Five Things You Need to Know Today: Dec. 7

1. The Architectural Advisory Board meeting planned for tonight has been canceled.
2. Today, 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 1941, Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.
4. On this day in 1995, U.S. space probe Galileo began orbiting Jupiter.
5. If today is your birthday, you share it with basketball great Larry Bird (55-years-old) and actor Ted Knight (88-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!