Good morning. Whitewater’s Thursday forecast calls for a partly sunny day, with a high of ninety, and northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. On this day in 1775, the Second Continental Congress established the post office: ‘Fearless Felix’ Baumgartner jumped from a balloon 96,000 feel above the earth, using a pressure suit, and set a personal…

Good morning. It’s a hot Wednesday for Whitewater, with a high temperature of about 100, and a heat index as high as 104. This morning at 8 AM, Downtown Whitewater’s board meets. On this day in 1978, “Louise Joy Brown, the world’s first baby to be conceived via in vitro fertilization (IVF) is born at…

Good morning. Much-needed rain continues today, on a day with a high temperature of eighty-five. This afternoon, Whitewater’s Urban Forestry Commission meets at 4:15 PM.  Later, at 6:30 PM, Whitewater’s Common Council meets in a special, open session to consider the Treyton Kilar Field of Dreams project (“Discussion and possible action on award of bid for…

Good morning. Whitewater’s week begins mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 99, and a west wind of 5 to 10 mph. If you’re living in an undersea habitat, how will someone get dry goods down to you? Live Science has a video with the answer: On this day in 1914, the ultimatum that…

Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater brings a high of eighty-nine, and a 30% chance of rain in the morning. Winds will be 5 to 10 mph from the southwest. On this day in 1934, federal agents shot notorious ban robber John Dillinger. The Wisconsin Historical Society records that on this day in 1820 a Wisconsin…

Good morning. Whitewater’s Saturday will be a hot day, with a high of ninety-four, with a 20% chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Winds will be five to ten miles per hour, from the west. On this day in 1861, the First Battle of Bull Run was fought in northern Virginia:   The Wisconsin Historical…

Good morning. Whitewater’s Friday will be sunny with a high of eighty-seven. On this day in 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon. The Wisconsin Historical Society recalls that on this day in 1976, Hank Aaron Hits Record Home Run On this date Hank Aaron hit his 755th and last home run…

Good morning. Whitewater’s Thursday will be a mostly cloudy day, with a high of eighty-eight. The city’s Community Development Authority meets today at 4:30 PM. On this day in 1940, facing great odds, Churchill launched his “V for Victory” campaign in Europe. Also on this day, in 1799, French soldiers in Egypt discovered the Rosetta…

Good morning. Midweek in Whitewater will bring a partly sunny day, with a high of ninety-one, and an east wind at five to ten miles per hour. On this day in 1940, Democrats nominated Franklin Roosevelt for a third term: Google daily puzzle tests one’s knowledge of the Ancients today: “An ancient Greek philosopher thought…

Good morning. Whitewater’s Tuesday will be sunny and hot, with a temperature of 101 degrees, and a west wind at 5 to 10 miles per hour. Whitewater’s Common Council meets tonight at 6:30 PM. On this day in 1955, Disneyland opened:   The Wisconsin Historical Society records that on this day in 1832, Fort Koshkonong…

Good morning. Whitewater’s Monday will be sunny and hot, with a high of ninety-nine, and southwest winds at 5 to 15 miles per hour. Our weather may be unpleasant, but there are natural conditions that would be worse, as in this video from British Columbia: On this day in 1945, the atomic bomb was first…

Good morning. This Friday the 13th brings Whitewater a high of ninety-two, with a 40% chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. On this day in 1787, the Congress established the Northwest Territory: On this date the Northwest Ordinance was passed by the Continental Congress. The ordinance provided for the administration of the territories and set…

Good morning. It’s a hot Thursday for Whitewater, with a high of ninety-four, and a light wind, at five to ten miles per hour, in the morning. On this day in 1984, Walter Mondale named Geraldine Ferraro his vice presidential running mate.   The Wisconsin Historical Society recalls that in 1995, Wisconsin and the Midwest…

Good morning. It’s a sunny Wednesday ahead for Whitewater, with a high temperature of about eighty-eight.  There will be fifteen hours, six minutes of sunlight today, and sixteen hours, fourteen minutes of daylight. On this day in 1979, the Skylab space station crashed back to Earth, having earlier been abandoned. Also on this day, in…