Woodbury-Middlebury Briefing: Wednesday, April 25

Today is Wednesday, April 25, the 116th day of the year and Red Hat Society Day.

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Events & Reminders

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Today's Weather 

Wednesday in Middlebury: Isolated showers after 9 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. West wind between 9 and 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent.

Wednesday Night in Middlebury: Isolated showers before 10 p.m. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 37. West wind between 6 and 9 mph becoming calm. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent.

Wednesday in Woodbury: A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. West wind between 9 and 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent.

Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. West wind between 7 and 10 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent.

Today in History

1846: Open conflict begins over the disputed border of Texas, triggering the Mexican-American War.

1847: The last survivors of the Donner Party escape the wilderness.

1898: The U.S. declares war on Spain, beginning the Spanish-American War.

1939: DC Comics publishes its second major superhero in Detective Comics #27. The character, Batman, becomes one of the most popular comic book superheroes of all time.

2011: At least 300 people are killed in the deadliest tornado outbreak in the southern U.S. since the 1974 Super Outbreak.

Weather information taken from the National Weather Service. Today in History compiled from Wikipedia and other sources.