Good morning, Whitewater.
Thursday in town will be sunny with a high of sixty-two. Sunrise is 6:12 AM and sunset 7:37 PM, for 13h 24m 48s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 53.1% of its visible disk illuminated.
On this day in 1865, Pres. Lincoln is shot:
1865 – (Civil War) Lincoln Assassinated
On the evening of April 14, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was shot while watching a play at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C. Although no Wisconsin troops were on hand, former Wisconsin governor Leonard Farwell was in the theater and rushed to warn Vice President Andrew Johnson of an impending attack.
On 4.14.1953, the Braves begin playing in Milwaukee:
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]
A Google a Day asks about a novel and a historical event:
What Tom Wolfe novel is named after a 1497 ritual that Savonarola led involving mirrors?