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Daily Bread for 10.25.14

Good morning, Whitewater.

Saturday in Whitewater will be lovely, with sunny skies and a high of sixty-five.

Even the most extraordinary records are susceptible of being surpassed. Not long ago, Felix Baumgartner amazed the world with a high-altitude skydive. Now, an executive from Google has broken Baumgartner’s record.

Here’s video of Alan Eustace’s jump:

See, for more information, Parachutist’s Record Fall: Over 25 Miles in 15 Minutes Alan Eustace Jumps From Stratosphere, Breaking Felix Baumgartner’s World Record.

On this day in 1909, a brewery explosion claims a life:

1909 – Explosion at Pabst Brewing Company
On this date a major boiler house explosion devastated three stories at Pabst Brewing Company early in the morning. The damage was estimated at about $250,000, one worker was killed and another was injured. Pabst Brewing Company filed a claim with its insurer, the Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company, to recover damages from the explosion. [Source: Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company]

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