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Daily Bread for 5.7.16

Good morning, Whitewater.

Saturday in town will be partly sunny with a high of sixty-six. Sunrise is 5:39 AM and sunset 8:03 PM, for 14 hours 24 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 1% of its visible disk illuminated.

On this day in 1945, war in Europe ends with Nazi Germany’s unconditional surrender.

In London, V-E celebrations swept the city:

On this day in 1864, soldiers from Wisconsin are among others who saw an end to intense fighting at the Battle of the Wilderness:

1864 – (Civil War) Battle of the Wilderness Ended
he fighting on May 5-7, 1864, produced nearly 30,000 casualties without giving either side a clear victory. The 2nd, 5th, 6th and 7th Wisconsin Infantry regiments fought at the Battle of the Wilderness.

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