Good morning, Whitewater
There are no public meetings scheduled for the City of Whitewater today. One should not be surprised; yesterday’s Tree Commission meeting was scheduled from 4 to 6 p.m. After two solid hours considering, pondering, assessing that state of trees in Whitewater, any municipality would have to take a break.
It’s a proud anniversary in Wisconsin history, according to the Wisconsin Historical Society: on this date in 1944, the U.S.S. Wisconsin was commissioned:
On this date the USS Wisconsin battleship was put into active duty for service during World War II. The ship, decommissioned in 1948, was re-commissioned in 1951 for service in the Korean War. [Source: The National Maritime Center]
(Note: The ship also served again during the Gulf War.)
More on the Wisconsin is available online. There were two ships with this name — one from the 19th century, and one from the 20th.
| Almanac | ||
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, April 16, 2009 | Sunrise | Sunset |
| Official Time | 06:12 AM | 07:38 PM |
| Civil Twilight | 05:42 AM | 08:07 PM |
| Tomorrow | 06:10 AM | 07:39 PM |
| Tomorrow will be: | 3 minutes longer | |
| Amount of sunlight: | 13h 26m | |
| Amount of daylight: | 14h 25m | |
| Moon phase: | Waning Gibbous | |