Daily Briefing for June 17

RECENT HEADLINES:

COMING UP LATER TODAY:

• 10 a.m.: Daily Job Opening for June 17
• 3 p.m.: Weekly House Hunt
• 5 p.m.: A Ministry That Can Help Your Family and Others

TIDBITS:

Today, the annual Avon Heritage Duct Tape Festival in Avon, Ohio gets underway. Approximately 50,000 people are expected to attend the three-day festival which celebrates duct tape and all its uses. Visitors to the festival can expect to see duct-tape themed sculptures, fashion, games and even a parade. Nationwide, duct tape is part of a $14 billion industry. See video for more. You can find more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau online at www.census.gov.

EVENTS

 FORECAST FROM DACULAWEATHER.COM:

• Today: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 p.m. Mostly sunny, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.
• Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. West wind around 5 mph.

TODAY IN HISTORY: 

• 1775: The Battle of Bunker Hill begins.
• 1885: Statue of Liberty arrives in America.
• 1972: Nixon’s re-election employees are arrested for burglary.
• 1994: O.J. Simpson arrested after flight from justice.

Forecast obtained from DaculaWeather.com; 'Today in History' items compiled from History.com and Tidbits provided by the United States Census Bureau.