Woodbury-Middlebury Briefing: Thursday, April 18

Today is Thursday, April 19, the 110th day of the year and Bicycle Day.

Today's Headlines

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Events & Reminders

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Today's Weather

Thursday in Middlebury: Sunny, with a high near 69. Southwest wind between 5 and 8 mph.

Thursday Night in Middlebury: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. South wind between 3 and 9 mph.

Thursday in Woodbury: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Southwest wind between 3 and 9 mph.

Thursday Night in Woodbury: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. South wind between 6 and 9 mph becoming calm.

Today in History

1775: The American Revolutionary War begins with an American victory in Concord during the battles of Lexington and Concord.

1927: Mae West is sentenced to 10 days in jail for obscenity for her play, "Sex."

1987: The Simpsons premieres as a short cartoon on The Tracey Ullman Show.

1995: The Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, OK is bombed, killing 168. Timothy McVeigh was later convicted is what became known as the Oklahoma City Bombing.

2011: Fidel Castro resigns from the Community Party of Cuba's central committee after 45 years of holding the title.

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