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GENERAL OUTLOOK
Hot and humid conditions will continue through at least the first half of the weekend, followed by very modest drying on Sunday through the early part of next week. Robust thunderstorm chances continue for Saturday afternoon and evening, followed by more typical isolated to scattered thunderstorm coverage, mainly over the mountains for Sunday through Tuesday. More organized thunderstorms could arrive from the northwest during the middle to latter part of next week. Hot temperatures will continue throughout.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Monday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 3pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 11pm. Patchy fog before 1am, then patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 60s. Winds out of the south around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11am, then a chance of showers between 11am and 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Calm winds early in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph by midmorning. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 90.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s.
`Highlands Plateau
Today
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 3pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs near 80. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 10pm. Widespread fog, mainly after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s. Winds out of the west 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.
Sunday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11am, then a chance of showers between 11am and 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Widespread dense fog, mainly before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs near 80. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night
A chance of thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with lows around 60. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 30%.
Monday
Sunny, with highs near 80.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 60.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 3pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs near 80. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph shifting to come out of the southwest in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 10pm. Widespread fog, mainly after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s. Winds out of the west 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.
Sunday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11am, then a chance of showers between 11am and 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Widespread dense fog, mainly before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs near 80. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night
A chance of thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with lows around 60. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 30%.
Monday
Sunny, with highs near 80.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 60.
Nantahala Area
Today
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 3pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the lower 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest 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.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 11pm and 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 60s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Widespread dense fog, mainly before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs near 80. Winds out of the northwest 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.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 80s.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 60s.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Thunderstorms are likely across the region again today, mainly during the afternoon and evening hours. Some of the storms are expected to become severe, with damaging wind gusts, frequent lightning, and heavy rainfall leading to localized flooding being the main potential impacts.
Latest US Drought Monitor Map for North Carolina.
Space Weather
Solar Storms Give a 1,2-Punch | Space Weather News 07 July 2023
Back to Top • The Atlantic hurricane season has begun: What we know and what we don’t [ARS TECHNICA]
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
• 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 Jul 15 2023
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
Active Systems:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Subtropical Storm Don, located over the central Atlantic more than 1000 miles west of the Azores.
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 7 days.
TROPICAL TIDBITS
Tropical Tidbits is a website run by Macon Media's favorite no-nonsense tropical forecaster, Levi Cowan. He does not post material just to get clicks or to sensationalize the storms he covers to "make them more exciting." He is reliable and sober, unlike The Weather Channel crowd of Drama Queen Meteorologists.
Levi typically posts videos late in the afternoon or early before midnight on Youtube. [Youtube Channel]
[Thursday] Bret on Final Approach to Lesser Antilles; TD4 Forms (06-22-2023)
Big August Through October for Hurricane Season? New Guidance from UKMET/ECMWF Suggests So July 12, 2023 | hurricanetrack
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Almanac
PM2.5 AQI is 40 (GOOD/CODE GREEN) for most of the county, and the ridges and other higher elevations PM2.5 AQI is 40 (GOOD/CODE GREEN)
Fire and Smoke Map
Local Air Monitor
Pollen levels are expected to be in the low range (1.5 out of 12) today with Grasses,Plantain, and Chenopods being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low range (1.4 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for July 15th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 95°F in Franklin in 1954
Lowest Temperature 40°F in Highlands in 1903 (also a state record)
Greatest One-Day Rain 3.26 inches in Highlands in 1946
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 July Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 101°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 06-30-2012
Lowest Temperature 32°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 06-02-1966
Greatest Rainfall 7.63 inches in Highlands on 06-16-1949
Greatest Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded during June in Macon County)
Record Weather Events for July 15th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 106°F in Fayetteville, Cumberland County in 1932
Lowest Temperature 39°F in Highlands, Macon County in 1903
Greatest One-Day Rain 5.03 inches in Asheboro, Randolph County in 1944
Greatest One-Day 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 June Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 106°F in Carthage, Moore County on 06-23-1981
Lowest Temperature 36°F in Jefferson, Ashe County on 06-17-1917
Greatest Rainfall 12.41 inches in Belhaven, Beaufort County on 06-30-1962
Greatest Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded during June in the state)
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Macon Calendar
(send your event to calendar@maconmedia.com)
Saturday, July 15th
MidDay Music at Frog Quarters
BARRY ROMA—If you love Frank Sinatra, Roy Orbison and other oldies, some from the stage and screen, you’ll love hearing Barry and his beautiful, baritone voice. You’ll swear you’re back on that date, back decades ago!
Mountain Findings
432 Spruce Street (physical)
Highlands, North Carolina 28741
Web: MountainFindings.org
Mountain Findings (a thrift store) is open every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 10 am to 1 pm until October 2023.
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Local and State News
• Safe Kids reminds about children, hot cars [Sylva Herald and Ruralite]
• Waynesville ramps up electric vehicle support with grant-funded charging stations [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Canton passes industrial development moratorium aimed at Pactiv [Smnoky Mountain News]
• Moore won't seek sixth term as NC House speaker [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Ecusta Rail Trail nets an unprecedented $45.9 million in federal funding [BPR]
---Recent News Recap---
• No North Carolina budget vote until August, top House member says [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• With NC budget debate dragging on through summer, the 2024 election comes into play [Raleigh NEws and Observer]
• The water in Brunswick County and Wilmington, NC, contains the highest levels of forever chemicals in US [The Guardia (UK)]
• Armed gunmen make off with $30,000 after robbing cash transit van in Canton [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Cherokee approves cannabis referendum, shelves constitution and Council term limit votes [Smoky Mountain News]
• GOP-backed bill would give NC parents more power to challenge school leaders [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Ruling explains why Asheville Blade reporters’ charges weren’t dismissed on First Amendment grounds [Carolina Public Press]
• NC House Democrats criticizes budget delay. Final plan may be weeks away. [NC Newsline]
• WLOS EXCLUSIVE: District attorney talks challenges, limitations in battling Asheville crime [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Vacation rentals: Explosive growth brings jobs, money, but some say it contributes to housing shortage [Smoky Mountain News]
• AUDIO STORY: 2024 NC primary election preview[WUNC Politics]
• HOA bills garner bipartisan support. Critics say they could lead to higher costs, lower property values [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Experts revise forecast, say warmer ocean may mean ‘fast start’ to NC hurricane season [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Charles George VA Medical Center data breach reported, more than 1,500 veterans impacted [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Blue Ridge Parkway trail reopens after 'aggressive' bear encounters [Asheville Citizen-Times]
• 'Music For Mental Health' event organizer hopes to destigmatize mental health discussions [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• SBI investigating fraud allegations against director of Selma private school [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Broadband in WNC gets a $16 million boost [BPR]
• Two earthquakes reported just across North Carolina border in neighboring states [WTVD-TV (Durham, NC)]
• Election season opens: Candidates can file to run for local office in the fall [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
Macon County Board of Elections Calendar 2023 Election Schedule
July 7, 2023 at NoonJuly 7, 2023 at Noon Candidate Filing Gegins for 2023 Municipal Election
The Following Seats Will Be on the Ballot:
Mayor of Franklin
• Jack Horton Current 2 Year Term $72.00 Filing Fee
Franklin Town Council (Vote for Three)
• Council Member Joe Collins Current 4 Year Term $36.00 Filing Fee
• Council Member Adam Kimsey 4 Year Term $36.00 Filing Fee
• Council Member Mike Lewis 4 Year Term $36.00 Filing Fee
Highlands Board of Commissioners (Vote for Three)
• Commissioner Highlands John Dotson 4 Year Term $5.00 Filing Fee
• Commissioner Highlands Marc Hehn 4 Year Term $5.00 Filing Fee
• Commissioner Highlands Brian Stiehler 4 Yearterm $5.00 Filing Fee
July 18, 2023 Noon New County Board Members Are Appointed
July 18, 2023 5:00pm Deadline to Withdraw Candidacy Municipal
July 21, 2023 Noon Filing Ends for Municipal Election
August 4, 2023 One Stop Plans Are Sent to NCSBE for Approval
October 3, 2023 5:00pm 1st Absentee Meeting Municipal Election
October 5, 2023 11:00am Mock Election Preformed by the Boe Office
October 6, 2023 Absentee by Mail Begins
October 10, 2023 5:00pm 2nd Absentee Meeting Municipal Election
October 13, 2023 5:00pm Voter Registration Deadline for Municipal
October 16, 2023 10:00am One Stop Observer List Due by Party Chairs
October 17, 2023 5:00pm 3rd Absentee Meeeting Municipal Election
October 19, 2023 8:00am One Stop Early Voting Will Begin
October 24, 2023 5:00pm 4™ Absentee Meeting Municipal Election
October 31, 2023 5:00pm 5™ Absentee Meeting Municipal Election
October 31, 2023 5:00pm Last Day to Request an Absentee by Mail Ballot
November 2, 2023 10:00am Election Day Observer List Due
November 4, 2023 3:00pm Early Voting Ends at 3:00pm
November 6, 2023 5:00pm Pre Election Day Board Meeting
November 7, 2023 6:30am Election Day Polls Open at 6:30am-7:30pm
November 8, 2023 Sample Hand/eye Chosen by the NCSBE by 1pm
November 9, 2023 11:00am Hand Eye Count Preformed by Boe Staff
November 17, 2023 11:00am County Canvass of the Election
November 17, 2023 10:59am Deadline for Election Protest Concerning Votes
November 20, 2023 5:00pm Deadline for Candidates to Request Recount
---NORTH CAROLINA BUDGET PROCESS---
• 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
Suspect charged in deaths of 3 Gilgo Beach murders | ABC News
• Why Florida's Inflation Is Now the Worst in the U.S. [Newsweek]
• Explosions, fire at Dow Chemical in Iberville Parish Friday evening [WAFB-TV (Baton Rouge, LA)]
• Trump snubbed as major evangelical group declines to invite him to conference [The Independent (via Yahoo News)]
• US heatwave: A third of Americans under extreme heat advisories [BBC News]
• FDA says soda sweetener aspartame is safe, disagreeing with WHO finding on possible cancer link [CNBC]
• Man sentenced to 7 years in Jan. 6 assaults that forced an officer to retire [Washington Post]
International News Headlines
Mass graves discovered in Darfur | Al Jazeera
REPLAY - Bastille Day parade: India's Modi is guest of honour at Paris military march | FRANCE 24
• Erdogan claims Putin agreed to renew Black Sea grain deal [DW News]
• Japan, China agree on communication, but at odds on Fukushima water [The Mainichi]
• Security Council gives UN chief 30 days to come up with options on how to fight Haiti’s armed gangs [AP News]
• Khartoum internet, mobile networks cut as fighting rages [Africa News]
• Taiwan's foreign minister thanks NATO for recognizing China as threat to global security [Taiwan News]
On The Media: News About Journalism, Media Literacy, and Ethics in Journalism New York Times media reporter talks SAG-AFTRA strike, A.I. and industry impact | CBS Mornings
• Google is changing up search. What does that mean for news publishers? [Nieman Lab]
• 35 media podcasts that should be on every journalist's radar in 2023 [Journalism (UK)]
• One reason DeSantis is struggling? His strange, aggressive press strategy [Columbia Journalism Review]
• Hollywood grinds to a halt. What does that mean for consumers? [Poynter]
Washington Today (7-13-23): President Biden in Finland says 'Putin's already lost war' in Ukraine | C-SPAN
Global National: July 14, 2023 | Major cleanup underway across Ontario, Quebec in tornado aftermath
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - July 14
PBS NewsHour full episode, (July 14, 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 4:01pm CEST, 5 July 2023, there have been 103,436,829 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 1,127,152 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 2 June 2023, a total of 668,882,018 vaccine doses have been administered.
Globally, as of 4:01pm CEST, 5 July 2023, there have been 767,726,861 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 6,948,764 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 4 July 2023, a total of 13,462,013,092 vaccine doses have been administered.
• Air monitor can detect COVID-19 virus variants in about 5 minutes [Washington University in St Louis]
• ‘No one is talking about it’: the cruelty of long Covid in the global south [ The Guardian (UK) ]
• Biden administration asks Pfizer, Moderna and Novavax for ‘reasonable’ prices on updated Covid vaccines [ CNBC ]
• NYC to Consider Indoor Air Quality Regulations Following Covid-19 and Summer’s Smoky Haze [WSJ (video and audio)] [WSJ (article archive)]
• Rapid COVID tests miss 90% of asymptomatic cases [ nature]
• COVID-19 cases continue to rise, straining health care system in Okinawa [ Japan Times ]
• Washington University researchers develop air monitor that detects COVID-19 virus [ St Louis Post-Dispatch ]
• Real-time environmental surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 aerosols [Nature]
• CDC to Reduce Funding for States’ Child Vaccination Programs [KFF Health News]
TWiV 1025: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin | Microbe TV
• TWiV 1025: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin [Microbe TV]
• TWiV 1024: Covering science with Katherine Wu [Microbe TV]
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Science and Technology News Roundup
• The Sky This Week from July 7 to 14: Venus shines bright [Astronomy Magazine]
The Broken Economics of the Oceans | Wendover Productions
• Johnson & Johnson sues researchers who linked talc to cancer [Reuters]
• Why AI detectors think the US Constitution was written by AI [ARS TECHNICA]
• New neuroscience research shows liberals experience more empathy than conservatives when they imagine others suffering [PsyPost]
• Families of Buffalo Massacre Victims Sue Meta, Reddit, and Google Over Conspiracy Theories [Gizmodo]
• The influence of emotion regulation strategies and sleep quality on depression and anxiety [Science Direct]
• Class-Action Lawsuit Says Google Stole Everyone's Data to Train Its AI [Gizmodo]
• Where and when to see the October 2023 annular eclipse [Astronomy Magazine]
• 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: Addendum EP26 Dig This! | 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 July 14 2023: Bad Blood (Canada's Version) | Level1 Techs
Lighting Up Tim's Garage - DTNS 4560 | Daily Tech News Show
Turns Out, Solar System Is The Rarest Planetary System Out There | Antov Petrov
Why the Indian Computer Failed | Asianometry
The Hunt for the Long Island Serial Killer | 48 Hours Full Episode
Plataea 429-427 BC - Peloponnesian War | Kings and Generals
How AI Robots May Become School Security Guards | WSJ Tech News Briefing
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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, July 14 [Institute for the Study of War] [PDF for July 14th]
• Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 507 [Al Jazeera]
• Russo-Ukrainian War. Day 506: Kremlin orders detention and suspension of senior military officers [Euromaiden Press]
• US Republican 2024 hopefuls defend Ukraine support at Iowa conservative forum [Reuters (via Yahoo News)]
• Zelenskyy says Russia ‘investing everything’ to stop Ukraine army [Al Jazeera]
• 'Likelihood of these F-16's carrying any nuclear weapons is basically zero & the Russians know that' [Freance 24]
• Ukraine Concedes Troops Advancing 'Not So Quickly' [Moscow Times]
• Russia building gulags for 10,000 imprisoned Ukrainian civilians [TVP World]
• Full text: NATO Vilnius summit communique [al Jazeera]
Ukraine SURROUNDED Russians in Bakhmut | New Front in Kherson | Ukraine War Update
🔴 (redacted) - Civilians in War, POV Mine Strikes, Boat Stuff | Combat Footage Show
Cost of war: Millions in need of aid as conflict hits economy | Al Jazeera
Ukrainian counteroffensive sees intense fighting in the Zaporizhzhia region| Military Mind| TVPWorld
Ukraine Daily Update | Day 506 | Operator Starsky 🇺🇦
Why Do We Call the War in Ukraine Unprovoked? - Debunking Russian Claims | Kings and Generals
News from Russian or pro-Russian outlets or video About the Russian Perspective
The U.S. Doesn't Have the Forces Ready to Fight With Russia | Straight Calls with Douglas Macgregor
• NATO adopts new anti-Russia defense plan [Russia Today]
• The West wants Russians to annihilate Russians in Donbass [Pravda]
• Russian embassy keeps an eye on situation with Konoshchenok extradited to US [TASS Russian News Agency]
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On This Day
July 15th is the 196th day of the year (197th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 169 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)
484 BC – Dedication of the Temple of Castor and Pollux in ancient Rome
• [Wikipedia: Temple of Castor and Pollux]
• [Wikipedia Bio: Aulus Postumius Albus Regillensis (consul 496 BC)]
• [360° VR Temple of Castor and Pollux (Dioscuri) Valley of Temples Agrigento 5K 3D Italy Sicily 4K HD] although https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysPy6dH5qZ0 would have been a better choice for audio track)
AD 70 – Titus and his armies breach the walls of Jerusalem. (17th of Tammuz in the Hebrew calendar).
• [Wikipedia: Siege of Jerusalem (70 CE)]
• [Josephus Describes the Romans' Sack of Jerusalem]
• [The Genuine Works OF Flavius Josephus] [Purchase on Amazon]
• [Livius.org: Titus' Siege of Jerusalem]
• [A Librivox Audiobook]
• [Projerct Gutenberg: The Wars of the Jews; Or, The History of the Destruction of Jerusalem by Josephus]
• [Invicta: The Siege of Jerusalem (70 AD) - The Great Jewish Revolt]
756 – An Lushan Rebellion: Emperor Xuanzong of Tang is ordered by his Imperial Guards to execute chancellor Yang Guozhong by forcing him to commit suicide or face a mutiny. General An Lushan has other members of the emperor's family killed.
• [Wikipedia: An Lushan Rebellion]
• [An Lushan Rebellion - One of the Bloodiest Conflicts in History] (Kings and Generals)
• [An Lushan Rebellion | 3 Minute History]
1099 – First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final assault of a difficult siege.
• [Wikipedia: Siege of Jerusalem (1099)]
• [Wikipedia: Kingdom of Jerusalem]
• [Siege of Jerusalem, 1099: What REALLY Happened...]
1149 – The reconstructed Church of the Holy Sepulchre is consecrated in Jerusalem.
• [Wikipedia: Church of the Holy Sepulchre]
1207 – King John of England expels Canterbury monks for supporting Archbishop Stephen Langton.
1240 – Swedish–Novgorodian Wars: A Novgorodian army led by Alexander Nevsky defeats the Swedes in the Battle of the Neva.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of the Neva]
• [Wikipedia: Swedish–Novgorodian Wars]
• [Trade route from the Varangians to the Greeks]
1381 – John Ball, a leader in the Peasants' Revolt, is hanged, drawn and quartered in the presence of King Richard II of England.
• [Wikipedia Bio: John Ball (priest)]
• [The John Ball Society: Who was John Ball?]
• [Wikipedia: Hanged, drawn and quartered]
1410 – Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War: Battle of Grunwald: The allied forces of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeat the army of the Teutonic Order.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Grunwald]
• [Wikipedia: Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War]
• [Battle of Grunwald 1410 - Northern Crusades]
• [Prussian Crusade: Battle of Grunwald | Animated History]
1482 – Muhammad XII is crowned the twenty-second and last Nasrid king of Granada.
1640 – The first university of Finland, the Royal Academy of Turku, was inaugurated in Turku.
1738 – Baruch Laibov and Alexander Voznitzin are burned alive in St. Petersburg, Russia. Vonitzin had converted to Judaism with Laibov's help, with the consent of Empress Anna Ivanovna.
1741 – Aleksei Chirikov sights land in Southeast Alaska. He sends men ashore in a longboat, making them the first Europeans to visit Alaska.
1789 – Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, is named by acclamation Colonel General of the new National Guard of Paris.
1799 РThe Rosetta Stone is found in the Egyptian village of Rosetta by French Captain Pierre-Fran̤ois Bouchard during Napoleon's Egyptian Campaign.
• [Wikipedia: Rosetta Stone]
• [How The Rosetta Stone Unlocked Hieroglyphics]
1806 – Pike Expedition: United States Army Lieutenant Zebulon Pike begins an expedition from Fort Bellefontaine near St. Louis, Missouri, to explore the west.
1815 – Napoleonic Wars: Napoleon Bonaparte surrenders aboard HMS Bellerophon.
• [HistoryPod Video]
• [HMS Bellerophon (1786)]
• [Wikipedia: Napoleonic Wars]
1823 – A fire destroys the ancient Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls in Rome, Italy.
1834 – The Spanish Inquisition is officially disbanded after nearly 356 years.
• [Wikipedia: Spanish Inquisition]
1838 – Ralph Waldo Emerson delivers the Divinity School Address at Harvard Divinity School, discounting Biblical miracles and declaring Jesus a great man, but not God. The Protestant community reacts with outrage.
1862 – American Civil War: The CSS Arkansas, the most effective ironclad on the Mississippi River, battles with Union ships commanded by Admiral David Farragut, severely damaging three ships and sustaining heavy damage herself. The encounter changed the complexion of warfare on the Mississippi and helped reverse Rebel's fortunes on the river in the summer of 1862.
• [Wikipedia: CSS Arkansas]
• [The CSS Arkansas Story]
1870 – Reconstruction Era of the United States: Georgia becomes the last of the former Confederate states to be readmitted to the Union.
1870 – Rupert's Land and the North-Western Territory are transferred to Canada from the Hudson's Bay Company, and the province of Manitoba and the Northwest Territories are established from these vast territories.
1888 – The stratovolcano Mount Bandai erupts killing approximately 500 people, in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
1910 – In his book Clinical Psychiatry, Emil Kraepelin gives a name to Alzheimer's disease, naming it after his colleague Alois Alzheimer.
1916 – In Seattle, Washington, William Boeing and George Conrad Westervelt incorporate Pacific Aero Products (later renamed Boeing).
1918 – World War I: The Second Battle of the Marne begins near the River Marne with a German attack.
• [Wikipedia: Second Battle of the Marne]
• [2nd Battle Of The Marne - Turning Point On The Western Front I THE GREAT WAR Week 208]
• [US Army War College: The Second Battle of the Marne: The Turning Point of 1918]
1920 – The Polish Parliament establishes Silesian Voivodeship before the Polish-German plebiscite.
1922 – Japanese Communist Party is established in Japan.
1927 – Massacre of July 15, 1927: Eighty-nine protesters are killed by the Austrian police in Vienna.
• [Wikipedia: July Revolt of 1927]
• [Silent Newsreel]
• [History Punch Episode 4 - The July REVOLT of 1927]
1946 – State of North Borneo, today in Sabah, Malaysia, annexed by the United Kingdom.
1954 – First flight of the Boeing 367-80, prototype for both the Boeing 707 and C-135 series.
1955 – Eighteen Nobel laureates sign the Mainau Declaration against nuclear weapons, later co-signed by thirty-four others.
1959 – The steel strike of 1959 begins, leading to significant importation of foreign steel for the first time in United States history.
1966 – Vietnam War: The United States and South Vietnam begin Operation Hastings to push the North Vietnamese out of the Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone.
1971 – The United Red Army is founded in Japan.
1974 РIn Nicosia, Cyprus, Greek junta-sponsored nationalists launch a coup d'̩tat, deposing President Makarios and installing Nikos Sampson as Cypriot president.
1975 – Space Race: Apollo–Soyuz Test Project features the dual launch of an Apollo spacecraft and a Soyuz spacecraft on the first joint Soviet-United States human-crewed flight. It was both the last launch of an Apollo spacecraft and the Saturn family of rockets.
• [Wikipedia: Apollo–Soyuz]
• [A Cold War and a Warm Handshake: the Apollo-Soyuz mission]
• [Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP) The Last Apollo, Saturn Rocket Mission] (part archival film, part animation)
1979 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter gives his "malaise speech".
• [Jimmy Carter's Full "Crisis of Confidence" Speech]
1983 – An attack at Orly Airport in Paris is launched by Armenian militant organisation ASALA, leaving eight people dead and 55 injured.
1996 – A Belgian Air Force C-130 Hercules carrying the Royal Netherlands Army marching band crashes on landing at Eindhoven Airport.
1998 – Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Tamil MP S. Shanmuganathan is killed by a claymore mine.
2002 – "American Taliban" John Walker Lindh pleads guilty to supplying aid to the enemy and possession of explosives during the commission of a felony.
2002 – Anti-Terrorism Court of Pakistan hands down the death sentence to British born Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh and life terms to three others suspected of murdering The Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.
2003 – AOL Time Warner disbands Netscape. The Mozilla Foundation is established on the same day.
2006 – Twitter, later one of the largest social media platforms in the world, is launched.
• [Wikipedia: Twitter]
• [Wikipedia: social media]
• [Congressional Hearing on "Disinformation Nation: Social Media's Role in Promoting Extremism and Misinformation" ]
2014 – A train derails on the Moscow Metro, killing at least 24 and injuring more than 160 others.
2016 – Factions of the Turkish Armed Forces attempt a coup.
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Published at 5:00am on Saturday, July 15, 2023
Author: Bobby Coggins
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