Good morning. Mother’s Day in Whitewater brings a high of seventy-seven, with a four-in-ten chance of afternoon thunderstorms. On this day in 1947, B.F. Goodrich publicizes a true automotive innovation: …the B.F. Goodrich Company of Akron, Ohio, announces it has developed a tubeless tire, a technological innovation that would make automobiles safer and more efficient.…

Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater looks to be beautiful, with sunny skies and a high of seventy-one. Sunrise is 5:38 AM and sunset 8:06 PM. The moon is in a waxing gibbous phase with eighty-two percent of its visible disk illuminated. The results of Friday’s FW poll, Friday Poll — Toronto’s Mayor Rob Ford: Optimist…

Good morning. Morning showers on Friday will give way to a partly sunny day with a high of sixty-nine. On this day in 1914, Pres. Wilson proclaims a holiday: President Woodrow Wilson issues a presidential proclamation that officially establishes the first national Mother’s Day holiday to celebrate America’s mothers. The idea for a “Mother’s Day”…

Good morning. We’ll have a partly sunny day, with a high near 82, and just a one-in-five chance of thunderstorms later in the day. It’s the anniversary of V-E Day: On this day in 1945, both Great Britain and the United States celebrate Victory in Europe Day. Cities in both nations, as well as formerly…

Good morning. We’ll have a mostly cloudy but warm day in the Whippet City, with a high of seventy-four. On this day in 1945, Germany surrenders unconditionally: …the German High Command, in the person of General Alfred Jodl, signs the unconditional surrender of all German forces, East and West, at Reims, in northwestern France. At…

Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of sixty-two. The Alcohol Licensing Committee meets at 6:10 PM, followed by Common Council at 6:30 PM. On this day in 1937, the German airship Hindenburg explodes in New Jersey. It’s Orson Welles’s birthday: 1915 – Actor and Filmmaker Orson Welles Born On…

Good morning. Whitewater will see a mostly cloudy Monday, with a high of fifty-seven. On this day in 1961, Alan Shepard Jr. became the first American in space. Here’s how the New York Times reported that event: Cape Canaveral, Fla. — A slim, cool Navy test pilot was rocketed 115 miles into space today. Thirty-seven-year-old…

Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will be partly sunny, with a high of fifty-seven. The Friday FW poll asked if we were Slaves to Our Devices? Responses were almost evenly split between yes and no, with 52.63% of respondents believing that we’re free, but 46.37% believing that our smartphones ands tablets have enslaved us. It’s…

Good morning. Sunshine returns to Whitewater, with a partly sunny day and a high of sixty-three. Sunrise today is 5:56 AM and sunset 7:58 PM. The moon is a waxing crescent with twenty percent of its visible disk illuminated. Training makes a difference, sometimes a critical one: It’s Machiavelli’s birthday: Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli (Italian: [nikko?l?…

Good morning. Friday will be cloudy with an even chance of showers, and a high of fifty-four. On this day in 1933, someone publishes an account of something in Loch Ness that he describes as a monster: The term “monster” was reportedly applied for the first time to the creature on 2 May 1933 by…

Good morning. Thursday will be a day of showers and a high of forty-eight. The Landmarks Commission meets tonight at 6 PM. Also at 6 PM, there’s a scheduled meeting of the Fire & Rescue Task Force. Today is the anniversary of the official opening (from 1931) of the Empire State Building: ….The construction was…

Good morning. Mid-week in Whitewater will be cloudy, with a one-third chance of daytime showers, and a high of fifty. On this day in 1803, negotiations conclude successfully to add vast territory to the United States: On April 30, 1803, representatives of the United States and Napoleonic France conclude negotiations for the Louisiana Purchase, a massive land sale…

Good morning. We’ll have a rainy day again today, with thunderstorms, and a high of sixty-two. Common Council meets tonight at 6:30 PM. On this day in 1862, U.S. Marines take the Confederate flag from the New Orleans city hall, after a successful naval campaign against that city: From April 18 to April 28, Farragut…

Good morning. We’ve a rainy day ahead, with a high of forty-seven. On this day in 1947, Thor Heyerdahl begins an ocean voyage in the Kon-Tiki expedition: Heyerdahl believed that people from South America could have settled Polynesia in pre-Columbian times. Although most anthropologists as of 2010 had come to the conclusion they did not,[1][2][3]…