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Here is the news and weather briefing for Macon County.
GENERAL OUTLOOK
Dry high pressure will remain in place across the region today. Meanwhile, Hurricane Francine will continue to track towards the Louisiana coast with landfall expected this evening. The remnants of Francine are expected to drift north over the lower Mississippi River Valley through late week with a broad area of moisture moving north from the Gulf of Mexico to the Carolinas. This will result in periods of showers and thunderstorms for our area mainly Friday and Saturday. Scattered showers may linger through Sunday with an area of low pressure potentially developing off the Carolina coast that may keep rain chances across the area into early next week.
• Derek Roland Announces Resignation as Macon County Manager [Macon Media]
There will be a 9/11 Remembrance event in Franklin at the town gazebo on Iotla Street beginning at 8.30am today. [Facebook Event Page]
#OnThisDay in 2001 – The September 11 attacks, a series of coordinated terrorist attacks killing 2,996 people using four aircraft hijacked by 19 members of al-Qaeda. Two aircraft crash into the World Trade Center in New York City, a third crashes into The Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia, and a fourth into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
9/11 attacks in realtime (dashboard) 7:46am-12:00pm | Christian Koller
9/11 Attacks in Real Time | Mack Stewart History Channel
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Friday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Light east southeast wind.
Thursday
A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 72. Light south southeast wind becoming east southeast 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Showers likely, mainly after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. East southeast wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. The chance of rain is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday
Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Cloudy, with a high near 72. East southeast wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. The chance of rain is 70%.
Friday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a low around 62. The chance of rain is 70%.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Partly sunny, with a high near 70. East southeast wind 5 to 7 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. East wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Thursday
A 50 percent chance of showers. Patchy fog between 7am and 8am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 63. East wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Showers likely, mainly after 9pm. Cloudy, with a low around 57. East wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. The chance of rain is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday
Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Cloudy, with a high near 62. East wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. The chance of rain is 70%.
Friday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a low around 59. The chance of rain is 70%.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Patchy fog between 7am and 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming east southeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. East southeast wind around 6 mph.
Thursday
Showers likely, mainly between noon and 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 70. East southeast wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. The chance of rain is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Showers likely, mainly after 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. East southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. The chance of rain is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday
Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Cloudy, with a high near 70. East southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. The chance of rain is 70%.
Friday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a low around 62. The chance of rain is 70%.
Nantahala Area
Today
Partly sunny, with a high near 75. East southeast wind 3 to 6 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. East southeast wind 5 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Thursday
Showers likely, mainly between noon and 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 66. East southeast wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. The chance of rain is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Showers likely, mainly after 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. East southeast wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. The chance of rain is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday
Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. East southeast wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. The chance of rain is 70%.
Friday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a low around 60. The chance of rain is 70%.
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Hazards
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
Tropical Update
[Tuesday] Francine Intensifying; Hurricane Impacts Expected in Louisiana
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Wed Sep 11 2024
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
Active Systems:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Hurricane Francine, located over the western Gulf of Mexico.
1. Central Tropical Atlantic (AL92):
An elongated area of low pressure located over the central tropical Atlantic continues to produce some disorganized shower and thunderstorm activity. Environmental conditions appear marginally conducive for some slight development during the next day or two while the system moves westward at 5 to 10 mph over the central tropical Atlantic. The disturbance is expected to reach an area of stronger upper-level winds on Thursday, likely ending its chances for development.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...30 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...low...30 percent.
2. Eastern and Central Tropical Atlantic (AL93):
A trough of low pressure over the eastern tropical Atlantic is producing a large but disorganized area of showers and thunderstorms from near the Cabo Verde Islands extending southwestward for several hundred miles. Environmental conditions appear favorable for gradual development of this system, and a tropical depression will likely form during the latter part of this week while the system moves west-northwestward at 10 to 15 mph.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...medium...40 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...high...80 percent.
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Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the medium-high range (9.0 out of 12) today with Ragweed, Chenopods, and Grasses being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium range (8.5 out of 12.0).
Record Weather Events for September 11th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 93°F in Highlands in 1925
Lowest Temperature 37°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1976
Greatest Rainfall 4.14 inches in Highlands in 1893
Greatest Snowfall (no measurable snowfall has been recorded on this date since records started being kept in 1872)
Weather Extremes for Macon County for September
Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 98°F in Frsnklin on 09-04-1975
Lowest Temperature 27°F in Franklin on 09-30-1967
Greatest Rainfall 11.87 inches in Highlands on 09-29-1964
Record Weather Events for September 11th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 102°F in Kinston, Lenoir County in 1983
Lowest Temperature 32°F in Laurel Springs, Ashe County in 1969
Greatest One-Day Rain 6.08 inches in Wilmington, New Hanover County in 1960
Greatest One-Day Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded on this date since 1872)
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for September
Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 108°F in Belhaven, Beaufort County on 09-25-1921
Lowest Temperature 23°F in Marion, McDowell County on 09-28-2000
Greatest Rainfall 21.00 inches in Wilmington, New Hanover County on 09-17-2018
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)
September 2024 Schedule
9-14-24---Al Scortino & Greg “Squeezebox” Thomas—Award-Winning Singer Songwriter Al Scortino combines with Greg Thomas who’s a wonderful multi-instrumentalist. Expect mostly originals from this duo.
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
Pollen levels are expected to be in the medium-high range (9.0 out of 12) today with Ragweed, Chenopods, and Grasses being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the medium range (8.5 out of 12.0).
Record Weather Events for September 11th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 93°F in Highlands in 1925
Lowest Temperature 37°F at the Coweeta Experimental Station in 1976
Greatest Rainfall 4.14 inches in Highlands in 1893
Greatest Snowfall (no measurable snowfall has been recorded on this date since records started being kept in 1872)
Weather Extremes for Macon County for September
Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 98°F in Frsnklin on 09-04-1975
Lowest Temperature 27°F in Franklin on 09-30-1967
Greatest Rainfall 11.87 inches in Highlands on 09-29-1964
Record Weather Events for September 11th in North Carolina
Highest Temperature 102°F in Kinston, Lenoir County in 1983
Lowest Temperature 32°F in Laurel Springs, Ashe County in 1969
Greatest One-Day Rain 6.08 inches in Wilmington, New Hanover County in 1960
Greatest One-Day Snowfall (no snowfall has been recorded on this date since 1872)
Weather Extremes for North Carolina for September
Data available from 1872
Highest Temperature 108°F in Belhaven, Beaufort County on 09-25-1921
Lowest Temperature 23°F in Marion, McDowell County on 09-28-2000
Greatest Rainfall 21.00 inches in Wilmington, New Hanover County on 09-17-2018
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)
September 2024 Schedule
9-14-24---Al Scortino & Greg “Squeezebox” Thomas—Award-Winning Singer Songwriter Al Scortino combines with Greg Thomas who’s a wonderful multi-instrumentalist. Expect mostly originals from this duo.
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
Two Delta planes collide on taxiway, causing major damage to one of them | NBC News
SpaceX launches Polaris Dawn mission, sends billionaire to space | CBS News
• Two key inflation reports this week will help decide the size of the Fed’s interest rate cut [CNBC]
• Google loses $2.7 billion antitrust case in major win for Brussels [Courthouse News Service]
• Firm Run by Brother of Top N.Y.C. Officials Is Focus of Bribery Inquiry [New York Times]
• Neighbors say Kentucky highway shooting suspect threatened them with rifle: "I'll just kill you" [CBS News]
• Iranian-born scientist who sued University of Alabama at Birmingham for harassment is awarded $3.8 million in damages [NBC News]
• Former NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo grilled on COVID-19 nursing home policies [ABC News]
---2024 ELECTION ROUNDUP---
ABC Presidential Debate Simulcast | C-SPAN
• READ: Harris-Trump presidential debate transcript [ABC News]
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• Harris gets under Trump’s skin, over and over [Politico]
• Trump spars with Harris, moderators during heated presidential debate: 'She doesn't have a plan' [Fox News]
• Trump's policy plans and platform on key issues for the 2024 election [CBS News]
• Kamala Harris' policy plans and platform on key issues for the 2024 election [CBS News]
• Pro-Palestinian protesters march in Center City ahead of presidential debate, several detained outside National Constitution Center [Philadelphia Inquirer]
International News Headlines
What to know about the Taliban's new morality laws | ABC News
EU's highest court orders Apple and Google to pay billions in back-taxes | DW News
• Apple must pay 13 billion euros in back taxes, EU’s top court rules [CNBC]
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• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, September 10, 2024 [Institute for the Study of War]
• Iran Update, September 10, 2024 [Institute for the Study of War]
• Israel’s war on Gaza liveblog: US-made bombs ‘melted’ bodies in al-Mawasi [Al Jazeera]
• Demonstrators breach Mexican Senate in protest of judicial reform debate [France 24x]
Containership Loses Power Entering Tampa Bay | Pilot Utilized Tugs to Stop the Ship | What's Going on With Shipping?
Washington Today (9-10-24): Donald Trump, Kamala Harris meet tonight in 1st presidential debate | C-SPAN
Global National: Sept. 10, 2024 | How did ISIS suspect gain entry to Canada?
ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - Sept. 10, 2024
"CBS Evening News" Full Broadcast | September 10, 2024
NBC Nightly News Full Broadcast - Sept. 10, 2024
PBS NewsHour live episode, (Sept. 10, 2024)
---Science, Technology, Culture, and History News Roundup---
Pseudohistory Makes a Comeback on Tucker Carlson's Show | Skeptic
The Level1 Show September 11 2024: I Know Why the Prime Birds Sings | Level1 Techs
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• Is the "Blaze Star" About to Blow? You May Be the First to Know [Sky and Telescope Magazine]
• The Sky This Week from September 6 to 13: Saturn at opposition [Astronomy Magazine]
• This Week's Sky at a Glance, August 30 – September 8 [Sky and Telescope Magazine]
Sky & Telescope's Sky Tour Podcast – September 2024 | The Equinox and the Summer Triangle
• Status Report and Expectations for Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS [Sky and Telescope Magazine]
Does It Make Sense To Put Data Centers In Space? Can They Really Cost Less To Operate? | Scott Manley
This Week in Linux # 276: Ubuntu making BIG changes, KDE needs donations, Linux Continues to Grow & more Linux news | John Michael Godier
Linux Unplugged 579: Lost & Found | Jupiter Broadcasting
• OpenAI says ChatGPT usage has doubled since last year [AXIOS]
• Tom Hanks Warns Fans About ‘Wonder Drug’ Online Ads That Use His Likeness ‘Through AI’: ‘Do Not Be Fooled. Do Not Be Swindled.’ [Variety]
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• Bluesky adds ‘anti-toxicity’ options to limit dogpiling and hostile quote posts [The Verge]
• DroneShield Begins Development of Next-Gen SDRs [C•UAS HUB (Counter UAS)]
• X (Twitter) caught blocking links to NPR, claiming the news site may be ‘unsafe’ [TechCrunch]
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On This Day
September 11 is the 254th day of the year (255th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 111 days remain until the end of the year.
Historical Events
Historical Events
(Please note that the Wikipedia articles often contain a bibliography and links to where you can learn more about a historical event)
9 – The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends: The Roman Empire suffers the greatest defeat of its history and the Rhine is established as the border between the Empire and the so-called barbarians for the next four hundred years.
1185 – Isaac II Angelos kills Stephen Hagiochristophorites and then appeals to the people, resulting in the revolt that deposes Andronikos I Komnenos and places Isaac on the throne of the Byzantine Empire.
1297 – Battle of Stirling Bridge: Scots jointly led by William Wallace and Andrew Moray defeat the English.
1390 – Lithuanian Civil War (1389–92): The Teutonic Knights begin a five-week siege of Vilnius.
1541 – Santiago, Chile, is attacked by indigenous warriors, led by Michimalonco, to free eight indigenous chiefs held captive by the Spaniards.
1565 – Ottoman forces retreat from Malta ending the Great Siege of Malta.
1609 – Henry Hudson arrives on Manhattan Island and meets the indigenous people living there.
1649 – Siege of Drogheda ends: Oliver Cromwell's Parliamentarian troops take the town and execute its garrison.
1683 – Battle of Vienna: Coalition forces, including the famous winged Hussars, led by Polish King John III Sobieski lift the siege laid by Ottoman forces.
1697 – Battle of Zenta: a major engagement in the Great Turkish War (1683–1699) and one of the most decisive defeats in Ottoman history.
1708 – Charles XII of Sweden stops his march to conquer Moscow outside Smolensk, marking the turning point in the Great Northern War. The army is defeated nine months later in the Battle of Poltava, and the Swedish Empire ceases to be a major power.
1709 – Battle of Malplaquet: Great Britain, Netherlands, and Austria fight against France.
1714 – Siege of Barcelona: Barcelona, capital city of Catalonia, surrenders to Spanish and French Bourbon armies in the War of the Spanish Succession.
1758 – Battle of Saint Cast: France repels British invasion during the Seven Years' War.
1775 – Benedict Arnold's expedition to Quebec leaves Cambridge, Massachusetts.
1776 – British–American peace conference on Staten Island fails to stop nascent American Revolutionary War.
1777 – American Revolutionary War: Battle of Brandywine: The British celebrate a major victory in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
1780 – American Revolutionary War: Sugarloaf massacre: A small detachment of militia from Northampton County, Pennsylvania, are attacked by Native Americans and Loyalists near Little Nescopeck Creek.
1786 – The beginning of the Annapolis Convention.[8]
1789 – Alexander Hamilton is appointed the first United States Secretary of the Treasury.
1792 – The Hope Diamond is stolen along with other French crown jewels when six men break into the house where they are stored.
1800 – The Maltese National Congress Battalions are disbanded by British Civil Commissioner Alexander Ball.
1802 – France annexes the Kingdom of Piedmont.
1803 – Battle of Delhi, during the Second Anglo-Maratha War, between British troops under General Lake, and Marathas of Scindia's army under General Louis Bourquin.
1813 – War of 1812: British troops arrive in Mount Vernon and prepare to march to and invade Washington, D.C.
1814 – War of 1812: The climax of the Battle of Plattsburgh, a major United States victory in the war.
1826 – Captain William Morgan, an ex-freemason is arrested in Batavia, New York for debt after declaring that he would publish The Mysteries of Free Masonry, a book against Freemasonry. This sets into motion the events that led to his mysterious disappearance.
1829 – An expedition led by Isidro Barradas at Tampico, sent by the Spanish crown to retake Mexico, surrenders at the Battle of Tampico, marking the effective end of Mexico's campaign for independence.
1830 – Anti-Masonic Party convention; one of the first American political party conventions.
1836 – The Riograndense Republic is proclaimed by rebels after defeating Empire of Brazil's troops in the Battle of Seival, during the Ragamuffin War.
1851 – Christiana Resistance: Escaped slaves led by William Parker fight off and kill a slave owner who, with a federal marshal and an armed party, sought to seize three of his former slaves in Christiana, Pennsylvania, thereby creating a cause célèbre between slavery proponents and abolitionists.
1852 – Outbreak of Revolution of September 11 resulting in the State of Buenos Aires declaring independence as a Republic.
1857 – The Mountain Meadows massacre: Mormon settlers and Paiutes massacre 120 pioneers at Mountain Meadows, Utah.
1881 – In the Swiss state of Glarus, a rockslide buries parts of the village of Elm, destroying 83 buildings and killing 115 people.
1897 – After months of pursuit, generals of Menelik II of Ethiopia capture Gaki Sherocho, the last king of the Kaffa.
1903 – The first race at the Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin is held. It is the oldest major speedway in the world.
1905 – The Ninth Avenue derailment occurs in New York City, killing 13.
1914 – World War I: Australia invades German New Guinea, defeating a German contingent at the Battle of Bita Paka.
1914 – The Second Period of Russification: The teaching of the Russian language and Russian history in Finnish schools was ordered to be considerably increased as part of the forced Russification program in Finland run by Tsar Nicholas II.
1916 – The Quebec Bridge's central span collapses, killing 11 men. The bridge previously collapsed completely on August 29, 1907.
1919 – United States Marine Corps invades Honduras.
1921 – Nahalal, the first moshav in Palestine, is settled as part of a Zionist plan of creating a Jewish state, later to be Israel.
1922 – The Treaty of Kars is ratified in Yerevan, Armenia.
1941 – Construction begins on The Pentagon.
1941 – Charles Lindbergh's Des Moines Speech accusing the British, Jews and FDR's administration of pressing for war with Germany.
1943 – World War II: German troops occupy Corsica and Kosovo-Metohija ending the Italian occupation of Corsica.
1944 – World War II: The Western Allied invasion of Germany begins near the city of Aachen.
1944 – World War II: RAF bombing raid on Darmstadt and the following firestorm kill 11,500.
1945 – World War II: Australian 9th Division forces liberate the Japanese-run Batu Lintang camp, a POW and civilian internment camp on the island of Borneo.
1954 – Hurricane Edna hits New England (United States) as a Category 2 hurricane, causing significant damage and 29 deaths.
1961 – Hurricane Carla strikes the Texas coast as a Category 4 hurricane, the second strongest storm ever to hit the state.
1965 – Indo-Pakistani War: The Indian Army captures the town of Burki, just southeast of Lahore.
1967 – China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) launched an attack on Indian posts at Nathu La, Sikkim, India, which resulted in military clashes.
1968 – Air France Flight 1611 crashes off Nice, France, killing 89 passengers and six crew.
1970 – The Dawson's Field hijackers release 88 of their hostages. The remaining hostages, mostly Jews and Israeli citizens, are held until September 25.
1971 – The Egyptian Constitution becomes official.
1972 – The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit system begins passenger service.
1973 – A coup in Chile, headed by General Augusto Pinochet, topples the democratically elected president Salvador Allende. Pinochet exercises dictatorial power until ousted in a referendum in 1988, staying in power until 1990.
1973 – JAT Airways Flight 769 crashes into the Maganik mountain range while on approach to Titograd Airport, killing 35 passengers and six crew.
1974 – Eastern Air Lines Flight 212 crashes in Charlotte, North Carolina, killing 69 passengers and two crew.
1976 – A bomb planted by a Croatian terrorist, Zvonko Bušić, is found at New York's Grand Central Terminal; one NYPD officer is killed trying to defuse it.
1980 – A new constitution of Chile is established under the influence of then Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, which is subject to controversy in Chile today.
1982 – The international forces that were guaranteeing the safety of Palestinian refugees following Israel's 1982 Invasion of Lebanon leave Beirut. Five days later, several thousand refugees are massacred in the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps by Phalange forces.
1989 – Hungary announces that the East German refugees who had been housed in temporary camps were free to leave for West Germany.
1990 – A Faucett Boeing 727 disappears in the Atlantic Ocean while being flown from Malta to Peru.
1991 – Continental Express Flight 2574 crashes in Colorado County, Texas, near Eagle Lake, killing 11 passengers and three crew.[
1992 – Hurricane Iniki, one of the most damaging hurricanes in United States history, devastates the Hawaiian Islands of Kauai and Oahu.
1997 – NASA's Mars Global Surveyor reaches Mars.
1997 – Kurkse tragedy: Fourteen Estonian soldiers of the Baltic Battalion are drowned or die of hypothermia during a training exercise in the Kurkse Strait.
1997 – After a nationwide referendum, Scotland votes to establish a devolved parliament within the United Kingdom.
2001 – The September 11 attacks, a series of coordinated terrorist attacks killing 2,996 people using four aircraft hijacked by 19 members of al-Qaeda. Two aircraft crash into the World Trade Center in New York City, a third crashes into The Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia, and a fourth into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. 9/11 attacks in realtime (dashboard) 7:46am-12:00pm | Christian Koller
9/11 Attacks in Real Time | Mack Stewart History Channel
2007 – Russia tests the largest conventional weapon ever, the Father of All Bombs.
2008 – A major Channel Tunnel fire breaks out on a freight train, resulting in the closure of part of the tunnel for six months.
2011 – A dedication ceremony is held at the United States National September 11 Memorial on the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks in New York City, and the memorial opens to family members.
2012 – A total of 315 people are killed in two garment factory fires in Pakistan.
2012 – The U.S. embassy in Benghazi, Libya is attacked, resulting in four deaths.
2015 – A crane collapses onto the Masjid al-Haram mosque in Saudi Arabia, killing 111 people and injuring 394 others.
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Published at 5:00am on Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Author: Bobby Coggins
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On This Day
September 11 is the 254th day of the year (255th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 111 days remain until the end of the year.
Historical Events
Historical Events
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9 – The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends: The Roman Empire suffers the greatest defeat of its history and the Rhine is established as the border between the Empire and the so-called barbarians for the next four hundred years.
1185 – Isaac II Angelos kills Stephen Hagiochristophorites and then appeals to the people, resulting in the revolt that deposes Andronikos I Komnenos and places Isaac on the throne of the Byzantine Empire.
1297 – Battle of Stirling Bridge: Scots jointly led by William Wallace and Andrew Moray defeat the English.
1390 – Lithuanian Civil War (1389–92): The Teutonic Knights begin a five-week siege of Vilnius.
1541 – Santiago, Chile, is attacked by indigenous warriors, led by Michimalonco, to free eight indigenous chiefs held captive by the Spaniards.
1565 – Ottoman forces retreat from Malta ending the Great Siege of Malta.
1609 – Henry Hudson arrives on Manhattan Island and meets the indigenous people living there.
1649 – Siege of Drogheda ends: Oliver Cromwell's Parliamentarian troops take the town and execute its garrison.
1683 – Battle of Vienna: Coalition forces, including the famous winged Hussars, led by Polish King John III Sobieski lift the siege laid by Ottoman forces.
1697 – Battle of Zenta: a major engagement in the Great Turkish War (1683–1699) and one of the most decisive defeats in Ottoman history.
1708 – Charles XII of Sweden stops his march to conquer Moscow outside Smolensk, marking the turning point in the Great Northern War. The army is defeated nine months later in the Battle of Poltava, and the Swedish Empire ceases to be a major power.
1709 – Battle of Malplaquet: Great Britain, Netherlands, and Austria fight against France.
1714 – Siege of Barcelona: Barcelona, capital city of Catalonia, surrenders to Spanish and French Bourbon armies in the War of the Spanish Succession.
1758 – Battle of Saint Cast: France repels British invasion during the Seven Years' War.
1775 – Benedict Arnold's expedition to Quebec leaves Cambridge, Massachusetts.
1776 – British–American peace conference on Staten Island fails to stop nascent American Revolutionary War.
1777 – American Revolutionary War: Battle of Brandywine: The British celebrate a major victory in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
1780 – American Revolutionary War: Sugarloaf massacre: A small detachment of militia from Northampton County, Pennsylvania, are attacked by Native Americans and Loyalists near Little Nescopeck Creek.
1786 – The beginning of the Annapolis Convention.[8]
1789 – Alexander Hamilton is appointed the first United States Secretary of the Treasury.
1792 – The Hope Diamond is stolen along with other French crown jewels when six men break into the house where they are stored.
1800 – The Maltese National Congress Battalions are disbanded by British Civil Commissioner Alexander Ball.
1802 – France annexes the Kingdom of Piedmont.
1803 – Battle of Delhi, during the Second Anglo-Maratha War, between British troops under General Lake, and Marathas of Scindia's army under General Louis Bourquin.
1813 – War of 1812: British troops arrive in Mount Vernon and prepare to march to and invade Washington, D.C.
1814 – War of 1812: The climax of the Battle of Plattsburgh, a major United States victory in the war.
1826 – Captain William Morgan, an ex-freemason is arrested in Batavia, New York for debt after declaring that he would publish The Mysteries of Free Masonry, a book against Freemasonry. This sets into motion the events that led to his mysterious disappearance.
1829 – An expedition led by Isidro Barradas at Tampico, sent by the Spanish crown to retake Mexico, surrenders at the Battle of Tampico, marking the effective end of Mexico's campaign for independence.
1830 – Anti-Masonic Party convention; one of the first American political party conventions.
1836 – The Riograndense Republic is proclaimed by rebels after defeating Empire of Brazil's troops in the Battle of Seival, during the Ragamuffin War.
1851 – Christiana Resistance: Escaped slaves led by William Parker fight off and kill a slave owner who, with a federal marshal and an armed party, sought to seize three of his former slaves in Christiana, Pennsylvania, thereby creating a cause célèbre between slavery proponents and abolitionists.
1852 – Outbreak of Revolution of September 11 resulting in the State of Buenos Aires declaring independence as a Republic.
1857 – The Mountain Meadows massacre: Mormon settlers and Paiutes massacre 120 pioneers at Mountain Meadows, Utah.
1881 – In the Swiss state of Glarus, a rockslide buries parts of the village of Elm, destroying 83 buildings and killing 115 people.
1897 – After months of pursuit, generals of Menelik II of Ethiopia capture Gaki Sherocho, the last king of the Kaffa.
1903 – The first race at the Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin is held. It is the oldest major speedway in the world.
1905 – The Ninth Avenue derailment occurs in New York City, killing 13.
1914 – World War I: Australia invades German New Guinea, defeating a German contingent at the Battle of Bita Paka.
1914 – The Second Period of Russification: The teaching of the Russian language and Russian history in Finnish schools was ordered to be considerably increased as part of the forced Russification program in Finland run by Tsar Nicholas II.
1916 – The Quebec Bridge's central span collapses, killing 11 men. The bridge previously collapsed completely on August 29, 1907.
1919 – United States Marine Corps invades Honduras.
1921 – Nahalal, the first moshav in Palestine, is settled as part of a Zionist plan of creating a Jewish state, later to be Israel.
1922 – The Treaty of Kars is ratified in Yerevan, Armenia.
1941 – Construction begins on The Pentagon.
1941 – Charles Lindbergh's Des Moines Speech accusing the British, Jews and FDR's administration of pressing for war with Germany.
1943 – World War II: German troops occupy Corsica and Kosovo-Metohija ending the Italian occupation of Corsica.
1944 – World War II: The Western Allied invasion of Germany begins near the city of Aachen.
1944 – World War II: RAF bombing raid on Darmstadt and the following firestorm kill 11,500.
1945 – World War II: Australian 9th Division forces liberate the Japanese-run Batu Lintang camp, a POW and civilian internment camp on the island of Borneo.
1954 – Hurricane Edna hits New England (United States) as a Category 2 hurricane, causing significant damage and 29 deaths.
1961 – Hurricane Carla strikes the Texas coast as a Category 4 hurricane, the second strongest storm ever to hit the state.
1965 – Indo-Pakistani War: The Indian Army captures the town of Burki, just southeast of Lahore.
1967 – China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) launched an attack on Indian posts at Nathu La, Sikkim, India, which resulted in military clashes.
1968 – Air France Flight 1611 crashes off Nice, France, killing 89 passengers and six crew.
1970 – The Dawson's Field hijackers release 88 of their hostages. The remaining hostages, mostly Jews and Israeli citizens, are held until September 25.
1971 – The Egyptian Constitution becomes official.
1972 – The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit system begins passenger service.
1973 – A coup in Chile, headed by General Augusto Pinochet, topples the democratically elected president Salvador Allende. Pinochet exercises dictatorial power until ousted in a referendum in 1988, staying in power until 1990.
1973 – JAT Airways Flight 769 crashes into the Maganik mountain range while on approach to Titograd Airport, killing 35 passengers and six crew.
1974 – Eastern Air Lines Flight 212 crashes in Charlotte, North Carolina, killing 69 passengers and two crew.
1976 – A bomb planted by a Croatian terrorist, Zvonko Bušić, is found at New York's Grand Central Terminal; one NYPD officer is killed trying to defuse it.
1980 – A new constitution of Chile is established under the influence of then Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, which is subject to controversy in Chile today.
1982 – The international forces that were guaranteeing the safety of Palestinian refugees following Israel's 1982 Invasion of Lebanon leave Beirut. Five days later, several thousand refugees are massacred in the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps by Phalange forces.
1989 – Hungary announces that the East German refugees who had been housed in temporary camps were free to leave for West Germany.
1990 – A Faucett Boeing 727 disappears in the Atlantic Ocean while being flown from Malta to Peru.
1991 – Continental Express Flight 2574 crashes in Colorado County, Texas, near Eagle Lake, killing 11 passengers and three crew.[
1992 – Hurricane Iniki, one of the most damaging hurricanes in United States history, devastates the Hawaiian Islands of Kauai and Oahu.
1997 – NASA's Mars Global Surveyor reaches Mars.
1997 – Kurkse tragedy: Fourteen Estonian soldiers of the Baltic Battalion are drowned or die of hypothermia during a training exercise in the Kurkse Strait.
1997 – After a nationwide referendum, Scotland votes to establish a devolved parliament within the United Kingdom.
2001 – The September 11 attacks, a series of coordinated terrorist attacks killing 2,996 people using four aircraft hijacked by 19 members of al-Qaeda. Two aircraft crash into the World Trade Center in New York City, a third crashes into The Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia, and a fourth into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. 9/11 attacks in realtime (dashboard) 7:46am-12:00pm | Christian Koller
9/11 Attacks in Real Time | Mack Stewart History Channel
2007 – Russia tests the largest conventional weapon ever, the Father of All Bombs.
2008 – A major Channel Tunnel fire breaks out on a freight train, resulting in the closure of part of the tunnel for six months.
2011 – A dedication ceremony is held at the United States National September 11 Memorial on the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks in New York City, and the memorial opens to family members.
2012 – A total of 315 people are killed in two garment factory fires in Pakistan.
2012 – The U.S. embassy in Benghazi, Libya is attacked, resulting in four deaths.
2015 – A crane collapses onto the Masjid al-Haram mosque in Saudi Arabia, killing 111 people and injuring 394 others.
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Published at 5:00am on Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Author: Bobby Coggins
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