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Weather in northwest Orange County for Tuesday, July 5, 2022:
Today:
Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Tonight:
Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 63. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Highs temperatures are expected to rise into the mid-80s by the weekend.
Courtesy of HistoryNet:
- 1776 The Declaration of Independence is first printed by John Dunlop in Philadelphia.
- 1801 Birth of David Farragut, U.S. admiral during the American Civil War.
- 1814 U.S. troops under Jacob Brown defeat a superior British force at Chippewa, Canada.
- 1863 Federal troops occupy Vicksburg, Mississippi and distribute supplies to the citizens.
- 1892 Andrew Beard is issued a patent for the rotary engine.
- 1944 The Japanese garrison on Numfoor, New Guinea, tries to counterattack but is soon beaten back by U.S. forces.
- 1950 American forces engage the North Koreans for the first time at Osan, South Korea.
