Good morning, Whitewater.
Memorial Day in Whitewater will be partly sunny, with a high of eighty-two, and a probability of afternoon and evening thunderstorms. Sunrise today is 5:23 am and sunset 8:22 pm. The moon is a waning crescent with 5% of its visible disk illuminated.
New York City is renowned for its beauty, and on a sunny day it’s lovely from the air —
On this day in 1868, Pres. Andrew Johnson survives conviction and removal from office after being impeached that February.
On this day in 1884, a future senator is born:
1884 – Alexander Wiley Born
On this date Alexander Wiley was born in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. Wiley obtained his law degree from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, practiced in Chippewa Falls and served as district attorney of Chippewa County from 1909 to 1915. Wiley was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 1938 and was reelected in 1944, 1950, and again in 1956. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1962. While a Senator, Wiley served as chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary (Eightieth Congress) and the Committee on Foreign Relations (Eighty-third Congress). Wiley resided in Washington, D.C. until a few days before his death on May 26, 1967. He is buried in Forest Hill Cemetery, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. [Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]