Tuesday morning briefing: Free opera, candidates forum and a botched mission

Good morning and welcome to the Tuesday briefing.

Free opera

The Santa Fe Opera makes a special appearance 7 p.m. Wednesday in Buchanan Hall at ENMU.

The event is free and open to the public.

Information: 562-2377.

Candidates offered

The High Plains Patriots meeting 7 p.m. Thursday at the Master's Center features candidates for the state Legislature and Curry County Treasurer positions.

It's free and open to the public.

It's a fact

There are approximately 50 Bibles sold each minute worldwide.

Today in history

On this day in 1980, an ill-fated military operation to rescue 52 American hostages held in Tehran ends with eight U.S. servicemen dead and no hostages rescued.

The hostages were not released for another 270 days.

Here's the rest of the story:

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hostage-rescue-mission-ends-in-disaster

Weather

Today — Sunny, with a high near 88.

Tonight — Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.