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Today: Improv at the Academy Theatre

Here are 5 Things to know about this date -- Friday, Oct. 19, 2012.

1. Family Friendly improv competition. Decatur High School grad Rachel Wansker defends her BattleActs title against all comers at 8 p.m. Friday at the Academy Theatre. $12 online, $15 at the door.

2. Decatur Ghost Tour. Learn about the dearly departed of Decatur and the spirits who refuse to rest peacefully on this one-mile walk through town. Starts at 7:30 p.m. on the Decatur Court Square. Reservations required. Adults $15, $12 for ages 10 and under.

3. Weather. Friday, Saturday and Sunday, sunny with highs in the low 70s and lows in the high 40s.

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4. Public meetings. Decatur Environmental Sustainability Board at 8 a.m. in city hall.

5. On this date. In 1944, the Navy announced that black women would be allowed into the WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service). (Source: The New York Times)

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