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GENERAL OUTLOOK
A cold front crosses our area this morning before pushing east this afternoon. Surface high pressure builds into the area Tuesday into Wednesday leading to drier conditions. Showers and thunderstorms return Wednesday night into Thursday. Shower and thunderstorm chances look to linger heading into the weekend.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Thursday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Franklin Area
Today
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Light winds out of the north early in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph before midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows around 60. Light and variable winds.
Wednesday
A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 80s. Calm winds becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 20%.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Winds out of the west around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight. Chance of rain is 60%.
Thursday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Highs near 80. Chance of rain is 90%.
Thursday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 9pm, then a chance of showers between 9pm and 4am. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain is 80%.
`Highlands Plateau
Today
Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows around 60. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 70s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 60%.
Thursday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Highs in the mid 70s. Windy. Chance of rain is 90%.
Thursday Night
Showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then a chance of showers between 2am and 4am. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain is 80%.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Light winds out of the northwest.
Wednesday
A 20 percent 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 west 5 to 10 mph by midmorning.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Winds out of the southwest 3 to 6 mph. Chance of rain is 60%.
Thursday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Highs near 80. Chance of rain is 90%.
Thursday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 10pm, then a chance of showers between 10pm and 4am. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain is 80%.
Nantahala Area
Today
Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Light winds out of the west early in the morning increasing and shifting to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph by midmorning.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Light winds out of the southwest.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 3am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. WInds out of the southwest 3 to 5 mph. Chance of rain is 60%.
Thursday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain is 90%.
Thursday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then showers likely. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain is 80%.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tomorrow.
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 Tue Aug 8 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)
Slow Start to August? Not El Nino's Fault... (August 7th, 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 medium range (6.9 out of 12) today with Grasses, Nettle, and Chenopods being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium-high range (7.6 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for August 8th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 98°F in Franklin in 1980
Lowest Temperature 44°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1948
Greatest One-Day Rain 3.03 inches in Highlands in 2020
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 8th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 106°F in Dobbins Heights, Richmond County in 2007
Lowest Temperature 40°F in Banner Elk, Avery County in 1948
Greatest One-Day Rain.5.63 inches in Rosman, Transylvania County in 1961
Greatest One-Day Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded on this date since 1872)
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)
Saturdays in August from 11am to 1pm
Frog Quarters Music Schedule (located at 573 East Main Street in Franklin)
8/12/23—Melinda Pennington & Diane Chermer—Blues ain’t got no clues! Enjoy the music of two of the Shifty Sisters Group who are taking the time to bring forward some of their originals that we don’t always hear with the Group.
8/19/23—Charley Simmons—Award-winning finger-style guitarist of Utah & 2 other states. You’ll be amazed at the sounds this guy gets out of a guitar! The late Chet Atkins has given this guy his blessings. 8/26/23—Zip Robertson—A Singer/Songwriter who’s journeyed from Ky to FL & up to Western NC bringing us lucky listeners acoustic music to touch our hearts. Welcome Zip!
Frog Quarters is open 9a to 2p, Wednesdays thru Saturdays—beside the River Bridge. We are the Non-Profit supporting the Greenway with monies from sales from our Coffee & Gift Shop, Memberships and Donations. As always, thank you for your support!
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
Western Carolina Thunder Storm | WD Roberson
• Severe Weather Coverage for Monday, August 07, 2023 [Macon Media]
• Storms leave 41,000 powerless: Duke Energy works to restore services in WNC, Upstate [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Asheville, WNC lower-priced homes overtaxed; higher-end homes undertaxed, new study says [Asheville Citizen-Times]
• Budget squabbles threaten to delay Medicaid expansion; Cooper urges legislature to hurry [WLOS-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• ‘Zero’ chance of NC budget before Sept. 1, Speaker says. What that means for raises [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Budget, veto overrides still on hold at NC legislature [BPR]
---Recent News Recap---
August 07, 2023
Hundreds of antisemitic flyers distributed around Raleigh | WRAL-Tv (Raleigh, NC)
• Monday weather forecast: Enhanced risk for damaging wind, hail, heavy rainfall [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• State budget, other major issues still undecided as NC legislature lingers into summer [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Under the Dome podcast: 2023 local elections, ALEC and Florida vs. NC [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Forest plan will harm endangered bats, conservation groups say [Smoky Mountain News]
• Here's why NC State football’s Victory Day 'really means a lot' for Wolfpack and fans [Asheville Citizen-Times]
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
Yellow: Inside American Trucking’s Largest Bankruptcy | WSJ What Went Wrong
• A Crucial Early Warning System for Disease Outbreaks Is in Jeopardy [WIRED]
• New York drives towards first US congestion charge [TechXplore]
• Surprise Stock Market Rally Bulldozes Bearish Hedge Funds [Wall Street Journal]
• Trump lawyers claim Biden's 'Dark Brandon' mug was 'thinly-veiled' effort to taunt client over prosecution [Raw Story]
• Biden will tout long-sought Grand Canyon monument designation in Arizona visit [CNBC]
International News Headlines
Niger coup leaders defiant in face of Western, regional warnings and deadlines | Voice of America
• Thousands of US troops arrive in Red Sea amid ratcheting Iran tensions [Al Jazeera]
• Kremlin Says 'Theoretically Possible' to Not Hold Presidential Elections [Moscow Times]
• Typhoon Khanun to pass through S. Korea from Wednesday-Thursday [Yonhap News Agency]
• Carbon credits - land grab or the Amazon’s future? [BBC News]
• China trade: exports tumble by 14.5 per cent in July, fastest decline since February 2020, underscoring economic slowdown [South China Morning Post]
On The Media: News About Journalism, Media Literacy, and Ethics in Journalism What Is Investigative Journalism? - David E. Kaplan | Global Investigative Journalism Network
• Newswriting Guidelines [Global Marketing and Communications]
• A Norwegian newspaper’s “transparency portal” aims to anticipate and answer reader questions about reporting [Nieman Lab]
• A technical question: Should journalism be designated STEM? [Poynter]
• Ukrainian journalists use smartphones to tell stories of displaced communities [Journalism (UK)]
• The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 08/07/2023 [Media Bias/Fact Check]
Washington Today (8-7-23): Secretary Blinken marks 25th Anniv. of U.S. Embassy bombings in Africa | C-SPAN
Global National: Aug. 7, 2023 | Dozens of fires sparked in BC over long weekend
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - August 07
PBS NewsHour full episode, (August 07, 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.
'Not again': COVID cases on the rise in NYC | WPIX-TV (New York City, NY)
• A Crucial Early Warning System for Disease Outbreaks Is in Jeopardy [WIRED]
• What to know about COVID Eris: Variant spreading in the UK and US this summer [USA TODAY (via Yahoo News)]
• Covid Vaccine Makers' Stocks Crash To Multiyear Lows Monday As Sales Keep Sliding [Forbes Magazine]
What are the Consequences of the New Covid Variant? | ILTV Israel News
• 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 August 4 to 11: View the Summer Triangle’s variables [Astronomy Magazine]
The History of Superconductors (Before LK-99) | Asianometry
• The moon is open for business, and entrepreneurs are racing to make billions [Insider (via Microsoft Start) ]
• Everyone Was Wrong About Antipsychotics [WIRED]
• In California, Car Buyers Are Choosing Electricity Over Gasoline in Record Numbers [The Equation]
• A Crucial Early Warning System for Disease Outbreaks Is in Jeopardy [WIRED]
• New 'Deep Learning Attack' Deciphers Laptop Keystrokes with 95% Accuracy [The Hacker News]
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 Level1 Show August 8 2023: Hype-train Superconductor | Level1 Techs
Does Thread Matter More Than Matter? - DTNS 4577 | Daily Tech News Show
Cordkillers 467 - Down In Front! (w/ Bill Meeks) | Cordkillers
Planets vs Megastructures - SFIA 750,000 Subscriber Special Edition | Science and Futurism with Isaac Arthur
This town banned cars (except tiny electric ones) | Tom Scott
SpaceX Starlink 97 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 8 August 2023 | SciNews
The Enigma of Ancient Elam - Part II: The Middle Elamite and Neo-Elamite Periods (1500-550 BC) | History with Cy
Göbekli Tepe - The First Temple On Earth? 10,000 BC // Ancient History Documentary | History Time
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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 07 [Institute for the Study of War] [PDF for August 7th ]
• Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 531 [Al Jazeera]
• Russo-Ukrainian War. Day 531: Russian missile strikes residential area in Donbas, kills seven [Euromaiden Press]
Woman captured in alleged plot to assassinate Ukraine’s Zelenskyy | NBC News
• At least 8 killed in Russian missile attack in Pokrovsk, eastern Ukraine [Al Jazeera]
• Ukraine says IAEA experts at Russian-held Zaporizhzhia plant had ‘limited access’ [TVP World]
• Ukraine updates: Russia strikes Pokrovsk homes, Kyiv says [DW News]
• Kyiv claims Moscow used chemical weapons near Zaporizhzhia [France 24]
• Ukraine replaces Soviet hammer and sickle with trident on towering Kyiv monument [AP News]
Russia is Burning, No One Knows Who is Starting the Fires || Viewer Discretion | Warthog Defense
Day 530: Ukraïnian Map | Ukraine News TV
What did Ukraine peace talks in Saudi Arabia achieve without Russia? | DW News
SCALP cruise missiles take first Russian scalps | Military Mind | TVP World
Kyiv claims Moscow used chemical weapons near Zaporizhzhia | 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
If NATO Goes Toe-To-Toe With The Russians NATO Will Lose | Straight Calls with Douglas Macgregor
• Washington approves first Abrams tank delivery to Kiev [Russia Today]
• De-Globalization and De-Dollarization in the 2nd Cold War [Pravda]
• Medvedev confident Russia to vanquish enemies, achieve peace on its own terms [TASS Russian News Agency]
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On This Day
August 8th is the 220th day of the year (221st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 145 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)
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On This Day
August 8th is the 220th day of the year (221st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 145 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)
870 – Treaty of Meerssen: King Louis the German and his half-brother Charles the Bald partition the Middle Frankish Kingdom into two larger east and west divisions.
1220 – Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula.
1264 – Mudéjar revolt: Muslim rebel forces took the Alcázar of Jerez de la Frontera after defeating the Castilian garrison.
1503 – King James IV of Scotland marries Margaret Tudor, daughter of King Henry VII of England at Holyrood Abbey in Edinburgh, Scotland.
1509 – Krishnadeva Raya is crowned Emperor of Vijayanagara at Chittoor.
1576 – The cornerstone for Tycho Brahe's Uraniborg observatory is laid on the island of Hven.
1585 – John Davis enters Cumberland Sound in search of the Northwest Passage.
1588 – Anglo-Spanish War: Battle of Gravelines: The naval engagement ends, ending the Spanish Armada's attempt to invade England.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Gravelines]
• [Battlefield Britain - Spanish Armada]
• [The Epic Failure of the Spanish Armada I PIRATES]
• [Wikipedia: Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)]
• [Spanish Armada / Battle Speech-Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)] (Dramatization)
1605 – The city of Oulu, Finland, is founded by Charles IX of Sweden.
1647 – The Irish Confederate Wars and Wars of the Three Kingdoms: Battle of Dungan's Hill: English Parliamentary forces defeat Irish forces.
1648 – Mehmed IV (1648–1687) succeeds Ibrahim I (1640–1648) as Ottoman Emperor.
1709 – Bartolomeu de Gusmão demonstrates the lifting power of hot air in an audience before the king of Portugal in Lisbon, Portugal.
1786 – Mont Blanc on the French-Italian border is climbed for the first time by Jacques Balmat and Dr. Michel-Gabriel Paccard.
1794 – Joseph Whidbey leads an expedition to search for the Northwest Passage near Juneau, Alaska.
1831 – Four hundred Shawnee people agree to relinquish their lands in Ohio in exchange for land west of the Mississippi River in the Treaty of Wapakoneta.
1844 – The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, headed by Brigham Young, is reaffirmed as the leading body of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).
1863 – American Civil War: Following his defeat in the Battle of Gettysburg, General Robert E. Lee sends a letter of resignation to Confederate President Jefferson Davis (which is refused upon receipt).
• [Robert E. Lee offers resignation as commander of the Confederate army]
Camp Orange, August 8, 1863
His Excellency Jefferson Davis,
President of the Confederate States
Mr. President,
Your letters of July 28 and August 2 have been received, and I have waited for a leisure hour to reply, but I fear that will never come. I am extremely obliged to you for the attention given to the wants of this army, and the efforts made to supply them. Our absentees are returning, and I hope the earnest and beautiful appeal may stir up the virtue of the whole people; and that they may see their duty and perform it. Nothing is wanted but their fortitude should equal their bravery to insure the success of our cause. We must expect reverses, even defeats. They are sent to teach us wisdom and prudence, to call forth greater energies and to prevent our falling into greater disasters. Our people have only to be true and united, to bear manfully the misfortunes incident to war, and all will come right in the end.
I know how prone we are to censure and how ready to blame others for the non-fulfillment of our expectations. This is unbecoming in a generous people, and I grieve to see its expression. The general remedy for the want of success in a military commander is his removal. This is natural, and in many instances, proper. For, no matter what may be the ability of the officer, if he loses the confidence of his troops disaster must sooner or later ensue.
I have been prompted by these reflections more than once since my return from Pennsylvania to propose to Your Excellency the propriety of selecting another commander for this army. I have seen and heard of expression of discontent in the public journals at the result of the expedition. I do not know how far this feeling exends in the army. My brother officers have been too kind to report it, and so far the troops have been too generous to exhibit it. It is fair, however, to suppose that it it does exist, and success is so necessary to us that nothing should be risked to secure it. I therefore, in all sincerity, request Your Excellency to take measures to supply my place. I do this with the more earnestness because no one is more aware than myself of my inability for the duties of my position. I cannot even accomplish what I myself desire. How can I fulfill the expectations of others? In addition I sensibly feel the growing failure of my bodily strength. I have not yet recovered from the attack I experienced the past spring. I am becoming more and more incapable of exertion, and am thus prevented from making the personal examinations and giving the personal supervision to the operations of the field which I feel to be necessary. I am so dull that in making use of the eyes of others I am frequently misled. Everything, therefore, points to the advantages to be derived from a new commander, and I the more anxiously urge the matter upon Your Excellency from my belief that a younger and abler man than myself can readily be attained. I know that he will have as gallant and brave an army as ever existed to second his efforts, and it would be the happiest day of my life to see at its head a worthy leader -- one that would accomplish more than I could perform and all that I have wished. I hope Your Excellency will attribute my request to the true reason, the desire to serve my country, and to do all in my power to insure the success of her righteous cause.
I have no complaints to make of any one but myself. I have received nothing but kindness from those above me, and the most considerate attention from my comrades and companions in arms. To Your Excellency I am specially indebted for uniform kindness and consideration. You have done everything in your power to aid me in the work committed to my charge, without omitting anything to promote the general welfare. I pray that your efforts may at length be crowned with success, and that you may long live to enjoy the thanks of grateful people.
With sentiments of great esteem, I am, very respectfully and truly, yours,
R.E. Lee,
General
1870 – The Republic of Ploiești, a failed Radical-Liberal rising against Domnitor Carol of Romania.
1876 – Thomas Edison receives a patent for his mimeograph.
1903 – Black Saturday occurs, killing 12 in a stadium collapse in Philadelphia.
1908 – Wilbur Wright makes his first flight at a racecourse at Le Mans, France. It is the Wright Brothers' first public flight.
• [Wilbur Wright Flying at Hunaudieres Race Course, Le Mans, France, August 1908] (Photograph)
• [Wilbur Wright at Le Mans, France (1908)]
• [Wright Brothers' Flight at Le Mans (1908)] (silent video)
1918 – World War I: The Battle of Amiens begins a string of almost continuous Allied victories with a push through the German front lines (Hundred Days Offensive).
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Amiens (1918)]
• [The Black Day Of The German Army - The Battle of Amiens I THE GREAT WAR Week 211 ]
• [BBC 100 Days to Victory-Spring Offensive]
1919 – The Anglo-Afghan Treaty of 1919 is signed. It establishes peaceful relations between Afghanistan and the UK, and confirms the Durand line as the mutual border. In return, the UK is no longer obligated to subsidize the Afghan government.
1929 – The German airship Graf Zeppelin begins a round-the-world flight.
1940 – The "Aufbau Ost" directive is signed by Wilhelm Keitel.
• [Wikipedia: Aufbau Ost (1940)]
1942 – Quit India Movement is launched in India against the British rule in response to Mohandas Gandhi's call for swaraj or complete independence. 1945 – The London Charter (also called the Nuremberg Charter) is signed by France, the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union and the United States, establishing the laws and procedures for the Nuremberg trials.
• [Wikipedia: Nuremberg Charter]
• [Wikipedia: Nuremberg trials]
1946 – First flight of the Convair B-36, the world's first mass-produced nuclear weapon delivery vehicle, the heaviest mass-produced piston-engined aircraft, with the longest wingspan of any military aircraft, and the first bomber with intercontinental range.
• [Wikipedia: Convair B-36 Peacemaker]
• [Discovery Wings Great Planes - Convair B 36 Peacemaker]
• [The Plane That Threatened The World With Nuclear War | Story of the Convair B-36 | Timeline]
1963 – Great Train Robbery: In England, a gang of 15 train robbers steal £2.6 million in bank notes.
• [Wikipedia: Great Train Robbery (1963)]
• [The Big Mystery Behind the Great Train Robbery May Finally Have Been Solved] (Smithsonian Magazine)
• [The Real Story Behind Britain's Most Notorious Train Robbery | The Great Train Robbery | Timeline]
• [The Great Train Robbery (p1) (2013)] (Dramatization)
• [The Great Train Robbery (p2) (2013)] (Dramatization)
1963 – The Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU), the current ruling party of Zimbabwe, is formed by a split from the Zimbabwe African People's Union.
1967 – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is founded by Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.
1969 – At a zebra crossing in London, photographer Iain Macmillan takes the iconic photo that becomes the cover image of the Beatles' album Abbey Road.
• [The story behind The Beatles’ Abbey Road album cover]
1973 – Kim Dae-jung, a South Korean politician and later president of South Korea, is kidnapped.
1974 – President Richard Nixon, in a nationwide television address, announces his resignation from the office of the President of the United States effective noon the next day.
• [Wikipedia: Richard Nixon's resignation speech]
• [CBS News vault: 1974 Nixon resignation]
• [Document for August 9th: Richard M. Nixon’s Resignation Letter, 08/09/1974]
1988 – The 8888 Uprising begins in Rangoon (Yangon), Burma (Myanmar). Led by students, hundreds of thousands join in nationwide protests against the one-party regime. On September 18, the demonstrations end in a military crackdown, killing thousands.
1988 – The first night baseball game in the history of Chicago's Wrigley Field (game was rained out in the fourth inning).
1988 – Rap group N.W.A release their debut studio album Straight Outta Compton.
1989 – Space Shuttle program: STS-28 Mission: Space Shuttle Columbia takes off on a secret five-day military mission.
• [CBS News Coverage STS-28 Launch]
• [Wikipedia: STS-28]
1990 – Iraq occupies Kuwait and the state is annexed to Iraq. This would lead to the Gulf War shortly afterward.
1991 – The Warsaw radio mast, at one time the tallest construction ever built, collapses.
1993 – The 7.8 Mw Guam earthquake shakes the island with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), causing around $250 million in damage and injuring up to 71 people.
1998 – Iranian consulate in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan is raided by Taliban leading to the deaths of ten Iranian diplomats and a journalist.
2000 – Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley is raised to the surface after 136 years on the ocean floor and 30 years after its discovery by undersea explorer E. Lee Spence.
• [Wikipedia: H. L. Hunley (submarine)]
• [History's Mysteries - Raise The Hunley]
• [A Walk Through the H.L. Hunley Submarine museum]
• [Museum Website]
• [Wikipedia Bio: E. Lee Spence]
2007 – An EF2 tornado touches down in Kings County and Richmond County, New York, the most powerful tornado in New York to date and the first in Brooklyn since 1889.
• [Wikipedia: 2007 Brooklyn tornado]
• [bay ridge brooklyn tornado unedited]
• [Brooklyn Becomes Tornado Alley]
• [Radar Loop]
2008 – A EuroCity express train en route from Kraków, Poland to Prague, Czech Republic strikes a part of a motorway bridge that had fallen onto the railroad track near Studénka railway station in the Czech Republic and derails, killing eight people and injuring 64 others.
2008 – The 29th modern summer Olympic Games took place in Beijing, China until August 24.
• [Wikipedia: 2008 Summer Olympics]
• [Full Opening Ceremony from Beijing 2008]
• [Yao Ming and heroic child lead Chinese delegation into Beijing opening ceremony | NBC Sports]
2010 – China Floods: A mudslide in Zhugqu County, Gansu, China, kills more than 1,400 people.
2013 – A suicide bombing at a funeral in the Pakistani city of Quetta kills at least 31 people.
2015 – Eight people are killed in a shooting in Harris County, Texas.
2016 – Terrorists attack a government hospital in Quetta, Pakistan with a suicide blast and shooting, killing between 70 and 94 people, and injuring around 130 others.
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Published at 5:00am on Monday, August 07, 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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