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Five Things: NASA Created, Hot and Humid Temperatures Ahead

Five things you need to know today Friday, July 29, 2011

  1. Two more communities, Wakefield Chapel and Bren Mar Park, will leave Annandale High School as a result of the Fairfax County School Board's vote on the Annandale Regional Study last night.
  2. Fairfax County is under a until later this evening. The high temperature for the day is 99 degrees.
  3. On this day in 1958, the U.S. Congress passed legislation establishing the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), a civilian agency responsible for coordinating America's activities in space.
  4. will perform at Mason District Park tonight. Check back at noon to read our Q&A with the band.
  5. Also on this day in 1981, Prince Charles wed the late Princess Diana. According to History.com, nearly one billion television viewers in 74 countries tuned in to watch.


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