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GENERAL OUTLOOK
A coastal low will linger near the Carolina coast into late week as it slowly weakens and gets absorbed by another low pressure which is forecast to form near Florida around Saturday. Expect isolated to scattered showers and afternoon and evening thunderstorms each day through the weekend. Temperatures will gradually warm to near normal by the end of the week.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Tuesday Night
Franklin Area
Today
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 5pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 30%.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 30%.
Wednesday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers between 7pm and 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 6 mph. Chance of rain is 20%.
Thursday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs near 80. Chance of rain is 40%.
Thursday Night
A chance of thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s. Chance of rain is 30%.
Highlands Plateau
Today
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 5pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs near 70. Winds out of the east 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the east 5 to 10 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the upper 60s. Winds out of the east 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Winds out of the northeast 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Partly sunny, with highs near 70. Chance of rain is 40%.
Thursday Night
A chance of thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 50s. Chance of rain is 30%.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 5pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 70s. Calm winds early in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph by midmorning. Chance of rain is 30%.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s. Winds out of the east 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 30%.
Wednesday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers between 7pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s. Winds out of the east around 5 mph. Chance of rain is 20%.
Thursday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Partly sunny, with highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain is 40%.
Thursday Night
A chance of thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s. Chance of rain is 30%.
Nantahala Area
Today
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 3pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the east around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of rain., then a slight chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 50s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after noon. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 5 mph. Chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph.
Thursday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain is 40%.
Thursday Night
A chance of thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 50s. Chance of rain is 30%.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Scattered showers and a few thunderstorms will continue through the day today. Localized flooding will remain a threat until this activity lifts north of the area Sunday night.
Latest US Drought Monitor Map for North Carolina.
Space Weather
Goodbye Solar Snooze Big Flares are Back | Space Weather News 18 May 2023
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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 Tue May 30 2023
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 7 days.
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Almanac
PM2.5 AQI is 35 (GOOD/CODE GREEN) for most of the county, and the ridges and other higher elevations PM2.5 AQI is 35 (GOOD/CODE GREEN)
Fire and Smoke Map
Local Air Monitor
Pollen levels are expected to be in the low range (6.0 out of 12) today with Grasses, Mulberry, and Poplar being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium range (6.2 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for May 30th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 90°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2019
Lowest Temperature 34°F in Highlands in 1984
Greatest One-Day Rain 5.97 inches in Highlands in 2018
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 30th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 101°F in Smithfield, Johnston County in 1941
Lowest Temperature 27°F in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County in 2006
Greatest One-Day Rain 7.09 inches in Lake Buxton, Dare County in 1876
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
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No events have been shared with Macon Media for events occuring over the next week.
No events have been submitted for Macon Calendar.
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Local and State News
• At Memorial Day ceremony, hundreds honor, remember those who died fighting for freedom [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• How they voted: NC congressional votes for the week ending May 25 [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Under the Dome podcast: The head of SEANC and what’s at stake for NC state employees [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Josh Lynch appointed new school superintendent [Macon County News and Shopping Guide]
• Funeral Procession for Larry "Moose" Moses [Macon Media]
• With veto weakened and 2024 elections looming, Cooper steps to the bully pulpit [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• WNC Nature Center mourns the loss of beloved cougar after battle with cancer [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Doctor’s opioid work earns White House recognition [Mountain Xpress]
• NASCAR’s Coca-Cola 600 race postponed to Monday as rain washes out Charlotte [Charlotte Observer]
• Angel Medical Center President's Column for May 2023 [Macon Media]
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
President Biden at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day | C-SPAN
Biden delivers Memorial Day address | Washington Post
• Zelensky lauds Americans ‘defending the freedom’ in Memorial Day message [The Hill (via Yahoo! News)]
President Biden Delivers Remarks on the Bipartisan Budget Agreement | The White House
Why the U.S. Debt-Ceiling Deal Could Have Trouble in Congress | WSJ
• Biden Laughs and Leaves When Fox’s Peter Doocy Asks If He’d Pardon Trump: ‘I’ll See You Guys’ [MEDIAITE]
• New research: Brain implant can objectively measure chronic pain severity [PsyPost]
• Third nuclear reactor reaches 100% power output at Georgia’s Plant Vogtle [AP News]
• DeSantis signed bill shielding SpaceX and other companies from liability day after Elon Musk 2024 launch [Independnet (United Kingdom)]
• How I Won $5 Million From the MyPillow Guy and Saved Democracy [Politico Magazine]
Washington Today (5-26-23): Treasury Secretary Yellen extends debt default deadline to June 5 | C-SPAN
Global National: May 29, 2023 | Alberta voters head to the polls, strong turnout expected
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - May 29
PBS NewsHour full episode, (May 29, 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 26 to June 2: Mars buzzes the Beehive [Astronomy Magazine]
• China plans to land astronauts on moon before 2030, expand space station, bring on foreign partners [PHYS.ORG]
• Nvidia to build Israeli supercomputer as AI demand soars [Reuters]
• Renewable Energy Becomes A Flash Point In America’s Culture Wars [Clean technica]
• Chinese apps remain hugely popular in the U.S. despite efforts to ban TikTok [CNBC]
• Pirate IPTV Data Center Raid Took Down Several Innocent Websites [Torrent Freak]
• 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 30 2023: Big Sue Country | Level1 Techs
Digital Twins Inform Digital Models - DTNS 4529 | Daily Tech News Show
Neil Gershenfeld: Self-Replicating Robots and the Future of Fabrication | Lex Fridman Podcast #380
Increasing Role Of Linux In Safety Applications In Industries Like Automotive and Airlines | The Linux Foundation
No single birthplace of mankind, say scientists | Robert Sepehr
Exciting and Unexpected Discoveries From Uranus and Its Moons | Antov Petrov
Unboxing Our Microcosmos Microscope! | Journey to the Microcosmos
Diatom Training video - Part I field work | EU4Environment - Water and Data
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 29 [Institute for the Study of War] [PDF for May 29th]
• Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 461 [Al Jazeera]
• Russo-Ukrainian War. Day 460: Ukraine ready to launch a counteroffensive [Euromaiden Press]
• Ukrainians have started training on tanks in Germany [Stars and Stripes]
• Head of RT Calls for Lindsey Graham’s Assassination After Edited Video [Daily Beast]
• Kyiv fends off latest Russian air attack, Zelenskyy lauds defence [Al Jazeera]
• Zelenskyy salutes U.S. nationals fighting in Ukraine war [TVP World]
• Ukraine updates: Evacuations in Kyiv after new drone assault [DW News]
Day 460: Ukraïnian Map | Ukraine News TV
Kyiv under heavy Russian bombardment | Al Jazeera
“The Last War of the Russian Empire.” Exclusive interview with Garry Kasparov | World Today | TVP World
Storm Shadow and Long Range Weapons in Ukraine - Russian adaptations & Ukraine's growing capabilities | Perun
Operator Starsky - Ukraine is now Fighting Back Against Russian Aggression with Creative Strategies. | Silicon Curtain
Putin got the map. What surprised him so much? | Break the Fake | TVP World
🔴 (NSFW) - Fake Footage Review, Hand Grenades, and Rebels | Funker530 LIVE Recap
News from Russian or pro-Russian outlets or Video About the Russian Perspective
The Russians are overrunning the two areas that I just mentioned | Straight Calls with Douglas Macgregor
• US senator denies calling Russian deaths ‘a good investment’ [Russia Today]
• Ukraine suggests creating demilitarised zone on border with Russia [Pravda]
• Russia will not negotiate until it wins in Ukraine conflict, says EU top diplomat Borrel [TASS Russian News Agency]
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On This Day
May 30 is the 150th day of the year (151st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 215 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)
70 – Siege of Jerusalem: Titus and his Roman legions breach the Second Wall of Jerusalem. Jewish defenders retreat to the First Wall. The Romans build a circumvallation, cutting down all trees within fifteen kilometres.
1381 – Beginning of the Peasants' Revolt in England.
1416 – The Council of Constance, called by Emperor Sigismund, a supporter of Antipope John XXIII, burns Jerome of Prague following a trial for heresy.
1431 – Hundred Years' War: In Rouen, France, the 19-year-old Joan of Arc is burned at the stake by an English-dominated tribunal. The Roman Catholic Church remembers this day as the celebration of Saint Joan of Arc.
1434 – Hussite Wars: Battle of Lipany: Effectively ending the war, Utraquist forces led by DiviÅ¡ BoÅ™ek of MiletÃnek defeat and almost annihilate Taborite forces led by Prokop the Great.
1510 – During the reign of the Zhengde Emperor, Ming dynasty rebel leader Zhu Zhifan is defeated by commander Qiu Yue, ending the Prince of Anhua rebellion.
1536 – King Henry VIII of England marries Jane Seymour, a lady-in-waiting to his first two wives.
1539 – In Florida, Hernando de Soto lands at Tampa Bay with 600 soldiers with the goal of finding gold.
1574 – Henry III becomes King of France.
1588 – The last ship of the Spanish Armada sets sail from Lisbon heading for the English Channel.
1631 – Publication of Gazette de France, the first French newspaper.
1635 – Thirty Years' War: The Peace of Prague is signed.
1642 – From this date all honors granted by Charles I of England are retroactively annulled by Parliament.
1806 – Future U.S. President Andrew Jackson kills Charles Dickinson in a duel.
1814 – The First Treaty of Paris is signed, returning the French frontiers to their 1792 extent, and restoring the House of Bourbon to power.
1815 – The East Indiaman Arniston is wrecked during a storm at Waenhuiskrans, near Cape Agulhas, in present-day South Africa, with the loss of 372 lives.
1834 – Minister of Justice Joaquim António de Aguiar issues a law seizing "all convents, monasteries, colleges, hospices and any other houses" from the Catholic religious orders in Portugal, earning him the nickname of "The Friar-Killer".
1842 – John Francis attempts to murder Queen Victoria as she drives down Constitution Hill in London with Prince Albert.
1845 – The Fatel Razack coming from India, lands in the Gulf of Paria in Trinidad and Tobago carrying the first Indians to the country.
1854 – The Kansas–Nebraska Act becomes law establishing the U.S. territories of Kansas and Nebraska.
1866 – Bedrich Smetana's comic opera The Bartered Bride premiered in Prague.
1868 – Decoration Day (the predecessor of the modern "Memorial Day") is observed in the United States for the first time after a proclamation by John A. Logan, head of the Grand Army of the Republic (a veterans group).
1876 – Ottoman sultan Abdülaziz is deposed and succeeded by his nephew Murad V.
1883 – In New York City, a stampede on the recently opened Brooklyn Bridge killed twelve people.
1899 – Pearl Hart, a female outlaw of the Old West, robs a stage coach 30 miles southeast of Globe, Arizona.
1911 – At the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the first Indianapolis 500 ends with Ray Harroun in his Marmon Wasp becoming the first winner of the 500-mile auto race.
1913 – The Treaty of London is signed, ending the First Balkan War; Albania becomes an independent nation.
1914 – The new, and then the largest, Cunard ocean liner RMS Aquitania, 45,647 tons, sets sails on her maiden voyage from Liverpool, England, to New York City.
1922 – The Lincoln Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C..
1925 – May Thirtieth Movement: Shanghai Municipal Police Force shoot and kill 13 protesting workers.
1937 – Memorial Day massacre: Chicago police shoot and kill ten labor demonstrators.
1941 – World War II: Manolis Glezos and Apostolos Santas climb the Athenian Acropolis and tear down the German flag.
1942 – World War II: One thousand British bombers launch a 90-minute attack on Cologne, Germany.
1943 – The Holocaust: Josef Mengele becomes chief medical officer of the Zigeunerfamilienlager (Romani family camp) at Auschwitz concentration camp.
1948 – A dike along the flooding Columbia River breaks, obliterating Vanport, Oregon within minutes. Fifteen people die and tens of thousands are left homeless.
1958 – Memorial Day: The remains of two unidentified American servicemen, killed in action during World War II and the Korean War respectively, are buried at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery.
1959 – The Auckland Harbour Bridge, crossing the Waitemata Harbour in Auckland, New Zealand, is officially opened by Governor-General Charles Lyttelton, 10th Viscount Cobham.
1961 – The long-time Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo is assassinated in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
1963 – A protest against pro-Catholic discrimination during the Buddhist crisis is held outside South Vietnam's National Assembly, the first open demonstration during the eight-year rule of Ngo Dinh Diem.
1965 - Viet Cong offensive against US base Da Nang, begins
1966 – Former Congolese Prime Minister, Évariste Kimba, and several other politicians are publicly executed in Kinshasa on the orders of President Joseph Mobutu.
1967 – The Nigerian Eastern Region declares independence as the Republic of Biafra, sparking a civil war.
1968 – Charles de Gaulle reappears publicly after his flight to Baden-Baden, Germany, and dissolves the French National Assembly by a radio appeal. Immediately after, less than one million of his supporters march on the Champs-Élysées in Paris. This is the turning point of May 1968 events in France.
1971 – Mariner program: Mariner 9 is launched to map 70% of the surface, and to study temporal changes in the atmosphere and surface, of Mars.
1972 – The Angry Brigade goes on trial over a series of 25 bombings throughout the United Kingdom.
1972 – In Ben Gurion Airport (at the time: Lod Airport), Israel, members of the Japanese Red Army carry out the Lod Airport massacre, killing 24 people and injuring 78 others.
1974 – The Airbus A300 passenger aircraft first enters service.
1979 – Downeast Flight 46 crashes on approach to Knox County Regional Airport in Rockland, Maine, killing 17.
1975 – European Space Agency is established.
1982 – Cold War: Spain joins NATO.
1989 – Tiananmen Square protests of 1989: The 10-metre high "Goddess of Democracy" statue is unveiled in Tiananmen Square by student demonstrators.
1990 – Croatian Parliament is constituted after the first free, multi-party elections, today celebrated as the National Day of Croatia.
1998 – The 6.5 Mw Afghanistan earthquake shook the Takhar Province of northern Afghanistan with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong), killing around 4,000–4,500.
1998 – Nuclear Testing: Pakistan conducts an underground test in the Kharan Desert. It is reported to be a plutonium device with yield of 20kt TNT equivalent.
2003 – Depayin massacre: At least 70 people associated with the National League for Democracy are killed by government-sponsored mob in Burma. Aung San Suu Kyi flees the scene, but is arrested soon afterwards.
2008 – Convention on Cluster Munitions is adopted.
2008 – TACA Flight 390 overshoots the runway at ToncontÃn International Airport, killing five people.
2012 – Former Liberian president Charles Taylor is sentenced to 50 years in prison for his role in atrocities committed during the Sierra Leone Civil War.
2013 – Nigeria passes a law banning same-sex marriage.
2020 – The Crew Dragon Demo-2 launches from the Kennedy Space Center, becoming the first crewed orbital spacecraft to launch from the United States since 2011.
2021 - Tens of thousands of people march in Brazilian cities against President Jair Bolsonaro and his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic
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Published at 5:00am on Tuesday, May 30, 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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