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2. Break out the beach balls! Londonderry High School's graduation is set for this Friday, June 14 at 7 p.m. at Manchester's Verizon Wireless Arena.

3. The weatherman says ... wind and rain continue through the morning as today's forecast, according to Weather.com, calls for a 40-percent chance of rain with a high of 69 degrees and an overnight low of 51.

4. On the agenda. The following is a list of Londonderry municipal or school district meetings scheduled for today:

• 7 p.m. - Concerts on the Common
• 7 p.m. - Planning Board Meeting

5. On this day ... June 12, 1987, President Ronald Reagan challeneged Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev to "tear down that wall," referring, of course, to the Berlin Wall, which divided Germany. According to History.com:

With the wall as a backdrop, President Reagan declared to a West Berlin crowd in 1987, "There is one sign the Soviets can make that would be unmistakable, that would advance dramatically the cause of freedom and peace." He then called upon his Soviet counterpart: "Secretary General Gorbachev, if you seek peace--if you seek prosperity for the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe--if you seek liberalization: come here, to this gate. Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate. Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall." Reagan then went on to ask Gorbachev to undertake serious arms reduction talks with the United States.