Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
Afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms through the beginning of the week, while the track of Tropical Cyclone Debby determines the weather for the rest of the upcoming week. Another weak cold front drops down from the Great Lakes later in the week with a lot of uncertainty as to where Debby ends up over the Carolinas.
• Franklin Town Council Regular Meeting for August 2024 [Macon Media]
• Grace Johnson Art Collection Reception at the Macon County Public Library [Macon Media]
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Wednesday Night
Franklin Area
Today
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A chance of thunderstorms before 8pm. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 60s. Light and variable winds. The chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday
A slight chance of showers between 10am and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. The chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with highs near 90.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 60s.
Highlands Plateau
Today
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 70s. Calm winds early min the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph by midmorning. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Winds out of the east around 5 mph. The chance of rain is 20%.
Tuesday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the upper 70s. Winds out of the northeast 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. The chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s. Winds out of the northeast 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 80s. The chance of rain is 30%.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers are likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. The chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers before 8pm. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Light and variable winds. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tuesday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Winds out of the northeast 3 to 6 mph. The chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Light winds out of the northeast.
Wednesday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with highs near 90. The chance of rain is 30%.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 60s.
Nantahala Area
Today
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the east around 5 mph in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A chance of thunderstorms before 8pm. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Winds out of the east 3 to 5 mph. The chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the lower 80s. Winds out of the northeast 3 to 6 mph. The chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s. Light winds out of the northeast.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s.
Hazards
Isolated to scattered thunderstorms may develop over the area this afternoon and evening. The main threats from any storm that develops will be cloud-to-ground lightning and heavy downpours.
A tropical system may impact the western Carolinas and northeast Georgia early next week. The track this system takes as it moves northward will determine what impacts it may have on our area. Check hurricanes.gov for the latest updates on this system.
Tropical Update
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Mon Aug 5 2024
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
Active Systems:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on recently upgraded Hurricane Debby, located over the eastern Gulf of Mexico.
1. East of the Windward Islands:
A tropical wave located near the Windward Islands continues to produce disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Environmental conditions appear generally favorable for some slow development over the next week while the system moves westward at around 20 mph over the Caribbean Sea.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...low...30 percent.
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the medium range (7.2 out of 12) today with Grasses, Nettle, and Chenopods being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium range (7.2 out of 12.0).
Record Weather Events for August 5th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 93°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 2006
Lowest Temperature 45°F in Highlands in 1985
Greatest One-Day Rain 4.54 inches in Highlands in 1901
Greatest One-Day Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded on this date since record-keeping began in 1871)
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of August
Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 99°F in Franklin on 08-09-1980
Lowest Temperature 40°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 08-29-1968
Greatest Rainfall 9.68 inches in Highlands on 08-13-1940
Record Weather Events for August 5th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 105°F in Lumberton, Robeson County in 1954
Lowest Temperature 36°F in Banner Elk, Avery County in 1929
Greatest One-Day Rain.4.54 inches in Highlands, Macon County in 1901
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of August Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 110°F in Fayetteville, Cumberland County on 08-21-1983
Lowest Temperature 31°F in Banner Elk, Avery County on 08-23-1930
Greatest Rainfall 12.43 inches in Morehead City, Carteret County on 08-12-1955
Greatest Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded during August in the state)
Macon Calendar
(send your event to calendar@maconmedia.com)
Grace Johnson Art Collection Reception at the Macon County Public Library
Friday, August 16, 2024 - 4:00pm to 6:00pm in the Macon County Public Library Meeting Room - Grace Johnson Art Collection Reception & Friends of the Library Fundraiser
Grace Johnson spent much of her retirement years volunteering with the Friends of the Library—her family is exhibiting some of the art she collected throughout her career which took her to Vietnam, Korea, Germany, Grenada, Iran, as well as stateside locations. Art will be on display throughout the month of August and available for bidding to raise funds for the Friends of the Library. Refreshments will be served.
Music Lineup for Friends of the Greenway, Inc.
Frog Quarters Music Schedule (located at 573 East Main Street in Franklin)
August 2024 Schedule
8-10-24—Dave Stewart---A leader in many area Singer/Songwriters and member of many local bands, we welcome as always, Dave Stewart. He’s a little oldies, a little jazz and a lot of talent. Come here the man and his guitar.
8-17-24—Jim Corbett—New to The Frog, an Acoustic Guitarist with sounds from the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s. Jim came to us with a resume of awards won, songs recorded, places he’s played and groups of which he’s been a part. Known in the Highlands area, we welcome the artistry of Jim Corbett to The Frog.
For other Music and News follow us on Facebook at Friends of the Greenway, Inc. and Instagram at friends_of_the_greenway_inc. To find out more about the Greenway and our organization, our website is: littletennessee.org.
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---
Fascinating Transformation of Baby Chickadees From Hatch to Fledging | Lesley the Bird Nerd
Why North Carolina's Governor withdrew from Harris’ VP consideration | MSNBC
• Coalition launches to replace Mission Hospital’s ownership [Mountain Xpress]
• Brief walk with limited mobility opens eyes to ADA necessity [Sylva Herald and Ruralite]
• How they voted: NC congressional votes for the week ending Aug. 1 [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Western Carolina University breaks fundraising record with $36 million raised [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Swain County's Leibfarth medals at Paris Olympics [Smoky Mountain News]
• Great Smoky dispensary announces date for public recreational marijuana sales in Cherokee [BPR News]
---NATIONAL---
Hurricane Debby rainfall "means obliteration" for some parts of Savannah, Georgia, mayor says | CBS News
• Warren Buffett raises Berkshire cash level to record $277 billion after slashing stock holdings [CNBC]
• Evan Gershkovich, Prisoner Swaps and Hostage Diplomacy: The Big Questions [Wall Street Journal (audio podcast)]
• Why 2024’s destructive tornado season was one of the most active on record [PBS NewsHour]
• Debby becomes Category 1 hurricane as it barrels toward Florida's Gulf Coast [CBS News]
• Los Angeles County says 'care first, jails last' to Newsom's homeless encampment order [ABC News]
• A year after Maui wildfire, chronic housing shortage and pricey vacation rentals complicate recovery [AP News]
---2024 ELECTION ROUNDUP---
Highest Temperature 99°F in Franklin on 08-09-1980
Lowest Temperature 40°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station on 08-29-1968
Greatest Rainfall 9.68 inches in Highlands on 08-13-1940
Record Weather Events for August 5th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 105°F in Lumberton, Robeson County in 1954
Lowest Temperature 36°F in Banner Elk, Avery County in 1929
Greatest One-Day Rain.4.54 inches in Highlands, Macon County in 1901
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of August Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 110°F in Fayetteville, Cumberland County on 08-21-1983
Lowest Temperature 31°F in Banner Elk, Avery County on 08-23-1930
Greatest Rainfall 12.43 inches in Morehead City, Carteret County on 08-12-1955
Greatest Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded during August in the state)
Macon Calendar
(send your event to calendar@maconmedia.com)
Grace Johnson Art Collection Reception at the Macon County Public Library
Friday, August 16, 2024 - 4:00pm to 6:00pm in the Macon County Public Library Meeting Room - Grace Johnson Art Collection Reception & Friends of the Library Fundraiser
Grace Johnson spent much of her retirement years volunteering with the Friends of the Library—her family is exhibiting some of the art she collected throughout her career which took her to Vietnam, Korea, Germany, Grenada, Iran, as well as stateside locations. Art will be on display throughout the month of August and available for bidding to raise funds for the Friends of the Library. Refreshments will be served.
Music Lineup for Friends of the Greenway, Inc.
Frog Quarters Music Schedule (located at 573 East Main Street in Franklin)
August 2024 Schedule
8-10-24—Dave Stewart---A leader in many area Singer/Songwriters and member of many local bands, we welcome as always, Dave Stewart. He’s a little oldies, a little jazz and a lot of talent. Come here the man and his guitar.
8-17-24—Jim Corbett—New to The Frog, an Acoustic Guitarist with sounds from the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s. Jim came to us with a resume of awards won, songs recorded, places he’s played and groups of which he’s been a part. Known in the Highlands area, we welcome the artistry of Jim Corbett to The Frog.
For other Music and News follow us on Facebook at Friends of the Greenway, Inc. and Instagram at friends_of_the_greenway_inc. To find out more about the Greenway and our organization, our website is: littletennessee.org.
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---
Fascinating Transformation of Baby Chickadees From Hatch to Fledging | Lesley the Bird Nerd
Why North Carolina's Governor withdrew from Harris’ VP consideration | MSNBC
• Coalition launches to replace Mission Hospital’s ownership [Mountain Xpress]
• Brief walk with limited mobility opens eyes to ADA necessity [Sylva Herald and Ruralite]
• How they voted: NC congressional votes for the week ending Aug. 1 [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Western Carolina University breaks fundraising record with $36 million raised [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Swain County's Leibfarth medals at Paris Olympics [Smoky Mountain News]
• Great Smoky dispensary announces date for public recreational marijuana sales in Cherokee [BPR News]
---NATIONAL---
Hurricane Debby rainfall "means obliteration" for some parts of Savannah, Georgia, mayor says | CBS News
• Warren Buffett raises Berkshire cash level to record $277 billion after slashing stock holdings [CNBC]
• Evan Gershkovich, Prisoner Swaps and Hostage Diplomacy: The Big Questions [Wall Street Journal (audio podcast)]
• Why 2024’s destructive tornado season was one of the most active on record [PBS NewsHour]
• Debby becomes Category 1 hurricane as it barrels toward Florida's Gulf Coast [CBS News]
• Los Angeles County says 'care first, jails last' to Newsom's homeless encampment order [ABC News]
• A year after Maui wildfire, chronic housing shortage and pricey vacation rentals complicate recovery [AP News]
---2024 ELECTION ROUNDUP---
Robert Kennedy Jr. claims responsibility for dead bear found in Central Park in 2014 | WCBS-TV (New York, NY)
Panel discusses Kamala Harris' week ahead and the new state of the 2024 presidential race | Face the Nation
• JUST IN: Trump Backs Out of ABC Debate With Harris While Agreeing ‘With Fox News’ to Debate Kamala Harris [MEDIAITE]
• RFK Jr. says he dumped dead bear in Central Park a decade ago [Politico]
• Judge rejects Trump effort to dismiss 2020 election interference case [BBC News]
• Harris wins enough delegates to be Democratic presidential nominee [Courthouse News Service]
• Trump repeatedly attacks Republican Georgia Gov. Kemp at Atlanta rally [Washington Post]
• FULL: Trump speech at Atlanta rally with JD Vance [WAGA-TV (Atlanta, GA)]
International News Headlines
UK riots: Clean up begins in Bristol after night of violence | Sky News
Death toll rises as protests continue in Bangladesh | DW News
• Iran has told Arab leaders it doesn't care if attack on Israel triggers all-out war, says report [First Post]
• Bangladesh anti-government protest total death toll at least 300 [France 24]
• Hotel attacked and police injured in more clashes [BBC News]
• Yemen’s Houthis claim first attack on container ship in two weeks [Al JAzeera]
• Fueled by disinformation, far-right protesters spark new clashes with UK police in wake of knife attack [France 24]
• Heat wave causes surge in heat-related illnesses to 1,546 cases, deaths of 257,000 livestock [Yonhap News Agency]
---PRO-RUSSIAN NEWS OUTLETS---
• American jets spotted over Ukraine (VIDEO) [Russia Today]
• Russian warships in Cuba offer alternative to USA [Pravda]
• US top diplomat Blinken tells G7 that Iran, Hezbollah may attack Israel in next 24 hours [TASS: Russian News Agency]
Campaign Trial: U.S. Senate Race in TX & Presidential Candidates in GA & TN | C-SPAN
Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, August 2, 2024
Sea History | Falls of Clyde | Fireboats | Cables & Conflict | Commerce by Sea | SS United States | What's Going on With Shipping?
Washington Today (8-2-24): VP Harris gets delegate majority for nomination; unemployment rate rises | C-SPAN
Global National: Aug. 4, 2024 | Canada keeps up historic firsts in Paris
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - Aug. 4, 2024
"CBS Weekend News" Full Broadcast | Aug. 4, 2024
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - Aug. 4, 2024
PBS NewsHour live episode, (Aug. 4, 2024)
---Science, Technology, Culture, and History News Roundup---
SpaceX Returns To Flight - Deep Space Updates - August 2nd - Scotland Edition! | Scott Manley
• Is the "Blaze Star" About to Blow? You May Be the First to Know [Sky and Telescope Magazine]
• The Sky This Week from July 26 to August 2: Catch the Southern Delta Aquariids [Astronomy Magazine]
• This Week's Sky at a Glance, July 26 – August 3 [Sky and Telescope Magazine]
• Remembering David Crawford (1931–2024) [Sky and Telescope Magazine]
The Level1 Show August 2 2024: Hello... Girly? | Level1 Techs
Censorship Wolves In "Save the kids" Clothing - DTNS 4823 | Daily Tech News Show
Did Einstein Crack the Biggest Problem in Physics…and Not Know It? | World Science Festival
How the Coming Population Collapse Will Change Society Forever | Moon
The WW1 Origins Of Hitler And Churchill | The Eagle and The Lion | War Stories
---Science, Technology, Culture, and History Video Section---
Most Powerful Explosion Since the Big Bang Linked to Antimatter | Antov Petrov
The Blue Whale Might Not Be The Biggest Animal That Ever Lived | Ben G Thomas
Exploring the Last Dodge Charger Police Pursuit Vehicle with Tim Kuniskis | Jay Leno's Garage
Security Now 976: The 50 Gigabyte Privacy Bomb - Google AI Workarounds, Microsoft Recall | TWiT TV
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On This Day
August 5th is the 217th day of the year (218th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 148 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)
AD 25 – Guangwu claims the throne as Emperor of China, restoring the Han dynasty after the collapse of the short-lived Xin dynasty.
135 – Roman armies enter Betar, slaughtering thousands and ending the bar Kokhba revolt.
642 – Battle of Maserfield: Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Northumbria.
910 – The last major Danish army to raid England for nearly a century is defeated at the Battle of Tettenhall by the allied forces of Mercia and Wessex, led by King Edward the Elder and Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians.
939 – The Battle of Alhandic is fought between Ramiro II of León and Abd-ar-Rahman III at Zamora in the context of the Spanish Reconquista. The battle resulted in a victory for the Emirate of Córdoba.
1068 – Byzantine–Norman wars: Italo-Normans begin a nearly-three-year siege of Bari.
1100 – Henry I is crowned King of England in Westminster Abbey.
1278 – Spanish Reconquista: the forces of the Kingdom of Castile initiate the ultimately futile Siege of Algeciras against the Emirate of Granada.
1388 – The Battle of Otterburn, a border skirmish between the Scottish and the English in Northern England, is fought near Otterburn.
1506 – The Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeats the Crimean Khanate in the Battle of Kletsk.
1583 – Sir Humphrey Gilbert establishes the first English colony in North America, at what is now St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.
1600 – The Gowrie Conspiracy against King James VI of Scotland (later to become King James I of England) takes place.
1620 – The Mayflower departs from Southampton, England, carrying would-be settlers, on its first attempt to reach North America; it is forced to dock in Dartmouth when its companion ship, the Speedwell, springs a leak.
• [Wikipedia: Mayflower]
1689 – Beaver Wars: Fifteen hundred Iroquois attack Lachine in New France.
1716 – Austro-Turkish War (1716–1718): One-fifth of a Turkish army and the Grand Vizier are killed in the Battle of Petrovaradin.
1735 – Freedom of the press: New York Weekly Journal writer John Peter Zenger is acquitted of seditious libel against the royal governor of New York, on the basis that what he had published was true.
1763 – Pontiac's War: Battle of Bushy Run: British forces led by Henry Bouquet defeat Chief Pontiac's Indians at Bushy Run.
1781 – The Battle of Dogger Bank takes place.
1796 – The Battle of Castiglione in Napoleon's first Italian campaigns of the French Revolutionary Wars.
1816 – The British Admiralty dismisses Francis Ronalds's new invention of the first working electric telegraph as "wholly unnecessary", preferring to continue using the semaphore.
1824 – Greek War of Independence: Konstantinos Kanaris leads a Greek fleet to victory against Ottoman and Egyptian naval forces in the Battle of Samos.
1858 – Cyrus West Field and others complete the first transatlantic telegraph cable after several unsuccessful attempts. It will operate for less than a month.
1860 – Charles XV of Sweden of Sweden-Norway is crowned king of Norway in Trondheim.
1861 – American Civil War: In order to help pay for the war effort, the United States government levies the first income tax as part of the Revenue Act of 1861 (3% of all incomes over US$800; rescinded in 1872).
1861 – The United States Army abolishes flogging.
1862 – American Civil War: Battle of Baton Rouge: Along the Mississippi River near Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Confederate troops attempt to take the city, but are driven back by fire from Union gunboats.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Baton Rouge (1862)]
• [Baton Rouge August 5 1862]
• [Wikipedia: Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War]
1864 – American Civil War: The Battle of Mobile Bay begins at Mobile Bay near Mobile, Alabama, Admiral David Farragut leads a Union flotilla through Confederate defenses and seals one of the last major Southern ports.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Mobile Bay]
• [The Battle of Mobile Bay - 154th Anniversary Campfire Talk with Ranger Karlton Smith]
1874 – Japan launches its postal savings system, modeled after a similar system in the United Kingdom.
1884 – The cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty is laid on Bedloe's Island (now Liberty Island) in New York Harbor.
1888 – Bertha Benz drives from Mannheim to Pforzheim and back in the first long distance automobile trip, commemorated as the Bertha Benz Memorial Route since 2008.
1901 – Peter O'Connor sets the first IAAF recognised long jump world record of 24 ft 11.75 in (7.6137 m), a record that would stand for 20 years.
1906 – Persian Constitutional Revolution: Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar, King of Iran, agrees to convert the government to a constitutional monarchy.
1914 – World War I: The German minelayer SS Königin Luise lays a minefield about 40 miles (64 km) off the Thames Estuary (Lowestoft). She is intercepted and sunk by the British light-cruiser HMS Amphion.
1914 – World War I: The guns of Point Nepean fort at Port Phillip Heads in Victoria (Australia) fire across the bows of the Norddeutscher Lloyd steamer SS Pfalz which is attempting to leave the Port of Melbourne in ignorance of the declaration of war and she is detained; this is said to be the first Allied shot of the War.
1914 – In Cleveland, Ohio, the first electric traffic light is installed.
• [First electric traffic signal installed]
• [Early Electric Traffic Signals] (Cleveland Police Museum)
1916 – World War I: Battle of Romani: Allied forces, under the command of Archibald Murray, defeat an attacking Ottoman army under the command of Friedrich Freiherr Kress von Kressenstein, securing the Suez Canal and beginning the Ottoman retreat from the Sinai Peninsula.
1925 – Plaid Cymru is formed with the aim of disseminating knowledge of the Welsh language that is at the time in danger of dying out.
1926 – Harry Houdini performs his greatest feat, spending 91 minutes underwater in a sealed tank before escaping.
1940 – World War II: The Soviet Union formally annexes Latvia.
1944 – World War II: At least 1,104 Japanese POWs in Australia attempt to escape from a camp at Cowra, New South Wales; 545 temporarily succeed but are later either killed, commit suicide, or are recaptured.
• [Wikipedia: Cowra breakout]
• [The Prison Breakout at Cowra, Australia. Revised Edition.]
• [The Cowra Breakout- Australia at War]
1944 – World War II: Polish insurgents liberate a German labor camp (Gęsiówka) in Warsaw, freeing 348 Jewish prisoners.
1944 – World War II: The Nazis begin a week-long massacre of between 40,000 and 50,000 civilians and prisoners of war in Wola, Poland.
• [Wikipedia: Wola massacre]
• ['Hitler killed these girls’ The Shocking Wola Massacre]
• [In the footsteps of Slaughter of Wola]
1949 – In Ecuador, an earthquake destroys 50 towns and kills more than 6,000.
1957 – American Bandstand, a show dedicated to the teenage "baby-boomers" by playing the songs and showing popular dances of the time, debuts on the ABC television network.
1960 – Burkina Faso, then known as Upper Volta, becomes independent from France.
1962 – Apartheid: Nelson Mandela is jailed. He would not be released until 1990.
1962 – American actress Marilyn Monroe is found dead at her home from a drug overdose.
1963 – Cold War: The United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union sign the Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.
1964 – Vietnam War: Operation Pierce Arrow: American aircraft from carriers USS Ticonderoga and USS Constellation bomb North Vietnam in retaliation for strikes against U.S. destroyers in the Gulf of Tonkin.
• [Wikipedia: Operation Pierce Arrow]
1965 – The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 begins as Pakistani soldiers cross the Line of Control dressed as locals.
1969 – The Lonesome Cowboys police raid occurs in Atlanta, Georgia, leading to the creation of the Georgia Gay Liberation Front.
1971 – The first Pacific Islands Forum (then known as the "South Pacific Forum") is held in Wellington, New Zealand, with the aim of enhancing cooperation between the independent countries of the Pacific Ocean.
1973 – Mars 6 is launched from the USSR.
1974 – Vietnam War: The U.S. Congress places a $1 billion limit on military aid to South Vietnam.
1974 – Watergate scandal: President Richard Nixon, under orders of the US Supreme Court, releases the "Smoking Gun" tape, recorded on June 23,
1972, clearly revealing his actions in covering up and interfering investigations into the break-in. His political support vanishes completely.
1979 – In Afghanistan, Maoists undertake the Bala Hissar uprising against the Leninist government.
1981 – President Ronald Reagan fires 11,359 striking air-traffic controllers who ignored his order for them to return to work.
• [Reagan fires 11,000 striking air traffic controllers, Aug. 5, 1981]
• [Remarks and Q & A with reporters on the Air Traffic Controllers (PATCO) strike]
• [PATCO Strike of 1981: President Reagan Dismisses 11,345 Air Traffic Controllers]
1984 – A Biman Bangladesh Airlines Fokker F27 Friendship crashes on approach to Zia International Airport, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, killing all 49 people on board.
1995 – Yugoslav Wars: The city of Knin, Croatia, a significant Serb stronghold, is captured by Croatian forces during Operation Storm. The date is celebrated in Croatia as Victory Day.
2003 – A car bomb explodes in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta outside the Marriott Hotel killing 12 and injuring 150.
2010 – The Copiapó mining accident occurs, trapping 33 Chilean miners approximately 2,300 ft (700 m) below the ground for 69 days.
2010 – Ten members of International Assistance Mission Nuristan Eye Camp team are killed by persons unknown in Kuran wa Munjan District of Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan.
2012 – The Wisconsin Sikh temple shooting took place in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, killing six victims; the perpetrator committed suicide after being wounded by police.
2015 – The Environmental Protection Agency at Gold King Mine waste water spill releases three million gallons of heavy metal toxin tailings and waste water into the Animas River in Colorado.
2019 – Revocation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir (state) occurred and the state was bifurcated into two union territories viz Jammu and Kashmir (union territory) and Ladakh.
2020 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends the 'Bhoomi Pujan' or land worship ceremony in Ayodhya, laid the foundation stone of Rama Mandir in Ayodhya after Supreme Court rules verdict in favor of building the temple on the disputed land of Ayodhya; Pakistan retaliates by calling it 'Black Day'.
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Published at 5:00am on Monday, August 05, 2024
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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On This Day
August 5th is the 217th day of the year (218th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 148 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)
AD 25 – Guangwu claims the throne as Emperor of China, restoring the Han dynasty after the collapse of the short-lived Xin dynasty.
135 – Roman armies enter Betar, slaughtering thousands and ending the bar Kokhba revolt.
642 – Battle of Maserfield: Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Northumbria.
910 – The last major Danish army to raid England for nearly a century is defeated at the Battle of Tettenhall by the allied forces of Mercia and Wessex, led by King Edward the Elder and Æthelred, Lord of the Mercians.
939 – The Battle of Alhandic is fought between Ramiro II of León and Abd-ar-Rahman III at Zamora in the context of the Spanish Reconquista. The battle resulted in a victory for the Emirate of Córdoba.
1068 – Byzantine–Norman wars: Italo-Normans begin a nearly-three-year siege of Bari.
1100 – Henry I is crowned King of England in Westminster Abbey.
1278 – Spanish Reconquista: the forces of the Kingdom of Castile initiate the ultimately futile Siege of Algeciras against the Emirate of Granada.
1388 – The Battle of Otterburn, a border skirmish between the Scottish and the English in Northern England, is fought near Otterburn.
1506 – The Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeats the Crimean Khanate in the Battle of Kletsk.
1583 – Sir Humphrey Gilbert establishes the first English colony in North America, at what is now St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.
1600 – The Gowrie Conspiracy against King James VI of Scotland (later to become King James I of England) takes place.
1620 – The Mayflower departs from Southampton, England, carrying would-be settlers, on its first attempt to reach North America; it is forced to dock in Dartmouth when its companion ship, the Speedwell, springs a leak.
• [Wikipedia: Mayflower]
1689 – Beaver Wars: Fifteen hundred Iroquois attack Lachine in New France.
1716 – Austro-Turkish War (1716–1718): One-fifth of a Turkish army and the Grand Vizier are killed in the Battle of Petrovaradin.
1735 – Freedom of the press: New York Weekly Journal writer John Peter Zenger is acquitted of seditious libel against the royal governor of New York, on the basis that what he had published was true.
1763 – Pontiac's War: Battle of Bushy Run: British forces led by Henry Bouquet defeat Chief Pontiac's Indians at Bushy Run.
1781 – The Battle of Dogger Bank takes place.
1796 – The Battle of Castiglione in Napoleon's first Italian campaigns of the French Revolutionary Wars.
1816 – The British Admiralty dismisses Francis Ronalds's new invention of the first working electric telegraph as "wholly unnecessary", preferring to continue using the semaphore.
1824 – Greek War of Independence: Konstantinos Kanaris leads a Greek fleet to victory against Ottoman and Egyptian naval forces in the Battle of Samos.
1858 – Cyrus West Field and others complete the first transatlantic telegraph cable after several unsuccessful attempts. It will operate for less than a month.
1860 – Charles XV of Sweden of Sweden-Norway is crowned king of Norway in Trondheim.
1861 – American Civil War: In order to help pay for the war effort, the United States government levies the first income tax as part of the Revenue Act of 1861 (3% of all incomes over US$800; rescinded in 1872).
1861 – The United States Army abolishes flogging.
1862 – American Civil War: Battle of Baton Rouge: Along the Mississippi River near Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Confederate troops attempt to take the city, but are driven back by fire from Union gunboats.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Baton Rouge (1862)]
• [Baton Rouge August 5 1862]
• [Wikipedia: Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War]
1864 – American Civil War: The Battle of Mobile Bay begins at Mobile Bay near Mobile, Alabama, Admiral David Farragut leads a Union flotilla through Confederate defenses and seals one of the last major Southern ports.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Mobile Bay]
• [The Battle of Mobile Bay - 154th Anniversary Campfire Talk with Ranger Karlton Smith]
1874 – Japan launches its postal savings system, modeled after a similar system in the United Kingdom.
1884 – The cornerstone for the Statue of Liberty is laid on Bedloe's Island (now Liberty Island) in New York Harbor.
1888 – Bertha Benz drives from Mannheim to Pforzheim and back in the first long distance automobile trip, commemorated as the Bertha Benz Memorial Route since 2008.
1901 – Peter O'Connor sets the first IAAF recognised long jump world record of 24 ft 11.75 in (7.6137 m), a record that would stand for 20 years.
1906 – Persian Constitutional Revolution: Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar, King of Iran, agrees to convert the government to a constitutional monarchy.
1914 – World War I: The German minelayer SS Königin Luise lays a minefield about 40 miles (64 km) off the Thames Estuary (Lowestoft). She is intercepted and sunk by the British light-cruiser HMS Amphion.
1914 – World War I: The guns of Point Nepean fort at Port Phillip Heads in Victoria (Australia) fire across the bows of the Norddeutscher Lloyd steamer SS Pfalz which is attempting to leave the Port of Melbourne in ignorance of the declaration of war and she is detained; this is said to be the first Allied shot of the War.
1914 – In Cleveland, Ohio, the first electric traffic light is installed.
• [First electric traffic signal installed]
• [Early Electric Traffic Signals] (Cleveland Police Museum)
1916 – World War I: Battle of Romani: Allied forces, under the command of Archibald Murray, defeat an attacking Ottoman army under the command of Friedrich Freiherr Kress von Kressenstein, securing the Suez Canal and beginning the Ottoman retreat from the Sinai Peninsula.
1925 – Plaid Cymru is formed with the aim of disseminating knowledge of the Welsh language that is at the time in danger of dying out.
1926 – Harry Houdini performs his greatest feat, spending 91 minutes underwater in a sealed tank before escaping.
1940 – World War II: The Soviet Union formally annexes Latvia.
1944 – World War II: At least 1,104 Japanese POWs in Australia attempt to escape from a camp at Cowra, New South Wales; 545 temporarily succeed but are later either killed, commit suicide, or are recaptured.
• [Wikipedia: Cowra breakout]
• [The Prison Breakout at Cowra, Australia. Revised Edition.]
• [The Cowra Breakout- Australia at War]
1944 – World War II: Polish insurgents liberate a German labor camp (Gęsiówka) in Warsaw, freeing 348 Jewish prisoners.
1944 – World War II: The Nazis begin a week-long massacre of between 40,000 and 50,000 civilians and prisoners of war in Wola, Poland.
• [Wikipedia: Wola massacre]
• ['Hitler killed these girls’ The Shocking Wola Massacre]
• [In the footsteps of Slaughter of Wola]
1949 – In Ecuador, an earthquake destroys 50 towns and kills more than 6,000.
1957 – American Bandstand, a show dedicated to the teenage "baby-boomers" by playing the songs and showing popular dances of the time, debuts on the ABC television network.
1960 – Burkina Faso, then known as Upper Volta, becomes independent from France.
1962 – Apartheid: Nelson Mandela is jailed. He would not be released until 1990.
1962 – American actress Marilyn Monroe is found dead at her home from a drug overdose.
1963 – Cold War: The United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union sign the Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.
1964 – Vietnam War: Operation Pierce Arrow: American aircraft from carriers USS Ticonderoga and USS Constellation bomb North Vietnam in retaliation for strikes against U.S. destroyers in the Gulf of Tonkin.
• [Wikipedia: Operation Pierce Arrow]
1965 – The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 begins as Pakistani soldiers cross the Line of Control dressed as locals.
1969 – The Lonesome Cowboys police raid occurs in Atlanta, Georgia, leading to the creation of the Georgia Gay Liberation Front.
1971 – The first Pacific Islands Forum (then known as the "South Pacific Forum") is held in Wellington, New Zealand, with the aim of enhancing cooperation between the independent countries of the Pacific Ocean.
1973 – Mars 6 is launched from the USSR.
1974 – Vietnam War: The U.S. Congress places a $1 billion limit on military aid to South Vietnam.
1974 – Watergate scandal: President Richard Nixon, under orders of the US Supreme Court, releases the "Smoking Gun" tape, recorded on June 23,
1972, clearly revealing his actions in covering up and interfering investigations into the break-in. His political support vanishes completely.
1979 – In Afghanistan, Maoists undertake the Bala Hissar uprising against the Leninist government.
1981 – President Ronald Reagan fires 11,359 striking air-traffic controllers who ignored his order for them to return to work.
• [Reagan fires 11,000 striking air traffic controllers, Aug. 5, 1981]
• [Remarks and Q & A with reporters on the Air Traffic Controllers (PATCO) strike]
• [PATCO Strike of 1981: President Reagan Dismisses 11,345 Air Traffic Controllers]
1984 – A Biman Bangladesh Airlines Fokker F27 Friendship crashes on approach to Zia International Airport, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, killing all 49 people on board.
1995 – Yugoslav Wars: The city of Knin, Croatia, a significant Serb stronghold, is captured by Croatian forces during Operation Storm. The date is celebrated in Croatia as Victory Day.
2003 – A car bomb explodes in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta outside the Marriott Hotel killing 12 and injuring 150.
2010 – The Copiapó mining accident occurs, trapping 33 Chilean miners approximately 2,300 ft (700 m) below the ground for 69 days.
2010 – Ten members of International Assistance Mission Nuristan Eye Camp team are killed by persons unknown in Kuran wa Munjan District of Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan.
2012 – The Wisconsin Sikh temple shooting took place in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, killing six victims; the perpetrator committed suicide after being wounded by police.
2015 – The Environmental Protection Agency at Gold King Mine waste water spill releases three million gallons of heavy metal toxin tailings and waste water into the Animas River in Colorado.
2019 – Revocation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir (state) occurred and the state was bifurcated into two union territories viz Jammu and Kashmir (union territory) and Ladakh.
2020 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends the 'Bhoomi Pujan' or land worship ceremony in Ayodhya, laid the foundation stone of Rama Mandir in Ayodhya after Supreme Court rules verdict in favor of building the temple on the disputed land of Ayodhya; Pakistan retaliates by calling it 'Black Day'.
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Published at 5:00am on Monday, August 05, 2024
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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