5 Things to Know Today: April 23, 2012

1. The weather

The National Weather Service says we can expect mostly sunny skies with a high near 51. Monday night will be mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.

2. Gas prices

According to DetroitGasPrices.com, the lowest reported gasoline price in the White Lake area as of Sunday night was $3.77 per gallon at the BP gas station at M-59 and Pontiac Lake Road.

3. On this day in history

According to History.com, the great English dramatist and poet William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-on-Avon on April 23, 1564. It is impossible to be certain the exact day on which he was born, but church records show that he was baptized on April 26, and three days was a customary amount of time to wait before baptizing a newborn. Shakespeare's date of death is conclusively known, however: it was April 23, 1616. He was 52 years old and had retired to Stratford three years before.

4. In the news

The Lakeland softball team .

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