Five Useful Things To Know Today: June 19

1. Monday morning's rain shouldn't repeat itself (although there is a 20 percent chance of precipitation) as Tuesday will be mostly sunny with a high of 87 degrees. Go spend some time outside!

2. The Gaithersburg Animal Control Board will hold a special meeting tonight at 7:30 at City Hall for a community discussion regarding the Maryland Court of Appeals Decision, Tracy v. Solesky, regarding attacks by pitbulls on humans.

3. We want to know the "best" of Gaithersburg and to do so, . Be sure to check them out and leave your nominations in the comments section.

4. In case you missed it: Superintendent Dr. Joshua Starr reflects on his first year with MCPS in a .

5. On this day in history: Congress abolished slavery in the U.S. territories in 1862. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) was created in 1934. The Supreme Court struck down a Louisiana law requiring any public school teaching the theory of evolution to teach creationism as well in 1987.