Good morning.
Saturday brings showers and thundershowers to Whitewater, with a high of sixty-five, and between three-quarters to one inch of rainfall.
On this day in 1943, Italy abandoned the Axis, and declared war on Nazi Germany, in a succinct declaration: “In the face of repeated and intensified acts of war committed against Italians by the armed forces of Germany, from 1500 hours Greenwich time on the thirteenth day of October Italy considers herself in a state of war with Germany.”
Ever wonder what happens when one cracks an egg underwater? Wonder no more:
From Google’s daily puzzle, a question about Russian politics: “Immediately following his abdication in 1917, the last czar of Russia sought exile for his family and himself. Who was the ruler of the country that denied the czar’s request?”