Imbibe at the National Constitution Center with its Prohibition exhibit

LOCAL HEADLINES

1. Constitution Center to Offer Swig of Prohibition History (Inquirer)
2. Agency Gives Aspiring Models Info for Success (Tribune)
3. Peek Inside Philly’s Water Mane System (NBC10)

WEATHER

• Scattered thunderstorms today
• HIGHS: 83°
• WIND: S 6 mph

TODAY IN HISTORY

• 1961 – Six Flags Over Texas becomes the first in the chain of amusement parks to open. Located in Arlington, it is the first to feature a log flume and mine train rides.
• 1498 – Italian explorer Christopher Columbus sets foot on the American mainland for the first time, at the Paria Peninsula in present-day Venezuela.
• 1914 – What would become known as World War I begins when, four days after Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, Germany and Russia declare war on each other, France orders a general mobilization and the first German army units cross into Luxembourg in preparation for the German invasion of France.
• 1981 – MTV: Music Television goes on the air for the first time ever, with the words “Ladies and gentlemen, rock and roll.”