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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 Tuesday Night
Franklin Area
Today
`Franklin Area `Franklin Area
Today
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 11am. 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. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Monday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs in the upper 80s. Calm winds becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 60. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 80s.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 60.
`Highlands Plateau
Today
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 11am. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs near 80. Winds out of the northwest 6 to 8 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows around 60. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 3pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs near 80. North wind 5 to 8 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 59. North wind 6 to 9 mph.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 3pm. Sunny, with highs near 77.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 59.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 11am. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Calm winds becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Monday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs in the upper 80s. Calm winds becoming north northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the lower 60s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 80s.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s.
Nantahala Area
Today
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 11am. Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs near 80. Light and variable winds becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Monday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds becoming north northwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the lower 60s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs near 80.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
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 45 (GOOD/CODE GREEN) for most of the county, and the ridges and other higher elevations PM2.5 AQI is 45 (GOOD/CODE GREEN)
Fire and Smoke Map
Pollen levels are expected to be in the low-medium range (4.8 out of 12) today with Grasses and Nettle being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium range (5.7 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for July 30th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 94°F in Franklin in 1952
Lowest Temperature 44°F in Highlands in 1911
Greatest One-Day Rain 3.00 inches in Highlands in 1878
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 30th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 107°F in Shelby, Cleveland County in 1952
Lowest Temperature 41°F in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County in 2014
Greatest One-Day Rain 4.97 inches in Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County in 2014
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
(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!
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Local and State News
GalaxyCon brings millions of dollars in revenue | WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)
• How they voted: NC congressional votes for the week ending July 27 [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Letter to the Editor: Keeping the Library "Local"? [Macon Media]
• Vietnam car maker begins build for NC electric vehicle plant that will employ thousands [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Visiting Our Past: Market hunger for region's timberland began in 1883 [Asheville Citizen-Times]
• Pactiv Evergreen contests chemical dumping allegations [Smoky Mountain News]
• Does NC need natural gas from Mountain Valley Pipeline? How it impacts the climate fight [Raleigh News and Observer]
---Recent News Recap---
July 28th, 2023
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)]
---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
Virginia school board meeting on transgender policies ends in chaos | NBC News
• Judge blocks Arkansas law allowing librarians to be criminally charged over ‘harmful’ materials [AP News]
• Kamala Harris embraces new attack role, draws fresh Republican fire [Reuters]
• After $700 Million U.S. Bailout, Trucking Firm Is Shutting Down [New York Times (via Yahoo News)]
• Judge dismisses Donald Trump's 'Big Lie' lawsuit against CNN [BBC News]
• Biden publicly acknowledges 7th grandchild for 1st time, the daughter of Hunter [xxx]
• Jan. 6 rioter who stole radio in attack of D.C. officer Fanone sentenced to 4 years [NBC News]
International News Headlines
Whale watchers celebrate rebound of humpbacks off Brazil coast | DW News
• Senegal’s Ousmane Sonko charged with fomenting insurrection [Al Jazeera]
• Who is Abdourahamane Tiani, the army general who seized power in Niger? [France 24]
• 'Phantom' A-bomb film 'Hiroshima,' with 88,000 extras, set for July 30 screening in Tokyo [The Mainichi]
• Number of heatstroke patients surges amid searing heat [Yonhap News Agency]
• Heatwave: How hot is too hot for the human body? [BBC News]
On The Media: News About Journalism, Media Literacy, and Ethics in Journalism ‘Russians Were Bringing Bodies Every Night’ | Developing News | Vice News
• A century-old publication goes dark in West Virginia [Poynter]
• Federal aid for local news gets a makeover [https://www.niemanlab.org/2023/07/federal-aid-for-local-news-gets-a-makeover/]
• Climate Stories Are Everywhere: A new AP-Grist collaboration on climate and health points the way [Covering Climate Now]
• 10 video editing apps for mobile journalists [Journalism (UK)]
• The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 07/29/2023 (Weekend Edition) [Media Bias/Fact Check]
Washington Today (7-28-23): Congress starts August recess with gov't funding bills up in the air | C-SPAN
Global National: July 29, 2023 | BC port strike may resume after workers reject mediated deal
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - July 29
PBS NewsHour full episode, (July 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 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.
Ep 136 Osterholm Update: Perspective and Humility
• One More COVID Summer? A mid-year wave might be brewing for the fourth year in a row. Will it always be like this? [THe Atlantic]
• Official Data Hinted at China’s Hidden Covid Toll. Then It Vanished. [Bew York Times]
• Study uncovers lingering effects of COVID-19 on cognitive function two years after infection [PsyPost]
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]
Shoebox Full Of Foldables - Android Faithful #3 | Daily Tech News Show
• Tor Snowflake - A decentralized anti-censorship system relying on volunteers to bypass internet blocks. [Tor Project]
• Resting brain activity in early childhood predicts IQ at 18 years [Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience 29 July 2023, 101287]
• New smartphone vulnerability could allow hackers to track user location [TechXplore]
• Worms Revived After 46,000 Years Frozen in Siberian Permafrost [New York Times]
• Sharing photos of your kids? Maybe not after you watch this deepfake ad [Gopod Morning America]
• 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
Unfolding Samsung Galaxy Unpacked - DTNS 4569 | Daily Tech News Show
Probably The Biggest Dark Matter Mystery of The Last Few Years | Anton Petrov
UFO/UAP Update The July 26, 2023 Congressional Hearings | John MIchael Godier
PSLV-CA launches DS-SAR and 6 small satellites | SciNews
How Early Could Life Have Appeared In The Universe? | Hisotry of the Universe
The German National Railway in the "Final Solution" | Yad Vashem
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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 29 [Institute for the Study of War] [PDF for July 29th ]
• Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 522 [Al Jazeera]
• Russo-Ukrainian War. Day 521: US, Russia allegedly hold secret talks [Euromaiden Press]
Inside Ukraine's Ukraine Daily Update | Day 519 | Operator Starsky
Explosion in Russia as counteroffensive heats up | Good Morning America
• German volunteers are fighting in Ukraine. Most of them, for the Russian invaders [TVP World]
• Ukrainian drone attack wounds one in Moscow, briefly shuts airport [Al Jazeera]
• Ukraine liveblog updates: Russian missile wounds several in Dnipro[DW News]
• Wagner could pose as migrants to enter EU, PM Morawiecki warns [BBC News]
• Ukraine moves its Christmas Day holiday in effort to "abandon the Russian heritage" [CBS News]
How is the Ukrainian counteroffensive proceeding? | World Today | TVP World
How strong is Russia's influence in Africa? | DW News Africa
Russia Thwarts Drone Attack On Moscow; 3 Ukrainian UAVs Intercepted In 'Attempted Terrorist Attack' | HIndustan Times
Nine injured as Russian missiles hit apartment block in Dnipro, Ukraine | BBC News
Russia-Ukraine war: Moscow comes under drone attack allegedly from Ukraine | World News | WION
Ukrainian Counteroffensive Continues - Russian Invasion | Kings and Generals
🔴 (redacted) - Snatch and Grab Raids, Kadyrov's Trenches, Drive-By's | Combat Footage Show
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 30th is the 211th day of the year (212th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 154 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)
1419 – First Defenestration of Prague: A crowd of radical Hussites kill seven members of the Prague city council.
• [Wikipedia: Hussites]
• [Wikipedia: First Defenestration of Prague]
• [Unbiased History: The Defenestrations of Prague]
• [Wikipedia: Bohemian Reformation]
• [First Defenestration of Prague] (1955 Dramatization in Czech, no translation)
1502 – Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off the coast of Honduras during his fourth voyage.
1609 – Beaver Wars: At Ticonderoga (now Crown Point, New York), Samuel de Champlain shoots and kills two Iroquois chiefs on behalf of his native allies.
1619 – In Jamestown, Virginia, the first Colonial European representative assembly in the Americas, the Virginia General Assembly, convenes for the first time.
1627 – An earthquake kills about 5,000 people in Gargano, Italy.
1635 – Eighty Years' War: The Siege of Schenkenschans begins; Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, begins the recapture of the strategically important fortress from the Spanish Army.
1656 – The Battle of Warsaw ends with a Swedish-Brandenburger victory over a larger Polish-Lithuanian force.
1676 – Nathaniel Bacon issues the "Declaration of the People of Virginia", beginning Bacon's Rebellion against the rule of Governor William Berkeley.
• [Wikipedia: Declaration of the People of Virginia]
• [Text at The Avalon Project]
• [Wikipedia Bio: Nathaniel Bacon (Virginia colonist)]
• [33 - 'The History of Colonel Nathaniel Bacon's Rebellion' by Ebenezer Cook (1728)]
• [Wikipedia: Bacon's Rebellion]
• [amestown - Bacon's Rebellion] (Khan Academy)
• [Bacon's Rebellion: Racism in America | Michael Trownsell | TS]
1729 – Founding of Baltimore, Maryland.
1733 – The first Masonic Grand Lodge in the future United States is constituted in Massachusetts.
1756 – In Saint Petersburg, Bartolomeo Rastrelli presents the newly built Catherine Palace to Empress Elizabeth and her courtiers.
1811 – Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, leader of the Mexican insurgency, is executed by the Spanish in Chihuahua City, Mexico.
1859 – First ascent of Grand Combin, one of the highest summits in the Alps.
1863 – American Indian Wars: Representatives of the United States and tribal leaders including Chief Pocatello (of the Shoshone) sign the Treaty of Box Elder.
• [Wikipedia: Box Elder Treaty]
• [Wikipedia: American Indian Wars]
1864 – American Civil War: Battle of the Crater: Union forces attempt to break Confederate lines at Petersburg, Virginia by exploding a large bomb under their trenches.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of the Crater]
• [Battle of The Crater at Petersburg: War Department] (American Battlefield Trust)
• [Battle of the Crater: Everyone Into the Hole]
• [nder Siege! - S01E05: Petersburg 1864 - Full Documentary]
• [Eyewitness to the Battle of the Crater (North)]
• [Cold Mountain - Battle of the Crater (Seige of Petersburg)] (Dramatization)
1865 – The steamboat Brother Jonathan sinks off the coast of Crescent City, California, killing 225 passengers, the deadliest shipwreck on the Pacific Coast of the U.S. at the time.
1866 – Armed Confederate veterans in New Orleans riot against a meeting of Radical Republicans, killing 48 people and injuring another 100.
1871 – The Staten Island Ferry Westfield's boiler explodes, killing over 85 people.
1912 – Japan's Emperor Meiji dies and is succeeded by his son Yoshihito, who is now known as the Emperor Taishō.
1930 – In Montevideo, Uruguay wins the first FIFA World Cup.
1932 – Premiere of Walt Disney's Flowers and Trees, the first cartoon short to use Technicolor and the first Academy Award winning cartoon short.
1945 – World War II: Japanese submarine I-58 sinks the USS Indianapolis, killing 883 seamen. Most die during the following four days, until an aircraft notices the survivors.
• [94-year-old survivor of the USS Indianapolis sinking, tells his story]
• [Wikipedia: USS Indianapolis (CA-35)]
• [The Story of the Deadliest Shark Attack in US History]
• [An Exclusive First Look Inside USS Indianapolis Wreckage Underwater | TODAY (2017)]
1956 – A joint resolution of the U.S. Congress is signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, authorizing In God We Trust as the U.S. national motto.
• [Wikipedia: In God We Trust]
• [The Real Reason 'In God We Trust' Is On The U.S. Dollar]
1962 – The Trans-Canada Highway, the longest national highway in the world, is officially opened.
1965 – U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Social Security Act of 1965 into law, establishing Medicare and Medicaid.
• [Wikipedia: Social Security Amendments of 1965]
• [Medicare and Medicaid at 50 (2017)]
1966 – England defeats West Germany to win the 1966 FIFA World Cup at Wembley Stadium after extra time.
1969 – Vietnam War: US President Richard Nixon makes an unscheduled visit to South Vietnam and meets with President Nguyễn Văn Thiệu and U.S. military commanders.
• [News Reel Footage]
1971 – Apollo program: On Apollo 15, David Scott and James Irwin on the Apollo Lunar Module Falcon land on the Moon with the first Lunar Rover.
• [Wikipedia: Apollo 15]
• [APOLLO 15 Landing (stabilized video)]
• [Apollo 15: "Never Been on a Ride like this Before"] (NASA Video)
• [Apollo 15 in 60fps: Rover Traverse To Station 4]
1971 – An All Nippon Airways Boeing 727 and a Japanese Air Force F-86 collide over Morioka, Iwate, Japan killing 162.
1974 – Watergate scandal: U.S. President Richard Nixon releases subpoenaed White House recordings after being ordered to do so by the Supreme Court of the United States.
1975 – Jimmy Hoffa disappears from the parking lot of the Machus Red Fox restaurant in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit, at about 2:30 p.m. He is never seen or heard from again.
• [Jimmy Hoffa’s Disappearance: News Reports 1975 - 1980]
• [Wikipedia Bio: Jimmy Hoffa]
• [LINKTEXT]
1978 – The 730: Okinawa Prefecture changes its traffic on the right-hand side of the road to the left-hand side.
1980 – Vanuatu gains independence.
1980 – Israel's Knesset passes the Jerusalem Law.
• [Wikipedia: Jerusalem Law]
1981 – As many as 50,000 demonstrators, mostly women and children, took to the streets in Łódź to protest food ration shortages in Communist Poland.
1990 – Ian Gow, Conservative Member of Parliament, is assassinated at his home by IRA terrorists in a car bombing after he assured the group that the British government would never surrender to them.
2003 – In Mexico, the last 'old style' Volkswagen Beetle rolls off the assembly line.
2006 – The world's longest running music show Top of the Pops is broadcast for the last time on BBC Two. The show had aired for 42 years.
2011 – Marriage of Queen Elizabeth II's eldest granddaughter Zara Phillips to former rugby union footballer Mike Tindall.
2012 – A train fire kills 32 passengers and injures 27 on the Tamil Nadu Express in Andhra Pradesh, India.
2012 – A power grid failure in Delhi leaves more than 300 million people without power in northern India.
2014 – Twenty killed and 150 are trapped after a landslide in Maharashtra, India.
2020 – NASA's Mars 2020 mission was launched on an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
• [Live NASA Webcast]
• [SciNews Highlight Reel]
• [Wikipedia: Mars 2020]
• [Official Website]
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Published at 5:00am on Sunday, July 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' --->
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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