Good morning. Our Saturday before election day will be mostly cloudy, with a high near 45, and calm north winds. On this day in 1948, the Chicago Tribune makes a famous mistake: …the Chicago Tribune jumps the gun and mistakenly declares New York Governor Thomas Dewey the winner of his presidential race with incumbent Harry…

Good morning. Whitewater’s week ends with mostly sunny skies and a high of forty-five. On this day in 1947, the Hughes Flying Boat actually flew: The Hughes Flying Boat—the largest aircraft ever built—is piloted by designer Howard Hughes on its first and only flight. Built with laminated birch and spruce, the massive wooden aircraft had…

Good morning. November comes to Whitewater with partly sunny skies and a high of forty-seven. Whitewater’s Landmarks Commission meets tonight at 6 PM. On this day in 1952, America exploded the first hydrogen bomb, at Eniwetok in the Marshall Islands: ; On this day in 1902, a disappointment for the Badgers, after a long string…

Good morning. Halloween in Whitewater will offer mostly sunny skies with a high of forty-five. During trick or treating, from 4 to 7 PM in the city, temperatures are likely to begin at 45 and fall to about 40 degrees. A technology website, in the mood for the day, helpfully collected some stories about spiders:…

Good morning. Whitewater’s Tuesday brings partly sunny skies, a high near 46, and north winds at 15 to 25 miles per hour. This evening in Whitewater, at 7:30 PM in Timmerman Auditorium (Hyland Hall) on the UW-Whitewater campus, there will be a forum with Rep. Evan Wynn and Rep. Andy Jorgensen, candidates for the 43rd…

Good morning. Whitewater’s week begins with a sunny day and a high of forty-eight. On this day in 1998, a pioneering astronaut returned to space, almost forty years later: Glenn, a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Marine Corps, was among the seven men chosen by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in 1959 to…

Good morning. Sunday brings clear, sunny skies to Whitewater, with a high of forty-six, and north winds around five miles per hour. On this day in 1886, Pres. Cleveland dedicated the Stature of Liberty in New York Harbor: Originally known as “Liberty Enlightening the World,” the statue was proposed by the French historian Edouard de…

Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater brings a lovely October day, with a high of forty-four and sunny skies. On this day in 1775, King George III spoke to the British Parliament about growing rebellion in the American colonies: …King George III speaks before both houses of the British Parliament to discuss growing concern about the…

Good morning. Whitewater’s work week ends with a mostly sunny day and a high of forty-six. On this day in 1881, a famous shootout: On this day in 1881, the Earp brothers face off against the Clanton-McLaury gang in a legendary shootout at the OK Corral in Tombstone, Arizona. After silver was discovered nearby in…

Good morning. Today’s Whitewater forecast calls for a high of seventy-two, with thundershowers in the afternoon. The Community Development Authority meets today at 5:30 PM, for part of the time in closed session, and thereafter a stated, published return to open session. On this day in 1881, Pablo Picasso was born: Pablo Picasso, one of…

Good morning. Whitewater’s Wednesday brings unseasonably mild weather, with a high of seventy-six, and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Whitewater’s Tech Park Board meets at 8 AM today. (I’ll post more about that meeting later today.) On this day in 1901, a daredevil took the first ride over Niagara falls in a barrel: ….a 63-year-old…

Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will bring mild temperatures, with a high of seventy, but with a likelihood of thunderstorms. Whitewater’s Urban Forestry Commission meets at 4:15 PM, and Common Council meets tonight at 6:30 PM. On this day in 1983, “a suicide truck-bombing at Beirut International Airport in Lebanon killed 220 U.S. Marines, 18…

Good morning. Whitewater’s new week begins with showers and a high of sixty-six. In Whitewater today, the Emerald Ash Borer Ad Hoc Committee meets at 5 PM, The Planning Commission at 6 PM, and the Whitewater School Board at 7 PM. On this day in 1962, Pres. Kennedy announced an air and naval blockade of…

Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny, with south winds five to ten mph, and a high of sixty-six. On this day in 1879, Thomas Edison created a working electric light.  The New York Times reported his triumph: There was no lack of enthusiasm or of confidence about Mr. Edison as he greeted the…