Good morning, Whitewater
There finest deliberative body in all America meets tonight at 6:30 p.m. There’s also a Whitewater Common Council meeting at that same time, here in the city. The agenda is available online.
On this date in Wisconsin history, according to the Wisconsin Historical Society, General Mitchell demonstrated the effectiveness of air power…
1921 – General Billy Mitchell Proves Theory of Air Power
On this date Milwaukee’s General William “Billy” Mitchell proved to the world that development of military air power was not outlandish. He flew his De Havilland DH-4B fighter, leading a bombing demonstration that proved a naval ship could be sunk by air bombardment. Mitchell’s ideas for developing military air power were innovative but largely ignored by those who favored development of military sea power. Mitchell zealously advocated his views and was eventually court martialed for speaking out against the United States’ organization of its forces. [Source: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Division of Archives & Special Collections]
Here’s today’s almanac —
| Almanac | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, July 21, 2009 | Sunrise | Sunset |
| Official Time | 05:35 AM | 08:27 PM |
| Civil Twilight | 05:01 AM | 09:00 PM |
| Tomorrow | 05:35 AM | 08:26 PM |
| Tomorrow will be: | 1 minute shorter | |
| Amount of sunlight: | 14h 52m | |
| Amount of daylight: | 15h 59m | |
| Moon phase: | New Moon | |