Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
Gusty mountain winds will taper off in the late morning today as cooler high pressure pushes into the region. High pressure will maintain dry conditions through much of the workweek and the return of springlike temperatures Tuesday. Another cold front will arrive on Friday, bringing the next chance for rain.
Wind Advisory in Effect Until Noon Today
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Wednesday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Sunny, with highs in the mid 60s. Winds out of the northeast around 5 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows around 30. Light winds out of the north.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the upper 60s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 30s. Winds out of the west around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 70.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 40.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 50s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 30s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs near 60. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning shifting to come out of the southwest in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 40. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 60s.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the lower 40s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 60s. Winds out of the north 3 to 7 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows around freezing. Winds out of the north around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 60s. Light and variable winds early in the morning increasing to to come out of the west 5 to 10 mph by midmorning.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the upper 30s. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 70.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the low-to-mid 40s.
Nantahala Area
Today
Sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 50s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 30s. Winds out of the west around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the lower 60s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 40. Winds out of the southwest 3 to 6 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 60s.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 40s.
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Hazards
A wind advisory will be in effect from 6am this morning until noon tomorrow. Details are posted below.
Wind Advisory
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TODAY...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT MONDAY...
* WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.
* WHERE...A portion of western North Carolina.
* WHEN...Until noon EDT Monday.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.
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Record Weather Events for March 11th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 81°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1974
Lowest Temperature 8°F in Highlands in 1934
Greatest One-Day Rain 4.07 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1952
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 6.0 inches in Highlands in 1926
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of March Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 87°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 03-29-2020
Lowest Temperature -7°F in Highlands on 03-07-1899
Greatest Rainfall 6.61 inches in Highlands on 03-26-2021
Greatest Snowfall 25.5 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 03-13-1993
Record Weather Events for March 09th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 90°F in Greenville, Pitt County in 1974
Lowest Temperature -10°F in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County in 1899
Greatest Rainfall 3.30 inches in Franklin, Macon County in 1941
Greatest Snowfall 15.0 inches in Laurel Springs, Ashe County in 2014
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of March Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 98°F in Belhaven, Beaufort County on 03-27-1921
Lowest Temperature -11°F in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 03-03-1980
Greatest Rainfall 10.10 inches in Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County on 03-04-1979
Greatest Snowfall 36.00 in Mount Mitchell, Yancey County on 03-13-1993
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Macon Calendar
(send your event to calendar@maconmedia.com)
Music Lineup for Friends of the Greenway, Inc.
Frog Quarters Music Schedule (located at 573 East Main Street in Franklin)
March 2024 Schedule
3-16-24---Barry Roma--Our Franklin Crooner!...bringing you Classic Love Songs from Johnny Mathis, Orbison, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin & more.
3-23-24---No Live Music inside. WHT (Women's History Trail) Statue dedication across the street. Frog Quarters will be open our Regular Hours for gifts and to serve Coffee & Treats.
3-30-24---Sonia Brooks & Chuck Dorling--Come hear and sing along with a gal who loves folk and popular music of the past decades. She loves to entertain and make sure that the songs are preserved and shared with all age groups. Chuck is right along with her & on his own.... singin' the blues.
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.
News Briefing
---STATE AND LOCAL---
North Carolina mobile sports gambling rolls out Monday at noon | WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)
• FAQ: Online sports betting in NC [BPR]
• How they voted: NC congressional votes for the week ending March 7 [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Under the Dome: Robinson on women’s right to vote, and NC chamber on ‘looming threat’ [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Patients wait hours for ER admission due to Mission's excessive ambulance handoff times [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Continuing the cleanup: Pigeon River slowly bounces back as mill environmental violations mount [Smoky Mountain News]
• Swannanoa library to remain open amid community outcry [Mountain Xpress]
---RECENT LOCAL AND STATE NEWS---
• Who is Michael Whatley? New head of the RNC is from NC [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• A ‘big tent’ party? After defeat of two long-serving NC Democrats, the debate rages on [Raleigh News and Observer]
• Mission Health still at jeopardy of losing CMS funding [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
---NATIONAL---
US Navy Procurement Disasters - The Littoral Combat Ship and Zumwalt Class Destroyer | Perun
Former President Donald Trump President Joe Biden trade attacks | ABC News
• At the Money: Claudia Sahm on How To Defeat Inflation [The Big Picture (audio podcast and transcript)]
• Denver police raided the wrong house after officers relied on a phone tracking app. Now a grandmother will get $3.76 million [CNN]
• What a $1 deal says about America's office market [BBC News]
• The U.S. had its warmest winter on record [NOAA]
• ‘Oppenheimer’ crowned best picture at an Academy Awards shadowed by war [AP News]
• After Trump ballot ruling, critics say Supreme Court is selectively invoking conservative originalist approach [NBC News]
---2024 ELECTION ROUNDUP---
Donald Trump rally in Georgia after primary win |
The Times and The Sunday Times
President Joe Biden rally in Atlanta | WAGA-TV (Atlanta, GA)
• Biden hits out at Trump in Georgia rally: ‘He’s been sucking up to dictators all over the world’ [The Guardian (UK)]
• Trump backers push forward on recall of Wisconsin GOP leader [Politico]
• AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the March 12 presidential contests [AP News]
• Amid Criticism, Britt Seeks to Defend Her Misleading Border Comments [New York Times]
• Biden and Trump trade barbs over Laken Riley death, immigration, during dueling campaign rallies in Georgia [CBS News]
• Biden team brings in $10 million in the 24 hours after the State of the Union [NBC News]
International News Headlines
Nigeria: At least 28 escape after nearly 300 schoolchildren abducted | BBC News
Inflation vs growth: What does life look like for the average African? | DW News
• Gangs attack police stations in Haiti as Caribbean leaders call an emergency meeting Monday [AP News]
• El Salvador extends anti-gang emergency decree for 24th time. It's now been in effect for two years [Independent (UK)]
• Macron's coalition blasts far right at EU election campaign launch [France 24]
• Ukraine war is changing the global arms trade [DW News]
• US Army to help build new seaport in Philippines' Batanes Province near Taiwan [Taiwan News]
• Japan marks 13 years since quake-tsunami triggered nuclear disaster [The Mainichi]
---International Conflicts ---
Why the Houthis Control Half of Yemen - Modern Affairs | Kings and Generals
Day 745: Ukraïnian Map | Ukraine News TV
Poland's FM: NATO Troops not Unthinkable, UA Drone Strikes Caused Russia to Cease Gas Exports | Professor Gerdes Explains
Israel-Hamas war: US denies American aid air drop killed civilians in Gaza | LiveNOW from FOX
• US asked China and India for help to prevent Russia from carrying out a nuclear strike in 2022, report says [Business Insider]
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 10, 2024 [Institute for the Study of War]
• “NATO troops already in Ukraine”, Polish FM reveals [Euromaidan Press]
• Netanyahu’s idea for maritime corridor, Houthi leader promises more attacks on Red Sea ships [Jerusalem Post]
• Israel’s war on Gaza live: Ramadan begins under Israeli siege, attacks [AL Jazeera]
• Biden Warns Netanyahu an Assault on Rafah Would Cross ‘Red Line’ [WSJ (video/audio)] [WSJ (text archive)]
Global National: March 10, 2024 | UN says over 500k Gazans at risk of famine as Ramadan starts
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - March 10, 2024
"CBS Evening News" Full Broadcast | March 10, 2024
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - March 10 | NBC News
PBS NewsHour full episode, (March 10, 2024)
---Science, Technology, Culture, and History News Roundup---
Dark Matter Stars Might Explode & Heat up Universe | Sabine Hossenfelder
• The Sky This Week from March 8 to 15: Messier marathon 2024, take 1 [Astronomy Magazine]
• This Week's Sky at a Glance, March 8– 17 [Sky and Telescope Magazine]
The Level1 Show March 8 2024: Let Them Eat Flakes | Level1 Techs
Shut Up and Give GPUs Your Money! - DTNS 4722 | Daily Tech News Show
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On This Day
March 11th is the 70th day of the year (71st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 295 days remain until the end of the year.
Historical Events
(Please note that the Wikipedia articles often contain a bibliography and links to where you can learn more about a historical event)
222 – Alexander Severus becomes emperor of Rome, replacing his cousin, 18-year-old Elagabalus. The bodies of the assassinated emperor and his mother, Julia Soaemias, are dragged through the streets of the city and thrown into the Tiber.
1343 – Arnošt of Pardubice becomes the last Bishop of Prague (3 March 1343 O.S.), and, a year later, the first Archbishop of Prague.
1641 – Guaraní forces living in the Jesuit reductions defeat bandeirantes loyal to the Portuguese Empire at the Battle of Mbororé in present-day Panambí, Argentina.
1649 – The Frondeurs and the French sign the Peace of Rueil.
1702 – The Daily Courant, England's first national daily newspaper, is published for the first time.
1708 – Queen Anne withholds Royal Assent from the Scottish Militia Bill, the last time a British monarch vetoes legislation.
1784 – The signing of the Treaty of Mangalore brings the Second Anglo-Mysore War to an end.
1795 – The Battle of Kharda is fought between the Maratha Confederacy and the Nizam of Hyderabad, resulting in Maratha victory.
1845 – Flagstaff War: Unhappy with translational differences regarding the Treaty of Waitangi, chiefs Hone Heke, Kawiti and Māori tribe members chop down the British flagpole for a fourth time and drive settlers out of Kororareka, New Zealand.
1848 – Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine and Robert Baldwin become the first Prime Ministers of the Province of Canada to be democratically elected under a system of responsible government.
1851 – The first performance of Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi takes place in Venice.
1861 – American Civil War: The Constitution of the Confederate States of America is adopted.
1864 – The Great Sheffield Flood kills 238 people in Sheffield, England.
1872 – Construction of the Seven Sisters Colliery, South Wales, begins; it is located on one of the richest coal sources in Britain.
1879 – Shō Tai formally abdicates his position of King of Ryūkyū, under orders from Tokyo, ending the Ryukyu Kingdom.
1888 – The Great Blizzard of 1888 begins along the eastern seaboard of the United States, shutting down commerce and killing more than 400 people.
1917 – World War I: Mesopotamian campaign: Baghdad falls to Anglo-Indian forces commanded by General Frederick Stanley Maude.
1927 – In New York City, Samuel Roxy Rothafel opens the Roxy Theatre.
1941 – World War II: United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Lend-Lease Act into law, allowing American-built war supplies to be shipped to the Allies on loan.
1945 – World War II: The Imperial Japanese Navy attempts a large-scale kamikaze attack on the U.S. Pacific Fleet anchored at Ulithi atoll in Operation Tan No. 2.
1945 – World War II: The Empire of Vietnam, a short-lived Japanese puppet state, is established.
1946 – Rudolf Höss, the first commandant of Auschwitz concentration camp, is captured by British troops.
1977 – The 1977 Hanafi Siege: Around 150 hostages held in Washington, D.C., by Hanafi Muslims are set free after ambassadors from three Islamic nations join negotiations.
1978 – Coastal Road massacre: At least 37 are killed and more than 70 are wounded when Fatah hijack an Israeli bus, prompting Israel's Operation Litani.
1981 – Hundreds of students protest in the University of Pristina in Kosovo, then part of Yugoslavia, to give their province more political rights. The protests then became a nationwide movement.
1983 – Bob Hawke is appointed Prime Minister of Australia.
1985 – Mikhail Gorbachev is elected to the position of General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, making Gorbachev the USSR's de facto, and last, head of state.
1990 – Lithuania declares independence from the Soviet Union.
1990 – Patricio Aylwin is sworn in as the first democratically elected President of Chile since 1970.
2004 – Madrid train bombings: Simultaneous explosions on rush hour trains in Madrid, Spain, kill 191 people.
2006 – Michelle Bachelet is inaugurated as the first female president of Chile.
2009 – Winnenden school shooting: Sixteen are killed and 11 are injured before recent graduate Tim Kretschmer shoots and kills himself, leading to tightened weapons restrictions in Germany.
2010 – Economist and businessman Sebastián Piñera is sworn in as President of Chile. Aftershocks of the 2010 Pichilemu earthquake hit central Chile during the ceremony.
2011 – An earthquake measuring 9.0 in magnitude strikes 130 km (81 mi) east of Sendai, Japan, triggering a tsunami killing thousands of people. This event also triggered the second largest nuclear accident in history, and one of only two events to be classified as a Level 7 on the International Nuclear Event Scale.
2012 – A U.S. soldier kills 16 civilians in the Panjwayi District of Afghanistan near Kandahar.
2020 – The World Health Organization (WHO) declares COVID-19 virus a pandemic.
2021 – US President Joe Biden signs the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan into law.
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Published at 5:00am on Monday, March 11, 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.
President Joe Biden rally in Atlanta | WAGA-TV (Atlanta, GA)
• Biden hits out at Trump in Georgia rally: ‘He’s been sucking up to dictators all over the world’ [The Guardian (UK)]
• Trump backers push forward on recall of Wisconsin GOP leader [Politico]
• AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the March 12 presidential contests [AP News]
• Amid Criticism, Britt Seeks to Defend Her Misleading Border Comments [New York Times]
• Biden and Trump trade barbs over Laken Riley death, immigration, during dueling campaign rallies in Georgia [CBS News]
• Biden team brings in $10 million in the 24 hours after the State of the Union [NBC News]
International News Headlines
Nigeria: At least 28 escape after nearly 300 schoolchildren abducted | BBC News
Inflation vs growth: What does life look like for the average African? | DW News
• Gangs attack police stations in Haiti as Caribbean leaders call an emergency meeting Monday [AP News]
• El Salvador extends anti-gang emergency decree for 24th time. It's now been in effect for two years [Independent (UK)]
• Macron's coalition blasts far right at EU election campaign launch [France 24]
• Ukraine war is changing the global arms trade [DW News]
• US Army to help build new seaport in Philippines' Batanes Province near Taiwan [Taiwan News]
• Japan marks 13 years since quake-tsunami triggered nuclear disaster [The Mainichi]
---International Conflicts ---
Why the Houthis Control Half of Yemen - Modern Affairs | Kings and Generals
Day 745: Ukraïnian Map | Ukraine News TV
Poland's FM: NATO Troops not Unthinkable, UA Drone Strikes Caused Russia to Cease Gas Exports | Professor Gerdes Explains
Israel-Hamas war: US denies American aid air drop killed civilians in Gaza | LiveNOW from FOX
• US asked China and India for help to prevent Russia from carrying out a nuclear strike in 2022, report says [Business Insider]
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, March 10, 2024 [Institute for the Study of War]
• “NATO troops already in Ukraine”, Polish FM reveals [Euromaidan Press]
• Netanyahu’s idea for maritime corridor, Houthi leader promises more attacks on Red Sea ships [Jerusalem Post]
• Israel’s war on Gaza live: Ramadan begins under Israeli siege, attacks [AL Jazeera]
• Biden Warns Netanyahu an Assault on Rafah Would Cross ‘Red Line’ [WSJ (video/audio)] [WSJ (text archive)]
Global National: March 10, 2024 | UN says over 500k Gazans at risk of famine as Ramadan starts
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - March 10, 2024
"CBS Evening News" Full Broadcast | March 10, 2024
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - March 10 | NBC News
PBS NewsHour full episode, (March 10, 2024)
---Science, Technology, Culture, and History News Roundup---
Dark Matter Stars Might Explode & Heat up Universe | Sabine Hossenfelder
• The Sky This Week from March 8 to 15: Messier marathon 2024, take 1 [Astronomy Magazine]
• This Week's Sky at a Glance, March 8– 17 [Sky and Telescope Magazine]
The Level1 Show March 8 2024: Let Them Eat Flakes | Level1 Techs
Shut Up and Give GPUs Your Money! - DTNS 4722 | Daily Tech News Show
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On This Day
March 11th is the 70th day of the year (71st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 295 days remain until the end of the year.
Historical Events
(Please note that the Wikipedia articles often contain a bibliography and links to where you can learn more about a historical event)
222 – Alexander Severus becomes emperor of Rome, replacing his cousin, 18-year-old Elagabalus. The bodies of the assassinated emperor and his mother, Julia Soaemias, are dragged through the streets of the city and thrown into the Tiber.
1343 – Arnošt of Pardubice becomes the last Bishop of Prague (3 March 1343 O.S.), and, a year later, the first Archbishop of Prague.
1641 – Guaraní forces living in the Jesuit reductions defeat bandeirantes loyal to the Portuguese Empire at the Battle of Mbororé in present-day Panambí, Argentina.
1649 – The Frondeurs and the French sign the Peace of Rueil.
1702 – The Daily Courant, England's first national daily newspaper, is published for the first time.
1708 – Queen Anne withholds Royal Assent from the Scottish Militia Bill, the last time a British monarch vetoes legislation.
1784 – The signing of the Treaty of Mangalore brings the Second Anglo-Mysore War to an end.
1795 – The Battle of Kharda is fought between the Maratha Confederacy and the Nizam of Hyderabad, resulting in Maratha victory.
1845 – Flagstaff War: Unhappy with translational differences regarding the Treaty of Waitangi, chiefs Hone Heke, Kawiti and Māori tribe members chop down the British flagpole for a fourth time and drive settlers out of Kororareka, New Zealand.
1848 – Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine and Robert Baldwin become the first Prime Ministers of the Province of Canada to be democratically elected under a system of responsible government.
1851 – The first performance of Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi takes place in Venice.
1861 – American Civil War: The Constitution of the Confederate States of America is adopted.
1864 – The Great Sheffield Flood kills 238 people in Sheffield, England.
1872 – Construction of the Seven Sisters Colliery, South Wales, begins; it is located on one of the richest coal sources in Britain.
1879 – Shō Tai formally abdicates his position of King of Ryūkyū, under orders from Tokyo, ending the Ryukyu Kingdom.
1888 – The Great Blizzard of 1888 begins along the eastern seaboard of the United States, shutting down commerce and killing more than 400 people.
1917 – World War I: Mesopotamian campaign: Baghdad falls to Anglo-Indian forces commanded by General Frederick Stanley Maude.
1927 – In New York City, Samuel Roxy Rothafel opens the Roxy Theatre.
1941 – World War II: United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Lend-Lease Act into law, allowing American-built war supplies to be shipped to the Allies on loan.
1945 – World War II: The Imperial Japanese Navy attempts a large-scale kamikaze attack on the U.S. Pacific Fleet anchored at Ulithi atoll in Operation Tan No. 2.
1945 – World War II: The Empire of Vietnam, a short-lived Japanese puppet state, is established.
1946 – Rudolf Höss, the first commandant of Auschwitz concentration camp, is captured by British troops.
1977 – The 1977 Hanafi Siege: Around 150 hostages held in Washington, D.C., by Hanafi Muslims are set free after ambassadors from three Islamic nations join negotiations.
1978 – Coastal Road massacre: At least 37 are killed and more than 70 are wounded when Fatah hijack an Israeli bus, prompting Israel's Operation Litani.
1981 – Hundreds of students protest in the University of Pristina in Kosovo, then part of Yugoslavia, to give their province more political rights. The protests then became a nationwide movement.
1983 – Bob Hawke is appointed Prime Minister of Australia.
1985 – Mikhail Gorbachev is elected to the position of General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, making Gorbachev the USSR's de facto, and last, head of state.
1990 – Lithuania declares independence from the Soviet Union.
1990 – Patricio Aylwin is sworn in as the first democratically elected President of Chile since 1970.
2004 – Madrid train bombings: Simultaneous explosions on rush hour trains in Madrid, Spain, kill 191 people.
2006 – Michelle Bachelet is inaugurated as the first female president of Chile.
2009 – Winnenden school shooting: Sixteen are killed and 11 are injured before recent graduate Tim Kretschmer shoots and kills himself, leading to tightened weapons restrictions in Germany.
2010 – Economist and businessman Sebastián Piñera is sworn in as President of Chile. Aftershocks of the 2010 Pichilemu earthquake hit central Chile during the ceremony.
2011 – An earthquake measuring 9.0 in magnitude strikes 130 km (81 mi) east of Sendai, Japan, triggering a tsunami killing thousands of people. This event also triggered the second largest nuclear accident in history, and one of only two events to be classified as a Level 7 on the International Nuclear Event Scale.
2012 – A U.S. soldier kills 16 civilians in the Panjwayi District of Afghanistan near Kandahar.
2020 – The World Health Organization (WHO) declares COVID-19 virus a pandemic.
2021 – US President Joe Biden signs the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan into law.
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Support Macon Media
If you receive value from what Macon Media provides to the community, please consider becoming a supporter and contribute at least a dollar a month. Those who support Macon Media with at least a dollar a month receive early access to video of some events and meetings before they are made public on the website. Videos and news involving public safety are not subject to early access.
Or, if you prefer Pay Pal, try PayPal.me/MaconMedia
Published at 5:00am on Monday, March 11, 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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