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Five Things You Should Know Today: July 12
It'll be a lovely day to head to the Farmers Market, the National Weather Service says.
- We’ll get a break from the heat today, with highs expected only near 76, and mild winds from the north, according to the National Weather Service. And we can even use the phrase “good sleeping weather” for tonight, with lows expected around 58.
- The will be in full swing from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Rosemount Community Center parking lot, 13885 Robert Trail S.
- And it looks like a nice night for an outdoor concert. Catch singer-songwriter-pianist at the Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are still available via Ticketmaster.
- On this day in 1829, Lt. Col. Zachary Taylor ended his command at Fort Snelling, which had begun a little more than a year earlier. He later led the U.S. Army in the war against Mexico, and would become president in 1849 – the only U.S. president to have spent a significant amount of time in Minnesota.
- And today is National Pecan Pie Day. You know what to do.
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