Good morning.
Wednesday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of thirty-eight, with south winds from 10 to 15 mph in the morning.
Later this afternoon, the Community Development Authority board is scheduled to meet at 5 PM.
On this day in 1953, a medical accomplishment becomes public:
On March 26, 1953, American medical researcher Dr. Jonas Salk announces on a national radio show that he has successfully tested a vaccine against poliomyelitis, the virus that causes the crippling disease of polio. In 1952–an epidemic year for polio–there were 58,000 new cases reported in the United States, and more than 3,000 died from the disease. For promising eventually to eradicate the disease, which is known as “infant paralysis” because it mainly affects children, Dr. Salk was celebrated as the great doctor-benefactor of his time.
In Wisconsin history on this day in 1881, a famous mascot dies in an accident:
1881 – Old Abe Dies
On this date Old Abe, famous Civil War mascot, died from injuries sustained during a fire at the State Capitol. Old Abe was the mascot for Company C, an Eau Claire infantry unit that was part of the Wisconsin 8th Regiment. During the Capitol fire of 1881, smoke engulfed Old Abe’s cage. One of his feathers survived and is in the Wisconsin Historical Museum. [Source: Wisconsin Lore and Legends, pg. 51]
Puzzability‘s March Madness series is at its halfway point:
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This Week’s Game — March 24-28
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March Madness
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You can fill in your brackets every day for our little tournament. Each answer in this week’s trivia quiz is a name, title, or phrase that includes the letters in the word MARCH together, but out of order.
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Example:
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What song was Culture Club’s biggest hit, and its only song to reach #1 in the United States?
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“Ka[RMA CH]ameleon”
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What to Submit:
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Submit the name, title, or phrase, with the MARCH section in brackets (as “Ka[RMA CH]ameleon” in the example), for your answer.
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Wednesday, March 26
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