Good morning, Whitewater.
Election day brings a one-third chance of morning showers, with gradual clearing into a mostly sunny day, with a high of seventy-three.
The city’s Parks & Recreation Board meets at 5:30 PM today.
On this day in 1939, the Wizard of Oz premieres in Oconomowoc:
1939 – Wizard of Oz World Premier — in Oconomowoc
According to the fan site, thewizardofoz.info, “The first publicized showing of the final, edited film was at the Strand Theatre in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin on August 12, 1939. No one is sure exactly why a small town in the Midwest received that honor.” It showed the next day in Sheboygan, Appleton and Rhinelander, according to local newspapers. “The official premiere was at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood on August 15, attended by most of the cast and crew and a number of Hollywood celebrities.” [Source: thewizardofoz.info/, link fixed from WHS site]
Google-a-Day has a baseball question:
As of 2012, of the 65 living members of the “National Baseball Hall of Fame,” twenty of them played what position?