Good morning.
We’ll have a sunny and hot day in Whitewater, with a high of ninety, a heat index of ninety-six, and a ten percent chance of afternoon thunderstorms.
Common Council meets tonight at 6:30 PM.
On this day in 1945, the first atomic bomb was successfully tested in New Mexico:
…at 5:29:45 a.m., the Manhattan Project comes to an explosive end as the first atom bomb is successfully tested in Alamogordo, New Mexico….
Finally, on the morning of July 16, in the New Mexico desert 120 miles south of Santa Fe, the first atomic bomb was detonated. The scientists and a few dignitaries had removed themselves 10,000 yards away to observe as the first mushroom cloud of searing light stretched 40,000 feet into the air and generated the destructive power of 15,000 to 20,000 tons of TNT. The tower on which the bomb sat when detonated was vaporized.
On this day in 1941, Wisconsin adds a wildlife refuge:
1941 – Horicon National Wildlife Refuge Established
On this date the Horicon National Wildlife Refuge was established after a 20 year struggle by conservationists. The refuge is over 21,000 acres, encompasses the Horicon Marsh, the largest freshwater cattail marsh in the United States, and is home to over 223 species of birds and other wildlife. [Source: History Just Ahead: A Guide to Wisconsin’s Historical Markers edited by Sarah Davis McBride, p. 6 and Horicon National Wildlife Refuge]
Puzzability‘s current series is Switch Hitters, running from July 15-19.
Switch Hitters
There are some changes in this week’s lineup. For each day, change a letter in each of the two words given and move the space to get the name of a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Example:
TOSS WAVER
Answer:
Tom Seaver
Here’s Tuesday’s puzzle:
ROUGE BRIG