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GENERAL OUTLOOK
High pressure remains over the area Saturday with hot and humid conditions. A cold front approaches the region on Sunday, moving south of the area on Monday. High pressure returns through next week with another frontal boundary approaching on Friday.
Winter Outlook 2023-24: El Niño's potential impacts (07-21-2023) | Matt Makens, Weatherman
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Friday Night
Franklin Area
Today
`Franklin Area
Today
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the afternoon to early evening hours. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs near 90. Calm winds becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. 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 2am, then a slight chance of showers. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 60s. Light winds out of the northwest. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs near 90. Light winds out of the northwest early in the morning increasing to 5 to 10 mph by midmorning.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Sunny, with highs in the upper 80s.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s.
`Highlands Plateau
Today
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs near 80. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then a slight chance of showers. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 80s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers between 11pm and midnight. Mostly clear, with lows in the lower 60s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of rain is 30%.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Sunny, with highs near 80.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 60.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 3pm and 5pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs near 90. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. 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 2am, then a slight chance of showers. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 60s. Light winds out of the northwest. Chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs near 90. Light winds out of the northwest early in the morning increasing to 5 to 10 mph by midmorning.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 60s. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 8 mph.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Sunny, with highs in the upper 80s.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s.
Nantahala Area
Today
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 9pm and 3am. Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows around 70. Winds out of the west around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the low-to-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
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with highs in the lower 80s.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the lower 60s.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Scattered thunderstorms are predicted to form throughout the county this afternoon and evening. While frequent cloud-to-ground lightning will be the predominant threat, isolated severe thunderstorms with damaging wind gusts could be possible. Slow-moving and/or recurring thunderstorms and heavy rain showers may also result in locally excessive rainfall and flash flooding.
Latest US Drought Monitor Map for North Carolina.
Space Weather
A Storm Hits Earth After a Farside Blast | Solar Storm Forecast 26 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 29 2023
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
1. Central Tropical Atlantic (AL96):
A tropical wave located about midway between the Cabo Verde Islands and the Lesser Antilles continues to produce disorganized cloudiness and showers. Environmental conditions are expected to be favorable for gradual development of this system during the next few days, and a tropical depression is likely to form early next week while the disturbance moves west-northwestward to northwestward at about 15 mph.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...20 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...high...70 percent.
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)
August and Beyond Looks Potentially Quite Busy July 28, 2023 | hurricanetrack
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Almanac
PM2.5 AQI is 50 (GOOD/CODE GREEN) for most of the county, and the ridges and other higher elevations PM2.5 AQI is 54 (MODERATE/CODE YELLOW)
Fire and Smoke Map
Pollen levels are expected to be in the low-medium range (4.2 out of 12) today with Grasses and Nettle being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low-medium range (3.5 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for July 29th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 101°F in Franklin in 1952
Lowest Temperature 40°F in Highlands in 1911 (also a state record for the day)
Greatest One-Day Rain 21.15 inches in Highlands in 1879 (also a state record for the day)
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 29th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 107°F in Albemarle, Stanly County in 1952
Lowest Temperature 40°F in Highlands, Macon County in 1911
Greatest One-Day Rain 21.15 inches in Highlands, Macon County in 1879
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 July 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
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Saturday, July 15th
MidDay Music at Frog Quarters
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Local and State News
AMAZING 60 ft waterfall near Franklin, NC | Rufus Morgan Falls | Nantahala National Forest
• Letter to the Editor: Keeping the Library "Local"? [Macon Media]
• Four months of fees: Smokies reports high revenues, compliance following parking fee implementation [Smoky Mountain News]
• 'Verdi Requiem' to broadcast live on August 6 from Brevard Music Center [BPR]
• NC Lottery Commission picks head for sports betting division [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Raises for teachers could come with new school year, even if no NC budget deal is reached [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Community Foundation of WNC launches fund to aid Canton's recovery from mill closure [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
---Recent News Recap---
July 28th, 2023
CDC Director Dr. Mandy Cohen talks about new role | WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)
• Conservation organizations to sue U.S. Forest Service over Nantahala Pisgah Forest Plan [BPR]
• Medicaid expansion in North Carolina will begin Oct. 1, if lawmakers can enact a budget [WTVD-TV (Durham, NC)]
• At least 8 NC lawmakers received campaign cash from individuals with ties to Baltimore casino development firm [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Brevard man accused of using fake social media account to make death threats against drag show [WLOS_TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Health care coverage crisis for mill workers continues [Smoky Mountain News]
---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
A new defendant added to new charges against former President Trump in classified documents case | KITV-TV (Honolulu, HI)
• Donald Trump faces new charges in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case. Here’s what to know [AP News]
• Nearly half of rural hospitals at risk of closure in Mississippi, new data shows [Mississippi Today]
• Twitter under fire for reinstating account that posted child sex abuse [Washington Post]
• Legal battle between Disney and DeSantis continues as cuts made to law enforcement at parks [WFTV-TV (Orlando, FL)]
• High school student sentenced for Jan. 6 riot actions [Press-Enterprise (Riverside, CA)]
International News Headlines
The Unbelievable Growth of Indonesia | Economics Explained
• S. Korea, U.S. stage joint air drills with F-35A, F-16 jets [Yonhap News Agency]
• Sweden approves Torah burning in Stockholm outside Israeli embassy [Jerusalem Post]
• Singapore executes first woman in nearly 20 years over 31 grams of heroin [Al Jazeera]
• North Korea holds military parade with guests Russia, China [DW News]
• Russian flags waved as putsch topples Niger leader [euobserver]
On The Media: News About Journalism, Media Literacy, and Ethics in Journalism What's it like reporting on the frontlines of Ukraine's counteroffensive? | DW News
• MediaWise’s Teen Fact-Checking Network continues global growth with expansion to India [Poynter]
• What one journalism school learned after taking over a rural weekly newspaper [Nieman Lab]
• Loretta Chao of American Journalism Project, on community listening (audio) [Journalism (UK)]
• An election in Cambodia exposes Facebook’s shortcomings (again) [Columbia Journalism Review]
Fake news and the future of journalism (Sept 2017) | Robert Hernandez | TEDxKC
• (Media News) Twitter Deletes Fact-Check Of Musk Connecting Bronny James’ Cardiac Arrest To Covid Vaccine [Media Bias/Fact Check]
Trump Charged With Willfully Retaining US Military Plan to Attack Iran | Voice of America
Washington Today (7-28-23): Congress starts August recess with gov't funding bills up in the air | C-SPAN
Global National: July 28, 2023 | How heat waves are taking a toll on Canadians
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - July 28
PBS NewsHour full episode, (July 28, 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 8:14am CEST, 26 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 8:14am CEST, 26 July 2023, there have been 768,560,727 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 6,952,522 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 23 July 2023, a total of 13,474,348,801 vaccine doses have been administered.
COVID-19 cases are low, but doctors say to start thinking about your next booster | WBBM-TV (Chicago, IL)
• The pandemic’s true death toll (July 28, 2023 update) [The Economist]
• Comparative pathogenicity of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants including BA.1, BA.2, and BA.5 [Nature: Communications Biology]
• Long-Term Dysfunction of Taste Papillae in SARS-CoV-2 [New England Journal of Medicine: Evidence]
Beyond the Noise #10: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Should Stop Talking About Vaccines | Microbe TV
TWiV 1030: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin | Microbe TV
• TWiV 1027: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin [Microbe TV]
• TWiV 1029: David Tuller on Long COVID and ME/CFS [Microbe TV]
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Science and Technology News Roundup
• The Sky This Week from July 28 to August 4: Starting with a Super Moon [Astronomy Magazine]
How a small German Village killed Google Street View | Matthias Schwarzer
• Comprehensive refutation of the Younger Dryas Impact Hypothesis (YDIH) [Earth-Science Reviews]
• Waymo puts the brakes on self-driving trucks program [TechCrunch]
• Reverse-zoonoses of 2009 H1N1 pandemic influenza A viruses and evolution in United States swine results in viruses with zoonotic potential [Public Library of Science: Pathogens]
• Elon Musk capitulates: Twitter will default to dark mode, but still offer a light option [The Verge]
• Illicit drug use is involved in nearly one in three sudden cardiac deaths in young adults [Eureka Alert: American Association for the Advancement of Science]
• 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 28 2023: The Automated Press | Level1 Techs
X Used to Mark My Spot – DTNS 4571 | Daily Tech News Show
Falcon Heavy launches JUPITER 3, 28 July 2023 | SciNews
SpaceX Falcon Heavy Jupiter 3 EchoStar 24 Launch From the Beach in Cocoa Beach in 4k | Cocoa Beach 365
Has JWST shown the Universe is TWICE as old as we think?! | Dr Becky
SpaceX Full Pressure Test -Starship Flame Deflector July 28 | RGV Aerial Photography
Saudi Arabia’s Plan to Conquer Global Golf | Wendover Productions
Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2023 in 8 minutes | The Verge
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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 28 [Institute for the Study of War] [PDF for July 28th ]
• Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 521 [Al Jazeera]
• Russo-Ukrainian War. Day 520: Putin promises Africa “free grain” [Euromaiden Press]
Inside Ukraine's Ukraine Daily Update | Day 519 | Operator Starsky
Ukrainian counteroffensive seeks to regain territory in southern Ukraine | CNS Evening News
• Poland, Lithuania mull joint closure of borders with Belarus [TVP World]
• Putin promises grains, debt write-off as Russia seeks Africa allies [Al JAzeera]
• Moldova cuts Russian Embassy staff after spying allegations [DW News]
• Russia and Africa agree to promote 'multipolar world order', says Putin [France 24]
• Ukraine war: Missile strikes residential building in Dnipro [BBC News]
Ukrainian Counteroffensive Continues - Russian Invasion | Kings and Generals
🔴 (redacted) - Snatch and Grab Raids, Kadyrov's Trenches, Drive-By's | Combat Footage Show
Russia-Africa Summit: Geopolitics, Grain, and Global Ambitions | World Today | TVP World
What can Russia offer to Africa? | Inside Story
Ukraine counteroffensive ‘intensifying’, says Putin | FRANCE 24 English
Why Do We Call the War in Ukraine Unprovoked? - Debunking Russian Claims | Kings and Generals
News from Russian or pro-Russian outlets or articles/video about those who support Russia
America ‘wants’ the war with Russia: RFK, Jr. | Fox News
They Pushed The Russians Too Hard And Now They're All Doomed | Straight Calls with Douglas Macgregor
• Neutral status for Ukraine ‘fundamental’ to Russia – Putin [Russia Today]
• Rocket explodes in the centre of Taganrog, Russia [Pravda]
• Russia ready to look for ways towards peaceful Ukrainian settlement — Putin [TASS Russian News Agency]
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On This Day
July 29th is the 210th day of the year (211th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 155 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)
587 BC – The Neo-Babylonian Empire sacks Jerusalem and destroys the First Temple.
• [Neo-Babylonian Empire]
• [Babylonian Conquest and Destruction of the First Temple]
• [The Neo-Babylonian Empire (Nabopolassar, Nebuchadnezzar II, Nabonidus)]
238 – The Praetorian Guard storm the palace and capture Pupienus and Balbinus. They are dragged through the streets of Rome and executed. On the same day, Gordian III, age 13, is proclaimed emperor, the sixth emperor of the year.
615 – Pakal ascends the throne of Palenque at the age of 12.
904 – Sack of Thessalonica: Saracen raiders under Leo of Tripoli sack Thessaloniki, the Byzantine Empire's second-largest city, after a short siege, and plunder it for a week.
• [Sack of Thessalonica (904)]
• [Arab–Byzantine wars] 923 – Battle of Firenzuola: Lombard forces under King Rudolph II and Adalbert I, margrave of Ivrea, defeat the dethroned Emperor Berengar I of Italy at Firenzuola (Tuscany).
1014 – Byzantine–Bulgarian wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat on the Bulgarian army, and his subsequent treatment of 15,000 prisoners reportedly causes Tsar Samuil of Bulgaria to die of a heart attack less than three months later, on October 6.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Kleidion]
• [Battles of Kleidion Pass and Thessalonika, July 1014]
1018 – Count Dirk III defeats an army sent by Emperor Henry II in the Battle of Vlaardingen.
1030 – Ladejarl-Fairhair succession wars: Battle of Stiklestad: King Olaf II fights and dies trying to regain his Norwegian throne from the Danes.
1148 – The Siege of Damascus ends in a decisive crusader defeat and leads to the disintegration of the Second Crusade.
• [Siege of Damascus (1148)]
• [Wikipedia: Second Crusade]
• [Second Crusade | 3 Minute History]
1565 – The widowed Mary, Queen of Scots marries Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, Duke of Albany, at Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, Scotland.
1567 – The infant James VI is crowned King of Scotland at Stirling.
1588 – Anglo-Spanish War: Battle of Gravelines: English naval forces under the command of Lord Charles Howard and Sir Francis Drake defeat the Spanish Armada off the coast of Gravelines, France.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Gravelines]
• [HistoryPod Video] 1693 – War of the Grand Alliance: Battle of Landen: France wins a Pyrrhic victory over Allied forces in the Netherlands.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Landen]
• [Wikipedia: Nine Years' War]
1775 – Founding of the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps: General George Washington appoints William Tudor as Judge Advocate of the Continental Army.
1818 – French physicist Augustin Fresnel submits his prizewinning "Memoir on the Diffraction of Light", precisely accounting for the limited extent to which light spreads into shadows, and thereby demolishing the oldest objection to the wave theory of light.
1836 – Inauguration of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France.
1848 – Great Famine of Ireland: Tipperary Revolt: In County Tipperary, Ireland, then in the United Kingdom, an unsuccessful nationalist revolt against British rule is put down by police.
1851 – Annibale de Gasparis discovers asteroid 15 Eunomia.
1858 – United States and Japan sign the Harris Treaty.
• [Wikipedia: Treaty of Amity and Commerce (United States–Japan)]
• [Boshin War | 3 Minute History]
1864 – American Civil War: Confederate spy Belle Boyd is arrested by Union troops and detained at the Old Capitol Prison in Washington, D.C.
• [Wikipedia Bio: Belle Boyd]
• [The Southern Belle]
1871 – The Connecticut Valley Railroad opens between Old Saybrook, Connecticut and Hartford, Connecticut in the United States.
1899 – The First Hague Convention is signed.
1900 – In Italy, King Umberto I of Italy is assassinated by the anarchist Gaetano Bresci.
• [Wikipedia Bio: Umberto I of Italy]
• [Wikipedia Bio: Gaetano Bresci]
1907 – Sir Robert Baden-Powell sets up the Brownsea Island Scout camp in Poole Harbour on the south coast of England. The camp runs from August 1 to August 9 and is regarded as the foundation of the Scouting movement.
1914 – The Cape Cod Canal opened.
1920 – Construction of the Link River Dam begins as part of the Klamath Reclamation Project.
1921 – Adolf Hitler becomes leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party.
1932 – Great Depression: In Washington, D.C., troops disperse the last of the "Bonus Army" of World War I veterans.
• [Wikipedia: Bonus Army]
• [Wikipedia: Great Depression]
• [PBS Documentary: The March of the Bonus Army]
• [Bonus Army: US military attacks demonstrating American War Veterans]
• [The Bonus Army Conflict In Washington 1932 | Our History]
• [History Curator: Bonus Army]
1937 – Tōngzhōu Incident: In Tōngzhōu, China, the East Hopei Army attacks Japanese troops and civilians.
• [Wikipedia: Tungchow mutiny]
1945 – The BBC Light Programme radio station is launched for mainstream light entertainment and music.
1948 – Olympic Games: The Games of the XIV Olympiad: After a hiatus of 12 years caused by World War II, the first Summer Olympics to be held since the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, open in London.
• [Wikipedia: 1948 Summer Olympics]
• [Movietone Newsreel]
• [London 1948 Olympic Games - Olympic Flame & Opening Ceremony]
1950 – Korean War: After four days, the No Gun Ri Massacre ends when the US Army 7th Cavalry Regiment is withdrawn.
• [Wikipedia: No Gun Ri massacre]
• [No Gun Ri Massacre (1950)]
• [NHD 2019 Massacre of No Gun-ri, Junior Division]
1957 – The International Atomic Energy Agency is established.
1957 – The Tonight Show - Tonight Starring Jack Paar premieres on NBC with Jack Paar beginning the modern day talk show.
1958 – U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs into law the National Aeronautics and Space Act, which creates the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
1959 – First United States Congress elections in Hawaii as a state of the Union.
1965 – Vietnam War: The first 4,000 101st Airborne Division paratroopers arrive in Vietnam, landing at Cam Ranh Bay.
1967 – Vietnam War: Off the coast of North Vietnam the USS Forrestal catches on fire in the worst U.S. naval disaster since World War II, killing 134.
• [Wikipedia: 1967 USS Forrestal fire]
• ["Situation Critical: USS Forrestal" - Documentary about the tragic 1967 fire]
• [John McCain in 1967 after the USS Forrestal disaster]
• [USS Forrestal - Nowhere to run - Trial by Fire: A Carrier Fights For Life - Restored film]
1967 – During the fourth day of celebrating its 400th anniversary, the city of Caracas, Venezuela is shaken by an earthquake, leaving approximately 500 dead.
• [Wikipedia: 1967 Caracas earthquake]
• [The Influence of the 1967 Caracas Earthquake on Aseismic Design in the Commonwealth Caribbean]
• [1967 Earthquake Strickes Caracas Venezuela Archival Newsreel PublicDomainFootage.com]
1973 – Greeks vote to abolish the monarchy, beginning the first period of the Metapolitefsi.
1973 – Driver Roger Williamson is killed during the Dutch Grand Prix, after a suspected tire failure causes his car to pitch into the barriers at high speed.
1976 – In New York City, David Berkowitz (a.k.a. the "Son of Sam") kills one person and seriously wounds another in the first of a series of attacks.
• [Wikipedia Bio: David Berkowitz]
• [The Lost Tapes: Son of Sam 📼 | Smithsonian Channel]
• [David Berkowitz (Son of Sam, .44 Caliber Killer) | Mental Health & Personality]
• [Son of Sam | Was David Berkowitz Born to Kill? | Real Crime]
1980 – Iran adopts a new "holy" flag after the Islamic Revolution.
1981 – A worldwide television audience of over 700 million people watch the wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana Spencer at St Paul's Cathedral in London.
• [Wikipedia: Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer]
• [Charles & Diana ~ The Royal Wedding 1981]
1981 – After impeachment on June 21, Abolhassan Banisadr flees with Massoud Rajavi to Paris, in an Iranian Air Force Boeing 707, piloted by Colonel Behzad Moezzi, to form the National Council of Resistance of Iran.
1987 – British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and President of France François Mitterrand sign the agreement to build a tunnel under the English Channel (Eurotunnel).
1987 – Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi and President of Sri Lanka J. R. Jayewardene sign the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord on ethnic issues.
1993 – The Supreme Court of Israel acquits alleged Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk of all charges and he is set free.
1996 – The child protection portion of the Communications Decency Act is struck down by a U.S. federal court as too broad.
2005 – Astronomers announce their discovery of the dwarf planet Eris.
• [Wikipedia: Eris (dwarf planet)]
• [Eris -The World That Demoted Pluto (Beyond Pluto Episode 3) 4K UHD]
• [Eris Facts And History: The Most Massive Dwarf Planet!]
• [In Depth | Eris – NASA Solar System Exploration]
2010 – An overloaded passenger ferry capsizes on the Kasai River in Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, resulting in at least 80 deaths.
2013 – Two passenger trains collide in the Swiss municipality of Granges-près-Marnand near Lausanne injuring 25 people.
2019 – The 2019 Altamira prison riot between rival Brazilian drug gangs leaves 62 dead.
• [Brazil prison riot leaves 57 dead, 16 decapitated]
• [Brazil prison riot: At least 57 killed, 16 decapitated during clash]
2021 - The International Space Station temporarily spins out of control, moving the ISS 45 degrees out of attitude, following an engine malfunction of Russian module Nauka.
• [New York Times: Russia’s New 23-Ton Module Docked, Then Sent the Space Station Spinning]
• [Scott Manley: The International Space Station's Accidental Spin Visualized]
• [Reuters: Russian module sends Space Station spinning]
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Published at 5:00am on Saturday, July 29, 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' --->
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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