Good morning, Whitewater.
Wednesday will be sunny with a high of seventy-eight, and with west winds of five to ten mph.
On this day in 1927, Charles Lindbergh lands the Spirit of St. Louis in Paris.
A silent newsreel reported the accomplishment:
On this day in 1985, a Wisconsinite set another kind of aviation record:
1985 – Distance Record Set for Paper Airplane
On this date Tony Feltch of Wisconsin set the world record for longest distance flown by a paper airplane. Feltch’s airplane, launched at the La Crosse Center, flew 193 feet. [Source: Paper Aircraft Association]
Here’s Puzzability‘s Wednesday game in its Paying Tribute series:
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This Week’s Game — May 19-23
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Paying Tribute
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For each day of our parade this Memorial Day week, we started with a word, added the eight letters in MEMORIAL, and rearranged all the letters to get the name of a famous person. Both pieces are described in each day’s clue, with the shorter one first.
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Example:
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Computer failure; Miami Heat point guard
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Answer:
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Crash; Mario Chalmers
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What to Submit:
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Submit both pieces, with the shorter one first (as “Crash; Mario Chalmers” in the example), for your answer.
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Wednesday, May 21
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