Good morning, Whitewater
There’s a Community Development Authority meeting scheduled for 4:30 p.m. today at the municipal building. The agenda is available online.
In Wisconsin history on this day, three disparate but significant events, over a century apart, as the Wisconsin Historical Society recounts them:
1832 – Sauk Pursued North of the Wisconsin River
On this date American troops resumed their pursuit of Sauk Indians in the Black Hawk War following the battle of Wisconsin Heights. After constructing rafts, the troops led by General Atkinson, now numbering roughly 1,300 men, a third the number of soldiers which began the campaign, crossed the Wisconsin, near Spring Green, and began again the search for the Sauk. The date of the crossing is somewhat contentious, some placing it as early as July 26th and as late as July 28th. [Source: Along the Black Hawk Trail by William F. Stark, p. 130-131]
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.
1953 – Korean War Ends
On this date the Korean War ended. 801 Wisconsinites were killed in action, 4,286 wounded, 111 captured and 84 remain listed as missing in action. [Source: History Just Ahead: A Guide to Wisconsin’s Historical Markers edited by Sarah Davis McBride, p.]
Here’s today’s almanac —
| Almanac | ||
|---|---|---|
| Monday, July 27, 2009 | Sunrise | Sunset |
| Official Time | 05:40 AM | 08:21 PM |
| Civil Twilight | 05:08 AM | 08:54 PM |
| Tomorrow | 05:41 AM | 08:20 PM |
| Tomorrow will be: | 2 minutes shorter | |
| Amount of sunlight: | 14h 41m | |
| Amount of daylight: | 15h 46m | |
| Moon phase: | Waxing crescent | |