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GENERAL OUTLOOK
Shower and thunderstorm coverage will remain very isolated today as a surface high nudges into the region. Better shower and thunderstorm chances return late this weekend into early next week as two frontal boundaries track across the region. These two systems could bring severe weather on both Sunday and Monday. The heat and humidity return late this weekend into early next week as flow turns southwesterly. A frontal boundary will remained stalled south and east of the forecast area Tuesday through Friday and may act to keep unsettled weather around.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Monday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Franklin Area
Today
Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy through midmorning, then gradual clearing, with highs near 90. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 20%.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds.
Sunday
A chance of showers before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 3pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Calm winds early in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph by midmorning. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 60s. Winds out of the southwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight. Chance of rain is 30%.
Monday
A chance of showers before 9am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9am and 3pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain is 60%.
Monday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a chance of showers between 10pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain is 40%.
`Highlands Plateau
Today
Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 20%.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds.
Sunday
A chance of showers before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 3pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the upper 70s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 30%.
Monday
A chance of showers before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 3pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Partly sunny, with highs near 80. Breezy. Chance of rain is 60%.
Monday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a chance of showers between 10pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain is 40%.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the upper 80s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 20%.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 60s. Calm winds.
Sunday
A chance of showers before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 3pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Calm winds early in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph by midmorning. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 60s. Winds out of the southwest 3 to 6 mph. Chance of rain is 30%.
Monday
A chance of showers before 9am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9am and 3pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Partly sunny, with highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain is 60%.
Monday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a chance of showers between 10pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain is 40%.
Nantahala Area
Today
Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 80s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain is 20%.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 60s. Calm winds.
Sunday
A chance of showers before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the lower 80s. Light and variable winds early in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph by midmorning. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 60s. Winds out of the southwest 3 to 6 mph. Chance of rain is 30%.
Monday
A chance of showers before 9am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9am and 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Partly sunny, with highs near 80. Chance of rain is 60%.
Monday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a chance of showers between 9pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain is 40%.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
Showers and thunderstorms can be expected Sunday into Monday. A few storms may become strong to severe, with the primary threats being damaging winds, hail, and torrential downpours capable of producing localized flooding.
Latest US Drought Monitor Map for North Carolina.
Space Weather
A 1,2,3-Punch of Solar Storms Speed to Earth | Space Weather News 04 August 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 Aug 5 2023
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected in 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)
A Look at ACE and Why It Is Important and Could Help to Predict the 2023 Season (August 4th, 2023) | hurricanetrack
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Almanac
PM2.5 AQI is 43 (GOOD/CODE GREEN) for most of the county, and the ridges and other higher elevations PM2.5 AQI is 43 (GOOD/CODE GREEN)
Fire and Smoke Map
Pollen levels are expected to be in the low-medium range (6.5 out of 12) today with Grasses, Nettle, and Chenopods being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium range (6.4 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for August 5th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 93°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2006
Lowest Temperature 45°F in Highlands in 1985
Greatest One-Day Rain 4.54 inches in Highlands in 1901
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 August Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 99°F in Franklin on 08-09-1980
Lowest Temperature 40°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 08-29-1968
Greatest Rainfall 9.68 inches in Highlands on 08-13-1940
Greatest Snowfall snowfall has not been recorded during August in Macon County)
Record Weather Events for August 5th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 105°F in Lumberton, Robeson County in 1954
Lowest Temperature 36°F in Banner Elk, Avery County in 1929
Greatest One-Day Rain.4.54 inches in Highlands, Macon County in 1901
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 August Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 110°F in Fayetteville, Cumberland County on 08-21-1983
Lowest Temperature 31°F in Banner Elk, Avery County on 08-23-1930
Greatest Rainfall 12.43 inches in Morehead City, Carteret County on 08-12-1955
Greatest Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded during August in the state)
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Macon Calendar
(send your event to calendar@maconmedia.com)
Thursday, August 31st
Senior Resource Fair
Macon County Senior Services is hosting a Senior Resource Fair on August 31, 2023, from 4:00-6:00pm at 108 Wayah Street in Franklin. Multiple agencies/organizations will be providing information on what resources are available for older adults in Macon County. For more information, please call 828-349-2058 ext. 0.
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
When should you get a flu shot? | WTVD-TV (Durham, NC)
• Track repairs in Nantahala Gorge will send more trains, business to Dillsboro in August [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Gov. Cooper says state's exclusion from final offshore wind area is 'extremely disappointing' [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• These invasive fish threaten NC waters. Here’s what to do if you catch one [https://www.newsobserver.com/living/article277427958.html]
---Recent News Recap---
August 04, 2023
Macon County Art Association to host reception to showcase local artists work PRESS RELEASE (08-03-2023) MACON COUNTY ART ASSOCIATION Over 30 local artists to exhibit fine art, photography, pottery, jewelry and much more Franklin NC, August 3, 2023: The Macon County Art Association will host a reception showcasing summer art exhibits from more than 30 local artists at The Uptown Gallery from 5-7 pm on Friday, August 4. The Uptown Gallery is located at 30 East Main Street in Franklin. Several artists will be in attendance. The Macon County Art Association, a 501 (C) 3 non-profit organization, is one of only several galleries in the U.S. operated by a volunteer group of practicing artists who support each other in creating a variety of visual art. Members display artwork cooperatively, offer public art classes for all ages, and support and participate in community events. Monthly membership meetings, open to the public, are held the second Sunday at 3:00 pm, and feature guest speakers to provide educational and growth opportunities for members. For more information concerning membership or sponsorship, visit the Gallery at 30 East Main Street, check the website at www.franklinuptowngallery.com, e-mail franklinuptowngallery@gmail.com, or call (828) 349-4607. Find Uptown Gallery on Facebook at www.facebook.com/franklinncart. NCDHHS Fireside Chat: Overdose Prevention: Supporting NC Teens & Young Adults | North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
• Asheville police say drones help with officer shortage downtown, but program operates with lack of transparency and community input [BPR]
• State budget negotiations drag on with Medicaid expansion, casino legalization in focus [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• This scenic NC highway is feared by most drivers, new national survey says [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Cherokee chief candidates make their case: Tribal finance, business ventures key issues in 2023 race [Smoky Mountain News]
• HCA Healthcare responds to AG Stein's concerns about staffing at Mission Health's oncology center [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
Macon County Library Board, Aug 2023 | Macon Media
---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
YouTuber apparently causes large disturbance in New York City's Union Square | CBS News
• Twitch streamer Kai Cenat to face charges over Union Square riot [WABC-TV (New York City, NY)]
• Streets closing (Aug 7th-15th) around Atlanta courthouse where Trump may be indicted [The Hill]
• ‘Dangerous pivot’ on overseas oil and gas deals splits Biden administration [Politico]
• Oklahoma Man Pleads Guilty to Threatening DeSantis, Cruz and Other Republicans [New York Times]
• Chris Christie meets with Zelenskyy during Ukraine trip [ABC News]
International News Headlines
Putin critic Alexey Navalny sentenced to 19 more years in prison | CBS News
• Pope Francis meets clergy sex abuse victims in Portugal [France 24]
• New coup plot details fuel fears Germany’s far right is getting more extreme as it gains support [NBC News]
• West African leaders make plan for military intervention in Niger [AL Jazeera]
• Alexei Navalny: Russian opposition leader's jail term extended to 19 years [BBC News]
• Lebanon: Thousands march demanding justice over Beirut blast [DW News]
On The Media: News About Journalism, Media Literacy, and Ethics in Journalism In wartorn Ukraine, what is media freedom worth? | Al Jazeera
• Making journalism more humane for journalists [Poynter]
• Texas A&M Agrees to $1 Million Settlement With Journalism Professor [New York Times]
• Trump whistleblower Miles Taylor on being caught in the media machine [Columbia Journalism Review]
• Will the Public Get to Watch Donald Trump on Trial? [Vanity Fair]
• The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 08/04/2023 [Media Bias/Fact Check]
Washington Week full episode, August 4, 2023
Brooks and Capehart on Trump's latest indictment and climate politics | PBS NewsHour
Washington Today (8-4-23): 187K jobs created in July, unemployment rate drops to 3.5% | C-SPAN
Global National: Aug. 4, 2023 | Canada’s unemployment rate rises to 5.5%
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - August 04
PBS NewsHour full episode, (August 04, 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, hospitalizations increasing over the summer | WFAA-TV (Dallas, TX)
• Antibodies Capable of Enhancing SARS-CoV-2 Infection Can Circulate in Patients with Severe COVID-19 [INternational Journal of Molecular Sciences]
• Symptom profiles of community cases infected by influenza, RSV, rhinovirus, seasonal coronavirus, and SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern [Nature]
• Experts warn the U.S. lacks COVID resources as cases tick up again [AXIOS]
TWiV 1032: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin | Microbe TV
• TWiV 1032: 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]
Cult of the Dead Cow Encryption Protocol | TEiT TV
• Cult of the Dead Cow Wants to Save Internet Privacy with a New Encryption Protocol [Gizmodo]
• Teens engaged in activism become better critical thinkers, U-M study finds [University of Michigan]
• Eclipse Apps, Videos, Books: Resources for the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse [Sky and Telescope]
• Does the Milky Way's Supermassive Black Hole Have a Companion? [Universe Today]
• Trans-Atlantic joint venture aims to build new ‘international’ space station [ARS TECHNICA]
Generative A.I. Will Change Everything. | Kyle Hill
• 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 Solar Car That Drives For Months | ColdFusion
The Level1 Show August 4 2023: Hydrogen In the Streets, Helium In the Sheets | Level1 Techs
There is No Cloud, Only Zuul - DTNS 4575 | Daily Tech News Show
What Does IQ Actually Measure? | Veritasium
This API is Not for You | Coder Radio 529 | Jupiter Broadcasting
Lunar Space Elevators | Science and Futurism with Isaac Arthur
How Uber’s EV Goals Hit Roadblocks in London | WSJ Tech News Briefing
SETI At the Galactic Core with Dr. Vishall Gajjar | Event Horizon
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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, August 04 [Institute for the Study of War] [PDF for August 4th ]
• Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 528 [Al Jazeera]
• Russo-Ukrainian War. Day 527: Rising tensions at Poland-Belarus border [Euromaiden Press]
Antony Blinken warns Russia to stop using 'food as a weapon of war' in Ukraine conflict | Good Morning AMerica
• Ukraine live updates: Russia seeking 'catastrophe' — Zelenskyy [DW News]
• Ukraine's invisible battle to jam Russian weapons [BBC News]
• Ukraine keeps up Russia pressure as drone raids intensify psychological war [Al Jazeera ]
• Ukraine interested in Poland’s participation in peace talks: ambassador [TVP World]
• HOUR BY HOUR 🔴 Liveblog: Russia says it thwarted Ukraine drone attack on Black Sea port of Novorossiysk[France 24]
Ukraine's plan to trap Putin in Crimea | Michael Clarke | Times Radio (UK)
Has Ukraine’s Counteroffensive Failed? (A Warographics Analysis)
Russian weapons systems and personnel under attack | Military Mind | TVP World
Ukraine war: Donetsk residents struggle for survival | Al Jazeera
Russia and Ukraine deploy drone warfare | DW News
🔴 (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
Russia Has Eliminated 400,000 Soldiers Thus Far | Straight Calls with Douglas Macgregor
• Oil tanker hit in suspected Black Sea drone strike – media [Russia Today]
• Alexei Navalny sentenced to 19 years in special regime colony [Pravda]
• Sounds heard by residents of Kerch have nothing to do with Crimean bridge — authorities [TASS Russian News Agency]
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On This Day
August 5th is the 217th day of the year (218th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 148 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)
AD 25 – Guangwu claims the throne as Emperor of China, restoring the Han dynasty after the collapse of the short-lived Xin dynasty.
135 – Roman armies enter Betar, slaughtering thousands and ending the bar Kokhba revolt.
642 – Battle of Maserfield: Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Northumbria.
910 РThe last major Danish army to raid England for nearly a century is defeated at the Battle of Tettenhall by the allied forces of Mercia and Wessex, led by King Edward the Elder and ̠thelred, Lord of the Mercians.
939 – The Battle of Alhandic is fought between Ramiro II of León and Abd-ar-Rahman III at Zamora in the context of the Spanish Reconquista. The battle resulted in a victory for the Emirate of Córdoba.
1068 – Byzantine–Norman wars: Italo-Normans begin a nearly-three-year siege of Bari.
1100 – Henry I is crowned King of England in Westminster Abbey.
1278 – Spanish Reconquista: the forces of the Kingdom of Castile initiate the ultimately futile Siege of Algeciras against the Emirate of Granada.
1388 – The Battle of Otterburn, a border skirmish between the Scottish and the English in Northern England, is fought near Otterburn.
1506 – The Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeats the Crimean Khanate in the Battle of Kletsk.
1583 – Sir Humphrey Gilbert establishes the first English colony in North America, at what is now St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.
1600 – The Gowrie Conspiracy against King James VI of Scotland (later to become King James I of England) takes place.
1620 – The Mayflower departs from Southampton, England, carrying would-be settlers, on its first attempt to reach North America; it is forced to dock in Dartmouth when its companion ship, the Speedwell, springs a leak.
• [Wikipedia: Mayflower]
1689 – Beaver Wars: Fifteen hundred Iroquois attack Lachine in New France.
1716 – Austro-Turkish War (1716–1718): One-fifth of a Turkish army and the Grand Vizier are killed in the Battle of Petrovaradin.
1735 – Freedom of the press: New York Weekly Journal writer John Peter Zenger is acquitted of seditious libel against the royal governor of New York, on the basis that what he had published was true.
1763 – Pontiac's War: Battle of Bushy Run: British forces led by Henry Bouquet defeat Chief Pontiac's Indians at Bushy Run.
1781 – The Battle of Dogger Bank takes place.
1796 – The Battle of Castiglione in Napoleon's first Italian campaigns of the French Revolutionary Wars.
1816 – The British Admiralty dismisses Francis Ronalds's new invention of the first working electric telegraph as "wholly unnecessary", preferring to continue using the semaphore.
1824 – Greek War of Independence: Konstantinos Kanaris leads a Greek fleet to victory against Ottoman and Egyptian naval forces in the Battle of Samos.
1858 – Cyrus West Field and others complete the first transatlantic telegraph cable after several unsuccessful attempts. It will operate for less than a month.
1860 – Charles XV of Sweden of Sweden-Norway is crowned king of Norway in Trondheim.
1861 – American Civil War: In order to help pay for the war effort, the United States government levies the first income tax as part of the Revenue Act of 1861 (3% of all incomes over US$800; rescinded in 1872).
1861 – The United States Army abolishes flogging.
1862 – American Civil War: Battle of Baton Rouge: Along the Mississippi River near Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Confederate troops attempt to take the city, but are driven back by fire from Union gunboats.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Baton Rouge (1862)]
• [Baton Rouge August 5 1862]
• [Wikipedia: Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War]
1864 – American Civil War: The Battle of Mobile Bay begins at Mobile Bay near Mobile, Alabama, Admiral David Farragut leads a Union flotilla through Confederate defenses and seals one of the last major Southern ports.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Mobile Bay]
• [The Battle of Mobile Bay - 154th Anniversary Campfire Talk with Ranger Karlton Smith]
1874 – Japan launches its postal savings system, modeled after a similar system in the United Kingdom.
1884 – The cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty is laid on Bedloe's Island (now Liberty Island) in New York Harbor.
1888 – Bertha Benz drives from Mannheim to Pforzheim and back in the first long distance automobile trip, commemorated as the Bertha Benz Memorial Route since 2008.
1901 – Peter O'Connor sets the first IAAF recognised long jump world record of 24 ft 11.75 in (7.6137 m), a record that would stand for 20 years.
1906 – Persian Constitutional Revolution: Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar, King of Iran, agrees to convert the government to a constitutional monarchy.
1914 РWorld War I: The German minelayer SS K̦nigin Luise lays a minefield about 40 miles (64 km) off the Thames Estuary (Lowestoft). She is intercepted and sunk by the British light-cruiser HMS Amphion.
1914 – World War I: The guns of Point Nepean fort at Port Phillip Heads in Victoria (Australia) fire across the bows of the Norddeutscher Lloyd steamer SS Pfalz which is attempting to leave the Port of Melbourne in ignorance of the declaration of war and she is detained; this is said to be the first Allied shot of the War.
1914 – In Cleveland, Ohio, the first electric traffic light is installed.
• [First electric traffic signal installed]
• [Early Electric Traffic Signals] (Cleveland Police Museum)
1916 – World War I: Battle of Romani: Allied forces, under the command of Archibald Murray, defeat an attacking Ottoman army under the command of Friedrich Freiherr Kress von Kressenstein, securing the Suez Canal and beginning the Ottoman retreat from the Sinai Peninsula.
1925 – Plaid Cymru is formed with the aim of disseminating knowledge of the Welsh language that is at the time in danger of dying out.
1926 – Harry Houdini performs his greatest feat, spending 91 minutes underwater in a sealed tank before escaping.
1940 – World War II: The Soviet Union formally annexes Latvia.
1944 – World War II: At least 1,104 Japanese POWs in Australia attempt to escape from a camp at Cowra, New South Wales; 545 temporarily succeed but are later either killed, commit suicide, or are recaptured.
• [Wikipedia: Cowra breakout]
• [The Prison Breakout at Cowra, Australia. Revised Edition.]
• [The Cowra Breakout- Australia at War]
1944 – World War II: Polish insurgents liberate a German labor camp (GÄ™siówka) in Warsaw, freeing 348 Jewish prisoners.
1944 – World War II: The Nazis begin a week-long massacre of between 40,000 and 50,000 civilians and prisoners of war in Wola, Poland.
• [Wikipedia: Wola massacre]
• ['Hitler killed these girls’ The Shocking Wola Massacre]
• [In the footsteps of Slaughter of Wola]
1949 – In Ecuador, an earthquake destroys 50 towns and kills more than 6,000.
1957 – American Bandstand, a show dedicated to the teenage "baby-boomers" by playing the songs and showing popular dances of the time, debuts on the ABC television network.
1960 – Burkina Faso, then known as Upper Volta, becomes independent from France.
1962 – Apartheid: Nelson Mandela is jailed. He would not be released until 1990.
1962 – American actress Marilyn Monroe is found dead at her home from a drug overdose.
1963 – Cold War: The United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union sign the Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.
1964 – Vietnam War: Operation Pierce Arrow: American aircraft from carriers USS Ticonderoga and USS Constellation bomb North Vietnam in retaliation for strikes against U.S. destroyers in the Gulf of Tonkin.
• [Wikipedia: Operation Pierce Arrow]
1965 – The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 begins as Pakistani soldiers cross the Line of Control dressed as locals.
1969 – The Lonesome Cowboys police raid occurs in Atlanta, Georgia, leading to the creation of the Georgia Gay Liberation Front.
1971 – The first Pacific Islands Forum (then known as the "South Pacific Forum") is held in Wellington, New Zealand, with the aim of enhancing cooperation between the independent countries of the Pacific Ocean.
1973 – Mars 6 is launched from the USSR.
1974 – Vietnam War: The U.S. Congress places a $1 billion limit on military aid to South Vietnam.
1974 – Watergate scandal: President Richard Nixon, under orders of the US Supreme Court, releases the "Smoking Gun" tape, recorded on June 23,
1972, clearly revealing his actions in covering up and interfering investigations into the break-in. His political support vanishes completely.
1979 – In Afghanistan, Maoists undertake the Bala Hissar uprising against the Leninist government.
1981 – President Ronald Reagan fires 11,359 striking air-traffic controllers who ignored his order for them to return to work.
• [Reagan fires 11,000 striking air traffic controllers, Aug. 5, 1981]
• [Remarks and Q & A with reporters on the Air Traffic Controllers (PATCO) strike]
• [PATCO Strike of 1981: President Reagan Dismisses 11,345 Air Traffic Controllers]
1984 – A Biman Bangladesh Airlines Fokker F27 Friendship crashes on approach to Zia International Airport, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, killing all 49 people on board.
1995 – Yugoslav Wars: The city of Knin, Croatia, a significant Serb stronghold, is captured by Croatian forces during Operation Storm. The date is celebrated in Croatia as Victory Day.
2003 – A car bomb explodes in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta outside the Marriott Hotel killing 12 and injuring 150.
2010 – The Copiapó mining accident occurs, trapping 33 Chilean miners approximately 2,300 ft (700 m) below the ground for 69 days.
2010 – Ten members of International Assistance Mission Nuristan Eye Camp team are killed by persons unknown in Kuran wa Munjan District of Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan.
2012 – The Wisconsin Sikh temple shooting took place in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, killing six victims; the perpetrator committed suicide after being wounded by police.
2015 – The Environmental Protection Agency at Gold King Mine waste water spill releases three million gallons of heavy metal toxin tailings and waste water into the Animas River in Colorado.
2019 – Revocation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir (state) occurred and the state was bifurcated into two union territories viz Jammu and Kashmir (union territory) and Ladakh.
2020 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends the 'Bhoomi Pujan' or land worship ceremony in Ayodhya, laid the foundation stone of Rama Mandir in Ayodhya after Supreme Court rules verdict in favor of building the temple on the disputed land of Ayodhya; Pakistan retaliates by calling it 'Black Day'.
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Published at 5:00am on Saturday, August 05, 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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