Good morning.
A new month begins, and for Whitewater it begins with a partly sunny day, calm winds, and a high of seventy.
The city’s Parks & Recreation Board meets tonight at 5 PM.
On this day in 1890, Congress created Yosemite National Park:
….an act of Congress creates Yosemite National Park, home of such natural wonders as Half Dome and the giant sequoia trees. Environmental trailblazer John Muir (1838-1914) and his colleagues campaigned for the congressional action, which was signed into law by President Benjamin Harrison and paved the way for generations of hikers, campers and nature lovers, along with countless “Don’t Feed the Bears” signs….
In Wisconsin history, two notable dates from the 1850s:
1851 – First State Fair in Wisconsin
On this date thirteen counties were represented at the first state fair which was sponsored by the Wisconsin Agricultural Society in Janesville. 10,000 people attended the two-day event. [Source: History Just Ahead: A Guide to Wisconsin’s Historical Markers edited by Sarah McBride, p.118]
1859 – Abraham Lincoln Delivers Address in Beloit
On this date Abraham Lincoln, who had been invited by the Beloit Republican Club, delivered a political address in Hanchett’s Hall. [Source: History Just Ahead: A Guide to Wisconsin’s Historical Markers edited by Sarah Davis McBride, p.117]
From Google’s daily puzzle, something of a prominent scientist’s honeymoon itinerary: “I was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. What activity did Pierre and I love enough to plan our honeymoon around?”