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GENERAL OUTLOOK
Expect an increase in moisture going into the weekend along with much cooler temperatures as an upper low interacts with a coastal cyclone that will move inland over the Carolinas. The upper low will linger over our region into early next week keeping our weather wet along with breezy conditions. The low is forecast to gradually move off the Carolina coast toward mid week with temperatures warming to near normal for this time of year.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Monday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Scattered showers, mainly after 4pm. Cloudy, with highs in the mid 60s. Calm winds in the morning northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers likely, mainly after 7pm. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, cloudy, with lows in the upper 40s. Winds out of the north around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday
Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid 60s. 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.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 50. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of rain is 30%.
Memorial Day
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 11am. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 50s.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Showers likely, mainly after 5pm. The rain could be heavy at times. Cloudy, with highs in the upper 50s. Winds out of the northeast 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Occasional showers. The rain could be heavy at times. Patchy fog after 10pm. Lows in the mid 40s. Winds out of the northeast 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Sunday
Showers likely before noon, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between noon and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with highs near 60. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 50. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 40%.
Memorial Day
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 60s. Chance of rain is 40%.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 50.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Scattered showers, mainly after 4pm. Cloudy, with highs oin the mid 60s. Winds out of the northeast 3 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers likely, mainly after 7pm. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, cloudy, with lows around 50. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Sunday
Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid 60s. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 8 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 50. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 30%.
Memorial Day
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 11am. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s.
Nantahala Area
Today
Scattered showers, mainly after 4pm. Cloudy, with highs in the mid 60s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers likely, mainly after 7pm. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, cloudy, with lows around 50. Winds out of the northeast around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Sunday
Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the lower 60s. Calm winds 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.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then a slight chance of showers after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 50. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of rain is 30%.
Memorial Day
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly between noon and 5pm. Partly sunny, with highs near 70.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Heavy rainfall is likely this afternoon through Sunday morning across parts of the mountains, foothills and Piedmont of Western North Carolina and for the Upstate of South Carolina generally along and east of Interstate 26.
Rainfall amounts of 1-3 inches are possible across the area with locally up to 5 inches in the favorable upslope zones of the Appalachians. Localized flooding will be possible with this heavy rainfall. Gusty winds will also develop and a few trees may be blown down due to wet soil conditions.
Latest US Drought Monitor Map for North Carolina.
Space Weather
Goodbye Solar Snooze Big Flares are Back | Space Weather News 18 May 2023
Back to Top Hurricane Season 2023: What to Watch For As We Keep Tabs on El Nino | hurricanetrack
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
• Damaging 2022 Atlantic hurricane season draws to a close [National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]
The official hurricane season for the Atlantic basin is from June 1 to November 30, but tropical cyclone activity sometimes occurs before and after these dates, respectively. The peak of the Atlantic hurricane season is September 10, with most activity occurring between mid-August and mid-October.
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Sat May 27 2023
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
1. Southwestern Atlantic:
A non-tropical low pressure system located a couple of hundred miles off the coast of northeastern Florida continues to produce gusty winds and disorganized showers and thunderstorms over portions of the southeastern United States and western Atlantic Ocean. This low is expected to remain a frontal system while it moves northward and inland over the Carolinas tonight or early Sunday.
Even though development into a subtropical or tropical cyclone is not expected, the system will continue producing gusty winds, and dangerous surf and rip current conditions along portions of the southeastern United States coast through Sunday. Heavy rainfall is expected in portions of the Carolinas and Virginia during the next couple of days. Hazardous marine conditions are also expected over the coastal and offshore waters where gale and storm warnings are in effect. For more information, see products from your local National Weather Service office and high seas forecasts issued by the National Weather Service.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...low...near 0 percent.
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Almanac
PM2.5 AQI is 30 (GOOD/CODE GREEN) for most of the county, and the ridges and other higher elevations PM2.5 AQI is 30 (GOOD/CODE GREEN)
Fire and Smoke Map
Today's Air Quality Conditions
Ozone and fine particulate readings in the Code Green range are being observed over the whole state.
General Forecast Discussion
A strong coastal storm will move through the state today with widespread rain, heavy at times. Cold and windy conditions are expected. Ozone and fine particulates will drop well into the Code Green range statewide in response to this wet weather.
Outlook
Unsettled and/or cool weather will continue into Monday statewide as a closed upper-level low remains stationary over the Carolinas. Ozone and fine particulates will remain Code Green statewide.
Local Air Monitor
Pollen levels are expected to be in the medium range (5.5 out of 12) today with Grasses, Mulberry, and Poplar being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low range (0.8 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for May 27th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 91°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2019
Lowest Temperature 31°F in Highlands in 1961
Greatest One-Day Rain 2.88 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1961
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 27th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 102°F in Monroe, Union County in 1916
Lowest Temperature 22°F in Grandfather Mountain, Avery County in 1961
Greatest One-Day Rain 6.65 inches in Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County in 1981
Greatest One-Day Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded on this date since 1872) in 1979
(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
Report: Fine to be Raised on Trucks in the Cullasaja Gorge
The Wrap: Republican reckoning, Blue Cross battle, Cooper's crusade [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
How does $25,000 a month sound? 5 North Carolina state job openings that pay the most [Raleigh News and Observer]
Gov. Cooper emphasizes importance of local businesses as Canton paper mill closes [ELOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
Gov. Cooper visits Canton to encourage WNC to support small businesses after the paper mill closes [BPR]
Lynch named superintendent of Macon County Schools [Smoky Mountain News]
The Light FM Prayed at the Last Whistle Blow in Canton
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
Brooks and Capehart on the chances of reaching a debt ceiling deal before default | PBS Newshour
• Debt ceiling talks, stubborn inflation dominates Wall Street focus [Courthouse News Service]
• Musk startup Neuralink says it's been cleared to test brain implants in humans [CBS News]
• More Than a Million Viewers Stopped Watching Fox News After Tucker’s Ouster. Where Did They Go? [MEDIATE]
• US charges two over China-backed plot against Falun Gong [Al Jazeera]
• Jackson Township police: Target reopens after evacuation due to bomb threat [The Repository (Canton, OH)]
2024 Election Mini-Section
The view expressed in any of these articles are not endorsements. They are presented for informational purposes. “...wherever the people are well informed they can be trusted with their own government; that whenever things get so far wrong as to attract their notice, they may be relied on to set them to rights.” --Thomas Jefferson to Richard Price, an excerpt from a letter written in Paris on January 8, 1789. [SOURCE]
• Trump fights to keep the word 'rape' in E. Jean Carroll's remaining defamation case [MSN]
• Ron DeSantis raises $8.2 million in first 24 hours after launching presidential campaign [CBS News]
• Meet the 2024 presidential candidates [AXIOS]
• U.S. Presidential Candidate Ramaswamy Takes Potshot at DeSantis Bitcoin Remark [CoinDesk]
• Jack Dorsey shares Robert F. Kennedy Jr. video echoing conspiracy theories [NBC News]
Washington Today (5-26-23): Treasury Secretary Yellen extends debt default deadline to June 5 | C-SPAN
Global National: May 26, 2023 | Russia attacks medical clinic in Dnipro, Ukraine
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - May 26
PBS NewsHour full episode, (May 26, 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
• The Sky This Week from May 19 to 26: Deep-sky delights [Astronomy Magazine]
• This tiny glass pyramid could make solar panels cheaper than ever [Interesting Engineering]
• Shaq Served Court Papers In FTX Lawsuit During NBA Playoff Game [Gizmodo]
• Green hills forever: Windows XP activation algorithm cracked after 21 years [ARS TECHNICA]
• Japan AI startup launches robot for home use [Kyodo News]
• Social media is making us stupid, but we can fix it [Venture Beat]
• 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
Starship | First Integrated Flight Test | Recap | SpaceX
The Level1 Show May 26 2023: Forbidden Sauces | Level1 Techs
Digital Twins Inform Digital Models - DTNS 4529 | Daily Tech News Show
Falcon 9 launches Arabsat BADR-8 and Falcon 9 first stage landing | SciNews
HEART OF HAWAII in 8K | DJI Inspire 3 | devinsupertramp
The Complete History of the Earth: Everything Before the Dinosaurs SUPER CUT | Paleo Analysis
Zuck Dub Time Machine | Office Hours 30 | Jupiter Broadcasting
Why Japan's Moon Lander Crashed Due to An Unbelievable Computer Bug | Scott Manley
Starship, Moon Landings, ISS and More | Your Burning Questions Answered | NASASpaceflight
The Day New York City was Almost Destroyed: The 1943 Fire Aboard SS Elestero | The History Guy
Is 'Perpetual Motion' Possible with Superfluids? | PBS Space Time
Anna Frebel: Origin and Evolution of the Universe, Galaxies, and Stars | Lex Fridman Podcast #378
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 26 [Institute for the Study of War] [PDF for May 23rd]
• Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 457 [Al Jazeera]
• Russo-Ukrainian War. Day 457: Russia to deploy tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus [Euromaiden Press]
• Ukraine claims Russia planning ‘massive’ incident at nuclear site [Al Jazeera]
• Ukraine air defense fends off yet another missile attack [TVP World]
• Russia summons 3 ambassadors over Nord Stream probe [DW News]
• Russian attack on Dnipro: Missile strike on clinic kills at least two [France 24]
• Missing Their Son, Evan Gershkovich’s Parents Traveled to Moscow for Hearing [WSJ (video and audio)] [WSJ (article archive)]
🔴 (NSFW) - Fake Footage Review, Hand Grenades, and Rebels | Funker530 LIVE Recap
Day 457: Ukraïnian Map | Ukraine News TV
Ukrainian Counteroffensive Has Begun | The Infographics Show
How effective are Ukraine's air defense systems? | DW News
Ukraine war: Hospital destroyed by Russian missile attack | BBC News
News from Russian or pro-Russian outlets or Video About the Russian Perspective
We do not understand how dangerous the situation with Russia really is | Straight Calls with Douglas Macgregor
• New Ukraine link in Nord Stream sabotage case – Der Spiegel [Russia Today]
• Putin knows all about Ukraine's attack on Ivan Khurs ship of the Russian Navy [Pravda]
• Kiev’s drone attack on Kremlin not coordinated with West — Russian diplomat [TASS Russian News Agency]
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On This Day
May 27 is the 147th day of the year (148th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 218 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)
1096 – Count Emicho enters Mainz, where his followers massacre Jewish citizens. At least 600 Jews are killed.
1120 – Richard III of Capua is anointed as Prince two weeks before his untimely death.
1153 – Malcolm IV becomes King of Scotland.
1199 – John is crowned King of England.
1257 – Richard of Cornwall, and his wife, Sanchia of Provence, are crowned King and Queen of the Germans at Aachen Cathedral.
1644 – Manchu regent Dorgon defeats rebel leader Li Zicheng of the Shun dynasty at the Battle of Shanhai Pass, allowing the Manchus to enter and conquer the capital city of Beijing.
1679 - Habeas Corpus Act passes in England, strengthening a person's right to challenge unlawful arrest and imprisonment
1703 – Tsar Peter the Great founds the city of Saint Petersburg.
1798 – The Battle of Oulart Hill takes place in Wexford, Ireland; Irish rebel leaders defeat and kill a detachment of militia.
1799 – War of the Second Coalition: Austrian forces defeat the French at Winterthur, Switzerland.
1813 – War of 1812: In Canada, American forces capture Fort George.
1860 – Giuseppe Garibaldi begins his attack on Palermo, Sicily, as part of the Italian unification.
1863 – American Civil War: First Assault on the Confederate works at the Siege of Port Hudson.
1876- Heinrich Schliemann discovers "Priam's Treasure" a cache of gold and other objects in Hisarlik (Troy) in Anatolia
1874 – The first group of Dorsland trekkers under the leadership of Gert Alberts leaves Pretoria.
1883 – Alexander III is crowned Tsar of Russia.
1896 – The F4-strength St. Louis–East St. Louis tornado hits in St. Louis, Missouri, and East St. Louis, Illinois, killing at least 255 people and causing over $10 million in damage.
1905 – Russo-Japanese War: The Battle of Tsushima begins. Japanese fleet destroys the Russian East Sea fleet in the Battle of Tsushima, the only decisive clash between modern steel battleships in history
1915 – HMS Princess Irene explodes and sinks off Sheerness, Kent, with the loss of 352 lives.
1917 – Pope Benedict XV promulgates the 1917 Code of Canon Law, the first comprehensive codification of Catholic canon law in the legal history of the Catholic Church.
1919 – The NC-4 aircraft arrives in Lisbon after completing the first transatlantic flight.
1927 – The Ford Motor Company ceases manufacture of the Ford Model T and begins to retool plants to make the Ford Model A.
1930 – The 1,046 feet (319 m) Chrysler Building in New York City, the tallest man-made structure at the time, opens to the public.
1933 – New Deal: The U.S. Federal Securities Act is signed into law requiring the registration of securities with the Federal Trade Commission.
1933 – The Walt Disney Company releases the cartoon Three Little Pigs, with its hit song "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?"
1935 – New Deal: The Supreme Court of the United States declares the National Industrial Recovery Act to be unconstitutional in A.L.A. Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States, (295 U.S. 495).
1937 – In California, the Golden Gate Bridge opens to pedestrian traffic, creating a vital link between San Francisco and Marin County, California.
1940 - World War II{ British and Allied forces begin the evacuation of Dunkirk (Operation Dynamo) during WWII
1940 – World War II: In the Le Paradis massacre, 99 soldiers from a Royal Norfolk Regiment unit are shot after surrendering to German troops; two survive.
1941 – World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaims an "unlimited national emergency".
1941 – World War II: The German battleship Bismarck is sunk in the North Atlantic, killing almost 2,100 men.
1942 – World War II: In Operation Anthropoid, Reinhard Heydrich is fatally wounded in Prague; he dies of his injuries eight days later. Hitler orders 10,000 Czechs murdered in retaliation.
1950 – The Linnanmäki amusement park is opened for the first time in Helsinki.
1958 – First flight of the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II.
1960 РIn Turkey, a military coup removes President Cel̢l Bayar and the rest of the democratic government from office.
1962 – The Centralia mine fire is ignited in the town's landfill above a coal mine.
1965 – Vietnam War: American warships begin the first bombardment of National Liberation Front targets within South Vietnam.
1967 – Australians vote in favor of a constitutional referendum granting the Australian government the power to make laws to benefit Indigenous Australians and to count them in the national census.
1967 – The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy is launched by Jacqueline Kennedy and her daughter Caroline.
1971 – The Dahlerau train disaster, the worst railway accident in West Germany, kills 46 people and injures 25 near Wuppertal.
1971 – Pakistani forces massacre over 200 civilians, mostly Bengali Hindus, in the Bagbati massacre.
1975 – Dibbles Bridge coach crash near Grassington, in North Yorkshire, England, kills 33 – the highest ever death toll in a road accident in the United Kingdom.
1980 – The Gwangju Massacre: Airborne and army troops of South Korea retake the city of Gwangju from civil militias, killing at least 207 and possibly many more.
1984 – The Danube-Black Sea canal is opened, in a ceremony attended by the CeauÈ™escus. It had been under construction since the 1950s.
1988 – Somaliland War of Independence: Somali National Movement launches a major offensive against Somali government forces in Hargeisa and Burao, then second and third largest cities of Somalia.
1995 - Actor Christopher Reeve is paralyzed from the neck down after falling from his horse in a riding competition in Culpeper, Virginia
1996 – First Chechen War: Russian President Boris Yeltsin meets with Chechnyan rebels for the first time and negotiates a cease-fire.
1997 - Russian President Boris Yeltsin signs a historic treaty with NATO
• [Yeltsin in Paris to sign NATO agreement]
• [NATO-Russia Founding Act Signing | White House]
• [NATO-Russia Founding Act | US Dept of State Archives]
1997 – The 1997 Central Texas tornado outbreak occurs, spawning multiple tornadoes in Central Texas, including the F5 that killed 27 in Jarrell.
1998 – Oklahoma City bombing: Michael Fortier is sentenced to 12 years in prison and fined $200,000 for failing to warn authorities about the terrorist plot.
1999 - The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia indicts Slobodan Milošević and four others for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Kosovo
2001 – Members of the Islamist separatist group Abu Sayyaf seize twenty hostages from an affluent island resort on Palawan in the Philippines; the hostage crisis would not be resolved until June 2002.
2006 – The 6.4 Mw Yogyakarta earthquake shakes central Java with an MSK intensity of VIII (Damaging), leaving more than 5,700 dead and 37,000 injured.
2016 – Barack Obama is the first president of United States to visit Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and meet Hibakusha.
2017 – Andrew Scheer takes over after Rona Ambrose as the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada.
2018 – Maryland Flood Event: A flood occurs throughout the Patapsco Valley, causing one death, destroying the entire first floors of buildings on Main Street in Ellicott City, and causing cars to overturn.
2020 - America's COVID-19 death toll passes 100,000 (Johns Hopkins figures) equal to number of US servicemen and women killed in Korea, Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan put together
2020 - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says Hong Kong no longer has autonomy from China, doesn't merit special trade relationship, in note to Congress
2020 - Locust swarms in western and central India worst since 1993 after spreading from Pakistan and Iran and due to extreme weather
2021 - French President Emmanuel Macron recognizes France's role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide after a meeting with Rwandan President Paul Kagame in Kigali, Rwanda
2021 - US President Joe Biden calls for a ceasefire in the Tigray conflict, north Ethiopia, citing killings and "widespread sexual violence" as a weapon of war
2021 - English playwright William Shakespeare reported to have died after receiving COVID-19 vaccine by Argentine news channel Chanal 26 (case of mistaken identity, the Bard died in 1616)
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Published at 5:00am on Saturday, May 27, 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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