Darien Morning Briefing, July 27

Today is Wednesday, July 27, the 208th day of 2011.

HEADLINES

EVENTS & REMINDERS

• Farmers Market: The Darien Farmers Market is open for business from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the municipal parking lot off of Mechanic Street (across from Goodwives Shopping Center).
• Book Sale: The 's Summer Book Sale continues today (9 a.m.-9 p.m.) and runs through Friday. Hardcover books will set you back 50¢, DVDs $2.50, and paperbacks 25¢ per pair. On Thursday, prices will switch to a dollar a bag.
  
• Preschool Time: Drop by the library from 10 to 10:30 a.m. for Preschool Time, featuring stories, songs, and act-outs for children ages 3 to 5.
• Get Puzzled: Help the library solve the world's largest jigsaw puzzle in record time for a chance to be entered into the Guinness Book of World Records.
• Let's Talk: At 12:30 p.m., Donna Spellman of Family Centers wraps up a three-part series of talks at the . This week's subject: graceful aging for your pets.

GOVERNMENT MEETINGS

• Zoning Board of Appeals: 7:45 p.m., room 206 [agenda]

FORECAST

• Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Northwest wind between 7 and 10 mph. 
• Wednesday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Northwest wind between 3 and 6 mph.

TIDES & TIMES

• Low tide: 3:28 a.m. (0.7')
• Sunrise: 5:44 a.m.
• High tide: 9:27 a.m. (6.5')
• Low tide: 3:32 p.m. (1.0')
• Sunset: 8:15 p.m.
• High tide: 9:39 p.m. (7.5')

TODAY IN HISTORY

• 1866: The first permanent transatlantic telegraph cable is successfully completed, stretching from Valentia Island, Ireland, to Heart's Content, Newfoundland.
• 1929: The Geneva Convention of 1929, dealing with treatment of prisoners-of-war, is signed by 53 nations.
• 1953: The Korean War ends as the U.S., China, and North Korea sign an armistice agreement. South Korea refuses to sign but pledges to observe the armistice.
• 1974: The House of Representatives Judiciary Committee votes 27 to 11 to recommend the first article of impeachment — obstruction of justice — against President Richard Nixon.
• 1996: A pipe bomb explodes at Atlanta's Centennial Olympic Park during the 1996 Summer Olympics. Two are killed and 111 are injured.

Forecast obtained from the National Weather Service; tide information obtained from saltwatertides.com (calibrated to Long Neck Point); 'Today in History' items compiled from Wikipedia and other sources.