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August 7, Twin Tower tightrope walk

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By The Associated Press Today is Wednesday, Aug. 7, the 220th day of 2024. There are 146 days left in the year. Today in history: On Aug. 7, 1974, French highwire artist Philippe Petit performed an unapproved tightrope walk between the two towers of the World Trade Center in New York, ...

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Marquette and vicinity: Today, sunny, with a high near 71. Light north wind becoming northeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Tonight, mostly clear, with a low around 57. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Extended forecast: Wednesday, sunny, with a high near 74. Calm wind ...

Aug. 6, the atomic bombing of Hiroshima

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By The Associated Press Today is Tuesday, Aug. 6, the 219th day of 2024. There are 147 days left in the year. Today in history: On Aug. 6, 1945, during World War II, the U.S. B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, resulting in an estimated 140,000 ...

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Marquette and vicinity: ​​Today, mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Tonight, a 20 percent chance of showers before 9pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Extended forecast: Tuesday, ...

Aug. 5, Nelson Mandela arrested

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By The Associated Press Today is Monday, Aug. 5, the 218th day of 2024. There are 148 days left in the year. Today in history: On Aug. 5, 1962, South African anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela was arrested on charges of leaving the country without a passport and inciting workers to ...

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Marquette and vicinity: Today, sunny, with a high near 76. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Tonight, a slight chance of showers between midnight and 2 a.m., then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Calm wind becoming ...

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Marquette and vicinity: Today, sunny, with a high near 82. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Tonight, clear, with a low around 62. Northwest wind around 5 mph. Extended forecast: Saturday, sunny, with a high near 82. West wind around 5 mph becoming north in the ...

Today in History: August 2, verdict in “Black Sox” trial

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By The Associated Press Today is Friday, Aug. 2, the 215th day of 2024. There are 151 days left in the year. Today in history: On August 2, 1921, a jury in Chicago acquitted several former members of the Chicago White Sox baseball team and two others of conspiring to defraud the public in ...

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Marquette and vicinity: Today, a 10 percent chance of showers after 4 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Tonight, a 10 percent chance of showers before 7 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming ...

Today in History: Aug. 1, America gets its MTV

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By The Associated Press Today is Thursday, Aug. 1, the 214th day of 2024. There are 152 days left in the year. Today in history: On August 1, 1981, MTV began its American broadcast; the first music video aired on the new cable TV network was “Video Killed the Radio Star,” by The ...

July 31,2012, Phelps sets Olympic medal record

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By The Associated Press Today is Wednesday, July 31, the 213th day of 2024. There are 153 days left in the year. Today in history: On July 31, 2012, at the Summer Olympics in London, swimmer Michael Phelps won his 19th Olympic medal, becoming the most decorated Olympian of all time. ...

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Marquette and vicinity: Today, patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon. Tonight, mostly clear, with a low around 68. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Extended forecast: Thursday, a 20 ...

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Marquette and vicinity: Tuesday, a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Tuesday night, a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before ...

July 30, Jenner takes gold in Montreal

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By The Associated Press Today is Tuesday, July 30, the 212th day of 2024. There are 154 days left in the year. Today in history: On July 30, 1976, Bruce Jenner, now known as Caitlyn Jenner, set a world record of 8,618 points and won the gold medal in the Olympic decathlon at the Montreal ...

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Marquette and vicinity: Today, a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Tonight, a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind around 5 ...

On July 29, 1967, USS Forrestal accident kills 134

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By The Associated Press Today is Monday, July 29, the 211th day of 2024. There are 155 days left in the year. Today in history: On July 29, 1967, an accidental rocket launch on the deck of the supercarrier USS Forrestal in the Gulf of Tonkin resulted in a fire and explosions that killed ...

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Marquette and vicinity: Today, sunny, with a high near 86. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Tonight, mostly clear, with a low around 70. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Extended forecast: Sunday, mostly sunny, with a high near 86. South wind around ...

July 27, Korean War hostilities end

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By The Associated Press Today is Friday, July 27, the 209th day of 2024. There are 157 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On July 27, 1953, the Korean Armistice Agreement was signed at Panmunjom, ending three years of fighting on the Korean peninsula that killed an ...

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Marquette and vicinity: Today, sunny, with a high near 83. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Tonight, mostly clear, with a low around 64. South wind around 10 mph. Extended forecast: Saturday, sunny, with a high near 86. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Saturday night, mostly ...