range (1.5 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for April 6th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 85°F in Franklin in 1967
Lowest Temperature 14°F in Highlands in 1920
Greatest One-Day Rain 3.05 inches in Highlands in 1936
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 1.0 inches in Highlands in 1931
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of April Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 91°F in Franklin on 04-26-1986
Lowest Temperature 13°F in Highlands on 04-01-1987
Greatest Rainfall 7.00 inches in Highlands on 04-07-1895 (also a state record)
Greatest Snowfall 9.5 inches in Franklin on 04-04-1987
Record Weather Events for April 6th in North Carolina
rdrd Highest Temperature 94°F in Lumberton, Robeson County in 1929
Lowest Temperature 8°F in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County in 1982
Greatest Rainfall 4.80 inches in Rosman, Transylvania County in 1936
Greatest Snowfall 8.0 inches in Oconaluftee, Swain County in 1987
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of April Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 102°F in Carthage, Moore County on 04-29-1981
Lowest Temperature 1°F in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 04-08-2007
Greatest Rainfall 7.30 inches in Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County on 04-16-2011
Greatest Snowfall 19.00 in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 04-11-2003
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Macon Calendar
(send your event to calendar@maconmedia.com)
SUNDAY, APRIL 30th
Youth Mental Health-Help Rally From 2pm to 4pm at the Town Gazebo LINK: https://fb.me/e/RrdJAWHS
Come join us on our first Youth Mental Health and Bullying Rally to raise more awareness about this urgent need for us children. This inaugural event is the first youth led event for Youth Mental Health as far a we know in Franklin NC.
Our event will close with our March from Macon County Court House to Franklin Town Hall.
Local speakers include NC State Senator Kevin Corbin, Franklin Chief of Police Holland, and others
Youth provider organizations will be on site to share resources and education
For more information send email to whyuskids0@gmail.com
SATURDAY, MAY 6th
Friends of the Greenway Spring Arts and Crafts Event (FROG FAIR) From 10am to 4pm
Friends of the Greenway announce their Spring arts and crafts event. FROG FAIR will be held May 6, 2023 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. Volunteers needed too. 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.
No events have been submitted for Macon Calendar.
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Local and State News
• Cooper to visit Canton [Smoky Mountain News]
• NC budget has bipartisan backing, some worry raises are not enough [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• NC Rep. Cotham says mistreatment from fellow Democrats prompted party switch [WUNC-FM (Chapel Hill, NC)]
• 'It could have saved my son's life,' Advocates push for expanding NC's Good Samaritan Law [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• HB259 NC House Bill Budget Substitute [PDF Download (640 pages)]
Proposed State Budget for 2023-2025 [Download PDF]
• Macon County Board of Commissioners March 2023 Regular Meeting [Macon Media]
The People of the State of New York against Donald J Trump [PDF of Indictment]
Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg speaks to reporters after charging Trump with 34 counts | CBS News
Former President Trump delivers remarks at Mar-a-Lago following arraignment — 4/4/23 | CNBC
• Judge warns Trump not to incite violence — but stops short of gag order (WARNING: autoplaying video) [New York Post]
• Photos: Trump's arraignment in New York City brings crowds [Yahoo! News]
Trump News: What's Going on Outside NYC Criminal Court Ahead of Historic Arraignment | NBC New York | WNBC (New York City, NY)
• The Donald Trump Indictment, Annotated [New York Times]
• Biden laughs at reporter asking if Trump indictment is 'politically divisive' [Fox News]
• With an ‘arraignment party,’ Trump jolts his campaign [Politico]
• Trump pleads not guilty to hush money criminal indictment [Courthouse News Service]
• As Republicans slam 'travesty' of Trump's arraignment, Dems say: 'Justice benefits all of us' [ABC News]
• Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene, George Santos flee protests outside of NYC courthouse where Trump was arraigned [CNBC]
• Donald Trump Jr posts photo of hush money judge’s daughter as his father was warned to stop threats [UK Independement]
Republicans React Hannity: You might as well take the Constitution and shred it | Sean Hannity (Fox News)
• Marco Rubio on Trump indictment: ‘We are going to regret this day for a long time’ [Washington Post]
• Donald Trump arrest: Romney says ‘New York prosecutor stretched to reach felony criminal charges’ [Washington Examiner]
• Emotional Lindsey Graham Begs Fox News Viewers to Give Trump Money After Indictment: ‘I’m Sorry I’m So Upset’ [MEDIAITE]
Democrats React Let's talk about clarifying Trump NY coverage.... | Beau of the Fifth Column
• Schumer calls for calm after Trump’s arraignment: 'Protests must be peaceful' [Fox News]
• Democrats watch Trump’s arrest with a mix of schadenfreude and seriousness [Seattle Times]
• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Shreds Donald Trump Jr. For Targeting Judge's Daughter [HuffPost]
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National and World News Roundup
• Robert Kennedy Jr. Files to Run for President as a Democrat [Wall Street Journal]
• Japan to provide equipment to militaries of like-minded nations [Kyodo News]
• Pence will not fight the order that he testify before special counsel grand jury [NBC News]
• Maryland AG report into Archdiocese of Baltimore alleges 156 Catholic clergy members and others abused more than 600 children [CNN]
• Defense Department detains hotel guest in training mix-up [Politico]
Washington Today (4-5-23): Speaker McCarthy meets Taiwanese President in California as China objects | C-SPAN RADIO
Global National: April 5, 2023 | Vancouver police, city staff remove East Hastings tent encampment
Nightly News Full Broadcast - April 05
PBS NewsHour full episode, (April 05, 2022
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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]
In United States of America, from 3 January 2020 to 9:19am CEST, 29 March 2023, there have been 102,697,566 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 1,117,054 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 10 March 2023, a total of 664,718,300 vaccine doses have been administered.
Globally, as of 9:19am CEST, 29 March 2023, there have been 761,402,282 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 6,887,000 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 28 March 2023, a total of 13,317,121,247 vaccine doses have been administered.
• COVID complacency as virus becomes third most deadly [Australian Associated Press]
• Health ministry recommends Covid screening at schools after rise in education clusters [Malasia Now]
• We Need an Operation Warp Speed for Long COVID [Scientific American]
Immune 66: COVID-19 immune memory - what you need to know | Microbe TV
• TWiV 996: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin [Microbe TV]
• TWiV 997: Inside Omicron with Mohsan Saeed [Microbe TV]
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Science and Technology News Roundup
• Proton’s mass radius is apparently shorter than its charge radius [ARS TECHNICA]
• Despite police outcry, DeSantis administration bans Chinese drones [Tampa Bay Times]
• First on CNN: A new group of Twitter vendors is suing the company for alleged unpaid bills [CNN]
• Online store Book Depository to close on April 26 [The Straights Times]
• Study Reveals Prenatal Supplements Don’t Offer Adequate Nutrition for Women and Babies [University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus]
• Effect of Longer Family Meals on Children’s Fruit and Vegetable Intake: A Randomized Clinical Trial [JAMA Network]
• Astrophysicists Find New Evidence for Standard Model of Cosmology [Sci News]
• American teens aren’t excited about virtual reality, with only 4% using it daily [CNBC]
• Virgin Orbit: Richard Branson's rocket firm files for bankruptcy [BBC News]
• Z-Library returns, aims to avoid seizures by giving each user a secret URL [ARS TECHNICA]
Evergreen Links
• Red Dead Online player bids farewell to Google Stadia save by releasing horse they named after their departed daughter [Games Radar]
Dan Carlin's Hardcore History 69 - Twilight of the Æsir
Hardcore History: AddendumEP24 Manifesting the Muse with Rick | Dan Carlin
• Neal Stephenson’s Lamina1 drops white paper on building the open metaverse [Venture Beat] [PDF of White paper]
• Yes, the Great Books Make Us Better People [New York Times]
How Do We Know What We Know? Philosophy of Science | Fraser Cain
Podcasts and Long Form Videos (History, Culture, Science, Space, Technology and Current Events)
Anything covering educational, entertainment, history, current events, and technology topics
New Source of Water Found On the Moon | Sabine Hossenfelder
The Level1 Show April 4 2023: Bucket of Laughs | Level1 Techs
Nintendo is Nintendo for a Reason - DTNS 4492 | Daily Tech News Show
Week 240 - Goodbye Manstein… Hello Model - WW2 - April 1, 1944 | World War Two
Virology Lectures 2023 #28: Transformation and oncogenesis | Vincent Racaniello
First Evidence For Existence of Dark Matter Around Black Holes | Anton Petrov
The HISTORY of MATHEMATICS
The Hysterics Chronicles - Coder Radio 512 | Jupiter Broadcasting
Should We Gender Digital Assistants Like Alexa and Siri? - Tech News Briefing | WSJ
Projects Gone Bye | Linux Out Loud 57
The Crimean Naval War at Sea - Battleships, Bombardments and the Black Sea | Drachinifel
Is The Ryzen 7 7800X3D The Ultimate CPU For Gamers? | Level1Techs
But what is the Central Limit Theorem? | 3Blue1Brown
30 Windows Commands you CAN’T live without | Network Chuck
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Special Section: The Russo-Ukrainian War
(sharing of a particular source is not an endorsement)
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 05 [Institute for the Study of War] [PDF for April 5th]
• Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 407 [Al Jazeera]
• Russo-Ukrainian War. Day 406: UNESCO Director-General visits Odesa after a massive drone strike [Euromaiden Press]
• Suspect in café attack that killed Russian blogger is jailed [Al Jazeera]
• Rosomak armored vehicle and armaments for Ukraine [TVP World News]
• Ukraine updates: Lavrov vows 'tough' reply to 'hostile' EU [DW News]
• Ukraine unveils plan for recaptured Crimea – but West ‘reluctant’ to help [France 24]
• NATO's border with Russia doubles as Finland joins [BBC News]
• A Leaked IT contractor files detail Kremlin's stockpile of cyber-weapons [The Register]
• ‘Vulkan files’ leak reveals Putin’s global and domestic cyberwarfare tactics [The Guardian]
Ukraine’s counteroffensive: What is the chance of success or the price of failure? | DW News
Bakhmut – Russians cope with mounting losses - Military Mind | TVP World
Zelensky visits Poland to thank ally and meet Ukrainians | FRANCE 24 English
"Thank you for brotherhood" - President Zelenskyy's historic visit to Poland | World Today
Who killed Russian military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky? | BBC Newsnight
Russia Ukraine War: Ukrainian troops to withdraw from Bakhmut? - World News | WION
News from Russian or pro-Russian outlets or Video About the Russian Perspective
Douglas Macgregor & ex-CIA Tony Shaffer: "Russia is one step away from victory" | Straight Calls with Douglas Macgregor
• Ukraine is targeting Russian civilian satellites – Moscow [Russia Today]
**Pravda has not updated today** • Vladlen Tatarsky's killer Daria Trepova suspected of working for Ukraine [Pravda]
• Putin, Lukashenko holding talks in Kremlin [TASS Russian News Agency]
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On This Day
April 6 is the 96th day of the year (97th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 269 days remain until the end of the year.
Historical Events
(Please note that the Wikipedia articles often contain a bibliography and links to where you can learn more about a historical event)
46 BC – Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato (Cato the Younger) at the Battle of Thapsus.
402 – Stilicho defeats the Visigoths under Alaric in the Battle of Pollentia.
1250 – Seventh Crusade: Ayyubids of Egypt capture King Louis IX of France in the Battle of Fariskur.
1320 – The Scots reaffirm their independence by signing the Declaration of Arbroath.
1453 – Mehmed II begins his siege of Constantinople (Istanbul), which falls on May 29.
1580 – One of the largest earthquakes recorded in the history of England, Flanders, or Northern France, takes place.
1652 – At the Cape of Good Hope, Dutch sailor Jan van Riebeeck establishes a resupply camp that eventually becomes Cape Town.
1712 – The New York Slave Revolt of 1712 begins near Broadway.
1776 – American Revolutionary War: Ships of the Continental Navy fail in their attempt to capture a Royal Navy dispatch boat.
1782 – King Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke (Rama I) of Siam (modern day Thailand) establishes the Chakri dynasty.
1793 – During the French Revolution, the Committee of Public Safety becomes the executive organ of the republic.
1800 – The Treaty of Constantinople establishes the Septinsular Republic, the first autonomous Greek state since the Fall of the Byzantine Empire. (Under the Old Style calendar then still in use in the Ottoman Empire, the treaty was signed on 21 March.)
1808 – John Jacob Astor incorporates the American Fur Company, that would eventually make him America's first millionaire.
1812 – British forces under the command of the Duke of Wellington assault the fortress of Badajoz. This would be the turning point in the Peninsular War against Napoleon-led France.
1814 – Nominal beginning of the Bourbon Restoration; anniversary date that Napoleon abdicates and is exiled to Elba.
1830 – Church of Christ, the original church of the Latter Day Saint movement, is organized by Joseph Smith and others at either Fayette or Manchester, New York.
1841 – U.S. President John Tyler is sworn in, two days after having become president upon William Henry Harrison's death.
1860 – The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, later renamed Community of Christ, is organized by Joseph Smith III and others at Amboy, Illinois.
1862 – American Civil War: The Battle of Shiloh begins: In Tennessee, forces under Union General Ulysses S. Grant meet Confederate troops led by General Albert Sidney Johnston.
1865 – American Civil War: The Battle of Sailor's Creek: Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia fights and loses its last major battle while in retreat from Richmond, Virginia, during the Appomattox Campaign.
1866 – The Grand Army of the Republic, an American patriotic organization composed of Union veterans of the American Civil War, is founded. It lasts until 1956.
1896 – In Athens, the opening of the first modern Olympic Games is celebrated, 1,500 years after the original games are banned by Roman emperor Theodosius I.
1909 – Robert Peary and Matthew Henson become the first people to reach the North Pole; Peary's claim has been disputed because of failings in his navigational ability.
1911 – During the Battle of Deçiq, Dedë Gjon Luli Dedvukaj, leader of the Malësori Albanians, raises the Albanian flag in the town of Tuzi, Montenegro, for the first time after George Kastrioti (Skanderbeg).
1917 – World War I: The United States declares war on Germany.
1918 – Finnish Civil War: The battle of Tampere ends.
1926 – Varney Airlines makes its first commercial flight (Varney is the root company of United Airlines).
1929 – Huey P. Long, Governor of Louisiana, is impeached by the Louisiana House of Representatives.
1930 – At the end of the Salt March, Gandhi raises a lump of mud and salt and declares, "With this, I am shaking the foundations of the British Empire."
1936 – Tupelo–Gainesville tornado outbreak: Another tornado from the same storm system as the Tupelo tornado hits Gainesville, Georgia, killing 203.
1941 – World War II: Nazi Germany launches Operation 25 (the invasion of Kingdom of Yugoslavia) and Operation Marita (the invasion of Greece).
1945 – World War II: Sarajevo is liberated from German and Croatian forces by the Yugoslav Partisans.
1945 – World War II: The Battle of Slater's Knoll on Bougainville comes to an end.
1947 – The first Tony Awards are presented for theatrical achievement.
1965 – Launch of Early Bird, the first commercial communications satellite to be placed in geosynchronous orbit.
1968 – In the downtown district of Richmond, Indiana, a double explosion kills 41 and injures 150.
1968 – Pierre Elliott Trudeau wins the Liberal Party leadership election, and becomes Prime Minister of Canada soon afterward.
1970 – Newhall massacre: Four California Highway Patrol officers are killed in a shootout.
1972 – Vietnam War: Easter Offensive: American forces begin sustained air strikes and naval bombardments.
1973 – Launch of Pioneer 11 spacecraft.
1973 – The American League of Major League Baseball begins using the designated hitter.
1984 – Members of Cameroon's Republican Guard unsuccessfully attempt to overthrow the government headed by Paul Biya.
1992 – The Bosnian War begins.
1994 – The Rwandan genocide begins when the aircraft carrying Rwandan president Juvénal Habyarimana and Burundian president Cyprien Ntaryamira is shot down.
1997 – In Greene County, Tennessee, the Lillelid murders occur.
1998 – Nuclear weapons testing: Pakistan tests medium-range missiles capable of reaching India.
2004 – Rolandas Paksas becomes the first president of Lithuania to be peacefully removed from office by impeachment.
2005 – Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani becomes Iraqi president; Shiite Arab Ibrahim al-Jaafari is named premier the next day.
2008 – The 2008 Egyptian general strike starts led by Egyptian workers later to be adopted by April 6 Youth Movement and Egyptian activists.
2009 – A 6.3 magnitude earthquake strikes near L'Aquila, Italy, killing 307.
2010 – Maoist rebels kill 76 CRPF officers in Dantewada district, India.
2011 – In San Fernando, Tamaulipas, Mexico, over 193 victims of Los Zetas were exhumed from several mass graves.
2012 – Azawad declares itself independent from the Republic of Mali.
2017 – U.S. military launches 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles at an air base in Syria. Russia describes the strikes as an "aggression", adding they significantly damage US-Russia ties.
2018 – A bus carrying the Humboldt Broncos junior ice hockey team collides with a semi-truck in Saskatchewan, Canada, killing 16 people and injuring 13 others.
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Published at 5:00am on Thursday, April 06, 2023
Author: Bobby Coggins
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Macon County Board of Elections 03-11-2014 The Macon County Board of Elections holds a special meeting to hear a challenge brought by Charles "Scoon" Nichols to the candidacy of Macon County Commissioner Ron Haven regarding his eligibility to file as a candidate in the District II County Commissioner race. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9lNBy-faAA ********************* Jair Bolsonaro leaves Brazil for the US ahead of Lula’s inauguration https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/30/americas/brazil-jair-bolsonaro-us-lula-inauguration-intl-latam Dang. He pulled a Trump and snuck out of town and can't be civil during the transfer of power. What a toddler move. ******************** Fierce Kitty, Glorious Kitty, Little Ball of Fur. Honourable Kitty, Warrior Kitty, Qapla' Qapla' Qapla'-->
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Macon County Board of Elections 03-11-2014 The Macon County Board of Elections holds a special meeting to hear a challenge brought by Charles "Scoon" Nichols to the candidacy of Macon County Commissioner Ron Haven regarding his eligibility to file as a candidate in the District II County Commissioner race. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9lNBy-faAA ********************* Jair Bolsonaro leaves Brazil for the US ahead of Lula’s inauguration https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/30/americas/brazil-jair-bolsonaro-us-lula-inauguration-intl-latam Dang. He pulled a Trump and snuck out of town and can't be civil during the transfer of power. What a toddler move. ******************** Fierce Kitty, Glorious Kitty, Little Ball of Fur. Honourable Kitty, Warrior Kitty, Qapla' Qapla' Qapla'-->
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