Good morning.
It’s a chilly but mostly sunny tax day for Whitewater, with a high of thirty-eight.
Common Council meets tonight at 6:30 PM.
If you didn’t have the chance (or the viewing conditions) to enjoy the lunar eclipse this early morning, here’s a video replay from the Griffith Observatory. Moving ahead to around 1:40:00 in the video shows the deep red color of a so-called ‘blood moon.’
…the Continental Congress of the United States officially ratifies the preliminary peace treaty with Great Britain that was signed in November 1782. The congressional move brings the nascent nation one step closer to the conclusion of the Revolutionary War.
Five months later, on September 3, 1783, the Treaty of Paris was signed by representatives of the United States, Great Britain, Spain and France, officially bringing an end to the Revolutionary War. It also formalized Great Britain’s recognition of America’s independence….
This day in 1987, the first Brewers no-hitter:
1987 – Brewer’s First No-Hitter Game
On this date Juan Nieves recorded the Brewers first no-hitter, making him the first Puerto Rican-born pitcher to accomplish this feat in the Major Leauge. [Source: Milwaukee Brewers Timeline]
Here’s Puzzability’s Tuesday, tax-themed game:
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This Week’s Game — April 14-18
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Tax Deductions
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They say there are two things you can’t avoid, but this week we’re avoiding one of them. For each day, we started with a word or phrase and removed one instance of each of the letters in IRS anywhere in the word or phrase, but in order, to get a new word. Both pieces are described in each day’s clue, with the longer one first.
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Example:
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Those who provide equipment; soft and bendable
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Answer:
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Suppliers; supple
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What to Submit:
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Submit both pieces, with the longer one first (as “Suppliers; supple” in the example), for your answer.
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Tuesday, April 15
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