Good morning, Whitewater
The week ends on a high note: there are no public municipal meetings scheduled for the city today.
Today is a dark, dark day in Wisconsin history, as the Wisconsin Historical Society observes that
1849 – Frank J. Weber Born
On this date Frank J. Weber was born near Milwaukee. A pioneer member of the Socialist party, Weber organized the Federated Trades Council in 1887 and served as its secretary until he retired in 1934. He also founded the Wisconsin State Federation of Labor in June 1893. Weber organized lumber handlers into the American Federation of Labor Longshoreman’s unions. He organized seamen’s unions for the Knights of Labor and the brewery workers in Milwaukee in 1891. Weber served eight years in the legislature and was a leading figure in the fight for the Workingmen’s Compensation Act, old age pensions, and other progressive legislation.
More socialism means less prosperity.
Here’s today’s almanac:
| Almanac | ||
|---|---|---|
| Friday, August 7, 2009 | Sunrise | Sunset |
| Official Time | 05:52 AM | 08:08 PM |
| Civil Twilight | 05:20 AM | 08:39 PM |
| Tomorrow | 05:53AM | 08:07 PM |
| Tomorrow will be: | 2 minutes shorter | |
| Amount of sunlight: | 14h 16m | |
| Amount of daylight: | 15h 19m | |
| Moon phase: | Waning gibbous | |