Good morning, Whitewater.
Friday will be sunny and cold, with a high of three degrees. Sunrise is 7:24 AM and sunset 4:39 PM, for 9h 15m 22s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 83.7% of its visible disk illuminated.
Whitewater’s schools are on a two-hour delayed start today.
On this day in 1493, Columbus makes a mistake of identification:
…Italian explorer Christopher Columbus, sailing near the Dominican Republic, sees three “mermaids”–in reality manatees–and describes them as “not half as beautiful as they are painted.” Six months earlier, Columbus (1451-1506) set off from Spain across the Atlantic Ocean with the Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria, hoping to find a western trade route to Asia. Instead, his voyage, the first of four he would make, led him to the Americas, or “New World”….
On this day in 1863, the Wisconsin 23rd saw intense action for the next three-days:
1863 – (Civil War) Battle of Arkansas Post begins
The Battle of Arkansas Post, also called Fort Hindman, began on this day near the mouth of the Arkansas River. The 23rd Wisconsin Infantry was in the thick of the action all three days.
Google-a-Day asks a question about cartoon characters:
What comedians were the inspiration for the names of the two hungry cats in the short that marked Tweety Bird’s first appearance?