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GENERAL OUTLOOK
High pressure builds into the area through Thursday. A cold front cross the area from the west Friday and Friday night. High pressure returns Sunday and Monday.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Thursday Night
Franklin Area
Franklin Area
Today
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 60s. Light winds out of the northwest.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 3am. Patchy frost after 3am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with lows in the mid-to-upper 30s. Light and variable winds.
Wednesday
Areas of fog before 9am. Patchy frost before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy through midmorning, then gradual clearing, with highs in the upper 60s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the lower 40s. Winds out of the south around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 60s.
Thursday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 40s.
`Highlands Plateau
Today
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the mid 50s. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 8 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows around 40. Light winds out of the southeast.
Wednesday
Patchy dense fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs in the upper 50s. Winds out of the southwest 3 to 7 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 40. Winds out of the south around 5 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 50s.
Thursday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 40s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 60s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with lows around 40. Light and variable winds.
Wednesday
Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy through midmorning, then gradual clearing, with highs in the mid-to-upper 60s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the low-to-mid 40s. Winds out of the south around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 60s.
Thursday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 40s.
Nantahala Area
Today
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs near 60. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Patchy frost after 4am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with lows on the mid 30s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Wednesday
Areas of fog before 10am. Patchy frost before 10am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs in the lower 60s. Light winds out of the south.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the low-to-mid 40s. Winds out of the southeast 3 to 5 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 60.
Thursday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 40s.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
A light dusting of accumulation, less than a half inch, is possible in some of these areas. Minor travel impacts could occur on some high mountain roads this morning. Freezing temperatures may occur at high elevations, but in the valleys, as skies clear overnight and winds weaken, patchy frost could develop this morning.
Latest US Drought Monitor Map for North Carolina.
Space Weather
A Finger like Coronal Hole in the Earth-Strike Zone | Space Weather Outlook 12 October 2023 | Dr Tamitha Skov
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 Tue Oct 17 2023
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
1. Central Tropical Atlantic (AL94):
A broad area of low pressure located over the central tropical Atlantic, about midway between the Windward Islands and the Cabo Verde Islands, is producing a large area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Environmental conditions are expected to remain conducive for gradual development, and a tropical depression will likely form during the next few days while the system moves westward to west-northwestward across the central and western tropical Atlantic. Interests in the Lesser Antilles should monitor the progress of this system.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...medium...50 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...high...80 percent.
Climatology Playing the Shell Game With Us? (October 16th, 2023) | hurricanetrack
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Almanac
PM2.5 AQI is 35 (GOOD/CODE GREEN) for most of the county, and the ridges and other higher elevations PM2.5 AQI is 35 (GOOD/CODE GREEN)
Fire and Smoke Map
Pollen levels are expected to be in the low-medium range (3.6 out of 12) today with Ragweed, Chenopods, and Grasses being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low-medium range (3.8 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for October 17th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2021)
Highest Temperature 81°F in Franklin in 1962
Lowest Temperature 20°F in Highlands in 1978
Greatest Rainfall 7.50 inches in Highlands in 1879
(the excessive rainfall was due to the remnants of Tropical Storm Six of 1879. This was before tropical cyclones were given names)
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of October Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 91°F in Franklin on 10-05-1954
Lowest Temperature 12°F in Franklin on 10-30-1910
Greatest Rainfall 9.91 inches in Highlands on 10-04-1964
Greatest Snowfall 1.0 inches in Highlands on 10-20-1913
Record Weather Events for October 17th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 92°F in Lumberton, Robeson County in 1925
Lowest Temperature 12°F in Marshall, Madison County in 1919
Greatest Rainfall 7.50 inches in Highlands, Macon County in 1879
Greatest Snowfall 4.0 inches on Banner Elk, Avery County in 1977
(the excessive rainfall was due to the remnants of Tropical Storm Six of 1879. This was before tropical cyclones were given names)
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of October Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 103°F in Wadesboro, Anson County on 10-03-2019
Lowest Temperature 8°F in Banner Elk, Avery County on 10-21-1952
Greatest One-Day Rainfall 12.53 inches in Lumberton, Robeson County on 10-08-2016
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 11.0 inches on Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 10-25-1990
Climate Normals Accumulated Rainfall for the Year to October 1st
Franklin 42.38 inches
Coweeta Experimental Station 53.91 inches
Highlands 65.66 inches
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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)
10/14/23
Charley Simmons & Paul Linser—Finger-Style Picking Champion in 3 states, the Frog is welcoming once again Charley! Charley has created some heartfelt songs based on his life’s experience. On many of his songs, you’ll swear you’re sitting on the prairie around a campfire just enjoying the music. And, Paul Linser takes an hour of the time. Enjoy his finger-style picking and sweet tenor voice on his ballads.
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
Robert Kennedy makes campaign stop in Asheville | WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)
• Snow closes part of Blue Ridge Parkway north of Asheville [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Over $1 billion is owed to NC residents in unclaimed money; What to know to claim funds [Asheville Citizen-Times]
• CDC director Cohen, former Reps. Butterfield and Price to receive North Carolina Award next month [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Dozens of North Carolina colleges will waive application fees this week [WUNC-FM (Raleigh, NC)]
• The Supreme Court leaves in place a court victory for PETA over North Carolina's ag-gag law [BPR]
---Recent News Recap---
October 15, 2023
The Smoky Mountain Mustangs defeated the Franklin Panthers Friday night in the Panther Pit 21-19.
The Panthers fall to 2-6 for the season and remain 2-2 in the conference). The Panthers travel next week to face the West Henderson Falcons (currently 8-0 and 4-0 in conference play).
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panthers | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
| Mustangs | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
• Road to Nowhere: Abandoned tunnel's history connects to underwater ghost town in NC [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Driving 100 miles in labor; giving birth in the ER: Fears rise as 3 maternity units prepare to close in Alabama [NBC News]
• 'Voice of the Catamounts' Gary Ayers entering WCU Athletics Hall of Fame [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Home at last, Capt. Fred Hall is now at rest [Smoky Mountain News]
• Local Yokel tracks Parkway Colors this fall [BPR]
• RFK Jr. draws 600 in Asheville; talks housing, corporate control, Ukraine; not Israel [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
Blinken Says Biden to Visit Israel on Wednesday | Bloomberg Television
Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Jim Jordan's chances of becoming House speaker | PBS NewsHour
• War in the Middle East Challenges Biden’s Defense Strategy [Wall Street Journal]
• Georgia refuses to release evidence from police shooting of Cop City activist [The Guardian (UK)]
• 21 species removed from endangered list due to extinction, U.S. wildlife officials say [CBS News]
• Crude awakening for the strategic oil reserve? [Politico]
• Supreme Court allows Biden administration to continue fully enforcing ghost gun regulations [CNN]
International News Headlines
What does the election result in Poland mean for the country on an international level? | DW News
• Putin Visits China as Moscow and Beijing Reaffirm Ties [New York Times]
• EU to push for phasing out fossil fuels at COP28 [DW News]
• N. Korea vows 'overwhelming' response over U.S. deployment of strategic assets [Yonhap News Agency]
• Daniel Noboa elected Ecuador's youngest president [BBC News]
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Brooks and Capehart on the Israel-Hamas war and U.S. support | PBS NewsHour
Meet the Press NOW — Oct. 16 | NBC News
Washington Today (10/16/2023): Secretary Blinken Meets with Israeli Defense Minister | C-SPAN
Global National: Oct. 16, 2023 | Gaza's health care system "falling apart" as aid crisis worsens
Nightly News Full Broadcast - Oct. 16 | NBC News
PBS NewsHour full episode, (October 16, 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 TWiV 1052: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin | Microbe TV
Can you get COVID-19 and the flu at the same time? A Mayo Clinic expert weighs in | Mayo Clinic
• Is the Novavax COVID Vaccine Better than mRNA Vaccines? What We Know So Far [Scientific American]
• Over 7 million Americans have gotten updated COVID vaccines [Reuters]
• Sensitivity of rapid antigen tests against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron and Delta variants [Journal of Clinical Microbiology | American Society for Microbiology ]
• Operation Warp Speed: The Untold Story of the COVID-19 Vaccine [Vanity Fair]
• TWiV 1048: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin [Microbe TV]
• TWiV 1049: Long COVID’s book of homeostatic cats [Microbe TV]
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Science and Technology News Roundup
• The Sky This Week from October 13 to 20: Annular eclipse over America [Astronomy Magazine]
Ubuntu 23.10, System76, Microsoft's Linux Tutorial, GNOME Removing Xorg & more Linux news | This Week in Linux
• Google, DOJ still blocking public access to monopoly trial docs, NYT says [ARS TECHNICA]
• Early Homo erectus lived at high altitudes and produced both Oldowan and Acheulean tools [Science Magazine (American Association for the Advancement of Science)]
• Google, Amazon, Apple could see antitrust bills put on hold if Jim Jordan is House speaker [CNBC (via MSN)]
• James Webb Space Telescope detects quartz crystals in an exoplanet's atmosphere [Space.com]
• Google asks Congress to not ban teens from social media [The Verge]
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 October 17 2023: But By The Content Of Their Ad Profile | Level1 Techs
Beam That Update Into the Box, Scotty - DTNS 4625 | Daily Tech News Show
Forgeworlds & Industrial Planets | Science and Futurism with Isaac Arthur
Open Space October 16th 2023: Live QA with Fraser
There Are TRILLIONS Of Rogue Planets In The Galaxy | Joe Scott
Hon. Mark Montour (2023) "Citizenship and the U.S. Constitution" | Robert H Jackson Center
Israel may deploy “Iron Beam” laser to fight Hamas | Vargas Reports | NewsNation
The Coming Fall of Russia | WhatIfAltHist
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Civilization: Is the West History? | Episode 2: Science | BBC Select
Special Section: The Hamas-Israel War of 2023
U.S. works to prevent Israel's war with Hamas from expanding | MSNBC
How China takes advantage of Israel-Hamas war | DW News
Peter Zeihan: What’s Really Going on in Israel | Danger Close with Jack Carr
• Iran says 'preemptive action' by resistance front expected in coming hours [Reuters]
• EU to launch humanitarian air corridor to Gaza via Egypt [Al Arabiya]
• Israel at war: IDF strikes in Gaza and Lebanon, Biden set to visit [Jerusalem Post]
Israel may deploy “Iron Beam” laser to fight Hamas | Vargas Reports | NewsNation
• Israel-Hamas war live: At least 25 reported dead in Israeli attack on Rafah [Al Jazeera]
• Israel-Hamas War Intensifies: Biden to Visit Israel as U.S. Struggles to Get Americans Out of Gaza [Wall Street Journal]
🔴 (discretion advised) Gaza Ground Assault Imminent, Israel Recommends Evac | Combat Footage Show
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Special Section: The Russo-Ukrainian War
(sharing of a particular source is not an endorsement)
• Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 601 [Al Jazeera]
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 16, 2023 [Institute for the Understanding of War]
Ukraine, EU, Israel? What geopolitical consequences will the elections in Poland have? | Rock Rachon | TVP World
• Ukraine liveblog updates: Qatar mediates return of Ukrainian children [DW News]
• Russia Goes on the Offense in Ukraine—and Suffers Heavy Losses [WSJ (video/audio)] [WSJ (text archive)]
Ukraine says Russian assault on key eastern city is weakening | Ukraine: The Latest Podcast | The Telegraph (UK)
Moldova labels Russia a ‘security threat’ | Sascha E. Ostanina | TVP World
Russia frees four Ukrainian children following Qatar's mediation | Al Jazeera
Russia tries to turn tides of war with major new offensive | ABC News
Ukraine use 'silent' new German Leopard tank on frontline | Dispatch | The Telegraph (UK)
News from Russian or pro-Russian outlets or articles/video about those who support Russia
Col Douglas Macgregor: "The Russians Are Annihilating Everything" | Straight Calls with Douglas Macgregor
• Russia threatens to strike US space infrastructure [Russia Today]
• Putin: Ukraine's losses eight times larger than Russian ones [Pravda]
• Russia says its bombers struck two Ukrainian command posts in Donetsk republic [TASS Russian News Agency]
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On This Day
October 17 is the 290th day of the year (291st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 75 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)
690 – Empress Wu Zetian establishes the Zhou Dynasty of China.
1091 – London tornado of 1091: A tornado thought to be of strength T8/F4 strikes the heart of London.
1346 – The English capture King David II of Scotland at Neville's Cross and imprison him for eleven years.
1448 – An Ottoman army defeats a Hungarian army at the Second Battle of Kosovo.
1456 – The University of Greifswald is established as the second oldest university in northern Europe.
1534 – Anti-Catholic posters appear in Paris and other cities supporting Huldrych Zwingli's position on the Mass.
1558 – Poczta Polska, the Polish postal service, is founded.
1604 – Kepler's Supernova is observed in the constellation of Ophiuchus.
1610 – French king Louis XIII is crowned in Reims Cathedral.
1660 – The nine regicides who signed the death warrant of Charles I of England are hanged, drawn and quartered.
1662 – Charles II of England sells Dunkirk to Louis XIV of France for 40,000 pounds.
1713 – Great Northern War: Russia defeated Sweden in the Battle of Kostianvirta in Pälkäne.
1771 – Premiere in Milan of the opera Ascanio in Alba, composed by Mozart at age 15.
1777 – American Revolutionary War: British General John Burgoyne surrenders his army at Saratoga, New York.
1781 – American Revolutionary War: British General Charles, Earl Cornwallis surrenders at the Siege of Yorktown.
1800 РWar of the Second Coalition: Britain takes control of the Dutch colony of Cura̤ao.
1806 – Former leader of the Haitian Revolution, Emperor Jacques I, is assassinated after an oppressive rule.
1811 – The silver deposits of Agua Amarga are discovered in Chile becoming in the following years instrumental for the Patriots to finance the Chilean War of Independence.
1814 – Eight people die in the London Beer Flood.
1860 – First The Open Championship (referred to in North America as the British Open).
1861 – Aboriginal Australians kill nineteen Europeans in the Cullin-la-ringo massacre.
1907 – Marconi begins the first commercial transatlantic wireless service.
1912 – Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia declare war on the Ottoman Empire, joining Montenegro in the First Balkan War.
1919 – Leeds United F.C. founded at Salem Chapel, Holbeck after the winding up of Leeds City F.C. for making illegal payments to players during World War I
1931 – Al Capone is convicted of income tax evasion.
1933 – Albert Einstein flees Nazi Germany and moves to the United States.
1940 – The body of Communist propagandist Willi Münzenberg is found in South France, starting a never-resolved mystery.
1941 – World War II: The USS Kearny becomes the first U.S. Navy vessel to be torpedoed by a U-boat.
1943 – The Burma Railway (Burma–Thailand Railway) is completed.
1943 – Nazi Holocaust in Poland: Sobibór extermination camp is closed.
1945 – A massive demonstration in Buenos Aires, Argentina, demands Juan Perón's release.
1952 – Indonesian Army elements surrounded the Merdeka Palace demanding President Sukarno disband the Provisional People's Representative Council.
1956 – The first commercial nuclear power station is officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in Sellafield, England.
1961 – Directed by their chief Maurice Papon, Paris police massacre scores of Algerian protesters.
1961 – The first attempt of the apartheid analogy, by Ahmad Shukeiri, it was on Oct 17, 1961.
1965 – The 1964–65 New York World's Fair closes after two years and more than 51 million attendees.
1966 – The 23rd Street Fire in New York City kills 12 firefighters.
1969 – The Caravaggio painting Nativity with St. Francis and St. Lawrence is stolen from the Oratory of Saint Lawrence in Palermo.
1970 – FLQ terrorists murder Quebec Vice-Premier and Minister of Labour Pierre Laporte.
1973 – OPEC imposes an oil embargo against countries they deem to have helped Israel in the Yom Kippur War.
1977 – The hijacked Lufthansa Flight 181 lands in Mogadishu. The remaining hostages are later rescued.
1979 – Mother Teresa is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
1979 – The Department of Education Organization Act creates the U.S. Department of Education.
1980 – As part of the Holy See–United Kingdom relations a British monarch makes the first state visit to the Vatican.
1988 – Uganda Airlines Flight 775 crashes at Rome–Fiumicino International Airport, in Rome, Italy, killing 33 people.
1989 – The 6.9 Mw Loma Prieta earthquake shakes the San Francisco Bay Area and the Central Coast, killing 63.
1989 – The East German Politburo votes to remove Erich Honecker from his role as General Secretary.
1991 – 1991 Rudrapur bombings by Sikh separatists, who explode two bombs, during a Ramlila Hindu celebration in Rudrapur, Uttarakhand, killing 41 people.
1992 – Having gone to the wrong house, Japanese student Yoshihiro Hattori is killed by the homeowner in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
1994 – Russian journalist Dmitry Kholodov is assassinated while investigating corruption in the armed forces.
2000 – The Hatfield rail crash leads to the collapse of Railtrack.
2001 – Israeli tourism minister Rehavam Ze'evi becomes the first Israeli minister to be assassinated in a terrorist attack.
2003 – Taipei 101, a 101-floor skyscraper in Taipei, becomes the world's tallest high-rise.
2017 – Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) capture the last foothold of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Raqqa, marking the end of the Battle of Raqqa.
2018 – The recreational use of cannabis is legalized in Canada.
2018 – Kerch Polytechnic College attack in Crimea.
2019 – Drug dealers in Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico force the government to back down on an arrest.
2019 – The 17 October Revolution starts in Lebanon.
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Published at 5:00am on Tuesday, October 17, 2023
Author: Bobby Coggins
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