Good morning.
We’ll have a mostly sunny day in Whitewater, with a high of seventy-five.
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory offers a video if the Mars Curiosity lander’s first year on that planet, distilled into two minutes’ time:
On this day in 1753, George Washington advances in Freemasonry:
…21-year-old Virginian George Washington is declared a Master Mason in a Masonic ritual performed by his fellow Freemasons during a secret ceremony in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Washington, who belonged to Alexandria Lodge No. 22, had been initiated into the Masons at age 20 on November 4, 1752. The following year, on March 3, 1753, he passed as a “Fellow Craft.” Five months later, Washington was raised to the rank of Master Mason.
On August 4, 1862, Wisconsin sees riots against a federal order:
1862 – War Department Order Prompts Riot
On this date the War Department issued General Order No.99, requesting by draft 300,000 troops to reinforce the Union armies in the Civil War. This action reinforced public sentiment against the draft and prompted the citizens in Port Washington, Ozaukee County to riot in protest.