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…

Good morning, Whitewater. Sunday will bring a likelihood of afternoon thunderstorms and a high of eighty-one to Whitewater. On this day in 1215, King John of England accepts and places his seal on the Magna Carta: Magna Carta was the first document imposed upon a King of England by a group of his subjects, the…

Good morning, Whitewater. Saturday will be mostly sunny with a high of seventy-seven. Map, United States Military Academy via Wikipedia. On this day in 1982, Argentine forces surrender to Britain in the Falklands War. The New York Times reported the surrender the next day: General Moore radioed from his command post on Mount Kent: ”Falkland…

Good morning, Whitewater. Our week ends with sunny skies, a high of seventy-one, and northwest winds at ten to fifteen miles per hour. On this day in 1966, the U.S. Supreme Court hands down a decision in Miranda v. Arizona: Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966), was a landmark decision of the United States…

Good morning, Whitewater. Thursday will be mostly sunny, with a high of seventy-five, and just a one-fifth chance of rain. On this day in 1987, Pres. Reagan asked Soviet leader Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall. On this day in 1899, Wisconsin saw her worst tornado strike: 1899 – New Richmond Tornado On this…

Good morning, Whitewater. We’ll have a rainy Wednesday, with a high of sixty-six. On this day in 1944, the Allies at Normandy link forces: “Five days after the D-Day landing, the five Allied landing groups, made up of some 330,000 troops, link up in Normandy to form a single solid front across northwestern France.” It’s…

Good morning, Whitewater. We’ll have a mild Tuesday, with a high of seventy-three, and a one-fifth chance of late afternoon showers. Whitewater’s Parks & Rec Board meets today at 5:30 PM. (Update: later canceled.) On this day in 1752, Benjamin Franklin conducts a now-famous experiment: ….Benjamin Franklin flies a kite during a thunderstorm and collects…

Good morning, Whitewater. Monday in town will be mostly sunny with a high of seventy-four. Sunrise today is 5:16 AM and sunset is 8:32 PM. The moon is in a waxing gibbous phase with 85% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Planning Commission meets this evening at 6 PM. The U.S. winner of the 7th…