Good morning.
It’s a Sunday wintry mix for Whitewater, of rain, freezing rain, and snow, with no meaningful accumulation of snow expected. We’ll have 13h 20m of sunlight and 14h 19m of daylight with a waxing crescent moon.
Pres. Lincoln was shot this day in 1865 at Ford’s Theater, and passed away a day later, 4.15.1865.
Police in North Carolina are searching for lobster and banana-clad thieves who stole a $1,000 sculpture:
Today in 1953, a baseball milestone for Wisconsin:
1953 – Milwaukee Braves Debut On this date the Milwaukee Braves made their official debut in Milwaukee, at the newly constructed County Stadium. They defeated the St. Louis Cardinals, 3-2, in 10 innings. Bill Bruton hit the game-winning home run. [Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Online]
Milwaukee had an impressive .597 season that year, but also the misfortune of sharing the NL with the .682 (105-49) Brooklyn Dodgers.
Here’s a geography question from Google-a-Day: “What city, the major financial center of its country, is located on the northern coast of the island where the poet who wrote “A Good Boy” died ?”