- Here are the offices in the City of Falls Church that will be closed today: City Hall, DMV Select Office; Community Center: will be open today; Courts, Sheriff’s Office: CLOSED; Mary Riley Styles Public Library: CLOSED; Schools and Day Care: CLOSED.
- Cherry Hill Farmhouse will host a Civil War Thanksgiving on Nov. 26, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Visitors are welcome to stop by any time to experience Thanksgiving 1863, complete with reenactors, war-time conversation, and parlor entertainment. Admission is free; donations are appreciated.
- On this day in 1963, John F. Kennedy laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery.
- On this day in 1967, Puerto Rico was placed on Atlantic Standard Time.
- If today is your birthday, you share it with former Redskins quarterback Donovan McNabb (35-years-old) and baseball great Joe DiMaggio (97-years-old). Happy birthday!
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