Happening Today in Dacula – Sunday, June 26

HAPPENING TODAY:

RECENT HEADLINES:

COMING UP LATER TODAY:

• 10 a.m.: Daily Job Opening for June 26
• Noon: Church News: Bible Studies, Scavenger Hunt and Celebrate America Services
• 2 p.m.: Giving Good Gifts

FACT OF THE DAY:

Did you know there are approximately 50,000 hotels and motels across the United States? These lodging establishments provide 4.6 million rooms for travelers. 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 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 8am and 2 p.m. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph.
• Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.

TODAY IN HISTORY: 

• Conqueror of the Incas assassinated, 1541
• Rebels strike Union at the Battle of Mechanicsville, 1862
• Berlin Airlift begins, 1948
• Gone with the Wind re-released in United States, 1998

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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