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Five Things: Alexandria Turkey Trot

Five things to know today

  1. Today is the last day to register online for the on Thursday.
  2. The  will arrive at the Mount Vernon Estate in a horse-drawn carriage tomorrow after the turkey is "pardoned" by President Obama.
  3. The Edison High School bands will perform a free winter concert on December 14 and Alexandria residents who play an instrument are invited to join the bands for a community band holiday medley.
  4. In an effort to reduce the number of house fires during the holidays, Fairfax County has published Safety Cooking Tips and Christmas Tree Fire Safety Tips.
  5. On this day in 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas.
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