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GENERAL OUTLOOK
Surface high pressure over the area drifts eastward today as moisture returns from the west ahead of an approaching upper wave. Showers and thunderstorms will be rather widespread across the area tonight into Thursday as the upper wave tracks overhead. Shower and thunderstorm chances look to linger over the region this weekend and into early next week.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Thursday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
A chance of showers before 2am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2am and 5am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Patchy fog before 9am. High near 80. South southwest wind 8 to 16 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers between midnight and 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. West wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
A slight chance of showers between 10am and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers between 8pm and 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
`Highlands Plateau
Today
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 79. North northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Tonight
A slight chance of showers before 2am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2am and 4am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4am. Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 62. West southwest wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Patchy fog before 9am. High near 74. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers between midnight and 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. West northwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. West wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers between 8pm and 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
A chance of showers before 2am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2am and 4am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Patchy fog before 9am. High near 80. West wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers between midnight and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. West northwest wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers between 8pm and 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Nantahala Area
Today
Areas of fog between 7am and 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
A chance of showers before 2am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2am and 4am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Patchy fog before 9am. High near 75. West southwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers between 1am and 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. West southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
A slight chance of showers between 9am and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers between 8pm and 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Showers and thunderstorms will move into the mountains, northeast Georgia, and the western Upstate late tonight. Some of these storms could be severe with damaging winds and possibly large hail. Localized heavy rainfall is also possible.
Showers and thunderstorms will move east across the area on Thursday. Some of these storms could be severe with damaging winds the main threat. Large hail and an isolated tornado will also be possible, along with localized heavy rainfall.
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 Wed Aug 9 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 50 (GOOD/CODE GREEN) for most of the county, and the ridges and other higher elevations PM2.5 AQI is 58 (MODERATE/CODE YELLOW)
Fire and Smoke Map
Pollen levels are expected to be in the medium range (7.5 out of 12) today with Grasses, Nettle, and Chenopods being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium-high range (5.5 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for August 9th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 99°F in Franklin in 1980
Lowest Temperature 47°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1989
Greatest One-Day Rain 2.90 inches in Highlands in 1952
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 9th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 108°F in Dobbins Heights, Richmond County in 2007
Lowest Temperature 37°F in Jefferson, Ashe County in 1989
Greatest One-Day Rain 4.65 inches in Fayetteville, Cumberland County in 1936
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
Macon County Board of Commissioners Aug 2023 | Macon Media
• Budget squabbles threaten to delay Medicaid expansion; Cooper urges legislature to hurry [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• North Carolina caisson unit practices solemn duty in Maggie Valley (video and artiocle) [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC) ]
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August 08, 2023
Western Carolina Thunder Storm | WD Roberson
• 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]
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
Biden announcing historic Grand Canyon monument designation during his Arizona visit | WGN-TV (CHicago, IL)
• Supreme Court temporarily reinstates ban on “ghost guns” [SCOTUSblog]
• Stocks Resume Slide After Bank Downgrades [Wall Street Journal]
• America's deepest partisan divides are getting deeper [AXIOS]
• Trump vows to keep talking about criminal cases despite prosecutors pushing for protective order [https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-indictment-campaign-election-interference-11cc4d1015c36e6ba078c00805d99838]
• Ohio voters reject measure to alter constitutional amendment procedures [https://www.courthousenews.com/ohioans-reject-issue-1-and-changes-to-constitutional-amendment-procedures-in-special-election/]
International News Headlines
Could Spain become Europe’s Energy Hub? | TLDR News EU
• Colombian drug kingpin Dairo Antonio Úsuga sentenced to 45 years [BBC News]
• Taiwan's TSMC to build semiconductor factory in Germany [DW News]
• Sanctions, airspace closures hamper UN humanitarian efforts in Niger [Al Jazeera]
• U.N. rights envoy voices concern over S. Korea as Myanmar ambassador attended arms event [Yonhap News Agency]
• Internet ban in Nuh extended till Aug 11; ‘situation not assessed properly’ [Hindustan Times]
On The Media: News About Journalism, Media Literacy, and Ethics in Journalism CPJ's press conference on Guatemala’s criminalization of journalists | Committee to Protect Journalists
• Guatemala: The imprisonment of José Rubén Zamora is an attack on the press and a bellwether for democracy [Committee to Protect Journalists]
• New York Times grows digital subscribers, reports $46.4 million profit [Poynter]
• People share misinformation because of social media’s incentives — but those can be changed [Nieman Lab]
• The Future of News Report: An analysis of developments, scenarios and initiatives to increase the value of news in 2030 [Delouitte]
• The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 08/08/2023 [Media Bias/Fact Check]
Washington Today (8-8-23): President Biden name new 1M acre nat'l monument near Grand Canyon | C-SPAN
Global National: Aug. 8, 2023 | NASA prepares for Artemis II launch as space race with China looms
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - August 08
PBS NewsHour full episode, (August 08, 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.
Investigation reveals lack of consequences for doctors spreading COVID misinformation | PBS NewsHour
• Dynamics of inflammatory responses after SARS-CoV-2 infection by vaccination status in the USA: a prospective cohort study [The Lancet]
• Saline nasal irrigation and gargling in COVID-19: a multidisciplinary review of effects on viral load, mucosal dynamics, and patient outcomes [Frontiers in Public Health]
• Loss of smell or taste was once a telltale sign of COVID. Not anymore. [CBS News]
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]
Microsoft's “Culture of Toxic Obfuscation" | T^WiT TV
• Spiral galaxies might have been lentil-shaped before becoming starry whirls [Science News]
• Assessing Australia’s future solar power ramps with climate projections [Nature]
• 7 Negative Effects of Social Media on People and Users [Make Use Of]
• Aviation turbulence strengthened as the world warmed — study [University of Reading]
• Study: People expect others to mirror their own selfishness, generosity [UNiversity of Illinois-Champaign]
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
WARNING: ChatGPT Could Be The Start Of The End! Sam Harris | The Diary of a CEO
The Level1 Show August 8 2023: Hype-train Superconductor | Level1 Techs
Nvidia Gives a Nod to Amazing Grace - DTNS 4578 | Daily Tech News Show
Booster Engines Vs Booster Bidet & Shouting At Voyager - Deep Space Updates August 7th | Scortt Manley
America Plans to Incinerate Japan - War Against Humanity 107 | World War Two
Is Stage Zero READY For IFT-2? Hotstaging Design Changes & More! | RGV Aerial Photography
The RCS Revolution Will Be Televised - - Android Faithful #5 | Daily Tech News Show
Asteroids from Earth and Meteorite Mysteries | JOhn MIchael Godier
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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]
Turkish Strategy & the War in Ukraine - Arms, Economics, Negotiations & Pragmatism | Perun
• Ukraine updates: More deaths, damage after Pokrovsk strikes [DW News]
• HOUR BY HOUR: 🔴 Liveblog: Russia shoots down two Ukrainian drones headed for Moscow, mayor[France 24]
• Russia-Ukraine war live updates: Kyiv will retaliate in Black Sea – Zelenskyy [Al Jazeera ]
• Ukraine severing Russian supply lines with well placed strikes [TVP World]
• Russia blames Ukraine for military call-up centre fires [BBC News]
Russian missile attack kills at least seven in Ukraine | BBC News
Ukraine counteroffensive: FRANCE 24 reports on an artillery brigade on the front line | FRANCE 24
Who is Going to Rule Russia After Putin? | Kings and Generals Documentary
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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 9 is the 221st day of the year (222nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 144 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)
48 BC – Caesar's Civil War: Battle of Pharsalus: Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus and Pompey flees to Egypt.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Pharsalus]
• [The Battle of Pharsalus (48 B.C.E.)] (Historia Civilis)
• [Battle of Pharsalus 48 BC - Caesar's Civil War] (Kings and Generals)
• [Pharsalus (48 BCE)] (Livius.org)
• [Battle Stack: The Battle of Pharsalus (Caesar vs Pompey) tactics]
• [The Battle of Pharsalus: How Caesar Won a Civil War While Outnumbered Two to One] (War history Online)
• [Dramatization from BBC]
• [Roman epic poem by the poet Lucan]
• [Britannica Encyclopedia Entry]
• [Wikipedia: Caesar's Civil War]
378 – Gothic War: Battle of Adrianople: A large Roman army led by Emperor Valens is defeated by the Visigoths. Valens is killed along with over half of his army.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Adrianople]
• [Battle of Adrianople 378 - Roman-Gothic War ] (Kings and Generals)
• [The Battle of Adrianople 378 AD] (BazBattles)
• [Wikipedia: Gothic War (376–382)]
• [The Gothic War (376-382) The Fall of Rome #2] (History Time)
1173 – Construction of the campanile of the Cathedral of Pisa (now known as the Leaning Tower of Pisa) begins; it will take two centuries to complete. 1329 – Quilon, the first Indian Christian Diocese, is erected by Pope John XXII; the French-born Jordanus is appointed the first Bishop. 1428 – Sources cite biggest caravan trade between Podvisoki and Republic of Ragusa in 1428. Vlachs committed to Ragusan lord Tomo Bunić, that they will with 600 horses deliver 1500 modius of salt. Delivery was meant for DobraÅ¡in Veseoković, and Vlachs price was half of delivered salt. 1500 – Ottoman–Venetian War (1499–1503): The Ottomans capture Methoni, Messenia.
1610 – The First Anglo-Powhatan War begins in colonial Virginia.
• [Wikipedia: Anglo-Powhatan Wars]
• [Anglo-Powhatan Wars | 3 Minute History]
• [Jamestown and the Powhatan Wars] (J History)
• [The Powhatan Confederacy (HIST 114 - 2.09)] (Campion College)
1751 - NC History James Davis issues the North Carolina Gazette, the first newspaper in North Carolina.
• [Wikipedia: North-Carolina Gazette]
• [Digitial NC: The Noth. Carolina Gazette [1751-1759] (New Bern, N.C.)]
• [NCPedia: North-Carolina Gazette]
1810 – Napoleon annexes Westphalia as part of the First French Empire.
• [The Ephemeral States of the Napoleonic Period]
1814 – Indian Wars: The Creek sign the Treaty of Fort Jackson, giving up huge parts of Alabama and Georgia.
• [Wikipedia: Treaty of Fort Jackson]
• ["Alabama Fever in the Wake of the Treaty of Fort Jackson" by Tom Kanon]
• [Wikipedia: American Indian Wars]
1830 – Louis Philippe becomes the king of the French following abdication of Charles X. 1842 – The Webster–Ashburton Treaty is signed, establishing the United States–Canada border east of the Rocky Mountains. 1862 – American Civil War: Battle of Cedar Mountain: At Cedar Mountain, Virginia, Confederate General Stonewall Jackson narrowly defeats Union forces under General John Pope.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Cedar Mountain]
• [Wikipedia: Northern Virginia campaign]
• [Civil War 125th Anniversary Battle of Cedar Mountain - Re-enacting Retro]
• [1862-52 Cedar Mountain August 9 1862]
• [Medical Care at the Battle of Cedar Mountain - August 9, 1862] (video will go live at 1pm)
1877 РIndian Wars: Battle of the Big Hole: A small band of Nez Perc̩ Indians clash with the United States Army.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of the Big Hole]
• [Wikipedia: Nez Perce War]
• [BIHO The Battle of the Big Hole]
• [Big Hole National Battlefield - Tragedy in Montana]
• [Big Hole National Battlefield Movie]
• [Big Hole National Battlefield (U.S. National Park Service)]
1892 – Thomas Edison receives a patent for a two-way telegraph.
• [Wikipedia: List of Edison patents]
1902 – Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark are crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. 1907 – The first Boy Scout encampment concludes at Brownsea Island in southern England. 1914 – Start of the Battle of Mulhouse, part of a French attempt to recover the province of Alsace and the first French offensive of World War I.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Mulhouse]
• [Mountain Combat In The Vosges - The Battle For Alsace-Lorraine I THE GREAT WAR Special]
• [Wikipedia: Battle of the Frontiers]
1925 – A train robbery takes place in Kakori, near Lucknow, India. 1936 – Summer Olympic Games: Games of the XI Olympiad: Jesse Owens wins his fourth gold medal at the games.
• [Jesse Owens immortalized by his fourth gold medal]
• [Wikipedia Bio: Jesse Owens]
• [Movietone Newsreel]
• [Jesse Owens at the Berlin Olympics in 1936]
1942 – World War II: Battle of Savo Island: Allied naval forces protecting their amphibious forces during the initial stages of the Battle of Guadalcanal are surprised and defeated by an Imperial Japanese Navy cruiser force.
• [Battle of Savo Island]
• [Battle of Savo Island]
• [Drachinfel: Guadalcanal Campaign - 1st Savo IslandLINKTEXT]
• [Why was the US Navy mauled at Savo Island?]
• [[EN] Armchair Admirals Episode III - Battle of Savo Island | EnStream 2020]
1944 – The United States Forest Service and the Wartime Advertising Council release posters featuring Smokey Bear for the first time.
• [SmokeyBear.com: About the Campaign]
• [THE STORY OF SMOKEY BEAR w/ HOPALONG CASSIDY U.S. FOREST SERVICE FIRE FIGHTERS] (1953)
• [History of Smokey Bear]
• [The Story of Smokey Bear]
• [Smokey the Bear Dies - Decades TV Network]
1944 – Continuation War: The Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive, the largest offensive launched by Soviet Union against Finland during the Second World War, ends to a strategic stalemate. Both Finnish and Soviet troops at the Finnish front dug to defensive positions, and the front remains stable until the end of the war. 1945 – World War II: Nagasaki is devastated when an atomic bomb, Fat Man, is dropped by the United States B-29 Bockscar. Thirty-five thousand people are killed outright, including 23,200–28,200 Japanese war workers, 2,000 Korean forced workers, and 150 Japanese soldiers.
• [Wikipedia: Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki]
• [Atomic Archive: The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki]
• [Nagasaki Bomb - 1945 | Movietone Moments]
1945 – The Red Army invades Japanese-occupied Manchuria.
1949 - NC History The first locally-established arts council in the United States is formed in Winston-Salem.
• [Wikipedia: Arts Council of Winston-Salem Forsyth County]
• [Official Website]
1960 – South Kasai secedes from the Congo. 1965 – Singapore is expelled from Malaysia and becomes the only country to date to gain independence unwillingly.
1969 – Followers of Charles Manson murder pregnant actress Sharon Tate (wife of Roman Polanski), coffee heiress Abigail Folger, Polish actor Wojciech Frykowski, men's hairstylist Jay Sebring and recent high-school graduate Steven Parent.
• [Wikipedia: Manson Family]
• [Inside Charles Manson's crazed cult | 60 Minutes Australia]
• [Susan Atkins Interview (1976) - Description of Sharon Tate Murder]
1970 – LANSA Flight 502 crashes after takeoff from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport in Cusco, Peru, killing 99 of the 100 people on board, as well as two people on the ground. 1971 – The Troubles: The British Army in Northern Ireland launches Operation Demetrius. Hundreds of people are arrested and interned, thousands are displaced, and twenty are killed in the violence that followed.
1973 – Mars 7 is launched from the USSR.
1974 – As a direct result of the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon becomes the first President of the United States to resign from office. His Vice President, Gerald Ford, becomes president.
• [Swearing in Ceremony of Gerald R. Ford as 38th President of the United States, August 9, 1974]
• [Biography]
• [Ambition, Pragmatism and Party: A Political Biography of Gerald R. Ford]
1991 – The Italian prosecuting magistrate Antonino Scopelliti is murdered by the 'Ndrangheta on behalf of the Sicilian Mafia while preparing the government's case in the final appeal of the Maxi Trial. 1993 – The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan loses a 38-year hold on national leadership. 1999 – Russian President Boris Yeltsin fires his Prime Minister, Sergei Stepashin, and for the fourth time fires his entire cabinet. 2003 - NC History A flood washes away the Pisgah Covered Brisdge in Randolph County. It is later rebuilt.
• [Wikipedia: Pisgah Covered Bridge]
• [HD Carolina: Pisgah Covered Bridge]
2006 – At least 21 suspected terrorists are arrested in the 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot that happened in the United Kingdom. The arrests are made in London, Birmingham, and High Wycombe in an overnight operation.
2013 – Gunmen open fire at a Sunni mosque in the city of Quetta killing at least ten people and injuring 30.
2014 – Michael Brown, an 18-year-old African American male in Ferguson, Missouri, is shot and killed by a Ferguson police officer after reportedly assaulting the officer and attempting to steal his weapon, sparking protests and unrest in the city.
• [Wikipedia: Shooting of Michael Brown]
• [Ferguson: A Report from Occupied Territory]
• [RAW COVERAGE: Ferguson, Missouri, Round Two]
2017 - Giant inflatable chicken resembling US President Donald Trump placed outside US White House as a political protest
• [New York Times]
• [Inflatable chicken resembling Trump (video)]
• [It's gonna be huge: China factory hatches giant Trump chickens (video)]
2018 - Argentina's Senate rejects bill to legalize abortion in first 14 weeks
2020 - Brazil passes 100,000 COVID-19 deaths, the world's 2nd highest, with over 3 million recorded cases
2020 - Disputed Belarusian presidential election sees long time dictator Alexander Lukashenko officially win 80% of the votes but unofficially lose 60-70% of the votes to main opposition candidate Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya. Sparks widespread protests in Belarus and international condemnation.
• [Wikipedia: 2020 Belarusian presidential election]
• [Belarus President Is Secretly Inaugurated Weeks After Disputed Election]
• [Violent protests in Belarus after Lukashenko claims election victory (video)]
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Published at 5:00am on Wednesday, August 09, 2023
Author: Bobby Coggins
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