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Brookfield Daily Briefing: Feb. 2

Everything you need to know today... again...

 

Today is Thursday, February 2, the 33rd day of the year and Groundhog Day.

Today's Headlines

Groundhog Day

Urban Archeologist: Gold Can be Found All Around

Letter: Brookfielder Heading to Washington for Suicide Prevention

New Blog: A Female Approach to Exercise

Today's Weather

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 45. Calm wind becoming north between 4 and 7 mph. 

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. North wind between 3 and 6 mph. 

Events & Reminders

  • The Kids Kingdom II Landscape Committee has a meeting at 5 p.m. in room 209 of Town Hall.
  • The Charter Revision Commission (CRC) is meeting tonight at 7 p.m. in Town Hall. Click here for details.

Today in History

  • 1653: New Amsterdam (later renamed New York City) is incorporated.
  • 1876: The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs of Major League Baseball is formed.
  • 1887: In Punxsutawney, PA the first Groundhog Day is observed.
  • 1922: James Joyce's Ulysses is published.
  • 2009: The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe devalues the Zimbabwean dollar for the third and final time, making Z$1 trillion only Z$1 of the new currency (this is equivalent to Z$10 septillion before the first devaluation).

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

Related Topics: Groundhog Day, Today's weather, Ulysses, and today in history

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