5 Things to Know Today: July 21

1. Weather: Just in case 90 wasn’t hot enough for you, we’re going to go 5 degrees better. According to the National Weather Service, today it’s going to be mostly sunny with a high around 95.

2. In Case You Missed It: This week, business columnist Dan Shope interviews the latest family friendly business in the Promenade, . Check out the Wednesday article on this LEGO-lovers paradise.

3. Coming Up:  Lehigh County commissioners honored a special group of athletes at their meeting last week, and Margie Peterson was there to get all the details.

4. Did You Know? That we’ve published more than 1,300 articles since we started in December? How many have you read?

5. Today in History: The “Trial of the Century” drew to a close on July 21, 1925 when a jury convicted schoolteacher John T. Scopes of teaching evolution in a classroom in Tennessee. Contrary to the myth, the Scopes Monkey Trial (as it was known) was never more than a show trial, with the jury convicting in mere minutes. Scopes was fined $100, but evolution won the battle, making its way into the mainstream.