Good morning. Our work week in Whitewater ends with a 30% chance of afternoon showers and a high of fifty-two. On this day in 1872, a widespread Boston fire kills over a dozen and destroys hundreds of buildings: In the aftermath, the city established an entirely new system of firefighting and prevention. The fire also…

Good morning. Wednesday in the Whippet City will be cloudy with a high of forty five. On this day in 1944, FDR won an unprecedented fourth term: By the time Roosevelt was elected to his fourth term, the war had taken a turn in favor of the Allies, but FDR’s health was already on the…

Good morning. It’s an election day of occasional rain – or snow – for Whitewater, with no accumulation expected, and a high of forty-two by the afternoon. We’ll have 10h, 4m of sunlight, and 11h, 4m of daylight. Tomorrow will be 2m shorter. On this day in 1860, the United Staes elected Abraham Lincoln her…

Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will be a mostly sunny day, with a high of forty-five. Whitewater’s Parks & Rec Board meets this afternoon at 5 PM. On this day in 1862, Pres. Lincoln removes a hesitant general: ….a tortured relationship ends when President Abraham Lincoln removes General George B. McClellan from command of the…

Good morning. Sunday in Whitewater brings sunny skies and a high of forty-five. On this day in 1922, the entrance to King Tut’s tomb was discovered: British archaeologist Howard Carter and his workmen discover a step leading to the tomb of King Tutankhamen in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt. When Carter first arrived…

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…