Happening Today in Dacula – Tuesday, June 28

HAPPENING TODAY:

 RECENT HEADLINES:

COMING UP LATER TODAY:

• 9 a.m.: Docket book
• 10 a.m.: Daily Job Opening for June 28
• 2 p.m.: Deals of the Week: Great Clips, Handyman, and Tractor Deals
• 4 p.m.: Dacula Real Estate Report

FACT OF THE DAY:

Did you know Americans each drink about 49 gallons of soft drinks annually? We also drink more than 29 gallons of bottled water a year -- up from two and a half gallons per person in 1980. 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 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2 p.m. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. West wind between 5 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
• Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. West wind between 5 and 10 mph.

TODAY IN HISTORY: 

• Confederates capture commercial ship, 1862
• Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated, 1914
• Lasky Company merges with Famous Players, later to become Paramount, 1916
• Two big quakes rock California, 1992
• Mike Tyson bites ear, 1997

Forecast obtained from DaculaWeather.com; 'Today in History' items compiled from History.com and ‘Fact of the Day’ provided by the United States Census Bureau.

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