Happening Today in Dacula - Saturday, June 25

HAPPENING TODAY:

RECENT HEADLINES:

COMING UP LATER TODAY:

• 10 a.m.: Daily Job Opening for June 25
• Noon: Dacula Docket Book June 25

FACT OF THE DAY:

General of Air Force Henry “Hap” Arnold was born 125 years ago today. At his urging, the United States increased annual plane production from 6,000 in 1940 to more than 250,000 in 1944. He commanded an air force of more than 2 million men and women. See video for more. You can find more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau online at www.census.gov.

RECENT ANNOUNCEMENTS:

 FORECAST FROM DACULAWEATHER.COM:

• Today: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 p.m. Mostly sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming northwest between 5 and 10 mph.
• Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2 a.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Northwest wind between 5 and 10 mph becoming calm.

TODAY IN HISTORY: 

• Union begins tunneling toward Rebels at Petersburg, 1864
• Indians defeat Custer at Little Big Horn, 1876
• Korean War begins, 1950
• “King of Pop” Michael Jackson dies at age 50, 2009

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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