Good morning, Whitewater.
Friday in Whitewater will be mostly cloudy with a high of thirty-seven. We’ve a probability of light snow, about an inch in accumulation, this evening. Sunrise is 6:23 and sunset 5:49, for 11h 26m 23s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 25.2% of its visible disk illuminated.
I’ll continue with more about the implications of Data Around Whitewater’s Size next week.
On this day in 1789, government under the U.S. Constitution begins:
The first session of the U.S. Congress is held in New York City as the U.S. Constitution takes effect. However, of the 22 senators and 59 representatives called to represent the 11 states who had ratified the document, only nine senators and 13 representatives showed up to begin negotiations for its amendment….
In February 1788, a compromise was reached in which Massachusetts and other states agreed to ratify the document with the assurance that amendments would immediately be adopted. The Constitution was thus narrowly ratified in Massachusetts, followed by Maryland and South Carolina. On June 21, 1788, New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify the document, making it binding, and government under the U.S. Constitution was scheduled to begin on March 4, 1789.
On September 25, 1789, after several months of debate, the first Congress of the United States adopted 12 amendments to the U.S. Constitution–the Bill of Rights–and sent them to the states for ratification. This action led to the eventual ratification of the Constitution by the last of the 13 original colonies: North Carolina and Rhode Island.
On this day in 1863, the 22nd Wisconsin fights for the Union:
1863 – (Civil War) Battle of Thompson’s Station, Tennessee
The 22nd Wisconsin Infantry fought in the Battle of Thompson’s Station, also known as the Battle of Spring Hill, approximately 30 miles south of Nashville, Tennessee.
JigZone ends the week with a flower-themed puzzle: