1. The forecast calls for showers and cooler temperatures for the duration of the week, with today only getting up to 63 degrees. Sunrise is 5:16 a.m., sunset is 8:18 p.m.
2. A heads up for if you’re in Hartford on Wednesday and want to pay a visit to the State Board of Education: the agenda includes the . Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor and Lol Fearon, chief of the Bureau of Accountability and Improvement, will discuss their at 11:30 a.m.
3. At the , Cynthia Warren gives a talk on her experiences as an . This begins at 6:30 p.m.
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5. Conscription for the United States military began on this day in 1917, about two months after the country joined World War I by declaring war on the Central Powers. Men between the ages of 21 and 30 were required to register for induction into the armed forces.
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