5 Things to Know Today: July 25

1. Weather:  Into every life… According to the National Weather Service, it’s going to be cooler today thanks to a 60 percent chance of thunderstorms in our area. Today’s high should only hit around 83.

2. In Case You Missed It: The Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival keeps trucking along with the opening of the repertory theater productions of Pride and Prejudice and Hamlet. We’ve you.

3. Coming Up:  The annual Pennsylvania Quaker meeting this week is at DeSales. Writer Patty Ziegler has an article that explains just what the meting is about.

4. Did You Know? That we’re looking for ways to give back to our community? That’s right, our “Give 5” program gives our editors the chance to take a day off and work in the community. Any suggestions?

5. Today in History: Happy birthday, Louise Joy Brown, the world’s first “test tube” baby! On July 25, 1978 the world welcomed Brown, who was conceived via in vitro fertilization. What was then a controversial procedure is performed more than 300,000 times a year.