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GENERAL OUTLOOK
Another typical hot summer day is expected for today, but a weak surface front will drop down from the north and stall across the region for the weekend, increasing rain chances and dropping the temperatures back to normal. The front should dissipate by Tuesday, followed by high pressure over the western Atlantic taking control for the rest of the week.
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Local Weather
General Forecast Through Sunday Night
Franklin Area
Today
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 2pm. Patchy fog. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the west around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1am, then a chance of showers. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Patchy fog before 9am. Highs in the mid 80s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 5am, then a chance of showers after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%.
Sunday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain is 80%.
Sunday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 8pm, then a chance of showers between 8pm and midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain is 60%.
Highlands Plateau
Today
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 4pm. Patchy fog. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs near 80. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then a chance of showers. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid 60s. Light winds out of the northwest. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Patchy fog before 9am. Highs in the mid-to-upper 70s. Light and variable winds. Chance of rain is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 7pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%.
Sunday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain is 80%.
Sunday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 9pm, then a chance of showers between 9pm and midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain is 60%.
Otto and South Central Macon County
Today
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 2pm. Patchy fog. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs in the mid 80s. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1am, then a slight chance of showers. Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. Patchy fog before 9am. Highs in the low-to-mid 80s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%.
Sunday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain is 80%.
Sunday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 9pm, then a chance of showers between 9pm and midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 60s. Chance of rain is 60%.
Nantahala Area
Today
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 2pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with highs near 80. Calm winds in the morning increasing to come out of the west around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 3am, then a chance of showers. Patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with lows in the uppr 60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 3pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Highs in the upper 70s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 5am, then a chance of showers after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 60s. Calm winds. Chance of rain is 60%.
Sunday
Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Highs in the mid-to-upper 70s. Chance of rain is 80%.
Sunday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a chance of showers between 8pm and midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain is 80%.
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Hazards and Tropical Weather
Scattered thunderstorms developing this afternoon will be capable of cloud-to-ground lightning and torrential rainfall. A few of the storms may become strong enough to produce brief, damaging winds. Localized flash flooding cannot be ruled out.
A localized risk of flash flooding will accompany any thunderstorms that develop over the next several days. This threat could gradually increase in scope as soils in more and more places become saturated by multiple rounds of heavy rain, and creeks and stream levels rise in response to continued runoff.
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 AM EDT Fri Jul 29 2022
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
Tropical cyclone formation is not expected during the next 5 days.
What's Up in the Tropics with Mark Sudduth - July 28, 2022
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Almanac
24 Hour Smoke Forecast
No smoke fields will be crossing Macon County today, no map was produced.
Air quality is in theupper range of green for most of the county, with the ridges and other higher elevations today being in the upper range of green.
Fire and Smoke Map
Local Air Monitor
Pollen
Pollen levels are expected to be in the low-medium range 4.1 out of 12) today with Grasses and Nettle being the main culprits. Tomorrow is expected to be in the low-medium range (0.6 out of 12).
Record Weather Events for July 29th
Record weather events for this date in Macon County
(1872-2016)
Highest Temperature 101°F in Franklin in 1952
Lowest Temperature 40°F in Highlands in 1911
Greatest Rainfall 21.15 inches in Highlands in 1879
Greatest Snowfall (no measurable snowfall has been recorded on this date since records started being kept in 1872)
Weather Extremes for Macon County for the month of July
Data available from 1873 to 2022
Highest Temperature 101°F in Franklin on 07-29-1952
Lowest Temperature 34°F in Highlands on 07-27-1911
Greatest Rainfall 21.15 inches in Highlands on 07-29-1879
Greatest Snowfall no measurable snowfall has been recorded since records started being kept in 1873
All-time record weather events for Macon County
Highest Temperature 101°F in Franklin on Jul 29, 1952
Lowest Temperature -19°F in Highlands on Jan 21, 1985
Greatest Rainfall 21.15 inches in Highlands on Jul 29, 1879
Greatest One-Day Snowfall 25.5 inches at the Coweeta Experimental Station on Mar 13, 1993
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Macon Calendar
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Local and State News
The Macon County Board of Commissioners and the Macon County Board of education held a joint session to address the funding and planning of a new Franklin High School. Both board voted unanimously to proceed with the planning. The meeting was streamed live on Macon Media's Facebook page and edited videos will be published in the coming days. Part One of the livestream is embedded below.
• Macon commissioners unanimously vote to move forward with building new FHS facility on current campus [The Southern Scoop]
• 'I'm not very good at math.' Lt. Gov. Robinson pays off tax bills dating back to 2006 after WRAL inquiry [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
• Climber falls 50 feet from popular hiking spot in NC mountains, officials say [Raleigh News and Observer]
• WNC boy severely burned in failed science experiment recovering in ICU [WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)]
• Asheville, Buncombe file lawsuit against HCA/Mission Health, which vows to fight back [Asheville Citizen-Times]
State Budget Details
• NC Budget Table of Contents [Google Drive (PDF)]
• NC House Bill 103: 2022 Appropriations Act [Google Drive (PDF)]
• Joint Conference Committee Report on the Current Operations Appropriations Act of 2022 [Google Drive (PDF)]
• House Bill 103 Information and Voting History [NC General Assembly Website]
• Raises for state employees, preparations for recession, in proposed state budget [WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)]
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Special Section: Russo-Ukrainian War Updates
(sharing of a particular source is not an endorsement)
(Longer videos are in the Russo-Ukraine Videos section)
• Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, July 28 [Institute for the Study of War] [PDF for July 28th]
Kherson Offensive / Counteroffensive | Military/LEO Combat Footage Review | Funker 530 Veteran Community
• Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 156 [Al Jazeera]
JOMINI OF THE WEST MAP (Day 124-148)
Jomini is back after having had COVID. --editor
1/ Ukraine SVKO, Day 124-148. Russian Strategic Aerospace Operations (SVKO) remains focused east of the Dnieper River, particularly in north central Donetsk Oblast and along the Black Sea Coast in the Odesa region. #UkraineRussiaWar pic.twitter.com/koHmL4scEX
— Jomini of the West (@JominiW) July 24, 2022
• Ukraine: How Russia's war aims are changing [DW News]
• War in Ukraine ‘has changed the equation’ between the West and Saudi’s MBS [France 24]
• Horrifying footage appears to show Russian captors castrating a Ukrainian prisoner of war [Yahoo! News]
• Northern Ukraine Comes Under Burst of Russian Attacks Far From Front Lines [Wall Street Journal]
• Ukraine's shadow army resisting Russian occupation [BBC News]
• Russia pummels Ukraine with missiles, grain shipments closer to resuming [Courthouse News Service]
News from Russian or pro-Russian outlets or Video About the Russian Perspective
• Ukraine shells prison holding POWs – Donbass official [Russia Today]
• Russia's embargo on uranium supplies will get USA by stars and stripes [Pravda ]
• EU rules don’t allow ban on visa issuance to Russians, European Commission says [TASS Russian News Agency]
The causes and consequences of the Ukraine war A lecture by John J. Mearsheimer
The Ukraine War From Russia's Perspective
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National and World News Roundup
Xi warns Biden not to ‘play with fire’ as two leaders agree to in-person meeting | FRANCE 24
• U.S. GDP Fell at 0.9% Annual Rate in Second Quarter [Wall Street Journal]
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen holds press conference | Yahoo! Finiance
• Yellen says the economy is not in a recession despite GDP slump [CNBC]
• Jared Kushner Reveals Rare Details About Ties With Saudi Crown Prince [Wall Street Journal]
• Female inmates raped after guard sold key to their cells, lawsuit says [Washington Post]
• Infowars star at Alex Jones trial admits he failed to verify story that defamed Sandy Hook dad [News Times (Danbury, CT)]
• Hershey says it won't be able to meet Halloween demand this year [CNN]
• Man serving 39-year sentence to be freed after officer who testified against him is charged with lying [Long Beach Post]
• DC Mayor Requests National Guard to Help With Migrants Bused to Capital [WRC-TV (Washington, DC)]
• ‘Catastrophic’ flooding turns deadly, leaves Kentucky towns underwater [AccuWeather]
• Shell smashes record again with $11.5 bln profit [Reuters]
Special Legislative Section A Conversation with Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT): The Future of Conservative Family Policy | LIVE STREAM
• The Family Security Act 2.0 Summary [Mitt Romney (PDF)]
• Analysis of the Family Security Act 2.0 [Niskanen Center]
• Today’s Child Tax Credit Versus the Family Security Act 2.0 [HUmanity Forward]
• Romney Child Tax Credit Proposal Is Step Forward But Falls Short, Targets Low-Income Families to Pay for It [Center on Budget and Policy Priorities]
Global Supergrids Could Be the Future of Energy | Bloomberg Quicktake Originals
Twelfth Annual South China Sea Conference | Center for Strategic and International Studies (5 hours 30 minutes)
Global National: July 28, 2022 | Pope Francis' Quebec visit sees mixed emotions, muted crowds
Nightly News Full Broadcast - July 28
PBS NewsHour Full Episode July 28th, 2022
• Yes, the Great Books Make Us Better People [New York Times]
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COVID-19 News and Updates
Here is a section on COVID-19. It includes local, regional, state, national, and global items.
COVID-19 Numbers for Macon County:
• WHO Coronavirus (COVID-19) Dashboard [World Health Organization]
Globally, as of 6:34pm CEST, 28 July 2022, there have been 571,198,904 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 6,387,863 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 26 July 2022, a total of 12,248,795,623 vaccine doses have been administered.
In United States of America, from 3 January 2020 to 6:34pm CEST, 28 July 2022, there have been 89,655,437 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 1,018,073 deaths, reported to WHO. As of 22 July 2022, a total of 593,464,253 vaccine doses have been administered.
• How Much Rest Do You Really Need When You Get Covid-19? [Wall Street Journal]
• Summer boosters for people under 50 shelved in favor of updated boosters in the fall [National Public Radio]
• COVID vaccine patch fights variants better than needles [The University of Queensland]
• Study shows flies, roaches not likely to spread COVID-19 [AgriLife Today]
• Even mild COVID cases can result in symptoms that persist for 2 years, NJ study finds [NorthJersey.com]
• Here’s what to do when someone at home has COVID-19 [Science News]
• The Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market in Wuhan was the early epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic [Science Magazine | American Association for the Advancement of Science] [Download PDF]
• The molecular epidemiology of multiple zoonotic origins of SARS-CoV-2 [Companion to the above article] [Download PDF]
• Pair of new studies point to natural Covid origin [France 24]
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Science and Technology News Roundup
• SpaceX is now launching 10 rockets for every one by its main competitor [ARS TECHNICA]
• Malware hits millions of Android users — delete these apps right now [Tom's Guide]
• Congress passes bill boosting US semiconductor production [CNN]
• Instagram and Facebook feeds are about to be swarmed by accounts users don't follow [Business Insider]
• Meta will stop paying US publishers to put their content in Facebook’s News tab [The Verge]
• Instagram Will Pause Updates Until All the Yelling Stops [Gizmodo]
• Semiconductor market to dip 2.5% next year as inflation hits [The Register]
• NASA revises Mars’ sample return plan to use helicopters [ARS TECHNICA]
• Free, legally available series/movies on YouTube in a Netlflix-like interface [Lamplight TV]
Podcasts and Long Form Videos
Anything covering educational, entertainment, history, current events, and technology topics
The Level1 Show July 29 2022: All In All It's Just Another Catgirl Through The Wall
Can't We Just Have One Place to Be Social? - DTNS 4326 | Daily Tech News Show
Weaponized Robot Dog Goes Viral On Twitter | cybernews.com
Bigfoot, Part 1 - Mythillogical | The Histocrat
Happy Leap Schmear - Tech earnings tanked, Instagram changes, TikTok in China, leap second | This Week in Google
How tiny Lesotho turned into Africa’s water tower | Caspain Report
Global Supergrids Could Be the Future of Energy | Bloomberg Quicktake Originals
TikTok vs. Instagram Reels vs. YouTube Shorts: Who Will Win the Short-Video Race? | WSJ
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Russo-Ukrainian War Videos (mostly long form)
--> How Russia tries to take advantage of its broken trade with the West | DW News
Turkish presidential spokesman discusses Ukraine grain exportation | Al Jazeera
Several killed, more than 20 wounded in Russian strike in central Ukraine | FRANCE 24 English
Ukraine bids to retake Kherson from Russia, Western military sources say | BBC News
Ukraine marks Day of Statehood for 1st time | ABC News
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On This Day
July 29th is the 210th day of the year (211th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 155 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)
587 BC – The Neo-Babylonian Empire sacks Jerusalem and destroys the First Temple.
• [Neo-Babylonian Empire]
• [Babylonian Conquest and Destruction of the First Temple]
• [The Neo-Babylonian Empire (Nabopolassar, Nebuchadnezzar II, Nabonidus)]
238 – The Praetorian Guard storm the palace and capture Pupienus and Balbinus. They are dragged through the streets of Rome and executed. On the same day, Gordian III, age 13, is proclaimed emperor, the sixth emperor of the year.
615 – Pakal ascends the throne of Palenque at the age of 12.
904 – Sack of Thessalonica: Saracen raiders under Leo of Tripoli sack Thessaloniki, the Byzantine Empire's second-largest city, after a short siege, and plunder it for a week.
• [Sack of Thessalonica (904)]
• [Arab–Byzantine wars] 923 – Battle of Firenzuola: Lombard forces under King Rudolph II and Adalbert I, margrave of Ivrea, defeat the dethroned Emperor Berengar I of Italy at Firenzuola (Tuscany).
1014 – Byzantine–Bulgarian wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat on the Bulgarian army, and his subsequent treatment of 15,000 prisoners reportedly causes Tsar Samuil of Bulgaria to die of a heart attack less than three months later, on October 6.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Kleidion]
• [Battles of Kleidion Pass and Thessalonika, July 1014]
1018 – Count Dirk III defeats an army sent by Emperor Henry II in the Battle of Vlaardingen.
1030 – Ladejarl-Fairhair succession wars: Battle of Stiklestad: King Olaf II fights and dies trying to regain his Norwegian throne from the Danes.
1148 – The Siege of Damascus ends in a decisive crusader defeat and leads to the disintegration of the Second Crusade.
• [Siege of Damascus (1148)]
• [Wikipedia: Second Crusade]
• [Second Crusade | 3 Minute History]
1565 – The widowed Mary, Queen of Scots marries Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, Duke of Albany, at Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, Scotland.
1567 – The infant James VI is crowned King of Scotland at Stirling.
1588 – Anglo-Spanish War: Battle of Gravelines: English naval forces under the command of Lord Charles Howard and Sir Francis Drake defeat the Spanish Armada off the coast of Gravelines, France.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Gravelines]
• [HistoryPod Video] 1693 – War of the Grand Alliance: Battle of Landen: France wins a Pyrrhic victory over Allied forces in the Netherlands.
• [Wikipedia: Battle of Landen]
• [Wikipedia: Nine Years' War]
1775 – Founding of the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps: General George Washington appoints William Tudor as Judge Advocate of the Continental Army.
1818 – French physicist Augustin Fresnel submits his prizewinning "Memoir on the Diffraction of Light", precisely accounting for the limited extent to which light spreads into shadows, and thereby demolishing the oldest objection to the wave theory of light.
1836 – Inauguration of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France.
1848 – Great Famine of Ireland: Tipperary Revolt: In County Tipperary, Ireland, then in the United Kingdom, an unsuccessful nationalist revolt against British rule is put down by police.
1851 – Annibale de Gasparis discovers asteroid 15 Eunomia.
1858 – United States and Japan sign the Harris Treaty.
• [Wikipedia: Treaty of Amity and Commerce (United States–Japan)]
• [Boshin War | 3 Minute History]
1864 – American Civil War: Confederate spy Belle Boyd is arrested by Union troops and detained at the Old Capitol Prison in Washington, D.C.
• [Wikipedia Bio: Belle Boyd]
• [The Southern Belle]
1871 – The Connecticut Valley Railroad opens between Old Saybrook, Connecticut and Hartford, Connecticut in the United States.
1899 – The First Hague Convention is signed.
1900 – In Italy, King Umberto I of Italy is assassinated by the anarchist Gaetano Bresci.
• [Wikipedia Bio: Umberto I of Italy]
• [Wikipedia Bio: Gaetano Bresci]
1907 – Sir Robert Baden-Powell sets up the Brownsea Island Scout camp in Poole Harbour on the south coast of England. The camp runs from August 1 to August 9 and is regarded as the foundation of the Scouting movement.
1914 – The Cape Cod Canal opened.
1920 – Construction of the Link River Dam begins as part of the Klamath Reclamation Project.
1921 – Adolf Hitler becomes leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party.
1932 – Great Depression: In Washington, D.C., troops disperse the last of the "Bonus Army" of World War I veterans.
• [Wikipedia: Bonus Army]
• [Wikipedia: Great Depression]
• [PBS Documentary: The March of the Bonus Army]
• [Bonus Army: US military attacks demonstrating American War Veterans]
• [The Bonus Army Conflict In Washington 1932 | Our History]
• [History Curator: Bonus Army]
1937 – Tōngzhōu Incident: In Tōngzhōu, China, the East Hopei Army attacks Japanese troops and civilians.
• [Wikipedia: Tungchow mutiny]
1945 – The BBC Light Programme radio station is launched for mainstream light entertainment and music.
1948 – Olympic Games: The Games of the XIV Olympiad: After a hiatus of 12 years caused by World War II, the first Summer Olympics to be held since the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, open in London.
• [Wikipedia: 1948 Summer Olympics]
• [Movietone Newsreel]
• [London 1948 Olympic Games - Olympic Flame & Opening Ceremony]
1950 – Korean War: After four days, the No Gun Ri Massacre ends when the US Army 7th Cavalry Regiment is withdrawn.
• [Wikipedia: No Gun Ri massacre]
• [No Gun Ri Massacre (1950)]
• [NHD 2019 Massacre of No Gun-ri, Junior Division]
1957 – The International Atomic Energy Agency is established.
1957 – The Tonight Show - Tonight Starring Jack Paar premieres on NBC with Jack Paar beginning the modern day talk show.
1958 – U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs into law the National Aeronautics and Space Act, which creates the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
1959 – First United States Congress elections in Hawaii as a state of the Union.
1965 – Vietnam War: The first 4,000 101st Airborne Division paratroopers arrive in Vietnam, landing at Cam Ranh Bay.
1967 – Vietnam War: Off the coast of North Vietnam the USS Forrestal catches on fire in the worst U.S. naval disaster since World War II, killing 134.
• [Wikipedia: 1967 USS Forrestal fire]
• ["Situation Critical: USS Forrestal" - Documentary about the tragic 1967 fire]
• [John McCain in 1967 after the USS Forrestal disaster]
• [USS Forrestal - Nowhere to run - Trial by Fire: A Carrier Fights For Life - Restored film]
1967 – During the fourth day of celebrating its 400th anniversary, the city of Caracas, Venezuela is shaken by an earthquake, leaving approximately 500 dead.
• [Wikipedia: 1967 Caracas earthquake]
• [The Influence of the 1967 Caracas Earthquake on Aseismic Design in the Commonwealth Caribbean]
• [1967 Earthquake Strickes Caracas Venezuela Archival Newsreel PublicDomainFootage.com]
1973 – Greeks vote to abolish the monarchy, beginning the first period of the Metapolitefsi.
1973 – Driver Roger Williamson is killed during the Dutch Grand Prix, after a suspected tire failure causes his car to pitch into the barriers at high speed.
1976 – In New York City, David Berkowitz (a.k.a. the "Son of Sam") kills one person and seriously wounds another in the first of a series of attacks.
• [Wikipedia Bio: David Berkowitz]
• [The Lost Tapes: Son of Sam 📼 | Smithsonian Channel]
• [David Berkowitz (Son of Sam, .44 Caliber Killer) | Mental Health & Personality]
• [Son of Sam | Was David Berkowitz Born to Kill? | Real Crime]
1980 – Iran adopts a new "holy" flag after the Islamic Revolution.
1981 – A worldwide television audience of over 700 million people watch the wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana Spencer at St Paul's Cathedral in London.
• [Wikipedia: Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer]
• [Charles & Diana ~ The Royal Wedding 1981]
1981 – After impeachment on June 21, Abolhassan Banisadr flees with Massoud Rajavi to Paris, in an Iranian Air Force Boeing 707, piloted by Colonel Behzad Moezzi, to form the National Council of Resistance of Iran.
1987 – British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and President of France François Mitterrand sign the agreement to build a tunnel under the English Channel (Eurotunnel).
1987 – Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi and President of Sri Lanka J. R. Jayewardene sign the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord on ethnic issues.
1993 – The Supreme Court of Israel acquits alleged Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk of all charges and he is set free.
1996 – The child protection portion of the Communications Decency Act is struck down by a U.S. federal court as too broad.
2005 – Astronomers announce their discovery of the dwarf planet Eris.
• [Wikipedia: Eris (dwarf planet)]
• [Eris -The World That Demoted Pluto (Beyond Pluto Episode 3) 4K UHD]
• [Eris Facts And History: The Most Massive Dwarf Planet!]
• [In Depth | Eris – NASA Solar System Exploration]
2010 – An overloaded passenger ferry capsizes on the Kasai River in Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, resulting in at least 80 deaths.
2013 – Two passenger trains collide in the Swiss municipality of Granges-près-Marnand near Lausanne injuring 25 people.
2019 – The 2019 Altamira prison riot between rival Brazilian drug gangs leaves 62 dead.
• [Brazil prison riot leaves 57 dead, 16 decapitated]
• [Brazil prison riot: At least 57 killed, 16 decapitated during clash]
2021 - The International Space Station temporarily spins out of control, moving the ISS 45 degrees out of attitude, following an engine malfunction of Russian module Nauka.
• [New York Times: Russia’s New 23-Ton Module Docked, Then Sent the Space Station Spinning]
• [Scott Manley: The International Space Station's Accidental Spin Visualized]
• [Reuters: Russian module sends Space Station spinning]
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Published at 5:00am on Friday, July 29, 2022
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. Back to Top
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