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Daily Five: Relay for Life, Hootenanny, Joan of Arc Captured and 0% Unemployment

Five things to know for Wednesday, May 23, 2012.

 

1. Weather: A slight chance of showers between 9 a.m. and noon with a chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. A high near 77. For tonight, a chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58.

2. Relay for Life Thank You: A big thank you from the to the volunteer committee, as well as all who attended and supported the Relay For Life of Haddam-Killingworth. More than 280 people participated, raising more than $66,000.

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3. Hula Hoop Hootenanny: Take out a good book or learn to  tonight at your local library. 

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4. 4 Degrees with 0% Unemployment: If you majored in one of these four subjects, you are pretty much guaranteed a job:

  • Actuarial Science
  • Astrophysics
  • Geophysics
  • Pharmacology

5. On This Day: On May 23 in the year 1430, Joan of Arc was captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne.

On this day in 1533, the marriage of King Henry VIII to Catherine of Aragon was declared null and void.

On this day in 1911, the New York Public Library was dedicated.


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