Looking Backward Feb. 5
Looking backward
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Weather in northwest Orange County for Saturday, February 5, 2022
Today: Tonight: Clear, with a low around 46. Calm wind. Temperatures are expected to rise slightly over the weekend, with mostly sunny skies, before returning to seasonable levels. Courtesy of HistoryNet: Lyon, arrives with provisions for the Massachusetts Bay Colony. 1723 Birth of John Witherspoon, Declaration of Independence signer. 1783 Sweden recognizes U.S. independence. 1846 The first Pacific Coast newspaper, Oregon Spectator, is published. 1848 Birth of Belle Starr, Western outlaw. 1864 Federal forces occupy Jackson, Miss. 1865 The three-day Battle of Hatcher’s Run, Va., begins. 190...