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Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
Dry high pressure will remain across the region through the middle of the week and maintain hot and humid conditions. A more unsettled weather pattern develops Thursday with showers and thunderstorms returning to the area through the weekend as a cold front approaches the area.
Mo Green at the Board of Education Forum in Franklin, NC (08-25-2024) | Macon Media
(**note** The video will be replaced with a color version in a few days)
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Wednesday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy through midmorning, then clearing, with highs near 90. Calm winds.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with lows in the lower 60s. Calm winds.
Tuesday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, cloudy through midmorning, then gradual clearing, with highs in the lower 90s. Calm winds.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds.
Wednesday
Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 90s.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid-to-upper 60s.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Sunny, with highs near 80. Light and variable winds.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with lows around 60. Light and variable winds.
Tuesday
Sunny, with highs in the low-to-mid 80s. Winds out of the northwest around 5 mph early in the morning decreasing to calm by midmorning.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the lower 60s. Calm winds.
Wednesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid 80s.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 60s.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny through midmorning, then becoming sunny, with highs in the upper 80s. Calm winds.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s. Calm winds.
Tuesday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with highs near 90. Calm winds.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 60s. Calm winds.
Wednesday
Sunny, with highs in the lower 90s.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the upper 60s.
Nantahala Area
Today
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Calm winds.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with lows around 60. Calm winds.
Tuesday
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Calm winds.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s. Calm winds.
Wednesday
Sunny, with highs in the mid-to-upper 80s.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with lows in the mid 60s.
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Hazards
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
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Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the medium-high range (8.8 out of 12) today with Ragweed, Chenopods, and Grasses being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium-high range (8.9 out of 12.0).
Record Weather Events for August 26th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 93°F in Franklin in 1975
Lowest Temperature 42°F in Highlands in 1917
Greatest Rainfall 2.89 inches in Franklin in 2008
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of August
Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 106°F in Concord, Cabarrus County on 08-09-1980
Lowest Temperature 37°F in Banner Elk, Avery County on 08-29-1968
Greatest Rainfall 9.16 inches in Hendersonville, Henderson County on 08-13-1940
Greatest Snowfall snowfall has not been recorded during August in Macon County)
Record Weather Events for August 26th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 104°F in Jackson, Northampton County in 1954
Lowest Temperature 38°F in Banner Elk, Avery County in 1945
Greatest One-Day Rain 6.50 inches in Sparta, Alleghany County in 2008
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)
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Macon Calendar
(send your event to calendar@maconmedia.com)
Music Lineup for Friends of the Greenway, Inc.
Frog Quarters Music Schedule (located at 573 East Main Street in Franklin)
August 2024 Schedule
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
Global National: Aug. 25, 2024 | Montreal family caught in fatal police shootout reveals new details
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - Aug. 25, 2024
"CBS Weekend News" Full Broadcast | Aug. 25, 2024
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - Aug. 25, 2024
PBS NewsHour live episode, (Aug. 25, 2024)
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On This Day
August 26th is the 238th day of the year (239th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 127 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)
683 – Yazid I's army kills 11,000 people of Medina including notable Sahabas in Battle of al-Harrah.
• [Battle of al-Harra]
• [4 Khilafah of Yazīd : Incident of al-Harra]
• [LINKTEXT]
• [Early Muslim Expansion - Khalid, Yarmouk, al-Qadisiyyah DOCUMENTARY]
• [Second Fitna]
1071 – The Seljuq Turks defeat the Byzantine army at the Battle of Manzikert, and soon gain control of most of Anatolia.
1278 – Ladislaus IV of Hungary and Rudolf I of Germany defeat Ottokar II of Bohemia in the Battle on the Marchfeld near Dürnkrut in (then) Moravia.
1303 – Chittorgarh falls to the Delhi Sultanate, after which thirty thousand Hindu inhabitants are killed.
1346 – At the Battle of Crécy, an English army easily defeats a French one twice its size.
• [Battle of Crécy]
• [Battle of Crecy 1346 - Hundred Years' War ]
• [The Battle Of Crécy]
• [Crécy campaign]
1444 – Battle of St. Jakob an der Birs: A vastly outnumbered force of Swiss Confederates is defeated by the Dauphin Louis (future Louis XI of France) and his army of 'Armagnacs' near Basel.
1542 – Francisco de Orellana crosses South America from Guayaquil on the Pacific coast to the mouth of the Amazon River on the Atlantic coast.
1748 – The first Lutheran denomination in North America, the Pennsylvania Ministerium, is founded in Philadelphia.
1767 – Jesuits all over Chile are arrested as the Spanish Empire suppresses the Society of Jesus.
1768 – Captain James Cook sets sail from England on board HMS Endeavour.
• [First voyage of James Cook]
• [Wikipedia: HMS Endeavour]
• [Seafaring Tales Presents: Captain James Cook's First Voyage]
• [Captain Cook - Voyage of Exploration (1768-1771)]
• [James Cook (Documentary)]
1778 – The first recorded ascent of Triglav, the highest mountain in Slovenia.
1789 – The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen is approved by the National Constituent Assembly of France.
• [Wikipedia: Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen]
• [Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen (French Revolution: Part 4)]
• [HistoryPod Video]
• [Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen 1789 -- 17 Articles--Hear and Read the Full Text]
• [Avalon Project: Declaration of the Rights of Man - 1789]
• [The History of Basic Human Rights: The Declaration of the Rights of Man, 1789 - Jonathan Israel]
1791 – John Fitch is granted a United States patent for the steamboat.
1810 – The former viceroy Santiago de Liniers of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata is executed after the defeat of his counter-revolution.
1813 – War of the Sixth Coalition: An impromptu battle takes place when French and Prussian-Russian forces accidentally run into each other near Liegnitz, Prussia (now Legnica, Poland).
1814 – Chilean War of Independence: Infighting between the rebel forces of José Miguel Carrera and Bernardo O'Higgins erupts in the Battle of Las Tres Acequias.
1833 – The great 1833 Kathmandu–Bihar earthquake causes major damage in Nepal, northern India and Tibet, a total of 500 people perish.
1863 – The Swedish-language liberal newspaper Helsingfors Dagblad proposed the current blue-and-white cross flag as the flag of Finland.
1883 – The 1883 eruption of Krakatoa begins its final, paroxysmal, stage.
1914 – World War I: The German colony of Togoland surrenders to French and British forces after a 20-day campaign.
1914 – World War I: During the retreat from Mons, the British II Corps commanded by General Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien fights a vigorous and successful defensive action at Le Cateau.
1920 – The 19th amendment to United States Constitution takes effect, giving women the right to vote.
• [Wikipedia: Women's Equality Day]
• [On This Day August 26, 1920: The Significance of Ratification of the 19th Amendment]
• [(US CENSUS) Women’s Equality Day: August 26, 2021]
1922 – Greco-Turkish War (1919–22): Turkish army launched what has come to be known to the Turks as the Great Offensive (Büyük Taarruz). The major Greek defense positions were overrun.
1936 – Spanish Civil War: Santander falls to the nationalists and the republican interprovincial council is dissolved.
1940 – Chad becomes the first French colony to join the Allies under the administration of Félix Éboué, France's first black colonial governor.
1942 – The Holocaust in Ukraine: At Chortkiv, the Ukrainian police and German Schutzpolizei deport two thousand Jews to Bełżec extermination camp. Five hundred of the sick and children are murdered on the spot. This continued until the next day.
• [Museum of the Jewish Peoples]
1944 – World War II: Charles de Gaulle enters Paris.
1966 – The South African Border War starts with the battle at Omugulugwombashe.
1970 – The fiftieth anniversary of American women being able to vote is marked by a nationwide Women's Strike for Equality.
1977 – The Charter of the French Language is adopted by the National Assembly of Quebec
1978 – Papal conclave: Albino Luciani is elected as Pope John Paul I.
1980 – After John Birges plants a bomb at Harvey's Resort Hotel in Stateline, Nevada, in the United States, the FBI inadvertently detonates the bomb during its disarming.
1997 – Beni Ali massacre occurs in Algeria, leaving 60 to 100 people dead.
1998 – The first flight of the Air Force Delta III ends in disaster 75 seconds after liftoff resulting in the loss of the Galaxy X satellite.
1999 – Russia begins the Second Chechen War in response to the Invasion of Dagestan by the Islamic International Peacekeeping Brigade.
• [Wikipedia: War of Dagestan]
• [Second Chechen War]
• [Babitsky's War - Chechen War Documentary (2000, narrated by Alan Rickman, 60FPS)] (English subtitles)
2003 – A Beechcraft 1900 operating as Colgan Air Flight 9446 crashes after taking off from Barnstable Municipal Airport in Yarmouth, Massachusetts, killing both pilots on board.
2009 – Kidnapping victim Jaycee Dugard is discovered alive in California after being missing for over 18 years. Her captors, Phillip and Nancy Garrido are apprehended.
2011 – The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, Boeing's all-new composite airliner, receives certification from the EASA and the FAA.
2014 – The Jay Report into the Rotherham child sexual exploitation scandal is published.
2015 – Two U.S. journalists are shot and killed by a disgruntled former coworker while conducting a live report in Moneta, Virginia.
2018 – Three people are killed and eleven wounded during a mass shooting at a Madden NFL '19 video game tournament in Jacksonville, Florida.
• [Jacksonville Landing shooting]
• [3 dead, including suspect, in mass shooting at Jacksonville Landing]
• [Shooting at the Jacksonville Landing]
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Published at 5:00am on Monday, August 26, 2024
Author: Bobby Coggins
Resources used to compile the information in this article include, but are not limited to the 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.
Pollen levels are expected to be in the medium-high range (8.8 out of 12) today with Ragweed, Chenopods, and Grasses being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium-high range (8.9 out of 12.0).
Record Weather Events for August 26th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 93°F in Franklin in 1975
Lowest Temperature 42°F in Highlands in 1917
Greatest Rainfall 2.89 inches in Franklin in 2008
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of August
Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 106°F in Concord, Cabarrus County on 08-09-1980
Lowest Temperature 37°F in Banner Elk, Avery County on 08-29-1968
Greatest Rainfall 9.16 inches in Hendersonville, Henderson County on 08-13-1940
Greatest Snowfall snowfall has not been recorded during August in Macon County)
Record Weather Events for August 26th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 104°F in Jackson, Northampton County in 1954
Lowest Temperature 38°F in Banner Elk, Avery County in 1945
Greatest One-Day Rain 6.50 inches in Sparta, Alleghany County in 2008
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)
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Macon Calendar
(send your event to calendar@maconmedia.com)
Music Lineup for Friends of the Greenway, Inc.
Frog Quarters Music Schedule (located at 573 East Main Street in Franklin)
August 2024 Schedule
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
---NATIONAL---
Videos and links to news articles
Global National: Aug. 25, 2024 | Montreal family caught in fatal police shootout reveals new details
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - Aug. 25, 2024
"CBS Weekend News" Full Broadcast | Aug. 25, 2024
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - Aug. 25, 2024
PBS NewsHour live episode, (Aug. 25, 2024)
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On This Day
August 26th is the 238th day of the year (239th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 127 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)
683 – Yazid I's army kills 11,000 people of Medina including notable Sahabas in Battle of al-Harrah.
• [Battle of al-Harra]
• [4 Khilafah of Yazīd : Incident of al-Harra]
• [LINKTEXT]
• [Early Muslim Expansion - Khalid, Yarmouk, al-Qadisiyyah DOCUMENTARY]
• [Second Fitna]
1071 – The Seljuq Turks defeat the Byzantine army at the Battle of Manzikert, and soon gain control of most of Anatolia.
1278 – Ladislaus IV of Hungary and Rudolf I of Germany defeat Ottokar II of Bohemia in the Battle on the Marchfeld near Dürnkrut in (then) Moravia.
1303 – Chittorgarh falls to the Delhi Sultanate, after which thirty thousand Hindu inhabitants are killed.
1346 – At the Battle of Crécy, an English army easily defeats a French one twice its size.
• [Battle of Crécy]
• [Battle of Crecy 1346 - Hundred Years' War ]
• [The Battle Of Crécy]
• [Crécy campaign]
1444 – Battle of St. Jakob an der Birs: A vastly outnumbered force of Swiss Confederates is defeated by the Dauphin Louis (future Louis XI of France) and his army of 'Armagnacs' near Basel.
1542 – Francisco de Orellana crosses South America from Guayaquil on the Pacific coast to the mouth of the Amazon River on the Atlantic coast.
1748 – The first Lutheran denomination in North America, the Pennsylvania Ministerium, is founded in Philadelphia.
1767 – Jesuits all over Chile are arrested as the Spanish Empire suppresses the Society of Jesus.
1768 – Captain James Cook sets sail from England on board HMS Endeavour.
• [First voyage of James Cook]
• [Wikipedia: HMS Endeavour]
• [Seafaring Tales Presents: Captain James Cook's First Voyage]
• [Captain Cook - Voyage of Exploration (1768-1771)]
• [James Cook (Documentary)]
1778 – The first recorded ascent of Triglav, the highest mountain in Slovenia.
1789 – The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen is approved by the National Constituent Assembly of France.
• [Wikipedia: Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen]
• [Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen (French Revolution: Part 4)]
• [HistoryPod Video]
• [Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen 1789 -- 17 Articles--Hear and Read the Full Text]
• [Avalon Project: Declaration of the Rights of Man - 1789]
• [The History of Basic Human Rights: The Declaration of the Rights of Man, 1789 - Jonathan Israel]
1791 – John Fitch is granted a United States patent for the steamboat.
1810 – The former viceroy Santiago de Liniers of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata is executed after the defeat of his counter-revolution.
1813 – War of the Sixth Coalition: An impromptu battle takes place when French and Prussian-Russian forces accidentally run into each other near Liegnitz, Prussia (now Legnica, Poland).
1814 – Chilean War of Independence: Infighting between the rebel forces of José Miguel Carrera and Bernardo O'Higgins erupts in the Battle of Las Tres Acequias.
1833 – The great 1833 Kathmandu–Bihar earthquake causes major damage in Nepal, northern India and Tibet, a total of 500 people perish.
1863 – The Swedish-language liberal newspaper Helsingfors Dagblad proposed the current blue-and-white cross flag as the flag of Finland.
1883 – The 1883 eruption of Krakatoa begins its final, paroxysmal, stage.
1914 – World War I: The German colony of Togoland surrenders to French and British forces after a 20-day campaign.
1914 – World War I: During the retreat from Mons, the British II Corps commanded by General Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien fights a vigorous and successful defensive action at Le Cateau.
1920 – The 19th amendment to United States Constitution takes effect, giving women the right to vote.
• [Wikipedia: Women's Equality Day]
• [On This Day August 26, 1920: The Significance of Ratification of the 19th Amendment]
• [(US CENSUS) Women’s Equality Day: August 26, 2021]
1922 – Greco-Turkish War (1919–22): Turkish army launched what has come to be known to the Turks as the Great Offensive (Büyük Taarruz). The major Greek defense positions were overrun.
1936 – Spanish Civil War: Santander falls to the nationalists and the republican interprovincial council is dissolved.
1940 – Chad becomes the first French colony to join the Allies under the administration of Félix Éboué, France's first black colonial governor.
1942 – The Holocaust in Ukraine: At Chortkiv, the Ukrainian police and German Schutzpolizei deport two thousand Jews to Bełżec extermination camp. Five hundred of the sick and children are murdered on the spot. This continued until the next day.
• [Museum of the Jewish Peoples]
1944 – World War II: Charles de Gaulle enters Paris.
1966 – The South African Border War starts with the battle at Omugulugwombashe.
1970 – The fiftieth anniversary of American women being able to vote is marked by a nationwide Women's Strike for Equality.
1977 – The Charter of the French Language is adopted by the National Assembly of Quebec
1978 – Papal conclave: Albino Luciani is elected as Pope John Paul I.
1980 – After John Birges plants a bomb at Harvey's Resort Hotel in Stateline, Nevada, in the United States, the FBI inadvertently detonates the bomb during its disarming.
1997 – Beni Ali massacre occurs in Algeria, leaving 60 to 100 people dead.
1998 – The first flight of the Air Force Delta III ends in disaster 75 seconds after liftoff resulting in the loss of the Galaxy X satellite.
1999 – Russia begins the Second Chechen War in response to the Invasion of Dagestan by the Islamic International Peacekeeping Brigade.
• [Wikipedia: War of Dagestan]
• [Second Chechen War]
• [Babitsky's War - Chechen War Documentary (2000, narrated by Alan Rickman, 60FPS)] (English subtitles)
2003 – A Beechcraft 1900 operating as Colgan Air Flight 9446 crashes after taking off from Barnstable Municipal Airport in Yarmouth, Massachusetts, killing both pilots on board.
2009 – Kidnapping victim Jaycee Dugard is discovered alive in California after being missing for over 18 years. Her captors, Phillip and Nancy Garrido are apprehended.
2011 – The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, Boeing's all-new composite airliner, receives certification from the EASA and the FAA.
2014 – The Jay Report into the Rotherham child sexual exploitation scandal is published.
2015 – Two U.S. journalists are shot and killed by a disgruntled former coworker while conducting a live report in Moneta, Virginia.
2018 – Three people are killed and eleven wounded during a mass shooting at a Madden NFL '19 video game tournament in Jacksonville, Florida.
• [Jacksonville Landing shooting]
• [3 dead, including suspect, in mass shooting at Jacksonville Landing]
• [Shooting at the Jacksonville Landing]
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Support Macon Media
If you receive value from what Macon Media provides to the community, please consider becoming a supporter and contribute at least a dollar a month. Those who support Macon Media with at least a dollar a month receive early access to video of some events and meetings before they are made public on the website. Videos and news involving public safety are not subject to early access.
Or, if you prefer Pay Pal, try PayPal.me/MaconMedia
Published at 5:00am on Monday, August 26, 2024
Author: Bobby Coggins
Resources used to compile the information in this article include, but are not limited to the 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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