FREE WHITEWATER

Daily Bread

Daily Bread for 5.19.13

Good morning. Sunday will be partly sunny with a high of eighty-three, with southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. In the Washington area, the bug-phobic are having a hard time: On this day in 1675, legendary explorer Jacques Marquette passes away: 1675 – Fr. Jacques Marquette Dies Fr. Jacques Marquette (1636-1675) died on this date…

Daily Bread for 5.18.13

Good morning. We’ll have a partly sunny Saturday, with a high of seventy-seven, in Whitewater. Dog’s are man’s best friend. but there are limits to their amity. Sometimes their patience runs out, and this is what that looks like – Today in 2004, a Diamondbacks pitcher does great things at 40: On this day in…

Daily Bread for 5.17.13

Good morning. Friday brings showers and thunderstorms to Whitewater, with a high of seventy. The end of the week offers 14h 42m of sunlight, 15h 48m of daylight, a moon in its first quarter, and two minutes more light tomorrow. It’s the anniversary, from 1954, of the U.S. Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling in Brown v.…

Daily Bread for 5.16.13

Good morning. It’s a beautiful day ahead for the Whippet City: a high of seventy-nine, sunny skies, and calm, southeast winds of 5 mph. On this day in 1929, the first Academy Awards are given:

Daily Bread for 5.15.13

Good morning. Wednesday: A high near 78, increasing clouds, and northwest winds around 10 mph. On this day in 1911, the U.S. Supreme Court orders, under the Sherman Act, the dissolution of Standard Oil within six months. The New York Times reported the news to readers: Washington, May 15 — Final decision was returned late…

Daily Bread for 5.14.13

Good morning. It’s a warm and sunny Tuesday for Whitewater, with a high near 85, and southwest winds at 5 to 15 mph. We’ll enjoy 14h 36m of sunlight, 15h 41m of daylight, and a waxing crescent moon. The Parks & Rec Board meets this afternoon at 5 PM. On this day in 1804, Lewis…

Daily Bread for 5.13.13

Good morning. An increasingly cloudy Monday, with a high of fifty-nine, lies ahead for Whitewater. Whitewater’s Planning Commission meets this evening at 6 PM. On 5.13.1846, Congress votes to declare war against Mexico: …Congress overwhelmingly votes in favor of President James K. Polk’s request to declare war on Mexico in a dispute over Texas. Under…

Daily Bread for 5.12.13

Good morning. It’s a lovely Mother’s Day ahead for Whitewater, with sunny skies, a high of fifty-one, and moderate winds at 10 to 15 mph. We’ll have 14h 32m of sunlight, 15h 36m of daylight, and a Waxing crescent moon. On this day in 1903, Pres. Roosevelt becomes the first president recorded on film: A…

Daily Bread for 5.11.13

Good morning. Clouds today will yield to mostly sunny skies, a high of fifty-six, and winds from 15 to 25 mph (with gusts even higher). On this day in 1973, a federal judge dismisses charges against Daniel Ellsberg in the Pentagon Papers case (although other issues were yet unresolved): Los Angeles, May 11 — Citing…

Daily Bread for 5.10.13

Good morning. Whitewater will end her work week with scattered showers, north winds at 10 mph, and a high of fifty-five. On this day in 1869, America has a transcontinental railroad: …the presidents of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads meet in Promontory, Utah, and drive a ceremonial last spike into a rail line…

Daily Bread for 5.9.13

Good morning. We’ll have showers and thunderstorms this afternoon in Whitewater, with a high of sixty-eight. New rainfall may amount range from a quarter to half of an inch. On this day in 1874, Howard Carter, the British archaeologist who discovered the Egyptian tomb of King Tutankhamen, is born. On 5.9.1950, a first for then-Milwaukee…

Daily Bread for 5.8.13

Good morning. Whitewater’s midweek will be sunny, with a high of seventy-eight, and calm winds. This morning the Tech Park Board meets at 8 AM, and in the evening the Zoning Rewrite Committee meets at 6 PM. On this day in 1884, Harry S Truman was born in Missouri. Scientists have now built a tiny…

Daily Bread for 5.7.13

Good morning. Tuesday brings mostly sunny skies and a high of seventy-four to Whitewater. Common Council meets this evening at 6:30 PM. On this day in 1945, war in Europe ends with Nazi Germany’s unconditional surrender. In London, V-E celebrations swept the city: On this day in 1932 in Janesville, another episode from a failed…

Daily Bread for 5.6.13

Good morning. Like yesterday, Monday will be mostly sunny, the temperature in the low seventies, with light winds. We’ll have 14h 18m of sunlight, 15h 21m of daylight, and three minutes more light tomorrow. You may have been hungry for breakfast today, but probably not this enthusiastic: It’s on this day in 1937 that the…