Community Corner

Five Things You Need to Know Today: Aug. 4

If your birthday is today, you share it with someone who lives at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington, D.C.

  1. The final show in the City of Falls Church Concert in the Park Series begins at 7 p.m.
  2. The Falls Church Rotary Club is hosting the "GMU Small Business Development Center" at the at 6:30 p.m. It’s a free event open to the public.
  3. On this day in 1927, the Peace Bridge between the U.S. and Canada opens.
  4. On this day in 2010, musician Wyclef Jean confirmed his intention to run for the presidency in Haiti.
  5. If today is your birthday, you share it with President Barack Obama (50-years-old) and the late jazz trumpeter Louis Armstrong (109-years-old). Happy birthday!

If there is something we missed and you feel should be in our Five Things, let us know in the comment box below. We would love to have your input!


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