Good morning. Thursday will bring much needed showers to Whitewater, on a day with a high of seventy-one. On this day in 1974, Gerald Ford became president:   A stop-motion video from NASA shows the descent of the Curiosity rover toward Mars:   The Wisconsin Historical Society recalls today as the birthday of a notable…

Good morning. Wednesday’s forecast calls for an increasingly cloudy day, with a high temperature of eighty-three. On this day in 1974, Pres. Nixon announced his resignation: The Wisconsin Historical Society records that only six years earlier, “Wisconsin Delegates Nominate[d] Nixon On this date thirty Wisconsin delegates at the Republican National Convention in Miami cast their…

Good morning. Whitewater’s Tuesday will be a sunny and hot day, with a high of ninety. The Alcohol Licensing Committee meets at 5:45 PM today, and thereafter Common Council meets at 6:30 PM. On this day in 1947, a Norwegian anthropologist tested a theory about prehistoric migration, completing a difficult, replicated journey (although later analysis refuted his…

Good morning. Whitewater’s week begins with sunny, clear skies, and a high temperature of eighty-four. At 4 PM this afternoon, the city’s Parks and Recreation Board meets. NASA’s Curiosity rover landed successfully on Mars earlier this morning,  It’s a triumph for science, and evidence of America’s ambition and ingenuity: Google’s daily puzzle asks about a…

Good morning. It’s a beautiful Sunday ahead for Whitewater: sunny, with a high of eighty-one, and winds from the northwest at 10 to 15 mph. I posted earlier (see, Happy Memorial Day 2012) on a film about the Honor Flight program to take veterans to Washington, D.C. for a visit in recognition of their service.…

Good morning. Whitewater’s Saturday will be hot and sunny, with a high of ninety-three (but with a chance of afternoon thundershowers, too). On this day in 1914, Britain declared war on Germany. The Wisconsin Historical Society records that on this day in 1862, War Department Order Prompts Riot On this date the War Department issued…

Good morning. Whitewater’s end of the week will be sunny and hot, with a high of ninety. On this day in 1958, the USS Nautilus, America’s first nuclear-powered submarine, completed a voyage beneath the polar ice cap:   Google’s daily puzzle asks about the history of mathematics: “Two brilliant 17th-century mathematicians developed the theory of probability, but…

Good morning. Whitewater has a twenty percent chance of thunderstorms today, with a high temperature of ninety-one. At 4 PM today, the Community Development Authority’s Housing Loan Committee meets.  At 6 PM, there will be a meeting of Whitewater’s Landmarks Commission. On this day in 1923, Pres. Harding died while visiting California; Calvin Coolidge became America’s thirtieth…

Good morning. Whitewater’s Wednesday will be sunny and hot, with a high of ninety-one. The Tech Park Board meets at 8 AM this morning. From LiveScience.com, for the Olympic Games, here’s a video on the physics of diving:   On this day in 1832, Black Hawk’s Escape Across Mississippi Blocked On this date the armed…

Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny, with a high of eighty-eight, and north winds at 5 to 10 mph. On this day in 1964, the Ranger 7 spacecraft took photos of the moon more detailed than ever before seen: The Wisconsin Historical Society marks today in 1967 as one on which Lake…

Good morning. Whitewater’s week will begin with mostly sunny skies and with a high near 94. On this day in 1965, Pres. Johnson signed Medicare into law, easily the biggest government insurance program of its kind at the time: LiveScience.com considers the science of Olympic swimming: Google’s daily puzzle asks about…elephants’ ears: “You’re choosing between…

Good morning. Whitewater’s Sunday brings a chance (40%) of thunderstorms in the afternoon, with a high temperature of eighty-two. On this day in 1958, Congress established NASA: Google’s daily puzzle asks about wonders of the Ancients: “Who created the only living ancient world wonder?”

Good morning. Whitewater’s Saturday will be mostly sunny with a high temperature of eighty-three, and southeast winds of about 5 mph. On this day in 1914, a declaration of war from the long-since defunct Austro-Hungarian Empire began World War One. On this day in 1868, America adopted the 14th Amendment: Section 1. All persons born or…

Good morning. For Whitewater’s Friday, a chance of showers in the morning, on a day with a high of eighty-two. On this day in 1953, the armistice ending the Korean War was signed in Panmunjom, ending three years of fighting. LiveScience.com offers an Olympics-themed video on why Usain Bolt is so fast:   The Wisconsin…