Weather in northwest Orange County for Monday, May 11, 2020:
Today:
Patchy drizzle before 11am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Light southwest wind increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tonight:
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight.
Highs are forecast to remain in the 70s with morning clouds for the coming week.
Courtesy of HistoryNet:
- 1690 In the first major engagement of King William’s War, British troops from Massachusetts seize Port Royal in Acadia (Nova Scotia and New Brunswick) from the French.
- 1858 Minnesota is admitted as the 32nd U.S. state.
- 1862 Confederates scuttle the CSS Virginia off Norfolk, Virginia.
- 1864 Confederate General J.E.B. Stuart is mortally wounded at Yellow Tavern.
- 1888 Birth of Irving Berlin, composer, writer of over 1,500 songs.
- 1967 The Siege of Khe Sanh ends with the base is still in American hands.