Good morning, Whitewater.
Sunday in town will be partly sunny with a high of seventy-nine. Sunrise is 5:19 AM and sunset 8:25 PM, for 15h 05m 21s of daytime. The moon is in its third quarter, with 50.2% of its visible disk illuminated.
Friday’s FW poll asked about weekend grilling choices (with multiple selections possible). Respondents picked beef most often, followed with chicken selected about half as often.
On this day in 1953, two explorers reach the top of the world:
At 11:30 a.m. on May 29, 1953, Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay, a Sherpa of Nepal, become the first explorers to reach the summit of Mount Everest, which at 29,035 feet above sea level is the highest point on earth. The two, part of a British expedition, made their final assault on the summit after spending a fitful night at 27,900 feet. News of their achievement broke around the world on June 2, the day of Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation, and Britons hailed it as a good omen for their country’s future.
On this day in 1848, Wisconsin becomes America’s 30th state:
1848 – Wisconsin Enters the Union
On this date Wisconsin became the 30th state to enter the Union with an area of 56,154 square miles, comprising 1/56 of the United States at the time. Its nickname, the “Badger State,” was not in reference to the fierce animal but miners who spent their winters in the state, living in dugouts and burrowing much like a badger. [Source: “B” Book I, Beer Bottles, Brawls, Boards, Brothels, Bibles, Battles & Brownstone by Tony Woiak, pg. 37]