Daily Five: Girls Basketball Keeps Winning, Movies

1. Today, there is a slight chance of snow showers before 9 a.m., and then it should gradually become sunnier with a high near 35, according to the National Weather Service. Tonight, there is a chance of snow after midnight, with a low of 17, according to the service.

2. ’s girls basketball team continued their hot streak this week, winning their sixth game in a row to move to 9-3, according to The Bulletin. Wednesday, they defeated Plainfield 61-55, according to The Bulletin.

3. at 7 in New London for men who are going through a divorce or a separation.  

4. Four new movies open tonight at Waterford’s . Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, starring Tom Hanks, plays at 4:05, 6:55 and 9:45. Haywire, starring Channing Tatum and Ewan Gregor, plays at 4:40, 7:25 and 10:05. Red Tails, a movie about black fighter pilots in World War II, plays at 4:10, 7 and 9:50. And Underworld: Awakening 3D, a vampire movie, plays at 4:30, 7:20 and 9:30.

5. On this date in 2007, three men using just skis and kites reach the southern pole of inaccessibility for the first time ever without mechanical assistance. The southern pole of inaccessibility is in Antarctica, at the furthest point from the ocean. The three men had to traverse 1,093 miles to get there.

Quote of the Day

“I refuse to join any club that would have me as a member.”

-Groucho Marx

Trivia of the Day

Who was the oldest man to be inaugurated as president of the United States?

Yesterday’s Answer: Niccolo Machiavelli's best known work was "The Prince."