Good morning, Whitewater.
Thursday in town will be mostly sunny and warm, with a high of eighty-nine. Sunrise is 5:50 AM and sunset 8:10 PM, for 14h 19m 49s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 2.8% of its visible disk illuminated.
Whitewater’s Landmarks Commission is scheduled to meet at 6 PM, and the Fire Department is scheduled to hold a business meeting at 6:30 PM.
If you think ramen noodles are boring, think again —
On this day in 1862, the residents of Port Washington riot against the draft:
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.
JigZone uses chess pieces for its Thursday puzzle: