Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
Tropical Cyclone Debby is expected to slowly move north across the South Carolina Coast tonight to near Fayetteville Thursday evening. Considerable rainfall is expected roughly along and east of Interstate 77 on Thursday and Thursday night. The remnants of Debby are expected to eventually move north of our area on Friday with drier high pressure spreading over the region in its wake through the weekend.
• Angel Medical Center CEO Column 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 Saturday Night
Franklin Area
Today
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid 80s. Calm winds early in the morning increasing to come out of the north 5 to 10 mph by midmorning. The chance of rain is 30%.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 5am, then a slight chance of showers. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 60s. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 7 mph. The chance of rain is 30%.
Friday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with highs near 90. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 7 mph. The chance of rain is 30%.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph becoming calm before midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with highs in the upper 80s.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 60.
Highlands Plateau
Today
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-to-upper 70s. Winds out of the north around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. The chance of rain is 40%.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11pm. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 80s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. The chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Mostly clear, with lows around 60. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with highs near 80.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with lows around 60.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid 80s. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph. The chance of rain is 30%.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 10pm. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the upper 60s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 80s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 60s. Winds out of the northwest 3 to 5 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with highs in the upper 80s.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the lower 60s.
Nantahala Area
Today
A slight chance of showers between 11am and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs near 80. Winds out of the northeast 5 to 10 mph. The chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Winds out of the north 5 to 10 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
A slight chance of showers between 1pm and 2pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 80s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph. The chance of rain is 20%.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 60. Winds out of the north 3 to 6 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with highs near 80.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the upper 50s.
Hazards
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
Tropical Update
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Thu Aug 8 2024
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
Active Systems:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical Storm Debby, located on the coast of South Carolina.
1. Near the Lesser and Greater Antilles:
An area of low pressure could form in the central or western tropical Atlantic Ocean early next week. Some development of this system is possible while it approaches the Lesser Antilles during the early to middle part of next week and moves generally west-northwestward toward the Greater Antilles thereafter.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...low...20 percent.
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the low range (0.2 out of 12) today with Grasses, Nettle, and Chenopods being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low-medium range (4.5 out of 12.0).
Record Weather Events for August 8th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 98°F in Franklin in 1980
Lowest Temperature 44°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1948
Greatest One-Day Rain 3.03 inches in Highlands in 2020
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
Greatest Snowfall snowfall has not been recorded during August in Macon County)
Record Weather Events for August 8th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 106°F in Dobbins Heights, Richmond County in 2007
Lowest Temperature 40°F in Banner Elk, Avery County in 1948
Greatest One-Day Rain.5.63 inches in Rosman, Transylvania County in 1961
Greatest One-Day Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded on this date since 1872)
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---
Price gouging concerns rise as Debby approaches North Carolina | WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)
Gov. Roy Cooper gives Debby update | WYFF-TV (Greenville, SC)
• Angel Medical Center CEO Column for August 2024 [Macon Media]
• North Carolina investigating Elon Musk's new pro-Trump PAC [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Sen. JD Vance joins Harris, Walz in postponing Raleigh, NC stop due to tropical storm [Raleigh News and Observer]
• President Biden approves emergency declaration for North Carolina ahead of Debby [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Hundreds rally at Mission Hospital to support nurses in contract negotiation battle with HCA [BPR News]
• Recreational marijuana coming next month: Cherokee announces adult-use cannabis date [Smoky Mountain News]
---NATIONAL---
Astronauts stuck on Space Station could be there until February | NBC News
COVID-19, Flu, and RSV: A 2024 Update from the CDC | American Medical Association
The Underwater Battle for Fiber-Optic Supremacy (US vs China) | WSJ
Why was Southern California's earthquake impact so widespread? | The Answer | KOVR-TV (Stockton, CA)
• US abortion numbers have risen slightly since Roe was overturned, study finds [Courthouse News Service]
• Tropical Storm Debby to move over soggy South Carolina coast, drop more rain before heading north [AP News]
• Romanian oligarch hired Hunter Biden to influence US policy, special counsel says [ABC News]
• US judge describes how Google built and defended illegal search monopoly [Reuters (via Yahoo Finance)]
• 2 Tucson men pleaded guilty to conspiring to join, provide material support to ISIS [Arizone Republic (via Yahoo News)]
• Jan. 6 rioter taken into custody after threatening posts targeting Justice Barrett, AG Garland [ABC News]
---2024 ELECTION ROUNDUP---
Who Is Tim Walz? Why Harris Picked Minnesota Governor as VP Running Mate | WSJ
Biden concerned over peaceful transition, 2024 campaigns enlist influencers, more | America Decides | CBS News
POLITICO reporter breaks down the GOP’s plan of attack in the presidential race | ABC News
• Vance runs a Swift Boat attack against Walz’s military service [Politico]
• 'I am speaking now': Harris rally in Michigan interrupted by pro-Palestinian protesters [NBC News]
• Despite new criticism, Trump told Walz in 2020 he was 'very happy' with his handling of George Floyd protests [ABC News]
• Tim Walz’s and JD Vance’s Personal Finances Couldn’t Be More Different [Wall Street Journal]
• Harris and Walz say they’re ‘joyful warriors,’ narrowly avoid confrontation with Vance on tarmac [AP NEWS]
• Colorado elections manager felt ‘leery’ as apparent new hire copied voting machine data [Courthouse News Service]
International News Headlines
Muhammad Yunus, Bangladesh's new interim leader, appeals for calm ahead of swearing in | DW News
Ukrainian special forces launch daring operation in the Black Sea | Military Mind | TVP World
How America Makes Ukraine’s Most Important Weapons | Business Insider Marathon
• The real story of the news website accused of fuelling riots [BBC News]
• UK: Huge anti-racism protests follow violent unrest [DW News]
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 7, 2024 [Institute for the Study of War]
• Three Taylor Swift concerts cancelled in Vienna over fears of extremist attack [France 24]
• How Bangladesh’s ‘Gen Z’ protests brought down PM Sheikh Hasina [Al Jazeera]
• Israel vows to kill new Hamas political leader, Yahya Sinwar [Africa News ]
• Netanyahu warns of proactive attack as Tehran speaks of Israel’s annihilation [Jerusalem Post]
---PRO-RUSSIAN NEWS OUTLETS---
• EU hails incursion into Russia as Ukraine’s right to ‘self-defense’ [Russia Today]
• Ukraine conducts large-scale attack on Russia. Heavy fighting underway [Pravda]
• Medvedev calls for crushing enemy, learning lessons from developments in Kursk Region [TASS: Russian News Agency]
The Ultimate Stealth Ship...Why Don't We Have More of Them? | What's Going on With Shipping?
Washington Today (8-7-24): VP Harris/Gov. Waltz & Sen. Vance hold dueling campaign events in MI & WI | C-SPAN
Global National: Aug. 7, 2024 | Taylor Swift's Vienna concerts cancelled after terror plot arrests
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - Aug. 7, 2024
"CBS Evening News" Full Broadcast | Aug. 7, 2024
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - Aug. 7, 2024
PBS NewsHour live episode, (Aug. 7, 2024)
---Science, Technology, Culture, and History News Roundup---
Antimatter Anomaly on the ISS Explained With Dark Matter Fireballs | Anton Petrov
• Is the "Blaze Star" About to Blow? You May Be the First to Know [Sky and Telescope Magazine]
• The Sky This Week from August 2 to 9: The Moon meets Venus [Astronomy Magazine]
• This Week's Sky at a Glance, August 2 – 11 [Sky and Telescope Magazine]
• Neutron Stars Might Be Squishy Inside [Sky and Telescope Magazine]
The Level1 Show August 7 2024: Intel Annihilation | Level1 Techs
Borderlands Goes Hollywood – DTNS 4827 | Daily Tech News Show
Week 310 - Mokusatsu! - WW2 - August 3, 1945 | World War Two
The Clever Way to Count Tanks | Numberphile
On This Day
August 8th is the 220th day of the year (221st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 145 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)
870 – Treaty of Meerssen: King Louis the German and his half-brother Charles the Bald partition the Middle Frankish Kingdom into two larger east and west divisions.
1220 – Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula.
1264 – Mudéjar revolt: Muslim rebel forces took the Alcázar of Jerez de la Frontera after defeating the Castilian garrison.
1503 – King James IV of Scotland marries Margaret Tudor, daughter of King Henry VII of England at Holyrood Abbey in Edinburgh, Scotland.
1509 – Krishnadeva Raya is crowned Emperor of Vijayanagara at Chittoor.
1576 – The cornerstone for Tycho Brahe's Uraniborg observatory is laid on the island of Hven.
1585 – John Davis enters Cumberland Sound in search of the Northwest Passage.
1588 – Anglo-Spanish War: Battle of Gravelines: The naval engagement ends, ending the Spanish Armada's attempt to invade England.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Gravelines]
• [Battlefield Britain - Spanish Armada]
• [The Epic Failure of the Spanish Armada I PIRATES]
• [Wikipedia: Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)]
• [Spanish Armada / Battle Speech-Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)] (Dramatization)
1605 – The city of Oulu, Finland, is founded by Charles IX of Sweden.
1647 – The Irish Confederate Wars and Wars of the Three Kingdoms: Battle of Dungan's Hill: English Parliamentary forces defeat Irish forces.
1648 – Mehmed IV (1648–1687) succeeds Ibrahim I (1640–1648) as Ottoman Emperor.
1709 – Bartolomeu de Gusmão demonstrates the lifting power of hot air in an audience before the king of Portugal in Lisbon, Portugal.
1786 – Mont Blanc on the French-Italian border is climbed for the first time by Jacques Balmat and Dr. Michel-Gabriel Paccard.
1794 – Joseph Whidbey leads an expedition to search for the Northwest Passage near Juneau, Alaska.
1831 – Four hundred Shawnee people agree to relinquish their lands in Ohio in exchange for land west of the Mississippi River in the Treaty of Wapakoneta.
1844 – The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, headed by Brigham Young, is reaffirmed as the leading body of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).
1863 – American Civil War: Following his defeat in the Battle of Gettysburg, General Robert E. Lee sends a letter of resignation to Confederate President Jefferson Davis (which is refused upon receipt).
• [Robert E. Lee offers resignation as commander of the Confederate army]
Camp Orange, August 8, 1863
His Excellency Jefferson Davis,
President of the Confederate States
Mr. President,
Your letters of July 28 and August 2 have been received, and I have waited for a leisure hour to reply, but I fear that will never come. I am extremely obliged to you for the attention given to the wants of this army, and the efforts made to supply them. Our absentees are returning, and I hope the earnest and beautiful appeal may stir up the virtue of the whole people; and that they may see their duty and perform it. Nothing is wanted but their fortitude should equal their bravery to insure the success of our cause. We must expect reverses, even defeats. They are sent to teach us wisdom and prudence, to call forth greater energies and to prevent our falling into greater disasters. Our people have only to be true and united, to bear manfully the misfortunes incident to war, and all will come right in the end.
I know how prone we are to censure and how ready to blame others for the non-fulfillment of our expectations. This is unbecoming in a generous people, and I grieve to see its expression. The general remedy for the want of success in a military commander is his removal. This is natural, and in many instances, proper. For, no matter what may be the ability of the officer, if he loses the confidence of his troops disaster must sooner or later ensue.
I have been prompted by these reflections more than once since my return from Pennsylvania to propose to Your Excellency the propriety of selecting another commander for this army. I have seen and heard of expression of discontent in the public journals at the result of the expedition. I do not know how far this feeling exends in the army. My brother officers have been too kind to report it, and so far the troops have been too generous to exhibit it. It is fair, however, to suppose that it it does exist, and success is so necessary to us that nothing should be risked to secure it. I therefore, in all sincerity, request Your Excellency to take measures to supply my place. I do this with the more earnestness because no one is more aware than myself of my inability for the duties of my position. I cannot even accomplish what I myself desire. How can I fulfill the expectations of others? In addition I sensibly feel the growing failure of my bodily strength. I have not yet recovered from the attack I experienced the past spring. I am becoming more and more incapable of exertion, and am thus prevented from making the personal examinations and giving the personal supervision to the operations of the field which I feel to be necessary. I am so dull that in making use of the eyes of others I am frequently misled. Everything, therefore, points to the advantages to be derived from a new commander, and I the more anxiously urge the matter upon Your Excellency from my belief that a younger and abler man than myself can readily be attained. I know that he will have as gallant and brave an army as ever existed to second his efforts, and it would be the happiest day of my life to see at its head a worthy leader -- one that would accomplish more than I could perform and all that I have wished. I hope Your Excellency will attribute my request to the true reason, the desire to serve my country, and to do all in my power to insure the success of her righteous cause.
I have no complaints to make of any one but myself. I have received nothing but kindness from those above me, and the most considerate attention from my comrades and companions in arms. To Your Excellency I am specially indebted for uniform kindness and consideration. You have done everything in your power to aid me in the work committed to my charge, without omitting anything to promote the general welfare. I pray that your efforts may at length be crowned with success, and that you may long live to enjoy the thanks of grateful people.
With sentiments of great esteem, I am, very respectfully and truly, yours,
R.E. Lee,
General
1870 – The Republic of Ploiești, a failed Radical-Liberal rising against Domnitor Carol of Romania.
1876 – Thomas Edison receives a patent for his mimeograph.
1903 – Black Saturday occurs, killing 12 in a stadium collapse in Philadelphia.
1908 – Wilbur Wright makes his first flight at a racecourse at Le Mans, France. It is the Wright Brothers' first public flight.
• [Wilbur Wright Flying at Hunaudieres Race Course, Le Mans, France, August 1908] (Photograph)
• [Wilbur Wright at Le Mans, France (1908)]
• [Wright Brothers' Flight at Le Mans (1908)] (silent video)
1918 – World War I: The Battle of Amiens begins a string of almost continuous Allied victories with a push through the German front lines (Hundred Days Offensive).
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Amiens (1918)]
• [The Black Day Of The German Army - The Battle of Amiens I THE GREAT WAR Week 211 ]
• [BBC 100 Days to Victory-Spring Offensive]
1919 – The Anglo-Afghan Treaty of 1919 is signed. It establishes peaceful relations between Afghanistan and the UK, and confirms the Durand line as the mutual border. In return, the UK is no longer obligated to subsidize the Afghan government.
1929 – The German airship Graf Zeppelin begins a round-the-world flight.
1940 – The "Aufbau Ost" directive is signed by Wilhelm Keitel.
• [Wikipedia: Aufbau Ost (1940)]
1942 – Quit India Movement is launched in India against the British rule in response to Mohandas Gandhi's call for swaraj or complete independence. 1945 – The London Charter (also called the Nuremberg Charter) is signed by France, the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union and the United States, establishing the laws and procedures for the Nuremberg trials.
• [Wikipedia: Nuremberg Charter]
• [Wikipedia: Nuremberg trials]
1946 – First flight of the Convair B-36, the world's first mass-produced nuclear weapon delivery vehicle, the heaviest mass-produced piston-engined aircraft, with the longest wingspan of any military aircraft, and the first bomber with intercontinental range.
• [Wikipedia: Convair B-36 Peacemaker]
• [Discovery Wings Great Planes - Convair B 36 Peacemaker]
• [The Plane That Threatened The World With Nuclear War | Story of the Convair B-36 | Timeline]
1963 – Great Train Robbery: In England, a gang of 15 train robbers steal £2.6 million in bank notes.
• [Wikipedia: Great Train Robbery (1963)]
• [The Big Mystery Behind the Great Train Robbery May Finally Have Been Solved] (Smithsonian Magazine)
• [The Real Story Behind Britain's Most Notorious Train Robbery | The Great Train Robbery | Timeline]
• [The Great Train Robbery (p1) (2013)] (Dramatization)
• [The Great Train Robbery (p2) (2013)] (Dramatization)
1963 – The Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU), the current ruling party of Zimbabwe, is formed by a split from the Zimbabwe African People's Union.
1967 – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is founded by Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.
1969 – At a zebra crossing in London, photographer Iain Macmillan takes the iconic photo that becomes the cover image of the Beatles' album Abbey Road.
• [The story behind The Beatles’ Abbey Road album cover]
1973 – Kim Dae-jung, a South Korean politician and later president of South Korea, is kidnapped.
1974 – President Richard Nixon, in a nationwide television address, announces his resignation from the office of the President of the United States effective noon the next day.
• [Wikipedia: Richard Nixon's resignation speech]
• [CBS News vault: 1974 Nixon resignation]
• [Document for August 9th: Richard M. Nixon’s Resignation Letter, 08/09/1974]
1988 – The 8888 Uprising begins in Rangoon (Yangon), Burma (Myanmar). Led by students, hundreds of thousands join in nationwide protests against the one-party regime. On September 18, the demonstrations end in a military crackdown, killing thousands.
1988 – The first night baseball game in the history of Chicago's Wrigley Field (game was rained out in the fourth inning).
1988 – Rap group N.W.A release their debut studio album Straight Outta Compton.
1989 – Space Shuttle program: STS-28 Mission: Space Shuttle Columbia takes off on a secret five-day military mission.
• [CBS News Coverage STS-28 Launch]
• [Wikipedia: STS-28]
1990 – Iraq occupies Kuwait and the state is annexed to Iraq. This would lead to the Gulf War shortly afterward.
1991 – The Warsaw radio mast, at one time the tallest construction ever built, collapses.
1993 – The 7.8 Mw Guam earthquake shakes the island with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), causing around $250 million in damage and injuring up to 71 people.
1998 – Iranian consulate in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan is raided by Taliban leading to the deaths of ten Iranian diplomats and a journalist.
2000 – Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley is raised to the surface after 136 years on the ocean floor and 30 years after its discovery by undersea explorer E. Lee Spence.
• [Wikipedia: H. L. Hunley (submarine)]
• [History's Mysteries - Raise The Hunley]
• [A Walk Through the H.L. Hunley Submarine museum]
• [Museum Website]
• [Wikipedia Bio: E. Lee Spence]
2007 – An EF2 tornado touches down in Kings County and Richmond County, New York, the most powerful tornado in New York to date and the first in Brooklyn since 1889.
• [Wikipedia: 2007 Brooklyn tornado]
• [bay ridge brooklyn tornado unedited]
• [Brooklyn Becomes Tornado Alley]
• [Radar Loop]
2008 – A EuroCity express train en route from Kraków, Poland to Prague, Czech Republic strikes a part of a motorway bridge that had fallen onto the railroad track near Studénka railway station in the Czech Republic and derails, killing eight people and injuring 64 others.
2008 – The 29th modern summer Olympic Games took place in Beijing, China until August 24.
• [Wikipedia: 2008 Summer Olympics]
• [Full Opening Ceremony from Beijing 2008]
• [Yao Ming and heroic child lead Chinese delegation into Beijing opening ceremony | NBC Sports]
2010 – China Floods: A mudslide in Zhugqu County, Gansu, China, kills more than 1,400 people.
2013 – A suicide bombing at a funeral in the Pakistani city of Quetta kills at least 31 people.
2015 – Eight people are killed in a shooting in Harris County, Texas.
2016 – Terrorists attack a government hospital in Quetta, Pakistan with a suicide blast and shooting, killing between 70 and 94 people, and injuring around 130 others.
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Published at 5:00am on Wednesday, August 08, 2024
Author: Bobby Coggins
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• 'I am speaking now': Harris rally in Michigan interrupted by pro-Palestinian protesters [NBC News]
• Despite new criticism, Trump told Walz in 2020 he was 'very happy' with his handling of George Floyd protests [ABC News]
• Tim Walz’s and JD Vance’s Personal Finances Couldn’t Be More Different [Wall Street Journal]
• Harris and Walz say they’re ‘joyful warriors,’ narrowly avoid confrontation with Vance on tarmac [AP NEWS]
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International News Headlines
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• The real story of the news website accused of fuelling riots [BBC News]
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On This Day
August 8th is the 220th day of the year (221st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 145 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)
870 – Treaty of Meerssen: King Louis the German and his half-brother Charles the Bald partition the Middle Frankish Kingdom into two larger east and west divisions.
1220 – Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula.
1264 – Mudéjar revolt: Muslim rebel forces took the Alcázar of Jerez de la Frontera after defeating the Castilian garrison.
1503 – King James IV of Scotland marries Margaret Tudor, daughter of King Henry VII of England at Holyrood Abbey in Edinburgh, Scotland.
1509 – Krishnadeva Raya is crowned Emperor of Vijayanagara at Chittoor.
1576 – The cornerstone for Tycho Brahe's Uraniborg observatory is laid on the island of Hven.
1585 – John Davis enters Cumberland Sound in search of the Northwest Passage.
1588 – Anglo-Spanish War: Battle of Gravelines: The naval engagement ends, ending the Spanish Armada's attempt to invade England.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Gravelines]
• [Battlefield Britain - Spanish Armada]
• [The Epic Failure of the Spanish Armada I PIRATES]
• [Wikipedia: Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)]
• [Spanish Armada / Battle Speech-Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007)] (Dramatization)
1605 – The city of Oulu, Finland, is founded by Charles IX of Sweden.
1647 – The Irish Confederate Wars and Wars of the Three Kingdoms: Battle of Dungan's Hill: English Parliamentary forces defeat Irish forces.
1648 – Mehmed IV (1648–1687) succeeds Ibrahim I (1640–1648) as Ottoman Emperor.
1709 – Bartolomeu de Gusmão demonstrates the lifting power of hot air in an audience before the king of Portugal in Lisbon, Portugal.
1786 – Mont Blanc on the French-Italian border is climbed for the first time by Jacques Balmat and Dr. Michel-Gabriel Paccard.
1794 – Joseph Whidbey leads an expedition to search for the Northwest Passage near Juneau, Alaska.
1831 – Four hundred Shawnee people agree to relinquish their lands in Ohio in exchange for land west of the Mississippi River in the Treaty of Wapakoneta.
1844 – The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, headed by Brigham Young, is reaffirmed as the leading body of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).
1863 – American Civil War: Following his defeat in the Battle of Gettysburg, General Robert E. Lee sends a letter of resignation to Confederate President Jefferson Davis (which is refused upon receipt).
• [Robert E. Lee offers resignation as commander of the Confederate army]
Camp Orange, August 8, 1863
His Excellency Jefferson Davis,
President of the Confederate States
Mr. President,
Your letters of July 28 and August 2 have been received, and I have waited for a leisure hour to reply, but I fear that will never come. I am extremely obliged to you for the attention given to the wants of this army, and the efforts made to supply them. Our absentees are returning, and I hope the earnest and beautiful appeal may stir up the virtue of the whole people; and that they may see their duty and perform it. Nothing is wanted but their fortitude should equal their bravery to insure the success of our cause. We must expect reverses, even defeats. They are sent to teach us wisdom and prudence, to call forth greater energies and to prevent our falling into greater disasters. Our people have only to be true and united, to bear manfully the misfortunes incident to war, and all will come right in the end.
I know how prone we are to censure and how ready to blame others for the non-fulfillment of our expectations. This is unbecoming in a generous people, and I grieve to see its expression. The general remedy for the want of success in a military commander is his removal. This is natural, and in many instances, proper. For, no matter what may be the ability of the officer, if he loses the confidence of his troops disaster must sooner or later ensue.
I have been prompted by these reflections more than once since my return from Pennsylvania to propose to Your Excellency the propriety of selecting another commander for this army. I have seen and heard of expression of discontent in the public journals at the result of the expedition. I do not know how far this feeling exends in the army. My brother officers have been too kind to report it, and so far the troops have been too generous to exhibit it. It is fair, however, to suppose that it it does exist, and success is so necessary to us that nothing should be risked to secure it. I therefore, in all sincerity, request Your Excellency to take measures to supply my place. I do this with the more earnestness because no one is more aware than myself of my inability for the duties of my position. I cannot even accomplish what I myself desire. How can I fulfill the expectations of others? In addition I sensibly feel the growing failure of my bodily strength. I have not yet recovered from the attack I experienced the past spring. I am becoming more and more incapable of exertion, and am thus prevented from making the personal examinations and giving the personal supervision to the operations of the field which I feel to be necessary. I am so dull that in making use of the eyes of others I am frequently misled. Everything, therefore, points to the advantages to be derived from a new commander, and I the more anxiously urge the matter upon Your Excellency from my belief that a younger and abler man than myself can readily be attained. I know that he will have as gallant and brave an army as ever existed to second his efforts, and it would be the happiest day of my life to see at its head a worthy leader -- one that would accomplish more than I could perform and all that I have wished. I hope Your Excellency will attribute my request to the true reason, the desire to serve my country, and to do all in my power to insure the success of her righteous cause.
I have no complaints to make of any one but myself. I have received nothing but kindness from those above me, and the most considerate attention from my comrades and companions in arms. To Your Excellency I am specially indebted for uniform kindness and consideration. You have done everything in your power to aid me in the work committed to my charge, without omitting anything to promote the general welfare. I pray that your efforts may at length be crowned with success, and that you may long live to enjoy the thanks of grateful people.
With sentiments of great esteem, I am, very respectfully and truly, yours,
R.E. Lee,
General
1870 – The Republic of Ploiești, a failed Radical-Liberal rising against Domnitor Carol of Romania.
1876 – Thomas Edison receives a patent for his mimeograph.
1903 – Black Saturday occurs, killing 12 in a stadium collapse in Philadelphia.
1908 – Wilbur Wright makes his first flight at a racecourse at Le Mans, France. It is the Wright Brothers' first public flight.
• [Wilbur Wright Flying at Hunaudieres Race Course, Le Mans, France, August 1908] (Photograph)
• [Wilbur Wright at Le Mans, France (1908)]
• [Wright Brothers' Flight at Le Mans (1908)] (silent video)
1918 – World War I: The Battle of Amiens begins a string of almost continuous Allied victories with a push through the German front lines (Hundred Days Offensive).
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Amiens (1918)]
• [The Black Day Of The German Army - The Battle of Amiens I THE GREAT WAR Week 211 ]
• [BBC 100 Days to Victory-Spring Offensive]
1919 – The Anglo-Afghan Treaty of 1919 is signed. It establishes peaceful relations between Afghanistan and the UK, and confirms the Durand line as the mutual border. In return, the UK is no longer obligated to subsidize the Afghan government.
1929 – The German airship Graf Zeppelin begins a round-the-world flight.
1940 – The "Aufbau Ost" directive is signed by Wilhelm Keitel.
• [Wikipedia: Aufbau Ost (1940)]
1942 – Quit India Movement is launched in India against the British rule in response to Mohandas Gandhi's call for swaraj or complete independence. 1945 – The London Charter (also called the Nuremberg Charter) is signed by France, the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union and the United States, establishing the laws and procedures for the Nuremberg trials.
• [Wikipedia: Nuremberg Charter]
• [Wikipedia: Nuremberg trials]
1946 – First flight of the Convair B-36, the world's first mass-produced nuclear weapon delivery vehicle, the heaviest mass-produced piston-engined aircraft, with the longest wingspan of any military aircraft, and the first bomber with intercontinental range.
• [Wikipedia: Convair B-36 Peacemaker]
• [Discovery Wings Great Planes - Convair B 36 Peacemaker]
• [The Plane That Threatened The World With Nuclear War | Story of the Convair B-36 | Timeline]
1963 – Great Train Robbery: In England, a gang of 15 train robbers steal £2.6 million in bank notes.
• [Wikipedia: Great Train Robbery (1963)]
• [The Big Mystery Behind the Great Train Robbery May Finally Have Been Solved] (Smithsonian Magazine)
• [The Real Story Behind Britain's Most Notorious Train Robbery | The Great Train Robbery | Timeline]
• [The Great Train Robbery (p1) (2013)] (Dramatization)
• [The Great Train Robbery (p2) (2013)] (Dramatization)
1963 – The Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU), the current ruling party of Zimbabwe, is formed by a split from the Zimbabwe African People's Union.
1967 – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is founded by Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.
1969 – At a zebra crossing in London, photographer Iain Macmillan takes the iconic photo that becomes the cover image of the Beatles' album Abbey Road.
• [The story behind The Beatles’ Abbey Road album cover]
1973 – Kim Dae-jung, a South Korean politician and later president of South Korea, is kidnapped.
1974 – President Richard Nixon, in a nationwide television address, announces his resignation from the office of the President of the United States effective noon the next day.
• [Wikipedia: Richard Nixon's resignation speech]
• [CBS News vault: 1974 Nixon resignation]
• [Document for August 9th: Richard M. Nixon’s Resignation Letter, 08/09/1974]
1988 – The 8888 Uprising begins in Rangoon (Yangon), Burma (Myanmar). Led by students, hundreds of thousands join in nationwide protests against the one-party regime. On September 18, the demonstrations end in a military crackdown, killing thousands.
1988 – The first night baseball game in the history of Chicago's Wrigley Field (game was rained out in the fourth inning).
1988 – Rap group N.W.A release their debut studio album Straight Outta Compton.
1989 – Space Shuttle program: STS-28 Mission: Space Shuttle Columbia takes off on a secret five-day military mission.
• [CBS News Coverage STS-28 Launch]
• [Wikipedia: STS-28]
1990 – Iraq occupies Kuwait and the state is annexed to Iraq. This would lead to the Gulf War shortly afterward.
1991 – The Warsaw radio mast, at one time the tallest construction ever built, collapses.
1993 – The 7.8 Mw Guam earthquake shakes the island with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), causing around $250 million in damage and injuring up to 71 people.
1998 – Iranian consulate in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan is raided by Taliban leading to the deaths of ten Iranian diplomats and a journalist.
2000 – Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley is raised to the surface after 136 years on the ocean floor and 30 years after its discovery by undersea explorer E. Lee Spence.
• [Wikipedia: H. L. Hunley (submarine)]
• [History's Mysteries - Raise The Hunley]
• [A Walk Through the H.L. Hunley Submarine museum]
• [Museum Website]
• [Wikipedia Bio: E. Lee Spence]
2007 – An EF2 tornado touches down in Kings County and Richmond County, New York, the most powerful tornado in New York to date and the first in Brooklyn since 1889.
• [Wikipedia: 2007 Brooklyn tornado]
• [bay ridge brooklyn tornado unedited]
• [Brooklyn Becomes Tornado Alley]
• [Radar Loop]
2008 – A EuroCity express train en route from Kraków, Poland to Prague, Czech Republic strikes a part of a motorway bridge that had fallen onto the railroad track near Studénka railway station in the Czech Republic and derails, killing eight people and injuring 64 others.
2008 – The 29th modern summer Olympic Games took place in Beijing, China until August 24.
• [Wikipedia: 2008 Summer Olympics]
• [Full Opening Ceremony from Beijing 2008]
• [Yao Ming and heroic child lead Chinese delegation into Beijing opening ceremony | NBC Sports]
2010 – China Floods: A mudslide in Zhugqu County, Gansu, China, kills more than 1,400 people.
2013 – A suicide bombing at a funeral in the Pakistani city of Quetta kills at least 31 people.
2015 – Eight people are killed in a shooting in Harris County, Texas.
2016 – Terrorists attack a government hospital in Quetta, Pakistan with a suicide blast and shooting, killing between 70 and 94 people, and injuring around 130 others.
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Published at 5:00am on Wednesday, August 08, 2024
Author: Bobby Coggins
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