Good morning.
This Friday the 13th brings Whitewater a high of ninety-two, with a 40% chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
On this day in 1787, the Congress established the Northwest Territory:
On this date the Northwest Ordinance was passed by the Continental Congress. The ordinance provided for the administration of the territories and set rules for admission as a state. The Northwest territory included land west of Pennsylvania and Northwest of the Ohio River, which encompassed present day Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, parts of Minnesota and of course Wisconsin. [Source: Indiana Historical Bureau]
Via Wisconsin Historical Society and Wikipedia.
Google’s daily puzzle asks about the Ancients: “Gegania, Veneneia, Canuleia, and Tarpeia were considered the first four to do a particular job. What was the penalty if they didn’t do their primary
duty correctly?”