A quick start to the day.
Today's forecast
Thunderstorms likely, high of 80. There is a 60 percent chance of precipitation.
Word of the day
acerbate [as-er-beyt] (verb) to make sour or bitter.
Film trivia
Who drives the car for Cole when he is injured in “Days of Thunder”?
A. Harry Gant
B. Rowdy Burns
C. Rusty Wallace
D. Russ Wheeler
(Answer at bottom of column)
Number to know
120,000: Walt Disney World generates about 120,000 pounds of garbage every day.
This day in history
June 9, 1973: With a victory at the Belmont Stakes, Secretariat becomes the first horse since Citation in 1948 to win America’s coveted Triple Crown — the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness, and the Belmont Stakes.
Featured birthday
Movie actress Natalie Portman (37)
Quote of the day
“Nothing makes one feel so strong as a call for help.” — Pope Paul VI
Trivia answer
D. Russ Wheeler