Five Things to Know Today: December 11

1. Weather: Another beautiful -- if chilly -- day. The National Weather Service forecast for our area says it will be sunny today with a high near 40 degrees.

2. In Case You Missed It: Did you get a look at at ?

3. Quote of the Day: "Happiness depends more on how life strikes you than on what happens." -Andy Rooney.

4. Coming Up: Don't miss today at 2 p.m.

5. Today in History: On this day in 1936, after ruling for less than one year, Edward VIII became the first English monarch to voluntarily abdicate the throne. He chose to abdicate after the British government, public, and the Church of England condemned his decision to marry American divorcée Wallis Warfield Simpson. On the evening of December 11, he gave a radio address in which he explained, "I have found it impossible to carry on the heavy burden of responsibility and to discharge the duties of king, as I would wish to do, without the help and support of the woman I love."