5 Things to Know Today: Nov. 7, 2011

1. The weather

The National Weather Service says we can expect a 20 percent chance of showers. Skies will be mostly cloudy, with a high near 59 degrees. Monday night, there will be a 40 percent chance of showers. Skies will be cloudy, with a low around 50.

2. Gas prices

According to DetroitGasPrices.com, the lowest reported gasoline price in the White Lake area as of Monday night was $3.23 per gallon at the gas station located off M-59.

3. On this day in history

According to History.com, on this day in 1944, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elected to an unprecedented fourth term in office. FDR remains the only president to have served more than two terms. In 1947, with President Harry Truman, Roosevelt's vice president, in office, Congress proposed a law that would limit presidents to two consecutive terms. Up to that time, presidents had either voluntarily followed George Washington's example of serving a maximum of two terms, or were unsuccessful in winning a third. (In 1912, Theodore Roosevelt ran for a third non-consecutive term, but lost.) In 1951, the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution was passed, officially limiting a president's tenure in office to two terms of four years each.

4. In the news

Election Day is Tuesday but we want to know, if you could vote today in the Huron Valley Schools race, who would you vote for?

5. 'WWII: In Their Own Words'

World War II: In Their Own Words takes place at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 7 at the White Lake Township Library. In honor of Veterans Day, Larry Martin, a World War II oral historian from Jackson, will share his interview of Jack Levitt, a Pearl Harbor survivor. Larry has preserved the stories of more than 75 veterans through the years and will interview a local WWII veteran during the program. Part of his extensive collection of WWII memorabilia will be on display. Please call the library at 248-698-4942 to register.