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Weather in northwest Orange County for Wednesday, March 15, 2023:
Today:
Rain, mainly after 11am. The rain could be heavy at times. High near 63. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tonight:
Rain. The rain could be heavy at times. Low around 54. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Partly sunny skies is forecast, followed by a slight chance of rain early next week.
Courtesy of HistoryNet:
- 1767 Birth of Andrew Jackson, seventh President of the United States (1829-1837).
- 1820 Maine is admitted as the 23rd state.
- 1862 General John Hunt Morgan begins four days of raids near the city of Gallatin, Tenn.
- 1864 The Red River Campaign begins as the Union forces reach Alexandria, La.
- 1892 New York State unveils the new automatic ballot voting machine.
- 1895 Bone Mizell, the famed cowboy of Florida, appears before a judge for altering cattle brands.
- 1916 Birth of Harry James, American band leader and trumpet player.
- 1916 General John Pershing and his 15,000 troops chase Pancho Villa into Mexico.
- 1933 Birth of Ruth Bader Ginsberg, U.S. Supreme Court Justice.
- 1934 Henry Ford restores the $5-a-day wage.
- 1955 The U.S. Air Force unveils the first self-guided missile.
- 1956 The first performance of My Fair Lady, starring Julie Andrews and Rex Harrison, takes place on Broadway.
- 1967 President Lyndon Johnson names Ellsworth Bunker as the new ambassador to Saigon. Bunker replaces Lodge.
- 1968 The U.S. mint halts the practice of buying and selling gold.
- 1991 Four Los Angeles police officers are charged in the beating of Rodney King.
