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Brookfield Daily Briefing: Primary Day, Aug 14

Everything you need to know today in Brookfield.

Today is Tuesday, August 14, the 227th day of the year and Primary Elections.

Today's Headlines

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Today's Weather 

Tuesday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms after 3 p.m. Patchy fog before 9 a.m. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent.

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Tuesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 3 a.m. Patchy fog after 3 a.m. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent.

Events & Reminders

  • Registered party voters in Brookfield can vote in either the Democratic or Republican Primaries today from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. at (HHES) and (BHS). See the link under Headlines above for more.
  • The Housatonic Valley Paddle Club is meeting tonight at 7 p.m. in room 209 of .

Today in History

  • 1886: An audio recording of English composer Arthur Sullivan's "The Last Chord," one of the first recordings of music ever made, is played during a press conference introducing Thomas Edison's phonograph in London, England.
  • 1911: U.S. Senate leaders agree to rotate the office of President pro tempore of the Senate among leading candidates to fill the vacancy left by William P. Frye's death.
  • 1935: The Social Security Act is enacted, creating a government pension system for the retired.
  • 1947: Pakistan gains Independence from the British Empire and joins the Commonwealth of Nations.
  • 1959: Founding and first official meeting of the American Football League. 

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


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