Today:
Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight:
Highs are forecast to rise back into the 70s, with mostly sunny skies.
Courtesy of HistoryNet:
1745 Birth of John Jay, first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court who negotiated treaties for the United States.
1753 George Washington, the adjutant of Virginia, delivers an ultimatum to the French forces at Fort Le Boeuf, south of Lake Erie, reiterating Britain’s claim to the entire Ohio River valley.
1770 The British soldiers responsible for the “Boston Massacre” are acquitted on murder charges.
1805 Birth of William Lloyd Garrison, American abolitionist who published The Liberator.