Flea Market to Benefit Homeless Animals

Weather

Scattered showers and thunderstorms are in the forecast for the day, with partly sunny skies and a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent, according to the National Weather Service. There is a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms going into tonight, with a low around 54.

Headlines

: In 1963, black kids in Claude Johnson's neighborhood weren't allowed to play on the white baseball teams in . So, he organized the city's first African American youth ball team and the Warriors were born.

Happening

What: Flea Market Benefits Cobb Animals
When: March 16-18; Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m.–4 p.m. 
Where: Climatized Self Storage, 1125 Roberts Blvd., Kennesaw

All proceeds go to benefit homeless animals in the area by providing vetting and care. .

This Day in History

March 16, 1968: The My Lai massacre occurred during the Vietnam War. Between 350 and 500 Vietnamese men, women and children were killed by American troops.