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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Beautiful Sunday weather is ahead for Whitewater. We’ll have partly sunny skies, a high of seventy-two, and light winds at five to ten miles per hour. On this day in 1961, “astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. became America’s first space traveler as he made a 15-minute suborbital flight in a capsule launched from Cape Canaveral,…

Good morning. A Saturday of isolated, afternoon thunderstorms and a high of sixty-nine awaits. Whitewater will enjoy 14h 13m of sunlight, 15h 16m of daylight, with a waning crescent moon. On this day in 1927, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was founded. At the Academy’s website, among so many other offerings, there’s an…

Good morning. It will be a rainy day with a high of fifty-one for Whitewater. It’s Machiavelli’s birthday: On this day in 1469, the Italian philosopher and writer Niccolo Machiavelli is born. A lifelong patriot and diehard proponent of a unified Italy, Machiavelli became one of the fathers of modern political theory…. Machiavelli’s political life…

Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be a bit cooler, and a bit wetter (perhaps), than yesterday: a high of fifty-nine and a one-third chance for showers. The Landmarks Commission meets at this evening at 6 PM. On this day in 1941, a breakfast offering is born: “General Mills began shipping a new cereal called…

Good morning. A new month begins with mostly sunny skies, a high of 81, and southwest winds at 5 to 10 mph. We’ll have 14h 6m of sunlight, 15h 8m of daylight, and a waning gibbous moon. There will be two minutes more light tomorrow. Tonight at 5:30 and again at 6:30, in Hyland Hall…

Good morning. Our month ends with a high of eighty-three and an even chance of thunderstorms. Common Council meets tonight at 6:30 PM, for closed session deliberations, to reconvene in open session thereafter, about a fiber installation proposal. On this day in 1789, the first presidential inauguration takes place in New York: In New York City, George…

Good morning. Monday brings a chance of afternoon thunderstorms with a high of seventy. Whitewater’s Fire & Rescue Task Force meets today at 5:30 PM. On this day in 1974, a release of audio recordings: …President Richard Nixon announces to the public that he will release transcripts of 46 taped White House conversations in response…