Daily Briefing for June 22: V-mail

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COMING UP LATER TODAY:

• 10 a.m.: Daily Job Opening for June 22
• noon: The Great Outdoors
• 4 p.m.: Dacula Restaurant Inspections: June 22

TIDBITS:

Today, our troops overseas use e-mail to stay in touch with loved ones. During World War II, GIs communicated with their friends and family using V-mail. Letters to GIs were microfilmed, sent overseas and then enlarged at their destination. The first V-mail was sent on this day in 1942. Today, despite the prevalence of e-mail, the postal service still delivers more than 177 billion cards, letters, catalogs and magazines each year. See video for more. You can find more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau online at www.census.gov.

HAPPENING TODAY:

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 FORECAST FROM DACULAWEATHER.COM:

• Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 96.
• Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 73.

 TODAY IN HISTORY: 

• 1775: Congress issues Continental currency.
• 1944: FDR signs GI bill.
• 1945: Battle of Okinawa ends.
• 2001: Blockbuster hit movie "The Fast and the Furious" released.

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

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