Good morning, Whitewater.
A new week begins in town with a high of sixty-five, and a likelihood of afternoon and evening thunderstorms.
Whitewater’s Planning Commission meets tonight at 6:30 PM.
Friday’s FW poll asked whether an ebola-themed costume seemed like a good choice for a Halloween party. Just under 9 of 10 respondents said that it wouldn’t be their pick.
Russian foreign policy brings violence to others, and her domestic policy brings oppression to her own people. Of those people, however, there are sure to be some who are good-hearted. This happy man, perhaps, is among them:
On this day in 1775, Congress authorizes a navy, not yet the United States Navy, but still an American predecessor:
The Continental Congress authorizes construction and administration of the first American naval force—the precursor of the United States Navy.
Since the outbreak of open hostilities with the British in April, little consideration had been given to protection by sea until Congress received news that a British naval fleet was on its way. In November, the Continental Navy was formally organized, and in December Esek Hopkins was appointed the first commander-in-chief of the Continental Navy. His first fleet consisted of seven ships: two 24-gun frigates, the Alfred and the Columbus; two 14-gun brigs, the Andrea Doria and the Cabot; and three schooners, the Hornet, the Wasp, and the Fly.
During the American Revolution, the Continental Navy successfully preyed on British merchant shipping and won several victories over British warships. After being disbanded for several years, the United States Navy was formally established with the creation of the Department of the Navy in April 1798.
Google-a-Day asks a question about discovery:
In what year was an uninhabited island located 1,404 miles away from the nearest human discovered?