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GENERAL OUTLOOK
Dry high pressure will remain in place through Friday. Low pressure is forecast to form east of Jacksonville Florida on Friday and then drift northward toward coastal North Carolina this weekend. Breezy conditions are expected Friday and Saturday for much of our area and chances for rainfall along and east of Interstate 77 on Saturday.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Saturday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with lows in the lower 50s. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Friday
Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then becoming sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the lower 50s. Winds out of the northeast 5 to 10 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 50.
`Highlands Plateau
Today
Mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 60s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows around 50. Winds out of the northeast 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 60s. Winds out of the southeast 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 50. Winds out of the northeast 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 70.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 50.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with lows in the lower 50s. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Friday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Calm winds early in the morning increasing to come out of the northeast 5 to 10 mph by midmorning.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 50s. Winds out of the north 3 to 7 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the lower 50s.
Nantahala Area
Today
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Light winds out of the east.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the low-to-mid. Winds out of the southeast around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing tocome out of the northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows inthe mid 50s. Winds out of the northeast around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 70.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the low-to- mid 50s.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
Latest US Drought Monitor Map for North Carolina.
Space Weather
Massive Filament Launch Brings Earth-directed Solar Storm | Informal Forecast 16 September 2023
Back to Top • The Atlantic hurricane season has begun: What we know and what we don’t [ARS TECHNICA]
• August 17, 2023) NOAA doubles the chances for a nasty Atlantic hurricane season due to hot ocean, tardy El Nino [AP News]
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 Thu Sep 21 2023
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
Active Systems:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Hurricane Nigel, located over the central subtropical Atlantic.
1. Eastern Tropical Atlantic:
A tropical wave is currently located near the Cabo Verde Islands. This system is expected to merge with another disturbance located a few hundred miles to its west in a few days. Environmental conditions are forecast to be conducive for gradual development, and a tropical depression is likely to form late this week or this weekend while the system moves generally westward at 10 to 15 mph across the eastern and central tropical Atlantic.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...high...70 percent.
2. Western Atlantic:
A non-tropical low pressure system is expected to form within a large area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms to the east of the Florida peninsula within the next day or so. This system could acquire some subtropical characteristics on Friday while it moves generally northward. Regardless of development, this low is likely to bring gusty winds to gale force, heavy rain, and high surf to portions of the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic United States late this week and into this weekend. Additional information on this system can be found in High Seas Forecasts and products from your local National Weather Service office.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...medium...40 percent.
Atlantic Staying Active (September 20th, 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 50 (GOOD/CODE GREEN)
Fire and Smoke Map
Pollen levels are expected to be in the medium-high range (7.4 out of 12) today with Ragweed, Grasses, and Chenopods being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium-high range (7.5 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for September 21st
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 91°F in Franklin in 1978
Lowest Temperature 31°F in Highlands in 1918
Greatest Rainfall 2.78 inches in Highlands in 1923
Greatest Snowfall (no measurable snowfall has been recorded on this date since records started being kept in 1872)
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of September Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 98°F in Franklin on 09-04-1975
Lowest Temperature 27°F in Franklin on 09-30-1967
Greatest Rainfall 11.87 inches in Highlands on09-29-1964
Greatest Snowfall snowfall has not been recorded during August in Macon County)
Record Weather Events for September 21st in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 101°F in Henderson, Vance County in 1895
Lowest Temperature 28°F in Laurel Springs, Ashe County in 1962
Greatest One-Day Rain 7.11 inches in Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County in 2009
Greatest One-Day Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded on this date since 1872)
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of September Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 108°F in Belhaven, Beaufort County on 09-25-1921
Lowest Temperature 23°F in Marion, McDowell County on 09-28-2000
Greatest Rainfall 21.00 inches in Wilmington, New Hanover County on 09-17-2018
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)
9/23/23--TalentedSinger/Songwriter Bill Peterson teams up Singer/Guitarist George James to fill The Frog with folk, blues & soft country.
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!
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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
• Republicans release long-awaited $30 billion NC budget with raises and tax cuts [Raleigh News and Observer]
• 2023 Appropriations Act (Final) [Macon Media Google Drive PDF (625 pages)]
NC lawmakers to vote this week on delayed state budget | WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)
• 13 noteworthy things in the newly released NC budget [BPR]
• Prepare for stiff heating costs this winter, experts warn [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
Live at 9am: "Connecting Every American: The Future of Rural Broadband Funding" | Committee on Energy and Commerce
• New NC budget would double driver's license renewal period, but there's a problem The legislature wants driver's licenses to last 16 years instead of eight, but the DMV says that conflicts with federal rules [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
---Recent News Recap--- Latest maneuvering on NC budget, casinos could end with Medicaid expansion going down | WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)
• NC Republicans reach budget deal after agreeing to drop major casino expansion [Raleigh News and Observer ]
• North Carolina House approves election board takeover ahead of 2024 A Republican effort to shift control of the North Carolina State Board of Elections from the governor to legislators closed in on final General Assembly approval Tuesday as the House passed a bill that could oust the state elections director a few months before the November 2024 election [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• 20 Stop the Bleed kits donated to Great Smoky Mountains National Park [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Old motel offers new hope as Asheville's first permanent supportive housing complex [BPR]
• Trout hatchery renovation to bring more trout, hellbenders to WNC region; feedback sought [Asheville Citizen-Times]
---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
Federal Reserve leaves interest rates unchanged at 22-year high, signals one more hike in '23 | Yahoo News
Attorney General Garland spars with GOP in House hearing | Reuters
Ray Epps Charged One Misdemeanor Count Of DISORDERLY CONDUCT On J6 | The Hill
• Why Is Donald Trump Afraid to Debate? He’s ducking exchanges with his competitors who could challenge his record and platform [WSJ (video/audio)] [WSJ (text archive)]
• Fed declines to hike, but points to rates staying higher for longer [CNBC]
• Poll: Americans not yet sold on Biden impeachment, but nearly half think he did something 'illegal' regarding son Hunter [Yahoo News]
• Senate Poised to Confirm Military Chiefs, Sidestepping Tuberville Blockade Three generals were on track for confirmation, but Senator Tommy Tuberville, the Alabama Republican who has been blocking them, said he would continue to hold up others over a Pentagon abortion policy. [New York Times]
• Revealed: Liz Cheney's new book cover [AXIOS]
• Iowa defends ‘ag-gag’ laws before federal appeals court A lawyer for the state told the appellate court that “those who style themselves journalists are not exempt from the law.” [Courthouse News Service]
• Zelenskyy to meet U.S. military leaders in first visit to the Pentagon since war The Ukrainian president will meet with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs Chair Gen. Mark Milley. [Politico]
International News Headlines
Moldova - President Addresses United Nations General Debate, 78th Session | #UNGA | United Nations
Republic of Korea - President Addresses United Nations General Debate, 78th Session | #UNGA | United Nations
• South Korean leader warns Russia against weapons collaboration with the North [AP News]
• Notable remarks on Ukraine at UN Security Council [Reuters]
• Nagorno-Karabakh: Conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenians explained [BBC News]
• February 24 changed the world permanently: President Duda at UN [TVP World]
• Israel-Saudi Arabia ‘normalisation’ deal in reach, Netanyahu tells Biden Meeting comes amid apparent friction between the two leaders over Netanyahu’s judicial overhaul plan in Israel. [Al Jazeera]
• China sends 20 military aircraft, 7 naval ships around Taiwan [Taiwan News]
Oversight of the U.S. Department of Justice | House Judiciary Committee
• Testimony: Honorable Merrick Garland (PDF) [Committee on the Judiciary (118th Congress)]
Washington Today (9-20-23): Spkr McCarthy hopeful GOP will get gov't funding done and avoid shutdown | C-SPAN
Global National: Sept. 20, 2023 | Zelenskyy demands UN Security Council strip Russia of veto power
Nightly News Full Broadcast - Sept. 20th NBC News
PBS NewsHour full episode, (September 20, 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 12:20pm CEST, 30 August 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 12:20pm CEST, 30 August 2023, there have been 770,085,713 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 6,956,173 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 27 August 2023, a total of 13,499,983,736 vaccine doses have been administered.
COVID Office Hours with Earth's Virology Professor Livestream 9/20/23 8 pm eastern | MicrobeTV
• The anti-vaccine movement is on the rise. The White House is at a loss over what to do about it. [Politico]
• Federal government to relaunch free COVID test program [ABC News]
• Beginning September 25, every U.S. household can again place an order to receive four more free COVID-19 rapid tests delivered directly to their home. [COVID.gov]
• Covid Can Disrupt Your Sleep Here’s why, and how to find some relief. [New York Times]
• Supply and insurance issues snarl fall Covid-19 vaccine campaign for some [CNN]
• UN delegates approve political declaration on pandemic readiness [The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy]
• TWiV 1044: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin [Microbe TV]
• TWiV 1045: Less Lassa, CRISPR RNA viruses [Microbe TV]
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Science and Technology News Roundup
• The Sky This Week from September 15 to 22: Neptune reaches opposition [Astronomy Magazine]
Artemis II Crew Launch Day Demo | The Launch Pad
Duck(t) Tape: the World's Most Useful Tool. | The History Tape
Something Strange Is Happening to the Iconic Star Polaris | Antov Petrov
• The contribution of wildfire to PM2.5 trends in the USA [nature]
• John Grisham and George RR Martin among authors suing OpenAI for ‘systematic theft on a mass scale’ [The independent (UK) ]
• Previously Undiscovered Virus Found at Bottom of Pacific Ocean The virus' history may shed some light on what can survive in the deepest ocean [The Messenger ]
• Remember when NFTs sold for millions of dollars? 95% of the digital collectibles are now probably worthless. [Markets Insider]
• Polarized thermal emission from dust in a galaxy at redshift 2.6 Magnetic Fields Discovered in Ancient Star-Forming Galaxy, Gives Insight into Formation and Evolution of Magnetic Fields in Large-scale Structures of the Early Universe. [nature]
• The Signal Protocol used by 1+ billion people is getting a post-quantum makeover Update prepares for the inevitable fall of today's cryptographic protocols. [ARS TECHNICA]
• Long-term support for Linux kernel to be cut as maintainence remains under strain Long-term support (LTS) for Linux kernels is being reduced from six to two years [ZDNET]
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 September 20 2023: Unity's Unreal Business Strategies | Level1 Techs
Such Amazon! Much Large Language Model! – DTNS 4608 | Daily Tech News Show
Fermi Paradox: The AI Farm Hypothesis | John Michael Godier
Battle of Iwo Jima - Complete Animated Documentary | The Operations Room
Are Room Temperature Superconductors IMPOSSIBLE? | PBS Space Time
GNOME 45 Review: the best Linux desktop (IMO) gets even better | The linux Experiment
This week in Google: Anarchy in the Academy - Copyright and generative AI, Xbox and Stadia leak, Bard demo, Meme Wars | TWiT TV
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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)
Russia’s Low-Cost Explosive Drones: Lancet, Shahed and More Explained | WSJ
Ukraine 'likely' behind strikes in Sudan, Ukrainian military source says | CNN
• Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 575 [Al Jazeera]
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 20, 2023 [Institute for the Study of War]
• Taiwan delivers 48 emergency vehicles to Ukraine [Taiwan News]
• Why are several eastern EU members banning Ukrainian grain? Poland, Slovakia and Hungary oppose the EU's lifting of trade restrictions on Ukrainian grain. It's all about domestic politics: Elections are on the horizon in Poland and Slovakia, and Hungary is supporting its allies. [DW News]
• HOUR BY HOUR: 🔴 Livegblog: Poland no longer arming Ukraine [France 24]
• Ukraine strikes Russian ships, state-of-the-art aerial defences in Crimea [Al Jazeera]
• Biden presses allies for Ukraine aid to beat back Russian invasion in U.N. speech The president's remarks come at a time when polls shows that U.S. support for Ukraine’s defense is beginning to wane. [NBC News]
• September 20, 2023 - Russia-Ukraine news [CNN]
Ukraine Makes Significant Progress near Verbove & Bakhmut | Basics Daily
Ukrainians clearing out Russian forces | Military Mind | TVP World
Zelenskyy Calls Out Russian 'Genocide' In Ukraine, Demanding Action At UN | Insider News
“The main question in Russia is why it is taking so long” | Conflict Zone | DW News
REPLAY: Zelensky faces Russian officials for 1st time since invasion at UN | FRANCE 24 English
🔴 (NSFW) Combat Footage Show: F-35 Freebies, Klischiivka, POWs Not Allowed | Funker530
News from Russian or pro-Russian outlets or articles/video about those who support Russia
Col Douglas Macgregor: Eight Were Destroyed By The Russians | Straight Calls with Douglas Macgregor
• Russian stores to boycott new Call of Duty game – media [Russia Today]
• Donald Trump will not fund failed project like Ukraine [Pravda]
• Zelensky’s UN GA speech proves that Kiev could have provoked nuclear disaster — diplomat "Without the Budapest memorandum and Kiev’s handover of nuclear weapons to Russia, the world would have found itself at the brink of a nuclear disaster or would have already had to face its consequences," Rodion Miroshnik stressed [TASS Russian News Agency]
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On This Day
September 22 is the 265th day of the year (266th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 100 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)
904 – The warlord Zhu Quanzhong kills Emperor Zhaozong, the penultimate emperor of the Tang dynasty, after seizing control of the imperial government.
1236 – The Samogitians defeat the Livonian Brothers of the Sword in the Battle of Saule.
1499 – The Treaty of Basel concludes the Swabian War.
1586 – The Battle of Zutphen is a Spanish victory over the English and Dutch.
1692 – The last hanging of those convicted of witchcraft in the Salem witch trials; others are all eventually released.
1711 – The first attacks of the Tuscarora War begin in present-day North Carolina.
1761 – George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz are crowned King and Queen, respectively, of the Kingdom of Great Britain.
1776 – Nathan Hale is hanged for spying during the American Revolution.[
1789 – The office of United States Postmaster General is established.
1789 – Battle of Rymnik: Alexander Suvorov's Russian and allied army defeats superior Ottoman Empire forces.
1792 РPrimidi Vend̩miaire of year one of the French Republican Calendar as the French First Republic comes into being.
1823 – Joseph Smith claims to have found the golden plates after being directed by God through the Angel Moroni to the place where they were buried.
1857 – The Russian warship Lefort capsizes and sinks during a storm in the Gulf of Finland, killing all 826 aboard.
1862 – A preliminary version of the Emancipation Proclamation is released by Abraham Lincoln.
1866 – The Battle of Curupayty is Paraguay's only significant victory in the Paraguayan War.
1885 – Lord Randolph Churchill makes a speech in Ulster in opposition to the Irish Home Rule movement.
1891 – The first hydropower plant of Finland was commissioned along the Tammerkoski rapids in Tampere, Pirkanmaa.
1892 – A locomotive shunting falls into a hole in the ground, leading to the burial of the locomotive.
1896 – Queen Victoria surpasses her grandfather King George III as the longest reigning monarch in British history.
1910 – The Duke of York's Picture House opens in Brighton, now the oldest continually operating cinema in Britain.
1914 – A German submarine sinks three British cruisers over a seventy-minute period, killing almost 1500 sailors.
1919 – The steel strike of 1919, led by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers, begins in Pennsylvania before spreading across the United States.
1934 – The Gresford disaster in Wales kills 266 miners and rescuers.
1939 – World War II: A joint German–Soviet military parade in Brest-Litovsk is held to celebrate the successful invasion of Poland.
1941 – The Holocaust in Ukraine: On the Jewish New Year Day, the German SS murders 6,000 Jews in Vinnytsia, Ukraine. Those are the survivors of the previous killings that took place a few days earlier in which about 24,000 Jews were executed.
1948 – Gail Halvorsen officially starts parachuting candy to children as part of the Berlin Airlift.
1948 – Israeli-Palestine conflict: The All-Palestine Government is established by the Arab League.
1957 РIn Haiti, Fran̤ois Duvalier is elected president.
1960 – The Sudanese Republic is renamed Mali after the withdrawal of Senegal from the Mali Federation.
1965 – The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 between India and Pakistan over Kashmir ends after the United Nations calls for a ceasefire.
1966 – Twenty-four people are killed when Ansett-ANA Flight 149 crashes in Winton, Queensland, Australia.
1975 – Sara Jane Moore tries to assassinate U.S. President Gerald Ford, but is foiled by the Secret Service.
1979 – A bright flash, resembling the detonation of a nuclear weapon, is observed near the Prince Edward Islands. Its cause is never determined.
1980 – Iraq invades Iran, sparking the nearly eight year Iran–Iraq War.
1991 – The Dead Sea Scrolls are made available to the public for the first time.
1993 – A barge strikes a railroad bridge near Mobile, Alabama, causing the deadliest train wreck in Amtrak history. Forty-seven passengers are killed.
1993 – A Transair Georgian Airlines Tu-154 is shot down by a missile in Sukhumi, Georgia.
1995 – An E-3B AWACS crashes outside Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska after multiple bird strikes to two of the four engines soon after takeoff; all 24 on board are killed.
1995 – The Nagerkovil school bombing is carried out by the Sri Lanka Air Force in which at least 34 die, most of them ethnic Tamil schoolchildren.
2006 – Twenty-three people were killed in a maglev train collision in Lathen, Germany.
2013 – At least 75 people are killed in a suicide bombing at a Christian church in Peshawar, Pakistan.
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Published at 5:00am on Thursday, September 21, 2023
Author: Bobby Coggins
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