Politics & Government

Five Things You Need to Know: July 19

Here are five think to know.

Check out these five things to know for Tuesday, July 19.

 

1. If you haven't seen it, check out our story on to reschedule the annual July 4 fireworks.

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2. Temperatures tomorrow will be in the high-80s with a 30 percent chance of rain in the evening, according to the National Weather Service.

3. A D.C. convicted of raping a woman at Montgomery College's Takoma Park campus last year was . Thanks to the Gazette for picking that one up.

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4. Today is Burmese Martyr's Day in Myanmar, which commemorates the assassination of seven pro-independence activists in 1947. This is relevant to your interests because up until at least 2006 Takoma Park once had a Free Burma Committee.

5. And on this day in 1870, France declared war on Prussia and thus started the Franco Prussian War. Not Takoma Park related, but interesting nonetheless.


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