Five Things You Need to Know Today: Feb. 7

1. The City of Falls Church Economic Development Authority will hold a meeting at 7 p.m. at City Hall.
2. Bring someone special to Cherry Hill Farmhouse for a lovely Valentine Tea. The event will be held on Sunday, Feb. 12, at 2 p.m., and costs $28 per person. For reservations, please call 703-248-5171. 
3. On this day in 1962, President John F. Kennedy began blockade of Cuba.
4. On this day in 2011, AOL purchases the liberal website, The Huffington Post, for $315 million.
5. If today is your birthday, you share it with author Charles Dickens (200-years-old) and country singer Garth Brooks (50-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!