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…

Good morning. It’s a partly sunny Saturday for Whitewater, with a high of fifty-five, and northwest winds at 5 miles per hour. On this day in 1973, it was a Saturday Night Massacre in Washington: “in the so-called Saturday Night Massacre, President Nixon abolished the office of special Watergate prosecutor Archibald Cox, accepted the resignation…

Good morning. Whitewater’s work week ends with a likelihood of showers and a high of forty-nine. On this day in 1987, the stock market fell after the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 508 points – 22.6% – its second biggest percentage drop. On this day in 1781, America achieved a decisive victory over Britain at…

Good morning. Whitewater’s Thursday will be a day of likely showers in the afternoon, a high of fifty, and southwest winds of ten to fifteen miles per hour. On this day in 1867, the United States took possession of Alaska: On this day in 1867, the U.S. formally takes possession of Alaska after purchasing the territory from…

Good morning. Midweek in Whitewater will bring rain, with a high of sixty-eight. On this day in 1931, mobster Al Capone was convicted of tax evasion. Capone was released in 1939: Among Capone’s enemies was federal agent Elliot Ness, who led a team of officers known as “The Untouchables” because they couldn’t be corrupted. Ness…

Good morning. Today’s forecast calls for a partly sunny day, with a chance of afternoon thundershowers, and a high of sixty-six. Whitewater’s Common Council meets tonight, at 6:30 PM, and begins consideration of the city administration’s draft 2013 budget. On this day in 1793, former Queen Marie-Antionette was beheaded in revolutionary France: Nine months after…

Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will be sunny, with a high of fifty-six. In an astonishing feat over Roswell, New Mexico, Felix Baumgartner accomplished his long-standing goal of the highest (128,000 feet) and fastest (supersonic!) successful free-fall in history. Baumgarther. For those who watched it live, either on television or the Web, it was a…

Good morning. Sunday brings a day of heavy rain to Whitewater, with a high of sixty-three falling into the upper forties by the late afternoon. On this day in 1947, Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier: For years, many aviators believed that man was not meant to fly faster than the speed of sound, theorizing…

Good morning. Saturday brings showers and thundershowers to Whitewater, with a high of sixty-five, and between three-quarters to one inch of rainfall. On this day in 1943, Italy abandoned the Axis, and declared war on Nazi Germany, in a succinct declaration: “In the face of repeated and intensified acts of war committed against Italians by…