Good morning, Whitewater.
Sunday in town will be sunny with a high of seventy-nine. Sunrise is 5:24 AM and sunset 8:18 PM, for 14h 54m 31s of daytime. The moon is full today, with 99.6% of its visible disk illuminated.
Friday’s FW poll asked readers whether they thought that a soon-to-open museum’s offer of $20,000 for a meteorite was a fair price. Almost half of respondents (48.57%) thought that the price would be fair.
On this day in 1859, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is born. He passed away in 1930 of a heart attack, and the New York Times published an obituary upon his death, seventy-one years later.
On 5.22.1968, the Milwaukee Bucks became the Milwaukee Bucks:
1968 – Milwaukee Bucks Named
On this date “Milwaukee Bucks” was selected as the franchise name after 14,000 fans participated in a team-naming contest. 45 people suggested the name, one of whom, R.D. Trebilcox, won a car for his efforts. [Source: NBA.com]