Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
Dry high pressure will continue over the western Carolinas and northeast Georgia through most of the week. Temperatures will steadily warm through the period, reaching about 15 degrees above normal by the middle of next week. A cold front will approach from the northwest on Thursday and cross the area Friday through Friday night, bringing modest rain chances to the region.
Two Die in Structure Fire Saturday Morning
An early morning fire on Saturday, November 4th, claimed the lives of a mother and child at their home off Wide Horizon Drive. The following from from the Franklin Fire Department's Facebook Page (no press release was issued to this outlet):
"Early this morning, crews responded to a house fire in the Wide Horizon area of Macon County. It is with a heavy heart that we report there were two family members that perished in the fire. Franklin Fire Rescue will not be releasing any information out of respect for the family.
We are asking for donations for two of the survivors; a two-year-old male and an adult male with the following sizes:
- 2T/3T Boy clothing
"Early this morning, crews responded to a house fire in the Wide Horizon area of Macon County. It is with a heavy heart that we report there were two family members that perished in the fire. Franklin Fire Rescue will not be releasing any information out of respect for the family.
We are asking for donations for two of the survivors; a two-year-old male and an adult male with the following sizes:
- 2T/3T Boy clothing
- Toddler size 11 shoes / socks
- Men’s Large
- Men’s 33/32 pants
- Size 11.5 shoes / socks
The family has lost everything in the fire. Items they could use may include: winter clothes, diapers, toys, household items, etc.
Donations can be dropped off at our fire station located at 49 Maple st.
Special thanks to Macon County North Carolina 911, Macon County EMS, West Macon Fire & Rescue, Clarks Chapel Fire-Rescue, Cowee Volunteer Fire/Rescue, Macon County - NC Sheriff's Office, Squad 4, Cullasaja Gorge Fire & Rescue Inc, and Franklin Police Department for the assist. We could not do this without you! #OneTeamOneMission
We ask that you keep this family and all of our first responders in your thoughts and prayers."
GoFundMe [LINK]
Source: Facebook [LINK]
Macon Media Coverage: Facebook [LINK]
Friday Morning Fire Leaves Family Homeless
A fire on Friday morning on Roller Mill Road rendered a family of six homeless. Efforts to assist this family have been established at GoFundMe [LINK] and via a phone number:
"This fire was my Daughter's family 4 children 2 adults. For anyone wanting to contact her directly to help Melissa Hall 828-371-3890"
Macon Media Coverage: Facebook [LINK]
Bob Scott Photos: Facebook [LINK]
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Tuesday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Mostly cloudy through midmorning, then gradual clearing, with highs in the lower 70s. Calm winds early in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph by midmorning.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows around 40. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with highs in the lower 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the low-to-mid 40s. Winds out of the south around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 70s.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 40s.
`Highlands Plateau
Today
Mostly cloudy through midmorning, then gradual clearing, with highs in the lower 70s. Calm winds early in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph by midmorning.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows around 40. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with highs in the lower 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the low-to-mid 40s. Winds out of the south around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 70s.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 40s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Mostly cloudy through midmorning, then gradual clearing, with highs near 70. Winds out of the north 3 to 6 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the lower 40s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with highs near 70. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 40s. Winds out of the south around 5 mph becoming light and variable before midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 70s.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 40s.
Nantahala Area
Today
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the mid 60s. Light and variable winds early in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph by midmorning.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the low-to-mid 40s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with highs near 66. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 40s. Winds out of the southwest 3 to 6 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs near 70.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid=to=upper 40s.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Macon County is under an Air Quality Alert due to the Collett Ridge Fire and the numerous backfires that have been lit in an effort to combat the fire.
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality in Raleigh NC has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for Fine Particulates for Macon and Polk Counties, until midnight EST tonight.
An Air Quality Action Day means that Fine Particulates concentrations within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards.
A Tasty Solar Storm Sandwich Arrives | Informal Forecast Briefing 4 November 2023
#MaconCalendar
November 11th--BARRY ROMA—Classic love songs by artists such as Frank Sinatra, Roy Orbison, Johnny Mathis & more. You’ll love hearing Barry and his beautiful, baritone voice. You’ll swear you’re back on that date, back decades ago!
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!
Record Weather Events for November 5th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2021)
Highest Temperature 80°F in Franklin in 1961
Lowest Temperature 16°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1991
Greatest Rainfall 3.92 inches in Highlands in 1938
Greatest Snowfall 0.3 inches in Highlands in 1962
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of November Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 83°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 11-04-2003
Lowest Temperature -3°F in Highlands on 11-25-1950
Greatest Rainfall 4.69 inches in Highlands on 11-29-1914
Greatest Snowfall 6.0 inches in Highlands on 11-28-1922
(the excessive rainfall was due to the remnants of Hurricane Hilda)
Record Weather Events for November 5th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 89°F in High Point, Guiilford County in 2003
Lowest Temperature 8°F in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County in 1982
Greatest Rainfall 5.08 inches in Banner Elk, Avery County in 1938
Greatest Snowfall 5.5 inches in Banner Elk, Avery County in 1985
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of November Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 89°F in High Point, Guilford County on 11-04-1974
Lowest Temperature -12°F in Grandfather Mountain, Avery County on 11-15-1969
Greatest Rainfall 9.70 inches in Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County on 11-19-2003
Greatest Snowfall 13.00 in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 11-01-2014
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On This Day
November 5 is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 56 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)
1138 – Lý Anh Tông is enthroned as emperor of Vietnam at the age of two, beginning a 37-year reign. 1499 – The Catholicon, written in 1464 by Jehan Lagadeuc in Tréguier, is published; this is the first Breton dictionary as well as the first French dictionary. 1556 – Second Battle of Panipat: Fighting begins between the forces of Hem Chandra Vikramaditya, the Hindu king at Delhi and the forces of the Muslim emperor Akbar. 1605 – Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes is arrested. 1688 – William III of England lands with a Dutch fleet at Brixham. 1757 – Seven Years' War: Frederick the Great defeats the allied armies of France and the Holy Roman Empire at the Battle of Rossbach. 1768 – The Treaty of Fort Stanwix is signed, the purpose of which is to adjust the boundary line between Indian lands and white settlements set forth in the Royal Proclamation of 1763 in the Thirteen Colonies. 1780 – French-American forces under Colonel LaBalme are defeated by Miami Chief Little Turtle. 1811 – Salvadoran priest José Matías Delgado rings the bells of La Merced church in San Salvador, calling for insurrection and launching the 1811 Independence Movement. 1828 – Greek War of Independence: The French Morea expedition to recapture Morea (now the Peloponnese) ends when the last Ottoman forces depart the peninsula. 1831 – Nat Turner, American slave leader, is tried, convicted, and sentenced to death in Virginia. 1862 – American Civil War: Abraham Lincoln removes George B. McClellan as commander of the Army of the Potomac. 1862 – American Indian Wars: In Minnesota, 303 Dakota warriors are found guilty of rape and murder of whites and are sentenced to death. Thirty-eight are ultimately hanged and the others reprieved. 1872 – Women's suffrage in the United States: In defiance of the law, suffragist Susan B. Anthony votes for the first time, and is later fined $100. 1895 – George B. Selden is granted the first U.S. patent for an automobile. 1898 – Negrese nationalists revolt against Spanish rule and establish the short-lived Republic of Negros. 1911 – After declaring war on the Ottoman Empire on September 29, 1911, Italy annexes Tripoli and Cyrenaica. 1912 – Woodrow Wilson is elected the 28th President of the United States, defeating incumbent William Howard Taft. 1913 – King Otto of Bavaria is deposed by his cousin, Prince Regent Ludwig, who assumes the title Ludwig III. 1914 – World War I: France and the British Empire declare war on the Ottoman Empire. 1916 – The Kingdom of Poland is proclaimed by the Act of 5th November of the emperors of Germany and Austria-Hungary. 1916 – The Everett massacre takes place in Everett, Washington as political differences lead to a shoot-out between the Industrial Workers of the World organizers and local police. 1917 – Lenin calls for the October Revolution. 1917 – Tikhon is elected the Patriarch of Moscow and of the Russian Orthodox Church. 1925 – Secret agent Sidney Reilly, the first "super-spy" of the 20th century, is executed by the OGPU, the secret police of the Soviet Union. 1940 – World War II: The British armed merchant cruiser HMS Jervis Bay is sunk by the German pocket battleship Admiral Scheer. 1940 – Franklin D. Roosevelt is the first and only President of the United States to be elected to a third term. 1943 – World War II: Bombing of the Vatican. 1950 – Korean War: British and Australian forces from the 27th British Commonwealth Brigade successfully halted the advancing Chinese 117th Division during the Battle of Pakchon. 1955 – After being destroyed in World War II, the rebuilt Vienna State Opera reopens with a performance of Beethoven's Fidelio. 1956 – Suez Crisis: British and French paratroopers land in Egypt after a week-long bombing campaign. 1968 – Richard Nixon is elected as 37th President of the United States. 1970 – The Military Assistance Command, Vietnam reports the lowest weekly American soldier death toll in five years . 1983 – The Byford Dolphin diving bell accident kills five and leaves one severely injured. 1986 – USS Rentz, USS Reeves and USS Oldendorf visit Qingdao, China; the first US naval visit to China since 1949. 1990 – Rabbi Meir Kahane, founder of the far-right Kach movement, is shot dead after a speech at a New York City hotel. 1995 – André Dallaire attempts to assassinate Prime Minister Jean Chrétien of Canada. He is thwarted when the Prime Minister's wife locks the door. 1996 – Pakistani President Farooq Leghari dismisses the government of Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and dissolves the National Assembly. 1996 – Bill Clinton is reelected President of the United States. 2006 – Saddam Hussein, the former president of Iraq, and his co-defendants Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti and Awad Hamed al-Bandar, are sentenced to death in the al-Dujail trial for their roles in the 1982 massacre of 148 Shia Muslims. 2007 – China's first lunar satellite, Chang'e 1, goes into orbit around the Moon. 2007 – The Android mobile operating system is unveiled by Google. 2009 – U.S. Army Major Nidal Hasan murders 13 and wounds 32 at Fort Hood, Texas in the deadliest mass shooting at a U.S. military installation. 2013 – India launches the Mars Orbiter Mission, its first interplanetary probe. 2015 – An iron ore tailings dam bursts in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, flooding a valley, causing mudslides in the nearby village of Bento Rodrigues and causing at least 17 deaths and two missing. 2015 – Rona Ambrose takes over after Stephen Harper as the Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. 2017 – Devin Patrick Kelley kills 26 and injures 22 in a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas.
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Published at 5:00am on Sunday, November 05, 2023
Author: Bobby Coggins
Resources used to compile the information in this article include, but are not limited to rthe following websites or books: MaconMedia.com, youtube.com, weather.gov, airnow.gov, wikipedia.com, onthisday.com, ncdcr.gov, ncsu.edu, utah.edu, https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/, wolfram.com, biorxiv.org, aps.org, nejm.org, plos.org, cell.com, researchsquare.com, cureus.com, spc.noaa.gov, nhc.noaa.gov, ncdenr.org, medrxiv.org, archive.org, ncpedia.org, nasa.gov, https://ww2days.com, nih.gov, carolinapublicpress.org, microbe.tv, smokymountainnews.com, psypost.org, blogspot.com, pollen.com, franklinnc.com, maconnc.org, spaceweather.com, solarham.com, loc.gov, ncleg.net, senate.gov, house.gov, whitehouse.gov, drudgereport.com, politico.com, realclearpolitics.com, ushmm.org, This Day in North Carolina History, World War II Day By Day, The Holocaust Encyclopedia, The Timetables of History, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The World History and Book of Facts (multiple years), On This Day In History: Over 4,000 facts, The NASA Archives. 60 Years in Space, This Day in North Carolina History, The Smithsonian History of Space Exploration: From the Ancient World to the Extraterrestrial Future, Spaceflight, 2nd Edition: The Complete Story from Sputnik to Curiousity, The Story of Civilization (11 volumes), The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, American History, Volume 1: 1492-1877, American History, Volume 2: 1877 - Present, A Complete Chronolgy of the Second World War. Weather and Almanac data and information sources: Sources (except where otherwise credited): heavens-above.com, Ian Webster's Github, National Centers for Environmental Prediction, The National Weather Service, National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, National Hurricane Center, Penn State University Electronic Wall Map, The State Climate Office of North Carolina, Storm Prediction Center, U.S. Naval Observatory, University of Utah Department of Atmospheric Sciences, and the Weather Prediction Center.
The family has lost everything in the fire. Items they could use may include: winter clothes, diapers, toys, household items, etc.
Donations can be dropped off at our fire station located at 49 Maple st.
Special thanks to Macon County North Carolina 911, Macon County EMS, West Macon Fire & Rescue, Clarks Chapel Fire-Rescue, Cowee Volunteer Fire/Rescue, Macon County - NC Sheriff's Office, Squad 4, Cullasaja Gorge Fire & Rescue Inc, and Franklin Police Department for the assist. We could not do this without you! #OneTeamOneMission
We ask that you keep this family and all of our first responders in your thoughts and prayers."
GoFundMe [LINK]
Source: Facebook [LINK]
Macon Media Coverage: Facebook [LINK]
Friday Morning Fire Leaves Family Homeless
A fire on Friday morning on Roller Mill Road rendered a family of six homeless. Efforts to assist this family have been established at GoFundMe [LINK] and via a phone number:
"This fire was my Daughter's family 4 children 2 adults. For anyone wanting to contact her directly to help Melissa Hall 828-371-3890"
Macon Media Coverage: Facebook [LINK]
Bob Scott Photos: Facebook [LINK]
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Weather Sponsor
Adams Products, a Division of Oldcastle is underwriting the daily weather briefing & public safety updates for the month.
Open 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM, M-F, located at 895 Hickory Knoll Road, Franklin, NC. Visit our Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/Adams.Oldcastle.Franklin.NC
All your masonry needs are available. Our phone number is 828.524.8545, the public is welcome, we’ll help you with your next project.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Tuesday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Mostly cloudy through midmorning, then gradual clearing, with highs in the lower 70s. Calm winds early in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph by midmorning.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows around 40. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with highs in the lower 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the low-to-mid 40s. Winds out of the south around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 70s.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 40s.
`Highlands Plateau
Today
Mostly cloudy through midmorning, then gradual clearing, with highs in the lower 70s. Calm winds early in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph by midmorning.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows around 40. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with highs in the lower 70s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the low-to-mid 40s. Winds out of the south around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 70s.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 40s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Mostly cloudy through midmorning, then gradual clearing, with highs near 70. Winds out of the north 3 to 6 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the lower 40s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with highs near 70. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 40s. Winds out of the south around 5 mph becoming light and variable before midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 70s.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 40s.
Nantahala Area
Today
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs in the mid 60s. Light and variable winds early in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph by midmorning.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the low-to-mid 40s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Monday
Sunny, with highs near 66. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 40s. Winds out of the southwest 3 to 6 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs near 70.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid=to=upper 40s.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Macon County is under an Air Quality Alert due to the Collett Ridge Fire and the numerous backfires that have been lit in an effort to combat the fire.
...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...
The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality in Raleigh NC has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for Fine Particulates for Macon and Polk Counties, until midnight EST tonight.
An Air Quality Action Day means that Fine Particulates concentrations within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards.
A Tasty Solar Storm Sandwich Arrives | Informal Forecast Briefing 4 November 2023
#MaconCalendar
November 11th--BARRY ROMA—Classic love songs by artists such as Frank Sinatra, Roy Orbison, Johnny Mathis & more. You’ll love hearing Barry and his beautiful, baritone voice. You’ll swear you’re back on that date, back decades ago!
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!
Record Weather Events for November 5th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2021)
Highest Temperature 80°F in Franklin in 1961
Lowest Temperature 16°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1991
Greatest Rainfall 3.92 inches in Highlands in 1938
Greatest Snowfall 0.3 inches in Highlands in 1962
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of November Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 83°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 11-04-2003
Lowest Temperature -3°F in Highlands on 11-25-1950
Greatest Rainfall 4.69 inches in Highlands on 11-29-1914
Greatest Snowfall 6.0 inches in Highlands on 11-28-1922
(the excessive rainfall was due to the remnants of Hurricane Hilda)
Record Weather Events for November 5th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 89°F in High Point, Guiilford County in 2003
Lowest Temperature 8°F in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County in 1982
Greatest Rainfall 5.08 inches in Banner Elk, Avery County in 1938
Greatest Snowfall 5.5 inches in Banner Elk, Avery County in 1985
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of November Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 89°F in High Point, Guilford County on 11-04-1974
Lowest Temperature -12°F in Grandfather Mountain, Avery County on 11-15-1969
Greatest Rainfall 9.70 inches in Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County on 11-19-2003
Greatest Snowfall 13.00 in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 11-01-2014
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On This Day
November 5 is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 56 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)
1138 – Lý Anh Tông is enthroned as emperor of Vietnam at the age of two, beginning a 37-year reign. 1499 – The Catholicon, written in 1464 by Jehan Lagadeuc in Tréguier, is published; this is the first Breton dictionary as well as the first French dictionary. 1556 – Second Battle of Panipat: Fighting begins between the forces of Hem Chandra Vikramaditya, the Hindu king at Delhi and the forces of the Muslim emperor Akbar. 1605 – Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes is arrested. 1688 – William III of England lands with a Dutch fleet at Brixham. 1757 – Seven Years' War: Frederick the Great defeats the allied armies of France and the Holy Roman Empire at the Battle of Rossbach. 1768 – The Treaty of Fort Stanwix is signed, the purpose of which is to adjust the boundary line between Indian lands and white settlements set forth in the Royal Proclamation of 1763 in the Thirteen Colonies. 1780 – French-American forces under Colonel LaBalme are defeated by Miami Chief Little Turtle. 1811 – Salvadoran priest José Matías Delgado rings the bells of La Merced church in San Salvador, calling for insurrection and launching the 1811 Independence Movement. 1828 – Greek War of Independence: The French Morea expedition to recapture Morea (now the Peloponnese) ends when the last Ottoman forces depart the peninsula. 1831 – Nat Turner, American slave leader, is tried, convicted, and sentenced to death in Virginia. 1862 – American Civil War: Abraham Lincoln removes George B. McClellan as commander of the Army of the Potomac. 1862 – American Indian Wars: In Minnesota, 303 Dakota warriors are found guilty of rape and murder of whites and are sentenced to death. Thirty-eight are ultimately hanged and the others reprieved. 1872 – Women's suffrage in the United States: In defiance of the law, suffragist Susan B. Anthony votes for the first time, and is later fined $100. 1895 – George B. Selden is granted the first U.S. patent for an automobile. 1898 – Negrese nationalists revolt against Spanish rule and establish the short-lived Republic of Negros. 1911 – After declaring war on the Ottoman Empire on September 29, 1911, Italy annexes Tripoli and Cyrenaica. 1912 – Woodrow Wilson is elected the 28th President of the United States, defeating incumbent William Howard Taft. 1913 – King Otto of Bavaria is deposed by his cousin, Prince Regent Ludwig, who assumes the title Ludwig III. 1914 – World War I: France and the British Empire declare war on the Ottoman Empire. 1916 – The Kingdom of Poland is proclaimed by the Act of 5th November of the emperors of Germany and Austria-Hungary. 1916 – The Everett massacre takes place in Everett, Washington as political differences lead to a shoot-out between the Industrial Workers of the World organizers and local police. 1917 – Lenin calls for the October Revolution. 1917 – Tikhon is elected the Patriarch of Moscow and of the Russian Orthodox Church. 1925 – Secret agent Sidney Reilly, the first "super-spy" of the 20th century, is executed by the OGPU, the secret police of the Soviet Union. 1940 – World War II: The British armed merchant cruiser HMS Jervis Bay is sunk by the German pocket battleship Admiral Scheer. 1940 – Franklin D. Roosevelt is the first and only President of the United States to be elected to a third term. 1943 – World War II: Bombing of the Vatican. 1950 – Korean War: British and Australian forces from the 27th British Commonwealth Brigade successfully halted the advancing Chinese 117th Division during the Battle of Pakchon. 1955 – After being destroyed in World War II, the rebuilt Vienna State Opera reopens with a performance of Beethoven's Fidelio. 1956 – Suez Crisis: British and French paratroopers land in Egypt after a week-long bombing campaign. 1968 – Richard Nixon is elected as 37th President of the United States. 1970 – The Military Assistance Command, Vietnam reports the lowest weekly American soldier death toll in five years . 1983 – The Byford Dolphin diving bell accident kills five and leaves one severely injured. 1986 – USS Rentz, USS Reeves and USS Oldendorf visit Qingdao, China; the first US naval visit to China since 1949. 1990 – Rabbi Meir Kahane, founder of the far-right Kach movement, is shot dead after a speech at a New York City hotel. 1995 – André Dallaire attempts to assassinate Prime Minister Jean Chrétien of Canada. He is thwarted when the Prime Minister's wife locks the door. 1996 – Pakistani President Farooq Leghari dismisses the government of Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and dissolves the National Assembly. 1996 – Bill Clinton is reelected President of the United States. 2006 – Saddam Hussein, the former president of Iraq, and his co-defendants Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti and Awad Hamed al-Bandar, are sentenced to death in the al-Dujail trial for their roles in the 1982 massacre of 148 Shia Muslims. 2007 – China's first lunar satellite, Chang'e 1, goes into orbit around the Moon. 2007 – The Android mobile operating system is unveiled by Google. 2009 – U.S. Army Major Nidal Hasan murders 13 and wounds 32 at Fort Hood, Texas in the deadliest mass shooting at a U.S. military installation. 2013 – India launches the Mars Orbiter Mission, its first interplanetary probe. 2015 – An iron ore tailings dam bursts in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, flooding a valley, causing mudslides in the nearby village of Bento Rodrigues and causing at least 17 deaths and two missing. 2015 – Rona Ambrose takes over after Stephen Harper as the Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. 2017 – Devin Patrick Kelley kills 26 and injures 22 in a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas.
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Or, if you prefer Pay Pal, try PayPal.me/MaconMedia
Published at 5:00am on Sunday, November 05, 2023
Author: Bobby Coggins
Resources used to compile the information in this article include, but are not limited to rthe following websites or books: MaconMedia.com, youtube.com, weather.gov, airnow.gov, wikipedia.com, onthisday.com, ncdcr.gov, ncsu.edu, utah.edu, https://www.microbe.tv/twiv/, wolfram.com, biorxiv.org, aps.org, nejm.org, plos.org, cell.com, researchsquare.com, cureus.com, spc.noaa.gov, nhc.noaa.gov, ncdenr.org, medrxiv.org, archive.org, ncpedia.org, nasa.gov, https://ww2days.com, nih.gov, carolinapublicpress.org, microbe.tv, smokymountainnews.com, psypost.org, blogspot.com, pollen.com, franklinnc.com, maconnc.org, spaceweather.com, solarham.com, loc.gov, ncleg.net, senate.gov, house.gov, whitehouse.gov, drudgereport.com, politico.com, realclearpolitics.com, ushmm.org, This Day in North Carolina History, World War II Day By Day, The Holocaust Encyclopedia, The Timetables of History, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The World History and Book of Facts (multiple years), On This Day In History: Over 4,000 facts, The NASA Archives. 60 Years in Space, This Day in North Carolina History, The Smithsonian History of Space Exploration: From the Ancient World to the Extraterrestrial Future, Spaceflight, 2nd Edition: The Complete Story from Sputnik to Curiousity, The Story of Civilization (11 volumes), The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, American History, Volume 1: 1492-1877, American History, Volume 2: 1877 - Present, A Complete Chronolgy of the Second World War. Weather and Almanac data and information sources: Sources (except where otherwise credited): heavens-above.com, Ian Webster's Github, National Centers for Environmental Prediction, The National Weather Service, National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, National Hurricane Center, Penn State University Electronic Wall Map, The State Climate Office of North Carolina, Storm Prediction Center, U.S. Naval Observatory, University of Utah Department of Atmospheric Sciences, and the Weather Prediction Center.
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