Five Things You Need to Know Today: Dec. 5

1. City of Falls Church City Council will hold a work session tonight at City Hall at 7:30. Here is the agenda.
2. On Dec. 7, 50-percent of proceeds from sales at Flippin Pizza between 4 p.m. and 9 p.m. will go toward the All Night New Year's Eve Bash for middle schoolers produced by the Recreation and Parks Department.
3. On this day in 1946, President Truman creates Committee on Civil Rights by Executive Order 9808.
4. On this day in 2010, experts believe three Russian satellites that failed to reach orbit after launching from Kazakhstan's Baikonur Cosmodrome have crashed into the Pacific Ocean.
5. If today is your birthday, you share it with Mickey Mouse creator Walt Disney (110-years-old) and entertainer Little Richard (79-years-old). Happy birthday!

If there is something we missed and you feel should be in our Five Things, let us know in the comment box below. We would love to have your input!