Friends of the Public Garden Hold Annual Ball

SONG OF THE DAY: "Wooly Mammoth" by Local Natives

Good morning, Beacon Hill! Here are five things you need to know today, Friday, June 14:

1. GREEN AND WHITE BALL: The Friends of the Public Garden recently held their annual Green & White Ball. Here is a wrap-up of the festivities as they posted on Patch. If you have an announcement you'd like to post on Patch, you can do so here. It's free and ridiculously easy.

2. WHAT DOES YOUR FATHER MEAN TO YOU? Father's Day is right around the corner, and the sale signs and circulars are everywhere promoting gifts like ties, electronics and other gadgets for Dad. 

But this year Patch invites you to gift your father, stepfather, uncle, grandfather or any other man that has been influential in your life with a unique tribute: share his story.

3. GET THE PATCH NEWSLETTER: Have you signed up for the Beacon Hill Patch Daily Newsletter yet? Each morning you can get Beacon Hill Patch news delivered directly to your e-mail inbox. It's totally free, so if you like what you read here, sign up now!

4. THIS DAY IN HISTORY: On this day in 1777, during the American Revolution, the Continental Congress adopts a resolution stating that "the flag of the United States be thirteen alternate stripes red and white" and that "the Union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new Constellation." Information courtesy of History.com.

5. TODAY'S FORECAST: Mostly cloudy with rain in the morning, high of 65. Partly cloudy tonight with a low of 54.