Good morning, Whitewater. Sunday will be partly cloudy, with a high of eighty-seven, and an even chance of rain tonight. Here’s a recap of how the World Cup has progressed, through the initial, group rounds: On this day in 1943, Pres. Roosevelt writes to J. Robert Oppenheimer, assuring him and his scientific colleagues of full…

Good morning, Whitewater. Today we’ll have a four-in-ten chance of afternoon showers, and a high of eighty-four. Astronaut Reid Wiseman recently took a photo of thunderstorms as he saw them from the International Space Station. On this day in 1914, a pair of killings lead to far worse: On 28 June 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of…

Good morning, Whitewater. Friday brings us a partly sunny day, with a high of eighty-four, and a one-third chance of afternoon showers. On this day in 1950, following a Communist invasion of the south, Pres. Truman orders U.S. forces to defend South Korea. The New York Times reported his decision: Washington, June 27–President Truman announced…

Good morning, Whitewater. Thursday will be mostly cloudy, with a high in the upper seventies, and winds from the east at 5 mph. Berliners watch a C-54 Skymaster land at Tempelhof Airport, 1948. Via Wikipedia. On this day in 1948, the United States and her allies begin the Berlin Airlift in response to a Soviet…

Good morning, Whitewater. Midweek brings an even chance of thunderstorms with a high of seventy-six. Whitewater’s Community Development Authority Board meets today at 5 PM. Today is the anniversary, from 1876, of the Battle of the Little Bighorn: The Battle of the Little Bighorn, previously referred to as Custer’s Last Stand, and observed by Lakota tribes as Lakota Victory Day[1],…

Good morning, Whitewater. Tuesday brings partly sunny skies, a one-third chance of afternoon thunderstorms, and a high of eighty to Whitewater. There are three public meetings scheduled in the city today. The Urban Forestry Commission meets at 4:30 PM, a Fiber Optic Feasibility discussion takes place at 6 PM, and the Fire & Rescue Task…

Good morning, Whitewater. A new week begins with a sixty percent chance of showers and a high of seventy-nine. Sunrise is 5:17 AM and sunset 8:37 PM. The moon is a waning crescent with thirteen of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1927, a newspaper reports on plans to adopt Pres. Coolidge into…

Good morning, Whitewater. Sunday brings a mostly sunny day with a high of eighty-two. We’ll have south winds at around five mph. Well, of respondents to the FW poll on World Cup viewership, a majority said they’d take a pass (58.62% not watching, with 41.38% watching). For those who are watching, or as a way…

Good morning, Whitewater. A new season begins. Sunrise is 5:16 AM and sunset 8:37 PM. The moon is a waning crescent with twenty-nine percent of its visible disk illuminated. We’ll have a high of seventy-nine today and a one-third chance of afternoon thunderstorms. Humanity played a role in the unfortunate extinction of the passenger pigeon,…

Good morning, Whitewater. Morning rain, but otherwise a mostly sunny Friday awaits, with a high of eighty-three. On this day in 1782, Congress adopted the design for the Great Seal of the United States. On June 13, 1782, the Congress turned to its Secretary Charles Thomson, and provided all material submitted by the first three committees.[10] Thomson…

Good morning, Whitewater. Thursday will open with morning thunderstorms, and then develop into a partly cloudy day with a high of seventy-eight. Lou Gehrig baseball card by Goudey, 1933 via Wikipedia It’s Lou Gehrig’s birthday: Henry Louis “Lou” or “Buster“[1] Gehrig (June 19, 1903 – June 2, 1941) was an American baseball first baseman who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for…

Good morning, Whitewater. Our Wednesday will have a likelihood of thunderstorms and a high of eighty-one. As it turns out, naked mole rats are hardier than other rodents, and resistant to diseases that afflict other mammals (notably cancer). How is that? Vox explains: On this day in 1812, America goes to war with Britain: The…

Good morning, Whitewater. We’ll have morning showers and thunderstorms today, and thereafter a partly sunny day, with a high of eighty-nine. Common Council meets tonight at 6:30 PM. On this day in 1972, five burglars are arrested: In the early morning of June 17, 1972, five men are arrested for breaking into the Democratic National…

Good morning, Whitewater. Monday in the city will be sunny with a high of eighty-six. Sunrise today is 5:16 AM and sunset 8:36 PM. The moon is in a waning gibbous phase with eighty-six percent of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Parks & Recreation Board will meet at 4:30 PM. On the question of whether…