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Five Things to Know Today: November 21

Thanksgiving Week!

1. Weather: Rain is likely this morning. The National Weather Service forecast for our area says there's a 70 percent chance of showers early and that the rest of the day will be cloudy with a high near 50 degrees.

2. In Case You Missed It: in a house fire on Brookside Road Saturday evening.

3. Quote of the Day: "No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent." -John Donne

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4. Coming Up: will be featured on PBS tonight. Read about it at 8 am.

5. Today in History: On this day in 1980, 350 million people around the world tuned in to television's popular primetime drama "Dallas" to find out who shot J.R. Ewing, the character fans loved to hate. J.R. had been shot on the season-ending episode the previous March 21, which now stands as one of television's most famous cliffhangers. The plot twist inspired widespread media coverage and left America wondering "Who shot J.R.?" for the next eight months.  The November 21 episode solved the mystery, identifying Kristin Shepard, J.R.'s wife's sister and his former mistress, as the culprit.

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