Hurricane Charley was the costliest tropical cyclone of the 1986 Atlantic hurricane season. The third tropical storm and second hurricane of the season, Charley formed as a subtropical low on August 13 along the Florida panhandle. It became a tropical storm on August 15 off the coast of South Carolina, then as a hurricane traversed eastern North Carolina. It weakened over the north Atlantic Ocean before transitioning into an extratropical cyclone on August 20. Its remnants remained identifiable until crossing the British Isles and dissipating on August 30. In the U.S. Hurricane Charley caused an estimated $15 million in damage (equivalent to $32.4 million in 2016). As an extratropical cyclone, Charley brought heavy rainfall and strong winds to Ireland and the United Kingdom, causing at least 11 deaths. Ireland saw a record for the greatest daily rainfall total in the country, 7.8 inches (200 mm). In the Dublin area, 451 buildings were flooded, some up to a depth of 8 ft (2.4 m). In the United Kingdom, the storm flooded rivers and brought down trees and power lines.
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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
1244:
Following their successful siege of Montségur, French royal forces burned about 210 Cathar Perfecti and unrepentant credentes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Monts%C3%A9gur
1802:
The United States Congress authorized the establishment of the US Army Corps of Engineers in order to operate the US Military Academy at West Point, New York. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Military_Academy
1926:
American scientist Robert H. Goddard launched the world's first liquid-fueled rocket, which flew for two-and-a-half seconds before falling to the ground. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_H._Goddard
1978:
Former Prime Minister of Italy Aldo Moro was kidnapped in Rome by Mario Moretti and the Red Brigades. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidnapping_of_Aldo_Moro
1988:
Iran–Iraq War: Iraqi forces began attacking the Kurdish town of Halabja with chemical weapons, killing up to 5,000 people. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halabja_chemical_attack
_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:
Scotch mist: 1. (Britain) A cold and penetrating mist, verging on rain. 2. (Britain, dialect, chiefly Lancashire and Yorkshire, idiomatic) Something that is hard to find or does not exist. 3. A drink of Scotch whisky served with ice and lemon peel. 4. (botany) The perennial flowering plant Galium sylvaticum. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Scotch_mist
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There are tremendous actual differences in values. Some value systems, such as the ones that motivate "honor killings", deserve to be morally condemned and rejected. But there are many other variations in values within the bounds of decency. --Richard Stallman https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Richard_Stallman