Good morning. Whitewater’s week ends with sunny skies and a high of seventy-three. On this day in 1812, Napoleon entered Moscow, only to find his achievement a Pyrrhic victory: One week after winning a bloody victory over the Russian army at the Battle of Borodino, Napoleon Bonaparte’s Grande Armée enters the city of Moscow, only…

Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater looks to be a rainy day, with a high of sixty-two. On this day in 1814, Francis Scott Key wrote the Star Spangled Banner: From Google’s daily puzzle, a question about literature: “What famous Russian writer wrote a novel while gambling in the town that the ancient Romans called ‘Aurelia…

Good morning. Whitewater’s mid-week will be sunny and warm, with a high of eighty-eight. Whitewater’s Tech Park Board is scheduled to meet this morning at 8 AM. (The test of a meeting is to match an agenda against the final product. We’ll see.) On this day in 1940, the discovery of beautiful but ancient cave…

Good morning. Tuesday’s forecast calls for a breezy day with a high of eighty-five. Common Council in Whitewater meets tonight at 6:30 PM, to discuss recruitment plans for a new city manager, and then in closed session to select city manager finalists. The Common Council agenda for this (partly) closed session is set up as…

Good morning. Whitewater’s Monday will bring sunny skies and a high of seventy-eight. The city’s Parks & Rec Board meets at 5 PM today. Thereafter, the Planning Board meets at 6 PM, and the Library Board at 6:30 PM. On this day in 1897, in England, the world saw the first drunk driving arrest. In…

Good morning. A mostly sunny day, with a high of seventy-one, awaits Whitewater. Today’s the day in history on which Congress gave the country, formally, a new name: On this day in 1776, the Continental Congress formally declares the name of the new nation to be the “United States” of America. This replaced the term “United Colonies,”…

Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will be sunny, with a high of seventy, and a thirty percent chance of showers in the late afternoon. On this day in 1974, Pres. Ford granted an unconditional pardon to former Pres. Nixon. Also on this day, in 1664, New Amsterdam became New York: Dutch Governor Peter Stuyvesant surrenders…

Good morning. The forecast calls for a rainy day, a high of seventy-two, and light winds throughout the day. Over at LiveScience.com, an animation shows how a recent Costa Rican earthquake affected the U.S. (blue is downward motion of the ground, red is upward motion): We’ve come through a year of recalls, but the Wisconsin…

Good morning. It’s a sunny day with a high of eighty-four in store for Whitewater. The city’s Landmarks Commission meets at 6 PM today, with a work session of that commission to follow at 6:30 PM. On this day in 1915, in England, the first tank was built: On this day in 1988, a Wisconsin…

Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater: showers and thundershowers, with a high of eighty-six. Whitewater’s Urban Forestry Commission meets this afternoon from 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM. On this day in 1972, Palestinian terrorists attacked Israeli athletes at the Summer Olympic Games in Munich, killing eleven of the Israeli team. On this day in 1836, Sam…

Good morning. Monday in Whitewater brings a high of ninety-one, with a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Whitewater’s Common Council meets at 6:30 PM tonight. On this day in 1886, Apache chief Geronimo surrendered to US soldiers: For 30 years, the mighty Native American warrior had battled to protect his tribe’s homeland;…

Good morning. Labor Day in Whitewater will be sunny and hot, with a high of ninety. From LiveScience.com, a tiger mom (the real kind) and her cubs are caught on camera in Thailand: On this day in 1976, the Viking 2 lander touched down on Mars. On this day in 1970, VInce Lombardi passed away:…

Good morning. Whitewater’s Sunday will be partly sunny, with a high of eighty-four. On this day in 1945, WWII ended as Japan formally surrendered aboard the USS Missouri. On this day in 1969, the first ATM opened for business: Longtime readers know that in March of this year, I decided to stop posting stories from…

Good morning. Whitewater’s Saturday will be mostly cloudy, seventy-eight degrees, with east winds around 10 miles per hour. On this day in 1864, Atlanta fell to the Union Army: On this day in 1875, Edgar Rice Burroughs [Was] Born On this date the author of the Tarzan book series was born in Chicago, Ill. Burroughs…