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For Whitewater’s Friday, a chance of showers in the morning, on a day with a high of eighty-two.
On this day in 1953, the armistice ending the Korean War was signed in Panmunjom, ending three years of fighting.
LiveScience.com offers an Olympics-themed video on why Usain Bolt is so fast:
The Wisconsin Historical Society marks this day in 1894 as one of the worst disasters in state history:
1894 – Forest Fire Destroys Phillips
On the afternoon of this day, a forest fire swept over the Price Co. town of Phillips from the west, destroying nearly all the buildings and forcing 2,000 people to flee for their lives. When the sun came up the next morning, 13 people had been killed, the entire downtown was in ashes, and exhausted survivors were wandering through the ruins in a daze. The fire ultimately consumed more than 100,000 acres in Price County. Much of the town was rebuilt within a year.
Google’s daily puzzle asks about a sticky situation: “You’re stuck in a black hole. How many miles per second must you travel to break free from the gravitational well?”
Google’s question is a trick question