5 Things: Today is National Teachers Day

1. FORECAST:

Tuesday: Sun & clouds. Warm & a touch of humidity. Mid to upper 70s inland, mid to upper 60s coast, Near 60 Cape.

Wednesday: Mostly cloudy with a few showers. Mid 60s.

Thursday: Cloudy skies with periods of rain---it is needed. Highs from 55-60.

2. OVERDRIVE NEXT GENERATION: The Minuteman Digital Media Catalog has a new look. Come learn all the ins and outs of downloading ebooks and audiobooks at 3 p.m. at Acton Memorial Library.

3. FREE WALK-IN MEDICAL TREATMENT: Head over to Congregation Beth El at 5:30 p.m. for free general medical care or meet with certain specialists.

4. HOLIDAYS HELD TODAY: Today is National Teachers Day. Everybody who does something good, important, and valuable deserves a day in their honor. Teachers certainly are among the more deserving. This day honors those hard-working, patient and understanding people whom we entrust our children to. Teachers mold our kids in a positive direction, and affect who they are and who they become. From kindergarten through college, teachers are an important part of our children's lives. So let's give 'em their due. If you happen to be a teacher reading this, we personally offer our thanks, for the future of America is in your hands.

5. THIS DAY IN HISTORY:

• 1824 — Beethoven's 9th Symphony premiered in Vienna.
• 1847 — The American Medical Association was organized in Philadelphia, Pa.
• 1915 — The British ocean liner Lusitania was sunk by a German submarine in World War I off the coast of Ireland.
• 1945 — Germany unconditionally surrendered to the allies in Rheims, France.
• 1954 — The 56-day-long battle of Dienbienphu ended with Ho Chi Minh's forces defeating the French, signaling the end of French power in Indochina.
• 1992 — The 27th Amendment to the Constitution, prohibiting mid-term Congressional pay raises, was ratified.
• 1994 — Edvard Munch's painting, The Scream was recovered a few months after it had been stolen.
• 1999 — During action against Yugoslavia, NATO jets mistakenly bombed the Chinese embassy in Belgrade, killing three and injuring 20.
• 2000 — Vladimir Putin was inaugurated as Russia’s president.