Good morning.
A sunny day, calm winds, and a high of sixty: Whitewater’s Thursday.
On this day in 1861, America saw the beginning of the Civil War. New research suggests that the war was even deadlier than previously thought, with estimates of those killed in the conflict raised significantly, from 612,000 to 750,000.
Google’s daily puzzle tests knowledge of Japanese culture: “If you receive an envelope with white and black cords on it in Japan, what are its contents?”
NASA’s produced a video called “Perpetual Ocean’ about the flow of ocean currents. There’s a loveliness to it (the video’s as much art as scientific description), and one of the commenters to it on YouTube said that it reminded him of Van Gogh.
Enjoy.