House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) talks with members of the news media before heading into a House Democratic caucus meeting at the U.S. Captiol December 19, 2011 in Washington, DC.
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It's Wednesday, January 4, the 4th day of the year.
Today's Top Headline
High School Renovation Review Committee Established
Selectmen Dissolve Gurski Commission After State Review
Today's Weather
Wednesday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 25. Wind chill values as low as -2. West wind between 3 and 8 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. West wind between 5 and 9 mph.
Events & Reminders
- The Board of Education (BOE) has their first regular meeting of the year tonight at 7 p.m. in the Brookfield High School (BHS) media center.
- The Police Commission and Conservation Commission are both meeting at Town Hall at 7 p.m.
- The Fly R/C Club is also meeting at 7 p.m. in Town Hall.
Today in History
- 1847: Samuel Colt sells his first revolver pistol to the U.S. government.
- 1885: The first successful appendectomy is performed by William W. Grant on Mary Gartside.
- 1974: U.S. President Richard Nixon refuses to hand over materials subpoenaed by the Senate Watergate Committee.
- 2004: Spirit, a NASA Mars rover, lands successfully on the red planet.
- 2007: The 110th U.S. Congress convenes, electing Nancy Pelosi as the first female Speaker of the House in U.S. history.
Weather information taken from the National Weather Service. Today in History compiled from Wikipedia and other sources.
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Jeff Richardson
9:31 am on Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Nixon failure to hand over Watergate materials is 1974 not 1947.
Aaron Boyd
10:18 am on Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Thanks Jeff, good catch.