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GENERAL OUTLOOK
Dry high pressure moving off the eastern seaboard will permit southerly winds to gradually bring moisture back into the region today through Saturday. A frontal boundary will approach from the northwest later this weekend and then cross our region early next week. Another front arrives later in the week.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Sunday Night
Franklin Area
Today
A chance of showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between noon and 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid 70s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely before midnight, then a slight chance of showers between midnight and 4am. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 5pm. Patchy fog before midmorning. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with lows around 60. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Sunday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a chance of showers between 9pm and 3am. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Chance of rain is 40%.
Highlands Plateau
Today
A chance of showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between noon and 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid 60s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1am, then a slight chance of showers between 1am and 4am. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s. Winds out of the southwest 3 to 5 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 4pm. Patchy fog before midmorning. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. West wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 60%.
Sunday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 70s. Chance of rain is 60%.
Sunday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then a chance of showers between 11pm and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s. Chance of rain is 60%.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
A chance of showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between noon and 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs in the low-to-mid 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before midnight, then a slight chance of showers between midnight and 4am. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 4pm and 5pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 5pm. Patchy fog before midmorning. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds becoming west 5 to 10 mph by midmorning. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with lows around 60. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 80s.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a chance of showers between 10pm and 3am. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Chance of rain is 40%.
Nantahala Area
Today
A chance of showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between noon and 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs near 70. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a slight chance of showers between 1am and 4am. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 4pm. Patchy fog before midmorning. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Calm winds early in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph by midmorning. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 6 mph. Chance of rain is 60%.
Sunday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 5pm. Partly sunny, with highs near 80. Chance of rain is 60%.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a chance of showers between 9pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Chance of rain is 40%.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are expected to develop from the west, move across the NC mountains and into the Piedmont this afternoon. The main threat with any of these storms will be cloud- to-ground lightning and gusty winds.
Latest US Drought Monitor Map for North Carolina.
Space Weather Earth in Solar Storm Crosshairs | Live Informal Briefing 09 May 2023
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Almanac
PM2.5 AQI is 51 (MODERATE/CODE YELLOW) for most of the county, and the ridges and other higher elevations PM2.5 AQI is 51 (MODERATE/CODE YELLOW)
Fire and Smoke Map
Local Air Monitor
Pollen levels are expected to be in the medium range (5.7 out of 12) today with Birch, Hickory, and Maple being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium range (7.0 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for May 12th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 87°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2000
Lowest Temperature 28°F in Highlands in 2020
Greatest One-Day Rain 2.43 inches in Highlands in 1915
Greatest One-Day Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded on this date since record-keeping began in 1871)
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of May Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 92°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 05-20-1996
Lowest Temperature 23°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 05-02-1963
Greatest Rainfall 5.97 inches in Highlands on 05-30-2018
Greatest Snowfall 2.5 inches in Highlands on 05-07-1992
Record Weather Events for May 12th in North Carolina
rdrd Highest Temperature 100°F in Jackson Springs, Montgomery County in 2018
Lowest Temperature 20°F in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County in 2020
Greatest Rainfall 5.58 inches in Raleigh, Wake County in 1957
Greatest Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded on this date since 1872)
(the excessive rainfall was due to the remnants of Hurricane Gladys)
--> Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of May Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 107°F in Aurora, Beaufort Countyy on 05-26-2011
Lowest Temperature 14°F in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 05-09-2020
Greatest Rainfall 8.51 inches in Pisgah Forest, Transylvania County on 05-20-1942
Greatest Snowfall 15.00 in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 05-07-1992
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Macon Calendar
(send your event to calendar@maconmedia.com)
SATURDAY, MAY 27th
Clarks Chapel Fire-Rescue Annual BBQ Fundraiser From 2pm until sold out Plates are $10 each
Clarks Chapel Volunteer Fire Department is hosting their annul BBQ Fundraiser on Saturday, May 27. It will feature Barbeque, Music, Raffles, Silent Auction, and plenty of family fun. The fire department is located at 270 Fulcher Road in Franklin.
No events have been submitted for Macon Calendar.
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Local and State News
• Franklin observes National Day of Prayer [Macon County News and Shopping Guide]
• 'Aggressive bear behavior' closes part of Appalachian Trail to overnight camping [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• NC psych hospital failed to provide ‘safe and therapeutic’ environment, feds say [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Wake County leaders form new taskforce on homelessness [WTVD-TV (Durham, NC)]
• Abortion bill will test Republican supermajority [Smoky Mountain News]
Macon Media is still experiencing transportation issues and was unable to get to the courthouse to cover this months meeting. Here is the county-sponsored video of the meeting:
Macon County Commissioners Meeting 3-14-23
• 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]
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National and World News Roundup
DHS Secretary on End of Title 42 (05-11-2023) | C-SPAN
• Pandemic-Era Border Policy Expires Amid Migrant Surge [Wall Street Journal]
• Wildfire smoke from Australia fueled three-year “super La Niña” [ARS TECHNICA]
• Russia to Build ‘Migrant Village’ for Conservative American Expats [The Moscow Times]
• City Threatens Christian Group With Fines, Prosecution for Giving the Homeless Muffins, Coffee [Reason]
• Elon Musk says he’s stepping down as Twitter CEO, will oversee product [CNBC]
• State appeals court ruling allows possible release of Jeffrey Epstein transcripts [WPTV-TV (West Palm Beach, FL)]
• George Santos signs deal to avoid prosecution over stolen checks in Brazil [The Guardian]
• 18 years after Natalee Holloway’s disappearance, Peru to extradite key suspect to US [AP News]
Inside the U.S. Strategy to Counter China’s Booming Network of Ports | U.S. vs China | WSJ
Washington Today (5-11-23): House passes immigration bill on party lines as Title 42 expires | C-SPAN
Global National: May 11, 2023 | OPP officer killed in shooting remembered as a "coach" and "mentor"
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - May 11
PBS NewsHour full episode, (May 11, 2023)
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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:
Based on current COVID-19 trends, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is planning for the federal Public Health Emergency (PHE) for COVID-19, declared under Section 319 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, to expire at the end of the day on May 11, 2023. Macon County Public Health will stop publishing weekly COVID updates but will continue to monitor local case levels and trends. In the event that case counts increase significantly, MCPH will notify the public and resume weekly COVID updates.
• WHO Coronavirus (COVID-19) Dashboard [World Health Organization]
In United States of America, from 3 January 2020 to 3:49pm CEST, 10 May 2023, there have been 103,343,569 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 1,125,209 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 5 May 2023, a total of 668,168,096 vaccine doses have been administered.
Globally, as of 3:49pm CEST, 10 May 2023, there have been 765,903,278 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 6,927,378 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 9 May 2023, a total of 13,350,312,122 vaccine doses have been administered.
• A Proclamation on Revoking the Air Travel COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement [ The White House ]
• Statement on the fifteenth meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee regarding the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic [ World Health Organization ]
• The Covid–19 Crisis Is Officially Over. Everything Changed. [WSJ (video and audio)] [WSJ (article archive)]
• COVID no longer a global health emergency, World Health Organization says [ Sky News ]
• Masks Work. Distorting Science to Dispute the Evidence Doesn’t [ Scientific American ]
• CDC Director Rochelle Walensky is stepping down from agency [ NBC News ]
Ep 130 Osterholm Update: A Better Place | Osterholm Update
• TWiV 1002: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin [Microbe TV]
• TWiV 1003: Going clinically viral [Microbe TV]
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Science and Technology News Roundup
https://t.co/XWSIylJQDY
— Anton (@Anton81191831) April 24, 2023
Interesting paper from NASA, relevant to recent Starship flight test.
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• The Sky This Week: Enjoy Venus and Mars in the evenings [Astronomy Magazine]
• Jack Dorsey-backed Bluesky gains steam against Elon Musk’s Twitter [CNBC]
• City Tests Traffic Light That Only Turns Green for Drivers Who Obey the Speed Limit [Jalopnik]
• Elon Musk says he’s found a woman to lead Twitter as new CEO [AP News]
• Subaru To Launch Four New Electric Crossovers By End Of 2026 [Inside EVs]
• You are what you eat: healthier diet may improve fitness [Eureka Alert: American Assoication for the Advancement of Science]
• Astronomers puzzled by 'largest' ever cosmic explosion [France 24]
• Researcher Meredith Whittaker says AI’s biggest risk isn’t ‘consciousness’—it’s the corporations that control them [Fast Company]
• DeepMind cofounder warns governments seriously need to find solutions for people who lose their jobs to A.I. [Fortune]
• 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
• Free, legally available series/movies on YouTube in a Netlflix-like interface [Cinetimes]
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 May 12 2023: A Tale of Two Siris | Level1 Techs
The ASUS ROG Ally is Whelming - DTNS 4518 | Daily Tech News Show
Linux Action News 292 | Jupiter Broadcasting
Misconceptions About Space, Time & The Universe | Science and Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Massive Pliosaur Remains Discovered in Britain | 8 Days of Science | Ben G Thomas
Has an AI Arms Race Begun? With Dan Hendrycks | Event Horizon
Predicting the Universe with Statistical Mechanics | PBS Space Time
Civilization: Is the West History? | Episode 2: Science | BBC Select
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Special Section: The Russo-Ukrainian War
(sharing of a particular source is not an endorsement)
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, May 11 [Institute for the Study of War] [PDF for May 11th]
• Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 443 [Al Jazeera]
• Russo-Ukrainian War. Day 442: Ukraine conducts successful limited counterattack around Bakhmut [Euromaiden Press]
🚨#Breaking, "After we took over a Russian trench, the Belorussian commander used a radio he found and pretended to be Russian and gave false coordinates to the Russian artillery. It worked, they knocked out another Russian unit.",
— WarFrontline (@WarFrontline) May 6, 2023
-Captain Pavel Szurmiej‼️🍻😍 pic.twitter.com/hKD5zU0pwp
• Putin’s War of Recolonization [Journal of Democracy]
• Why Ukraine's Storm Shadow Missiles Will Terrify Russia [Newsweek]
• EU industry chief: We need to switch to ‘war economy mode’ [Politico]
• Ukraine’s Hidden Advantage: How European Trainers Have Transformed Kyiv’s Army and Changed the War [Foreign Affairs]
• Ukrainian self-propelled howitzer Bohdana entering series production [Technology.org]
Ukraine Russia War Combat Footage 37 | WarPig
(This is an age-restricted video depicting actual combat operations and people losing their lives. You must be logged in to Youtube to watch and viewer descretion is advised. --editor)
Ukraine War: What are Storm Shadow missiles? | Sky News
Russia's fighting power is exhausted in Ukraine - here's why | Defence in Depth | The Telegraph
US to send frozen assets of Putin's Oligarch to Ukraine | Bohdan Nahaylo | TVP World
Ukraine: Zelenskyy outlines planned course on counterattack | DW News
Where Will Ukraine Attack? - Russian Invasion | Kings and Generals
Ukraine's Planned Counteroffensive - force readiness, leaks, politics and expectations | Perun
News from Russian or pro-Russian outlets or Video About the Russian Perspective
Interview with RFK Jr - Massive Russian missiles rain down | Straight Calls with Douglas Macgregor
• Russian military clarifies frontline situation in Ukraine [Russia Today]
• Russian forces destroy most of foreign weapons that get shipped to Ukraine [Pravda]
• Russia denies reports its military operation defense lines were breached in some areas [TASS Russian News Agency]
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On This Day
May 12 is the 132nd day of the year (133rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 233 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)
254 – Pope Stephen I succeeds Pope Lucius I, becoming the 23rd pope of the Catholic Church, and immediately takes a stand against Novatianism.
907 – Zhu Wen forces Emperor Ai into abdicating, ending the Tang dynasty after nearly three hundred years of rule.
1191 – Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre in Cyprus;[2] she is crowned Queen consort of England the same day.
1328 – Antipope Nicholas V, a claimant to the papacy, is consecrated in Rome by the Bishop of Venice.
1364 – Jagiellonian University, the oldest university in Poland, is founded in Kraków.
1497 – Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola.
1510 – The Prince of Anhua rebellion begins when Zhu Zhifan kills all the officials invited to a banquet and declares his intent on ousting the powerful Ming dynasty eunuch Liu Jin during the reign of the Zhengde Emperor.
1551 – National University of San Marcos, the oldest university in the Americas, is founded in Lima, Peru.
1588 – French Wars of Religion: Henry III of France flees Paris after Henry I, Duke of Guise, enters the city and a spontaneous uprising occurs.
1593 – London playwright Thomas Kyd is arrested and tortured by the Privy Council for libel.
1743 – Maria Theresa of Austria is crowned Queen of Bohemia after defeating her rival, Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor.
1778 – Heinrich XI, count of the Principality of Reuss-Greiz, is elevated to Prince by Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor.
1780 – American Revolutionary War: In the largest defeat of the Continental Army, Charleston, South Carolina is taken by British forces.
1797 – War of the First Coalition: Napoleon Bonaparte conquers Venice.
1808 – Finnish War: Swedish-Finnish troops, led by Captain Karl Wilhelm Malmi, conquers the city of Kuopio from Russians after the Battle of Kuopio.
1821 – The first major battle of the Greek War of Independence against the Turks is fought in Valtetsi.
1846 – The Donner Party of pioneers departs Independence, Missouri for California, on what will become a year-long journey of hardship and cannibalism.
1862 – American Civil War: Union Army troops occupy Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
1863 – American Civil War: Battle of Raymond: Two divisions of James B. McPherson's XVII Corps turn the left wing of Confederate General John C. Pemberton's defensive line on Fourteen Mile Creek, opening up the interior of Mississippi to the Union Army during the Vicksburg Campaign.
1864 – American Civil War: The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House: Union troops assault a Confederate salient known as the "Mule Shoe", with the fiercest fighting of the war, much of it hand-to-hand combat, occurring at "the Bloody Angle" on the northwest.
1865 – American Civil War: The Battle of Palmito Ranch: The first day of the last major land action to take place during the Civil War, resulting in a Confederate victory.
1870 – The Manitoba Act is given the Royal Assent, paving the way for Manitoba to become a province of Canada on July 15.
1881 – In North Africa, Tunisia becomes a French protectorate.
1885 – North-West Rebellion: The four-day Battle of Batoche, pitting rebel Métis against the Canadian government, comes to an end with a decisive rebel defeat.
1888 – In Southeast Asia, the North Borneo Chartered Company's territories become the British protectorate of North Borneo.
1926 – The Italian-built airship Norge becomes the first vessel to fly over the North Pole.
1926 – The 1926 United Kingdom general strike ends.
1932 – Ten weeks after his abduction, Charles Jr., the infant son of Charles Lindbergh, is found dead near Hopewell, New Jersey, just a few miles from the Lindberghs' home.
1933 – The Agricultural Adjustment Act, which restricts agricultural production through government purchase of livestock for slaughter and paying subsidies to farmers when they remove land from planting, is signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
1933 – President Roosevelt signs legislation creating the Federal Emergency Relief Administration, the predecessor of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
1937 – The Duke and Duchess of York are crowned as King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Westminster Abbey.
1941 – Konrad Zuse presents the Z3, the world's first working programmable, fully automatic computer, in Berlin.
1942 – World War II: Second Battle of Kharkov: In eastern Ukraine, Red Army forces under Marshal Semyon Timoshenko launch a major offensive from the Izium bridgehead, only to be encircled and destroyed by the troops of Army Group South two weeks later.
1942 – World War II: The U.S. tanker SS Virginia is torpedoed in the mouth of the Mississippi River by the German submarine U-507.
1948 – Wilhelmina, Queen regnant of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, cedes the throne to her daughter Juliana.
1949 – Cold War: The Soviet Union lifts its blockade of Berlin.
1965 – The Soviet spacecraft Luna 5 crashes on the Moon.
1968 – Vietnam War: North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces attack Australian troops defending Fire Support Base Coral.
1975 – Indochina Wars: Democratic Kampuchea naval forces capture the SS Mayaguez.
1978 – In Zaire, rebels occupy the city of Kolwezi, the mining center of the province of Shaba (now known as Katanga); the local government asks the US, France and Belgium to restore order.
1982 – During a procession outside the shrine of the Virgin Mary in Fátima, Portugal, security guards overpower Juan María Fernández y Krohn before he can attack Pope John Paul II with a bayonet.
1989 – The San Bernardino train disaster kills four people, only to be followed a week later by an underground gasoline pipeline explosion, which kills two more people.
1998 – Four students are shot at Trisakti University, leading to widespread riots and the fall of Suharto.
2002 – Former US President Jimmy Carter arrives in Cuba for a five-day visit with Fidel Castro, becoming the first President of the United States, in or out of office, to visit the island since the Cuban Revolution.
2003 – The Riyadh compound bombings in Saudi Arabia, carried out by al-Qaeda, kill 39 people.
2006 – Mass unrest by the Primeiro Comando da Capital begins in São Paulo (Brazil), leaving at least 150 dead.
2006 – Iranian Azeris interpret a cartoon published in an Iranian magazine as insulting, resulting in massive riots throughout the country.
2008 – An earthquake (measuring around 8.0 magnitude) occurs in Sichuan, China, killing over 69,000 people.
2008 – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducts the largest-ever raid of a workplace in Postville, Iowa, arresting nearly 400 immigrants for identity theft and document fraud.
2010 – Afriqiyah Airways Flight 771 crashes on final approach to Tripoli International Airport in Tripoli, Libya, killing 103 out of the 104 people on board.
2015 – A train derailment in Philadelphia kills eight people and injures more than 200.
2015 – Massive Nepal earthquake kills 218 people and injures more than 3500.
2017 – The WannaCry ransomware attack impacts over 400,000 computers worldwide, targeting computers of the United Kingdom's National Health Services and Telefónica computers.
2018 – Paris knife attack: A man is fatally shot by police in Paris after killing one and injuring several others.
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Published at 5:00am on Thursday, May 11, 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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