Weather in northwest Orange County for Thursday, July 18, 2019:
Today:
Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 78. Light southwest wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight:
Increasing clouds, with a low around 64. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight.
High temperatures are forecast to remain in the upper 70s to low 80s before hitting the mid-80s in the middle of the new week.
Courtesy of HistoryNet:
- 1861 Union and Confederate troops skirmish at Blackburn’s Ford, Virginia, in a prelude to the Battle of Bull Run.
- 1877 Inventor Thomas Edison records the human voice for the first time.
- 1902 Birth of Jessamyn West, American author (The Friendly Persuasion).
- 1913 Birth of “”Red” Skelton, American comedian and actor.
- 1921 Birth of John Glenn, Jr., American pilot, astronaut and politician.