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Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
Dry high pressure gradually builds in from the north through Thursday, pushing a stalled front further south of the area. The high will drift east off the East Coast Friday, as a cold front approaches from the west over the weekend. The front will bring a return of better chances of showers and thunderstorms.
• 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 Thursday Night
Franklin Area
Today
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Calm winds. The chance of rain is 30%.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers before 9pm. Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Calm winds.
Wednesday
Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Calm winds.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Calm winds.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers between 11pm and 2am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Partly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s. The chance of rain is 20%.
Highlands Plateau
Today
A slight chance of showers between 10am and noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 70s. Calm winds. The chance of rain is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers between 9pm and 11pm. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Calm winds. The chance of rain is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Calm winds.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows around 60. Calm winds.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 70s. Calm winds.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4am, then a slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with lows around 60. The chance of rain is 30%.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
A slight chance of showers between 11am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Calm winds. 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, mainly before 7pm. Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Calm winds. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs in the lower 80s. Calm winds.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a chance of showers between 11pm and 5am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. The chance of rain is 30%.
Nantahala Area
Today
A 20 percent chance of showers after 2pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with lows around 60. Light and variable winds.
Wednesday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows around 60. Calm winds.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with highs in the upper 70s. Calm winds.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a chance of showers between 11pm and 2am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Partly cloudy, with lows around 60. The chance of rain is 30%.
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Hazards
Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected across the region today, dissipating and exiting the area to the southeast this evening. The main threat will be locally heavy rainfall where multiple showers and storms pass over the same areas. A few strong storms producing gusty winds and frequent lightning will also be possible, mainly across the South Carolina Piedmont and Charlotte area.
Tropical Update
[Sunday] Tropical Storm Likely to Form Near Leeward Islands
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Tue Aug 13 2024
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
Active Systems:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical Storm Ernesto, located about a hundred miles east of the Leeward Islands.
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected over the next 7 days.
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Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the medium range (7.3 out of 12) today with Ragweed, Chenopods, and Grasses being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium range (8.3 out of 12.0).
Record Weather Events for August 13th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 94°F in Highlands in 1925
Lowest Temperature 42°F in Highlands in 1931
Greatest One-Day Rain 9.68 inches in Highlands in 1940
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 13th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 103°F in Elizabeth City, Pasquotank County in 1912
Lowest Temperature 37°F in Banner Elk, Avery County in 1930
Greatest One-Day Rain 9.68 inches in Highlands, Macon County in 1930
Greatest One-Day Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded on this date since 1872)
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for the month of August
Pollen levels are expected to be in the medium range (7.3 out of 12) today with Ragweed, Chenopods, and Grasses being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium range (8.3 out of 12.0).
Record Weather Events for August 13th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 94°F in Highlands in 1925
Lowest Temperature 42°F in Highlands in 1931
Greatest One-Day Rain 9.68 inches in Highlands in 1940
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 13th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 103°F in Elizabeth City, Pasquotank County in 1912
Lowest Temperature 37°F in Banner Elk, Avery County in 1930
Greatest One-Day Rain 9.68 inches in Highlands, Macon County in 1930
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 1940
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)
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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
8-17-24—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.
8-24-24—Barry Roma—King of the Area Crooners, come hear Barry lend his baritone voice to oldies by Sinatra, Orbison, Johnny Mathis and more. You’ll fall in love just like you did in the 50’s and 60’s by the light of that drive-in screen.
8-31-24---Jim Austin’s Classic Country Band—Country Classics that you don’t hear on the radio anymore. You’ll love the history of the artists and the big sound of the band with Jim Austin and his talented group.
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.
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Videos and links to news articles
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)
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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
8-17-24—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.
8-24-24—Barry Roma—King of the Area Crooners, come hear Barry lend his baritone voice to oldies by Sinatra, Orbison, Johnny Mathis and more. You’ll fall in love just like you did in the 50’s and 60’s by the light of that drive-in screen.
8-31-24---Jim Austin’s Classic Country Band—Country Classics that you don’t hear on the radio anymore. You’ll love the history of the artists and the big sound of the band with Jim Austin and his talented group.
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
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Videos and links to news articles
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• Significant earthquake rattles Los Angeles [NBC News]
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• The morning read for Monday, August 12 [SCOTUSblog]
• Vegas politician’s trial over murdered journalist kicks off with jury selection [Courthouse News Service]
• Tina Peters guilty: Former Mesa County clerk convicted on 7 charges [CPR News]
• SpaceX repeatedly polluted waters in Texas this year, regulators found [CNBC]
---2024 ELECTION ROUNDUP---
President Trump's Interview with Elon Musk on Twitter | Donald J Trump
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• Judge rules against RFK Jr. in fight to be on New York’s ballot, says he is not a state resident [AP News]
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• Harris is pushing joy. Trump paints a darker picture. Will mismatched moods matter? [AP News]
• Pelosi welcomes Harris home as West Coast donors raise $12 million [Reuters]
International News Headlines
'You couldn't breathe': Hundreds of Greek residents evacuate from wildfires | NBC News
Ukraine Says 1,000 Square Kilometers of Kursk Captured | Bloomberg Television
German interior minister warns of terror attack risk | DW News
S. Korea, U.S. to kick off annual Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise next Monday | Arirang News
• UK's Starmer urges Iran to refrain from Israel attack [BBC News]
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 12, 2024 [Institute for the Study of War]
• Is Africa experiencing a protest-led revolution? [Al Jazeera]
• Liveblog: West Bank shooter was Hamas member, Israel readies for Iran attack [Jerusalem Post]
CONGESTION: It is Back? | West Coast Ports, Much Like Other Global Ports, Are Seeing Backlogs | What's Going on With Shipping?
Washington Today (8-12-24): Chicago Police Superintendent welcomes protesters, not rioters, to DNC | C-SPAN
Global National: Aug. 12, 2024 | Canada tipped of to potential terror attack by ally
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - Aug. 12, 2024
"CBS Evening News" Full Broadcast | Aug. 12, 2024
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - Aug. 12, 2024
PBS NewsHour live episode, (Aug. 12, 2024)
---Science, Technology, Culture, and History News Roundup---
Fossils from Underneath Greenland Rewrite History of Its Ice Sheet | 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 9 to 16: A conjunction of Mars and Jupiter [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 9 2024: You Can't Unmountain Dew What's Been Mountain Done | Level1 Techs
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• Robots can now train themselves with new "practice makes perfect" algorithm [TechSpot]
• World’s first fusion ignition breakthrough: US firm wins esteemed award [Interesting Engineering]
• New 3D printer ink makes recyclable electric circuits without heat or light [tom's Hardwarex]
• SanDisk announces the world’s first 8TB SD card – the biggest memory card we’ve ever seen [TechRadar]
• Figure says its new humanoid robot can chat and learn from its mistakes [Popular Science]
• Nature at risk in the hunt for the perfect selfie [Edith Cowan University]
---Science, Technology, Culture, and History Video Section---
This Week in Linux #275: COSMIC Alpha Launched, Manjaro going Immutable, GNOME Tray Icons & more Linux news | Michael Tunnell
The most ambitious astronomy project EVER | The Vera Rubin Observatory | Dr Becky
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Revolutionizing the Logistics of Spaceflight - Firefly Aerospace | Real Engineering
The Fermi Paradox: Migration | Science and Fututrism with Isaac Arthur
How I lost trust in scientists | Sabine Hossenfelder
Ship 30 Completes Testing, B14.1 Ready for More Slaps | SpaceX Boca Chica | NASA Spaceflight
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Ep 163 Osterholm Update: COVID-19 & H5N1: What's Going On? | CIDRAP News
TWiV 1138: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin | Microbe TV
• Four Years After Shelter-in-Place, Covid-19 Misinformation Persists [Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF Health News)]
• UH researchers have developed two nasal sprays for respiratory viruses, COVID-19 [Houston Public Media]
• Effects of recirculation and air change per hour on COVID-19 transmission in indoor settings: A CFD study with varying HVAC parameters [Cell]
• Study: COVID vaccines saved 1.6 million lives in Europe [The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) ]
• Long COVID science, research and policy [nature medicine]
• Cognitive and psychiatric symptom trajectories 2-3 years after hospital admission for COVID-19: a longitudinal, prospective cohort study in the UK [National Library of Medicine]
• Beyond the Noise #43: Restoring faith in vaccines [Microbe TV]
• TWiV 1138: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin [Microbe TV]
• TWiV 1139: Long COVID with Dr. Judith Bruchfeld [Microbe TV]
---Russo-Ukraine War News Roundup---
Ukraine Invades Russia Back [Mapped] | Good Times and Bad Times
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• Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief on the frontline situation: we are continuing the operation [Euromaidan Press]
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On This Day
August 13 is the 225th day of the year (226th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 140 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)
29 BC – Octavian holds the first of three consecutive triumphs in Rome to celebrate the victory over the Dalmatian tribes.
• [2045th Anniversary of Octavian’s 3 Triumphs (written in 2016) | Latin Language Blog]
523 – John I becomes the new Pope after the death of Pope Hormisdas.
554 – Emperor Justinian I rewards Liberius for his service in the Pragmatic Sanction, granting him extensive estates in Italy.
582 – Maurice becomes Emperor of the Byzantine Empire.
900 – Count Reginar I of Hainault rises against Zwentibold of Lotharingia and slays him near present-day Susteren.
1099 – Raniero is elected as Pope Paschal II.
1516 – The Treaty of Noyon between France and Spain is signed. Francis I of France recognizes Charles's claim to Naples, and Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, recognizes Francis's claim to Milan.
1521 – After an extended siege, forces led by Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés capture Tlatoani Cuauhtémoc and conquer the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan.
• [Wikipedia: Fall of Tenochtitlan]
• [Fall of Tenochtitlan (1521) - Spanish-Aztec War | Kings and Generals]
• [The Aztecs - A Clash of Worlds (Part 1 of 2) | The Fall of Civilizations Podcast]
• [The Aztecs - A Clash of Worlds (Part 2 of 2) | The Fall of Civilizations Podcast]
1532 – Union of Brittany and France: The Duchy of Brittany is absorbed into the Kingdom of France.
1536 – Buddhist monks from Kyoto, Japan's Enryaku-ji temple set fire to 21 Nichiren temples throughout in what will be known as the Tenbun Hokke Disturbance. (Traditional Japanese date: Twenty-seventh day of the seventh month of the fifth year of the Tenbun (天文) era).
• [Kyoto Dream Trips Blog]
• [Kyoroku-Tenbun Rebellion (享禄・天文の乱)]
• [When Buddhist Monks Turned Temple Burning Arsonists in Medieval Japan]
1553 – Michael Servetus is arrested by John Calvin in Geneva, Switzerland as a heretic.
1624 – The French king Louis XIII appoints Cardinal Richelieu as prime minister.
1645 – Sweden and Denmark sign Peace of Brömsebro.
1650 – Colonel George Monck of the English Army forms Monck's Regiment of Foot, which will later become the Coldstream Guards.
1704 – War of the Spanish Succession: Battle of Blenheim: English and Imperial forces are victorious over French and Bavarian troops.
1779 – American Revolutionary War: The Royal Navy defeats the Penobscot Expedition with the most significant loss of United States naval forces prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor.
• [Wikipedia: Penobscot Expedition]
• ["The Penobscot Expedition and The Revolution" | Maine Public Television]
• [Penobscot: The Battle No One Ever Heard Of | Maine Public Television]
1792 – King Louis XVI of France is formally arrested by the National Tribunal, and declared an enemy of the people.
1806 – Battle of Mišar during the Serbian Revolution begins. The battle ends two days later with a Serbian victory over the Ottomans.
1814 – The Convention of London, a treaty between the United Kingdom and the United Netherlands, is signed in London, England.
1868 – The 8.5–9.0 Mw Arica earthquake struck southern Peru with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), causing 25,000+ deaths and a destructive basin wide tsunami that affected Hawaii and New Zealand.
1889 – William Gray of Hartford, Connecticut is granted United States Patent Number 408,709 for "Coin-controlled apparatus for telephones."
1898 – Spanish–American War: Spanish and American forces engage in a mock battle for Manila, after which the Spanish commander surrendered in order to keep the city out of Filipino rebel hands.
1898 – Carl Gustav Witt discovers 433 Eros, the first near-Earth asteroid to be found.
1905 – Norwegians vote to end the union with Sweden.
1906 – The all black infantrymen of the U.S. Army's 25th Infantry Regiment are accused of killing a white bartender and wounding a white police officer in Brownsville, Texas, despite exculpatory evidence; all are later dishonorably discharged. (Their records were later restored to reflect honorable discharges but there were no financial settlements.)
1913 – First production in the UK of stainless steel by Harry Brearley.
1918 – Women enlist in the United States Marine Corps for the first time. Opha May Johnson is the first woman to enlist.
1918 – Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW) established as a public company in Germany.
1920 – Polish–Soviet War: The Battle of Warsaw begins and will last till August 25. The Red Army is defeated.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Warsaw (1920)]
• [Battle of Warsaw - Turning Point of Polish-Soviet War I The Great War]
• [The Battle of Warsaw, 1920: One Hundred Years Ago by Norman Davies]
• [Miracle On The Vistula: The 1920 Battle Of Warsaw | In Your Pocket City Guides]
1937 – Second Sino-Japanese War: The Battle of Shanghai begins.
1942 – Major General Eugene Reybold of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers authorizes the construction of facilities that would house the "Development of Substitute Materials" project, better known as the Manhattan Project.
1944 – World War II: German troops begin the pillage and razing of Anogeia in Crete that would continue until September 5.
• [Wikipedia: Razing of Anogeia]
1954 – Radio Pakistan broadcasts the "Qaumī Tarāna", the national anthem of Pakistan for the first time.
1960 – The Central African Republic declares independence from France.
1961 – Cold War: East Germany closes the border between the eastern and western sectors of Berlin to thwart its inhabitants' attempts to escape to the West, and construction of the Berlin Wall is started. The day is known as Barbed Wire Sunday.
• [Wikipedia: Barbed Wire SundayT]
• [Episode #2: The Berlin Wall - Part 1: The Rise; The Barbed Wire Sunday Revolution - August 1961 | Rebels and Revolutions]
• [The Berlin Wall: A Sunday outing that was not to be (video)]
1964 – Peter Allen and Gwynne Evans are hanged for the murder of John Alan West becoming the last people executed in the United Kingdom.
1967 – Two young women became the first fatal victims of grizzly bear attacks in the 57-year history of Montana's Glacier National Park in separate incidents.
1968 – Alexandros Panagoulis attempts to assassinate the Greek dictator Colonel Georgios Papadopoulos in Varkiza, Athens.
1969 – The Apollo 11 astronauts enjoy a ticker tape parade in New York City. That evening, at a state dinner in Los Angeles, they are awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by U.S. President Richard Nixon.
• [The Apollo 11 Ticker Tape Parade: August 13, 1969]
• [Apollo 11 Astronauts National Home Coming Parade (video)]
• [Millions Welcome Home Apollo 11 Astronauts - ABC News - August 13, 1969]
1977 – Members of the British National Front (NF) clash with anti-NF demonstrators in Lewisham, London, resulting in 214 arrests and at least 111 injuries.
1978 – One hundred fifty Palestinians in Beirut are killed in a terrorist attack during the second phase of the Lebanese Civil War.
1990 – A mainland Chinese fishing boat Min Ping Yu No. 5202 is hit by a Taiwanese naval vessel and sinks in a repatriation operation of mainland Chinese immigrants, resulting in 21 deaths. This is the second tragedy less than a month after Min Ping Yu No. 5540 incident.
2004 – One hundred fifty-six Congolese Tutsi refugees are massacred at the Gatumba refugee camp in Burundi.
2008 – Russo-Georgian War: Russian units occupy the Georgian city of Gori.
• [Gori: 'The Russians are coming' | France 24 video]
• [Feature History - Russo-Georgian War | Feature History]
• [Wikipedia: Russo-Georgian War]
2015 – At least 76 people are killed and 212 others are wounded in a truck bombing in Baghdad, Iraq.
2020 – Israel–United Arab Emirates relations are formally established.
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Published at 5:00am on Tuesday, August 13, 2024
Author: Bobby Coggins
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• Judge rules against RFK Jr. in fight to be on New York’s ballot, says he is not a state resident [AP News]
• Harris more trusted on US economy than Trump: poll [Financial Review]
• Musk hosts friendly chat with Trump on X after tech delays [BBC News]
• JD Vance’s ‘Constitutional Crisis’ in the Making [Politico Magazine]
• Harris is pushing joy. Trump paints a darker picture. Will mismatched moods matter? [AP News]
• Pelosi welcomes Harris home as West Coast donors raise $12 million [Reuters]
International News Headlines
'You couldn't breathe': Hundreds of Greek residents evacuate from wildfires | NBC News
Ukraine Says 1,000 Square Kilometers of Kursk Captured | Bloomberg Television
German interior minister warns of terror attack risk | DW News
S. Korea, U.S. to kick off annual Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise next Monday | Arirang News
• UK's Starmer urges Iran to refrain from Israel attack [BBC News]
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 12, 2024 [Institute for the Study of War]
• Is Africa experiencing a protest-led revolution? [Al Jazeera]
• Liveblog: West Bank shooter was Hamas member, Israel readies for Iran attack [Jerusalem Post]
CONGESTION: It is Back? | West Coast Ports, Much Like Other Global Ports, Are Seeing Backlogs | What's Going on With Shipping?
Washington Today (8-12-24): Chicago Police Superintendent welcomes protesters, not rioters, to DNC | C-SPAN
Global National: Aug. 12, 2024 | Canada tipped of to potential terror attack by ally
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - Aug. 12, 2024
"CBS Evening News" Full Broadcast | Aug. 12, 2024
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - Aug. 12, 2024
PBS NewsHour live episode, (Aug. 12, 2024)
---Science, Technology, Culture, and History News Roundup---
Fossils from Underneath Greenland Rewrite History of Its Ice Sheet | 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 9 to 16: A conjunction of Mars and Jupiter [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 9 2024: You Can't Unmountain Dew What's Been Mountain Done | Level1 Techs
Better Understanding of the Proteins - DTNS 4828 | Daily Tech News Show
• Robots can now train themselves with new "practice makes perfect" algorithm [TechSpot]
• World’s first fusion ignition breakthrough: US firm wins esteemed award [Interesting Engineering]
• New 3D printer ink makes recyclable electric circuits without heat or light [tom's Hardwarex]
• SanDisk announces the world’s first 8TB SD card – the biggest memory card we’ve ever seen [TechRadar]
• Figure says its new humanoid robot can chat and learn from its mistakes [Popular Science]
• Nature at risk in the hunt for the perfect selfie [Edith Cowan University]
---Science, Technology, Culture, and History Video Section---
This Week in Linux #275: COSMIC Alpha Launched, Manjaro going Immutable, GNOME Tray Icons & more Linux news | Michael Tunnell
The most ambitious astronomy project EVER | The Vera Rubin Observatory | Dr Becky
What SpaceX Just Revealed is a Massive Breakthrough | Marcus House
Revolutionizing the Logistics of Spaceflight - Firefly Aerospace | Real Engineering
The Fermi Paradox: Migration | Science and Fututrism with Isaac Arthur
How I lost trust in scientists | Sabine Hossenfelder
Ship 30 Completes Testing, B14.1 Ready for More Slaps | SpaceX Boca Chica | NASA Spaceflight
---COVID News Roundup---
Ep 163 Osterholm Update: COVID-19 & H5N1: What's Going On? | CIDRAP News
TWiV 1138: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin | Microbe TV
• Four Years After Shelter-in-Place, Covid-19 Misinformation Persists [Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF Health News)]
• UH researchers have developed two nasal sprays for respiratory viruses, COVID-19 [Houston Public Media]
• Effects of recirculation and air change per hour on COVID-19 transmission in indoor settings: A CFD study with varying HVAC parameters [Cell]
• Study: COVID vaccines saved 1.6 million lives in Europe [The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) ]
• Long COVID science, research and policy [nature medicine]
• Cognitive and psychiatric symptom trajectories 2-3 years after hospital admission for COVID-19: a longitudinal, prospective cohort study in the UK [National Library of Medicine]
• Beyond the Noise #43: Restoring faith in vaccines [Microbe TV]
• TWiV 1138: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin [Microbe TV]
• TWiV 1139: Long COVID with Dr. Judith Bruchfeld [Microbe TV]
---Russo-Ukraine War News Roundup---
Ukraine Invades Russia Back [Mapped] | Good Times and Bad Times
Ukraine's Invasion of Russia, What's the Objective? | Task and Purpose
Ukraine's Kursk offensive proves strength of its armed forces | Press Corner | TVP World
Russia steps up response to Ukrainian incursion of Kursk region | DW News
• Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief on the frontline situation: we are continuing the operation [Euromaidan Press]
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On This Day
August 13 is the 225th day of the year (226th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 140 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)
29 BC – Octavian holds the first of three consecutive triumphs in Rome to celebrate the victory over the Dalmatian tribes.
• [2045th Anniversary of Octavian’s 3 Triumphs (written in 2016) | Latin Language Blog]
523 – John I becomes the new Pope after the death of Pope Hormisdas.
554 – Emperor Justinian I rewards Liberius for his service in the Pragmatic Sanction, granting him extensive estates in Italy.
582 – Maurice becomes Emperor of the Byzantine Empire.
900 – Count Reginar I of Hainault rises against Zwentibold of Lotharingia and slays him near present-day Susteren.
1099 – Raniero is elected as Pope Paschal II.
1516 – The Treaty of Noyon between France and Spain is signed. Francis I of France recognizes Charles's claim to Naples, and Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, recognizes Francis's claim to Milan.
1521 – After an extended siege, forces led by Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés capture Tlatoani Cuauhtémoc and conquer the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan.
• [Wikipedia: Fall of Tenochtitlan]
• [Fall of Tenochtitlan (1521) - Spanish-Aztec War | Kings and Generals]
• [The Aztecs - A Clash of Worlds (Part 1 of 2) | The Fall of Civilizations Podcast]
• [The Aztecs - A Clash of Worlds (Part 2 of 2) | The Fall of Civilizations Podcast]
1532 – Union of Brittany and France: The Duchy of Brittany is absorbed into the Kingdom of France.
1536 – Buddhist monks from Kyoto, Japan's Enryaku-ji temple set fire to 21 Nichiren temples throughout in what will be known as the Tenbun Hokke Disturbance. (Traditional Japanese date: Twenty-seventh day of the seventh month of the fifth year of the Tenbun (天文) era).
• [Kyoto Dream Trips Blog]
• [Kyoroku-Tenbun Rebellion (享禄・天文の乱)]
• [When Buddhist Monks Turned Temple Burning Arsonists in Medieval Japan]
1553 – Michael Servetus is arrested by John Calvin in Geneva, Switzerland as a heretic.
1624 – The French king Louis XIII appoints Cardinal Richelieu as prime minister.
1645 – Sweden and Denmark sign Peace of Brömsebro.
1650 – Colonel George Monck of the English Army forms Monck's Regiment of Foot, which will later become the Coldstream Guards.
1704 – War of the Spanish Succession: Battle of Blenheim: English and Imperial forces are victorious over French and Bavarian troops.
1779 – American Revolutionary War: The Royal Navy defeats the Penobscot Expedition with the most significant loss of United States naval forces prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor.
• [Wikipedia: Penobscot Expedition]
• ["The Penobscot Expedition and The Revolution" | Maine Public Television]
• [Penobscot: The Battle No One Ever Heard Of | Maine Public Television]
1792 – King Louis XVI of France is formally arrested by the National Tribunal, and declared an enemy of the people.
1806 – Battle of Mišar during the Serbian Revolution begins. The battle ends two days later with a Serbian victory over the Ottomans.
1814 – The Convention of London, a treaty between the United Kingdom and the United Netherlands, is signed in London, England.
1868 – The 8.5–9.0 Mw Arica earthquake struck southern Peru with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), causing 25,000+ deaths and a destructive basin wide tsunami that affected Hawaii and New Zealand.
1889 – William Gray of Hartford, Connecticut is granted United States Patent Number 408,709 for "Coin-controlled apparatus for telephones."
1898 – Spanish–American War: Spanish and American forces engage in a mock battle for Manila, after which the Spanish commander surrendered in order to keep the city out of Filipino rebel hands.
1898 – Carl Gustav Witt discovers 433 Eros, the first near-Earth asteroid to be found.
1905 – Norwegians vote to end the union with Sweden.
1906 – The all black infantrymen of the U.S. Army's 25th Infantry Regiment are accused of killing a white bartender and wounding a white police officer in Brownsville, Texas, despite exculpatory evidence; all are later dishonorably discharged. (Their records were later restored to reflect honorable discharges but there were no financial settlements.)
1913 – First production in the UK of stainless steel by Harry Brearley.
1918 – Women enlist in the United States Marine Corps for the first time. Opha May Johnson is the first woman to enlist.
1918 – Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW) established as a public company in Germany.
1920 – Polish–Soviet War: The Battle of Warsaw begins and will last till August 25. The Red Army is defeated.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Warsaw (1920)]
• [Battle of Warsaw - Turning Point of Polish-Soviet War I The Great War]
• [The Battle of Warsaw, 1920: One Hundred Years Ago by Norman Davies]
• [Miracle On The Vistula: The 1920 Battle Of Warsaw | In Your Pocket City Guides]
1937 – Second Sino-Japanese War: The Battle of Shanghai begins.
1942 – Major General Eugene Reybold of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers authorizes the construction of facilities that would house the "Development of Substitute Materials" project, better known as the Manhattan Project.
1944 – World War II: German troops begin the pillage and razing of Anogeia in Crete that would continue until September 5.
• [Wikipedia: Razing of Anogeia]
1954 – Radio Pakistan broadcasts the "Qaumī Tarāna", the national anthem of Pakistan for the first time.
1960 – The Central African Republic declares independence from France.
1961 – Cold War: East Germany closes the border between the eastern and western sectors of Berlin to thwart its inhabitants' attempts to escape to the West, and construction of the Berlin Wall is started. The day is known as Barbed Wire Sunday.
• [Wikipedia: Barbed Wire SundayT]
• [Episode #2: The Berlin Wall - Part 1: The Rise; The Barbed Wire Sunday Revolution - August 1961 | Rebels and Revolutions]
• [The Berlin Wall: A Sunday outing that was not to be (video)]
1964 – Peter Allen and Gwynne Evans are hanged for the murder of John Alan West becoming the last people executed in the United Kingdom.
1967 – Two young women became the first fatal victims of grizzly bear attacks in the 57-year history of Montana's Glacier National Park in separate incidents.
1968 – Alexandros Panagoulis attempts to assassinate the Greek dictator Colonel Georgios Papadopoulos in Varkiza, Athens.
1969 – The Apollo 11 astronauts enjoy a ticker tape parade in New York City. That evening, at a state dinner in Los Angeles, they are awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by U.S. President Richard Nixon.
• [The Apollo 11 Ticker Tape Parade: August 13, 1969]
• [Apollo 11 Astronauts National Home Coming Parade (video)]
• [Millions Welcome Home Apollo 11 Astronauts - ABC News - August 13, 1969]
1977 – Members of the British National Front (NF) clash with anti-NF demonstrators in Lewisham, London, resulting in 214 arrests and at least 111 injuries.
1978 – One hundred fifty Palestinians in Beirut are killed in a terrorist attack during the second phase of the Lebanese Civil War.
1990 – A mainland Chinese fishing boat Min Ping Yu No. 5202 is hit by a Taiwanese naval vessel and sinks in a repatriation operation of mainland Chinese immigrants, resulting in 21 deaths. This is the second tragedy less than a month after Min Ping Yu No. 5540 incident.
2004 – One hundred fifty-six Congolese Tutsi refugees are massacred at the Gatumba refugee camp in Burundi.
2008 – Russo-Georgian War: Russian units occupy the Georgian city of Gori.
• [Gori: 'The Russians are coming' | France 24 video]
• [Feature History - Russo-Georgian War | Feature History]
• [Wikipedia: Russo-Georgian War]
2015 – At least 76 people are killed and 212 others are wounded in a truck bombing in Baghdad, Iraq.
2020 – Israel–United Arab Emirates relations are formally established.
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Published at 5:00am on Tuesday, August 13, 2024
Author: Bobby Coggins
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