Good morning.
It’s a mild and sunny day ahead: a high of seventy-four with light, morning winds at 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
On this day in 1937, “aviator Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan disappeared over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to make the first round-the-world flight at the equator.”
On this day in 1832, Lincoln passes through our area:
1832 – Abraham Lincoln Passes through Janesville
On this date Private Abraham Lincoln passed through the Janesville area as part of a mounted company of Illinois militia during the Black Hawk War. [Source: History Just Ahead: A Guide to Wisconsin’s Historical Markers edited by Sarah Davis McBride, p. 117]
Today is also the second day, in 1863, of fighting at Gettysburg:
1863 – (Civil War) Second day at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Fighting at Gettysburg began in the afternoon on July 2 and lasted until after dark as Union forces repulsed a series of attacks. That night, Union Major General George Meade held a council of leaders to decide what to do next. Lieutenant Frank Haskell, of Madison, was present when they voted to “allow the Rebel to come up and smash his head against [their position] to any reasonable extent he desired, as he had to-day. After some two hours the council dissolved, and the officers went their several ways.”
Puzzability‘s current series, running this week, is called Key Words:
Key Words
We’ve got a parade of patriotic trivia this Independence Day week. The answer to each day’s question is a name or title that contains one of the main words in the well-known first verse of our national anthem.
Example:
What super-sweet cereal is Calvin’s favorite in “Calvin and Hobbes”?
Answer:
Chocolate Frosted Sugar Bombs
Here’s the puzzle for Tuesday:
What fictional scientist, when exposed inadvertently to the blast of his own gamma bomb, gained the ability to transform into a large superhero?
Here’s a link to the lyrics for the first verse of the Star-Spangled Banner.