Good morning.
It’s rain and snow for Whitewater today, with about two inches of snow accumulating during the day, and another one or two inches overnight. We are a winter state, and a snowfall like this is typical for us.
Judging from snow that’s already on the ground, we have an answer to a recent Friday poll question about when we’d have our first inch of accumulated snow. It was yesterday, December 19th. (I was too late with my prediction, of December 23rd.)
On this day in 1989, U.S. troops launched a campaign to topple Pamana’s dictator, Manuel Noriega, from power.
Beginning in 1941, after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, hundreds of thousands of Wisconsinites enlisted and served in the SEcond World War:
1941 – Wisconsin Soldiers Enlist, 1941-1945
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, thousands of Wisconsin citizens volunteered to fight. Roughly 320,000 Wisconsin soldiers served in the armed forces during the WWII, including more than 9,000 women. Wisconsin’s National Guard formed a substantial part of the new Red Arrow Division, helping to maintain the respected reputation of its predecessor from World War I by remaining undefeated in the Pacific theater. The majority of Wisconsin soldiers were draftees who served in units comprised of men from around the country. More than 8,000 soldiers died and another 13,000 were wounded in combat. Fifteen Wisconsin men won the Medal of Honor during WWII. [Source: Turning Points in Wisconsin History]
Google-a-Day asks a geography question: “When the krewe that is the “King of Mardi Gras” makes its way along its traditional parade route, onto what street does it turn when it comes to the end of St. Charles?”